ALTERNATIVE FUELS

EU to review fracking this year

12:09 PM MDT | May 21, 2013 | Michael Ravenscroft

The European Union will review fracking and the environmental concerns over fracking's technique this year, EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger says in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt. Fracking involves the injection of water, sand...

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Two firms jointly develop multifeed biodiesel plant in Colorado

Bio Plant Technologies (BPT; Boulder, CO) and GHP Biodiesel (Neumarkt i.d.Oberpfalz, Germany) are joining forces to establish a multifeed biodiesel plant that will consume used cooking oil (UCO) at Boulder, BPT announced. The oil-processing portion of...

Report: European Union plans to reduce energy prices for industry

The European Union plans to reduce energy prices for industry to stimulate growth, create jobs, and improve the competitiveness of European companies, according to a report in German newspaper Die Welt. These are the main points to be discussed at a summit...

Canadian consortium builds pilot plant to grow algal biomass using oil sands CO2 emissions

The government of Canada will invest in technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in oil sands by converting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into commercial products, the National Research Council Canada (NRC; Ottawa) says. The three-year Algal Carbon...

Finland's UPM and Neste Oil in court dispute over biodiesel patent

Industrial group UPM- Kymmene (Helsinki) has registered a court request with the Helsinki District Court to invalidate Neste Oil's (Espoo, Finland) biodiesel patent, alleging it does not differ from previously patented innovations, UPM tells CW. UPM...

Cefic calls for balance between climate change policy and need for competitive energy prices

Competitively priced energy will be essential if the European Union is to deliver jobs and growth alongside progress in combating climate change, Cefic said at a business summit held recently at Brussels. Cefic leaders urged policymakers to balance climate...

Argentina challenges EU at WTO on biodiesel import measures

Argentina has filed a challenge with the World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva) against the European Union and/or its member states over a recent decision on the import and marketing of biodiesel in the EU, as well as measures supporting the EU biodiesel...

EU approves state aid to French R&D consortium to develop third-generation biorefineries

The European Commission has approved aid granted by the French government to Picardie Innovation en Végétal Enseignement Rechercher et Techologie (Pivert; Compiègne, France) and Institut d’Excellence en Énergies...

Brazilian firm secures financing toward construction of commercial-scale, second-generation bioethanol plant

Bioflex Agroindustrial (São Miguel dos Campos, Brazil) has secured 300.3 million reais ($149.5 million) in financing from the Brazilian Development Bank (Rio de Janeiro) for construction of a second-generation bioethanol plant, the bank has announced...

Indonesia may complain to WTO over EU biodiesel antidumping investigation

The EU antidumping investigation into biodiesel imports from Indonesia could provoke a complaint by Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva), according to Indonesian media reports. The European Commission decided earlier this year to track...

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