providing daily news coverage of the politics, commerce and technology of the biofuels market. http://www.biofuelreview.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.biofuelreview.com/images/M_images/bf_rss.gif http://www.biofuelreview.com providing daily news coverage of the politics, commerce and technology of the biofuels market. http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2061/ An agreement to establish a major aviation bioenergy research institution and demonstration project in Abu Dhabi was unveilled today (18th January) by Boeing, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Etihad Airways and Honeywell's UOP. The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project (SBRP) will, says the compaies, use integrated saltwater agricultural systems to support the development and commercialization of biofuel sources for aviation and coproducts. News - Aviation Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:02:54 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2060/ The policy paper released by Rice University recently (see previous story (content/view/2059/1/) ) is set to continue the orchestrated campaign to limit, and ultimately eliminate, the use of biofuels, according to a statement issued by the US Renewable Fuels Association. The RFA statement continues by suggesting that in its commentary, researchers from Rice rely upon out-of-date information and questionable assumptions to denigrate Congress, farmers, and ethanol producers for their support of domestically-based renewable fuels. News - General Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:57:07 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2059/ The United States needs to fundamentally rethink its policy of promoting ethanol to diversify its energy sources and increase energy security, according to a new policy paper by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.The paper, Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy, questions the economic, environmental and logistical basis for the billions of dollars in federal subsidies and protectionist tariffs that go to domestic ethanol producers every year. We need to set realistic targets for ethanol in the United States instead of just throwing taxpayer money out the window, said Amy Myers Jaffe, one of the report's authors. News - General Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:45:31 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2058/ A team of scientists has developed an air-lift loop bioreactor which, it says, will make the production of biofuels more energy efficient, has won the Moulton Medal from the Institution of Chemical Engineer. The team, from Sheffield University, has worked on developing a new more energy efficient bioreactor using microbubbles which, it says, has the potential to revolutionise the energy-efficient production of biofuels. News - Research Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:39:36 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2057/ Qatar Airways yesterday (11th January) unveilled a biojet fuel development programme that will be backed by Qatar Science Technology Park, Qatar Petroleum and Airbus. The programme follows the company's successful trail of a Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel blend, as part of a commercial flight, last October. News - Aviation Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:20:03 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2056/ A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd today (22nd December) announced it has signed a definitive distributed power generation (DG) contract with Thailand's Biomass Electricity Co., Ltd to develop a 150 MW biomass firing power plant in Prachinburi, Thailand. The contract covers the design of the power station, the procurement and installation of the three main engines and other auxiliary equipment. In addition, A-Power will be the general contractor for the five main power station systems: the civic engineering system, the chemical water treatment system, the output system, the electrical system and the thermal control system. News - General Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:25:21 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2054/ The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today (22nd December) called for people's views on the potential of new types of biofuels, such as fuel produced by algae, to provide us with a greener source of renewable energy. We want to hear people's views on how we can best promote, provide incentives for, and regulate new types of biofuels in ways that are both ethical and sustainable, and we will use our findings to advise policy makers, explained Professor Joyce Tait, Chair of the Council's Working Party on biofuels at the launch of the project. News - General Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:01:23 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2055/ The European Biodiesel Board has called on the Argentinean authorities to step in and take a positive stance in balancing the trade in biodiesel between Argentina and Europe. In a statement issued last week the EBB explained that it had been growing increasingly concerned by the sharp increase in biodiesel exports from Argentina that the EU has been facing since January. It went on to say that it stood ready to take any appropriate step to restore, what it saw, as balanced market conditions. News - General Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:38:42 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2053/ The UK government's announcement that the duty differential for Used Cooking Oil biodiesel will continue for two years from April 2010, made in last week's Pre Budget Report, has been welcomed by UK Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (UKSBA). In an announcement made today (15th December) the UKSBA said that it had been lobbying against the loss of the 20 pence per litre duty differential that the government had proposed for next year. News - General Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:40:13 +0100 http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/2052/ Cetrel and Novozymes have announced a research partnership to develop the sugarcane to fuel stream in Brazil. Using Cetrel’s knowledge in waste-stream treatment and Novozymes’ biotech expertise, the partners aim to enable sugar and ethanol production plants in Brazil to turn bagasse into biogas using enzymes.“Our agreement with Cetrel is perfectly aligned with our vision to develop a bio-based society, where biorefineries convert agricultural residues and waste into energy, chemicals, and other materials, thereby substituting fossil fuels. The project also offers strong technical and commercial synergy with our efforts on advanced biofuels,”, says Thomas Videbæk, Executive Vice President, Novozymes. News - General Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:50:42 +0100