May 14, 2012
Modified Jatropha plants have 30% more oleic acid
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May 14, 2012
The Filipino government’s energy department is to look into ‘more realistic targets’ for the country’s bioethanol production.
Energy undersecretary Jay Layug says the Philippines’s bioethanol production has remained minimal compared with demand since the Biofuels Law was passed in 2006.
‘Five years ago the government wanted us to be... [Read More]
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May 14, 2012
Provider of small modular bioenergy systems Community Power Corporation (CPC) has produced ‘drop-in’ diesel and aviation fuels from wood chips and other waste biomass materials with a new system.
CPC’s LiquiMax uses a proprietary enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process, housed in 20” shipping containers, which converts the nitrogen-diluted syngas produced... [Read More]
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May 14, 2012
Crop technology provider for biofuel production company Agrisoma is working with several partners to test a new kind of jet biofuel in Canada.
Along with Honeywell UOP, the Canadian National Research Council and the Genome Prairie project, Agrisoma is road-testing a fuel blend derived from its Brassica carinata (Ethiopian mustard) variety Resonance.
‘Brassica carinata... [Read More]
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May 11, 2012
US-based producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels Pacific Ethanol (PE) has reported a first quarter loss of $5 million (€3.8 million) compared to a small profit of $18 million for the three-month period a year earlier.
However PE also boosted its year-on-year revenue by 14% and increased total gallons of ethanol sold by 36% over the same quarter last year,... [Read More]
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May 11, 2012
German waste to biodiesel producer Petrotec has announced increased sales of 27% compared to Q1 2011 and also expanded its operations into Spain.
The overall group generated revenues of €42.1 million ($54.4 million) and an operating profit of €600,000 EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Tax) in the first three months of 2012, up a third from the same time last... [Read More]
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May 10, 2012
Algae into biofuels company Algae Tec has announced commissioning for a showcase biofuels facility in Nowra, Australia.
The facility, named Shoalhaven One, already has the bioreactor technology and associated racks, piping and separation tanks in place, with full testing and final validation now underway.
‘This commissioning process is on track for production of... [Read More]
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May 10, 2012
Emerald Biofuels is set to build its first plant at a Dow Chemical Company site in Louisiana, US.
Emerald believes the refinery will ultimately process natural oils and animal fats into 85 million gallons of renewable diesel fuel per year, going towards helping oil companies meet a US government requirement of purchasing 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels a year by... [Read More]
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May 10, 2012
Danisco has seen a verdict given against it in a patent infringement case against competitor Novozymes reviewed and changed.
A district court in Wisconsin, US has overturned a ruling from October 2011 that sided with Novozymes which claimed Danisco, part of DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DIB), had infringed on one of its US biofuel enzymes patents.
With the new ruling,... [Read More]
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May 9, 2012
Renewable energy firm Agri cut the ribbon on its new biodiesel plant in Liverpool, UK on 9 May.
The plant was opened in Bootle by transport minister Norman Baker and is the culmination of a six-year project to develop a service which sees it turning used cooking oil from customers and turning it into fuel.
Agri is confident the plant will produce up to 16 million litres... [Read More]
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May 9, 2012
Biomass energy development company Helius Energy is to host five exhibitions as it aims to include local residents in plans for a proposed new biomass power station in Southampton, UK.
Helius want to build the £300 million, 100 MW wood-fired plant at the city’s Western docks and a 12-week consultation will begin on 14 May, including the five exhibitions in... [Read More]
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May 9, 2012
A five-year agreement has been agreed by Monarch Airlines to use a fuel-saving solution provided by Pratt and Whitney (P&W) moving forward.
P&W’s fuel conversion program EcoFlight Solutions will be used across its fleet of 32 aircraft in an aim to help Monarch further improve its environmental performance. The airline has been using P&W’s EcoPower... [Read More]
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May 9, 2012
After the EPA announced that palm oil did not meet the requirements of the US renewable fuels standard earlier this year, new research claims that it could reach the 20% lower emissions required under RFA to qualify.
The EPA had set a carbon emission reduction requirement for palm oil to at least 20% to enable it to be used as raw biofuel in the US. Its research reported... [Read More]
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May 8, 2012
Several US industry groups have written a ‘call to arms’ to accelerate the production of American-made, advanced drop-in biofuels.
The Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organisation, Airlines for America, the Biotechnology Industry Organisation and the National Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services... [Read More]
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May 8, 2012
Pure Biofuels del Peru management has entered into a partnership with US-based private equity fund manager Pegasus Capital Advisors to acquire the business.
Both companies combined to purchase the equity of Pure Biofuels in a move to provide growth capital for both terminal and operational expansion.
‘Pegasus' extensive expertise in biofuels make it an ideal partner... [Read More]
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May 3, 2012
Energy crop company Ceres has announced its improved sweet sorghum hybrids have been successfully processed into renewable diesel by Amyris.
The pilot-scale project evaluated both sugars and biomass from Ceres' sweet sorghum hybrids grown in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Tennessee.
The sorghum juice was first extracted from the stems of the plants and concentrated... [Read More]
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May 3, 2012
Energy company Jatenergy has sold the first of its high-yielding jatropha seeds from its specialist oil seed plant breeding program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The seeds have been sold to companies in Europe, Japan and Mexico for use in trialing the development of crude oil plantations based on the second generation renewable oil crop, jatropha curcas, with an additional... [Read More]
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