Pkw-Neuzulassungen 2017: höchster Wert seit 2011
Im Jahr 2017 wurden insgesamt 457.174 Kfz neu zum Verkehr zugelassen, um 6,2% mehr als im Vorjahr.
POET-DSM cellulosic biofuels commercialization
The company has solved the critical challenge in pretreatment, overcoming what has been the No. 1 hurdle to commercialization for producers around the world, according to their news release. Project LIBERTY is now running pretreatment at 80 percent uptime.
16 January 2018: Workshop on political and regulatory issues related to Bio-CC(U)S
The IEA Bioenergy Special Project on Bio-CCS and Bio-CCU in cooperation with the Directorate General of the European Commission is organising this workshop to address the political and regulatory issues related to large-scale industrial implementation of Bio-CC(U)S as a climate mitigating tool.
Renewable energy – EU Council adopts its position
On 18 December 2017, the EC Council adopted its position on a directive promoting the use of renewable energy.
An ETI Perspective - Natural Gas Pathway Analysis for Heavy Duty Vehicles
The report presents the results of a comprehensive modelling exercise of natural gas Well-to-Motion (WTM) pathways relevant for heavy duty vehicles, to understand the impact on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions of natural gas vehicles forming part of the HDV fleet in the UK.
The latest in bioenergy R&D in the US
Jim Lane published in his “Biofuels Digest†in a slide presentation the most actual efforts of the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) toward technologies for producing cost-competitive advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources.
First public ultra-fast charging station operational
As of 21 December 2017, Europe has its first publicly accessible ‘ultra-fast charger point’. This new generation of charging stations is part of a transnational network of pioneering charging technology.
CEA und Faurecia entwicklen Wasserstoffantrieb
Die französische Behörde für Atomenergie und alternative Energien (CEA) hat eine Übereinkunft mit dem deutschen Automobilzulieferer Faurecia getroffen, um die Produktion von mit Brennstoffzellen betriebenen Fahrzeugen zu beschleunigen.
International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo June 11-13, 2018
The 34th Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Exhibition (FEW) - which is the world's largest ethanol event - will take place between June 11 and 13, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Fuels of the Future 2018 - CORRECTION
In our last Newsletter some old and new data on the Fuels of the Future Conference got mingeld - we apologize and hereby present the correct programme.
U.S. biodiesel production still increasing despite expiration of tax credit
Through the first nine months of 2017, U.S. biodiesel production levels were slightly higher than 2016 levels, despite the expiration of a federal biodiesel blender's tax credit at the end of 2016.
Greening steel production through bioethanol and torrified wood
By collaborating with internal experts, those from academia and its customers, ArcelorMittal seeks ways to achieve its ambition of becoming a zero-waste company.
Report on ILUC GHG emissions of biofuels production published
The study provides systematic analysis of the latest available scientific research and the latest available scientific evidence on indirect land use change (ILUC) greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) associated with production of biofuels.
Steeper Energy Announces EUR 50.6 M (DKK 377 M) Advanced Biofuel Project
Steeper Energy, a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, is partnering with Silva Green Fuel, a Norwegian-Swedish joint venture, to construct a EUR 50.6 M (DKK 377M) industrial scale demonstration plant at a former pulp mill located in Tofte, Norway leading to a future commercial scale project.
E-fuels Technologies in European Transport’s Future
According to a report by Cerulogy for T&E, e-fuels only have meaningful climate benefits if strict sustainability criteria are observed throughout the production process.
IEA Bioenergy Task 42 Meeting und "Austrian Biorefining Stakeholder Workshop"
Das IEA Bioenergy Task 42-Vernetzungstreffen fand im Oktober an der TU Wien statt
Mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment goals
The EEA Briefing “Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism gives an annual progress assessment.
Annual Ethanol & Biofuels Conference by Curtis & Wyss
The annual Ethanol & Biofuels Conference is scheduled on February 26-27, 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
15th International conference "Fuels of the Future 2018" in Berlin
The 15th International conference "Fuels of the Future 2018" will take place on 22 / 23 January 2018 in Berlin.
Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference
The conference includes a connected series of 5 conferences on the most important issues in the Bioeconomy and takes place on February 28th 2018 in Washington D.C.
