Jul 4, 2011
Petrobras acquires 50% stake in biodiesel producer
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Jul 4, 2011
In Miller, South Dakota, US, oilseed processing facility South Dakota Oilseed Processors is to be sold at auction by Maas Companies of Minnesota.
South Dakota Oilseed Processors began building the 25,536 square foot plant in 2007 before it came online in 2009. However, the facility closed in December 2010, citing market conditions.
Located on 22 acres of land, the defunct... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2011
Thomson Airways will become the UK's first airline to fly passengers on a plane powered by biofuels.
The flight will take off from Birmingham airport before landing in Palma, Majorca, on 28 July 2011. Weekly flights of the same kind will then follow the same route from September.
It is thought Thomson Airways' biofuel-powered flights between Birmingham and Palma will take... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2011
A revised version of the ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons, was approved on 1 July 2011.
The new specification means that up to 50% renewable fuels can now be blended with traditional fossil jet fuel. These renewable fuel components are derived from vegetable oil-containing feedstocks, including algae, camelina and... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2011
Between 2005 and 2015 the worldwide market value of biodiesel is expected to increase by 26%, reaching $62 million (€43.3 million) in 2015. This is according to a report released from market research reports database companiesandmarkets.com.
In 2009, a total of 14.7 billion gallons of biodiesel were produced. The report, entitled Biodiesel and Feedstocks: A Global... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2011
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new specifications for a label that will be displayed at all fuel pumps dispensing petrol blended with 15% ethanol (E15).
The new orange and black label will include information about which vehicles can use E15. It will also discourage the use of E15 in cars manufactured before 2011, motorbikes and boats, as well... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2011
Algae.Tec, an Australia-headquartered biofuels company, has signed a deal to partner with Australian ethanol producer Manildra.
The collaboration will see Algae.Tec construct its demo-scale plant Shoalhaven One in Nowra, New South Wales.
'Algae.Tec is one of only a few advances biofuels companies globally with technology designed to grow algae on an industrial scale and... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2011
In Florida, US, the Florida National Guard is minimising waste and cutting costs by converting used vegetable oil into biodiesel that will power state maintenance vehicles at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.
Camp Blanding Joint Training Center scheme was established back in January 2010.
The waste oil is collected from Camp Blanding's Consolidated Dining Facility before... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2011
In the US, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, is one step closer towards building its commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, after signing an agreement to acquire a plot of land in Nevada, Iowa.
The land is adjacent to Lincolnway Energy's first generation ethanol plant.
DDCE is already producing cellulosic ethanol at... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2011
In the US, Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) and Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) will partner for the cultivation of energy crops.
Between them, DTW and another airport operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), Willow Run, have around 1,700 acres of land suitable for growing energy crops.
MSUE is currently growing canola and oriental mustard seed on 3... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
Renewable energy company and technology developer Coskata has issued biorefinery developer Fagen with a letter of intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in Boligee, Alabama, US.
Harris Group, a key player in advanced biofuels engineering, will lead the EPC process.
'Fagen... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
All new Isuzu Commercial Truck of America vehicles manufactured in 2011 and onwards, including its N-Series truck models and the new Isuzu Reach commercial van, are compatible with a fuel blend of up to 20% biodiesel (B20).
'Our customers at Isuzu Commercial Truck of America have been asking for approval to use B20 in our products in the US for many years,' Brian Tabel,... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
Owned by Noble Group of Hong Kong, agricultural commodity trader Noble Argentina is looking to build a biodiesel plant in Santa Fe province, Argentina.
Costing $50 million (€35 million), the project will feature a biodiesel and power cogeneration plant, a soyabean crushing facility, a storage plant for grain and a port.
Planned for Noble Argentina's site in the Timbues... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
Neste Oil, a biofuels refining company, was involved in the ADAC 24-Hour Race at Nürburgring circuit in Germany over the weekend, demonstrating the efficiency of the NExBTL renewable diesel in car racing.
Neste supplied oil for two of the teams’ cars, one being the IKT Tuning Akademie team with its Audi A4, 3.0 TDI Quattro car, proving that renewable fuel can... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2011
In Fulton, Mississippi, US, biofuels company BlueFire Renewables has completed initial site-preparation for its first cellulosic ethanol plant.
Century Construction has cleared the site, completed the grubbing, brought the site to grade level and installed drainage structures prior to completion of final rough grading. Grass and mulch were applied to establish the necessary... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2011
The first international flight to be fuelled by biofuels successfully landed at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on 18 June 2011.
The Gulfstream G450 became the first aircraft to fly from North America to Europe using a 50/50 blend of Honeywell's green jet fuel and petroleum-based jet fuel, which powered one of the aircraft's Rolls Royce engines.
The energy crop camelina was used... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2011
In the US, a group of seven airlines has signed letters of intent with Solena Fuels for a supply of 100% biomass-derived jet fuel to be produced in northern California.
The fuel will be produced at Solena's GreenSky California biomass-to-liquids (BtL) facility, located in northern California. At the plant, 550,000 tonnes of urban and agricultural waste will be converted... [Read More]
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