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MSW to waste biofuel producer Enerkem has received investment from Waste Management and EB Investments to the tune of C$15 million (€11 million), in return for a minority equity interest in Enerkem Alberta.
The biofuels company is currently building a full-scale commercial plant in Edmonton, Canada, and has so far raised C$103 million to put towards the development.
Other investors include…
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Shipping company Maersk and the US navy are working together to test biofuels derived from algae by fuelling a container ship with the alternative fuel for a journey from the north of Europe to India.
The ship, called Maersk Kalmar, was chosen for the tests because it features an engine that has been specifically designed for auxiliary testing, meaning risk of damage on the voyage is reduced. The…
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), which represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, has called for long-term tax policies to be introduced in the US in order to push biofuel developments to commercial scale.
In order to make sure these developments are successful, incentives should be given to ‘technologies with the greatest potential to create new jobs, economic…
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Members of Illinois parliament in the US have approved the state’s biodiesel blending programme today with a vote in the senate of 44 to nine.
The sunset date for the biodiesel state sales tax initiatives has been extended for the biodiesel state sales tax to the end of 2019 and with this any biodiesel blend of more than 10% is now eligible for fuel tax exemption.
President of the Renewable…
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Biodiesel company Evogene has extended its agreement with Brazilian agriculture company SLC Agricola in order to further develop castor bean seeds as a feedstock for biofuels.
This follows the development of seed varieties in trials in northeast Brazil through this year which the companies say has been successful.
The partnership between the two companies began in 2010 and involves developing…
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Mascoma has signed an agreement with Valero Energy to develop and operate a 20 million gallon a year commercial-size cellulosic ethanol facility that will be built in Kinross, Michigan, US.
The plant will cost about $232 million (€175 million) and the companies plan to expand the facility to produce a further 40 million gallons a year as part of a second phase.
The build is expected to begin…
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Thai Airways says it will be the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight powered by biofuels, when its plane takes off on 22 December, travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The airline will also fly a non-commercial flight the day before under the airline’s ‘travel green’ scheme which it is operating under part of its corporate social responsibility…
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The US Navy says it is to adapt a biofuel blend for aircraft and vessel use which will be put in use near Hawaii around the middle of next year.
About 450,000 gallons of biofuels will power a navy carrier group during a maritime exercise as part of a $12 million (€8.95 million) deal with Dynamic Fuels, which is a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum.
Solazyme will also work with…
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Aurora Algae has released a new method of developing algae strains that can be designed to meet fuel needs without using ‘foreign genes’ and instead using the algae’s natural genetic makeup.
Aurora says that in the past algae development has been limited to using existing strains of eukaryotic microalgae, because there was not enough technology available for genome…
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Codexis has created its own line of cellulose enzymes, called CodeXyme, which will be used to convert biomass into sugar.
The company is currently working with partners, such as Shell, Merck and Pfizer, and plans to release commercial samples to the chemical market by the second half of 2012.
Alan Shaw, CEO of Codexis, says: ‘CodeXyme Cellulase enzymes will be transformational and enabling.…
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Algarythm, a South Australian company, has developed a new method in producing algal biomass in commercial quantities.
Fishace Ecological Engineering has designed an open pond algae system coupled with photo-bioreactors to increase microalgae density and volume whilst decreasing operating costs. Nutrient-loaded waste waters have been introduced whilst managed fish culture provide vitamin streams.…
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FuturaGene, a woody crop plantation company for the bioenergy and biofuel markets, has opened a new biotech R&D centre in China.
Although Futuragene has been working in China through partnerships with universities and research institutes over the last six years, this is the first such centre of its kind for the company in the country.
Stanley Hirsch, CEO of FuturaGene, says: ‘China,…
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Eight firms working to commercialise biojet fuel will receive a total $7.7 million (€5.8 million) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The chosen eight companies will aid the FAA in developing alternative, sustainable 'drop-in' fuels that require no modifications of existing aircraft engines or fuelling equipment.
Feedstocks used to produce this renewable jet fuel include…
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Atlantec BioEnergy says it is to build an R&D demonstration plant on Prince Edward Island off Canada.
The company recently purchased a facility in Cornwall in the UK and is also turning this into a demonstration plant by renovating it and installing its technology.
Atlantec plans to use ‘non-traditional feedstocks’ to create the bioenergy, such as energy beets grown in the local…
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American Airlines, committed to cutting its carbon footprint, is due to launch its inaugural biofuel powered flight in mid-2012.
The airline will use a Boeing ecoDemonstrator aeroplane to complete the flight, which will take place next summer.
At the end of November American Airlines secured its supply of renewable diesel with the signing of a purchase agreement. It has also signed a memorandum…
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