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30 Jun 2017
Avril to reduce output because of tough market
The French oilseed and biodiesel group Avril will reduce the volume of processed seeds in its factories because of tough market conditions. more…
19 Jun 2017
Biodiesel - Adaptation to diesel fuel by metathesis
Researchers from TU Kaiserslautern and Ruhr-University Bochum have succeeded in adapting the boiling curve of biodiesel to diesel fuel by means of a metathesis reaction. more…
14 Jun 2017
Norway - Exclusion of biodiesel from palm oil
The Norwegian Parliament has approved a list of legislative proposals to ban the public procurement and use of palm oil based biodiesel in order to implement the sustainability criteria of the European Union for biofuels. more…
9 Jun 2017
80 years of biodiesel
In the summer of 1937, the first patent for the transesterification of vegetable oils was issued, and thus the biodiesel was invented. more…
26 May 2017
Fuel efficiency improvements 2016
Recently published data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) show that in 2016 the fuel efficiency of new cars in the European Union continued to improve but at a slower rate. more…
23 May 2017
Biofuels potential to reduce GHGs not being exhausted
The German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) evaluated the sustainability certificates for 2016. The average GHG reduction of biofuels compared to fossil fuels is 73 percent. more…
7 Apr 2017
EU Parliament calls for renunciation of palm oil in biodiesel by 2020
The European Parliament approved a draft about sustainable production of palm oil with a large majority. more…
28 Mar 2017
Dumping accusations against Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel
US biodiesel producers accuse Argentine and Indonesian exporters to flood the US market with biodiesel and violate trade agreements. more…
8 Mar 2017
German biodiesel exports rise
In 2016 Germany exported 1.54 million tons of biodiesel, the exports rose by 3.4 percent compared to 2015. more…
6 Mar 2017
REG acquires Petrotec
Renewable Energy Group Inc. (REG) has completed the acquisition of Petrotec, the leading producer of biodiesel from used cooking oil in Continental Europe. more…