Latest Biofuel and biodiesel technology products and systems news

Hydrogen Harvester: OriginOil's Hydrogen Harvester generates hydrogen from living algae

OriginOil, Inc. has announced a new invention that generates hydrogen from living algae, providing an additional energy source from bioreactors. In contrast to previously reported developments in the area, the new Hydrogen Harvester™ uses little or no external energy inputs, requires no sulfur deprivation or other "str... [more]

: Unitel Technologies focusses on the production of algal fatty acids for making biofuels from microalgae

Currently, most of the proposed methods in the biofuels-from-algae space require the extraction of immobilized oil from algal biomass. However, regardless of the oil extraction technique used, and some are more efficient than others, getting to the oil is usually very expensive in terms of capital and energy costs. In ... [more]

: Gasrec helps Waitrose cut CO2 emissions on delivery vans

Waitrose, part of the John Lewis Partnership, is committed to reducing its carbon footprint. Its latest initiative involves the use of sustainable fuel made from landfill gas to run five of its home delivery vehicles in central London. The liquid Biomethane fuel for five Mercedes Sprinters that Waitrose uses to del... [more]

: Planning permission given for Scotland's largest ever anaerobic digestion facility

With the escalation of landfill tax, a growing emphasis on recycling and recovery, new government incentives to encourage renewable energy from waste, and new technologies coming on stream, the opportunities for small and medium sized waste contractors have never been greater, especially in the area of commercial and i... [more]

Renewable Heat Incentive RHI: New B30K biofuel for heating and cooking eligible for the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive

The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) have tested fuels which blended either 30% or 50% of the bio element, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) with either kerosene or gas-oil. The FAME was derived from used cooking oil. The fuel that blends 30% FAME with 70% kerosene (B30K) has been accepted by the Government as ... [more]