UFOP fordert wettbewerbs- und technologieoffenen Ansatz in der Biokraftstoffpolitik

Die Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) sieht noch einen erheblichen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsbedarf bei den Biokraftstoffen der zweiten und dritten Generation.

EU waste could provide 16 percent of road fuel by 2030

According to a newly released study conducted by the International Council for Clean Transportation and the National Non-Food Crops Centre, if all sustainably available waste and residuals were converted to biofuels, it could supply up to 16 percent of the European Union’s road fuel by 2030.

Neues Power-to-Gas-Verfahren: Elektrolyse direkt in der Biogasanlage

Die MicrobEnergy GmbH entwickelt mit Unterstützung des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) ein direkt im Fermenter ablaufendes Power-to-Gas-Verfahren.

Verbrauch von Super E10 in Deutschland gestiegen

Der Bundesverband der deutschen Bioethanolwirtschaft (BDBe) teilt mit, dass der Absatz von Super E10 im Jahr 2013 um 5,4 Prozent gestiegen ist und in einem schrumpfenden Benzinmarkt einen Anteil von 15 Prozent erreicht hat.

Ethanol: higher margins for distiller’s grains

The abundant 2013 corn harvest lowered the price of corn. In addition to lower corn input costs, ethanol producers are also benefiting from improving margins for dried distillers grains, an important supplement for animal feed that is the major co-product of ethanol production from corn. Sales of dried distillers grains provide a significant portion of the total revenue received by ethanol.

”indirect Land Use Change” (iLUC) – A critical inventory for objective political decision-making

“Proposal rejected - The EU Commission has failed in the first round with its biofuel legislation on ”indirect Land Use Change”. With this statement Prof. Dr. Uwe Lahl, Technical University of Darmstadt, introduces in his article.

Natural gas vehicles will see rapid rise globally through 2023

The number of light-duty vehicles running on natural gas will more than double over the next decade to 39.8 million traveling on roads worldwide, according to a report by research firm Navigant. Despite the rapid growth, natural gas will continue to have a modest market share compared to gasoline and diesel in 2023, fueling just 2.6 % of the cars and light-duty trucks on the road, Navigant projects.

Biofuels demand will surpass 51 billion gallons annually by 2022

The report, “Biofuels for Transportation Markets”, analyzes the emerging markets and future growth opportunities for biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel, and drop-in biofuels.

POET-DSM’s first commercial cellulosic bio-ethanol plant on schedule

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuel’s first commercial cellulosic bio-ethanol plant remains on schedule for startup in the first part of 2014.

Gas-to-liquids plants face challenges in the U.S. market

To improve the long-term profitability of GTL plants, developers have reconfigured their designs to include the production of waxes and lubricating products, which are another primary product of the F-T process.

The world’s first biogas plant for LBG

Lidköping Biogas is one of the world’s first plants för Liquefied Biogas (LBG). The new plant is a joint effort for the companies Swedish Biogas International Lidköping AB, Göteborg Energi AB and the Municipality of Lidköping.

Energy Globe Award Kategorie Feuer ging an ecoduna

Der begehrte Energy Globe Award geht in der Kategorie „Feuer“ heuer nach Niederösterreich.

Mitteilungsblatt Biobased Future Jänner 2014 erschienen

Die aktuelle Ausgabe der Biobased Future - Mitteilungsblatt über Biomasse für Energie und Industrie in einer nachhaltigen Wirtschaft - wurde veröffentlicht.

WSED next – a conference for young researchers

The conference will be held in the context of the annual "World Sustainable Energy Days" conference in Wels, Austria from 25 - 28 th of February.

4th International Symposium on Gasification and its Applications

Call for Papers

The 4th International Symposium on Gasification and its Applications (iSGA-4) will be held on 2-5 of September 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The call for papers is open until 17th of March.

Standard values specified in the RED need to be revised?

The German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ) has studied the effect of different transport expenditures involved in the collection of animal fats and vegetable waste oils on the greenhouse gas balance of biofuels produced from these. The DBFZ comes to the conclusion that the standard values specified in Renewable Energies Directive (2009/28/EC) have to be revised.

Iogen announces new drop - in cellulosic biofuel

Iogen Corporation announced it has developed a new method to make drop-in cellulosic biofuels from biogas using existing refinery assets.

Etihad Airways: Neue Initiative “Biojet Abu Dhabi”

Etihad Airways, Boeing, Takreer, Total und das Masdar Institute of Science and Technology kündigten ihre Zusammenarbeit in der Initiative “BIOjet Abu Dhabi: Flight Path to Sustainability” an.

Answer from Khosla Ventures to “The Cleantech Crash”

On January 14, Khosla Ventures answered in an “Open Letter” to CBS’ 60 Minutes “The Cleantech Crash”.

Mitteleuropäische Biomassekonferenz

Über 1.100 Teilnehmer aus 45 Nationen begrüßt

Die 4. Mitteleuropäische Biomassekonferenz im Jänner 2014 zeigt das große internationale Interesse an der Bioenergieforschung.