Aug 24, 2011
AltAir to build bio-jet plant in California
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Aug 24, 2011
Mission NewEnergy, an Australia-based biodiesel producer, has entered into a six-month contract to supply its sustainable biodiesel to an unnamed oil giant.
The deal will begin in January next year and is foreseen to generate revenues over $40 million (€27.7 million) for Mission.
'Our unique position of having a fully certified biodiesel under the International Sustainability... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2011
In the US, Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has finalised $75 million (€52 million) in private financing, utilising funds awarded by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) loan guarantee programme for its new BioEnergy Center.
The financing will be used to complete the project, including equipment, engineering and construction.
The BioEnergy Center is located near Vero... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2011
In Quirinópolis in Goiás, Brazil, Petrobras Biocombustível and Grupo São Martinho, through Nova Fronteira, are planning to increase the sugarcane milling capacity of the Boa Vista plant with an R$520.7 million (€226 million) investment.
The expansion will be completed ready for the 2014/2015 harvest, increasing the plant's capacity to 8... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2011
The production of biodiesel in the US reached record highs in June this year when volumes hit 81 million gallons, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Biodiesel production for the first half of 2011 alone has already surpassed the levels produced in the whole of 2010, having exceeded 375 million gallons. These figures come following the reinstatement... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2011
In Japan, Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with the city of Kyoto and Kumamoto University to begin converting municipal waste into ethanol on a trial basis.
The initiative will begin in April 2012, using waste products from households and businesses. The biofuel produced will be used to fuel cars and as boiler fuel for factories.
The process, which involves combining the waste... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2011
In Illinois, US, Coskata, a developer of biofuels technology, has completed the first close of its Series D round of financing.
Key investors which have participated in previous rounds include The Blackstone Group, Khosla Ventures, Total Energy Ventures International (part of oil and gas giant Total), ATV, Globespan Capital Partners, General Motors, Arancia, and Sumitomo.
'We... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2011
In the US, auto manufacturer Chrysler Group and bio-based fuels and chemicals producer ZeaChem have formed a strategic alliance for the production of cellulosic ethanol.
'Chrysler Group has long been committed to promoting the consumption of alternative fuels and to delivering flex-fuel vehicles to our consumers,' says Reg Modlin, director for regulatory affairs at Chrysler... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2011
Biodiesel in Europe should be produced to meet EN142414 – 2008/2009 and EN15376-2011 standards, which can then be blended into road fuels meeting EN590 and EN228 quality requirements.
On 15 November 2011, delegates at Biofuels International expo & conference will have the chance to learn how biodiesel production can be optimised using the latest testing methods... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2011
The development of advanced drop-in biofuels will soon be underway as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DoE) and Navy will invest up to $510 million (€354 million) into the development of advanced drop-in biofuels. US President Barack Obama made the announcement on 16 August.
The investment will be made over a three-year period and will go towards the... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2011
In the UK, supermarket giant Tesco's organic waste-derived ethanol has been certified by OFGEM, the government's energy official.
The ethanol, which has been under development for 2 years, has seen Tesco granted a Renewable Obligation Certificate, confirming the fuel contains no traces of additional fossil fuels and is 100% renewable.
The fuel is currently being used to... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2011
In the US, projects designed to restore and protect wetlands in the Northern Everglades Watershed could receive funding from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the government of Florida.
The grants will support a number of projects, including the INEOS New Planet BioEnergy plant in Vero Beach. A loan guarantee from the USDA went towards the construction of this facility,... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2011
In the Philippines, the minimum percentage of coconut oil as a biodiesel feedstock could be increased, as the government works to reduce the nation's reliance on imported fuels.
The minimum blend for biodiesel derived from coconut oil (coco-diesel) currently stands at 2%.
An exact date for when this higher blend mandate will be introduced is not yet known, however the... [Read More]
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Aug 16, 2011
In India, Southern Biodiesel Technologies is to build a biodiesel plant in Devanahalli.
This plant comes hot on the heels of the state's first biodiesel production facility, which was put into operation on 20 February this year in Peenya Industrial Area.
The new plant will produce 50 tonnes a day of biodiesel. According to the company's director, Abhishek Mudram, the unit... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2011
In Argentina, Nestor Lopez, president of Agrupacion de Colaboracion San Antonio, has opened the company's first biodiesel plant.
Mayor Francisco Guiterrez and industry secretary William Gardella also attended the ceremony.
The plant, which is currently running at 30% capacity, can produce biodiesel from a variety of fat and oil feedstocks. The company's vice president... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2011
Renewable products company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has achieved the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) to supply sustainably grown soyabeans to the European market.
ADM will be the first company to provide Europe with ISCC-certified sustainable soya that meets the requirements of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
By the end of 2011... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2011
A $100 million (€70 million) ethanol plant located in Hoke County, North Carolina, US, will be put up for auction on 24 August after Clean Burn Fuels filed for bankruptcy.
The auction start price has not been disclosed.
Clean Burn Fuels originally filed for permission to build the plant in 2005. By 2007 it had been awarded $35 million from the US Department of Agriculture... [Read More]
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