Apr 22, 2009
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Apr 22, 2009
US-based Cobalt Biofuels, Coskata and Qteros have projected that they will each reach annual production levels of 100mgy by 2012, with Solazyme forecasting a similar level by 2012 or 2013.
The companies’ projections indicate that they are aware of the challenges of funding advanced biofuels enterprises in difficult capital markets, but are not worried in the short... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2009
The Luka Koper management board, which provides port and logistics services in the Port of Koper in Slovenia, has signed an agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi on the long-term rental of alcohol storage tanks which are to be used for methanol and ethanol.
Construction of this terminal facility, to be constructed on the northern side of Pier I, is expected to start in... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
State senators in Iowa have passed a standard that would require all diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a 5% biodiesel blend.
Iowa will become the eighth state in the US to introduce standards mandating the use of domestically produced biodiesel, should it be approved by the State House.
State officials claim that the biodiesel requirement will drive demand for... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Bulgarian government has taken steps to draft new renewable energy legislation, due to unsatisfactory statutory regulations currently in place.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS), which regulates the sector, has called for the rethink citing the slow down in the alternative fuels market as one of the main causes.
Representatives... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Canadian federal government’s ecoEnergy for Biofuels programme is set to offer €45 million in incentives to the GreenField Ethanol plant in Ontario.
The 35 million gallons a year (mgy) ethanol plant based in Chatham, which also produces 24 mgy of industrial alcohols, would contribute to an undisclosed improvement in the plant, and speculation pointed towards a... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
A factory in Wales, UK, that will run on food-waste is set to receive £500,000 (€564,000)funding.
The ready meals factory will use state-of-the-art technology to transform food waste into heat, power and compost.
It will contribute up to 10% of the factory’s power and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 7,500 tonnes a year.
The Welsh Assembly Government... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Swiss Agency For Development and Cooperation (CUSUDE) has announced that it will invest further in a renewable energy biomass programme in Cuba through 2011.
The project is primarily focused on biogas production from coffee, rice and forest wastes.
The decision will offer further funding on top of the €2.3 million already spent to date.... [Read More]
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Apr 20, 2009
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has spoken in favour of further use of sugarcane-based ethanol to replace fossil-based fuels to combat the threat of global warming.
Speaking at the fifth Summit of the Americas, President Lula declared that Brazil is ‘ready to share the technologies it developed for more than 30 years and to expand and strengthen initiatives... [Read More]
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Apr 20, 2009
US-based Renew Energy announced that it will close its Wisconsin-based Jefferson ethanol plant, after filing for bankruptcy.
The company, operator of the state’s largest ethanol production unit in Jefferson, is set to shut down come the end of May unless a buyer can be found. The plant’s closure will be signal the loss of jobs for all 80 of its current employees.
Renew... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2009
US-based NexGen Biofuels has revised its biofuel plans following its inability to raise funds and adverse changes in the market.
The company aims to build a 10 million gallon storage and blending terminal in the US. It also intends to blend 10% ethanol with petrol and distribute E10 as well as blending 2% biodiesel with diesel and distribute B2.
NexGen’s strategy... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2009
US-based algae-to-biofuel producer Sapphire Energy has revealed an updated timeline for deployment of its green drop-in replacement transportations fuels.
The company has developed a process using sunlight, carbon dioxide, photosynthetic microorganisms (algae), non-potable water and non-arable land to produce a renewable and scalable low-carbon alternative to petrochemical-based... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2009
Biofuels International expo & conference in Amsterdam is now only 6 weeks away, on the 27-28th May.
Don’t miss out on your chance to be there - last year’s event attracted over 500 attendees and this year’s event is expected to be even bigger and better.
The two day conference and exhibition brings you presentations from Shell Global Solution, Bentley Motors,... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2009
Tennessee-based Biofuels America is seeking around $20 million (€15 million) in equity investment towards development of a ligno-cellulosic biorefinery
The biorefinery Project Tennessee will be developed on a 35-acre closed ethanol facility and will use wood waste and municipal solid waste as feedstocks to produce 30 mgy of ethanol, high value bio-chemicals such as... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2009
Chemrec USA, a subsidiary of Sweden-based black liquor gasification company Chemrec, has joined the Biorefinery Deployment Collaborative (BDC) collaborating on biorefinery development.
Chemrec has a business model for transforming pulp and paper mills into green fuels biorefineries.
A new member of the BDC, Chemrec is talking to various pulp and paper mills about its... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2009
The Belgian government has announced a B4 mandate that will begin in July 2009.
The bill, which is yet to be passed, will include the B4 mandate as an initial step in adapting infrastructure before higher blends are mandated.
In 2007 Belgium produced 166,000 tonnes of biodiesel. This increased to 665,000 tonnes the following year.... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2009
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is delivering on its promise to provide green, sustainable transport fuels despite a Government slowdown on targets one year after its introduction, the Renewable Energy Association says.
The RTFO was intended to ensure that 2.5% of all fuels used came from renewable sources as from 15 April 2008. However, an error in the... [Read More]
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