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Philippines Importing Much of the Ethanol To Meet E5 Requirement

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The Philippines is importing much of the bioethanol required to meet a 5% ethanol blend requirement, mostly from Brazil, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service. To date, there are only two local ethanol production facilities. LAC)—is currently producing bio-ethanol commercially.

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GM Partners with US DOE to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

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The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have high yields, can withstand frost, and grow in temperate climates such as the United States. Two jatropha farms will be established in India: a 16-hectare (39.5

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Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

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Indonesia and Malaysia will more than double production of palm oil biodiesel, while Germany will remain the largest producer of biofuels in Europe, according to the analysis. First generation ethanol, palm oil biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel from Europe continue to be the dominant biofuels produced.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. Earlier post.) Hydroprocessing.

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