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U.S. EPA proposes to allow additional biofuel pathways
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to allow additional biofuel pathways such as biogas to qualify for its renewable fuel standard (RFS) cellulosic production targets in a bid...
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Platts: China’s apparent fuel oil demand more robust than actual consumption
China’s apparent demand for fuel oil has registered significant double-digit growth this year, although this is not likely to reflect actual consumption by end-users, traders and analysts said....
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Energy group seeks EPA rule fix to bolster methanol as alternative fuel
An energy security group is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise Clean Air Act engine anti-tampering rules in order to allow conversion of all light-duty vehicle engines to...
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DOE review of high-energy crop tests renews debate on invasive species
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is set to launch an environmental review of its plan to field test engineered high-energy crops (EHEC) that could serve as a feedstock for biofuels. This process is...
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China faces obstacles in developing biodiesel
Biodiesel refineries in various regions in China including Shandong, Hunan and Sichuan Province are currently running well below capacity. Gushan Environmental Energy Limited, China’s largest biodiesel...
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Neste Oil adds technical corn oil to NExBTL biodiesel feedstocks
The Finnish refiner Neste Oil has added technical corn oil, a residue generated during ethanol production, to the range of feedstocks it uses to produce its proprietary NExBTL biodiesel, the company...
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6R Supply shifts to bio-based industrial supply product line
6R Supply Inc. has announced the transition to a wholly bio-based industrial supply product line. This line offers clients additional options for industrial hydraulic fluids, lubricants and solvents...
View ArticlePetition seeking RFS credit for DME fuel could boost diesel alternative
Oberon Fuels, a La Jolla, California-based firm, formally petitioned the EPA on August 29, to allow credit for dimethyl ether (DME) under the agency’s renewable fuel standard (RFS), which proponents...
View ArticlePrimus Green Energy commissions alternative fuel plant
Primus Green Energy, Inc., an alternative fuel company headquartered in Hillsborough, N.J., announced on September 30 that it had commissioned a pre-commercial demonstration plant capable of producing...
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