ICIS Blogs : biodiesel

More bioplastic news

Green Chemicals — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:01:35 GMT

Here are more green plastic news from last week. Incidentally, I am preparing for a bioplastic article for ICIS Chemical Business so watch out for that in June. First stop is Coca-Cola's announcement of its new plant-based plastic bottle, 30% of which...(read more)

NW Biodiesel Network Forum in May

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:30:43 GMT

I've just come across the NW Biodiesel Network. It will be holding a forum in Seattle on May 2 0. The East Side Chapter has meetings at the North Bend Railroad Depot every second Wednesday. (Which looks a lot better than it sounds) Read More......(read more)

Linde develops hydrogen from glycerine

Green Chemicals — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:51:31 GMT

Glycerine [or glycerin] is actually the first topic that I covered when I started working for the chemical publishing industry so this subject is somewhat near and dear to my heart. A lot changed in this industry since September 2000 and one of them is...(read more)

Smart Choices for Biofuels

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:43:20 GMT

I missed this about a month ago, but it is worth looking at, The Sierra Club and World Watch Institute produced Smart Choices for Biofuels . It rounds up quite a lot of stuff we've gone over here. It is good to see the Ogallala aquifer getting a mention...(read more)

Shell puts all of its renewables eggs into the biofuels basket

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:50:11 GMT

Shell will concentrate on biofuels in its future alternative energy investments, according to a story in the Guardian online. I have been slightly surprised that Shell has invested in wind, solar and hydrogen technologies. Shell really understands liquid...(read more)

EU puts tarrif on US Biodiesel

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:25:46 GMT

The European Union has started applying tariffs to biofuel exported from the US to the E U. The EU says that American biodiesel is being sold at less than the true cost of production in the US because of local, state and national subsidies to producers...(read more)

The Malaysian Minster of Plantation Industires on sustainability

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:23:14 GMT

The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries spoke exclusively to the World Refinning Association ahead of the Asian Biofuels Roundtable to be held in Malaysia at 23-25 March. It is interesting that there is no discussion of prior informed consent...(read more)

AMFI enewsletter arrives

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:05:07 GMT

I've just been sent a copy of the AMFI enewslette r. The AMFI is the group which is implementing the Agreement on Advanced Motor Fuels of the International Energy Agency. It appears four times each year, apparently, and gives around up of some of...(read more)

Will water be the limiting factor in biofuel production?

The Big Biofuels Blog — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:40:14 GMT

I have blogged in the past about the relationship between water and biofuels . There can't be conventional grain-based biofuels without water. But there was an interesting post on EurActive a little earlier today in response to the annual Davos meeting...(read more)

Two Jatropha projects in India

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:20:05 GMT

Two Jatropha to biofuels projects have got under way in India in the past two days. According to the India's Business standard 100 million Jatropha saplings have been planted in Chhattisgarth. Meanwhile Sulekha.com has Bharat Petroleum to invest Rupee...(read more)

Green chemicals of the month

Green Chemicals — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:04:31 GMT

2009 started with a lot of new green chemical offerings ranging from the cleaning industry, to automobile and construction. Here are some of the selected ones mostly in the plastic arena. Hint: If you want your newly launched green chemicals/technology...(read more)

Could Moringa be the new Jatropha?

The Big Biofuels Blog — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:21:17 GMT

It is not that I'm bored by Jatropha yet, in the same way that I'm bored by some of the feverishness about corn ethanol, but there is another protential tropical biofuel from a tree called Moringa. Wikipedia sugests the trees could produce 112...(read more)

Emami Biotech in commercial jatropha biofuel production

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:12:08 GMT

Emami Biotech is using Jatropha in commercial jatropha biofuel production according to the Bioenergy site. If this is the case, and the report is a little garbled, then could it be the first commercial application of that technology? Read More......(read more)

Food vs fuel the debate rumbles on

The Big Biofuels Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:59 GMT

Its 2009 and some things don't change... the its your fault, no its your fault arguments over how much the biofuel industry is to blame for high food prices is one argument that is bringing some heat to this frigid January in London. The heat is coming...(read more)

A Short Essay on Biofuels and Related Matters

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:34:59 GMT

This is a guest post from Professor David B. Benson (retired), who is a regular commenter on The Big Biofuels Blog. David's contact details: dbenson@eecs.wsu.edu Biofuel ------- Photosynthesis uses only a very small fraction of the available sunlight...(read more)