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EU approves biodiesel JV between Wilmar and Fox Petrolifera

Plantations International News             Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. September 14, 2015 The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a Dutch joint venture (JV) company between the Singaporean Wilmar International and Italian Fox Petrolifera Italiana. The new JV company will produce biodiesel at Fox Petrolifera’s existing biodiesel facility in Italy. Both of the parent companies produce biodiesel and crude and refined glycerine on their own, in addition to selling palm and seed oil for biodiesel production. The Commission concluded that [...]

Biofat job demonstrates algae’s capacity for biofuels production

Plantations International Information The Biofat project, a microalgae-to-biofuel FP7 demo task, has confirmed algae's capacity as a sustainable biofuel source with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The job has focused on improving as well as demonstrating sustainability in the process, taking into consideration both ecological (e.g. usage of aquatic pressures to restrict freshwater use) as well as economic (e.g. low time consumption) problems. 2 1.5 hectare pilot-scale establishments have been built for the project in Italy and also Portugal, as well as a scaled-up 10-hectare demonstration plant is in the lasts of building. The plants have demonstrated how the algae-to-biofuel procedure [...]

California’s Air Source Board provides biodiesel as lowest-carbon fuel

Plantations International News In the US, California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has actually provided biodiesel as the lowest-carbon energy in the state's changed Low Carbon Fuels Requirement (LCFS). The brand-new conventional affirms biodiesel lowers greenhouse gas discharges by a minimum of 50 % and frequently by as high as 81 % when contrasted with oil, providing biodiesel the most effective carbon score among all liquid fuels. As part of the state's LCFS, which requires a 10 % reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation gases, the ARB has measured the carbon intensity of standard and also alternate gases through [...]

Nidera faces biofuel losses due to rogue trader

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UPM BioVerno diesel discovered to decrease tailpipe exhausts

Plantations International Information Wood-based BioVerno diesel by Finland's UPM has actually been found to dramatically decrease hazardous tailpipe exhausts, the company records. A number of engine and also vehicle tests have been carried out throughout key research study institutes, such as VTT Technical Research study Center of Finland, University of Vaasa in Finland, as well as at FEV, worldwide acknowledged vehicle engineering firm based in Germany. UPM BioVerno eco-friendly diesel has actually been shown to work much like traditional diesel in all diesel motors, yet it creates around 80 % much less greenhouse gas exhausts during its lifecycle as compared to [...]

Pennsylviania votes to eliminate E10 ethanol mandate

Plantations International Information The state Residence of Reps in Pennsylvania, US, has elected to remove the ethanol-blending directed for fuel marketed in the state. In 2008, Pennsylvania established a requirement for sold petrol to be combined with a minimum of 10 % ethanol whenever in-state ethanol production went beyond 350 million gallons. Nevertheless, Republican State Rep Seth Grove claims the in-state production has not when resemble damaging that limit and also the mixing demand is an example of a failed as well as ineffective federal government required. 'Customers know that ethanol has actually decreased their energy economic climate as well as [...]

Zimbabwean Hippo Valley applies to provide regional ethanol market

Plantations International Information Hippo Valley Estates, a sugar manufacturer based in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, has revealed it has actually reached an ethanol production capability of 41 million litres per month and is currently using for a licence to provide the local market. Zimbabwe requires a monthly supply of 50 million litres of petro, which 7,5 million litres is ethanol under the country's E15 mixing mandate. Hippo Valley is planning to supply certain market sectors, but the unavailability of money in the economic situation is constraining the uptake of its items. The lack of funding has lead the business to explore generating ethanol, [...]

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