Dec 16, 2009
Valero boosts ethanol volumes following purchase
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Dec 16, 2009
In the US, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has called on California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to reject the Air Resources Board’s (ARB) Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) rule currently under review.
The RFA has highlighted numerous instances where ARB violated established procedures by failing to properly address stakeholder comments on the LCFS proposal.
‘ARB’s... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2009
Following a series of successful tests by KLM, Japan Airways and Virgin, airlines are queuing up to fill their planes with renewable fuels components.
Now one company will provide them with quarter of a billion gallons of renewable jet fuel a year.
California-based synthetic fuels producer Rentech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 13 passenger and... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2009
Feedstock-rich Indonesia is poised to boost production of biodiesel.
The government plans to develop regional centres for processing palm oil into biodiesel and other products.
The government is seeking investment to produce oleochemicals, oils and biodiesel from palm oil.
As the nation awaits a record production of 21.5 million tons of palm oil next year three areas... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2009
Sugarcane central Brazil is now seeing a shake-up in feedstocks and the type of biofuels it produces.
BioVentures Brasil will receive $1 million from the InterAmerican Development Bank for a pilot project on about seven hectares in Bahia, northeastern Brazil, where it plans to develop a plantation on 20,000 hectares of mostly abandoned cattle-grazing land.
The pilot... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
Valero Energy and Mission NewEnergy have signed a five-year deal to supply 200,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year, which is potentially worth around $3.5 billion (€2.4 billion).
Mission has confirmed that it will supply Valero with jatropha-based biodiesel and palm oil based biodiesel.
Mission NewEnergy said: ‘The increasing demand for biodiesel driven by the Renewable... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
The New Mexico, US, congressional delegation launched an initiative to develop a plan to make the state a leader in the biofuels industry.
The meeting will bring together more than 50 national experts from industry, science, agriculture and government to develop a plan to make economically feasible biofuels that use the states natural resources.
Governor of New Mexico,... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
The first large scale biodiesel pumps in Nanaimo, Canada will be set up next year for people to use in modified vehicles.
The Nanaimo Recycling Exchange (NRE) will offer the service in participation with Cowichan Energy Alternative (CEA).
Spokesman for CEA, Mark Turcotte, said: ‘The NRE will recycle the used vegetable oil that is collected from Nanaimo's homes... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
All good things come to an end. The biodiesel tax incentive in the US is set to expire on 31 December 2009, but a report released by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) shows a continuation of the credit is vital to avoid damage to the industry and the economy.
The study, which was conducted by economic analyst John M. Urbanchuk, examined the economic impact of the biodiesel... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
A biofuel joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy has received $50 million (€45.2 million) from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
The JV’s commercial-scale biofuel and renewable power facility in Vero Beach, Florida, will be operational by late 2011 with construction expected to begin in 2Q 2010.
The Ineos New Planet BioEnergy joint venture will own... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
It has been a long wait but now Europe's largest biorefinery operated by Ensus in Teesside, UK, is due to begin production within weeks.
The £250 million (€276.5 million) refinery will produce ethanol from wheat, processing 1.2 million tonnes of animal feed wheat a year.
Under a 10-year agreement, Shell will buy all the plant's annual output of 400 million... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2009
An energy consultant has predicted that the worldwide demand for biofuels will double by 2015.
Tammy Klein, executive director of global biofuels services for Hart Energy Consulting, stated that Asia-Pacific and Latin America would be capable of producing biofuels viewing it as a way to improve rural economies.
Klein says: ‘Currently, there is massive overcapacity... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2009
Praj Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ardent Energy Group Ethiopia and Eco-Energy S.C Ethiopia to target the cultivation and refining of biodiesel from non-food feedstocks.
The agreement is based on the EU sustainability criteria and principles on biodiesel.
Chairman and CEO of AEG, Daniel Gezahegne says: ‘AEG and Praj are planning to attain... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2009
Chicago-based Zenergy International has acquired Greenlight Biofuels and its assets for $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in a deal that will see Zenergy expanding the company’s revenue.
Zenergy plans to generate capability by providing resources to create a bigger biodiesel client base to purchase the fuel.
This is first of many planned acquisitions that Zenergy has... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2009
Biorefinery projects in the US will receive an investment of nearly $1.3 billion (€877 million) to advance next generation biofuel.
Nineteen biorefinery projects will receive $600 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and $700 million from private company investment.
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said: ‘Advanced biofuels are critical to building... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2009
After receiving a healthy grant from the Department of Energy, Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) has announced plans to build a biomass facility in the city of Decatur in Illinois, US.
According to the Department of Energy, ADM was awarded $24.8 million (€16.8 million) in federal funding for the project and an additional $10.9 million from private sources.
Todd Werpy, vice... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2009
Logos technologies and EdeniQ received $20.4 million (€13.8 million) to operate a pilot scale biorefinery plant.
The plant will produce low cost ethanol from cellulosic feedstock such as corn stover and switchgrass.
EdeniQ CEO Larry Gross says: ‘We are delighted to partner with the DoE to accelerate the development and commercialisation of low cost cellulosic biofuel... [Read More]
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