Jun 26, 2012
Gevo and BioFuel Energy collaborate to produce isobutanol
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Jun 26, 2012
New Jersey-based alternative fuel producer Primus Green Energy has started building its new $7 million (€5.6 million) demonstration plant.
It is slated for completion in late 2012 and is designed to produce 33 litres of petrol per hour. The facility will serve as the proving ground for the company’s first commercial plant, which it hopes to break ground on next... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2012
Ethanol producer Poet is now producing corn oil, as well as ethanol at its refinery in Groton, South Dakota.
‘It is one more value-added product we can produce from a kernel of corn,’ says Kelly Kjelden, general manager. ‘Poet is always looking for the next step to add value, to be more efficient and to make the plant more viable and profitable. Being... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2012
Australian-based sugar refiner and renewable energy provider Sucrogen has agreed to support the Townsville 400 V8 Supercars event with bioethanol fuel and sponsorship for the next two years.
Sucrogen Bioethanol’s (SB) 85% ethanol blend fuels the cars at every event and is made from molasses, a by-product of its sugar production.
‘We are delighted that E85 has... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2012
US coast guard buoy tender Henry Blake, based in Everett, Washington, completed its first trip powered in part by biofuel this month.
Officials say this represents the first Coast Guard ship to test biofuel after Henry Blake made its journey around local navigation aids on Puget Sound powered by a 50-50 blend of diesel and algae oil.
The Coast Guard has partnered with... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2012
Shares in US-based renewable chemical and advanced biofuels company Gevo rose this week after a favourable court ruling in a patent case.
A US district judge dismissed claims by Butamax Advanced Biofuels that one of Gevo’s fuel blending products infringed in one of its own patents. The ruling now means Gevo can now resume sales of the product to any potential customers.
Gevo... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2012
Next generation biofuels research at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Centre in Wisconsin, US has been awarded its first patent.
The Centre has been working with biotechnology provider Lucigen’s renewable fuels division C5-6 Technologies and the patent covers their research into a heat-resistant enzyme that breaks down sugars found inside the cells of plants, which... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2012
Azul Brazilian Airlines (ABA) hosted a demonstration jet flight using fuel made from locally-sourced sugarcane recently.
ABA has been working with sustainable fuel producers Amyris since 2009 on renewable jet fuel developments and the Embraer E195 flight left Campinas Viracopos airport, landing safely at the Santos Dumont airport in Rio on 19 June.
‘Our commitment... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2012
US-based drop-in petrol producer Primus Green Energy as almost completed construction on a new demonstration plant in New Jersey.
PGE uses natural gas and biomass to produce its fuel and the final of four reactors will soon be in place to wrap up construction on the $12 million (€9.4 million) project. The demonstration plant will serve as a model for PGE’s first... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
More US fuel plants are potentially considering retrofits to be able to produce isobutanol biofuel on-site.
Technology provider Butamax Advanced Biofuels has signed up four ethanol plants for potential retrofits, bringing the total of what it is calling ‘the early adopters group’ to seven interested parties overall. The latest plants are Granite Falls Energy,... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2012
Renewable energy company Biox will build its second biodiesel production facility within International-Matex Tank Terminals' (IMTT) Bayonne terminal at New York Harbor after the two companies signed definitive agreements.
Biox designs, builds, owns and operates biodiesel production facilities. Its first facility is located in Hamilton Ontario. The $60 million (€47... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2012
US-based biomass company Incitor will use new funding to demonstrate its low-temperature biofuel production technology.
The funding amounts to $1.5 million (€1.1 million) and comes from an investment group, led by Cottonwood Technology Fund, that hopes to finance an up to 30,000 tonnes per year facility.
Incitor claims its low-temperature process can break down almost... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2012
Final approval on E15 petrol blends has been granted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but it may still be some time before consumers can begin selecting it at the pumps.
The approval means US companies will be able to sell fuel consisting 85% petrol and 15% ethanol, up-scaling from the current E10 model allowed throughout the country. The EPA, who first... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
Brazilian biofuels producer Raizen, owned by oil brand Shell, has signed a landmark agreement in regard to where it will source its feedstock.
Raizen was going to purchase sugar cane for ethanol grown on some farmlands that encroached on indigenous lands in the Mato Grosso do Sul state owned by the Guarani people. The deal was been struck after alleged months of pressure... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
The California Energy Commission has awarded a grant of $1.8 million (€1.42 million) to the Biodiesel Industries of Ventura (BIV), a subsidiary of Biodico.
The money will be used to spearhead new technologies for the production of advanced biodiesels at the Biodico facility at the National Environmental Technology demonstration site in Port Hueneme, which BIV will... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2012
A crash in Dayton, Ohio left ethanol leaking out of a tanker truck at around 2.25pm.
The fuel left inside the overturned tanker was accessed later that evening by fire fighters and transferred to an empty tanker truck.
Between 400-500 gallons of ethanol was captured during the clean-up operation, however it is believed that some of the fuel entered the city's sewer system.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2012
LS9, a technology supplier specialising in renewable and sustainable products, officially opened its demonstration-scale plant in Okeechobee, Florida, on 12 June.
The plant's retrofit was completed in May, with large-scale production expected to begin in Q3 2012.
LS9 says the facility will help it improve its production process and enable it to generate large commercial... [Read More]
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