May 7, 2010
Petrobras progresses with biofuels
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May 7, 2010
US vehicle manufacturer General Motors has increased annual production of flex-fuel vehicles to more than 850,000, an increase of 55% from 2006 volumes.
GM offers 17 models in its 2010 lineup with flex-fuel capability, allowing them to run on E85 ethanol, petrol, or any combination of the two.
More than 5 million of the 7.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road in... [Read More]
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May 6, 2010
LL Biofuels Namibia is set to produce its own biodiesel after signing an agreement that will see the cultivation of jatropha on 300,000 hectares of land located in the north-eastern Caprivi Region, Namibia.
The 20-year deal between LL Biofuels and the Caprivi Regional Council and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) allows the company to undertake various crop experiments... [Read More]
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May 6, 2010
Bulgaria's only oil-producing facility is now going greener.
The Russian-owned refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas has begun production of a 2% bio-competent biodiesel.
According to a proposed law, which came into force on 1 May, all of Bulgaria’s diesel must be blended with 2% biofuels.
The law was scheduled to be enforced back in 2007, however since then a very... [Read More]
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May 6, 2010
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, oil company Petrobras’ Paulinia refinery will commence its production of ethanol on 7 May.
The refinery temporarily closed for maintenance and expansion, which saw the plant’s 18,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity increase to 390,000 bpd.
Brazil’s ethanol supply dried up this year following issues with the sugar cane harvest, which... [Read More]
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May 6, 2010
In Brazil, energy firm Petrobras is set to construct and operate a biodiesel production facility in the state of Para, due to be online by July 2013.
The plant, expected to cost around BRL330 million (€140 million), will have the capacity to produce 120 million litres of biodiesel from palm oil, all of which will be consumed by the north of the country.
BRL240 million... [Read More]
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May 5, 2010
The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) and the European Bioethanol Fuel Associations (eBIO) have withdrawn from the Roundtable of Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) following claims that the RSB works with ‘obscure consultants’ and ‘ambiguous organisations.’
In response to EBB's letter of resignation, RSB's executive secretary Alwin Kopse urges EBB to ‘identify... [Read More]
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May 4, 2010
In a recent report the European Environment Agency (EEA) has reiterated the importance of furthering biofuels in order to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
According to the report titled ‘Towards a resource-efficient transport system,’ although the majority of existing biofuels will meet the sustainability requirements,... [Read More]
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May 4, 2010
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is to purchase a 45.7% share in ethanol producer Acucar Guarani, previously controlled by France-based sugar, starch and ethanol producer Tereos.
Petrobras Biocombustivel will acquire the stake for $920 million (€706.3 million), valuing the Guarani company at $2.01 billion.
Petrobras will make the payment in three stages in the hope... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2010
Key Speakers include the likes of Vladimír Vlk, Advisor to the new minister of environment of the Czech Republic,Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil and many more.
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Apr 30, 2010
The sickness bacteria E. coli could soon be used to power vehicles as the US Department of Energy (DoE) is supporting a research project into this area in the form of $6 million (€4.9 million).
Jason Kelly, the founder of bioengineering start-up firm Ginkgo BioWorks, said: ‘This is our biggest grant to date. It’s going to help us expand, and it’s part of our strategy... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2010
Waste collection company Bahamas Waste has begun constructing its $750,000 (€563,000) biofuels facility that could see the production of biodiesel from as early as June this year.
Over 50 rubbish trucks will switch from using fossil fuels and run on biodiesel once the production facility comes online. With the manufacturers license and permits in order, Bahamas Waste... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2010
New World Energy (NWE) is dedicated to the research, development, and operation of alternative renewable energy projects and has teamed up with Germany-based Bosch and Siemens Home and Appliance Group (BSH) on a pilot project in Indonesia to produce environmentally friendly stoves.
Instead of running on Indonesia’s first choice cooking fuel, kerosene, the Protos stove... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2010
India’s consumption of ethanol is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% between 2010 and 2013, a report says.
The research report ‘Emerging Biofuel Market India’, claims that the increased blend of ethanol in vehicle fuel combined with the high demand from the industrial sector has resulted in a period of fast growth and developments... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2010
Ferry service company Miller Boat Line is switching to green fuel this season to ferry travellers to Put-in-Bay in Ohio, US.
The William Market passenger vessel is to run on a 10 to 20% blend of G2 Diesel to Put-in-Bay, which is located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Although using biodiesel will cost Miller Boat Line more than conventional diesel, this will not... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2010
After discovering transport fuel can be made out of the dead trees killed off by woodland beetles, Colorado State University (CSU) is preparing to take this discovery to the next level.
The university will soon test California-based firm Mountain View’s technology that will turn lodge pole pines into butanol for the transport fuel sector.
CSU’s Engines and Energy... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2010
Ethanol producer Green Plains has made a substantial profit compared to this time last year.
The ethanol producer made $15.6 million (€11.8 million) in profits during the first quarter of this year alone. This is up from the $9.3 million loss the company reported a year ago.
According the chief executive Todd Becker the company’s margins narrowed during the quarter... [Read More]
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