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21 May 2013 FIA racing ahead with biofuels solution
GEM fuel, a blend of petrol, bioethanol and biomethanol is to be used during the FIA Junior World Rally Championship this year.
GEM has been made via a partnership between Abengoa,...
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20 May 2013 Biorefining project in Europe receives large funding
The European Commission has approved millions of Euros in aid for a biorefinery research programme.
The Genesys programme will benefit from €39.8 million ($51.2 million)...
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20 May 2013 New agreement will aid biofuels growth in Aruba
Renewable energy company Methes Energies has announced its Canadian subsidiary has signed a purchase and cooperation agreement with Biofuel Aruba (BA).
BA will initially buy a...
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17 May 2013 EPA approves QAP-A RIN replacement programme
As part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)new rules for RIN integrity, quality assurance providers (QAP) were required to submit details of their QAP-A replacement plans by 1...
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17 May 2013 Brazilian ethanol push may help stave off sugar malaise
Brazilian ethanol and sugar company Copersucar believes resurgence in the country’s biofuels industry will help growing global sugar surplus.
CEO Paulo Roberto de Souza claimed...
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16 May 2013 Cellulosic demo plant held ‘successful test’ in US
Biomaterials and sustainable fuels company Edeniq has completed a successful "performance test" at its first demo plant which exceeded the benchmark of 1,000 hours of continuous operation.
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15 May 2013 Research and license agreement signed by global companies
Chemical company BASF and biotechnology provider Dyadic International have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement.
BASF will be able to use...
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15 May 2013 ePure suspects circumvention of import duty on ethanol imports
The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePure) has asked the European Commission to investigate if EU customs legislation is properly applied in Finland.
Evidence from several...
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15 May 2013 Increasing options for biodiesel production in Holland
Ecofuels Netherlands (EN) is to look into further developing its ability to produce second generation biofuels.
It already produces biodiesel from used cooking oil and fat free...
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15 May 2013 Advanced biofuels industry calls for solid regulations
The Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) met the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels this May at a meeting hosted by the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee.
EP VP...
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14 May 2013 BioFuelNet Canada to develop advanced biofuels solutions for aviation
BioFuelNet Canada, a not-for-profit organization hosted by Montreal’s McGill University, has signed an agreement with Air Canada and Airbus to explore biofuel solutions for aviation.
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13 May 2013 New Canadian biofuels plant gets major support
What do you get when you cross the Canadian federal government, a biofuels company and an oil giant? No not a Mexican stand-off but, according to recent news reports, a new biofuels...
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13 May 2013 Lower capacity but advanced product for new ethanol plant owner
US-based Advanced Biofuels has purchased an ethanol plant in Washington and plans to update the facility’s technology.
The 7 million gallons a year plant, located at Moses...
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10 May 2013 Figures for UK renewable fuel released
Over the UK’s Department of Transport has released figures regarding the country’s use of renewable fuel between April 2012 and January.
It states 965 million litres of...
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9 May 2013 Loan investment into large ethanol project in Brazil
A crop waste-to-ethanol project in Brazil has received a multi-million dollar loan from the Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econmico and Social development bank.
The $149.6 million...
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9 May 2013 Biofuels advocates claim EU commission will ‘kill’ industry
EU cabinet ministers have been receiving ‘catastrophic warnings’ from biofuels associations and companies in regard to European Commission (EC) proposals surrounding indirect...
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8 May 2013 New Indonesia ethanol plant deciding on home
A US-based producer of chemical products is to jointly construct an ethanol plant in Indonesia this year.
Working with state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, Celanese will...
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8 May 2013 New coupon scheme to boost bio-based technologies in Europe
Small and medium enterprises in north west Europe can apply for Innovation Coupons to help them assess the feasibility of taking a bio-based idea or technology to industrial production.
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7 May 2013 UK ethanol project seeks cash injection
UK-based biofuels producer Vireol is still hoping to secure more funding for its proposed ethanol plant in Grimsby.
It wants to raise £80 million (€95.4 million) to go...
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7 May 2013 ‘Biofuels ok for flying’ claims NASA
Researchers from US space agency NASA have stated, after successful trials, that conventional jet fuel can be blended with biofuels to offer safe flying.
NASA scientists based at its...
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3 May 2013 Biojet fuel deemed 'acceptable'
A NASA research programme carried out in California has revealed that a fuel blend of camelina-based biofuel and conventional kerosene poses no risk to commercial jets.
Scientists at...
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2 May 2013 US wants to hit back over EC ethanol tax
The five year duty imposed on US ethanol exported to the European Commission needs to be challenged, according to a group of US senators.
After an anti-dumping investigation by the...
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1 May 2013 Gevo adds new isobutanol patent to roster
Corn-to-fuel business Gevo has been issued a new patent regarding isobutanol production.
The latest award, US patent 8,431,374, covers “the foundational methods for low-cost...
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1 May 2013 New cellulosic biofuels plant in US sets 2016 opening
California-based Canergy, an advanced biofuels company focused on the production of ultra-low carbon intensity ethanol from sustainable non-food energy crops, is to work with chemical engineering...
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30 April 2013 Bulgaria fuels new renewable energy project
A new biofuels plant in Sofia, Bulgaria has awarded the construction contract to Greek company Aktor-Helektor.
The project, set to use waste as feedstock, is set to take 19 months to...
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30 April 2013 Enterprising gift to biofuels research in Missouri
Car rental brand Enterprise has made a large donation to the University of Missouri in respect to renewable fuel research.
The $2 million (€1.5 million) gift, via Enterprise...
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29 April 2013 UPM and VTT to initiate biofuel vehicle tests
Finland-based biofuels producer UPM is to work with technical research centre VTT and car manufacturer VV-Auto Group to start fleet tests of renewable domestic diesel.
Biofuel will...
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29 April 2013 Florida bioenergy association wants ethanol kept on the menu
The Florida Biofuels and Bioenergy Association wants state governor Rick Scott to veto a bill that would lift the 2008 state law requiring petrol sold by a terminal suppliers or wholesalers to be...
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26 April 2013 More businesses join the Sequential biodiesel cause
Sequential Pacific Biodiesel (SPB) has signed up several new partners to increase levels of used cooking oil used into creating biodiesel.
The organisations are the University of...
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25 April 2013 Sudan set to introduce E10 at the pump
Kenana Sugar (KS) will launch the first Sudanese project which uses ethanol as a gasoline additive to increase octane and improve vehicle emissions.
The project, which will mix...
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25 April 2013 Wastewater from restaurants get biofuels treatment
A biofuels producer in Philadelphia, US has diversified its portfolio to include a new stream of business.
BlackGold Biofuels has opened a new facility that can recycle wastewater...
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24 April 2013 Kinder Morgan to begin biodiesel production ‘imminently’
It has been reported that US energy company Kinder Morgan (KM) is to begin biodiesel production at two terminals sometime in the second quarter.
Recent modifications at facilities in...
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24 April 2013 Funding for Wisconsin bioenergy centre to continue
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Centre in Wisconsin, US has had its funding by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) renewed for another five years.
The centre receives...
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23 April 2013 SES snap up Danish seaweed cultivating business
Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Danish company Seaweed Seed Supply (SSS) to reinforce its position in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable...
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22 April 2013 German rapeseed oil proving an export hit
Germany-based oil association UFOP has highlighted the declining level of rapeseed oil from German mills used within national biodiesel fuel production.
According to information...
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22 April 2013 Menlo Energy’s purchase bolsters aggregate capacity aims
Menlo Energy Florida (MEF) has purchased a biodiesel plant located in Tampa from Agri-Sources Fuels.
As well as the 12 million gallon capacity biodiesel plant, the deal also includes...
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