Jul 7, 2010
Yellow cabs go green
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Jul 7, 2010
Located in Rehovot, Israel, biofuel plant producer Evogene has produced biojet that meets the key international standards for alternative aviation fuels. Also known as bio synthesised paraffinic kerosene (Bio-SPK) and hydroprocessed renewable jet (HRJ), biojet is the plant-based alternative to aviation fuel.
Evogene Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. and... [Read More]
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Jul 7, 2010
Cellulosic ethanol technology provider BlueFire Ethanol is one step closer to constructing its ethanol production facility in Fulton, Mississippi, US.
After receiving an $88 million (€69.9 million) grant the firm, based in Irvine, California, has now met the conditions required in order to receive an additional $250 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2010
Despite a number of attempts to pass a tax extenders package, the US Senate was unable to get the 60 votes needed in order to continue.
The bill included extending the $1 (€0.8) -a-gallon tax credit for biodiesel and the future of the tax credit for biodiesel production now appears uncertain.
According to the head of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), the industry... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2010
Dedicated to the production of sustainable energy, UK-based Vepower has entered into an exclusivity agreement with biofuel feedstock company Jatropha Africa, with the goal of financing the company’s 50,000 hectare plantation in Ghana, West Africa.
In five years the plantation in Ghana will have matured and yield as much as 1400kg of crude jatropha oil per harvest. The... [Read More]
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Jul 1, 2010
Ethanol producer Poet has purchased its most recent facility – a 90mgy ethanol plant in the town of Cloverdale, Indiana, US.
Poet’s CEO Jeff Broin said: ‘In total, POET will have the capacity to produce 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol and more than 4.5 million tons of dried distillers grains. We will continue to look for opportunities to expand that capacity.’
The... [Read More]
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Jul 1, 2010
In Saint John, New Brunswick province, Canada, energy company Irving Oil has withdrawn its application that would have seen the construction of a biodiesel production facility adjacent to the company’s oil refinery.
On the 31 March this year Irving Oil applied for environmental impact assessment for a biodiesel plant that would manufacture biofuel from food waste.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2010
Australia’s first sorghum-fed ethanol plant located in Dalby, Darling Downs, Australia, has gone into voluntary administration 18 months after opening.
Now the refinery located in Dalby, Darling Downs, Australia, has gone into voluntary administration.
Ernst and Young have been brought in to review the business, which owes creditors over $80 million (€65.4 million).... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2010
Construction on American Jianye Greentech Holdings’ second biofuels plant in China is underway.
The facility, located at the Xiangzhou Shilong Industry Zone, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, will produce approximately 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel, 50,000 tonnes of civil use clean fuel, and 100,000 tonnes of ethanol fuel with a maximum annual operating... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2010
A joint venture between Illinois, US-based Elevance Renewable Sciences and agribusiness group Wilmar International will construct a biorefinery in south-east Asia.
The Indonesian facility will use Elevance's proprietary biorefinery technology to produce high-value performance chemicals, advanced biofuels and oleochemicals.
This commercial-scale manufacturing facility... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2010
UK-based renewable energy company Green Oil Plantations has launched a new biofuel investment programme in Australia.
The company’s biofuel plantations project is located in Cairns Hinterland, Queensland, and managed by its wholly owned subsidiary Green Oil Plantations Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
UK investors can now benefit from a safe biofuel producing plantation investment... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2010
The construction of biomethanol producer BioMCN’s second generation biofuel plant has been completed and began operations on Friday 25 June.
Located in the city of Delfzijl, the Netherlands, BioMCN’s plant has the capacity to produce 250 million litres of biomethanol annually and is thought to be the largest in the world.
Rob Voncken, director at BioMCN, said: ‘There... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2010
An ethanol plant proposed for Zimbabwe has been given the go-ahead as country leaders believe it will bring some much-needed development to the area.
The $600 million (€492 million) Chisumbanje ethanol project is a venture between the government, MacDon and Rating Investments and, according to Chief Tobias Hiliziyo Garawa, the area is already seeing some changes.
‘We... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2010
California, US, is expected to increase the number of E85 fuelling stations and electric vehicle charging stations after receiving a $4 million (€3.3 million) grant.
75 new fuelling stations have been planned for the state, which are predicted to cut the use of petrol by over 24 million gallons annually and reduce the CO2 emissions by roughly 170,000 tonnes a year.... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2010
In a bid to boost local biofuels producers Germany wants to increase the level of ethanol that can be blended with conventional petrol. The move would benefit domestic producers such as bioethanol manufacturer CropEnergies AG.
Clemens Neuman, head of the ministry’s section dedicated to sustainable agriculture and forestry, explained that the ethanol blend, which currently... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2010
Following US-based Amyris’ advancements in the development of its second generation technology, which uses microorganisms to produce biodiesel from crushing cane, oil group Total wishes to acquire a percentage in the company.
Located in France Total is to invest an undisclosed sum to purchase a 17% stake in the biofuels producer as it plans to expand into sustainably-sourced... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2010
Following the EU’s introduction of US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US biodiesel in March last year, Australia could be next to follow suit after a local biodiesel producer issued a complaint about US biodiesel dumping in Australia.
Australian firm Biodiesel Producers said that US biodiesel was being dumped onto the Australian market and the Australian Customs... [Read More]
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