Dec 18, 2008
Cuba to bump up biogas power generation
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Dec 17, 2008
Japan Airlines (JAL) will be the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using camelina-based biofuel, planned for 30 January 2009 at Haneda Airport, Tokyo.
A blend of 50% biofuel and 50% traditional Jet-A jet (kerosene) fuel will be tested in one of the four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines of a JAL-owned Boeing 747-300 aircraft.
The biofuel component to be... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2008
The Canadian province of Alberta will implement renewable fuel standards as part of a provincial energy strategy.
Beginning in 2010 Alberta will require regular fuel to contain 5% ethanol, and diesel to contain 2% renewable diesel. The blending requirements are in line with federal standards to reduce carbon emissions.
The province has set aside CA$239 million (€140... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2008
Japan Airlines (JAL) will be the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using camelina-based biofuel, planned for 30 January 2009 at Haneda Airport, Tokyo.
A blend of 50% biofuel and 50% traditional Jet-A jet (kerosene) fuel will be tested in one of the four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines of a JAL-owned Boeing 747-300 aircraft.
The biofuel component to be... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2008
The Canadian province of Alberta will implement renewable fuel standards as part of a provincial energy strategy.
Beginning in 2010 Alberta will require regular fuel to contain 5% ethanol, and diesel to contain 2% renewable diesel. The blending requirements are in line with federal standards to reduce carbon emissions.
The province has set aside CA$239 million (€140... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2008
Chicago, US-based biofuel group Coskata is searching for a partner to set up a multi-million-dollar ethanol conversion plant in Victoria, Australia, capable of producing up to 200 million litres of the fuel a year for use in cars.
The company is looking for sources of waste material in Australia that it could feed into the process. This includes food and garden scraps... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2008
Clean technologies investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund has invested €3 million into agri.capital, a specialist developer, owner and operator of biogas plants in Germany.
The investment has been structured as 8% preferred stock with detachable warrants and is part of a €10 million funding round into agri.capital with Valiance Special Situations Fund investing... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2008
Chicago, US-based biofuel group Coskata is searching for a partner to set up a multi-million-dollar ethanol conversion plant in Victoria, Australia, capable of producing up to 200 million litres of the fuel a year for use in cars.
The company is looking for sources of waste material in Australia that it could feed into the process. This includes food and garden scraps... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2008
Clean technologies investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund has invested €3 million into agri.capital, a specialist developer, owner and operator of biogas plants in Germany.
The investment has been structured as 8% preferred stock with detachable warrants and is part of a €10 million funding round into agri.capital with Valiance Special Situations Fund investing... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2008
New Zealand will repeal a requirement for biofuel blends and implement tax breaks on fuels derived from proven sustainable sources instead.
The fuel sale directive, rising to 2.5% of annual sales by 2012, will be revoked under legislation to be voted on later this week, Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Retailers will continue to sell blended products and the government... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2008
Malaysia’s transport and industrial sectors will run mandatorily on biodiesel from January 2010, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui has announced.
From February 2009, government vehicles will start using biodiesel with the Envo Diesel Esther (B5) brand, a blend of 5% palm oil and 95% diesel.
‘We expect that by 2010 an estimated... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2008
New Zealand will repeal a requirement for biofuel blends and implement tax breaks on fuels derived from proven sustainable sources instead.
The fuel sale directive, rising to 2.5% of annual sales by 2012, will be revoked under legislation to be voted on later this week, Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Retailers will continue to sell blended products and the government... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2008
Malaysia’s transport and industrial sectors will run mandatorily on biodiesel from January 2010, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui has announced.
From February 2009, government vehicles will start using biodiesel with the Envo Diesel Esther (B5) brand, a blend of 5% palm oil and 95% diesel.
‘We expect that by 2010 an estimated... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2008
One of the world's most energy-efficient ethanol plants is set for start-up in Norrköping, Sweden.
Sweden-based manufacturer Lantmännen Agroetanol will produce more than 3 million litres of ethanol a week, using technology from Vogelbusch, making it the largest ethanol plant in north Europe.
Initially the plant was due to come on line before the end of 2008, but... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2008
The EU reached a deal on 9 December on the renewable energy targets it will adopt under its climate change action plan.
A spokeswoman for the European Parliament confirmed that a preliminary deal had been reached between parliament and the European Council of member states that would retain the proposed target of ensuring renewable energy makes up 20% of the union's... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2008
The value of forestry land in the UK has more than doubled since 2003, and land values remain strong, partly due to the growth of biomass-fuelled power stations.
The 2008/09 Forest Market Report published by UK woodland management company UPM Tilhill and estate agent Savills found that wood-fired plants at Shotton, Teesside and Lockerbie, alongside new projects underway... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2008
In an effort to turn around the turbulent US economy, President-elect Barack Obama could introduce a $500 billion (€380 billion) stimulus package with 10% directed towards renewable energy.
The stimulus plan would spend around half a trillion dollars over two years on tax-rebates and an array of green projects, such as building biomass or co-fired renewable energy plants,... [Read More]
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