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World's clean energy spend passes $1 trillion

The trillionth dollar has been spent on clean energy according to a new report.
Tags: bio fuels, bio lubes, Environment and Regulatory watch

China drives jet fuel development programmes

Scientists work on high performance fighter jet lubes and commercial biofuel testing.
Tags: Aviation, bio fuels, China, Environment, regulatory and standards, innovation, North America, PetroChina

BP buys Brazil biofuel share

BP is to take complete ownership of joint venture ethanol operation Tropical BioEnergia.
Tags: bio fuels, BP, Brazil, S America

Neste renewable diesel plant onstream

Neste has fired up its renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam.
Tags: bio fuels, Europe, innovation

US DOE offers millions in vehicle innovation grants

The US Department of Energy has announced a multi-million dollar grants package for advanced vehicle research.
Tags: automotive industry, bio fuels, bio lubes, innovation, North America, Obama

Canada funds new bio projects

Canada has announced further funding for biofuel and refinery projects.
Tags: bio fuels, bio lubes, innovation, N America

New one-stop catalyst from ethanol for biofuels

US researchers have discovered a catalyst to provide isobutene from Ethanol.
Tags: bio fuels, innovation, N America

ASTM biofuel approval releases jet fuel stash

US-based Biojet has released 1bn gallons of bio-aviation fuel after ASTM approves aviation biofuels.
Tags: Aviation, bio fuels, Environment and Regulatory watch, North America

Biofuels could supply 27% of transport market

The biofuels market could supply almost one third of the transport industry's needs by 2050 according to IEA forecasts.
Tags: bio fuels, China, Environment and Regulatory watch, Forecasts, India

MSU offers fungus licence

Montana State University is offering a licence for a bio-fuel enhancing fungus.
Tags: additives, bio fuels, innovation, North America

New 100-octane avgas additive

A new molecular additive could be a 100LL lead replacement for aviation fuel.
Tags: additives, Aviation, bio fuels

Engine makers urge EPA to keep low ethanol fuel

US marine and other engine makers are calling on the EPA to keep low ethanol fuels available.
Tags: bio fuels, Environment and Regulatory watch, North America

Amyris in finished lubes venture

Amyris is turning to a joint venture to enter the industrial and auto lubes sector
Tags: bio fuels, Lubricants, N America

Alternative fuels could dominate by 2050

New European report says transport could be sustainable by 2050 from fossil fuel alternatives
Tags: automotive industry, bio fuels, E and R Watch, Europe

Methanol markets set for growth

New report shows that the Methanol industry is set for signficant growth over the next few years.
Tags: additives, bio fuels, Lubes news

USDA reveals bio label

The ESDA has launched a Biobased Product label.
Tags: bio fuels, Environment and Regulatory watch, grease, Lubricants, North America

Legend to grow Castor in China

Singaporean company in joint venture to develop castor fields for bio projects.
Tags: Asia, bio fuels, China, Inovation and environment

Cosan and Amyris partnership and new Clean Power brand

Bio-lubes producers Cosan and Amyris have formed a partnership, which Canada's Clean Power reveals new enviro-brands.
Tags: bio fuels, Inovation and environment, N America

Canada invests in oil crops as camelina shines

Canada is investing millions of dollars in oil seed crop research including camelina, which has favourable reports for jet fuel.
Tags: Aviation, bio fuels, Environment and Regulatory watch, North America

Partnership and innovation required for low carbon future

ExxonMobil believes that strong partnerships and innovative technology and practice are the way forward to meet environmental pressures.
Tags: bio fuels, Environment, Environment and Regulatory watch, ExxonMobil

Microalgae biofuel contribution will be vital

A new report claims that microalgae technology will make a "vital but modest " contribution to the US biofuels industry.
Tags: bio fuels, Inovation and environment, N America

DME and Camelina oil head bio-fuel news

Bio-DME has been launched in Sweden, while DuPont turns to Camelina Oil as a possible bio solution.
Tags: bio fuels, Inovation and environment, N America, Scandinavia

One for the road!

Whisky by-products could be the high road to biofuel.
Tags: And finally, bio fuels, Europe, Inovation and environment

Bio method discovered for isobutane

A new bio-based technique has been discovered to manufacture isobutane.
Tags: bio fuels, Inovation and environment, N America

Cheap hydrogen fuel from new catalyst?

A new catalyst has been discovered by the University of California that could lead to the production of low cost hydrogen fuel.
Tags: bio fuels, Inovation and environment, North America

Innovation & Environment News - Bulletin 106 (Oct 09)

Big promises at the Climate Change conference, but what impact on fuel and lubes? Algae based fuel for the US Navy; new fluid power research shows promise; and there are innovations in lubricants and transmissions.
Tags: automotive industry, bio fuels, CO2 emissions

Environment News - Bulletin 104 (Jul 09)

This month is mostly about plans to reduce carbon emissions and the drive to find ever more ingenious ways of developing bio-fuels.
Tags: bio fuels, CO2 emissions

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