Clean fuels
Paying the piper
The Nord Stream pipeline, planned to come online in 2011, will be vital to help Europe meet its future gas demands. However, financing any infrastructure project in the current climate is difficult. Roderick Bruce looks at the challenges facing Nord…
First biodiesel paper swap traded through ClearPort
The first ever over-the-counter (OTC) biodiesel paper swap has been brokered by US firm Starsupply Renewables, through CME Group's ClearPort system.
VeraSun Bankruptcy Highlights Tough Ethanol Market Say Experts
VeraSun Energy’s latest financing package may have given it the necessary relief to continue operations, but its bankruptcy filing indicates times are extremely tough for the ethanol industry, with more casualties expected, experts say.
CME allowed to clear OTC ethanol contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order on October 9th permitting Chicago Mercantile (CME) to clear over-the-counter (OTC) ethanol contracts.
Backlash against biofuels
Biofuels are facing not only the food versus fuel controversy, but also criticism that the growing biofuels industry produces a bigger carbon footprint than the savings made when using them. Eric Fishhaut of GlobalView Software looks at the arguments
Ethanol first for Tullett Prebon
Inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon has completed the first European paper trade in fuel grade ethanol.
Tullett Prebon brokers first physical fuel grade ethanol trade
Inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon’s biofuel desk has completed its first trade in physical fuel grade ethanol.
Japan Airlines teams up with SolArc
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected SolArc RightAngle as its Next Generation Fuel Administration System (NGFAS).
Merrill Lynch introduces biofuels indices
Investment bank Merrill Lynch has introduced two indices designed to offer investors exposure to the fast-growing biofuels market.
CME to offer clearing for ethanol basis swaps
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will offer clearing for over-the-counter (OTC) ethanol basis swaps from October 5. The service will offer centralised clearing, including daily mark-to-market margining and reduced counterparty risk, to the biofuels and…
EDF Trading moves into biomass market
EDF Trading, the subsidiary of utility EDF responsible for wholesale market activity, has acquired biomass company Renewable Fuel Supply Limited (RFSL).
Triple Point launches Commodity XL for Biofuels and Commodity XL Xchange
Triple Point Technology, a supplier of software platforms for the supply, trading, marketing and movement of commodities, has released Commodity XL for Biofuels. The platform is intended to address the rapidly escalating global market for renewable…
EDF and RasGas sign LNG supply deal
Utility EDF, through its subsidiary EDF Trading, has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract with Qatari company Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas (RasGas).
Ethanol in “hangover mode” as sector looks to restructure
The unbridled optimism which spurred the ethanol markets in 2006 has been replaced by fears over the sustainability of some corn-based projects, according analysts speaking at this week’s Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York.
Virgin Trains to use biofuel
Greenergy Fuels, the UK’s leading independent fuels supplier, will partner with Virgin Trains to supply up to 27,000 litres per week of a new B20 biofuel blend, which contains 20 per cent biodiesel and is designed for trains.
Impact of ethanol
Increased demand for ethanol in the US has led to predictions that biofuels will have a 30% share of global energy demand by 2030, writes Eric Fishhaut
New Cargill subsidiary to develop ethanol plants
Newly formed company Emerald Renewable Energy has revealed plans to develop four 100-million gallon per year ethanol plants in the corn-belt area of the Midwestern US.