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API: Study shows US ethanol mandates in RFS as safety risk

HP Editorial Staff: HP Editorial Staff

The statutory biofuel mandates in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) are infeasible to achieve in 2015 and beyond and may harm US consumers, according to the API study.

Gevo completes first US marine sales of gasoline blended with isobutanol

Gevo's bio-based isobutanol helps meet renewable fuel and clean air standards, while solving concerns that many boaters have with ethanol-blended fuels, which can damage internal engine parts.

HP Viewpoint: Should there be an end to fermentation ethanol?

ExxonMobil (retired): Brownstein, A. M.

In 2005, the US Congress determined that fuels derived from renewable resources, such as biofuels, will play a major role in ensuring US energy independence.

Ensyn wins regulatory approval from EPA for US renewable diesel sales

RFDiesel, a drop-in diesel transportation fuel, is created by processing Ensyn's renewable crude, a liquid cellulosic feedstock, with customary petroleum feedstocks in conventional petroleum refineries.

Neste expands California renewable diesel sales

California is a forerunner in renewable energy, and renewable diesel plays a big role in California's climate plan. Neste says its NEXBTL renewable diesel meets US and California spec requirements.

REG to acquire US biodiesel refiner Imperium

REG will acquire all the assets of Imperium, including a 100-million gal capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor, Washington.

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Endress+Hauser’s Loading Metering Skid (LMS) is a solution for the custody transfer of light hydrocarbons—including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and marine gas—to and from tanker trucks, railcars and ships.

Neste supplies NEXBTL renewable diesel to global UPS trucking fleet

NEXBTL renewable diesel is a low-carbon renewable fuel that meets US national, California and other diesel specifications for use in diesel engines while realizing the benefits of better performance, and lower emissions. It is sold to fleets, refining companies and fuel distributors around the world.

INVISTA, Plaxica work to commercialize bio-based lactic acid technology

The two companies will work together to develop and commercialize Plaxica’s lactic acid technology, which the companies believe will offer substantial cost and performance benefits to licensees in the polylactic acid and bio-propylene glycol value chains.

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Recent news events in the global HPI.