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Back TO HOMEIndia’s Pioneering Role in Promoting Biofuels in South Asia
by Shishir Joshipura (Times of India) ... India has taken significant strides in promoting biofuels, not only within its borders
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
SCO Countries Agree to Closely Work Together on Emerging Fuels
by Subhayan Chakraborty (Business Standard) Move will see China, Russia, others collaborate with India on emerging fuel tech, energy modelling, and
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Production of Biodiesel and Water Conservation through Conversion of Free Fatty Acids from a Domestic Wastewater Drain
by Ehsan Mustafa Hashmi, et al. (Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects) Wastewater discharge from restaurants, hotels,
December 29, 2022 Read Full Article
British Airways Offers Customers the Option of Carbon Removals to Address Their Travel Footprint
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Following the recent launch of British Airways’ CO2llaborate online platform that enables customers to address
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
One-Step Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using CaO Promoted Activated Carbon Catalyst from Prunus persica Seeds
by Ayesha Hameed,Salman Raza Naqvi, Umair Sikandar and Wei-Hsin Chen (MDPI Special Issue Catalysts for Biofuel and Bioenergy Production) In
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Blending to Slash Petrol Price, Emissions
by Munawar Hasan (The News International) Pakistan should focus on introducing use of biofuel in the domestic market in financial year
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Pacific International Lines Trials Marine Biofuel
(Pacific International Lines/Biobased Diesel Daily) As part of ongoing efforts to achieve its decarbonization objectives, Pacific International Lines shared that it
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Bio-Crude Production from Protein-Extracted Grass Residue through Hydrothermal Liquefaction
by Saqib Sohail Toor, Ayaz Ali Shah, Kamaldeep Sharma, Tahir Hussain Seehar, Thomas Helmer Pedersen and Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl (Energies)
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Commodities 2021: Fuel Ethanol's Fortunes in 2021 Hinge on Policy Edicts in Philippines, China
by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) Philippines' local buying requirements seen falling in Q1; China's imports from US could resume if tensions
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Asia’s RCEP Trade Deal to Remove Biofuel Tariffs
by Amandeep Parmar (Argus Media) A new free-trade agreement (FTA) between 15 Asia-Pacific countries will phase out tariffs on a host
November 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Nova Pangaea Partners with Pakistan’s JS Group to Licence Biofuel Technology
(Biofuels International) Teeside, UK-based Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) has signed a partnership contract with Pakistan’s JS Group to licence NPT’s
March 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Promotion of Ethanol to Have Positive Impacts on Energy Security
(The International News) The Embassy of Brazil in Islamabad organised a seminar ‘Sustainable Mobility: Ethanol Talks – Pakistan’, to promote ethanol
March 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Biodiesel from Food Waste and Used Cooking Oil
by Akhtar Ali (The Express Tribune) ... There are six possible raw material routes for making biodiesel. These are vegetable sources
January 27, 2020 Read Full Article
China's Resumption of US Ethanol Imports by No Means Likely Despite Phase One Deal
by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) US exports to China unviable even if tariffs return to pre-tension levels; Philippines' fuel ethanol imports
January 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Bid to Supply Huge Quantity of Hazardous Oil Foiled
(Business Recorder) The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has caught four vehicles fully loaded with 24,580 liters of dirty oil which was
January 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Towards a Biofuel Policy for Energy Security
by Syed Akhtar Ali (The Express Tribune) ... Biofuels have been a preferred fuel for a variety of reasons. These include
December 30, 2019 Read Full Article
Pakistan’s Competition Commission Calls for Alternatives to Wheat Straw for Power Due to Scarcity
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Pakistan, the Tribune newspaper reports that the national competition commission has ordered an end to
December 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuels Can Help Reduce Current Account Deficit
by Syed Akhtar Ali (The Express Tribune) Pakistan’s current account deficit has created many problems for the economy. Major imports are
July 11, 2019 Read Full Article
Audio: Grain, Ethanol Market Development Work To Surge With USDA ATP Funds
(U.S. Grains Council) New funding to the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) from the Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) Program – part of
February 11, 2019 Read Full Article
Pakistan: Green Climate Fund Will help Karachi Deploy 200 Biogas Buses
(NGV Journal) With funding from the international Green Climate Fund, the Pakistani port city of Karachi will launch a zero-emission Green
January 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Govt Links Ethanol Export to In-House Use of Molasses
(The News) The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of cabinet on Monday bound ethanol manufacturers to directly purchase its raw material from
December 18, 2018 Read Full Article
Pakistan and Turkey Collaborate on Bioethanol Research
(Biofuels International) Reported by Pakistani news outlet Daily Times, the Government College University (GCU) in Lahore has signed a joint research project
October 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethanol – A Solution to Pakistan’s Power Woes
By Umer Khayyam and Tehzeeb Bano (The Express Tribune) ... Carbon dioxide/greenhouse gas emissions, generated from the burning of fossil fuels,
October 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Emerging Markets for Ethanol Discussed at USGC Meeting in Denver
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a global trade environment challenged by tariffs and tensions, emerging markets for grains and ethanol
August 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Diesel Tree: Fuel for the Alternative Energy Sector
by Glenneis Kriel (Farmer's Weekly) Christo Smit, a former researcher at the Agricultural Research Council, is working on developing a sustainable
July 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethanol Summit of The Asia Pacific Showcases Global Ethanol Opportunities
(GrainNet) Industry and government officials from 17 countries in Asia and Oceania are meeting with members of the U.S. ethanol industry
May 22, 2018 Read Full Article
Council Assesses Ethanol Market Potential In UAE, Pakistan
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) recently undertook a market assessment mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and
February 17, 2018 Read Full Article
China’s November Ethanol Imports Show October’s Jump May Have Been a Blip
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In China, the little ethanol it is importing is coming almost entirely from Pakistan as shown
December 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Pushing DDGS
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With record ethanol production comes record distillers grains supplies. Combine those big supplies with
April 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Ashraf Visits PSO’s Biodiesel Project
(The News) Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has taken an initiative towards alternative fuels by launching a pilot project for production
December 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Pakistan-Based Trade Organisation Calls for Worldwide Ban on Biofuels Production
(Biofuels International) The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) has called for a worldwide ban on biofuels production, claiming that
September 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Chinese Ethanol Almost Competitive Enough to Export
by Xiaojuan Gao (Platts) The export arbitrage for China ethanol has narrowed to the point where transactions could be occurring very
September 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Provides Update of India’s Ethanol Industry
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A decline in Indian sugarcane acres during the past two growing seasons is expected
July 03, 2016 Read Full Article
VIASPACE CTO Presents Giant King® Grass At Bioenergy Feedstocks Conference In Miami
(Viaspace/PR Newswire) VIASPACE CTO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, made an invited presentation on Giant King Grass at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
USTR Releases Special 301 Report on Protection of American Intellectual Property Rights Across the World
(Office of the United States Trade Representative) Obama Administration unveils list of the world’s most significant challenges facing American intellectual
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Use in International Markets: The Importance of Trade
by Jayson Beckman (US Department of Agriculture) Global biofuel production rose tremendously over 2001-13, led largely by rapid growth in the
September 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Europe Importing More Palm Oil for Biofuels, Raising Risks for Rainforests
by Rhett Butler (Mongabay.com) Palm oil imports into Europe for use as car fuel increased by more than three-fold since 2006,
October 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Annual EU Report Projects Increased Ethanol Production
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign
August 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the IMF: Can Three Producer Nations Save the Global Economy?
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...The new boss, acting in the in the person of Brazil, has already wrought
April 25, 2012 Read Full Article
The 10 Top Unanswered Biofuels Questions for 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Your calls and emails are always the highlight of our days. Most questions can be
December 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel an Energy Resource Idea for Pakistan in Recent Energy Calamity
by Naseem Sheikh (Business Recorder) ...A research Study conducted by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, suggests that the country’s energy
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil Expresses Interest in Enhancing Fuel Ethanol Productivity
(Pakistan Today) Great potential for cooperation between two countries in ethanol production, renewable energy, hybrid seed, off-season vegetables and bio
October 12, 2011 Read Full Article
It’s All about Sugar as Prices Surge and Supply Fears Grow
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...We imagine “food vs fuel” in terms of grain shortages, but where food and
September 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Salt-Loving Plants in Pakistan `Potential Biofuel Sources`
(Environmental-Expert.com) Perennial grasses that thrive in saline areas can not only help reclaim vast stretches of unproductive land but can
June 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Europe May Introduce Land Use Sustainabilty Criteria
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) This was one of the best weeks yet in the Asian biofuels industry. China
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil to Aid Pakistan in Ethanol Efforts
(Pakistan Today) Brazil and Pakistan produce huge amount of sugarcane and Brazil will soon establish its industry to help Pakistan
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol and Bio-Diesel Could Help in Achieving Import Substitution: Neelam
(Online International News Network) Pakistan Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Punjab Neelam Jabbar Ch. has said that the government is
May 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Nanobiotechnology for the Production of Biofuels from Spent Tea
Bioenergy is the only alternative and cheap source of energy which can be made easily available to the world. The
March 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Pakistani State Oil Launches Ethanol Blended Fuel in Karachi
(The International News) The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) launched ethanol blended fuel called ‘E10 gasoline’ here on Saturday which would