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In Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, Rosemount Clean Energies has converted a 50-acre industrial site into a large terminal facility that will provide biodiesel blending. The terminal features a large-scale rail spur and storage capacity of almost 500,000 million barrels, and can receive and ship products via rail, trucks, tanks and pipeline. 'Biofuels are here to stay,' Tim Yocum, chief manager of…
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AltAir Fuels, a Washington, US-based company dedicated to the production of jet fuel, is developing a bio-jet production plant in Bakersfield, California. The facility is slated to come online towards the end of 2012, when it will produce bio-jet fuel from camelina. Local farmers in San Joaquin County, Central Valley and other areas of southern California are now being encouraged by the US Farm…
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Mission NewEnergy, an Australia-based biodiesel producer, has entered into a six-month contract to supply its sustainable biodiesel to an unnamed oil giant. The deal will begin in January next year and is foreseen to generate revenues over $40 million (€27.7 million) for Mission. 'Our unique position of having a fully certified biodiesel under the International Sustainability & Carbon…
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In the US, Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has finalised $75 million (€52 million) in private financing, utilising funds awarded by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) loan guarantee programme for its new BioEnergy Center. The financing will be used to complete the project, including equipment, engineering and construction. The BioEnergy Center is located near Vero Beach, Florida. Upon…
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In Quirinópolis in Goiás, Brazil, Petrobras Biocombustível and Grupo São Martinho, through Nova Fronteira, are planning to increase the sugarcane milling capacity of the Boa Vista plant with an R$520.7 million (€226 million) investment. The expansion will be completed ready for the 2014/2015 harvest, increasing the plant's capacity to 8 million tonnes of…
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The production of biodiesel in the US reached record highs in June this year when volumes hit 81 million gallons, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Biodiesel production for the first half of 2011 alone has already surpassed the levels produced in the whole of 2010, having exceeded 375 million gallons. These figures come following the reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit…
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In Japan, Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with the city of Kyoto and Kumamoto University to begin converting municipal waste into ethanol on a trial basis. The initiative will begin in April 2012, using waste products from households and businesses. The biofuel produced will be used to fuel cars and as boiler fuel for factories. The process, which involves combining the waste feedstock with water and…
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In Illinois, US, Coskata, a developer of biofuels technology, has completed the first close of its Series D round of financing. Key investors which have participated in previous rounds include The Blackstone Group, Khosla Ventures, Total Energy Ventures International (part of oil and gas giant Total), ATV, Globespan Capital Partners, General Motors, Arancia, and Sumitomo. 'We are very pleased…
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In the US, auto manufacturer Chrysler Group and bio-based fuels and chemicals producer ZeaChem have formed a strategic alliance for the production of cellulosic ethanol. 'Chrysler Group has long been committed to promoting the consumption of alternative fuels and to delivering flex-fuel vehicles to our consumers,' says Reg Modlin, director for regulatory affairs at Chrysler Group. Jim Imbler,…
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Biodiesel in Europe should be produced to meet EN142414 – 2008/2009 and EN15376-2011 standards, which can then be blended into road fuels meeting EN590 and EN228 quality requirements. On 15 November 2011, delegates at Biofuels International expo & conference will have the chance to learn how biodiesel production can be optimised using the latest testing methods and procedures in a tour…
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The development of advanced drop-in biofuels will soon be underway as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DoE) and Navy will invest up to $510 million (€354 million) into the development of advanced drop-in biofuels. US President Barack Obama made the announcement on 16 August. The investment will be made over a three-year period and will go towards the production of advanced…
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In the UK, supermarket giant Tesco's organic waste-derived ethanol has been certified by OFGEM, the government's energy official. The ethanol, which has been under development for 2 years, has seen Tesco granted a Renewable Obligation Certificate, confirming the fuel contains no traces of additional fossil fuels and is 100% renewable. The fuel is currently being used to fuel specially adapted…
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In the US, projects designed to restore and protect wetlands in the Northern Everglades Watershed could receive funding from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the government of Florida. The grants will support a number of projects, including the INEOS New Planet BioEnergy plant in Vero Beach. A loan guarantee from the USDA went towards the construction of this facility, which now…
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In the Philippines, the minimum percentage of coconut oil as a biodiesel feedstock could be increased, as the government works to reduce the nation's reliance on imported fuels. The minimum blend for biodiesel derived from coconut oil (coco-diesel) currently stands at 2%. An exact date for when this higher blend mandate will be introduced is not yet known, however the Philippine Information…
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