Nov 2, 2011
Air China flies first biofuel powered plane
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Nov 1, 2011
Hawaiian Electric has chosen Renewable Energy Group (REG) to supply biodiesel to the Hawaiian 110MW combustion turbine at the Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
REG will supply 3-7 million gallons of biodiesel to the station over three years. The company is already supplying biodiesel to the facility for other purposes.
The biodiesel... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
VTTI, Rotary Engineering, Mabanaft, Seaport World Malaysia, Gulf PetroChem, Zurich Insurance and Mott McDonald are just some of the names confirmed to speak at the upcoming Tank Storage Asia expo & conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7-8 December.
Last year’s successful event proved the level of interest in the bulk liquid storage sector in Asia is... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
The USDA said today that it will grant a total of $44.6 million (€32.6 million) in payments to more than 150 biofuels producers in the US to help support them in producing and expanding their developments.
Some companies, such as Texas-based White Energy, are being awarded more than $3 million towards ethanol production. Whereas others, such as QB Corporation, based... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
Ethanol and bio-refining investment company GTL Resources has been bought by marine business Siem Kapital and fund firm North Atlantic Value (NAV) for £32 million (€36.6 million).
Siem and NAV will pay a pound for each share belonging to GTL, which is listed on London’s AIM.
GTL produces more than one million gallons of ethanol each year through its subsidiary... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
Biodiesel producer Viridis Fuels has received approval from the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors to build a 20 million gallon a year biodiesel processing facility in West Oakland, California.
The plant will be built next to a water treatment facility and will include the construction of rail and truck loading facilities, a power plant and a tank storage... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2011
Brazilian biodiesel producer Vanguarda Agro is pulling out of the biodiesel market to focus solely on its agriculture business.
It is to sell its two plants located in Rio Grande do Sul to Camera Agroalimentos for about 58 million reais (€24 million).
Vanguarda Agro believes that without government support the biodiesel industry will not be profitable, even through... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2011
Energy company Maple Leaf Reforestation (MLR) is to open a biodiesel facility in British Columbia, Canada, using next generation feedstock.
In July, the Canadian government introduced a 2% biodiesel blending limit with diesel and heating oil, making it mandatory for all users. This is expected to create a new demand for about 0.6 billion litres of biodiesel next year.
In... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2011
Plane maker Boeing and commercial jet manufacturer Embraer have formed a collaboration with Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) for research to be conducted into aviation biofuels.
The companies plan to work together to research and write a report, due to be published at the end of next year, which will include information on a new technology and sustainability... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2011
China Aviation Oil (CAO), the largest purchaser of oil in the Asia Pacific region, will acquire a total of 1.38 million barrels of aviation fuel throughout November and December.
CAO is looking to purchase four 240,000-300,000 barrel cargoes between 21-30 November, 1-10 December, 11-20 December and 21-30 December.
The company bought 1.2 million barrels of jet fuel in its... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2011
Sustainable biofuels producer Mission NewEnergy has been awarded International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its jatropha contract farming model.
Mission's jatropha business is the first of its kind to receive the ISCC. In order to obtain the certification, some of Mission's jatropha contract farmers in India underwent intensive audits to evaluate... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2011
In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that 119 million gallons of biodiesel was sold in September.
This is the sixth successive month in 2011 in which biodiesel has risen to an all-time high. It is also an 8% increase on the 110 million gallon record reached in August.
Including September's sales, around 686 million gallons of biodiesel have... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2011
US-based Alabama Renewable Energy is looking to invest in a new biodiesel plant at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The company has asked for a six-month option on an empty facility located on 3.5 acres of land, according to The Advocate. The facility was previously used as a specialty chemicals plant and has road, rail, pipeline and shipping infrastructure.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2011
Air France has successfully completed a flight powered by biofuel.
The Airbus A321 flew from Toulouse and Paris/Orly, using a 50/50 blend of biofuels and aviation fuel in both engines.
This biofuel/jet fuel mix, combined with the use of 'optimised' air traffic management (ATM) procedures, such as continuous descent approach, helped to slash the flight's CO2 emissions by... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2011
A new study says biofuels produced from woody biomass from forest on the west coast of the US can increase carbon emissions by ‘at least 14%’ if operations are not efficient enough.
The research, released by the scientists from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University and other institutions in Germany and France, looked at 80 forest types in 19 eco-regions... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2011
Renewable fuels producer Pacific Ethanol has entered into an agreement with Pacific Ethanol Management Services (Pacific Services), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Ethanol, and ZeaChem.
Together the companies will provide operations, maintenance and accounting services for ZeaChem's Boardman, Oregon, US-based biorefinery.
Under the terms of the agreement, Pacific... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2011
Operations have begun at Futurol's demonstration-scale bioethanol plant, located in Pomade and Bazancourt, France.
The facility required a $104.5 million investment (€75 million), 40% of which was supplied by the National Innovation Agency, as well as partnerships with both public and private organisations, such as the National Agricultural Research Institute.
Development... [Read More]
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