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The Ensus bioethanol plant in the UK has restarted production this month for a fourth time after completion of ‘essential maintenance work’.
Within a statement sent to Biofuels International, new owners CropEnergies claims: ‘Essential maintenance work taking place since July is now complete and market conditions have improved meaning the process of getting the plant up to full…
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UK coach company Stagecoach has added six new buses that run on 100% biofuel to its fleet based in Kent.
The six buses will run between the University of Kent and Canterbury bus station, with the university supporting the project by contributing to a storage facility for the fuel at Stagecoach’s depot in Herne Bay.
‘We are determined to try everything we can to reduce pollution and…
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Renewable oil company Solazyme has agreed to sell algal oil to consumer goods multinational Unilever.
The agreement is for at least 10,000 tonnes of product and Unilever expects to complete the total volume purchase within 12 to 18 months. It is believed this deal has been five years in the making.
The product will be produced at the Solazyme Bunge Renewable Oils facility in Brazil, which is…
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An environmentally-friendly air transportation sector is the aim for an collaboration between the Indonesian government and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
It is believed the ICAO will assist in developing local civil aviation human resources and create objectives centred on promotion of alternative fuels initiatives among other things.
One of the first steps is believed to…
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North Dakota has become the ninth state in the US to offer the public E15 fuel at the pumps.
A total of six petrol stations now offer the blended fuel and the Renewable Fuels Association believes the US public is becoming more and more receptive to green fuel options.
‘A recent Fuels America poll showed that 82% of Americans want E15 to be available at the petrol station,’ says RFA…
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The two remaining foreign petroleum players in Indonesia have been told to increase the proportion of biodiesel mix at their petrol stations.
PT Shell Indonesia and PT Total Oil Indonesia are reportedly obligated to increase their FAME content in diesel fuel mixes to at least 10% by January 2014. Any retailer failing to hit that target will face sanctions ranging from business license revocation…
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Two people have been indicted by the US District Court of Indianapolis after it was discovered they were defrauding people under the guise of providing “government certified top-quality biodiesel”.
The pair were named as Joseph Furando and Katirina Tracy who sold, via companies called Caravan Trading and Cima Green, over 35 million gallons of fraudulently mislabelled alternative fuels…
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The US affiliate of Germany-based chemical company BASF has entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of common stock of biotechnology company Verenium for $4 (€3) per share.
Based on all outstanding shares and including all net financial liabilities, the enterprise value is valued at approximately $62 million. California-based Verenium generated $57 million in sales last…
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The US Grains Council (USGC) has made its first high-value import into Algeria this September since successfully removing the value added and custom taxes on all feed imports to the country last year.
It was Sarl Nutrimag, an Algerian commercial importer, which has made the first ever purchase of US distiller's dried grains (DDGS) and corn gluten feed (CGF).
According to Cary Sifferath,…
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It has been reported Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, is to launch its own certification standard for next year.
The aim of this move is to differentiate homemade palm oil to that produced overseas and to offer a less stringent alternative to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification (RSPO).
‘The RSPO is more of a burden to the industry. It has…
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Biotechnology business Novozymes will enter into a collaboration agreement with Raizen Energia, Brazil’s largest sugarcane crusher.
As part of the agreement, Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to Raízen’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Brazil, scheduled to be operational by end 2014.
The plant will be a bolt-on facility to Raízen’s…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has reported 148 million gallons of biodiesel production throughout August, putting year-to-date volume at a record pace of nearly 916 million gallons.
With more than 1 billion gallons of production in each of the past two years, biodiesel is the first EPA-designated advanced biofuel to reach commercial-scale production nationwide and is on track…
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Airgas Carbonic, a subsidiary of gas supplier Airbus, has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of liquid carbon dioxide from Fox River Valley Ethanol's newly acquired plant in Wisconsin, US.
Airgas Carbonic will market food and beverage-grade liquid CO2 co-products from the plant in Oshkosh, which is expected to begin production in October and yield 250 tonnes per day of liquid…
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, US are continuing their look at adding a second energising string to the bow of coffee beans.
It has been estimated there is over one million tonnes of waste coffee grounds in the US alone and they could potentially be used as a feedstock within the biofuels industry.
The research team has been gathering grounds from an on-campus coffee shop since 2010…
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Evogene, a plant genomics company, says subsidiary Evofuel has completed three years of successful field trials in Brazil for the development of castor bean as an alternative feedstock for production of biodiesel and other industrial uses.
The field trials were conducted in cooperation with agriculture business SLC Agrícola, one of Brazil’s largest landowners, and demonstrated strong…
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