Sep 12, 2011
Gavilon, Heron Lake BioEnergy's agreement takes effect
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Sep 12, 2011
In Mozambique, it is thought that more than $100 million (€73.5 million) has been invested in over 30 biofuel projects, which are currently being developed.
It is not yet known exactly how many biofuel plants are underway in the nation, but the majority are thought to be in the initial stages, with plant owners still unsure of which feedstock would be most advantageous... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2011
Since relocating from Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, US, to Lower Allen Township earlier this year, biodiesel producer Keystone BioFuels is expanding its operations, driven mainly by government mandates.
The company is increasing its workforce by 14 additional staff, expanding its space and increasing production tenfold.
Keystone converts soyabean oil, used cooking oil and... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2011
Nebraska, US-based BioSyn is looking to build a biodiesel plant in Bellevue but the development is still in the very early stages; the company still needs approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The company would also need additional investors on board in order to fund the $100 million (€72 million) project.
If the build did go ahead, the plant... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2011
In the US, Kinergy Marketing, a subsidiary of renewable fuels producer Pacific Ethanol, and AE Advanced Fuels Keyes, the wholly owned subsidiary of AE Biofuels, have extended their marketing arrangement by two years.
Under the arrangement, which the two companies entered into in November 2010, Kinergy sells the full 55 million gallons of ethanol produced at AE Keyes' plant,... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2011
Organic Drive, a UK-based biodiesel producer, has opened its first biodiesel plant in Stourport, England, with plans to supply its product to major oil companies such as BP and Shell.
The new 4,500sq ft production facility is now operating at full capacity, producing 100 tonnes a week of biodiesel from used cooking oil.
The company believes it can produce the biofuel cheaper... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2011
Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, has made further developments at its cellulosic ethanol facility in Valero Beach, Florida, US.
The company has awarded a contract to Air Products, a provider of gas-related equipment and services, to supply onsite oxygen, compressed dry air and nitrogen to the project.
Air Products will... [Read More]
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Sep 8, 2011
In Argentina, Q2 2011 biofuel output reached a monthly average of 209,486 tonnes, breaking the previous record.
This is a 38% increase compared to Q2 2010. In June 2011 production reached an all-time high of 219,000 tonnes, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses.
This rise in production has been attributed to growing domestic consumption, which... [Read More]
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Sep 8, 2011
German airline Lufthansa has acquired jatropha oil from Jatenergy for use as bio-jet fuel in its trial of renewable jet fuel, which will be piloted in regular flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt.
The crude jatropha oil was supplied from Jatenergy's operations in Central Java, Indonesia, where it has partnered with PT Waterland International.
Lufthansa purchased 200 tonnes... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
At Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol and KLM have started fuelling some of their ground transport vehicles on 100% biodiesel (B100).
The move comes after both companies invested heavily in the introduction of biofuel-powered vehicles at the airport, as electrically powered vehicles are currently limited to certain vehicle types.
SkyNRG of the Netherlands is supplying the biodiesel... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
Both the ethanol and biodiesel global markets continued to grow in 2010 with biofuels production up 17%, compared to a 10% rise in 2009. This is according to a report on 2010 biofuel production by US research company Worldwatch Institute.
Ethanol remains the most widely produced biofuel; of the 105 billion litres produced in 2010, 86 billion litres was made up of ethanol.
In... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
An ethanol plant auctioned on 24 August in the US failed to sell for more than the starting bid due to its high selling price and complications associated with it.
Primary lender Cape Fear Farm Credit bid $34.5 million (€24.5 million) for the Raeford, North Carolina-based Clean Burn Fuels, anticipating a higher bidder would end up acquiring it. However this was not... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
Aurora Algae, a US and Australia-based company dedicated to algae development, has received $22 million (€15.7 million) in its latest funding round.
Current investor Oak Investment Partners led the round, along with other existing investors and an unnamed foreign strategic investor. To date, Aurora Algae has raised $72 million.
These latest funds will help finance... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
In the US, an idled biodiesel production facility in Moundville, Alabama, has become the most recent in a long line of soya-based biodiesel plants to close down in the region.
In 2008, five biodiesel plants of this kind were operational in Alabama, however only one large-scale plant remains today – Creaola. Green River Biodiesel acquired the facility in 2008 but... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2011
Washakie Renewable Energy (WRE), a Utah, US-based biodiesel producer, has begun operations at its new biodiesel production facility in Plymouth, after 12 months of development and construction.
The plant has the capacity to manufacture 10 million gallons a year of biodiesel from feedstocks such as yellow grease, brown grease and tallow. WRE will source these feedstocks... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2011
General Electric (GE) is the newest member of a consortium set up to research and develop biomass-based aviation fuel.
In addition to GE, the association consists of Virgin Australia, Renewable Oil, the Future Farm Industries CRC and Dynamotive Energy Systems, of Canada. Together the companies are looking to mallee eucalypt trees as a feedstock for producing commercial... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2011
US ethanol exports could exceed exports from Brazil throughout the rest of this year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This is due to relaxed trading limitations and the soaring cost of sugar.
The first five months of 2011 saw US ethanol exports more than double, compared to the same period in 2010. By May 2011, export levels had reached 120 million... [Read More]
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