Foreword
Firstly, congratulations need to go to Global
Bioenergies, who have become the first company in the world to produce Ethyl
tert-butyl ether from 100% sustainable resources. This is a landmark
achievement for biofuels, as it could pave the way for greater biofuel content
in gasoline, allowing manufacturers to bypass the “blend wall” that limits the
amount of biofuel permitted in fuel mixtures, without needing to wait for
changes in regulations.
Elsewhere we find advanced biofuels dictating the news.
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Other news this month includes:
Policy
- Biofuel-producing fungus declared nontoxic
- UK Government announces RTFO Year 8 Statistics
Markets
- Advanced biofuels to drive future market growth
- Gevo to supply isooctane to HCS
- CropEnergies announces greater-than-expected
profits
Research & Development
- 3D printed polymers converts methane to
methanol
- POET-DSM to manufacture enzymes at bioethanol
plant
- Biodiesel from waste coffee beans
- Global Bioenergies produces Renewable ETBE
- New gel improves effectiveness of growing algae
- UPM to ramp up biofuel production from paper
waste
- Enzyme shows potential in cellulose hydrolysis
Bioethanol
- Bioethanol helps UK wheat use hit record high
- Clariant's Cellulosic Ethanol tested by
Mercedes Benz
Biodiesel
- Velocys enters partnership with ThermoChem for
BTL
- Biodiesel from ham fat for charity
Aviation Fuel
- Waste plastic fuelled plane makes maiden flight
- Hong Kong's Cathay airlines to trial biofuels
Other Fuels
- Kroger to retail Green Biologics' newly
acquired GreenFlame
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