Biotech company White Dog Labs has received approval from the district court for Morrison County in Minnesota, US to acquire the Central Minnesota Renewables (CMR) biorefinery in Little Falls, Minnesota.
BioFuels
US Department of Energy to provide $75 million for bioenergy research
The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $75 million (€67.4 million) over a five-year period for research to develop sustainable bioenergy crops, which are resistant to environmental stress and changing environmental conditions.
Biofuels may provide a good start for shipping in its quest to cut emissions
Following the recent completion of trial shipments on container ships powered by biofuels, a new report from the Copenhagen-based Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) suggests this fuel type may be of short-term help in shipping’s quest to reduce its carbon emissions.
Biofuels Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 96%
There is nothing inherently wrong with internal combustion engines. The problem is the fuels we use to run them emit billions of tons of greenhouse gases every year, gases which cause the Earth to get hotter. The byproducts from burning gasoline or diesel fuel account for almost a third of all US greenhouse gas emissions […]
CMA CGM’s landmark biofuel trial to pave way for increased uptake
IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM Group, and the GoodShipping Program have successfully completed their 2019 biofuel test programme. This follows positive trials of heavy fuel oil-equivalent (HFO) biofuel oil (GoodFuels BFO) during CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt’s Europe-Asia trip in September and October 2019.
HollyFrontier to build biodiesel production unit at refinery in New Mexico
Texas, US-based petroleum refiner HollyFrontier has announced plans to construct a renewable diesel unit (RDU) at its refinery in Artesia, New Mexico. Plans for the biodiesel plant, which was proposed to lower costs related to blending to renewable fuels, were announced alongside HollyFrontier’s $1 billion (€0.9 billion) share buyback programme.
IEA raises global biofuels forecast as China expands ethanol support
London – The International Energy Agency has raised its near-term forecast for global biofuels production, pointing to faster than expected growth in ethanol flows from China where output is forecast to more than triple within five years.
Tides of change: making biofuels from seawater
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have made a breakthrough in the production of biofuels, using synthetic biology to make the next generation of bio-based jet fuels from seawater.
Delta Invests $2 Million to Study Biofuel Production from Forest Floor Debris
Delta Air Lines is investing $2 million to partner with Northwest Advanced Bio-fuels for the feasibility study of a biofuel production facility to produce sustainable viation fuel and other biofuel products.
NewEnergyBlue acquires rights to bio-conversion technology for biofuel production
NewEnergyBlue has recently acquired the exclusive rights to Inbicon’s bio-conversion technology in the Americas, where it intends to convert wheat straw into carbon-neutral automotive biofuel using the technology.