Biofuels International is the leading global publication in the market. Designed to appeal to those who wish to learn and be kept abreast of this increasingly important area, the bi-monthly magazine encompasses, biodiesel, bioethanol, and biomass.

Every issue includes in-depth news analysis and features on related subjects, including distribution, handling, storage, equipment and second generation technology.

On top of this, each edition includes an insightful interview with a leading biofuels producer, information on the latest regulations and legislation and a close examination of the biofuels sector in a particular region. This includes data on production capacities, new projects, demand levels and relevant local challenges.

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In this issue:

An end to splash ‘n’ dash?
The practice now referred to as splash ‘n’ dash is a ruling which was initially intended to encourage the production and use of biodiesel.
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Revision of the EU Fuel Quality Directive
The European biofuels policy is currently at a crossroad with two major pieces of legislation pending: on the one hand there is the widely discussed up-coming Renewable Energy Directive (also referred to as Biofuels Directive) and on the other hand the review of the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) that sets quality standards for transport fuels.
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Better carbon savings: biofuels or trees?
Carbon-free transport fuels present some of the most difficult problems in adapting to a low carbon economy and, while there are solutions like hydrogen in the offing, it will probably be 30 years or more before the bulk of fossil transport fuel can be replaced.
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Food before fuel
Biofuel consumption is forecast to undergo a rapid expansion in northeast Asia over the next decade, as governments promote its development as part of wider efforts to increase clean energy consumption. China will lead the way due to its huge need to introduce low cost environmentally friendly solutions for transport and other sectors.
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Expected profitability for US ethanol producers
A record 92.9 million acres of corn were planted this year, with commodity analysts predicting a record-setting yield of 13.3 billion bushels.
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Enhancing ethanol production
In developing regions national food security understandably takes precedence over various green agendas. When there's a choice to be made between growing crops to feed people or to feed cars, the population is bound to win.
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Green growth
China Clean Energy, through its whollyowned subsidiary, Fujian Zhongde Technology is a rapidly growing biodiesel producer.
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The science behind biodiesel
The American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) decided to hold its first International Congress on Biodiesel in November, and successfully attracted nearly 500 delegates from more than 50 countries.
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From trash to cash
Anyone who is familiar with the smell of used cooking oil or chipper grease in a diesel vehicle will have to get ready for a new experience - the smell of chicken or bacon diesel. Until recently, yellow grease, waste vegetable oil (WVO) and animal fats have played a small part in a larger, growing biodiesel industry.
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All aboard
At present, transporting biofuels, particularly ethanol, via pipeline is not completely viable. Ethanol is highly hydrophilic (attracts water) and potentially corrosive, so would require a designated infrastructure, something which may be possible in some regions, but is not yet implemented on a large scale.
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Ethanol top loading systems
The cost to produce and deliver petroleum to consumers includes the following major components: crude oil, refinery processing, marketing and distribution, and taxes.
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In this issue's storage supplement:

Green relationships
With a history dating back to the early part of the last century, Simon Storage has now become one of the leading suppliers of engineering and storage solutions to the European biofuels industry.
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Handle with care
Throughput of ethanol is generally high in those terminals that handle the product, so long term storage is not a serious issue. But demand for storage is growing and terminals and tank farms have to be adapted accordingly.
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Extinguishing ethanol
An overturned tanker lies in a ditch next to the highway, the unknown contents spilling freely onto the ground.
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Biodiesel: is life too short?
Biofuels are having a hard enough time in the press at the moment, without offspec product fuelling the fire, so companies must ensure its properties remain unchanged throughout the supply chain.
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Coping with co-products
The rise of US maize ethanol production is giving new prominence in the grain and feed industry to a commodity that has been around for centuries: distillers' grains. Because of the need to store and transport huge quantities of the co-product, most ethanol plants dry the wet distillers grains after mixing in the solubles from the process, resulting in dried distillers grains and solubles (DDGS).
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