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Global biofuel use is expected to increase two-fold by 2015.
A Hart Energy Consulting report predicts worldwide ethanol demand will represent 12-14% of the global petrol pool by 2015.
While Brazil will remain the world's top exporter of biofuel, the US is expected to see the largest increase in biofuel use per country, increasing its current consumption by more than 30%, according to data…
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In support of the upcoming Biofuels International Conference & Expo Canada on 28-29th October in Montreal, Will Thurmond, President of Emerging Markets Online, will present the following webinar on algae’s potential.
Webinar Overview: The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday October 6th 2009 at 3pm GMT (UK), 10am EST (New York), and 9am CST Houston.
The Algae 2020 Market Strategies and…
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A study of energy subsidies by the Environmental Law Institute confirmed that the federal government provides substantially larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewables.
Fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion (€49 billion) over the seven-year period studied from 2002 to 2008, while subsidies for renewable fuels totalled $29 billion.
More than half the subsidies for…
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The Swedish Energy R&D Board has invested in industrial scale demonstration of the Chemrec technology for production of the renewable motor fuels BioDME and biomethanol.
The plant will be built in Örnsköldsvik. The SEK 500 million (€49 million) grant is contingent on approval by the EU Directorate General for Competition according to the State aid rules.
The plant is based on the…
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Canada-based Husky Energy's ethanol plant in Lloydminster received $71.8 million (€48.9 million) in assistance under the federal government's EcoEnergy programme to sustain biofuel production in the face of volatile feed grains markets.
With ethanol plants in Lloydminster and Minnedosa, Husky is Western Canada's largest ethanol producer, making 260 million litres a year which is…
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Scientists in Singapore and Switzerland claim that converting the rubbish that fills the world’s landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing energy crisis and to tackling carbon emissions.
New research reveals how replacing petrol with biofuel from processed waste could cut global carbon emissions by 80%.
Biofuels produced from crops have proven controversial because they…
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Growing energy security concerns and a booming automobile industry will drive the biofuel demand in India.
The country’s ethanol consumption is expected to cross the 700 million gallon mark by 2018.
India’s primary energy consumption is among the top five in the world and oil makes up for a large share of the country’s energy mix but due to limited oil reserves it depends on import.…
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US-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced the beginning of commercial transportation of blended 2% biodiesel (B2) through its 115 mile Oregon Pipeline which runs from Portland to Eugene.
A test of moving B2 through the pipeline was successfully completed. The pipeline will help diesel fuel suppliers through Oregon meet the states mandate on biodiesel.
The first batch of 100,000…
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In the US BioJet has agreed to sell 4 million barrels of aviation biojet fuel to Las Vegas oil and fuel broker E85.
The contract is likely to go into effect in 2011, once jet biofuel is projected to be approved for use by the end of 2010. The fuel standard is being developed by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.
BioJet is aiming to provide 30…
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The African nation of Rwanda is moving forward with plans to boost biodiesel production.
Landlocked Rwanda considers biofuel production from locally grown feedstocks an important part of national security.
Since 2007, the Rwandan Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (ISTR) has experimented with a number of feedstocks including palm, jatropha, moringa, castor and soy oils, in a…
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The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for the Inuit community.
Greenland sharks, a major waste product of Greenland’s fishing industry, are the latest product that researchers are seeking to convert into biofuel.
The shark, which Inuits once hunted…
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UK-based second generation technology producer TMO has been fairly quiet up until now.
But now the company’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration unit is one year old it is starting to make some noise.
TMO’s provides a technology that first generation ethanol producers using corn can bolt on to their plants to process the sugar in by-product dried distillers grains (DDGs) and boost production…
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The US Department of Energy has awarded Arizona Public Service (APS) a $7.5 million (€5 million) investment in algae-derived biofuels.
The investment was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project was launched as the White House released proposed regulations for implementing tough new auto emissions standards in 2012.
APS will seek to grow algae fast enough to absorb…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today inaugurated the world’s first plant for the production of a renewable automotive fuel called BioDME.
The plant is being constructed by Sweden-based development company Chemrec as part of the BioDME project with consortium members Chemrec, Haldor Topsøe, Volvo, Preem, Total, Delphi and ETC. The project is supported by the Swedish Energy Agency and the…
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The US' Valero Energy, which first looked into the ethanol market, is now forming a biodiesel joint venture.
The company is planning to build a 135 mgy renewable diesel plant with food processing by-products recycling company Darling International.
The proposed plant would be situated next to Valero’s existing St Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana.
The companies intend to seek a…
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Germany has seen a huge increase in bioethanol consumption in the first half of 2009.
According to German bioethanol association BDBE, bioethanol consumption leapt to 453,000 tonnes in the first half of 2009, up 61% on the year-earlier period.
The increase in consumption was largely caused by the German government’s programme of raising compulsory blending of biofuels with fossil fuels to…
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