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US Department of Energy offering up to $30 million for research into next gen biofuels

The US Department of Energy is now accepting applications for up to $30 million in total funding for small-scale process integration projects that support the development of advanced biofuels that will be able to replace gasoline or diesel without requiring special upgrades or changes to the vehicle or fueling infrastructure.

US biodiesel tax break extended through 2011

The legislation, which reflects the framework of the tax agreement reached by President Obama and Congress, retroactively extends the biodiesel tax incentive through 2011. The bill has just been signed into law by President Obama.

GE gas engines used in Philippines’ gas power plant

Bacavalley Energy Inc. and GE have inaugurated the first landfill gas power plant in the country to feature GE’s Jenbacher gas engines.

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Cobalt Technologies has an agreement with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance jet and diesel fuels. Under the agreement, n-biobutanol produced by C..

HP Impact: Ethanol to hit refining profitability

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Surging ethanol blending will undermine wholesale gasoline prices in the Atlantic Basin, starting in 2012, according to ESAI’s newly updated two-year outlook. The outlook says that ethanol will a..

HP Associations: Growing the fuel pool

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Whether refiners like it or not, the drumbeat for renewable fuels grows daily. The building momentum for such fuels is boosted by government mandates and regulations. Unfortunately, the tidal wave for..

Neste Oil starts up new renewable diesel plant in Singapore

Neste Oil has started up the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel will be ramped up on a phased basis.

Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable diesel receives certification in Germany

Neste Oil has received an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) certificate for the NExBTL renewable diesel produced at the company's Porvoo refinery in Finland.

NPRA says EPA E15 misfueling regs won’t help consumers

Gregory M. Scott, executive vice president and general counsel of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, testified at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing today that proposed EPA regulations designed to prevent misfueling with gasoline containing 15% ethanol (E15) will fail to protect consumers.

EU-wide study confirms hydrogen is a key to zero-emission road transport

Linde Group shares its perspective on a recently released road-transport study.