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ICCT report finds expected surge in renewable diesel production could have damaging environmental impacts due to feedstock demand

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report prepared by the consultancy Cerulogy that explores the potential market and environmental impacts of increased capacity for renewable diesel produced by hydrotreating oils and fats in the US. —from the report, “Animal, vegetable or mineral (oil)?”.

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First reference installation of Opcon Waste Heat Recovery technology for ships; potential for 5–10% fuel savings

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Opcon, in collaboration with Wallenius Marine, recently completed the first reference installation of its Waste Heat Recovery technology for ocean-going vessels in a project supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. The Opcon systems generate electricity from low-value waste heat in the vessel’s steam and cooling system. Earlier post.)

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RedRock Biofuels to supply 3M gallons/year of renewable jet fuel to FedEx through 2024

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and will convert approximately 140,000 dry tons of woody biomass into 15 million gallons per year of renewable jet, diesel and naphtha fuels. Hydroprocessing refines the liquid hydrocarbons to produce jet, diesel, and naphtha fuels. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy, is scheduled to break ground this fall in Lakeview, Ore.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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the global gasoline market will reach an estimated 375 billion gallons per year (BGPY) in 2021, while demand for diesel in ground transportation markets will reach at least 427 BGPY. Key trends identified in the report include: Oil prices are expected to climb over the next decade, driving increased interest in.

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Univ of Washington team working to make poplar coppice viable cheap, high-volume biofuel feedstock

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The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. That’s the problem.

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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BP and Martek Biosciences Enter a Joint Development Agreement to Deliver Advanced Microbial Biofuels

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BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. Martek, a nutritional products company, has developed and patented two fermentable strains of microalgae which produce oils rich in docosahexaenoic acid, DHA.

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