Apr 8, 2014
GeoSynFuels acquires cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant
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Apr 7, 2014
PTT and Mitr Phol Group are teaming up to build a plant designed to produce Gasohol E85, a type of biofuel.
On 3 April, the company signed a joint venture agreement with Thailand's largest sugar manufacturer to construct a plant in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum, Thailand.
Ethanol collected as a by-product of the sugar produced at the Mitr Phol plant in the region... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2014
CRIBE is delivering an investment of up to $1.5 million (€1 million) to Ensyn Technologies to expand their Renfrew facility.
Ensyn intends to dedicate the facility's use to biofuels and increase its production capacity.
By enhancing their existing facility in Renfrew, Ensyn will be able to deliver their petroleum-replacement liquid biofuel produced from forest residues... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2014
A biofuels production fund will receive $3 million (€2.2 million) over the next two years that could help Virginia’s Hopewell plant.
The states’ governor Terry McAuliffe, the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have included provisions to earmark $3 million in competing budget plans.
Delegate Riley Ingram sponsored successful legislation that made... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2014
Construction work has begun on a $10 million (€7.2 million) ethanol plant in Coleambally, Australia, with production expected to begin next year.
Eagle Energy, a group of local farming families, is going to be in control of the development of the plant.
Project Manager Troy Shields says the plant will initially process 15,000 tonnes of locally sourced wheat and corn.
Shields... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2014
Z Energy has revealed plans to build a $21 million (€15 million) domestic biodiesel plant that will produce fuel from inedible tallow feedstock.
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown welcomes the announcement, as it signals a reduction in the reliance on fossil fuels and will help New Zealand address climate change concerns.
The Wellington-based company hopes to produce... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2014
Zeeland Farm Services, Michigan's largest soybean processor, is set to expand an existing site in Gratiot County.
The site, which is more than 435 acres, was once owned by Liberty Renewable Fuels LLC who hoped the purchase would become the state's largest corn ethanol processing plant.
ZFS Ithaca LLC will complete the buildings and move on to the site, which was abandoned... [Read More]
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Apr 2, 2014
Iowa's Senate unanimously approved a bill to extend tax credits for renewable fuels.
After achieving a 48-0 decision yesterday, the bill will now move to the House.
If passed, the bill will extend all renewable fuel tax credits in Iowa until 2020, increase the tax credit for E15 and add advanced biofuel biobutanol to the state's renewable fuels.
An amendment to the bill... [Read More]
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Apr 2, 2014
Ethanol blending credits cost independent refiners at least $1.35 billion (€980 million) in 2013, as a result of a sharp increase in price.
The cost, which has trebled since 2012, is a modest approximation as only nine refiners revealed the amount they spent. Other refiners affected by the significant rise in cost did not disclose how much they paid for Renewable... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
Cool Planet Energy Systems has achieved its targeted $100 million (€73 million) Series D financing.
With further contributions coming in from existing strategic and venture investors, along with substantially extending its investor base, the carbon-negative technology company successfully reached its $100 million goal.
Over 50% of equity funds given by new investors... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
Biofuel firm Green Fuel needs $1.8 billion (€1.3 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) to finish the construction of four ethanol plants.
First phase construction of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant cost $200 million alone.
The company is currently hoping to construct the Condo Dam plant, priced at $300 million, as the build will expand Green Fuel’s source... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
Florida Biodiesel Inc. has finalised the sale of a B-500 biodiesel plant to the Lorymat Corporation in Ivory Coast, Africa.
Lorymat has selected the B-500 biodiesel processor as its primary transesterification resource.
Florida Biodiesel says that the economical B-500 processor will enable Lorymat to create 9,000 gallons of biodiesel a day.
The B-500 will also act as a... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
The US will be importing ethanol from Brazil as there was an 81% rally in domestic prices this year.
Chembulk Ulsan is set to deliver 5.3 million gallons of ethanol to the Port of Tampa, Florida next month, after collecting it from Brazil's Port of Santos on April 3.
The shipment will be sent from Brazil's largest ethanol exporter, Copersucar SA, based in Sao-Paulo.
Tarcilo... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2014
Greenergy's Plymouth fuel terminal and biodiesel manufacturing facility at Immingham, UK, have both been awarded RoSPA Gold awards for occupational health and safety.
The awards recognise Greenergy's commitment to ensuring the highest standards of health and safety performance and management.
Andrew Owens, Greenergy Chief Executive said:
'Over the last 18 months operational... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2014
The Global Annual Ethanol Production Forecast predicts production of ethanol will peak at 90.38 litres in 2014.
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) and F.O. Licht, who published the forecast yesterday, are expecting nearly a 2.7% rise in the output of global ethanol this year.
In 2013, global ethanol production reached 88 billion litres, but despite 'forecasts of... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it is proposing to cut the biofuel production target this year.
This comes in response to the EPA arguing that US energy markets are unable to obtain the necessary biofuel levels, required by law, for fuel supply.
At present, the EPA is putting together the final 2014 biofuel use targets, after releasing... [Read More]
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Mar 27, 2014
Lawrence Livermore researchers and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have discovered a new form of bacterial resistance to improve efficiency in the production of biofuels.
This new type of bacterial resistance will speed up biofuel production by improving the overall efficiency of biomass to biofuel conversion.
Research identified the genetic origin of the bacterial... [Read More]
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