Mixing water with biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Using biodiesel to run truck engines can help reduce automotive greenhouse gas emissions, but the problem is that biodiesel releases more nitrogen oxide emissions than fossil diesel does. It further has a lower calorific value, which means you need more of it in your tank. Scientists say mixing water with biodiesel addresses these problems. You

Al-Shawamikh receives environmentally friendly bio-fuel

Al-Shawamikh Oil Services received the first batch of environmentally friendly bio-fuel (bio-diesel) from Wakud International, the first bio-fuel production plant in Oman, located in Khazaen Economic City.  The bio-diesel will be used by al-Shawamikh Company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve zero carbon neutrality.   Oman has recently inaugurated the Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO)

OXE Marine proposes to use biodiesel for testing

Diesel outboard manufacturer OXE Marine said it will use biodiesel for all development and testing of its products going forward. The company said it has decided to implement HVO100 in all development and testing after its recently published sea trials showed the company’s 300 hp diesel outboard OXE300 was tested against a gasoline outboard of

Researchers produce biodiesel from leftover coffee grounds

Two Aston University researchers have produced high-quality biodiesel after ‘feeding’ and growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds. Dr. Vesna Najdanovic senior lecturer in chemical engineering and Dr .Jiawei Wang were part of a team that grew algae which was then processed into fuel. In just the UK, approximately 98 million cups of coffee are drunk

Biofuel production slightly dips in the US

US ethanol and biodiesel capacity were down slightly in July. Renewable diesel capacity, however, continued to expand and is poised to surpass operatable biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30. Feedstock consumption was up for the month. Total US operable biofuels production capacity reached 21.469 billion gallons

Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel in the US

The American government expects biofuel producers to be making more renewable diesel than biodiesel. According to the US. Energy Information Administration, renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October. Renewable diesel capacity was estimated at 1.92 billion gallons per year in May, up from 1.75 billion gallons in

Universal Biofuels selected to supply 8 million gallons of biodiesel to OMCs

Aemetis, Inc. announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India was selected by the three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) and a major oil refiner to supply approximately 8,000,000 gallons of biodiesel over the next two months.  Universal Biofuels owns and operates biodiesel plant located near the Port of Kakinada on India’s east coast. The

Conversion of methane gas into liquid methanol developed by researchers

A group of researchers has succeeded in converting methane into methanol using light and dispersed transition metals such as copper in a process known as photo-oxidation. According to an article reporting the study published in Chemical Communications, the reaction was the best obtained to date for conversion of methane gas into liquid fuel under ambient

India extends excise duty exemption to ethanol and biodiesel

The government of India announced it is expanding the excise duty exemption on ethanol and biodiesel to encourage higher biofuel blends. The tax exemption originally applied to E10 blends, but has now been expanded to blends of E12-E15. The exemption will also apply to B20 made from vegetable oils. India recently set an ambitious goal

SARCO signs renewable energy projects with Christof Global Impact

Saudi Arabian Refineries Company (SARCO), and Christof Global Impact signed two non-binding memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to develop renewable energy projects. The first project is to study an investment partnership to build a refinery producing the ‘biodiesel’ biofuel carbon, which is negative fuel derived from algae through “carbon negative algae oil – sustainable fuel platform”