Mar 16, 2015
Ergon Biofuels and Gavilon enter into agreement
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Mar 16, 2015
Celtic Renewables, the world's first company to produce biofuel capable of powering cars from residues of the whisky industry, has received £500,000 (€702,124) in a new round of investment, taking its valuation to £10 million.
The company has announced investment worth £250,000 from the Scottish Investment Bank. The investment arm of Scottish enterprise,... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2015
Green Plains has announced that its newly-formed subsidiary, Green Plains Partners (the partnership), has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The registration statement is for a proposed underwritten initial public offering (IPO) of common units representing limited partner interests in the... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2015
Byogy Renewables, a biofuels producer based in San Jose, CA, acting through its AusAgave Agricultural Division Headquartered in Aldgate, Australia, has executed an MoU and Work Plan with EMBRAPA, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, a Brazilian Government institution under the Ministry of Agriculture, to introduce adapted agave plants from Australia into Brazil... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2015
On 16 March 2015, Brazil will increase its ethanol blend in petrol from 25% to 27%.
'This is an operation in which everyone wins,' said Eduardo Braga, the Minister of Mines and Energy.
Tests carried out by energy company Petrobras in 2014 into the impacts of a higher ethanol blend on vehicle engines did not show any technical problems arising from the use of petrol mixed... [Read More]
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Mar 9, 2015
Ghent Bio-Economy Valley (GBEV) and Malaysian Biotechnology (BiotechCorp) have signed a collaboration agreement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in support of companies and research institutes in the bio-economy business in Belgium and Malaysia. The main goal is to facilitate collaboration and the development of commercial applications in both countries.
A non-profit and network... [Read More]
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Mar 4, 2015
Two US senators have introduced legislation to eliminate the renewable fuels standard (RFS) corn ethanol mandate.
Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced the 'Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015' last week.
'The federal mandate for corn ethanol is both unwise and unworkable,' says Senator Feinstein. 'Roughly 40% of corn in the United States... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2015
Edinburgh, Scotland-based Celtic Renewables has become the first in the world to produce biofuel capable of powering cars from residues of the whisky industry. The company now plans to build a production facility in central Scotland after manufacturing the first samples of biobutanol from the by-products of whisky fermentation.
Celtic Renewables, a spin-out company from... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2015
Ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy has installed a $2.4 million (€2 million) Valicor corn-oil separation system at its Nebraska Energy plant in Aurora, Nebraska.
'By investing in this system we are adding to our revenue stream and diversifying beyond ethanol production in Nebraska,' says Mark Beemer, Aventine president and CEO.
The system began operations... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2015
Calgren Renewable Fuels has opened a new manure-to-ethanol plant in California's San Joaquin Valley, located in one of the top dairy producing counties in the US and also one of the country's most air-polluted areas.
The Calgren Ethanol Biodigester sits around 60 miles south of Fresno and will help reduce emissions and dependence on fossil fuels in the area while contributing... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2015
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will award start-up private company Renergi with $5.2 million (€4.5 million) in funding for the design and construction of a pilot-scale biofuel plant in Perth.
ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht explains that the project would result in simple, cost effective production of renewable energy from biomass: 'Renergi was created... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2015
The Energy Department's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has chosen seven projects across the US to receive up to $10 million (€8.8 million) to support innovative technologies and solutions to help advance bioenergy development.
These projects will support BETO's work to develop renewable and cost-competitive biofuels from non-food biomass feedstocks by reducing... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2015
Biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy has opened its distribution facility located within the Knoxville, Tennessee terminal complex.
The project, which is a joint venture between Eco-Energy and Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals, can receive tank cars daily from the CSX Railway for outbound ethanol distribution via pipeline connection and tank truck delivery to all area... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2015
Renewable energy producer Statkraft, and Södra, a forestry operations company with experience in paper pulp, sawn timber and bioenergy, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to create a company that will produce biofuels from forest waste.
The agreement will see Statkraft acquire Södra Cell Tofte, which owns the industrial site of the former Tofte pulp plant in... [Read More]
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Feb 17, 2015
Fluid recovery and regeneration solutions specialist Valicor has completed the acquisition of a patent that covers the extraction of protein from corn ethanol stillage and is designed to help ethanol producers maximise their coproduct recovery and value.
The patent for invention number 7,829,680 is for a system and method that isolates gluten (protein) as a coproduct of... [Read More]
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Feb 16, 2015
On 16 February, Iowa, US-based Golden Grain Energy reached a milestone when it produced its one billionth gallon of ethanol. The plant has been operating for around a decade.
'The one billion gallon mark is certainly a reason for celebration and we are proud of each of every gallon of high quality ethanol we produce,' says Jim Boeding, board member at Golden Grain Energy.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 16, 2015
Renewable isobutanol produced by biofuels company Gevo can be used in marine engines of up to 16.1% without deterioration of engine or boat performance.
This was the conclusion following four years of tests on the company's isobutanol by a consortium of organisations from the recreational marine industry. The tests were performed in collaboration with the National Manufacturers... [Read More]
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