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The Sri Lankan government could be saving $170 million (€125 million) annually if the nation increased its consumption of biofuels, especially in the transport sector. As well as improving the quality of air, the income of local farmers and industries would be drastically improved. Science and technology minister Tissa Vitarana highlighted the depletion of fossil fuels and gases and spoke of…
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Two South Korean companies are joining forces to develop a biofuels plantation in Malaysia by the middle of 2010. Jusin Cenox (M) Sdn Bhd is the joint venture between Jusin Group and Gaiax Energy that will see the development of a 30,000-hectare cassava plantation in Banggi Island, Kudat. The cassava will be grown and harvested to produce bioethanol and biodiesel as well as other bioenergy…
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A biodiesel production system that will enable the US Navy to produce its own sustainable fuel has been delivered to a base in South California, US. The system, which can produce around 3-10 million gallons of biofuel annually, is a result of a close partnership between Biodiesel Industries and Navy and aerospace technology company Aerojet. Together they have set up a production facility at the…
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Bioenergy International expo & conference is organised by leading publication Biofuels International (BI) magazine, and here Antti Pasanen (AP), Doctor of Technology for St1 Biofuels, provides an insight into what he will be speaking about at the event in Prague, Czech Republic, on 5-6 May. BI: What is the main subject of your presentation? AP: I am going to give a speech, about new…
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A signed agreement between Globasol and TSK-Ingemas, of the Spanish group Globalia, will see the construction of the Dominican Republic’s first biodiesel plant. Costing $40 million (€29.5 million) and expected to be completed within 14 months, the plant will convert 60,000 hectares of jatropha and higuereta into 100,000 tonnes of biofuels at the site in Azua province. Included in the…
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Green Future Innovations, a Japanese joint venture between ITOCHU Corp. and JGC Corp. is to become involved in a Philippines-based biofuels project, along with other local partners. The project, based in Isabela province, will include the production of power and ethanol at a commercial scale. Green Future will manufacture and sell the biofuel produced from 54,000 kilolitres (kl) of sugarcane…
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A US-based biofuels producer has been hit with a hefty $176,750 (€130,479) fine for pollution offences. A District Court issued the punishment to Lincolnway Energy and its ethanol plant in Nevada following a civil lawsuit brought by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The company was accused of releasing excessive amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere such as particulates and…
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Biodiesel Amsterdam is on schedule to begin production from its €80 million facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by October of this year. Part of the Greenmills complex, the production facility will be manufacturing biodiesel from a 50:50 blend of tallow and used cooking oil (UCO). As well as Biodiesel Amsterdam, the Greenmills concept consists of Rotie Vetveredeling, and Tankstorage…
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Next generation bioenergy company Four Rivers BioEnergy’s UK subsidiary Four Rivers BioFuels has signed an agreement with BP’s subsidiary BP Oil International. The deal will see the sale of EN 14214 specification biodiesel from the Four Rivers facility in the UK. For an initial period of five years the company will be selling at least 60,000 tonnes of the blended biofuel. Under the signed…
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France-based ethanol producer and agro-industrial group Tereos has signed a collaboration agreement with deinocci bacteria to biofuels specialist Deinove to achieve high-performance, cost-effective ethanol production. Based in Paris Deinove will supply its bacterial processes for bioethanol production to be tested and validated at the Tereos group’s BENP Lillebonne factory with a view to…
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You can listen to presentations from H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil and many more for just €575 a day. As an added bonus the price…
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US president Barack Obama is introducing new energy policies that will see an increased use of advanced biofuels in the country’s military vehicles. According to Obama these energy strategies will not only help protect the environment, but will also go towards protecting national security. He said: ‘Our military leaders recognise the security imperative of increasing the use of alternative…
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Following an indication given by the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) Italian customs authorities seized a large quantity of illegal biodiesel at the end of March. This operation, as carried out by the Custom authorities of the port of Venice was validated by an Italian judge. The 10,000 tonnes of biodiesel were imported in the ports of Venice and Trieste in mid-March. The load was declared as…
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