Sep 29, 2011
Less than a week to go until Biofuels International Canada expo & conference
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Sep 29, 2011
Extreme Biodiesel, a wholly owned subsidiary of BookMerge Technology, will acquire unwanted virgin oils from a New York, US-based warehousing company.
Extreme will purchase the oil leftover from the warehouse company's facilities in the south of California. To date Extreme has collected 4,000 gallons at a price much lower than the virgin oil market.
This oil, combined... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2011
In the US, a joint venture project between biodiesel company Imperium Renewables and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), part of the US Department of Energy (DoE), has produced some positive results.
The JV is focussed on the development of drop-in jet fuel using PNNL's technology. A significant amount of fuel has now been produced, according to Imperium,... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2011
A Qatari government adviser has been criticised by the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) after he made comments favouring a report that attributes the issues of high food prices and world hunger to biofuels.
The government figure appeared to support the paper, which is funded by the International Development department of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $136 million (€100 million) in five major agricultural research projects.
These schemes will help further establish renewable energy markets in the US, and reduce the nation's reliance on imported fossil oil. Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack announced the five-year programme on 28 September.
University teams from... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2011
Biomethanol producer BioMCN and petrochemical company Sabic have been awarded International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for second generation biofuels.
Dekra conducted the certification process. 'Dekra has extensive experience in ISCC auditing, particularly in Germany, but this is the first ISCC certification for the Dutch market,' says Dekra sales manager... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2011
Codexis and Raizen Energia, a Brazil-based sugar and ethanol producer, have formed an agreement to improve the way that sugar-based first generation ethanol is produced.
As part of the agreement, Raizen's current process for producing ethanol derived from sugar will be enhanced through the implementation of Codexis' CodeEvolver directed evolution technology platform.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2011
In Hugoton, Kansas, US, Abengoa Bioenergy has started building its commercial-scale cellulosic biorefinery after it received its PSD Air Quality Construction Permit from the state of Kansas on 16 September.
The plant is expected to be under construction for the next two years, creating 300 jobs. When the facility comes online it will produce 23 million gallons a year of... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2011
The construction of ethanol producer Poet's commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, US, will remain on track after it received final approval for a $105 million (€78 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
The plant, Project Liberty, will be able to produce 25 million gallons a year of cellulosic ethanol from biomass... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2011
Waste-to-ethanol company Fulcrum BioEnergy has filed for an IPO that could raise enough money to fund the construction of an ethanol plant that has been under development since 2008.
The IPO could raise up to $115 million (€85.6 million) and this, coupled with a possible US Department if Energy loan guarantee, would see Fulcrum break ground on its $120 million facility,... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2011
Trading and services company Mitsui has signed an agreement with Simon Storage to store bioethanol at Simon’s Immingham West Terminal on the east coast of England.
The bioethanol will be received and delivered by sea and road; and the product will also be offered to companies currently storing products in the terminal.
Tank modifications were made for the new storage... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2011
Technical Trade, a company based in Romania, is developing a biofuel plant in the village of Remetea.
The company will break ground on the €6.5 million ethanol plant early next year, with startup scheduled in 2013.
It has not yet been disclosed how much ethanol the plant will produce, but it will be able to handle around 7,000 hectares of local crops such as potatoes,... [Read More]
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Sep 22, 2011
PTTMCC Biochem, a joint venture between PTT and Mitsubishi Chemical, is developing a polybutylene succinate (PBS) plant in Thailand.
The joint venture has selected BioAmber, a renewable chemistry company, to build the plant and the company is scheduled the break ground on it in 2012.
The plant will be built close to PTTMCC's PBS plant at the Map Ta Phut site in Rayong,... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2011
In Brazil, Cargill, a global trader of sugar and ethanol, and Grupo USJ, a company dedicated to the sugarcane industry, have formed a 50/50 joint venture, SJC Bioenergia.
The new JV brings together two of Grupo USJ's sugarcane mills, both located in the state of Goiás: its Quirinópolis-based São Francisco mill and the Cachoeira Dourada mill, which... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2011
Refining and marketing company Neste Oil has completed its fourth renewable diesel plant. Located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the plant is the largest of its kind in Europe.
The plant has an annual production capacity of 800,000 tonnes and this will be ramped up on a phased basis.
The plant brings Neste Oil's overall renewable diesel capacity to 2 million tonnes each... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2011
Four months after closing, Ensus' bioethanol plant remains closed due to market conditions.
Ensus closed its £250 million (€286 million) facility in May but insisted this was a temporary move. However, operations there remain halted and Ensus is unsure when production will be resumed. However it hopes to start refining by the end of this year.
Nevertheless,... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2011
Metro Terminals held a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour on 14 September to celebrate the grand opening of its biodiesel/bioheat clean fuel distribution facility in Calverton, Long Island, New York.
The facility will make use of a newly funded rail spur extension, which will improve the way fuel is transported throughout New York. Approximately 2,500 trucks will be taken... [Read More]
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