17 June 201912 June 2019 It’s Genomatica! Renowned San Diego bioeconomy hotshop to acquire REG Life Sciences Successful companies increasingly switch to ingredients that reduce harm to the environment and work with partners with shared values
13 June 201911 June 2019 EU throws the ball to member states to monitor RED II implementation Critics suggest that there is a hidden link between UCO and palm oil, which is decided to be phased out due to its high-ILUC risk
12 June 20199 June 2019 The green gold that cleans wastewater and produces biodiesel Green microalgae are photosynthetic water organisms that use sunlight and a few other nutrients to transform CO2 into energy and biomass
20 May 201916 May 2019 Neste wants to start selling pure biodiesel in Estonia this summer B100 is currently already sold in Estonia's neighboring countries of Latvia, Finland and Sweden, among others
17 May 201914 May 2019 FAO vegetable oil price index at eleven-year low UFOP Chart of the week (19 2019)
18 April 201915 April 2019 Anbau nachwachsender Rohstoffe in Deutschland: Rapsanbau für Biodiesel geht zurück Insgesamt wuchsen Energie- und Industriepflanzen 2018 auf gut 2,4 Mio. Hektar – FNR-Jahresbericht 2017/18 erschienen
22 March 201919 March 2019 Turning algae into fuel University of Utah engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude
8 March 20196 March 2019 UPDATE 1-Global palm output to rise in 2018/19 – analyst Mielke Mielke said palm oil was undervalued at the end of February, and he expected prices to rise
4 February 201930 January 2019 Clariant bringt gemeinsam mit ExxonMobil und der Renewable Energy Group die Forschung zu Biokraftstoffen aus Zellulose voran Zielsetzung ist die Verknüpfung verschiedener Technologien zu einem integrierten Produktionsprozess für Biodiesel
3 December 20182 December 2018 Perstorp announces sale of its BioProducts business The sale includes the production site in Fredrikstad, Norway, while the production site in Stenungsund, Sweden, will remain under Perstorp’s ownership
25 October 201824 October 2018 Fat profits: Asian traders cash in as Europe thirsts for waste oils Once surreptitiously dumped down drains in the dead of night, Asia’s used cooking oil is fast becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in Europe - as a feedstock for biodiesel
21 September 201819 September 2018 Verda Waste announces plans to build a plant that recycles coffee waste Verda Waste – a South African recycling company is building a plant that will process coffee waste into biofuels
31 July 201830 July 2018 European market ‘open to palm oil’, EU ambassador in Malaysia says EU is and remains the most open market for Indonesian palm oil
12 June 20188 June 2018 Biodiesel causes storage tanks to corrode: about unintended consequences of new developments Readable book about 'revenge effects' covers numerous examples of unintended consequences to be aware of
7 June 20186 June 2018 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Approves Investment in Low Carbon Intensity Biodiesel Company, Benefuel Benefuel is a renewable energy company that utilizes their patented ENSEL® catalyst technology to produce a low carbon intensity biodiesel
6 June 20185 June 2018 French farmers threaten to block refineries over palm oil imports French farmers who grow local oilseed crops like rapeseed that are also used to make biodiesel see cheaper palm oil imports as unfair competition
11 May 20183 May 2018 Ireland increases crop-based biofuel transport share, provides ‘business certainty’ The “biofuel obligation rate” was initially set at 4% and has gradually increased to the current rate of 8% (by volume)
18 April 201817 April 2018 EU-funded project looks to produce biodiesel and biomaterials from olive mill wastewater In Turkey, a EU-funded project is helping researchers from Turkey, Slovenia, Spain, Italy, Germany and Latvia to further develop technology to produce biofuels from olive oil processing wastewater
6 March 201828 February 2018 Brazil to export more soymeal on B10 rules and Argentine drought The association said it plans to release its February projection for 2018 soybean crushing next week
23 February 201816 February 2018 Sunflowers one day, oily stuff the next Pacific Biodiesel turns sunflower seeds into oil for cooking and massages — in addition to biofuel
19 February 201815 February 2018 Chewing the Monster Fatberg New Argent Energy plant will be able to produce up to 90 million litres (80,000 tonnes) of biodiesel from waste fats a year
9 February 20189 February 2018 UPM to build the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel New facility to produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport
30 January 201822 January 2018 EU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels For the ethanol industry, the 12% target for renewables in transport leaves room in the EU energy mix for sustainable biofuels to replace fossil fuels
22 December 201719 December 2017 Neste’s growth program for Renewable Products takes a step forward The decision initiates technical design of the new production line, with the aim of a final investment decision by the end of 2018
13 December 201712 December 2017 Bacteria can breakdown biodiesel waste into useful products Researchers used a mixed bacterial culture to ferment crude bio-glycerol under aerobic conditions
14 August 201710 August 2017 EU will weniger Raps im Tank Mit Biodiesel der Umwelt und den Bauern helfen - eigentlich ein guter Plan. Aber jetzt droht der Absturz
Climate-Neutral Driving: Continental Successfully Tests the Synthetic Diesel Fuel OME In the Continental diesel car, a 15 % OME share reduces CO2 emissions by approximately eight grams per kilometer
Klimaneutral fahren: Continental testet erfolgreich synthetischen Diesel-Ersatzkraftstoff OME Beim Diesel-Versuchsfahrzeug von Continental reduziert ein 15-prozentiger OME-Anteil die CO2-Emission um 8 Gramm pro Kilometer
2 August 20171 August 2017 Krystal Gabel will challenge Gov. Pete Ricketts in Nebraska Primary Gabel's platform includes to make Nebraska the primary producer and manufacturer of hemp biofuel and biodiesel
31 July 201725 July 2017 Biofuel for conventional diesel engines created Researchers have developed a method for producing a petroleum diesel-like fuel from conventional biodiesel at low temperatures
Forscher stellen Biokraftstoff für konventionelle Dieselmotoren her Forscher haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sie aus konventionellem Biodiesel bei niedrigeren Temperaturen einen petrodiesel-ähnlichen Kraftstoff herstellen
REG Celebrates Completion of Upgrade Project at Emden Biorefinery REG invested 2.5 million € for the installation of a new biodiesel distillation column and a thermal oil heater
21 July 201717 July 2017 Is It the End or Just the Beginning for Jatropha? Jatropha grows in Botswana, dies in other countries
29 June 20179 September 2021 From sun to pump: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Direct Photosynthetic Production of Biodiesel BETO: Production of Biodiesel by Decoupled Cyanobacteria at the 2017 DOE Project Peer Review
23 May 201710 May 2017 EU biofuels policy: What is the impact on rural development? EU farmers are “very concerned” about the impact of the European Commission’s change of heart on biofuels, claiming the EU’s restrictive policy is putting thousands of rural jobs at risk
28 April 201719 April 2017 Global Advanced Biofuel Market 2017-2021 Overview of the global advanced biofuel market
6 April 20175 April 2017 MEPs: Industry ‘self-regulation’ failed to prevent deforestation Environmentalist NGOs said the resolution was in the right direction, while the ethanol industry grabbed the chance to reiterate its demand for a “balanced policy solution”
15 December 201613 December 2016 Biofuels volume mandates are passé; carbon intensity is hot, says report Renewable diesel and conventional electricity will be the near-term winners according to the “Identifying Winners in Low-Carbon Fuels” report
13 December 201611 December 2016 Chinese firm gives tentative green light to Kemi biorefinery The CEO of the company's Finnish subsidiary says that next year will bring a final decision – and hopefully a groundbreaking for the billion-euro facility in northern Finland
7 December 20162 December 2016 Great results from testing UPM’s wood-based diesel in buses UPM BioVerno diesel produced clearly lower emissions than fossil diesel
9 September 20167 September 2016 Biomass-Based Diesel Mandates and Trade Trends around the World EU member states engage in a very low amount of international trade in biofuels currently
2 September 201629 August 2016 India’s oil marketing companies give up on jatropha biodiesel definitively Many believed that jatropha could be successfully grown in dry wastelands without irrigation
