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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has agreed to work with the Southern Research Institute to test a method of creating liquid transportation fuels from coal and biomass.
The pair believes an approach, that eliminates the typical Fischer-Tropsch (FT) product upgrading and refining steps, will enhance the ability of coal-to-liquid (CTL) and coal-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL) processes to compete with…
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UK-based bioethanol producer Vivergo has awarded its distribution contract to local road tanker operator Lewis Tankers (LT).
The three-year contract will see LT deliver bioethanol produced at Vivergo’s new £350 million (€429 million) facility to refineries throughout the UK. The aim is for the facility in Yorkshire to be producing up to 420 million litres a year.
‘We will…
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A new pilot plant for biofuels production is to be opened by the US-based LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute as the culmination of its sustainable bioproducts initiative this January.
The plant will focus on converting sweet sorghum, sugarcane and other grassy feedstocks into sugars and bioporducts to be refined into gasoline and butanol among other things.
The plant is based in St Gabriel,…
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A new study into the effects of global biofuels production on air pollution has shown negative results.
The report, compiled by Norwegian and UK researchers , states that trees planted to eventually become wood fuel would release more of a chemical called isoprene, a smaller yet potent pollutant concern.
It is believed that when isoprene is mixed with other pollutants in sunlight, as well as…
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The US state of North Carolina has imposed a new state law to discourage people from stealing used cooking oil, a potential feedstock in the production of biofuels.
It has been revealed by local press that used restaurant grease taken by thieves is a hot commodity as it is proffered to the biofuels market.
However the state’s new grease law now makes the act a misdemeanour and culprits will…
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Thousands of gallons of ethanol leaked after a train derailment in southern Illinois, US just before the New Year.
Local fire chiefs estimated between 3,400 and 5,000 gallons of ethanol spilled from a 30,000 gallon tanker car before the leak was plugged. The low temperature was believed to have surpressed any vapour and no homes were evacuated.
There were no reported injuries as a result of the…
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Experts in Cuba expect an increase in biodiesel production from Jatropha as the country looks to move forwards without impacting on food crops grown for human and animal consumption.
There is one facility in eastern Guantanmo currently processing the feedstock and another is going through a testing phase in Sancti Spiritus.
‘This will see the increase in use of non-edible oil plants for…
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A bill has been passed by the US House of Representatives to stop a set automatic tax increases, which consequently benefits the internal biofuels industry.
The vote was passed by a vote of 257-167 and the bill, tagged the ‘fiscal cliff’ because many believed it would’ve sent the country back towards recession, is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama in the very near…
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The head of Iran’s Fuel Conservation Company (IFC) has stated that it will start a specialised work group to produce biodiesel in conjunction with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad.
‘Upon the request of cabinet, a fuel basket was defined recently in which the share of fuel used by diesel cars rose by 17% to hit 24%,’ Abbas Kazzemi, the head of the IFC, was quoted as saying.…
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The Olvi Foundation (OF) has decided to join in the funding of Green Fuel Nordic’s (GFN) biorefinery project.
The decision will represent one of the most significant capital investors into the biorefinery project according to OF CEO Timo Saarelainen.
GFN has spent the last 12 months making different players more aware of bio-oil, its production, applications and benefits. Its board believes…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be seeking a new administrator after Lisa Jackson stepped down from the position after four years.
It is believed Jackson told President Barack Obama of her decision to leave her post shortly after his re-election in November. Below is the statement that Jackson issued upon her departure:
‘I want to thank President Obama for the honour he…
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Dubai-based Lootah Biofuels is set to work with AlgaOil to research using algae for oil extraction outside of man-made ponds.
Lootah will work with the Singapore-based algae cultivator at looking at more natural spaces and resources to create biodiesel from algae, particularly within the untouched desert in the region.
‘The potential of biodiesel from algae is very big but, as the mindset…
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Energy giant Petrobras’ logistics division Transpetro is set to transport ethanol via barges from its new shipyard in Aracatuba, Sao Paulo.
Transpetro will spend $400 million (€302.9 million) on 20 new barges to move 45,000 bl along the Tiete-Parana waterway in 2013, although that realisation is two years behind schedule.
The new barges will save approximately 80,000 round-trip truck…
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Ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy's wholly owned subsidiary BlendStar has commenced operations at its newly built 96-car train terminal in Birmingham, Alabama.
The new terminal is served by the BNSF Railway and has a throughout yearly capacity of 300 million gallons of ethanol.
'The Birmingham terminal will provide more efficient distribution of ethanol to underserved markets in the…
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Researchers at Clemson University and commercial forestry business ArborGen are to jointly study the potential use of poplar trees for bioenergy and biofuels feedstock in the US.
The South Carolina-based project will see the pair plant thousands of poplar trees on-site at the university’s Pee Dee Centre.
ArborGen's southeastern field research manager David Brown says that positive results…
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