Sep 2, 2010
Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference programme now online
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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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Aug 26, 2010
China has become the world’s third largest manufacturer of ethanol.
The increase comes after the Chinese government ramped up the production of ethanol from non-grain feedstocks including straws, cassava and bagasse.
The issue of food security led the government to curb the cultivation of first generation crops for use in biofuel production.
Most recently the nation... [Read More]
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Aug 25, 2010
The Brazil-based agribusiness company Granol is set to invest BRL10 million (€4.5 million) to boost the production capacity of biofuel at its biodiesel plant located in the state of Goias.
The facility currently produces 613m3 of biodiesel a day from soya oil, other vegetable oils and animal fat but Granol is looking to ramp up production to 1,033m3 a day.
In addition... [Read More]
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Aug 25, 2010
In the city of Dunafoldvar, Hungary, energy utility Pannon Ethanol has started building its new bioethanol power plant.
Pannon Ethanol has invested €120 million in the project, which will produce 240 million litres of bioethanol a year from 575,000 tonnes of maize when up and running in the fourth quarter of next year.
250 construction jobs will be created, in addition... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
In Blount County, Tennessee, US, Genera Energy, a for-profit limited liability company wholly owned by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation and Alcoa, Tennessee Operations, the world’s largest producer of rolled aluminium can sheet, have formed a partnership to cultivate switchgrass, a popular perennial grass known for producing cellulosic ethanol.
Switchgrass... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
El Maniel International’s subsidiary EMLL Energy has entered into preliminary discussions with a Chicago-based biofuels distributor and oil terminal operator.
EMLL and the provider had exchanged preliminary information and formalities sufficient to move forward with a site visit to the oil terminal facility in the coming days to assess its overall potential accordingly.... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
Alberta is under increasing pressure to become more environmentally friendly and is home to the largest biorefinery in North America. During 2009-10 $55 million (€33 million) will be committed for biofuel initiatives to support the development of renewable energy and offer additional economic opportunities for rural Alberta and the agriculture and forestry industries.
Alberta’s... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has reported a $3 million (€2.36 million) net loss for the quarter ended 30 June 2010. This is an improvement compared to the firm’s $6.3 million net loss reported for the same period in 2009.
For the first half of 2010 New Generation had a net loss of $5.9 million compared to its $8.7 million net loss for... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2010
After signing an agreement to acquire two ethanol plants in Iowa, US, Flint Hills Resources has announced its plans to purchase the Hawkeye ethanol plants in Menlo and Shell Rock.
The two facilities, which both opened in 2008 and produced a total combined capacity of 200 million gallons of ethanol, are to change hands in September this year.
However with 15 staff working... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2010
On 18 August 2010 Ambrian Capital acquired international energy trading company Masefield Group’s biofuels business, Masefield Biofuels.
The business, which supplies its European customers with biodiesel and other biofuels, will now trade under the name Ambrian Energy GmbH. Ambrian Capital is expected to invest $5 million (€3.9 million) in the business.
Ambrian... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2010
When it comes to biofuels markets, Canada and the US could not be more different. The US market grew quickly and as a result created an environment of overcapacity where some producers struggled to survive.
In contrast the market in Canada is fairly nascent, yet it enjoys exceptionally high public and government support. This gives Canada the perfect opportunity to learn... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2010
In South America, Cargill Argentina, the Argentinean-based business of biofuels distributor Cargill, is looking to expand its biodiesel output in the region.
The company recently invested $112 million (€87.2 million) in the construction of a 72mgy biodiesel production plant in the Santa Fe province of Argentina. The refinery, which will process 13,000 tonnes of soyabeans... [Read More]
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