Biofuels
Dynamic Fuels opens biofuels plant in Louisiana
Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which is successfully converting animal fats and greases into renewable fuels. Production began in early October and the volume being produced is 2,500 bpd and growing.
European group says biofuels worse than fossil fuels for environment
Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69,000 square kilometers of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, according to a recently released study from the Institute for European Environmental Policy.
Cobalt Technologies and US Navy to develop military jet fuel
Cobalt Technologies has an agreement with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance jet and diesel fuels.
Repsol and KUO are mad about jatropha
Repsol and KUO Group signed an agreement in Madrid that creates a joint company called Kuosol dedicated to the development of bioenergy from the cultivation of the jatropha curcas, an oilseed with a high content of non-edible oil.
Petrobras inks ethanol supply contract
Petrobras Distribuidora (BR) and Petrobras Biocombustível (Biofuels) have executed with Açúcar Guarani S.A. (Guarani) a contract for the supply of up to 2.2 billion liters of ethanol during four years.
New process converts crude ethanol into bio-alkylate
Exelus, Inc. (www.exelusinc.com) has developed a process that converts low-cost, bio-derived, hydrous ethanol into “bio-alkylate”, a hydrocarbon fuel chemically identical to a conventional refinery blendstock called alkylate.
Pacific Ethanol to restart California ethanol facility
Pacific Ethanol, Inc., (PEI) plans to resume operations at its 60 million gpy facility in Stockton, California. PEI expects to be producing ethanol at Stockton in December 2010.
Shell blends biofuel for Scuderia Ferrari at South Korea Grand Prix
Shell has blended a second advanced biofuel into fuel supplied to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship.
Sunoco to supply NASCAR with ethanol-blended race fuel
Sunoco, Inc. will supply the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) with a new high-performance fuel for the 2011 season. The new fuel, known as Sunoco Green E15, is a 15% ethanol blend that will be used in NASCAR's three national touring series.
EPA grants E15 waiver for newer vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10% ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- Europe distillates-diesel profit margins firm 8/21
- U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 8/21
