Sep 9, 2010
Valero to increase E85 at its stores
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Sep 9, 2010
Denmark-based ethanol producer Inbicon has delivered 28,500 litres of cellulosic ethanol to energy company Statoil.
In what is the first delivery of many, the biofuel was dropped off at its stock tank in Hedehusene, Denmark, where it will be blended with conventional vehicle fuel later on in the year.
This is just part of a total 5 million litres which Statoil bought... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2010
The New Zealand-based clean tech firm LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the largest coal manufacturers in China, Henan Coal and Chemical Industrial, to produce ethanol.
Using Henan Coal’s coal gasification technology and its own biological fermentation process, the new plant will create ethanol fuel and other chemical products from syngas... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2010
The upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference is now just around the corner on 28-29th September at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
For those companies already – or looking to move into – producing, trading, supplying or working with the biofuels market it is the ideal opportunity to hear from 40 industry experts for only CA$990... [Read More]
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Sep 8, 2010
With the European aviation regulations looming, the CEO of Thailand-based PTT Aromatics and Refinery (PTTAR) Chainoi Puankosoom has announced that the company is planning a $150 million (€117.6 million) investment to produce the first jet biofuel and biodiesel to comply with these mandates.
Using technology that was developed by PTTAR’s parent company PTT, the jet... [Read More]
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Sep 8, 2010
The building and engineering work is expected to commence on energy production company Fulcrum Bioenergy’s new ethanol plant in the US.
Planned for Nevada, the production facility will convert 90,000 tonnes of household waste into 10.5 million gallons of biofuel a year for use in cars and trucks.
The plant will create job opportunities for around 550 people.... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2010
On 1 September 2010 the Canadian government released its final regulations requiring ethanol and biodiesel blended transportation fuels in Canada.
With a vision to slash its GHG emissions by 17% in 10 years’ time, Canada’s new regulations, due to come into effect on 15 December 2010, will require 5% of renewable fuel to be blended with the conventional vehicle fuel.... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2010
On 2 September 2010 Verenium, dedicated to the development and commercialisation of industrial enzyme solutions, announced the closing sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million (€76.3 million).
Following the closure of this deal, BP is now the sole owner of Verenium’s facilities in Jennings, LA, US, including the pilot... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
In May 2006 renewable energy company Resource Recovery submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to build a municipal waste landfill in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, US. However the company has switched focus and is now working on plans that could see the construction of an ethanol production plant.
The president of Resource Recovery... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
In Canada waste-to-fuel company Enerkem held its ground breaking ceremony on 31 August to celebrate the start of construction at its new biofuels refinery.
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the C$80 million (€59.4 million) plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biofuel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). This will be enough to power 400,000... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
On 1 September Mascoma Corp, an innovative biofuels company, acquired biomass conversion technology producer SunOpta BioProcess (SBI).
The acquisition combines SBI’s fibre preparation and pre-treatment technologies with Mascoma’s bioprocessing technologies to create a company with capabilities for producing ethanol from non-food cellulose, such as wood chips, energy... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-11th November is now available online.
The two day event, organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine is now in its second year and is supported by the Malaysian Biodiesel association.
The programme can be viewed at:
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/asia/conf_prog.html
Key... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
After acquiring e-biofuels’ biodiesel production facility in May earlier this year, biofuels producer Imperial Petroleum has announced that the plant is making significant progress.
In July 2010 the plant produced 1.2 million gallons of biodiesel, creating $3.5 million (€2.7 million) in revenues. According to Imperial this increased to 1.4 million gallons and $4... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2010
In Wisconsin, US, Sun Power Biodiesel is expected to receive over $1 million (€788,161) in grants.
The seven-year low-interest loan will be put towards upgrading the firm’s equipment and infrastructure at its Cumberland-based 3 million gallon-a-year biodiesel plant.
The project will create around 31 jobs.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is reported... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2010
The opening ceremony of the world’s first plant for the production of the renewable fuel BioDME will take place on 9 September 2010 in Piteå, Sweden.
Located at the Smurfit Kappa pulp and paper container board mill, the plant utilises black liquor, a by-product of the pulping process, to produce the BioDME.
The gasification technology comes from Chemrec AB, while... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2010
In Brazil a recently held biomass, wind and hydroelectric auction is expected to encourage $5.52 billion (€4.32 billion) in investments in alternative energies in the region.
The auction came as the Brazilian government aims to further diversify its clean energy matrix. It contracted power from biomass plants, 89 wind farms and small hydroelectric plants and will add... [Read More]
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Aug 26, 2010
On 25 August oil company Shell and Cosan S.A., one of the world’s largest ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion (€9.44 billion) joint venture, which will see the production and commercialisation of ethanol from sugarcane.
Should the partnership be formed it will become the world’s third largest producer of ethanol with... [Read More]
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