Dec 17, 2012
New partnership to delve into efficient biofuels from non-food biomass
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Dec 17, 2012
Renewable oil and bioproducts company Solazyme has completed multiple initial fermentations at Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) Iowa, US-based facility.
Solazyme claims to have achieved commercial-scale production metrics, linear scalability of its process from laboratory scale and demonstrated the ability to run large scales without contamination.
The fermentations... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2012
Following a fire that occurred almost a year ago to the day, Australia-based biodiesel producer Australian Renewable Fuels (ARF) has recommissioned its Largs North processing and storage facility.
It has cost AU$6.5 million (€5.2 million) to rebuild, but now also includes a fuel-blending facility on-site. The first truck shipped fuel out at the start of December,... [Read More]
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Dec 13, 2012
A venture deal has been completed between the Mars Cleantech Fund and Woodland Biofuels as the producer closes in on being North America’s lowest-cost ethanol provider.
Woodland Biofuels makes cellulosic ethanol from woodchips and other agricultural biomass into fuel at its newly opened demonstration plant in Ontario.
‘This fund seeks technologies with the... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2012
Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to promote biofuel production in southeast Asia.
The agreement was with the Cambodian government and it will aim to produce bioethanol from cassava in the country for sale throughout the region.
It is believed an Idemitsu Kosan office will open in Phnom Penh with ambitions of producing... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2012
It has been reported by trading risk management group CME that corn ethanol production in the US rose 4% during the last week of November.
That 4% is a five month high and is represented by 835,000 barrels per day. The group also states that inventories have increased by 8.3% over the past three weeks to 19.3 million barrels. This comes after the country suffered the lowest... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2012
The Fairmont ethanol plant has now changed ownership from Advanced Bioenergy to Flint Hills Resources as previously reported by Biofuels International.
The acquisition was announced on 7 December but the finances have not yet been revealed. It is believed that Flint Hill will be looking to appoint four new members of staff at the plant based in Nebraska.
The plant has... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2012
A new biodiesel processing facility, supported by fast food brand McDonald’s Australia, was officially launched in December.
The facility, owned by Neutral Fuels (NF), was opened by small business minister Louise Asher in Victoria and is believed to be creating 10 new jobs. NF worked with the Department of business and Innovation to bring the project to life.
As... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2012
The biofuels division of BP is to invest $350 million (€271.1 million) to double its ethanol processing capacity in Brazil.
The facility is operated by Tropical Energia, which BP Biofuels acquired majority ownership of in 2011, will see its capacity go from 2.5 million to 5 million tonnes of sugarcane a year.
A new mill is also to be constructed and expected to provide... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2012
Renewable energy and agriculture technology provider ICM has completed a test of its 1.5 generation integrated fibre to cellulosic ethanol technology.
ICM engineered a 1,000 hour test run at its pilot plant in Missouri, US and believes it can now save on both operating costs and expenditure over traditional cellulosic ethanol production. Feedstocks used in the test included... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2012
A biofuels research team based at the University of Colorado will use a multi-million dollar grant to look into how to produce cost-effective biofuels from E.Coli.
The US Department of Energy has awarded the project $9.2 million (€7 million) and the team will allegedly use a non-pathogenic strain of E.Coli to pinpoint any part of it that can be used to make biofuels... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2012
Bioethanol producer Vivergo has started up its production process from wheat at its Humberside facility.
The wheat is being supplied by grain marketing company Frontier via selected farmers under its Humber Gold brand and it has also confirmed that the milling, fermenting and distilling process has now began at the plant.
Despite a challenge in providing constantly high... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
A sustainable jet fuel project named GreenSky London is gaining momentum after stakeholder British Airways (BA) confirmed its financial commitment to the cause.
GreenSky London is a project between BA and sustainable fuel researchers Solena that will see the construction of a new facility that will annually convert approximately 500,000 tonnes of waste, normally destined... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
Renewable Energy Group (REG), a producer and marketer of biodiesel, has established new biodiesel blending locations at four New York terminal sites.
'Gaining access to the largest biodiesel terminal network in New York is part of Renewable Energy Group's strategy to expand into the Northeast market as a reliable biodiesel supplier,' REG president and CEO Daniel Oh says.
These... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
Advanced biorefinery owners Borregaard has received a multi-million grant from the Research Council of Norway to further wood processing projects.
The grant totals NOK 30 million ($5.3 million) and will be spread on projects over a three year period. Borregaard won the investment after submitting three applications for funding on projects within the areas of lignin products... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2012
The North American branch of biotechnology company Syngenta has signed a commercial agreement with a Kansas ethanol plant.
The agreement will see Bonanza Bioenergy use grain featuring Enogen trait technology which allows corn to express a robust form of alpha amylase enzyme, the primary enzyme used in dry grind ethanol production to convert starch to sugars.
Enogen eliminates... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2012
Renewable fuel producer Fulcrum Bioenergy has received multi-million dollar financing for a new facility in the US.
The total amount comes to $175 million (€134 million) and construction of the Sierra Biofuels municipal solid waste to low-carbon fuels facility represents Fulcrum’s foray into such a plant.
‘The current IPO market environment remains challenging,... [Read More]
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