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Peru-based ethanol producer Maple Energy (ME) has received government approval to expand its operation moving forward.
The approval, given in December, will allow ME to begin expanding its sugarcane plantation by 877 hectares from its current size of 6,532 hectares. It reveals that ‘substantial drip irrigation systems are already in place’ and it expects to plant the entire area…
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The US biodiesel industry broke the 1 billion gallon mark in 2012 for the second consecutive year, according to year-end production figures released by the EPA.
The total volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons was roughly flat over 2011 production, exceeding it by 6 million gallons.
‘These numbers reflect the ongoing growth and development of our industry and represent real jobs at plants…
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The US Renewable Fuels Association president Bob Dinneen has called for certainty over indirect land use change (ILUC) penalties in a letter sent to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
It has been over two years since CARB proposed to revise ILUC penalties against certain biofuels as part of the state’s Low Standard Fuels Standard (LCFS).
‘I am writing to again encourage CARB…
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US-based ethanol production business Poet has installed its new corn oil technology into 25 of its 27 biorefineries.
The move brings Poet’s total capacity to around 250,000 tonnes a year, enough feedstock to produce 68 million gallons of biodiesel annually.
Facilities in places like Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota and Ohio have been beneficiaries of the upgrade.
‘There’s a…
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded enzyme company Novozymes and biotechnology provider MBI $2.5 million (€ 1.8 million) to develop new enzyme-based technologies to convert corn stover into sugars for subsequent conversion into biofuels.
The collaboration aims to tailor enzymes for MBI’s AFEX-treated biomass, which will in turn enables the production of low-cost fermentable…
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The US Energy Efficiency and Renewbale Energy (EERE) department is to support research and development into algae-based biofuels by setting aside a funding pot.
The funding system, which will hold up to $10 million (€7.5 million), will support research projects aimed at boosting the productivity of algae cultivation systems and developing and demonstrating energy-efficient, low-cost algae…
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Canada-based waste-to-biofuels business Enerkam has received a multi-million finance injection from Waste Management of Canada.
Further to the $37 million (€27.6 million) awarded Enerkam has announced it has recruited the first employees for its new biofuels facility in Alberta.
A 25-year agreement to build and operate a plant that will produce and sell second generation biofuels and…
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a multi-million grant to a team of researchers looking at the potential of camelina as a biofuel feedstock.
The team, led by Kansas State University professor of grain science and industry Xiuzhi Sun, has received just over $5 million (€3.7 million) and also comprises of researchers from Montana State University, University of Wyoming,…
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Brazilian biofuels producer Vinema Biorefinarias do Sul (VBS) is planning to build the country’s first ethanol fuel mills that use grain as raw material.
VBS wants to construct six mills at a total of BRL720 million (€265 million) and expects to secure BRL40 million of equity commitments for the first plant due to be based in Cristal.
It is believed VBS expect all six plants to be…
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US-based Renmatix, a manufacturer of cellulosic sugars for biobased chemical and fuel markets, has unveiled its new multiple-feedstock processing facility at its King of Prussia, Pennsylvania headquarters.
Secretary Tom Vilsack, leader of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), was present at the commissioning of the BioFlex Conversion Unit and took a tour of the facility with Renmatix CEO Mike…
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Australia-based renewable oil from algae company Algae Tec has received approval from its government for an AU$12.15 million (€9.6 million) cash refund on Australian and overseas development expenditure.
The terms of the payment, covering financial years 30 June 2012 to 30 June 2015, allows for an initial $27 million spend on Algae Tec technology developments, of which the government will…
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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has granted a royal warrant to Green Fuels in recognition of its supply of biofuel and biofuel related equipment.
Royal warrants are granted to companies that have consistently supplied goods or services for no fewer than five years out of the most recent seven to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales.
It means Green Fuels can now use the…
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Christmas trees are again set to be renewed as energy in Lithuania according to local news reports.
Residents across 12 major cities will have the opportunity to drop their trees in specially marked containers, after which the trees will be used for both biofuel and heat for housing projects.
This is the seventh year the campaign has run for a week in January.
‘The campaign gets more…
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Danish renewable energy company BioGasol is to provide reactor technology to US-based cellulosic sugar producer Sweetwater Energy (SE).
SE will purchase a pre-treatment reactor, designed by BioGasol to treat lignocellulosic feedstock before fermentation, as part of a decentralised sugar manufacturing unit for use by Ace Ethanol, a corn ethanol producer.
‘Our use of BioGasol’s…
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Portugal-based engineering company Incbio is to supply a new biodiesel plant to DC Biofuels located in Washington, US.
The deal will see Incbio provide the 7.5 million gallons a year plant that will convert locally-sourced cooking and vegetable waste oils into biodiesel, which DC Biofuels would then sell on to local centrally fuelled public and private fleets.
The deal has been closed through…
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