Jan 18, 2012
BlackGold and SLM form JV for biodiesel production
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Jan 16, 2012
Range Fuels has sold its cellulosic ethanol plant to New Zealand biofuels company LanzaTech after the company went into the red this month.
In an auction, LanzaTech purchased the ethanol plant located in Soperton, Georgia, US, for $5.1 million (€4 million), as part of a liquidation process that was approved by the government.
LanzaTech, that has received funding from... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2012
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says the ethanol exports for last year could have been more than 1.1 billion gallons, thanks to a new monthly record set in November.
More than 150 million gallons was exported in that month, according to government figures, going mainly to Brazil. The fuel was also exported to Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands were the other main... [Read More]
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Jan 12, 2012
Brazil says it has had the biggest grain harvest in its history, of nearly 160 million tonnes in 2011, and has forecasted a further rise for 2012.
The cereal, pulse and oilseed harvest beat 2010’s harvest by more than 10 million tonnes, probably because the land for harvest has grown nearly 5% in size to 48.7 million hectares.
This year it is predicted Brazil will... [Read More]
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Jan 12, 2012
A study carried out by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) says the algal biofuels industry employed 466 workers in the San Diego region last year, providing more than $41 million (€32 million) in payroll and nearly $81 million in economic activity.
Adding to this, the industry is also expected to generate about $12.5 million in payroll and about $33 million... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Lufthansa says it has finished its six month trial with biosynthetic fuel, during which time more than 1,000 biofuel flights were successfully flown between Hamburg and Frankfurt.
However, the airline is ending its trials because it is unable to find reliable suppliers for its aviation biofuels.
‘As a next step, we will focus on the suitability, availability, sustainability... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Boeing and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have joined forces to examine the potential for aviation biofuels’ feedstock growth in the north of the country.
The partnership comes following the release of the Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation roadmap, which recommends research into the area.
‘The roadmap... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT), a group made up of 57 Indian tribes, has formed a business relationship with renewable jet fuel supplier BioJet International.
The CERT members, who own and manage coal, uranium, oil and gas reserves throughout the US, will work with BioJet to capitalise on supply chain projects relating to feedstock and refining projects.
Mitch... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Bioethanol producer CropEnergies has reported a 22% rise in group revenues to €425.8 million which the company says is because of the higher prices of bioethanol and protein food and animal feed products.
‘Ethanol prices in Europe have risen since 2010, mostly due to higher demand which is fuelled by the growing blending rates and implementation of the EU Renewable... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2012
DuPont and feedstock company NexSteppe have signed an agreement to develop advanced feedstocks for biofuels, biopower and biobased products. In particular, the development will focus on new sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids.
DuPont has made an equity investment in the company which it hopes will enable it to breed and commercialise new hybrids within crops... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2012
Springboard Biodiesel and Pinnacle Capital have launched a new programme to install small-scale biodiesel production facilities at both public and private schools and campuses in the US.
The technology will turn used cooking oil from the kitchens on the site into biodiesel that will be used to fuel school vehicles.
‘Because the cost of making biodiesel in our BioPro... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2012
BP Technology Ventures has invested in Cool Planet Biofuels as part of the company’s C financing round, following the likes of General Electric, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, NRG and North Bridge Venture Partners, other investor companies.
The money will be used to further develop Cool Planet’s technology which involves producing reduced carbon petrol from... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2012
The Nigerian government has signed a deal with Global Biofuels, a local biofuel producer, to build 15 biofuel plants in the country, costing about N414 billion (€2.02 billion) in total.
The project will create about 120,000 jobs and will power 15 states with 30MW each. A pilot plant will be built in Ekiti, with construction beginning within the next few months and... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2012
The Illinois state government has extended the tax credit for biodiesel for an extra five years, until 2018. Originally the credit was due to run out in 2013, but now biodiesel blends of more than 1% and less than 10% will continue to have tax applied to only 80% of the total cost for a further six years.
The Senate Bill 397 passed the full Illinois Senate by a vote of... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2012
Florida-based company BioTork has converted papayas into fatty acids which it says can be refined into biofuels.
Under a research development programme working with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) and Rivertop Solutions, BioTork says this discovery is a positive breakthrough for the local agriculture and military... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2012
World Health Energy Holdings (WHEH), a public holding company that works on forming joint ventures with algae companies for the production of biodiesel and fish food, says it has signed a deal with Indian company Prime to build a biodiesel facility.
The production site will sit on 250 acres and cost up to $100 million (€77 million) to build. So far two sites are being... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2012
German chemical company BASF has participated in a $50 million (€38 million) funding round with an investment of $30 million into biofuel producer Renmatix.
The process Renmatix uses to produce biofuels includes creating industrial sugar from lignocellulosic biomass such as wood, cane waste or straw. Using supercritical water—a state in which water acts as a... [Read More]
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