Sep 20, 2011
European organisations partner for algae project
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Sep 20, 2011
In Leamington, Ontario, Canada, New Energy Farms (NEF) has constructed its energy crop bioproducts facility.
The 30,000 square foot plant converts locally grown energy crops into low carbon bioproducts. It also generates 265kW of renewable electricity from solar panels fitted in the roof.
Pyramid and Prism Farms, partners of NEF, built the site, which currently handles... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2011
Renewable Energy Technologies has proposed to open an ethanol plant in the city of Holland, Michigan, US.
The company is looking to acquire an existing facility that was previously owned by American Beverage and convert it into a waste-to-ethanol production facility, handling products leftover from the production of sugar and alcohol.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2011
Mascoma, a renewable fuels company, is developing two biofuel production plants that will make ethanol from woody biomass.
In order to fund the development of the two plants, Mascoma is looking to raise $100 million (€73 million) through an initial public offering (IPO).
The first of the two wood-ethanol plants will be built in Kinross, Michigan, US. It will cost... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2011
In Florida, US, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, the Tampa Port Authority (TPA) and CSX Corporation have partnered to build an ethanol transportation system in the Port of Tampa.
TPA will be responsible for the construction of a new railroad, on which trains of up to 100 cars will be able to deliver product.
This new rail track will enable CSX to move ethanol from manufacturers... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2011
Enerkem, a producer of biofuels and chemicals from waste materials, has entered into an offtake agreement with Methanex, a methanol supplier.
Under the agreement, Methanex will purchase methanol produced at Enerkem's facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Enerkem's Edmonton-based subsidiary, Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, will begin producing the methanol for Methanex. The... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2011
Oil major Lukoil says its oil terminal development in Barcelona is on schedule for completion, this week seeing the welding of the ring of the final tank within the farm.
Litasco, the Lukoil International Trading and Supply company, formed a joint venture with Barcelona-based oil company Meroil in 2010 to build the development as an extension of the existing Meroil terminal... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2011
In July this year, the US Department of Energy approved a proposal from the state of Kansas to install a number of flex-fuel ethanol pumps at 38 sites belonging to the convenience store chain QuikTrip.
Under the proposal, the state and local company Ethanol Products were to form a partnership and invest $5 million (€3.6 million) and $10 million respectively in the... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2011
In the US, ethanol producer Guardian Lima officially opened its new ethanol plant in Lima, Ohio on 15 September.
Guardian Lima acquired a majority stake in the plant in 2010 after its former owner Greater Ohio Ethanol filed for bankruptcy.
The ethanol facility has the capacity to produce 54 million gallons a year of ethanol, in addition to 165,000 tonnes of DDGs.
Guardian... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2011
Corn production in China is expected to rise by 3% compared to 2009 levels, reaching 182.5 million tonnes this year – the highest ever recorded volume in the nation.
Despite this record high, corn imports are likely to remain necessary and continue to grow steadily throughout the next few years. This can be attributed to an increasing domestic demand for corn in... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2011
Neste Oil, a refining and marketing company based in Finland, has teamed up with the Marine Research Centre at Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) to research and test algae varieties for the production of its NExBTL renewable diesel.
The two-year programme will study the volumes of lipid production from different types of algae and work to understand how growing conditions... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2011
Rentec Renewable Energy Technologies' proposed Olympiad Renewable Energy Centre (Olympiad Project), located in White River, Ontario, Canada, will be designed as a state-of-the-art energy facility that would employ the Rentech ClearFuels biomass gasification system and the Rentech process.
The project is designed to produce 23 million gallons of bio-jet fuel, RenJet, and... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2011
Around 1.5 million litres of biofuel is produced in Fiji each year, but this must increase if the nation is to make an impact on the 300 million litres a year of fuel currently consumed in the transport sector.
The Fijian government is now said to be encouraging investors to capitalise on this market, highlighting the enormity of the industry's potential.
While a mandatory... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2011
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric and Hawai'i BioEnergy have agreed on a deal that will see Hawai'i BioEnergy supply biofuel to Hawaiian Electric's Kahe generating station.
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will now review the contract. If it is approved, Hawai'i BioEnergy will provide the power station with 10 million gallons a year of biofuel for power production.
Empty... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2011
In the US, ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings' new ethanol plant was due to come online in October this year but this has been put back and the facility will now open in early 2012.
Located in Canton, Illinois, the arrival of winter has ceased construction work, which means the plant will not be ready until next year.
Additionally, uncertainty surrounding... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2011
BP is expanding its biofuels activities in Brazil, with the purchase of shares in Tropical BioEnergia and the acquisition of additional shares in sugar and ethanol producer CNAA.
The company will invest around $71 million (€51.8 million) for the remaining 50% of Tropical BioEnergia from its joint venture partners Maeda Agroindustrial and LDC-SEV Bioenergia.
Following... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2011
In Australia, major oil companies are ceasing to offer E10 at their petrol stations in Queensland and Victoria.
The move is said to come following severe flooding in Queensland, which affected supplies for around six months.
Additionally, Shell Australia said it faced issues with E10 prior to the floods, as demand was low compared to that for 'premium products and diesel'.
However... [Read More]
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