Jul 31, 2012
Scottish farmers receive biofuels boost
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Jul 31, 2012
Up to 125 advanced biofuel producers will be receiving payments from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Bioenergy Programme for Advanced Biofuels.
Producers become eligible for payments from the programme based upon the amount of biofuels that are produced from renewable biomass other than corn starch.
Some biofuels eligible for the program include those produced... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2012
NuStar and biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy Holdings are to build an ethanol storage facility complete with unit train infrastructure after forming a partnership.
To be located at NuStar's Dumfries site in Virginia, US, the facility will benefit the northern Virginia and Washington, DC markets. It will comprise ethanol unloading, storage and truck loading solutions.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2012
The University of Georgia (UGA) has been awarded $2 million (€1.6 million) in federal money for projects aiming to drive more efficient biofuels production and feedstock improvements.
UGA has been awarded $500,000 to use a genetic analysis of biomass to identify the plant architecture that is important for optimised biomass production in a range of environments.
A... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2012
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $6 million (€4.9 million) grant to the University of Hawaii to increase locally produced renewable energy.
To be spread over four years, the University and its partners want to develop high-yielding biofuel feedstocks, establish advanced local biofuel production processes... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
A study conducted by Pew Charitable Trusts has found that the US Defence Department has more than tripled its investment in clean-energy technologies, including biofuels development, since 2009.
According to the study, the increased investment has risen from $400 million (€329.4 million) to $1.2 billion and is further projected to reach $10 billion by 2030. The department... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
Biofuels producer Aviam is running the risk of losing its license to plant jatropha shrubs over 10,000 hectares in the north of Nampula, Mozambique.
Aviam, a joint venture formed by Mozambican and Italian interests, was due to invest $20 million (€16.4 million) in the jatropha plantation. But, according to district notices, the company is not adhering to agreed time... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
Integrated energy company Maple Energy has claimed its joint ethanol and power project in Peru is now fully operational.
The 37MW power side of the plant was recently completed and Maple is confident it will be now able to increase the amount of electricity before the end of the year, which will eventually supply enough to satisfy the needs of its ethanol plant and provide... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by three companies to establish a partnership to enable production of butadiene from renewable feedstocks.
The joint venture is between elastomer producer Versalis, renewable chemical technology provider Genomatica and third generation integrated biorefineries pioneer Novamont.
Versalis will hold a majority interest in the... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
US-based biofuels company Coskata has decided not to go forward with a proposed $100 million (€82.5 million) initial public offering (IPO) as it looks instead towards natural gas options.
Plans to build a commercial scale plant in Alabama, which would convert wood waste to ethanol, will be put onto the back burner as it looks into feeding the plant with natural gas,... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
A new pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol in Germany has been inaugurated.
Developed by Swiss chemicals company Clariant, the €28 million ($33.8 million) project will produce up to 1,000 tonnes of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tonnes of wheat straw. It is believed that Germany has around 22 million tonnes of available straw for... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2012
The Brazilian state of Pernambuco will be home to a proposed new biofuels plant that will use seaweed as its feedstock.
The $9.8 million (€7.9 million) plant will be constructed by Austrian-based company SAT at the site of a sugar cane plantation. It will produce up to 1.2 million litres of algae-based biofuels a year by using carbon dioxide created during ethanol... [Read More]
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Jul 19, 2012
A new pilot plant in Ontario, Canada is due to demonstrate how spent solvent and waste water converter KMX’s technology can reduce operational costs for biofuels and green chemical manufacturers.
KMX believes pathways to cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol can be aided by its hydrophobic and hydrophilic membrane technology. The pilot plant will show how it can capture... [Read More]
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Jul 19, 2012
A biofuels scheme has gained European approval so that UK feedstocks can now have Red Tractor status.
The proposal, named The Red Tractor Crops and Sugar Beet Scheme, will ensure traceability on feedstocks back to individual UK farms and has been backed by the European Commission, ensuring recognition across all 27 member states. It has taken two years of lobbying by Red... [Read More]
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Jul 19, 2012
British Petroleum (BP) is set to use its position as event partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games to springboard its latest advance in biofuels technology.
BP will provide biofuels and lubricants to a fleet of over 5,000 BMW-supplied vehicles throughout July and August, including one based on a 24% biobutanol-blended gasoline.
And, if all goes well, BP executives... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2012
The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainability Technology (WIST) has been issued a patent to create biofuels from plant fibre.
It is WIST’s first patent will allow for a process that can create biofuels and other products from cellulosic plant material including agricultural residues like corn stover or plants grown specifically for fuel production, such as hardwood... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2012
Production developer of biofuels and bio-based chemicals Codexis has signed an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Shell.
Shell has agreed to negotiate exclusively with Codexis and would grant the company certain rights and licenses in the biofuels field to develop and sell cellulase enzymes to third parties on a worldwide basis, except Brazil. Codexis has exclusive rights... [Read More]
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