BIORAISE is a computer GIS based public tool developed by CIEMAT and specifically designed to give information about available biomass resources and their costs around selected locations. The first version…
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Biogas potentials in the Baltic Sea Region
“Manure is a waste from agriculture polluting the air and the sea. No, manure is a valuable resource which can fertilize crops and create green energy and green jobs.” Opinions…
Availability of GIS data for biomass supply and logistics increases in EU
The ambitious targets for the use of renewable energy sources in Europe by 2020 have set the pace for a growing interest in geospatial awareness about biomass resources. “Where are…
M&G Chemicals planning a bioethanol and bioglycols plant in China
M&G Chemicals has announced today its decision to build a second generation biorefinery in the region of Fuyang, Anhui Province of China, for the production of bio-ethanol and bio-glycols. The…
Neste Oil to promote the deployment of sustainable aviation biofuels in the Netherlands
On 12 November Neste Oil announced its committment to a Dutch initiative aimed at the deployment of sustainable biofuel in the aviation sector. The signatories of the initiative include KLM,…
Chempolis and ONGC to develop a biorefinery from non-food biomass in India
Chempolis Ltd, a Finland based biorefining technology corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ONGC, India’s leading oil & gas exploration company, for the development of a biorefinery project in…
UFOP new report “Biodiesel & Co” 2013
German UFOP (Union zur Förderung von Oel-und Proteinpflanzen) has republished the sections of its 2012/2013 annual report that dealt with biodiesel and biofuels as a separate publication entitled “Biodiesel &…
Ukraine will simplify licensing procedures for bioethanol production
The Ministry for Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has drafted a bill to simplify the licensing procedures for bioethanol production, which should cancel the procedure of approving the list…
A plan to convert 100,000 tube wells from diesel to biogas in Pakistan
In Pakistan, the Punjab government has designed a plan to convert about 100,000 agriculture tube wells from diesel to biogas in the next five years in a bid to save…
Companies and universities join forces in new Danish biorefining R&D platform
Bio-Value SPIR is a new Danish R&D platform bringing universities, large and small businesses together in order to make new sustainable solutions for biorefining technologies. It will run for five…
