Sep 23, 2013
Biofuels scam ‘the largest tax fraud scheme in Indiana history’
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Sep 23, 2013
The US affiliate of Germany-based chemical company BASF has entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of common stock of biotechnology company Verenium for $4 (€3) per share.
Based on all outstanding shares and including all net financial liabilities, the enterprise value is valued at approximately $62 million. California-based Verenium generated... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2013
The US Grains Council (USGC) has made its first high-value import into Algeria this September since successfully removing the value added and custom taxes on all feed imports to the country last year.
It was Sarl Nutrimag, an Algerian commercial importer, which has made the first ever purchase of US distiller's dried grains (DDGS) and corn gluten feed (CGF).
According... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2013
It has been reported Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, is to launch its own certification standard for next year.
The aim of this move is to differentiate homemade palm oil to that produced overseas and to offer a less stringent alternative to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification (RSPO).
‘The RSPO is more of a burden to... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2013
Biotechnology business Novozymes will enter into a collaboration agreement with Raizen Energia, Brazil’s largest sugarcane crusher.
As part of the agreement, Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to Raízen’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Brazil, scheduled to be operational by end 2014.
The plant will be a bolt-on facility... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2013
The US Environmental Protection Agency has reported 148 million gallons of biodiesel production throughout August, putting year-to-date volume at a record pace of nearly 916 million gallons.
With more than 1 billion gallons of production in each of the past two years, biodiesel is the first EPA-designated advanced biofuel to reach commercial-scale production nationwide... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2013
Airgas Carbonic, a subsidiary of gas supplier Airbus, has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of liquid carbon dioxide from Fox River Valley Ethanol's newly acquired plant in Wisconsin, US.
Airgas Carbonic will market food and beverage-grade liquid CO2 co-products from the plant in Oshkosh, which is expected to begin production in October and yield 250 tonnes per... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2013
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, US are continuing their look at adding a second energising string to the bow of coffee beans.
It has been estimated there is over one million tonnes of waste coffee grounds in the US alone and they could potentially be used as a feedstock within the biofuels industry.
The research team has been gathering grounds from an on-campus... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2013
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,... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2013
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... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2013
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... [Read More]
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