Oct 24, 2012
Government funding goes into Filipino bioethanol research
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Oct 23, 2012
Canadian-based Woodland Biofuels says its new demonstration plant is up and could be producing ethanol by the end of this year.
The new facility will use wood waste as feedstock and is based at the Western University Research Park’s Bioindustrial Innovation Centre in Sarnia. It will create 10 operational jobs while it employed 25 people during construction.
‘It’s... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2012
The owner of a 30 million gallon a year biodiesel plant in Iowa, US has temporarily suspended production.
Soy Energy has said ‘recent volatile market conditions and continued production challenges’ have taken their toll hence the suspension. Some employees have been laid off since the announcement.
‘In order to ensure the long-term health of the business... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2012
A coalition of US biofuel trade organisations have urged House and Senate leaders ‘to stay the course’ on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
A drafted letter claims the RFS as the cornerstone of the association’s efforts to reduce foreign oil dependence and create jobs and economic growth across America. It also tells the Environmental Protection Agency... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2012
Biofuels and chemicals company Advanced Bioenergy is expected to sell its Nebraska, US ethanol plant by the end of the year to Flint Hills Resources.
The news comes after Advanced Bioenergy wanted to see how much interest would come from a sale after receiving interest from another potential buyer earlier this year. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2012
Biorefineries operator Biodico has agreed to develop renewable fuel and technologies with the US Navy on behalf of the US Department of Defence (DoD).
Both US Naval and DoD facilities across the globe will benefit from the partnership as it seeks to optimise the operation of sustainable biorefineries that would produce biofuels, energy using renewable resources and other... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2012
International trading company PFP Group has acquired an idle biodiesel plant located in Brescia, Italy.
The plant in Castenedolo, with an annual production capacity of 70,000 metric tonnes, is set to be revamped and adapted to be able to process low-quality and second generation feedstock like used cooking oils, animal fats and other residues.
The plant is also set... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2012
Technology supplier Metso is to provide a Swedish combined heat and power plant with a biofuel-fired boiler.
The plant, based in Torsvik and owned by Jönköping Energi (JE), is expanding and the new 100MW unit will serve to help meet district heating and electric power needs of Jönköping municipality.
The expansion the CHP plant represents a significant... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2012
Almost 86 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in the US throughout September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported.
Almost 843 million gallons of biodiesel have been produced since the beginning of the year.
The amount of biodiesel produced goes towards the Renewable Fuels Standard's (RFS) 'biomass-based diesel' category.
The amount of biodiesel, including... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2012
Raizen Group, the largest producer of sugarcane-based ethanol, and Iogen, operator of the world's longest running second generation ethanol plant, have partnered to create commercial-scale volumes of cellulosic ethanol in Brazil.
Raizen will invest an undisclosed amount in Iogen. Following a thorough review of cellulosic technologies, Raizen concluded that Iogen has the... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2012
Biofuels, refining and chemicals company Flint Hills Resources is to acquire a 115 million gallon a year ethanol plant.
The plant currently belongs to Advanced Bioenergy, who chose to sell the plant following interest from a potential buyer earlier this year. The company believes the transaction, expected to close later this year, will be beneficial to all parties including... [Read More]
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Oct 16, 2012
Felda Global Ventures Holdings is developing a renewable energy plant in Malaysia that will turn palm oil mill effluent (POME) into biogas.
The RM8 million (€2 million) pilot plant will be built in Kota Tinggi, Johor by technology company Weida Bhd, who says construction will be completed within four months.
The biogas will be used to generate 2MW of electricity that... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2012
Dubai-based alternative fuels company Lootah Biofuels and AlgaOil, a Philippines-headquartered algae production company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop algae-derived biofuels.
The partnership, which will involve the construction of a biodiesel production plant in Dubai, will bring together Lootah's local knowledge and engineering specialities... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2012
Ethanol manufacturer Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg, a JV between Bunge Group and Ergon, is to halt production at its Vicksburg, Mississippi-based plant by the end of the year, resulting in 40 people losing their jobs.
The announcement comes as companies struggle to make ethanol profitable as corn prices continue to rise due the drought in the US Midwest coupled with high demand.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2012
Portuguese company Assunto Importante has upgraded its biodiesel plant in Sines to increase feedstock flexibility and improve biofuel quality so that it meets the requirements of the more stringent quality standard EN 14214/2013.
The project means Assunto Importante will be able to manufacture biodiesel from second generation feedstocks such as animal fat and used cooking... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2012
Buckeye Partners is to offer crude oil services at its storage terminal in Albany, New York after forming a long-term agreement with an Irving Oil subsidiary.
Under the agreement, Buckeye will provide around 1.8 million barrels of oil storage, off-loading unit trains and throughput when the terminal opens at the beginning of November.
Buckeye president and CEO Clark Smith... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2012
A strategic alliance between US liquid fuels from non-food biomass producer Ensyn and Brazilian wood pulp provider Fibria Celulose has been signed.
This partnership will include the establishment of an equally-owned joint venture for the production of cellulosic liquid fuels and chemicals in Brazil, as well as a US$20 million (€15.4 million) equity investment in Ensyn... [Read More]
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