More refinery closures on the cards for 2014: IEAAn increase in new oil refining capacity and a rise in production of fuel not processed at refineries will lead to more plant closures in 2014, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest monthly report. Crude distill More… |
Biofuels not so green?Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more bio-fuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study showed on Sunday. The report sa More… |
Scrap biofuel support to curb food costs: WTOGovernments should scrap policies to support biofuels because they are forcing up global food prices, according to a report by 10 international agencies including the World Bank and World Trade Organization. The report adds to growing oppo More… |
$400bn per year 'needed to cut transport oil use’An annual investment of $400 billion is required to achieve 25 per cent penetration of alternative energy sources from 2010 to 2030 and reduce total oil consumption in transport by 0.5 per cent per year, a report said. More than 60 per cen More… |
Electric cars win hype, staying power questionedElectric cars are riding high, as incentives and new models make them a realistic option, but the fresh attention may highlight flaws compared with gasoline and alternatives such as biofuels. The attention rankles with some in the biofuel More… |
Danish firms launch new biofuel enzymesDenmark's Danisco launched on Monday a new enzyme for bioethanol production from plant waste material and rival Novozymes said it would unveil a competing product on Tuesday. The Danish enzymes producers, which already sell enzymes for "fi More… |
Masdar Institute to lead study on plant jetfuelThe Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead a new effort to develop sustainable renewable jet fuel from saltwater plant proposed by Boeing. The aircraft maker has announced a tie-up with Honeywell's UOP to commiss More… |
Masdar Institute to lead study on plant jetfuelThe Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead a new effort to develop sustainable renewable jet fuel from saltwater plant proposed by Boeing. The aircraft maker has announced a tie-up with Honeywell's UOP to com More… |
DuPont to debut 2 biofuels in marketDuPont’s plans to bring its two advanced biofuels programs to market are on track and making significant technical progress. The company will soon be close to the commercialisation of biobutanol and the conversion of cellulosic feedstocks More… |
DuPont biofuels programmes on trackDuPont plans to bring its two advanced biofuels programmes to market are on track. It is also making significant technical progress toward the commercialisation of biobutanol and the conversion of cellulosic feedstocks economically into bi More… |