22 March 201820 March 2018 Neste delivers first batch of 100% renewable propane to European market SHV Energy to market and sell the product to its customers across Europe as BioLPG
16 March 20189 September 2021 ADVANCEFUEL – Die ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Plattform ADVANCEFUEL Projekt untersucht flüssige, erneuerbare Kraftstoffe aus lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse sowie erneuerbarem H2 und CO2
15 March 201813 March 2018 Shortlist Announced: Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018 Winners will be announced on Tuesday 20th March at World Bio Markets 2018 in Amsterdam
The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products Microalgae are tiny factories and renewable, sustainable and economical sources of biofuels, bioactive medicinal products and food ingredients
5 March 20181 March 2018 What should the EU’s Plant Protein Strategy do? A review of existing CAP measures for protein, oil protein and oilseed crops and market trends what lessons? What next?
28 February 201826 February 2018 The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum
27 February 201823 February 2018 Birch-based concept car runs on sustainable biofuel The Biofore Concept Car replaces nearly all traditionally-plastic parts with parts made of biomaterials
20 February 201816 February 2018 European Commission’s €2 billion support of advanced biofuels questioned Ethanol Europe's research argues, that less than 1% of announced advanced biofuel capacity has successfully been materialised
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
29 January 201825 January 2018 Neste: The Ham Trick campaign exceeds expectations Recycling campaign achieved a total of nearly 44,000 kg of ham fat was collected - enough raw material for Neste MY Renewable Diesel to drive 14 times around the world
9 January 201822 December 2017 First-gen biofuels suffer as EU Council announces 2030 targets Announcement could have significant ramifications for the continent’s biofuels industry, and has already sparked controversy
1 December 20179 September 2021 Turning emissions into fuel MIT-developed method converts carbon dioxide into useful compounds
28 November 20179 September 2021 Transforming greenhouse gases: New ‘supercatalyst’ to recycle carbon dioxide and methane Engineers have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change
21 November 201720 November 2017 Germany saves 7.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by using biofuels, new report suggests EU Commission wants to push the only larger-scale alternative to fossil fuel out of the market
9 November 20179 September 2021 Sustainable acrylic acid process patented by Dioxide Materials Dioxide Materials was issued a patent for preparing a process for forming acrylic acid that does not use propylene as a feed stock
2 November 20179 September 2021 Separating methane and CO2 will become more efficient KU Leuven researchers developed a new membrane that makes the separation process much more effective
25 October 20179 September 2021 Energiewende nur mit E-Fuels möglich – Prognos-Studie Künftige Bundesregierung sollte daher die Bedeutung neuer flüssiger Energieträger für die Zukunft der Energieversorgung anerkennen und ihre Markteinführung unterstützen
19 October 20179 September 2021 Biofuel Production with the Sun, the Sea and Thermochemical Reactions New approaches to the science and technology of CO2-to-fuels may alter the energetics, the economics, and the business case to the point where bio-based CO2 conversion could be poised for a radical leap forward
24 July 201721 July 2017 In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products
21 October 201619 October 2016 Bossie, the Climate Warrior: new approaches may unlock dairy methane’s value Culture Biosystems producing attractive economics for its advanced algae cultivation platform
19 October 201619 October 2016 Bundesverband Bioenergie veranstaltet den 14. Internationalen Fachkongress für erneuerbare Mobilität „Kraftstoffe der Zukunft 2017“ Finales Programm online
30 September 201628 September 2016 Global Bioenergies joins Preem, Sekab and Sveaskog in the “bio-based gasoline project” in Sweden Consortium will study various plant scenarios to profitably convert forestry products and residues into bio-isooctane
19 September 201615 September 2016 Landmark report from BIO charts $770B renewable chemicals and materials market by 2020 By 2020, McKinsey expects biobased products to make up 11 percent of the global chemical market, sales of biobased products would reach annual growth rate of 8 percent over the preceding decade
15 September 201614 September 2016 Tesoro to Acquire Virent in Support of Commercializing Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Virent to become wholly owned subsidiary of Tesoro and remain in Madison, Wisconsin
2 September 201631 August 2016 Biorenewables Megatrends: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to the advanced bioeconomy’s progress Ron Cascone from Nexant Corp. gave incisive slides on the state of commercialization
1 September 201631 August 2016 Empty Fruit Bunch from Date Palm Industries – A Sustainable Resource for Producing Biofuels and Industrial Solvents EFB contains polymeric sugars that can be converted to biofuel by enzymatic hydrolysis and microbial fermentation
30 August 201626 August 2016 Biofuel firm’s plans for Grangemouth Celtic Renewables seeks planning permission for commercial-scale biobutanol plant
23 August 20169 September 2016 Europe Aims to Close Loophole on Wood Energy New report from European officials acknowledges the environmental impacts of their growing reliance on wood energy
4 August 20163 August 2016 USDA announces application periods for loan guarantee program Loan guarantees of up to $250 million to develop, construct and retrofit commercial-scale biorefineries and renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing facilities
29 July 201628 July 2016 The EU offers strong support for the realization of the Kemi biofuel refinery EUR 88.5 million of NER 300 investment subsidies to advance the project significantly
27 July 20169 September 2021 Scientists Harness CO2 to Consolidate Biofuel Production Process Neutralising of ionic liquids as lower cost process by recycling key ingredient
21 July 201620 July 2016 Is Cellulac looking to advance its PHA bioplastic platform? Company needs to acquire technology from PHA technology developers and producers
18 July 201615 July 2016 GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, IBN-One and ASPEN enter into partnership on isooctane for specialty fuels Agreement conferring Lantmännen Aspen access rights to renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications
14 July 201614 July 2016 World biodiesel production/consumption to rise 14% by 2020: OECD/FAO Report predicts recovery in international prices for ethanol and biodiesel in nominal terms
11 July 20168 July 2016 Global Bioenergies obtains a €400,000 grant from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) to produce renewable gasoline additives – Audi will use these for engine testing
21 March 201112 October 2020 Techno-economic analysis of dimethylfuran (DMF) and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from pure fructose in catalytic processes [2011] HMF and DMF production processes are divided into four and six processing areas respectively that include synthesis and purification sections