Oct 7, 2010
Global Bioenergies reaches milestone
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Oct 6, 2010
On 10 November 2010 ethanol supplier Renova Energy will be auctioned off by Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota in the US.
The facility consists of an incomplete $60 million (€43.3 million) ethanol production plant, an AD biogas system and a 3.2MW power plant.
Although the facility is not fully constructed, most of the groundwork and engineering has been completed... [Read More]
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Oct 6, 2010
Operations have begun at the Oceanside wastewater treatment plant in San Francisco, US.
The demonstration facility, which converts restaurant trap grease, or brown grease, into biodiesel was developed by fully integrated engineering, construction and technical services organisation URS Corporation and is the first US-based municipal wastewater programme to create biodiesel... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2010
The Japanese government has implemented a set of guidelines that could see the nation cut its CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to levels in 1990.
Japan is the fifth largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world and is looking to boost the amount of electricity generated from non-fossil fuels in a bid to cut these emissions by 25% by 2020. Currently just 34%... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2010
In late 2008 Canada-based Lignol, a technology firm in the cellulosic ethanol, biochemicals and biorefining sector, signed a $30 million (€21.91 million) agreement with the US Department of Energy (DoE) relating to the construction of a commercial demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant.
Now the agreement has been modified whereby approximately $4 million (previously... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2010
Aurora Algae, a producer of algae-based products, located in California, US, is expanding its operations.
The expansion will see Aurora Algae open a new regional headquarters in Perth, Australia. Matthew Caspari, the managing director and co-founder of Aurora Algae, will lead the new office and oversee the construction and operation of what will be the company’s first... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
As the production of crude oil begins to slow in Australia, biofuels production looks set to increase and it has been estimated that this will more than double by 2015.
Increased installed capacity coupled with a continuous rise in demand for green transport fuel could see Australia’s output capacity reach 1.519 billion litres in five years’ time, up from its 2010... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
The US’ fourth largest ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Global Ethanol.
Manufacturing a total of around 157 million gallons a year, Global Ethanol currently owns two ethanol production facilities; one in Lakota, Iowa, and a second in Riga, Michigan.
These two plants will boost Green Plains’ output... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
In the US a group of 23 environmental, consumer, food, auto and other industry organisations want to block ethanol producers’ endeavours to have the government mandate the sale of petrol containing 12% ethanol (E12).
The group approached the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 28 September to deny the request.
In a letter to EPA Assistant Administrator Gina... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
While Brazil’s ethanol industry continues to boom South American neighbour Peru’s industry is facing further set-backs.
The nation has decided to delay the planned roll-out of an obligatory biofuel blending mandate in the Peruvian capital, Lima, and in the province of Callao in order to avoid the need for imports.
Projected national demand including the capital is... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
CORE BioFuels is planning to build its first facility in Houston, British Columbia, Canada.
The $100 million (€73.3 million) plant, which takes biomass as a feedstock to produce 92 octane petrol, will employ 40 to 50 people and begin operations by the end of 2012.
CORE BioFuel’s patent-pending MKS Gasoline Synthesis Process (MKS Process) is a ground breaking development... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
Kenya’s Mumias Sugar Company plans to start production of ethanol from sugarcane by the end of 2011.
The plant is expected to produce about 22 million litres of ethanol a year to be sold primarily to the East African Community and COMESA member states.
The project includes electricity co-generation, and the company is currently working on a carbon trading initiative.
Funding... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
In a deal that will help the African nation of Sudan diversify its energy portfolio, Kenana Sugar Company has signed two deals with Brazil-based Dedini.
Reported to be worth between $300 and $500 million (€220 and €367 million), the deal will see Dedini supply machinery and equipment to the company’s ethanol-from-sugarcane plant in Sudan.
Dedini’s equipment... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2010
Sweden has 310 million litres of installed ethanol capacity using a range of feedstocks including cereals, raw alcohol and pulp. Now a new research project is examining a new feedstock: corn waste.
Swedish ethanol producer Sekab and Swedish technology specialist Taurus Energy will begin a two-month trial on ethanol production from corn waste in October in partnership... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2010
Renewable fuels company BlueFire Renewables has signed a 15-year supply contract with Cooper Marine and Timberlands (CMT) to provide feedstock for BlueFire’s planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton, Mississippi, US.
The cellulosic ethanol plant will convert materials such as wood chips, forest residual chips and wood waste in approximately 7 million gallons of... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2010
As energy firm Jatoil moves into the second stage of its joint venture PT Jatoil Waterland, its initial jatropha land holdings in central Java, Indonesia, is set to increase by 42.375%.
In addition to the jatropha plantations held by the joint venture, Jatoil will plant a further 500 hectares next to the existing plots.
Throughout the next 12 months PT Jatoil Waterland... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2010
Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) is to acquire biodiesel assets from Ares Corporation.
Burlingame, California-based Ares is an engineering, risk management, software/IT and project management firm, which will invest an additional $8 million (€5.99 million) into REG in an all common stock transaction.
Ares previously owned the 15 million gallon-a-year... [Read More]
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