biodiesel producer News
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EPA: 1.91 billion RINs generated in March
The Renewable Fuel Standard generated around 1.91 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) in March, which is slightly lower than the 1.92 billion created in March of 2023, as indicated by data given by the U.S. The EPA will take action on April 18th. The total Renewable Identification Number (RIN) generation for the first quarter of 2024 amounted to around 5.86 billion, showing an ...
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Mission Signs Biodiesel Contract with Global Oil Major
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL)(ASX:MBT), a global provider of energy from renewable sources and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract to supply sustainability-certified biodiesel to a global oil major. The six month contract will commence in January 2012 and is expected to ...
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Immobilized Enzyme Technology Enters Commercial Stage
EnzymoCore entered the biofuel arena with its new, game-changing technology and IP-protected technology related to preparation of immobilized enzymes, or biocatalysts, for production of biodiesel. The company offers an advanced enzymatic technology platform to assist biodiesel companies in fueling the world by producing ASTM and EN biodiesel from any grade of feedstocks with free fatty acid (FFA) ...
By EnzymoCore
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Mission to Present at Canaccord Genuity Global Growth Conference in Boston
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL) (ASX:MBT) a global leader in providing energy from renewable sources and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to announce that the Company’s management team will be presenting at the 31st annual Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston on August 9-11, ...
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Mission Delivers First Shipment of Certified Product
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL)(ASX:MBT) is pleased to announce that it has successfully produced and delivered the first shipment under the recently announced $100 million contract to supply sustainability-certified product to a major international producer and distributor of refined oil products. On 2 May 2011 Mission announced the signing of this major ...
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Mission Petitions US Regulator for RFS2 Approval of its g-Palm Biodiesel
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, has announced the in-house development of an improved palm oil supply chain process called “Mission g-Palm" that maximizes green house gas savings when producing g-Palm Biodiesel. Mission has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ...
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Ecofasa turns waste to biodiesel using bacteria
A group of Spanish developers working for a company called Ecofasa just announced a new biofuel made up from trash. This isn't a biodiesel made from used frying oil; instead, it's made from general urban waste which is treated by bacteria. The result of that bacteria? Fatty acids that can be used to produce standard biodiesel. According to the company's CEO, the process is fully biologic, ...
By Ecofa
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Biodiesel Says: What Polar Vortex?
Diesel engines and cold weather are not known to be close friends, but it’s a manageable relationship. This year’s cold snaps proved to be a particular challenge for diesel users across the country, biodiesel users included. But, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), biodiesel blends performed as well as diesel fuel throughout the country—thanks to on-going research ...
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The Power of One: Erin Brockovich to Address 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Going Head to Head With the Big Boys
Best known for her role in the largest toxic tort injury settlement case in U.S. history, Erin Brockovich is no stranger to fighting injustice, even against some of the most powerful opponents. This January, Brockovich will bring her tenacious spirit to the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. After uncovering a 30-year long history of poisoning the groundwater in Hinkley, California by Pacific Gas ...
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Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Biodiesel Mandate in Malaysia
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), is pleased to announce that yesterday, the Malaysian government officially launched the much-awaited B5 PALM OIL BIODIESEL blending mandate. “Mission has the largest biodiesel capacity in Malaysia and is well-poised to supply the B5 requirements,” said Nathan Mahalingam, Group CEO of Mission NewEnergy Limited, adding “We are ...
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Portable Biodiesel Refinery on Display at GLOBE 2016
Visitors to the GLOBE Innovation Expo will get an up-close look at a made-in-B.C. portable biofuel refinery built inside a standard 20-foot shipping container. BioCube has successfully deployed its refinery on remote sites in The Congo, in India, and elsewhere around the world to produce fossil-free fuel for heavy equipment and power generation. The BioCube will be exhibited at GLOBE 2016 ...
By GLOBE Series
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Former US Presidential Economic Advisor Patrick O’Brien Named to Advisory Board of Mission NewEnergy Limited
Mission NewEnergy Limited (Nasdaq:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, has named Patrick O’Brien, a retired senior US Department of Agriculture Director and Presidential Commission economist, to its Advisory Board. The appointment was announced by Mission’s Advisory Board Chairman Major General Wilbert D. ...
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NREL survey shows dramatic improvement in B100 Biodiesel Quality
The latest national survey of 100% biodiesel (B100) "blend stock" samples by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 met ASTM International fuel quality specifications. The ASTM standards serve as guidelines for industry and are designed to ensure quality at the pump for consumers – along with reliable ...
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Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel
[ISLAMABAD] Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists. Researchers from the Nanoscience and Catalysis Division at Quaid-i-Azam University used a nanocatalyst, metal nanoparticles that accelerate reactions, to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves. 'The world today is consuming several million tonnes of tea ...
By SciDev.Net
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Biofuel breakthrough
Doncaster based biofuel manufacturer, Amplefuel is set to produce 40 million litres of biofuel each year, focusing on making it from used cooking oil and solid fats. The plant, which utilises a variety of feedstocks from waste products, is one of a handful of firms that is able to break the solid fats down to a liquid biodiesel that does not solidify to later cause blockages. Amplefuel utilise ...
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Fuel from fuel: converting biodiesel waste into ethanol
Researchers have discovered that under the correct conditions, glycerol, a major by-product of biodiesel production, can be turned into ethanol by harmless strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli. Furthermore, yields of ethanol obtained from this method are higher than those obtained from conventional means of production. As society looks for alternative sources of energy to replace the use of ...
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Minnesota Doubles Summer Biofuel Mandate for Diesel
On August 3, 2017, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton announced that the state will implement a new biodiesel standard in May 2018 that will increase the biodiesel blend mandate from 10 percent (B10) to 20 percent (B20) between April and September each year. Currently under the state’s biodiesel program, diesel fuel sold in Minnesota must contain at least 10 percent biodiesel during the summer ...
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EPA Finalizes Voluntary Quality Assurance Program for Renewable Fuel Credits
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a voluntary third party auditing program to ensure the validity of renewable identification numbers (RINs) petroleum refiners use to demonstrate compliance with the annual renewable fuel standard. Refiners that choose to have their RINs verified would be eligible for an affirmative defense should those renewable fuel credits later turn out to be ...
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BC takes action with renewable fuel regulation
Ottawa, ON: British Columbia’s leadership in moving towards low-carbon fuels was confirmed this week with the publishing of new regulations requiring 5% renewable content in gasoline and diesel fuel supplied in the province by 2010. The regulation is a significant step towards B.C.’s goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020. The ...
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Bioenergy and biofuels help Helsinki airport go carbon neutral
Helsinki airport has been awarded the international Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate (ACA) to verify its carbon neutrality. “The ACA certificate awarded to Helsinki Airport is an important milestone in the implementation of Finavia’s accelerated climate programme at our airports. Our climate programme comprises a number of different measures, but Helsinki Airport plays a ...
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