Oct 22, 2013
Bioethanol potential from tobacco leaves discovered
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Oct 21, 2013
ICM, a biorefinery technology provider, has announced a contract with Illionois-based Patriot Renewable Fuels upon the purchase of its selective milling technology (SMT).
SMT is a value-added ICM platform technology investment which ICM claims increases ethanol yield, reduces viscosity and increases oil recovery for its customers.
'ICM's SMT platform technology is an investment... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2013
The RSB Services Foundation, the implementing entity of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), a global sustainability standard and certification system for biofuels and biomaterials production, has awarded Camelina Company España (CCE) its sustainability certification.
CCE, a renewable fuels and chemicals group, pioneered the manufacturing and marketing... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2013
The European Biodiesel Board has applauded a decision, via a vote by the European Parliament’s environment committee this October, to stall a proposal to limit Europe’s use of food-based fuel crops.
French MEP Corinne Lepagewas reportedly due to begin negotiations with EU states for a second-reading procedure of the bill. Below is a statement issued by the... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2013
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced using Honeywell's UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process powered the first commercial flight in Colombia operating with renewable jet fuel.
A LAN Airbus A320 aircraft traveled with 174 passengers from Bogotá El Dorado International Airport to Santiago de Cali, Colombia. One of the aircraft's... [Read More]
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Oct 16, 2013
A commercial agreement has been signed between PTT, the national energy company of Thailand and technology company Velocys to begin commercial deployment of a smaller-scale microchannel gas-to-liquid (GtL) technology.
PTT is particularly interested in Velocys’ smaller-scale modular technology as a means to monetise associated gas from on-shore wells which is currently... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2013
Evogene, a plant genomics company looking at enhancing crop productivity for the biofuels industries, has extend and expand its multi-year research collaboration with DuPont Pioneer for developing soyabean varieties displaying resistance to Asian Soybean Rust (ASR).
Soyabean is a crop which supplies protein for human and animal consumption, as well as feedstock for oil... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2013
Global Ventures Downstream has acquired a Malaysia-based biodiesel plant from Mission NewEnergy subsidiary Mission Biotechnologies.
The 100,000 tonne a year facility was sold for $11.5 million (€8.4 million) and the proceeds will reportedly go towards reducing loans from the holding company and, in turn, reduce borrowings at group level.
Mission Biotechnologies, after... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
The National Algae Association (NAA) has announced a new Algae Production Incubator Programme to be located in Texas, US.
The project will be housed across five commercial buildings on 17 acres for new algae production start-up companies that require land, buildings and a source of CO2 for the first 12 months to grow algae for a range of uses including fuels.
‘After... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
Boeing and South African Airlines (SAA) have announced they are to work together in developing and implementing a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent.
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain development at The Corporate Council on Africa's 9th Biennial U.S.-Africa... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
Avianca Brasil, one of the country's fastest-growing airlines, has announced its selection of the Byogy Renewables Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fully renewable aviation biofuel process to source their low carbon fuels for the future.
Byogy's fuels are direct, 'drop-in' substitutes for petrol-based fuels. Based in San Jose, California, the renewable energy company produces advanced... [Read More]
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Oct 10, 2013
SG Biofuels (SGB), an energy crop company has signed a mandate letter with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the debt financing of its 25,000 acre jatropha bioenergy project in Guatemala. The project cost is estimated at approximately $76 million (€56.1 million).
This enables IDB and SGB to proceed with financial, technical and environmental due... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2013
Beta Renewables, a cellulosic biofuels business and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes, a producer of industrial enzymes, marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels facility this October.
Situated in fields outside the city of Crescentino, it is claimed to be ‘the first plant in the world’ to be... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2013
Market and technology company BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Croatian government representatives to kick-start a pioneering biodiesel pioneer project in the country.
The project is set to establish the largest multi-feedstock biodiesel plant both in Croatia and south-east Europe and will cost approximately €20 million ($27 million). The total... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2013
An award-winning University of Queensland researcher hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to produce clean, renewable jet fuel.
Claudia Vickers, a senior researcher at the Systems and Synthetic Biology Group at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, is modifying baker's yeast to produce a synthetic form of the natural... [Read More]
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Oct 8, 2013
A new investment will be made into Mustard 21 Canada to help it continue research and development of the crop as an industrial feedstock for the emerging biofuels sector, among others.
Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has announced an investment of CN$4.9 million (€3.4 million) to the non-profit organisation to go towards helping mustard producers ‘increase their... [Read More]
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Oct 8, 2013
A new report produced for the Greater London Authority (GLA) by LRS Consultancy has sparked further support from the Mayor of London to entice the biodiesel industry into the capital.
After reviewing The market for biodiesel production from used cooking oils and fats, oils and greases in London, Mayor of London Boris Johnson says: ‘By capturing used cooking oil right... [Read More]
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