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Greenhouse genie goes back into the bottle

17th April, 2013
US scientists claim process to convert CO2 into fuel.
Tags: bio fuels, CO2 emissions, innovation, North America

Butanol instead of ethanol?

17th April, 2013
UK-based scientists have found a method of ethanol to butanol conversion that could make mass production viable.
Tags: additives, bio fuels, Europe, innovation

Science + fat = fuel?

29th January, 2013
Fuel for cars could be created from naturally-occurring fatty acids. according to new European research
Tags: bio fuels, Europe, innovation, Scandinavia

Audi turns water into fuel

9th October, 2012
Audi may have found the fuel equivalent of alchemy, converting water into petroleum and diesel.
Tags: automotive industry, bio fuels, Europe, innovation, N America

Boeing to refine Chinese “gutter oil” into biofuel

24th August, 2012
Aircraft maker innovates with China's used cooking oil.
Tags: Aviation, bio fuels, China, Environment, regulatory and standards, innovation

New silicon and bio-diesel standards approved

15th August, 2012
A new standard for measuring silicon content in gasoline has been approved by the ASTM along with a voluntary standard for bio-diesel.
Tags: additives, bio fuels, Environment and Regulatory watch, North America, test

BP biofuels rise to Olympic-sized challenge

14th August, 2012
BP provides a range of biofuels, including the highest-ever octane for the London 2012 Olympics.
Tags: bio fuels, BMW, BP, Castrol, Europe, innovation

Cheap fuel cells could be a reality

10th July, 2012
US scientists discover low-cost catalyst for microbial fuel cells.
Tags: bio fuels, innovation, N America

Ethanol plant gets go-ahead

19th April, 2012
Celanese gains approval for Najing ethanol plant
Tags: additives, bio fuels, China, Environment and Regulatory watch, Environment, regulatory and standards

Heckmann buys Thermo as One Equity gains Sonneborn

1st April, 2012
VC deals see waste fuel and chemical companies change hands.
Tags: bio fuels, Corporate News, North America

Euro Biolubes will expand, economy permitting

15th March, 2012
The European market for biolubes is set expand over the next five years, providing short-term economic worries can be overcome according to a new report.
Tags: bio fuels, bio lubes, Environment and Regulatory watch

World's clean energy spend passes $1 trillion

7th December, 2011
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

14th November, 2011
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

3rd October, 2011
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

23rd September, 2011
Neste has fired up its renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam.
Tags: bio fuels, Europe, innovation

US DOE offers millions in vehicle innovation grants

22nd August, 2011
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

8th August, 2011
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

4th August, 2011
US researchers have discovered a catalyst to provide isobutene from Ethanol.
Tags: bio fuels, innovation, N America

ASTM biofuel approval releases jet fuel stash

11th July, 2011
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

11th May, 2011
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

4th April, 2011
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

4th April, 2011
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

31st March, 2011
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

25th March, 2011
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

21st February, 2011
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

21st February, 2011
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

24th January, 2011
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

24th January, 2011
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

5th January, 2011
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

22nd December, 2010
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

3rd November, 2010
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

3rd November, 2010
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

20th September, 2010
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!

25th August, 2010
Whisky by-products could be the high road to biofuel.
Tags: And finally, bio fuels, Europe, Inovation and environment

Bio method discovered for isobutane

1st July, 2010
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?

5th May, 2010
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)

3rd October, 2009
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)

13th July, 2009
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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