Argentina increases required blend of ethanol in gasoline to 12%
Plantations International News Argentina is set to beef up its ethanol production by increasing the required blend of ethanol in gasoline from 10% to 12%, according to media reports. The South American country's President, Mauricio Macri, said the additional ethanol would be exclusively derived from sugar, according to news agency[...]
Super Bowl kicks off with clean diesel tech, renewable diesel
Plantations International News The widely attended fan festivals and transportation to this week’s championship football game in San Francisco are the latest in a long line of entities to recognize advanced biofuels—including biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel—in meeting climate, clean air and sustainability goals. These advance biofuels, when used in diesel engines,[...]
Egregor plans ethanol plant in Northern Russia
Plantations International News Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. february 5, 2016 Egregor Biotech and Evolution Group is planning to construct a bioethanol plant in the forest-rich Komi Republic in Northern Russia.[...]
Biodiesel taking a bite out of exhausts in the Large Apple
Plantations International News The words of the legendary Frank Sinatra danced in my head as our group of Minnesota soybean farmers paid attention to an authorities with the Natural Resources Defense Council describe how their New York City workplaces were heated by biodiesel. Ol' Blue Eyes bellowing, "If I could[...]
Growing together in Diversity
Plantations International Information When you change your reasoning (pikiran) You change your ideas (keyakinan diri) When you change your beliefs You alter your assumptions (harapan) When you change your assumptions You change your mindset (sikap) When you alter your mindset You transform your behavior (tingkah laku) When you transform your[...]
Neste posts strong fourth-quarter results
Plantations International News Neste, a Finland-based renewable diesel producer, reported better than expected fourth-quarter profits and dividend thanks to high European refining margins and favourable foreign exchange rates. Neste, which has two conventional refineries in Finland and renewable diesel refineries in Singapore and Rotterdam, said its core operating profit in[...]
Wild animals Works Area Relations Policeman attends The Youth and also Landscape Campaign in Paris
Plantations International Information In December 2015, I joined The Young people and also Landscapes Campaign, component of The Worldwide Landscape Discussion forum, a side occasion to the UN Structure on Climate Adjustment (UNFCC) in Paris.GLFCOP21 Young people in Landscapes'Dragons Den-- Young growth professionals and also students can pitch remedies to[...]
Virent join Tesoro to intensify advancement of biofuels
Plantations International News US-based biofuels producer Virent has actually participated in a new critical relationship with oil expert Tesoro to increase the development and also commercialisation of Virent's items. Virent's trademarked innovation showcases catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials right into a complete variety of products the same to those[...]
German biodiesel exports decline in 2015
Plantations International Information German biodiesel exports from January through November 2015 were down virtually a quarter from the exact same duration in 2014. This is revealed by German Federal Statistical Office international profession figures. A decent 90 percent of exports went to EU member states. According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH[...]
Unique experience of landscape professionals
Plantations International Information Daan Jochem Groot at the Worldwide Landscapes Forum, Paris 2015-- Young development specialists and students could possibly pitch solutions to global landscape challenges to a panel of professionals in a Dragon's Den Style Occasion. © Andrew Wheeler for Wild Canine Limited/ WLE_CGIAR 2015 all rights booked worldwide.As[...]
Neste biofuel to sustain vehicles based at Italian cross-country ski race
Plantations International News Netherlands-based oil and also energy business Tamoil has started marketing arctic diesel having Neste's sustainable diesel to its business consumers in the northern Italian Alps region, which will be made use of to fuel automobiles servicing the Marcialonga cross-country ski race in Italy. Tamoil's Gasolio Artico gas[...]
Howell says 2016 may be busiest year yet for biodiesel at ASTM
Plantations International News An abundance of ASTM and ISO biodiesel activities may make 2016 the busiest year yet at the standards organizations, said National Biodiesel Board senior technical advisor Steve Howell. At the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Tampa, Florida, Howell spoke about his involvement with biodiesel and ASTM[...]