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F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels November 4-7, 2013 Munich, Germany
May 22, 2013 – 4:58 pm | No Comment
F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels   November 4-7, 2013  Munich, Germany

Now in its 16th year, F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels is the must attend event for the global ethanol and biofuels community. Recognised as the best forum for in-depth analysis and as the biggest week of trade …

The Greening of BASF: #1 Chemco Commits to Biobased BDO
May 13, 2013 – 7:06 pm | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  World’s #1 chemical company to produce renewable Butanediol using Genomatica’s process.  The Digest has a one-on-one with Genomatica CEO Christophe Schilling to explore the deal in-depth.
In Germany, BASF announced that …

G8 under Pressure to Rethink Biofuel Mandates
May 9, 2013 – 2:52 pm | No Comment

(EurActiv)

Leaders of the EU and their partners in the G8 nations are under mounting pressure to reconsider their support for biofuel targets amid concern that plant oil production competes with food output in poor countries.

Britain, …

World’s First Algae House Produces Green Energy at IBA Hamburg
May 8, 2013 – 3:01 pm | No Comment

(Hamburg Business Development Corp./Biodiesel Magazine)  The first house in the world to supply its own energy with unique “bioskin” through the cultivation of micro-algae is being presented at the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg in …

Innovation Coupons Worth € 10.000 to Assess the Feasibility of an Innovative Bio-Based Idea
May 3, 2013 – 4:30 pm | No Comment

(Bio Base NWE)  The project Bio Base NWE is funded under the Interreg IVB NWE framework and has the objective to support the development of the bio-based economy in North West Europe (see www.biobasenwe.org for …

German Rapper Smudo’s Bioconcept Car to Perform in 24-Hour Race
May 3, 2013 – 12:23 am | No Comment

(UFOP/Biodiesel Magazine)  On May 19, more than 200 race cars will start at the traditional ADAC 24-hour race on the Nürburgring’s legendary Nordschleife track. With more than 200,000 visitors, it is the largest motor sporting …

Clariant Looks to Biofuel Amid Disposals of Older Assets
May 1, 2013 – 11:00 am | No Comment

by Andrew Noel (Bloomberg)  Clariant AG (CLN) said it’s prepared to take on a partner and help fund a second-generation bioethanol plant to prove the effectiveness of its biotechnology and compete against Royal DSM NV …

National Associations Refuse Commission’s Proposal on iLUC
April 30, 2013 – 4:53 pm | No Comment

(Asociación de Productores de Energías Renovables Biocarburantes – Spain; Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Biocombustíveis – Portugal; Krajowa Izba Biopaliw – Poland; Renewable Energy Association – United Kingdom; Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie – Germany)  We support the current target …

6. International Conference on Biodiesel. Biodiesel – A Fuel on the Move May 7-8, 2013 Berlin, Germany
April 24, 2013 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
6. International Conference on Biodiesel. Biodiesel – A Fuel on the Move   May 7-8, 2013   Berlin, Germany

Biofuels are and will remain an issue that is controversial, and although often unfairly attacked, they remain an important component in maintaining our mobility and the fight against climate change.
The biofuels “first generation” today represent …

Academic Study on Jatropha in Cooperation with the Leuphana University, Lueneburg
April 12, 2013 – 1:45 pm | No Comment

(INOCAS)  The production of plant oils based on oil-bearing trees such as Jatropha could provide an alternative pathway to a more sustainable plant oil production in the future. Planting oil-bearing trees can mitigate the effects of …

Algal Biofuels Pilot Plant Opens in Queensland
April 11, 2013 – 12:02 pm | No Comment

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Premier of Queensland, Australia, Campbell Newman, has cut the ribbon on an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel and animal feeds.
The $3.5 …

Oxygen for High Altitudes: 17 Biofuels Ventures Raise $434M in Equity
April 8, 2013 – 10:33 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Despite the sluggish economic recovery and questions over policy stability — biofuels ventures have been busy raising lots of capital.   In the past 6 months, $434 million.   Who got what, …

Energy Farms: Is the Time Ripe?
March 23, 2013 – 2:54 pm | No Comment

by Peter Brown (Biodiesel Magazine/ Euro Marketing Tools)  Biodiesel, ethanol and livestock production, wind turbines and photovoltaic installments situated in close proximity make energy—and economic—sense
The concept is that if alternate forms of energy can be produced …

EU Biofuel Policies: DBFZ Explains, Comments on EC Proposals
March 20, 2013 – 3:04 pm | No Comment

(UFOP/Biodiesel Magazine) The German Research Center for Biomass (DBFZ) was commissioned by the German oilseed promotional council (UFOP) to explain the proposals by the European Commission regarding the amendment of the Renewable Energies Directive and …

Sugar Beet Feedstock Use Increases in Germany
March 15, 2013 – 8:51 pm | No Comment

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The Bundesverband der deutschen Bioethanolwirtschaft (BDBe), a German ethanol trade organization, has released production statistics for 2012. According to the organization, German ethanol production increased by 7.4 percent last …

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Announces Commissioning of Biomass-to-Biofuel Pilot Plant
March 15, 2013 – 2:11 pm | No Comment

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) In early March, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany announced the successful commissioning of the second stage of its bioliq pilot plant. The achievement was made in cooperation with …

Direvo Reaches Milestone in Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulose to Lactic Acid
March 13, 2013 – 4:00 pm | No Comment

(Direvo)  Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH (Direvo) today announced that it reached an important milestone in developing a consolidated bioprocess for lactic acid production from lignocellulose.
Up until now, there has not been any known consolidated bioprocess …

Air Liquide Makes Biofuel Progress
March 12, 2013 – 12:59 pm | No Comment

by Stuart Radnedge  (GasWorld)  Air Liquide, in a joint project with the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) in Germany, has successfully completed the second stage of a second generation biofuels pilot unit at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe.
This pilot …

Korsair Holdings Announces Access to Innovative Waste to Energy Technology
March 12, 2013 – 11:58 am | No Comment

(Digital  Journal)  Korsair Holdings AG (BERLIN: NOM) has signed a sales and marketing license agreement for a Russian waste to energy technology. The agreement guarantees to Korsair exclusivity for the territory of the Balkan States. …

Algenol Hits 9K Gallons/Acre Mark for Algae-to-Ethanol Process
March 12, 2013 – 10:26 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Algae pioneer now at 50% above original productivity target — aims to complete demo in 2013, head for commercial-scale in 2014.
In Florida, Algenol confirmed that the company had exceeded production …

Aviation Biofuels on the Up and Up
February 25, 2013 – 5:20 pm | No Comment

by Peter Hannam  (Sidney Morning Herald)  Lufthansa probably thought it was on a public relations winner when it began operating flights using a mix of biofuel and regular jet fuel between Frankfurt and Hamburg in 2011.
However, …

CALL FOR PAPERS: Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013 June 19-20 Frankfurt, Germany DEADLINE: unclear
February 11, 2013 – 6:05 pm | No Comment
CALL FOR PAPERS:  Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013   June 19-20   Frankfurt, Germany   DEADLINE: unclear

Biorenewable chemicals are chemicals derived from bio-based feedstocks, which are renewable since they can be seasonally cultivated and exploited, as corn, sugar cane, wheat and cellulose. In most cases, prior to conversion to chemicals, the …

Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013 June 19-20 Frankfurt, Germany
February 11, 2013 – 6:02 pm | No Comment
Biochemicals & Bioplastics 2013   June 19-20   Frankfurt, Germany

Biorenewable chemicals are chemicals derived from bio-based feedstocks, which are renewable since they can be seasonally cultivated and exploited, as corn, sugar cane, wheat and cellulose. In most cases, prior to conversion to chemicals, the …

6th International Conference on Biodiesel. Biodiesel – A Fuel on the Move May 7-8, 2013 Berlin, Germany
January 25, 2013 – 8:03 pm | No Comment
6th International Conference on Biodiesel. Biodiesel – A Fuel on the Move  May 7-8, 2013  Berlin, Germany

Biofuels remain a topic that is controversial, and although frequently attacked unjustly, they remain an important component in maintaining our mobility and the fight against climate change.
The biofuels of the “First Generation” today represent the …

F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels November 4-7, 2013 Munich, Germany
January 23, 2013 – 5:04 pm | No Comment
F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels   November 4-7, 2013   Munich, Germany

Now in its 16th year, F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels is the must attend event for the global ethanol and biofuels community. Recognised as the best forum for in-depth analysis and as the biggest week of trade …

Aviation Biofuels: “Are You Getting on Board?” Lufthansa Remarks
January 15, 2013 – 3:12 pm | No Comment

by Aino Siirala (Advanced Biofuels USA)  In his presentation at DOE’s Biomass 2012, Joachin Buse (Vice President Aviation Biofuels, Lufthansa German Airlines) claimed that aviation biofuels have the strongest impact on mitigation of climate change.
He …

Chlamydomonas Shown to Break Down Cellulose
January 3, 2013 – 5:44 pm | No Comment

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Douglas Main reports on OurAmazingPlanet that researchers at Germany’s University of Bielefeld have discovered that when the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiis deprived of carbon dioxide, it can cannibalize other plants’ materials. According to the …

80% CO2 Reduction Targeted by Joint Audi-Joule Fuel Program
January 1, 2013 – 5:19 pm | No Comment

by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries)  It was announced in September 2012 that Audi and Joule Unlimited had formed a joint effort to commercialize Joule’s unique synthetic diesel & ethanol fuel technology based on microorganisms (www.jouleunlimited.com). …

Direvo Scales up BluZy-D, BluZy-P Enzyme Trials with ISU
December 31, 2012 – 4:26 pm | No Comment

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Germany-based enzyme developer Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH has announced the successful scale-up of its BluZy-D and BluZy-P enzymes. Lab-scale and pilot-scale trials to test the effects of the technology …

Advanced Ethanol Council Releases Snapshot of Cellulosic Ethanol Production around the World
December 19, 2012 – 3:58 pm | No Comment

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The Advanced Ethanol Council this morning released a report giving a snapshot of cellulosic ethanol producers in the U.S. and around the world. A look at facilities owned by companies such as …

Direvo Introduces BluCon™ for the Conversion of Non-Food Biomass to Biofuel and Chemical Building Blocks
November 29, 2012 – 3:16 pm | No Comment

(Direvo)  Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH is commercializing its BluCon™– platform for complete, one-step conversion of non-food feedstocks to carbohydrates used in the production of fuels and chemicals. In the recent years Direvo has undertaken a …

International Renewable Jet Fuel Value Chain Integrators Join Forces to Develop Feedstocks and Commercial Opportunities
November 8, 2012 – 6:11 pm | No Comment

(GreenAirOnline)  Two jet biofuel companies, JATRO and BioJet, have announced a collaboration agreement on feedstock development and commercialisation efforts. The strategic alliance is intended to create a mutually beneficial business operation across global markets to …

German Greentech Report Highlights Biomass, Biofuels
October 29, 2012 – 2:52 pm | No Comment

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The German Federal Environmental Ministry has released an environmental technology atlas produced by Roland Gerger Strategy Consultants. The report, titled “GreenTech made in Germany 3.0,” is the third such …

Wood Completely Broken Down into Its Component Parts
October 26, 2012 – 1:41 pm | No Comment

(Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes)  Crude oil is getting scarce. This is why researchers are seeking to substitute petroleum-based products – like plastics – with sustainable raw materials. Waste wood, divided into lignin and cellulose, …

Evonik Produces BioMTBE with Material Refined from Crude Glycerin
October 24, 2012 – 3:48 pm | No Comment

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) While petroleum-based methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) has largely been replaced with ethanol as a gasoline additive in the U.S. due to environmental concerns of groundwater contamination, Evonik recently announced it …

Lufthansa Suspends Biofuel Test Flights
October 16, 2012 – 12:45 pm | No Comment

(Deutsche Welle)  Lufthansa has stopped testing biofuel in its aircraft because it has exhausted its stocks of biosynthetic kerosene and no other reliable supplies are available. The final test flight was a long-haul service to …

Industry Seeks to Weaken EU Cap on Crop-Based Fuels
October 15, 2012 – 6:40 pm | No Comment

(Reuters)  …The European Commission is under strong pressure from industry groups and some of its own departments to weaken a planned cap on the use of biofuels made from food crops such as rapeseed and …

Clariant Joins Advanced Ethanol Council
October 12, 2012 – 3:23 pm | No Comment

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  …Clariant Corporation recently acquired Süd-Chemie, which has been developing its proprietary sunliquid® process since 2006, including the successful operation of a pilot plant since 2009. Clariant started operation of the largest cellulosic ethanol …

Heard it Through the Grapevine: Useful Facts and Scuttlebutt from the Algae Biomass Summit
September 27, 2012 – 11:34 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Jobs, global expansion, proteins vs fuels, new R&D funding – all the big issues are under debate both on and off the floor at the Algae Biomass Summit.
…Jobs   Dr. John …

EU Non-Food Biofuels Target Needs New Investment -Shell Unit
September 26, 2012 – 7:46 pm | No Comment

(Reuters) * EU shift away from food-based biofuels will need big investment
* EU will need millions of tonnes of non-food biofuels to meet targets
* Investment incentives currently not enough
Large new investment incentives will be needed …

Aviation Biofuel World Leaders BioJet and JATRO Sign Major Collaboration Agreement
September 26, 2012 – 3:25 pm | No Comment

(BioJet)  JATRO AG today (September 25, 2012) announced formation of a major Horizontal Collaboration Agreement with BioJet International Ltd.
The intended horizontal collaboration between the Companies in the format of a Strategic Alliance is meant to create a …

AIRSHOW-Airlines Grapple with Food vs Biofuel Debate
September 19, 2012 – 2:02 pm | No Comment

by Maria Sheahan and Victoria Bryan (Reuters)  …Airlines, keen to cut pollution from jet fuel ahead of EU penalties from next year, and biofuel associations at the Berlin ILA air show this week said their …

Algae.Tec and Lufthansa Sign Collaboration Agreement to Build Biofuel Production Facility in Europe
September 19, 2012 – 8:45 am | No Comment

(Algae.Tec/PR NewsWire)  Algae.Tec Limited is pleased to announce that Algae.Tec and Lufthansa have signed a Collaboration Agreement for the construction of a large-scale algae to aviation biofuels production facility.
The site will be in Europe adjacent to an …

US-Germany Sign Biofuel Development Accord
September 18, 2012 – 1:07 pm | No Comment

(FlightGlobal)The future looks green for US-German relations following an alternative aviation fuels development agreement signed at ILA.
German transport minister Peter Ramsauer and US ambassador Philip Murphy signed the pact designed to strengthen co-operation in a …

SS Lootah Offers Automated Biofuel Plants to GCC
September 17, 2012 – 1:55 pm | No Comment

(ConstructionWeekOnline.com)  S Lootah International has teamed up with Germany company Arndt GmbH to offer fully automatic locally-manufactured biodiesel plants for the Middle East.
The plants convert used cooking oil into biodiesel, which can be used to …

OEM Support for B20 Reaches All-Time High
September 13, 2012 – 5:36 pm | No Comment

(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine)  2012 is proving to be another big year for biodiesel in a number of ways, but possibly one of the most exciting areas of growth has been the number of original …

Food vs Fuel: Can We Get it Off the Table?
September 13, 2012 – 4:32 pm | No Comment

by  Robert Vierhout (Ethanol Producer Magazine/EPURE)  …If a magazine like the Economist is writing that the U.S.A. uses 40 percent of its corn for the production of biodiesel (yes, he said biodiesel), you wonder if the …

Biogas Boom in Germany Leads to Modern-Day Land Grab
September 10, 2012 – 9:47 am | No Comment

by Nils Klawitter (Der Spiegel)  Creating energy from corn once seemed like a revolutionary idea in Germany. But subsidies for the biogas industry have led to entire regions of the country being covered by the …

UFOP Questions Science of Recent GHG Study on Rapeseed Biodiesel
September 6, 2012 – 9:10 pm | No Comment

by Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) (Biodiesel Magazine)  Experts from the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) question the scientific quality of the recent study, “Uncertainties about the GHG …

Top Ten: Britain’s Most Progressive Biofuel and Biochemical Companies
September 4, 2012 – 3:37 pm | No Comment

by Matthew Aylott (National Non-Food Crops Centre)   NNFCC gives its top ten of Britain’s most progressive biofuel and biochemical companies.
TMO Renewables …
Green Biologics …
British Airways …
Ensus …
BP …
Johnson Matthey …
Croda …
INEOS Bio …
Harvest Energy …
Greenergy … …

The Lowdown on Making Jet Fuel and Diesel from Biomass
August 31, 2012 – 10:21 am | No Comment

by Robert Rapier (Biofuels Digest/Consumer Energy Report)  Distillates are petroleum products that includes diesel, jet fuel, and fuel oil. Renewable distillates may be categorized as substitutes or drop-in replacements. The most common distillate substitute is …

Biofuels Approval Boost to Scottish Oilseeds
August 26, 2012 – 7:01 pm | No Comment

(The Bioenergy Site)  NFU Scotland and Scottish Quality Crops (SQC) have welcomed the announcement that the European Commission has accepted SQC into the sustainability certification scheme for biofuels. That recognition is a huge boost ahead …

Minister: Ban Biofuel, It Boosts Famine
August 21, 2012 – 11:05 am | No Comment

(The Local: German’s News in English)  Biofuel containing corn should be banned from German petrol pumps, a minister has demanded, as droughts and a dramatic rise in food prices mean more of the world population is going hungry.
“Rising …

2013 SAE Collegiate Design Series Season Various Dates and Locations March-June 2013
August 20, 2012 – 2:09 pm | No Comment
2013 SAE Collegiate Design Series Season  Various Dates and Locations March-June 2013

The 2013 Collegiate Design Series (CDS) competition schedule, registration fees, maximum number of teams accepted for each event and the registration opening and closing are listed below.
You must read and follow the registration requirements and …

US Ethanol Mandate Waiver Would Not Destroy Corn Demand: Deutsche Bank
August 14, 2012 – 4:09 pm | No Comment

(Platts)  A waiver of the US ethanol mandate would not destroy corn demand because current gasoline blending economics still favor the use of the corn-based biofuel, Deutsche Bank’ analysts Michael Lewis and Christina McGlone said …

Cargill Smallholders Receive European Certification for the Supply of Sustainable Biofuels
August 10, 2012 – 10:07 am | No Comment

(Equities.com)  Smallholders at Cargill’s palm oil plantation, PT Hindoli in South Sumatra, Indonesia, recently became the one of the first smallholders to receive official certification for sustainable palm oil supply for biofuels, according to the …

Uncertainties about the GHG Emissions Saving of Rapeseed Biodiesel
August 2, 2012 – 9:38 am | No Comment

by Gernot Pehnelt and Christoph Vietze  (Friedrich Schiller University and the Max Planck Institute of Economics)   During the last years, the renewable energy strategy of the European Union (EU) and the proposed policies and regulations, namely the Renewable Energy …

Sunliquid Cellulose Ethanol Process Reaches Demo Scale in Germany
July 31, 2012 – 6:06 pm | No Comment

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is now operating its demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Straubing, Germany. With an annual capacity of up to 1,000 tons (330,000 MMgy), the demonstration …

Bioenergy – Chances and Limits
July 27, 2012 – 1:49 pm | No Comment

(Leopoldina)  The Leopoldina’s statement “Bioenergy – Chances and Limits” provides a comprehensive analysis of the use of bioenergy.  It was compiled by a working group of more than 20 expert scientists established in 2010 and …

Advanced Biofuels, Chemicals Capacity to Reach 5.89 Billion Gallons by 2017
July 27, 2012 – 12:24 pm | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Florida, Biofuels Digest is reporting that global advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals capacity will reach 5.89 billion gallons by 2017, up from 5.11 billion gallons by 2016 reported in …

10th international Conference on Biofuels “Fuels of the Future 2013” January 21 -23, 2013 Berlin, Germany
July 25, 2012 – 5:07 pm | No Comment
10th international Conference on Biofuels “Fuels of the Future 2013”   January 21 -23, 2013    Berlin, Germany

The German BioEnergy Association (BBE) and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseeds and Protein Plants (UFOP) cordially invite paper proposals for the 10th international Conference on Biofuels “Fuels of the Future 2013” that will …

IN FOCUS: Lufthansa Details Biofuel Strategy
July 25, 2012 – 11:19 am | No Comment

by Michael Gubisch (FlightGlobal/Flight International)  …Between 15 July and 27 December 2011, Lufthansa deployed a newly delivered Airbus A321 (registration D-AIDG) on the route between Hamburg and Frankfurt, with one of the two International Aero …

Clariant Inaugurates Germany Cellulose Ethanol Pilot Plant
July 23, 2012 – 1:07 pm | No Comment

by Franco Capaldo (ICIS.com)  Clariant has inaugurated a new cellulose ethanol pilot plant in the Bavarian town of Straubing, Germany, the Swiss specialty chemicals company said on Friday.
The plant – the biggest of its kind in Germany – will produce around 1,000 …

Old Frog, New Tricks: The Rise of Magnetic Biofuels
July 18, 2012 – 4:06 pm | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Can the harnessing of the powers of magnetism overcome cost challenges in algal biofuels?  Researchers across the globe pursue the answers.
…For the fossil molecule, its time within a living system …

Energy Beets for the Future of Kentucky Farms and Fuel
July 17, 2012 – 5:21 pm | No Comment

(Business Lexington)  Add “energy beets” to the cash crop list for Kentucky farmers. The high-sugar energy beet, a variety bred to serve the fuel/energy market, is now growing on test plots in Whitley and other …

Call for Papers: Fuels of the Future 2013 January 21-22, 2013 Berlin, Germany DEADLINE June 22, 2012
June 5, 2012 – 5:17 pm | No Comment
Call for Papers:  Fuels of the Future 2013    January 21-22, 2013    Berlin, Germany  DEADLINE June 22, 2012

The German BioEnergy Association (BBE) and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseeds and Protein Plants (UFOP) cordially invite paper proposals for the 10th international Conference on Biofuels “Fuels of the Future 2013” that will …

Aviation Biofuels: Which Airlines Are Doing What, with Whom?
June 5, 2012 – 12:03 pm | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly?
In Brazil, Azul Airlines announced that Amyris’s innovative renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane has passed all required testing …

Energy Beets: Who Will Leap First?
April 16, 2012 – 6:40 pm | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  North American sugar-to-ethanol strategy differs from Brazil’s, Europe’s
…North Dakota-based Green Vision Group is resolutely moving forward with a plan to build multiple 20 MMgy dedicated energy beet plants in …

Volkswagen Partners with Amyris and Solazyme to Promote Automotive Use of Renewable Fuels
March 23, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

(PRNewsWire/Yahoo!)  Partnership will advance research in automotive renewable diesel solutions for current and next-generation TDI® Clean Diesel applications
Volkswagen of America today announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris, two of the world’s leaders in renewable fuels, …

Neste Oil and Lufthansa Satisfied with Results of Renewable Aviation Fuel Trial
March 23, 2012 – 5:21 pm | No Comment

(Neste Oil)  Neste Oil and Lufthansa tested Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable aviation fuel on a total of 1,187 flights between Frankfurt and Hamburg last year and one intercontinental flight between Frankfurt and Washington D.C. this …

Petrotec AG : Successful Restructuring and Strong Demand for Waste Based Biodiesel Lead to EUR 3 mio. Net Profit
March 22, 2012 – 9:29 pm | No Comment

(4-Traders)  Petrotec AG (ISIN DE000PET111), the largest European producer of waste to biodiesel mainly used cooking oil based, reported a 97% sales increase in financial year 2011 (January 1 to December 31, 2011).
…Backed by an …

The Alternative Aviation Fuels Pavilion at the Berlin Air Show September 11-16, 2012 Berlin, Germany
March 13, 2012 – 3:54 pm | No Comment
The Alternative Aviation Fuels Pavilion at the Berlin Air Show   September 11-16, 2012   Berlin, Germany

After the very successful 2011 Paris Air Show Alternative Aviation Fuels Display and the CAAFI Conference and Expo in Washington DC last December, Kallman Worldwide, Inc. has partnered again with CAAFI, AIREG (the German Alternative Aviation Fuel …

German Scientists to Conduct Cooperative Biofuels Research
March 7, 2012 – 5:13 pm | No Comment

by Toby Price (Renewable Energy Magazine)  In an attempt to better coordinate and, ultimately, speed up research into fuels of the future, an interdisciplinary “Fuels Joint Research Group” has been founded in Germany.
International research in …

European Workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae June 4-5, 2012 Nuthetal, Germany
March 2, 2012 – 1:34 pm | No Comment
European Workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae     June 4-5, 2012   Nuthetal, Germany

We are pleased to announce the 9th European Workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae for the outlook on the theme “Where we are and will go” in microalgal biotechnology. The conference will be held June 4-5, 2012 …

Chain, Chain, Chain – Chain of Fuels: Mascoma, Sud-Chemie on Short Path to Parity with Gasoline
March 2, 2012 – 10:54 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Can companies like Mascoma and Sud-Chemie, by transforming the economics of cellulosic ethanol, compete at parity with gasoline – no subsidies, no five-years-to-commercial-scale, no kidding?
Part II – “Chain-Chain-Chain, Chain of …

EU Biofuels Targets to Cost $166 Billion, Study Says
February 6, 2012 – 2:08 pm | No Comment

by Alex Morales (Reuters)  European Union policies to promote the use of biofuels for transportation will cost consumers as much as 126 billion euros ($166 billion) between now and 2020, two environmental groups said.
The fuels, …

Biofuels At What Cost? Mandating Ethanol and Biodiesel Consumption in Germany
February 3, 2012 – 1:28 pm | No Comment

(International Institute for Sustainable Development)  Currently, the German government plans to achieve the EU’s renewable transport target mainly through the use of mandatory blending targets applied to the mineral oil industry for the use of …

Two Become One for Bio-Oil Upgrade
February 2, 2012 – 11:51 am | No Comment

(RSC Chemistry World News)  The development of a couple of new and improved catalysts for upgrading bio-oil is bringing this novel approach to producing biofuels a step closer to the big time.
Although there are several …

Governments Key To Commercializing Biofuels
January 30, 2012 – 9:40 am | No Comment

by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week)  …But as 2012 progresses, industry is looking to governments to capitalize on the rapid technical progress made in approving bio-derived jet fuels by providing the funding support necessary to scale …

Return of the Pyromaniax
January 26, 2012 – 10:05 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …You just can’t turn your back for very long, around the Pyromaniax – the researchers around the world working on pyrolysis. Now, pyro comes in several flavors – fast pyrolysis, …

Germany Advised Not to Import Food for Biofuel
January 23, 2012 – 9:19 am | No Comment

by Michael Hogan  (Reuters)    Govt advisors warn against biofuel feedstock imports
* Importing foods for biofuels could endanger supplies
* Biofuels industry says claims reckless
Germany should not increase imports of food to produce biofuels, because this could threaten …

A Pragmatic Approach to Fuel Taxation
January 16, 2012 – 6:10 pm | No Comment

by Robert Vierhout (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  One would think that a relatively easy way for governments to promote biofuels would be to tax biofuels less than fossil fuels—avoid lengthy debates on mandates and simply change …

Biodiesel Production Method Could Reduce Fuel’s Drawbacks
January 12, 2012 – 2:44 pm | No Comment

(The Engineer)  A new method of producing biodiesel from microalgae aims to overcome some of the previous drawbacks of the fuel.
Using a novel catalyst, the researchers at the Technical University of Munich were able to …

Lufthansa Ends Biofuel Trial with U.S. Flight
January 10, 2012 – 7:05 pm | No Comment

by Victoria Bryan  (Reuters)  German carrier Lufthansa is ending the trial use of a biofuel mix for its planes because it has used up stocks of certified biofuel and no other reliable supplies are available.
The trial, …

BASF Participates in US American Technology Company Renmatix
January 6, 2012 – 3:28 pm | No Comment

(Renmatix)  BASF is participating with $30 million through BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG in the American technology firm Renmatix Inc. The BASF subsidiary led a $50 million financing round, joined by new and …

International Biodiesel Markets – Developments in Production and Trade
December 28, 2011 – 3:25 pm | No Comment

(German Union for the Promotion of Oils and Protein Plants – UFOP)  The global biodiesel market has shown an exponential growth in production and trade across the past decade. Nowadays, more biodiesel than ever before is sourced …

Boosting Biofuels for Sustainable Energy and Environment
December 28, 2011 – 1:42 pm | No Comment

(European Commission CORDIS)  Europeans believe in a sustainable environment, and a way of ensuring its future is to promote and build energy resources based on residual biomass. Supporting this objective is the BIOBOOST (‘Biomass-based energy …

ASX Announcement: Algae.Tec and Luthansa Sign MOU
December 23, 2011 – 3:55 pm | No Comment

(Algae.Tec)  Algae.Tec Ltd and the major European airline Lufthansa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly evaluate the potential for algae oil from Algae.Tec’s bio-reactors to be developed into a sustainable source of aviation …

Maersk and the U.S. Navy Collaborate on Biofuel Initiative
December 13, 2011 – 12:55 pm | No Comment

(The Maritime Executive)  Maersk and the U.S. Navy are testing algae-based biofuel on the container ship Maersk Kalmar. The ship is en route from Northern Europe to India.
Maersk Kalmar has two key attributes that make …

As Government Talks Strike Out, Business Steps up to Bat
December 9, 2011 – 2:47 pm | No Comment

by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia)  This week, while the world’s biofuel producers were busy ramping up production towards the 54.1 billion gallon global capacity predicted by 2015, the people who regulate biofuels and make …

Witt Targets Algae Nutrient Gas Market
November 29, 2011 – 3:42 pm | No Comment

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Witt-gas, the German-based company specializing in gas control systems has announced their increased focus on adapting their suite of products and services to the algae cultivation market, with a focus on blending …

Biofuels and Other Bioliquids—Facts and Perspectives
November 11, 2011 – 9:59 am | No Comment

by Igor Dormuth and Elena Schmidt (Biomass Power and Thermal/TÜV SÜD Industrie Service)   New EU sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids must be complied with and verified by an independent third party at …

VTG’s New Ethanol Wagon Pooling System Takes Transports from the Road to the Railway
November 1, 2011 – 11:07 am | No Comment

(VTG)  The Hamburg-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft  has established a new pool of wagons to provide flexible, ad hoc transports of ethanol from Rotterdam. This provides customers with small or excess …

Research and Markets: Biofuel Consumption in Germany – Industry and Country Analysis
October 31, 2011 – 12:54 pm | No Comment

(BusinessWire/Research and Markets)   Biofuel Consumption in Germany – Industry and Country Analysis provides five forces Industry analysis, along with PESTLE country analysis of Germany. This report concludes with profiles of the leading companies in the …

Germans and French Bring Algal Biofuel to Indian Ocean
October 27, 2011 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

by Toby Price (Renewable Energy Magazine)  A German-French initiative has culminated in the commissioning of a photobioreactor plant on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean. The facility which uses microalgae to …

5th International Algae Congress December 1-2, 2011 Berlin, Germany
October 20, 2011 – 8:02 am | No Comment
5th International Algae Congress      December 1-2, 2011    Berlin, Germany

Following the success of the previous four international algae congresses, the organisers are pleased to announce the fifth International Algae Congress. The fifth International Algae Congress takes place in Berlin,Germany on 1 & 2 December next.
It is organised …

The Traditional Engine Is Alive and Thriving and Will Continue to Dominate the Automotive Market in the Next Decades
September 29, 2011 – 12:23 pm | No Comment

(Delphi)  The IAA International Motor Show from Sept. 13-25 will feature the theme “The Future Comes Standard” and in conjunction with the event, Delphi Automotive is releasing a position paper outlining why the internal combustion …

Jatenergy Sells Jatropha Oil to Lufthansa
September 14, 2011 – 11:42 am | No Comment

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Australia-based Jatenergy Ltd. recently announced that it has sold 200 metric tons crude jatropha oil at $1,000 per metric ton to Lufthansa, a Germany-based airline, for use in its long-term …

European Partnership to Unlock the Potential of Algal Bioenergy
September 7, 2011 – 7:35 am | No Comment

by Dr Matthew Aylott   (National Non-Food Crops Centre)  A major new €14 million (£12.3 million) initiative – bringing together experts from across North West Europe to develop the potential of algae as a source of …

Merkel Coalition Partners Attack ‘Failed’ Government Biofuel Rollout
August 31, 2011 – 7:08 am | No Comment

(Deutsche Welle)  Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partners, the liberal Free Democrats, have criticized the botched introduction of the E10 biofuel. The party called on the environment minister to revise its policy on green fuels.
The pro-business …