Refining - Biofuels

  • Neste Oil produces renewable diesel in Singapore from waste fish fat May 18, 2012

    Neste Oil has expanded the range of renewable raw materials it uses by producing NExBTL renewable diesel at its Singapore refinery from waste fat sourced by the fish processing industry. Waste fish fat is also accepted as a raw material for renewable fuel in the US, according to the company.

  • E15 ethanol fuel can damage auto engines - study May 16, 2012

    Compared with typical gasoline, issues include damaged valves and valve seats, misfires, lower performance, engine damage, poor fuel economy and increased emissions.

  • UOP licenses 'green' diesel production technology to US transport fuels firm May 08, 2012

    Honeywell’s UOP has agreed to license technology to Emerald Biofuels to produce the company’s Green Diesel at a facility in Louisiana. Chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel, Honeywell’s Green Diesel can be used in any proportion in existing fuel tanks without infrastructure changes.

  • Technip wins engineering deal on wood-to-gasoline biorefinery in Canada May 02, 2012

    CORE BioFuel has selected Technip to complete the construction engineering of their first wood-to-gasoline biorefinery in Canada. The announcement did not disclose the exact location of the refinery, though a prior CORE news release said the first such facility would be located in Canada.

  • Finland's Neste Oil sells first biodiesel to US market May 02, 2012

    Finland's Neste Oil has recently supplied its first batch of NExBTL biodiesel to the US market. NExBTL renewable diesel is an ideal low-carbon fuel for the US market because it is compatible with existing infrastructureand is accepted within the existing refinery and pipeline distribution system, the company says.

  • Shell, Iogen kill plans to build Canada biofuel plant May 01, 2012

    Royal Dutch Shell and Iogen Corp. have killed a plan to build a next-generation biofuel plant in Canada. Iogen was once considered a world-leader in the development of ethanol from agricultural waste but has been unable to solve engineering problems that stand in the way of a commercially viable, large-scale plant.

  • A wealth of knowledge at AFPM annual meeting May 01, 2012

  • Europe May 01, 2012

  • The HPI uses technology when solving global problems May 01, 2012

  • Pöyry wins engineering on UPM Finland biorefinery April 26, 2012

    The Pöyry Industry business group has been awarded a contract for detail engineering in the UPM biorefinery project in Lappeenranta, Finland. The Lappeenranta biorefinery is UPM's first step in a strategy toward becoming a key player in advanced biofuels production, officials said.

  • EPA settles US biofuel violations with 30 companies April 20, 2012

    Thirty companies have agreed to pay what the EPA described as "modest" civil penalties for using fraudulent credits to meet a federal biofuel mandate. The settlement resolves violations of the Renewable Fuels Standard for companies such as ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

  • UOP, Ensyn venture wins sustainable biofuel award for conversion technology April 18, 2012

    Envergent Technologies, a joint venture of UOP and Ensyn, has been given an award in the category of sustainable biofuels for its contributions toward sustainable biopower generation facilities. Envergent’s RTP technology is currently in use in seven commercial biomass processing plants in the US and Canada.

  • Brazilian miner Vale, oil major Petrobras to unveil joint projects next month April 18, 2012

    Brazilian mining company Vale and oil and gas company Petrobras will announce joint projects in a month's time. Vale and Petrobras, Brazil's biggest companies by market value, last Friday signed an accord to undertake joint projects in areas including fertilizer raw materials and oil and gas.

  • BP to start up Hull biorefinery in UK later this year April 12, 2012

    BP's planned biofuels refinery in Hull will be commissioned later this year, executive director Byron Grote said. When operational, the plant will have capacity to produce 420 million liters of ethanol and 500,000 tons of high protein animal feed from 1 million tons of locally grown wheat.

  • US trade groups slam EPA for E15 ethanol blend, citing risk to consumers April 05, 2012

    The API and AFPM trade groups are critical of the US EPA's recent decision to approve higher levels of ethanol in gasoline (E15) before testing is complete, alleging that it could put consumers at risk. Earlier this week, the EPA approved the first applications to make E15, a 50% increase from the E10 blend.

  • North America April 01, 2012

  • Airline industry executives call on governments to promote biofuels use March 29, 2012

    The global airline industry wants stronger government efforts to promote using biofuels, with new regulations and economic incentives for its production. Industry executives said the legislative framework, the still-high costs of biofuels and the availability of raw materials are the main challenges.

  • Cynar picks Rockwell Automation to design, build UK waste-to-fuel plant March 28, 2012

    Waste-to-energy technology company Cynar has awarded an $11 million contract to Rockwell Automation to design and build a new end-of-life, plastic-to-fuel conversion plant in Bristol, UK. Cynar says it has developed a technology that converts end-of-life plastics into fuel.

  • Celanese wins government approval for industrial ethanol plant in China March 23, 2012

    Celanese says it has received key government approvals necessary to proceed with plans to modify its existing integrated acetyl facility at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park to produce ethanol for industrial uses. The unit, expected to increase profits, is expected to start up in mid-2013.

  • National fuel-retailing association speaks out on rising transportation fuel prices March 15, 2012

    "The retail fuels market is a complex system that is influenced by a wide number of factors. The best strategy for providing long-term relief and stability to consumers is to enact a comprehensive transportation energy policy," National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Vice President of Government Relations, John Eichberger, told Congress.

  • API sues EPA over US cellulosic biofuel mandate March 14, 2012

    The API) filed a lawsuit with the DC Circuit Court challenging what it called “unachievable requirements” from the US EPA for use of cellulosic biofuels in the 2012 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The API recommends that EPA base their prediction on at least two months of actual production data.

  • Motiva to convert N.J. storage to ULSD, biodiesel March 09, 2012

    Motiva plans to convert all of its high sulfur diesel heating oil (2000 ppm) storage to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) (15 ppm) at its Sewaren Terminal in New Jersey. That will allow Motiva Sewaren, a 5mn bbl refined products terminal, to take deliveries of ULSD for NYMEX-based contracts via marine and pipeline.

  • Fluor to design, build Joule US renewable fuel plant March 05, 2012

    Fluor was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Joule to design and build a renewable fuel production facility in New Mexico. Financial details were not disclosed.

  • Asia Pacific March 01, 2012

  • BP’s energy outlook to 2030 March 01, 2012


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