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6 Dec 2016
Four major cities to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
Four metropoles Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens are planning to ban diesel-powered transport by 2025 in favour of walking and cycling to improve air quality in the cities. more…
1 Dec 2016
Fundamental Consequences for Agriculture and Climate Protection
On November 30, the European Commission has presented their draft of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). more…
25 Nov 2016
Phase-out for Biodiesel?
The European Commission is currently revising the Renewable Energies Directive (RED). more…
8 Aug 2016
No palm oil in UK biodiesel
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) reported that for the first time no palm oil has been used as source for renewable biodiesel, according to official figures. more…
5 Aug 2016
Cargill sells two oilseed processing facilities to Bunge
Cargill announced that it will sell the oilseed processing facilities and businesses in French and the Netherlands with annual processing capacities of approximately two million tons to Bunge. more…
12 Jul 2016
Biofuels and food production benefit from each other
Leading research institutes conclude in their paper „Reconciling food security and bioenergy: priorities for action“ that more…
15 Jun 2016
AGQM adds 3 biodiesel stabilizers to updated no-harm list
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitaetsmanagement Biodiesel e. V. (AGQM) completed its 10th no-harm test round of oxidation stabilizers which resulted in adding three new products to AGQM’s existing no-harm list. more…
13 May 2016
Madrid purchases B100-compatible hybrid busses
From June Scania will supply 51 hybrid busses of the “Citywide” series to the Spanish capital. For public transport in Madrid, there are tough measures. Fossil Diesel has not been allowed in new busses since 2010. more…
21 Apr 2016
Avril to cut Biodiesel output in France on weak demand
The French group Avril plans to reduce production from August to the end of 2016 at their five biodiesel plants in France run by Saipol. more…
20 Apr 2016
Biodiesel production by Microwaves
An article in Energy & Fuels of the American Chemical Society describes the transesterification of used cooking oil to biodiesel using a microwave. more…