Apr 22, 2013
Menlo Energy’s purchase bolsters aggregate capacity aims
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Apr 19, 2013
Lignol Energy (LE), a technology company which works in advanced biofuels sectors, has revealed that the convertible notes it held, issued by Territory Biofuels (TB), have been converted into a 40% fully diluted equity stake in TB.
This makes LE the largest stakeholder in TB, which owns a 150 million litre per year biodiesel plant and glycerine refinery located in... [Read More]
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Apr 18, 2013
Danish renewable company BioGasol has delivered a commercial biomass pretreatment system to US-based Sweetwater Energy.
The cellulosic sugar producer will use the unit in its demonstration facility to produce pretreated biomass for use in downstream processes.
‘Acquiring this unit, capable of processing 100kg of dry biomass per hour, will bolster our biofuel production... [Read More]
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Apr 18, 2013
European ethanol association ePure has responded to the draft report by European parliament member Corinne Lepage which focused on the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a directive amending the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) and the directive of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED).
‘We see some constructive suggestions in Lepage's draft report... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2013
The sixth Biofuels International conference will take place on the 11th and 12th September this year in Antwerp, Belgium and you could potentially join the high level speaker list.
By participating in the programme not only will you demonstrate your leadership role within the sector and raise your company's profile, but you can also play your part in the market's development... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2013
Second generation feedstock business NexSteppe has launched its new sorghum hybrid products in the US and Brazil.
The company hopes its sweet sorghum and high biomass hybrids will offer alternative solutions to advanced and cellulosic biofuels, biopower and biobased product producers.
‘Through a combination of directed conventional breeding, marker-assisted breeding... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2013
Norwegian finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen officially inaugurated a biorefinery demonstration plant at Borregaard’s production facility in Sarpsborg this April.The demo plant started preliminary operations last summer, followed by normal operations in the first quarter of 2013. The plant uses proprietary Borregaard technology and aims to produce cost-effective... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2013
US development of viable biofuel for the aviation industry has received further long-term support from the government this April.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation secretary Ray LaHood signed a five-year agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration, which was announced at the Advanced Biofuels Summit.
The federal government... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2013
Blume Distillation (BD), a provider of appropriate-scale bioethanol production equipment, has closed a $2.2 million (€1.6 million) financing round, including angel and impact investor backing.
The funds are being used to accelerate the assembly of BD’s prototype bioethanol production system. It is focused on developing and acquiring intellectual property... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2013
The Colorado Economic Development Commission has dangled a multi-million dollar carrot in front of biomass company Cool Planet Energy Systems (CP) to try and entice it to the state.
CP, a California-based start-up, claims to have a petrol generating process via biomass and plant waste that does not need to rely on federal subsidies.
The CEDC hopes $3 million (€2.3... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2013
A new report by UK think tank Chatham House titled The Trouble with Biofuels warns of the detriment to the country via a desire to increase usage.
The author of the report believes that biodiesel made from vegetable oil is worse for the environment than fossil fuels, plus push up food prices and hit consumers at the pump, as the UK heads towards an EU target of 5% biofuels... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2013
A new agreement has been signed in the US between Agrisoma Biosciences (AB) and PGF Biofuels.
PGF will now have exclusive rights to distribute resonance carinata, a non-food industrial oilseed crop, and arrange production contracts with growers in North America and Australia.
AB oversaw more than 6,500 hectares of contracted plantations with 40 growers across Alberta and... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2013
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) has changed its name following a recent meeting of its delegates.
The organisation is now known as Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials to reflect its expansion of scope to apply its standards to biomass that is being used for other products in addition to biofuels.
‘There is a large range of biomaterials including bio-plastics,... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2013
The US District Court for Delaware has entered a final judgement in one of the court battles between Butamax Advanced Biofuels and Gevo.
The long running dispute between the two isobutanol producers, over claims about patent infringements (catchily named 188 Patent and 889 Patent for ease of reference), was settled on 10 April in favour of Gevo.
‘It is hereby ordered... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2013
TMO Renewables a UK developer of second generation biofuels technology, and Brazil-based Usina Santa Maria (USM) have entered a joint venture to build a commercial second generation production plant in São Paulo.
Under the agreement TMO, with USM, will build, own and operate the 10 million litre ethanol pilot plant in São Paulo using sugarcane... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2013
Extreme Biodiesel has entered talks to acquire fellow California-based Promethean Biofuels in a move to increase its presence in the sector.
PB is a co-operative corporation and, apart from the used motor oil and waste vegetable oil collection, its products and services are only available to members of the co-operative.
‘This relationship between us and Promethean... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2013
Canada saw the official launch of the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) policy framework for Canada's agricultural and agri-food sector this April.
And the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) has applauded this launch as ‘good news’ for its industry and for the farmers who work closely with biofuels producers.
GF2 is a CN$3 billion (€2.2 billion) investment... [Read More]
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