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Gordon Quaiattini Announces Departure from CRFA
After nine successful years - the last four at the helm of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA), Mr. Gordon Quaiattini today announced he would be stepping down as President to pursue new public policy challenges. During his tenure, Mr. Quaiattini oversaw the introduction of Canada's milestone renewable fuels mandates for both ethanol and biodiesel. "It has been a pleasure and ...
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First biogas upgrading plant Estonia by DMT
On the 29th of October 2016, the contract to deliver the first CarborexMS 350 in Viljandimaa, Estonia, was signed. This project, which will be the first biogas upgrading plant in Estonia, will be built on the property of a big farm in Viljandimaa in the south of Estonia. The feedstock for the digester consists of cow manure. Like the CarborexMS in Poundbury that marked the kick-off of building a ...
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India’s First Integrated Bio-refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals inaugurated by Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister - Road Transport, Highways and Shipping
“Our country is paving its way toward greater energy selfreliance”, said Mr Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways while inaugurating Praj Industries’ second generation integrated bio-refinery demonstration plant for renewable fuels and chemicals, near Pune. Mr Rajesh Pande, Director, Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited was also present on this occasion. ...
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Shell scales up ‘waste’ biofuels production increasing deforestation risk
Dutch oil major Shell has just announced it will build one of the largest biofuels facilities in Europe, prompting concerns that it will drive deforestation. The facility is set to produce 820,000 tonnes of biofuels every year for aviation fuel and diesel made from ‘waste’. But, as previous analysis by T&E shows, this reliance on waste such as used cooking oil puts pressure on ...
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U.S. Senators Join Forces in Bipartisan Bill Supporting Biofuel Producers
On May 21, 2020, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to establish a renewable feedstock reimbursement program. Aiming to support biofuel producers that have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this bill can be cited as the Renewable Fuel Feedstock Reimbursement Act of 2020. ...
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The European SEMPRE-BIO project will demonstrate new cost-effective ways to produce biomethane
The drastic rise in global temperatures must be tackled imminently to avoid fatal consequences for ecosystems and humanity. To achieve this goal, the European Union has set out to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and to become a climate-neutral continent by 2050. In this context, Europe must reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports and biomethane will play a crucial ...
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Bioethanol Plant reopens but warns government action needed now on introduction of E10
The Vivergo Fuels plant re-opens following a four month shut-down period, but warns Government action is needed now to secure its future amidst uncertainty on the introduction of E10 fuel in the UK The passing of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is a positive step forward The roll-out of E10 would provide an immediate benefit to the environment and public health; it’s the ...
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Renewable fuel standard increased for 2009
The 2009 renewable fuel standard (RFS) will be 10.21 percent to ensure that at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into transportation gasoline. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established the annual overall renewable fuel volume targets, reaching a level of 36 billion gallons in 2022. To achieve these volumes, EPA calculates a percentage-based ...
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EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). The proposal announced today will be open for a 45-day public comment period and EPA will consider feedback from a range of stakeholders before the proposal is finalized. EPA continues to support the use of ...
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RFA: Biogas may have more potential than UCO as an alternative fuel
Biofuel made from used cooking oil remains a “niche” product but biogas could have much more scope, says an industry expert. Revealed in the Renewable Fuels Agency report Year One of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for 2008/09, just over 12 per cent of the biofuel supplied to fuel manufacturers in the UK is made from wastes and by-products, such as used cooking oil (UCO), tallow – animal ...
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British Green Groups Take Aim at Blair Biofuels Plan
LONDON, UK (ENS) - A coalition of some of Britain's biggest green groups Wednesday launched an advertising campaign attacking what they are calling 'environmentally destructive biofuels.' The groups want changes in the Blair Government's proposal requiring that biofuels make up a percentage of all UK transport fuels starting in 2008. A coalition including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the ...
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EPA Announces 2008 Renewable Fuels Standard
Today, the EPA is setting a new renewable fuels standard (RFS) of 4.66 percent to meet the 2005 Energy Policy Act's mandate that at least 5.4 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into transportation gasoline in 2008. Based on the standard, each party determines the minimum volume of renewable fuel that it must ensure is used in its motor vehicle fuel. The standard for 2007 was 4.02 ...
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EPA Proposes Changes to Enhance Confidence in RIN Trading in the RFS Program
To help make the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program more efficient and effective the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a structured process for buyers of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in order to verify their validity. Under the proposal, RINs would be verified through a new voluntary quality assurance program that also includes alternative compliance options ...
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EPA’s Office of Inspector General Orders New Ethanol Emissions Study
In a memorandum dated October 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that it plans to begin preliminary research on the lifecycle impacts of EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS). The stated objectives from the memorandum are to determine whether EPA: (1) complied with the reporting requirements of laws authorizing the RFS; ...
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EPA finalizes 2012 renewable fuel standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, and ...
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EPA proposes 2012 renewable fuel standards, 2013 biomass-based diesel volume
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established the annual renewable fuel volume ...
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UK consultation on proposed changes to renewable transport fuel obligations
On November 29, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) Department of Transportation published proposed legislative changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), which is open for consultation until January 22, 2017. Among the proposed changes is an increase in the blending mandates to 9.75 percent by volume for 2020. The three main proposals outlined detail increasing the supply of waste ...
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Neste Oil builds Europe’s largest renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam
Neste Oil has laid the foundation stone for its renewable diesel plant in the Port of Rotterdam. Upon completion, the plant will be the largest renewable diesel plant in Europe with an annual production capacity of 800,000 metric tonnes. The investment cost of the plant is estimated to be €670 million, and it will create over 100 jobs. “With this plant in the Netherlands, Neste Oil will become ...
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More renewable fuel headed for your tank
EPA is raising the 2008 renewable fuels standard (RFS), which determines how much non-petroleum fuel will power your vehicle, to 7.76 percent. The move is in response to the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), which President Bush signed in December. Last November, EPA announced a RFS of 4.66 percent, based on previous law, that mandated at least 5.4 billion gallons of renewable fuels ...
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Vivergo Response to Government`s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Proposals
Mark Chesworth, Managing Director at Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol reluctantly welcomed the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation proposals: “Whilst we welcome the Government raising the renewable blending obligation and their increasing the recommended crop cap to an initial 4%, indicating that they have taken on board some of the concerns ...
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