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Evogene, a plant genomics company, says subsidiary Evofuel has completed three years of successful field trials in Brazil for the development of castor bean as an alternative feedstock for production of biodiesel and other industrial uses.
The field trials were conducted in cooperation with agriculture business SLC Agrícola, one of Brazil’s largest landowners, and demonstrated strong…
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Grimley Smith Associates (GSA) is the first consultancy to be awarded a framework agreement from Vivergo Fuels for ongoing engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services.
The agreement introduces GSA, a part of Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ, as a partner to one of Europe’s biggest bioethanol plants and the UK’s largest single source supplier of animal feed. The new…
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The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has warned US consumers that it is recent changes in fuel supplied by oil companies to the Midwest which will reduce the quality of petrol available in many states.
ACE senior VP Ron Lamberty says if the public starts to notice that their petrol doesn’t seem as good as it used to be, it’s due to the petrol quality declining and nothing to do…
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), a voluntary sustainability scheme approved by the European Union, has introduced a new report regarding upstream verification for waste materials.
The RBS, which covers all types of feedstock and all biomaterial products, outlines its new approach to certifying biofuels from waste materials.
‘While the new RSB approach to upstream…
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The so-called Visegrad Four – Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland – has called on European decision makers to support sustainable biofuels this September.
The four claim to be able to produce and supply the EU with an additional 8 billion litres of biofuel a year between them, with Hungary’s national agricultural chamber believing that amount could account for 1% of the…
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Incbio, a Portugal-based biodiesel technology provider, has signed a contract with Biokast Energy to supply an 8,000 tonne capacity a year ultrasonic biodiesel plant for installation in Tunisia, North Africa.
The pair expect the plant, to be located in Tunis, to be completed in January 2014 with local Tunis restaurants providing used cooking oil as feedstock.
‘After a long time spent in the…
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Denmark's Port of Frederikshavn has entered into a partnership with technology company Steeper Energy and Aalborg University in Denmark to develop a biomass-based plant to produce sustainable marine fuel.
The new plant will initially produce between 50 and 100,000 tonnes of sulphur-free renewable fuel a year for the several thousand vessels passing through the port annually.
It will use wood…
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The vote at the European Parliament concerning proposed changes to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) was taken on 11 September.
The use of crop-based biofuels for land transportation has been capped at 6% of the total 10% aimed for by 2020 and MEPs also agreed to pass a 2.5% share from second generation biofuels. The final figure of 6% is…
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The US Department of Energy has distributed millions of dollars towards funding towards biofuel research.
New Mexico State University was handed $5 million, while Cal Poly is to receive $1.5 million (€1.1 million) to continue research and development into algae-based biofuels.
The additional money for Cal Poly is in addition to the $1.3 million grant Algae Technology Group, a university…
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The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is calling on MEPs to support the UK and European biofuels industry by voting against a cap on the use of agricultural biofuels, due on 11 September.
The European Commission’s proposals to address indirect land use change (ILUC) would, REA believes, put at severe risk not just climate change and renewable energy targets, but also hundreds of millions…
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Biodiesel made via jatropha has been cleared for field trials on trains in India.
The Research Design Standard Organisation, a division of Indian Railways, has passed the fuel developed by the Central Salt Marine and Chemical Research Institute to be potentially used on some railways still using diesel powered locomotives where electric lines have yet to be introduced
‘The RDSO has cleared…
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Lignol Energy, an advanced biofuels technology company, will acquire a 40% equity stake in Neutral Fuels, plus a controlling 51% stake in Neutral’s Australia and New Zealand operations.
A total of AU$4.07 million (€2.8 million) will be funded which will help deploy the next phase of planned biorefineries throughout Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa region, in conjunction with…
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Brazilian ethanol and sugar trader Copersucar has received a bank loan to invest in renewable fuel storage plans.
The $217.7 million (€164.9 million) will come via the Brazilian Development Bank’s PASS credit line, split between four lenders.
It is believed Copersucar traded around 1.2 billion of ethanol during the last harvest season, which accounts for 20% of Brazil’s total…
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A new law has been passed in New York City new law for a 5% blend of biodiesel to be used in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year.
The new law comes into effect 1 July 2014 plus the city will also launch a pilot programme prior to 1 December 2016 to study year round usage of B20 with no fewer than 5% of its fleet.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the legislation into law and the…
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Aemetis, an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, has been granted US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to produce ethanol using grain sorghum and biogas.
The move means the plant’s existing combined heat and power system can generate higher-value D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs).
The EPA approval also includes D5 RIN generation for…
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