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A new report by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, finds that Egypt’s cement producers could save money and lower greenhouse gas emissions by using waste, so-called alternative fuels, to power their production facilities.  The study, Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels for Egypt’s Cement Industry, assessed the potential for producers to increase the use of alternative fuels…
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Renewable Energy Group plans a $24 million (€21.7m) investment to expand its first biorefinery to an annual nameplate production capacity of 30 million gallons. The REG Ralston expansion announcement comes on the heels of Landus Cooperative expanding its adjacent soy crush operation. "Ralston is where it all began for REG and the experience and lessons we have learned, and are still…
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Bioethanol producer Vivergo Fuels has been chosen as one of the UK government’s new official Northern Powerhouse partners. More than 30 businesses, institutions and organisations will help implement the government’s plan to help the North of England reach its full potential – and attract new jobs and investment to the region. To achieve this, the government has pledged to…
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Green Plains, a Nebraska, US-based ethanol producer, net income attributable to the company was $7.9 million (€7.12m), for the third quarter of 2016 compared with net income of $6.2 million, for the same period in 2015. Revenues were $841.9 million for the third quarter of 2016 compared with $742.8 million for the same period last year. "We generated $42 million of segment operating income…
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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a US-based global food processing and commodities firm, has reported an increase in its third quarter profit and said that its ethanol dry mill review is progressing. Net income was $341.6 million (€312m), or 58 cents per share, in the quarter ending 30 September, compared with $252 million, or 41 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago. This was…
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Brazil's Centre-South ethanol producers sold a total of 592 million litres (156 million gallons) of hydrous ethanol in the first half of October, declining by 15.94% compared to the last two weeks of September, official trade data shows. According to local sugarcane industry association Unica, the sales decline can be attributed to the fewer working days in the period in review, lower exports to…
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In the US, the city of South Portland has launched a pilot programme to run a proportion of its municipal vehicles on locally produced biodiesel. During the year-long programme, the Maine city will trial the use of 20% biodiesel (B20) produced by Maine Standard Biofuels, which would upon success be expanded to the city’s entire vehicle fleet. With a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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Renewable Energy Group reports a strong third quarter 2016, with revenues of $624.6 million (€562.8,) and 163.1 million gallons of fuel sold. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $22.9 million, compared to a net loss of $15.7 million in the third quarter of 2015. REG sold 36% more gallons of fuel, resulting in a 58.2% increase in revenue from $394.8 million in Q3 2015. Adjusted…
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Scottish Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has announced over £3 million (€3.3m) of investment across six synthetic biology projects, including a biofuels/biochemicals manufacturer. Twist Bioscience with University of Edinburgh was granted £500,000 to engineer yeast strains for fuels and pharmaceuticals. With its expertise in DNA, Twist Bioscience will be…
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German biofuel producer CropEnergies increased its ethanol output in the first half of the 2016/17 financial year, despite falling revenues. Bioethanol production at CropEnergies increased from 422,000m3 to 450,000 m3 in H1 2016/17, with the production of food and animal products correspondingly increasing. The rise in production volumes resulted from a higher capacity utilisation mainly due to…
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A joint investment between UK’s BBSRC and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in Brazil has been made to support collaborations between UK and Brazilian scientists in advanced biofuels research. The funding – £3.5 million (€3.9m) from BBSRC with equivalent funding of £1.5 million from FAPESP – has been awarded to two partnerships between the UK and…
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US biofuels producer High Plains Bioenergy, a subsidiary of Seaboard Foods, has officially opened its newest biodiesel production plant, HPB-St. Joe Biodiesel, located in St. Joseph, Missouri. The plant will use vegetable oils as the primary feedstock to produce up to 28 million gpy of biodiesel, and it marks High Plains Bioenergy's second venture into the biofuels market. “The addition of…
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The Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio has signed legislation that will increase the amount of biodiesel in the city’s heating oil supply to 20%. The bill, which passed by a 47-3 vote in September, will increase the biodiesel percentage from the current 2% level to 5% by 1 October, 2017, and eventually up to 20% by 2034. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) estimates that the increase from a 2%…
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