A group of engineers and scientists from private and public sectors have successfully manufactured biodiesel by utilizing the oil, which is extracted from algae. The National Alliance for Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) obtained a stimulus grant worth $44 million to produce biodiesel from algae. The biodiesel meets the specifications established by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Airbus and TAM Airlines have completed their first ever flight utilizing biofuel produced from Jatropha. The exercise conducted in Latin America utilized an Airbus A320 plane powered by CFM56 engines and used 50% mix of locally procured Jatropha-based bio-kerosene along with regular aviation kerosene.
Research and Markets has released a new analysis report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from biofuel. The research found that biofuel usage increases the GHG emissions, when considering the impact of land being converted into cropland.
Operation REACH, and AmeriCorps have started a new program called Golfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project, to convert used oil into biodiesel. Under the project, students from high school and college collect used oil from the restaurants in Louisiana.
Plantation Energy announced that it has entered into a four-year, $70 million deal with the Japan-based trading company, Mitsui, for the supply of biomass fuel pellets. Plantation Energy said that the contract has provided a secure future for its plant in Down Road, which produces and exports wood pellets.
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), announced in October by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been developed to promote biomass conversion into energy, without causing the diversion of biomass materials from the current markets.
A MH-605 Sea-Hawk Helicopter has been victoriously flown over the River Patuxent by the US Navy in Maryland. The helicopter, belonging to the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron .Two One,used a bio-fuel blend extracted from Camelina seeds.
The bio-fuels industry’s growth would reach $ 1 trillion in the future and it has brought agriculture into the spotlight, but according to the Food Secure Canada (FSC) officials, this progress would not reduce climate change impacts or produce food for the people.
ECOfuels, a Honeydew, Johannesburg-based renewable energy company, has launched its biomass energy using gasification plant. The 120 kW plant is a pilot model demonstration plant, and the electric power is run through a resistor.
Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant, located in Singapore, has commenced operations, producing 800,000 tons of NExBTL diesel per year.
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