Singapore Airlines launches trans-Pacific biofuel flights with the A350 XWB

Singapore Airlines has begun a series of biofuel flights using A350-900 aircraft on non-stop trans-Pacific flights between Singapore and San Francisco.

Biogas17 Kongress

Save the date - 6. bis 7. Dezember 2017 in Innsbruck

India’s First Integrated Bio - refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals

Praj’s second generation bio-refinery demonstration plant will produce 1 MLPA ethanol by processing a variety of agri-residue like rice and wheat straw, cotton stalk, bagasse,cane trash,corn cobs & stover, etc with superior product yields.

Port of Rotterdam: Increase in throughput of biofuels

The throughput of biofuels in Rotterdam, Europe’s premier port for the storage and handling of biofuels, increased over the past year.

Velocys plc present final results for the year 2016

Velocys plc, a company at the forefront of smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL), presented its final audited results for the year ended 31 December 2016.

15th International Conference on Renewable Mobility “Fuels of the Future 2018”

Save the Date and Call for Papers

The 15th International Conference on Renewable Mobility “Fuels of the Future 2018” will be held on 22-23 January 2018, again in Berlin.

Isobutene produced from straw

Zahl der Kfz-Gebrauchtzulassungen im April 2017 um 9,7% gesunken

Im April 2017 wurden laut Statistik Austria insgesamt 94.182 gebrauchte Kraftfahrzeuge (Kfz) zum Verkehr zugelassen, um 9,7% weniger als im April 2016 und um 15,4% weniger als im Vormonat März.

Passagieraufkommen 2016 um 1,4% gestiegen

27,7 Millionen Passagiere wurden 2016 auf den sechs österreichischen Flughäfen befördert.

Projekt – Abschlussworkshop: „Bioraffinerie von Speiseabfällen“ Forschungsprojekt:

Die Partnerfirmen des Forschungsprojekts: KASAV - Kaskadische Nutzung von Biomüll zur Gewinnung von Biobutanol und Biomethan laden zum Abschluss-Workshop.

Canola oil for Biodiesel in the US?

A potential change in the U.S. biodiesel tax credit could create a new market for Canadian canola oil, say analysts.

Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Average CO2 emissions of a new car sold in 2016 were 118 g CO2/km, a decrease of 1.4 g CO2/km, compared to the previous year.

Road traffic remains biggest source of noise pollution in Europe

With an estimated 100 million Europeans affected by harmful levels, road traffic is by far the largest source of noise pollution in Europe, according to a new assessment published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Algae Bioenergy State of Technology Review

Even though algae remain an attractive target for bioenergy applications over the longer term because of their high photosynthetic efficiency, the near-term prospects for primary algae-based energy/fuels production are poor due to the relatively high cost of cultivating and harvesting algae.

Kommerzielle Zivilluftfahrt: Passagieraufkommen 2016 um 1,4% verglichen zum Vorjahr gestiegen

27,7 Millionen Passagiere (inkl. Transit) wurden 2016 auf den sechs österreichischen Flughäfen laut Statistik Austria befördert.

Scaling up the Isobutene process in the Leuna Demo plant

Global Bioenergies has succeeded in producing Isobutene by fermentation at the scale of the Leuna Demo plant, a 5,000 litre fermenter, with performances exceeding those performed on the pilot plant in Pomacle (a 500 litre fermenter).

Carbon intensity of energy use is lowest in U.S. industrial and electric power sectors

Of the five major energy-consuming sectors in the United States, the industrial sector produced the least amount of CO2 per unit of primary energy consumed in 2016.

WWF-Berechnungen zu einem palmölfreieren Deutschland

Der WWF hat in der Studie „Auf der Ölspur“ untersucht, welche ökologischen Effekte es hätte, wenn Deutschland Palmöl boykottieren und austauschen würde.

12,8% mehr Pkw-Neuzulassungen im 1. Quartal 2017 gegenüber Vorjahresquartal

Von Jänner bis März 2017 wurden laut Statistik Austria 88.493 Personenkraftwagen (Pkw) neu zum Verkehr zugelassen; das entspricht einer Zunahme von 12,8 %.

Rückblick: Netzwerk Algen 2017

Am 03.04.2017 fanden sich rund 40 ExpertInnen aus Wissenschaft und Industrie beim Netzwerk Algen ein.