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In Brazil a recently held biomass, wind and hydroelectric auction is expected to encourage $5.52 billion (€4.32 billion) in investments in alternative energies in the region. The auction came as the Brazilian government aims to further diversify its clean energy matrix. It contracted power from biomass plants, 89 wind farms and small hydroelectric plants and will add an installed capacity of…
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In May 2006 renewable energy company Resource Recovery submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to build a municipal waste landfill in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, US. However the company has switched focus and is now working on plans that could see the construction of an ethanol production plant. The president of Resource Recovery Ed Abel explained…
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In Canada waste-to-fuel company Enerkem held its ground breaking ceremony on 31 August to celebrate the start of construction at its new biofuels refinery. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the C$80 million (€59.4 million) plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biofuel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). This will be enough to power 400,000 cars for a year, running on…
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On 1 September Mascoma Corp, an innovative biofuels company, acquired biomass conversion technology producer SunOpta BioProcess (SBI). The acquisition combines SBI’s fibre preparation and pre-treatment technologies with Mascoma’s bioprocessing technologies to create a company with capabilities for producing ethanol from non-food cellulose, such as wood chips, energy crops and organic solid…
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The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-11th November is now available online. The two day event, organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine is now in its second year and is supported by the Malaysian Biodiesel association. The programme can be viewed…
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After acquiring e-biofuels’ biodiesel production facility in May earlier this year, biofuels producer Imperial Petroleum has announced that the plant is making significant progress. In July 2010 the plant produced 1.2 million gallons of biodiesel, creating $3.5 million (€2.7 million) in revenues. According to Imperial this increased to 1.4 million gallons and $4 million in revenues by…
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On 1 September 2010 the Canadian government released its final regulations requiring ethanol and biodiesel blended transportation fuels in Canada. With a vision to slash its GHG emissions by 17% in 10 years’ time, Canada’s new regulations, due to come into effect on 15 December 2010, will require 5% of renewable fuel to be blended with the conventional vehicle fuel. This, in addition to a…
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On 2 September 2010 Verenium, dedicated to the development and commercialisation of industrial enzyme solutions, announced the closing sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million (€76.3 million). Following the closure of this deal, BP is now the sole owner of Verenium’s facilities in Jennings, LA, US, including the pilot plant and the…
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With the European aviation regulations looming, the CEO of Thailand-based PTT Aromatics and Refinery (PTTAR) Chainoi Puankosoom has announced that the company is planning a $150 million (€117.6 million) investment to produce the first jet biofuel and biodiesel to comply with these mandates. Using technology that was developed by PTTAR’s parent company PTT, the jet fuel will be made from…
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The building and engineering work is expected to commence on energy production company Fulcrum Bioenergy’s new ethanol plant in the US. Planned for Nevada, the production facility will convert 90,000 tonnes of household waste into 10.5 million gallons of biofuel a year for use in cars and trucks. The plant will create job opportunities for around 550 people.
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With car giants such as Ford, General Motors and Chrysler all aiming to double their production of flex-fuel vehicles in the US by 2012, refining and marketing business Valero Energy is planning to increase the availability of E85 at new Valero Corner Stores. According to Valero, every newly built store will be fitted with E85 pumps, in addition to some existing stores as they are updated and…
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Denmark-based ethanol producer Inbicon has delivered 28,500 litres of cellulosic ethanol to energy company Statoil. In what is the first delivery of many, the biofuel was dropped off at its stock tank in Hedehusene, Denmark, where it will be blended with conventional vehicle fuel later on in the year. This is just part of a total 5 million litres which Statoil bought from Inbicon in August.…
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The New Zealand-based clean tech firm LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the largest coal manufacturers in China, Henan Coal and Chemical Industrial, to produce ethanol. Using Henan Coal’s coal gasification technology and its own biological fermentation process, the new plant will create ethanol fuel and other chemical products from syngas derived from coal. The…
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