Oct 15, 2009
Canadian biofuel production will rise 76% in two years
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Oct 12, 2009
Norwegian energy company StatoilHydro has invested $3 million (€2 million) in the Chesapeake Algae Project (ChAP) in Virginia, US.
The College of William and Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science have formed the collaborative research initiative to investigate a promising new technology to produce biofuel from the algae growing naturally in rivers and the... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2009
Brazilian ethanol and sugar groups ETH Bioenergia and Brenco are deliberating a merger which could create one of Brazil's largest bioethanol producers.
The projects combined could yield 3 billion litres of ethanol a year by 2013/14. It would also crush 37 million tonnes of sugarcane annually.
‘Both companies have modern, competitive assets which are headed for... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2009
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is gearing up to build one of the US’s largest biomass power plants.
The cost of the project, including the acquisition, totals around $500 million (€338.6 million).
As part of the project, Southern Power acquired Nacogdoches Power, from American Renewables.
The company will have a 20-year purchase-power agreement... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2009
Wales, UK-based Anglesey Aluminium Metals has submitted an application for approval of a 299-MW biomass power plant to be located near the company’s aluminium smelter and possibly power it.
If approved, the plant would consume about 2.4 million tons of woody biomass, such as wood chips, pellets or agricultural residues, a year.
Anglesey Aluminium hopes to commence... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2009
In the UK, Scotland comes a step closer to greener heat and power following the signing of a multi-million-pound deal.
A contract established between Tullis Russell Papermakers and RWE NPower means a 50-megawatt biomass power plant will supply energy for Tullis Russell’s mill in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.
The plant will replace an existing coal-fired power plant, owned... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2009
Asia has long fuelled the biofuels boom with its oil-rich feedstocks. It is now using the feedstock waste for generation of green power.
Asiatic Group (Holdings) will take a 30% stake in joint venture to develop a RM150 million (€29.9 million) biomass project in Perak to convert empty oil palm fruit bunches into electric power.
The group, through subsidiary,
Colben... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2009
US-based biofuel manufacturer Qteros has announced plans to build a $3.2 million (€2.2 million) cellulosic ethanol plant.
The plant will be located next to Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachussets, and could potentially create 150 jobs.
The facility, which will demonstrate the company’s patented process for converting plant matter to ethanol, is expected... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2009
Cellulosic ethanol company Coskata will officially unveil its demonstration plant next week in Madison, Pennsylvania, after an 18-month construction period.
The $25 million (€16.9 million) plant will allow the company to scale to 50 million gallons a year and 100 million gallons a year facilities.
Coskata employs a three-step process technology that is capable of... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2009
Two firms are looking to invest P3 billion (€43.7 million) in two planned facilities that will produce bioethanol in the Philippines.
Artech and Eco Frontier are consulting with the Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) for technical support while scouting areas where they could plant sweet sorghum, the preferred feedstock of both companies.
'Eco Frontier and... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2009
The Ensus and Hull wheat ethanol plants are expected to utilise 19% of the British wheat harvest, 2.3 million tonnes out of a total annual harvest of 14 million tonnes.
The chairman of the National Farmers Union crops board welcomed the plants despite the prospect of wheat imports to meet food needs, saying that the plants represented a price support for the wheat crop.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2009
In New Zealand animal tallow biodiesel producer Ecodiesel is raising further funds to complete its full-scale commercial plant in Onehunga.
The company eyes an extra NZ$4.5 million (€2.25 million) capital. It already operates a $4.7 million pilot plant running on tallow it sources from the meat processing industry.
The plant is a staged development and would eventually... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2009
Suncor has recommenced work on expanding the capacity of its St. Clair ethanol plant in Ontario, Canada.
The plant will have a capacity of 105 mgy.
The $120 million (€82 million) project was halted in January 2009 due to the current economic crisis. Suncor cut its capital expenditures by 70% for 2009.
The company said that the expanded ethanol plant and four wind... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
US-based Gevo has launched a 1 mgy biobutanol plant in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The plant, originally a conventional ethanol plant, underwent conversion to a biobutanol facility.
With the launch, Gevo has advanced on two fronts: first, towards demonstration of the viability of its fuel both as a petrol replacement and as an intermediate, convertible into renewable green... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
Murphy Oil has announced that it will buy a corn-based ethanol plant in North Dakota for $92 million (€ 63 million), marking the company's first foray into biofuel manufacturing.
The Arkansas-based oil company said the deal will be financed primarily through non-recourse debt offered through the sellers.
The company plans to invest $15 million in working capital... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
US-based Ultra Green Energy Services has announced that it is adding two terminals to its expanding New York network.
Burt’s Reliable and Westmore Fuel, both located in New York, have joined with Chicago-based Ultra Green to store, blend and sell Ultra Green Biodiesel at their terminals.
The additional terminals expand Ultra Green’s biodiesel network from the... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
Global biofuel use is expected to increase two-fold by 2015.
A Hart Energy Consulting report predicts worldwide ethanol demand will represent 12-14% of the global petrol pool by 2015.
While Brazil will remain the world's top exporter of biofuel, the US is expected to see the largest increase in biofuel use per country, increasing its current consumption by more... [Read More]
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