article thumbnail

Arbios Biotech forms global alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies; wood and post-consumer biomass to finished products

Green Car Congress

Arbios Biotech was formed to commercialize Licella’s Cat-HTR platform, a globally leading hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, for various forms of wood and post-consumer biomass around the world, particularly in North America, South America and Europe.

Global 221
article thumbnail

T&E study claims EU’s biofuels policy has wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands

Green Car Congress

Europe’s demand for biodiesel for cars and trucks has likely wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands since the introduction of the EU’s green fuels law in 2010, according to a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E). Palm oil reached its highest level, capping a decade of growth that has seen palm oil consumption treble.

article thumbnail

Iranian researchers produce biodiesel from flixweed seed oil

Green Car Congress

Under a project to deliver a new generation of green transport fuel, researchers the Islamic Azad University in Iran have produced biodiesel from flixweed seed oil. It probably arrived in North America in the mid-1800s as an impurity in crop seed, and was widespread by the 1920s.

Oil 150
article thumbnail

BP begins shipping crude oil for US West Coast through transPanama Pipeline

Green Car Congress

BP Products North America Inc. has started shipping crude oil bound for the US West Coast through Petroterminal de Panama ( PTP )’s trans-Panama pipeline, marking the start of a seven-year transportation and storage agreement between BP and PTP. Under the terms of the agreement, BP has leased a total of 5.4

Panama 210
article thumbnail

US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

Green Car Congress

Flows through the Strait in 2011 were roughly 35 percent of all seaborne traded oil, or almost 20 percent of oil traded worldwide. ”. They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits. Use of the alternate routes would increase the cost of transportation.

Oil 297
article thumbnail

MAN Energy to supply engines for Finnlines hybrid RoRos; 100% increase in efficiency

Green Car Congress

The MAN B&W ME-C engines—as part of the hybrid propulsion set-up—will enable a 100% increase in efficiency when measured in terms of consumption/ton of freight transported, compared to existing vessels. Designed by Knud E. Hansen, the new RoRos will be among the first examples of a new series of hybrid vessels.

Supplies 362
article thumbnail

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

Green Car Congress

The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Transportation is a major contributor to the US economy. Transportation is a major contributor to the US economy.

Global 218