Apr 10, 2012
Ventura receives $2 million in funding
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Apr 10, 2012
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have created a draft genome of a marine algae sequence which will help scientists across the US to discover the best algae species for biodiesel production.
The researchers say that algae is a more beneficial feedstock for biodiesel production than corn or soyabeans because it can use numerous water sources, from wastewater... [Read More]
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Apr 10, 2012
The US government says it is to give $35 million (€27 million) towards the research and development of advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bio-based products.
Through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint programme established by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Energy Department, the project hopes to create more sources of... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2012
Algae.Tec says it will open its biofuel production facility in Australia by the end of April 2012. So far the cement platform structure and plumbing has been built at the Shoalhaven One showcase facility, and it is now ready for the containerised bioreactor technology to be installed.
The bioreactors are being built at the Algae Development & Manufacturing Centre in... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2012
The Watsonville Planning Commission has approved use and design permits for a new biodiesel production facility in California.
The plant, which will be owned by North Star Biofuels, will be run by seven local residents and produce 65,000 gallons a day of biodiesel.
The project will be built on 19,000 sq ft and follows developments at the company’s test facility which... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2012
Energy company Maple Energy has opened its ethanol plant in Peru, although its electric power generation facilities are not yet open.
The company is harvesting and processing sugarcane, which it will turn into ethanol in its new facility.
Throughout this year, the amount of sugarcane that will be harvested and processed in the plant will grow during the second quarter.
The... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2012
Energy company Kinder Morgan has completed the build on its 16” ethanol pipeline between its unit train facility in Linden, New Jersey in the US, and its New York Harbor terminal in Carteret, New Jersey.
The pipeline has a full automation and a state-of-the-art leak detection system.
The terminal in Linden handles about 36,000 barrels of ethanol a day, storing 550,000... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
The first test run of B100 Marine Microalgal Biodiesel has been carried out at the CSIR headquarters in New Delhi, India.
Last year the government successfully tested B20 biodiesel derived from marine microalgal and these most recent tests follow further developments.
For the test, a regular vehicle was powered by the B100 biodiesel for 200km and the government says it... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
Algae-based green oil producer, Sapphire Energy, has closed its final round of Series C investment funding, raising $144 million (€108 million).
Not all of the investors were disclosed but those that were included Arrowpoint Partners and Monsanto. Including this funding round, Sapphire Energy has now raised a total of $300 million from public and private sources.
The... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
Commodities company ED & F Man has signed an agreement with BioMCN to source, risk manage and deliver crude glycerine from Argentina.
BioMCN, the second biggest second generation biofuels producer in the world, produces and sells biomethanol from sustainable renewable resources including glycerine. Argentina is quickly becoming the world’s largest producer of... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2012
A white paper has been released, detailing the extent and impact the advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals industry in the future on the region of Minnesota, US.
The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, the association behind the research, says the demand for safer materials, volatile petroleum prices and policies requiring consumption of advanced biofuels will all affect... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2012
Car manufacturer Volkswagen has partnered with biofuels companies Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate the amount of emissions produced from biodiesel in order to show the environmental benefits.
Volkswagen is to supply the companies with two cars – the 2012 Passat TDI and 2012 Jetta TDI – so that they can examine the effects the fuels will have on the Volkswagen... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2012
A recent study published says that investors should look at renewables and clean tech as growth areas as it is estimated that the global oil supply will start to diminish.
The research, carried out by the DGFI, says that oil resources will be scarcer by 2020, yet the demand for energy is on the rise. It points out that 30 countries provide the entire world’s production... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2012
Australian airline Qantas is to operate the country’s first commercial flight on biofuels on 13 April 2012.
The flight will run from Sydney to Adelaide and an Airbus A330 will be used, powered by biofuels made from used cooking oil (50%) and conventional jet fuel (50%).
Qantas says that it wants to get involved in aviation biofuels because with rising fuel prices... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2012
Porter Airlines is to power a Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliner on biofuels in Canada as the first such revenue flight in the country.
As part of the test flight, the aircraft was the first in Canada to fly on the ASTM D7566 bio derived jet fuel, which has recently been certified.
The fuel is made up of a 50/50 blend with Jet A1 fuel. The biofuels is produced from Camelina... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2012
World Health Energy Holdings has signed a letter of intent with Prime, an Indian industrial and transport company, to build a biodiesel production facility on a budget of $100 million (€75 million).
The development will be built on 250 acres and Prime has tested batch samples of spirulina algae which it plans to cultivate under the project, for biodiesel production.
The... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2012
Kior, a renewable fuels company, says it made net loss of $64 million (€48 million) in 2011, which was more than the $46 million loss it made the year prior.
The company did not make any revenue throughout last year because it was investing in the construction of its first commercial facility in Columbus, Mississippi, as well as into R&D which it hopes will improve... [Read More]
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