Apr 8, 2010
Second generation pilot planned for North Carolina
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Apr 8, 2010
St1’s sixth plant will have a slightly different focus by using household and municipal waste as its feedstock.
This will be located Hämeenlinna, southern Finland, and testing is due to begin next month. Production capacity will gradually be increased to 1 million litres by the end of the year.
St1 Biofuels has proved its waste to-ethanol concept in Finland and is... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2010
The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade is to remove the ethanol tariff until 31 December 2011.
By momentarily suspending Brazil’s 20% tariff on ethanol for a year, starting from 31 December this year, the nation hopes that the US will follow its lead and reduce or remove its own taxes that are placed on imported ethanol.
At the moment ethanol that has been brought... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2010
In Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, the smallest ethanol plant in the state is closing down and leaving 20 people without jobs.
Although the decision to close was tough, the Minnesota Energy ethanol plant, which opened in 1997, had been losing money over the previous months and, according to chairman of the board for the farmer-owned ethanol plant and grain handling cooperative,... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2010
Following an indication given by the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) Italian customs authorities seized a large quantity of illegal biodiesel at the end of March.
This operation, as carried out by the Custom authorities of the port of Venice was validated by an Italian judge. The 10,000 tonnes of biodiesel were imported in the ports of Venice and Trieste in mid-March.... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2010
In Germany sales of pure biodiesel have fallen rapidly between 2007 and 2009.
Based on official statistics published by Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (Federal Office of Economics and Export Control - BAFA), the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e. V. (UFOP) analysed the domestic consumption of biofuels from 2007 to 2009 and found that... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2010
With its ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%, Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol is described as the most emission-efficient biofuel.
A report by the International Food Research Policy Institute (IFPRI) called ‘Global Trade and Environmental Impact of the EU Biofuels Mandate’ has concluded that Europe will meet its 2020 targets with regards to carbon... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2010
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Apr 1, 2010
US president Barack Obama is introducing new energy policies that will see an increased use of advanced biofuels in the country’s military vehicles.
According to Obama these energy strategies will not only help protect the environment, but will also go towards protecting national security.
He said: ‘Our military leaders recognise the security imperative of increasing... [Read More]
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Mar 31, 2010
Based in Denver, US, ethanol producer BioFuel Energy Corp. has had an increase in share purchases after it reported its first quarterly profit.
On Tuesday at midday trading BioFuel Energy’s shares rose by 15.6% to $3.56 (€2.64).
During 4Q of 2009 the company earned $6.8 million, with each share selling for 21 cents. During the same period in 2008 it lost $6.9 million.... [Read More]
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Mar 31, 2010
Next generation bioenergy company Four Rivers BioEnergy’s UK subsidiary Four Rivers BioFuels has signed an agreement with BP’s subsidiary BP Oil International.
The deal will see the sale of EN 14214 specification biodiesel from the Four Rivers facility in the UK. For an initial period of five years the company will be selling at least 60,000 tonnes of the blended... [Read More]
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Mar 31, 2010
France-based ethanol producer and agro-industrial group Tereos has signed a collaboration agreement with deinocci bacteria to biofuels specialist Deinove to achieve high-performance, cost-effective ethanol production.
Based in Paris Deinove will supply its bacterial processes for bioethanol production to be tested and validated at the Tereos group’s BENP Lillebonne... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2010
On the island on Java, Indonesia, London-based investment firm Aston Lloyd will be leasing 10,000 hectares of marginal land that will be used to grow a hybrid of jatropha.
With its ability to live without excess amounts of water, the drought-resistant jatropha plant thrives in Indonesia’s climate and the government is aiming to have 1.5 million hectares of jatropha... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2010
D1 Oils’ chairman Brian Myerson has resigned after his plans to adjust the focus of the business were rejected by fellow board members.
Brian Myerson has been pressing D1’s senior executives to change from planting energy crops to producing biofuels. However, his plans have been rejected and Myerson, whose company owns 27% of D1’s shares, has stood down from the... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2010
After three years in the making Rwanda’s first biodiesel bus has set out on a trip from the country’s capital Kigali to the town of Akanyuru.
It is hoped that the Rwanda Biodiesel Express, which is powered only by oil plants, animals fats and used cooking oil, will play a key part in reducing the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Jean Baptiste Nduwayezu, head... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2010
In Botswana, Africa, plans are underway to construct a biofuels plant that will produce 50 million-litres of biodiesel annually.
The plant, due to be online in 2012, will eventually utilise jatropha from plantations to manufacture the biodiesel but will start off using meat tallow and used cooking oil.
The National Petroleum Fund will finance the project with advanced... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2010
After a reshuffle of its finances and a review on its strategic plan in 2009 one of the biggest biodiesel manufacturers in Brazil, Brasil Ecodiesel, has reached operating profit since its incorporation in 2006.
The company’s gross margin reached 17%, compared with the negative figures of 2008 and the production of biodiesel in 2009 was 152,000m3.
As part of its new... [Read More]
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