Biodiesel production in the Asian-Pacific region (more biodiesel information ,pls click~) The advantages of environment friendliness and excellent physical &chemical properties will coexist with the disadvantages of high cost and raw materials lacking for a long time, which makes the biodiesel market face many challenges,but it still has broad prospects in the Asian-pacific region.Frost Sullivan, a leading growth consultancy, made … Read More

95% of UK cars warrantied for E10 use, study claims (more biodiesel information,pls click!) A major new report has presented evidence claimed to highlight unnecessary Government caution over a roll-out of E10 petrol in the UK. The Unwarranted Caution report has been published by the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol, a cross party group of MPs … Read More

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a variety of pathways for renewable fuel derived from sorghum as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme. This includes the use of sorghum to produce biodiesel. Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final pathway on 24 July. “Today’s approval sets the stage for more … Read More

The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in Lebanon and IPT Energy Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) July 16 to install a pilot-scale biodiesel production unit on campus to be fed by used cooking oil (UCO). The goal of the project is to encourage and promote sustainable biodiesel production by collecting household UCO … Read More

1 The EU is the world’s largest producer of biodiesel So far, the EU’s bioenergy industry mainly includes biodiesel, biofuel ethanol and biogas. Among them, biodiesel ranks first. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the total consumption of transport fuel in the EU was equivalent to 293.09 million, 297.89 million tons and 30.27 million tons of … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is offering incentives to developers of a new 100 percent palm oil-based “green diesel”, which the net oil importer hopes can replace costly fuel imports within three years, the country’s industry minister said.   FILE PHOTO: Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s Industry Minister, speaks during an interview … Read More

As FreightWaves recently covered, NATSO testified before Congress about the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) success. They argued that the RFS has largely succeeded because it allows fuel retailers to offer biofuel blends to consumers at a price that is less expensive than purely petroleum-based products. The RFS is designed to enable fuel marketers to lower consumer prices … Read More

The EU is revising its Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), with an important revision for the use of biofuel. In June the three EU key institutions, European Parliament, Council and Commission, agreed on a binding renewable energy target of 14% in the transport sector, and for 32% for the EU by 2030, which are to be … Read More

Fuel to power its refrigerated supply trucks in city Taking a step towards a sustainable future, McDonald’s has become the first company in the food industry in India to recycle used cooking oil into biodiesel for powering the company’s refrigerated supply delivery trucks. Biodiesel made from used cooking oil is a cleaner fuel with 75% … Read More

Ethanol vs Biodiesel   Energy crisis is a major problem in the present world. Therefore, energy production has been the most commonly discussed topic lately. Energy sources can be divided into two types as renewable energy sources and non-renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources are replenished continuously, and they are natural. For example, wind, water, … Read More