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Canadian company Core BioFuel has produced a wood-to-fuel process to create high-octane, benzene-free, drop-in petrol.
The fuel will be produced from dimethyl ether and Larry Melnichuk, vice president of process design and development at Core says the technology ‘performs better than expected’.
He says: ‘The catalyst for this reaction did not produce benzene - which the EPA has…
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Biofuel producer POET says that is to produce 12 million gallons of biodiesel this year, thanks to its expansion of its new Volià production method to six of its plants.
POET director of business development Clayton Vaughan explains the product: ‘Voilà crude corn oil is a co-product from the ethanol industry which allows us to realise more value from grinding corn and it…
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Vietnam has broken ground on a renewable energy project in Laos’ Attapeu province.
Costing in the region of $100 million (€74.3 million) to build, the development includes a sugar mill, a 30,000 tonne per year ethanol plant, a 30MW thermal power plant and a fertiliser plant.
Around 20,000 jobs will become available for the local people when the large-scale sugar…
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Technology manufacturer Honeywell and AliphaJet, a collaborative venture between Synget and Unitel Technologies, will work to bring renewable aviation fuel to market under a new partnership.
Honeywell will bring its engineering services and equipment to the venture, while AliphaJet has pioneered a catalytic method for bio-jet production using renewable materials such as plant and animal…
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Algae.Tec, a company dedicated to the production of renewable oils from algae, has been awarded a contract to build its algae biofuels production facility in Sri Lanka.
The plant is being constructed for cement and building company Holcim Lanka and is Algae.Tec's first plant to be built in Asia.
Holcim is investing in the plant to reduce its carbon footprint by channelling waste carbon dioxide…
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In Mexico, Chiapas state government will propose to build a biojet fuel production plant in January 2012.
Should the plans be granted approval, the plant would help Mexican airlines achieve their blending targets for aviation fuel; in 2015 the government wants 1% of renewable jet fuel to be blended with traditional aviation fuel. This will increase to 15% by 2020.
The plant is estimated to cost…
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In the US, oil major Total and Amyris, a renewable products company, have signed an agreement to expand their current R&D partnerships and form a joint venture that will develop, produce and commercialise renewable fuels.
Under the new agreement the two companies will continue to work to develop renewable diesel from a plant sugar-based molecule, Biofene.
Total will contribute $105 million…
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Blue Sun Biodiesel will sell its biodiesel at the Cummins Terminal located in Knoxville, Tennessee
‘We’re glad to be bringing our biodiesel, and our way of doing business to Knoxville and the Cummins Terminal,’ says Blue Sun CEO Leigh Freeman. ‘Locating at the Cummins Terminal will give our customers a very convenient and efficient way to meet their biodiesel blending…
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Belgium-based tradeshow operator easyFairs has acquired the market leading bulk liquid storage conference and exhibition, StocExpo.
easyFairs will take over the organisation of the 2012 event with immediate effect. International sales manager, Sharé Mason, has transferred to the UK offices of easyFairs in Twickenham and will continue in the success of the 2012 event.
UK-based StocExpo…
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Adair Turner, chairman of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has acknowledged that the aviation sector may be an area in which fossil fuels have to be used, highlighting that we are looking to achieve a 'low carbon economy' and not a 'zero-carbon economy'.
At present the UK and EU government budgets for cutting carbon emissions do not stretch to the aviation sector. However, this looks set to…
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Environmentally conscious London-based car-hire group greentomatocars has added biofuel-powered vehicles to its existing 200-strong fleet.
The company, which launched five and a half years ago, utilises mainly Toyota Prius'. However, customer feedback highlighted the need for different vehicles to provide a more luxurious experience and transport larger groups of people.
With this in mind,…
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Test results have demonstrated the potential of Gevo's isobutanol for use in the marine sector.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has carried out two studies to assess the effects of fuel containing butanol in marine environments.
The project, set up to compare isobutanol and ethanol blends and their impacts on the boating industry, included an emissions test and a product…
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A biomass plant proposed by Schneider Electric and Clarke County has been officially blocked following a six-week battle with locals.
Residents of downtown Vancouver in Washington, US, opposed the plans claiming the facility did not fit in with the existing buildings in the area.
But Schneider Electric and Clarke County appealed against this, explaining that the proposed plant was no different to…
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Drop-in biofuels company Sundrop Fuels has selected a site for its first cellulosic ethanol production plant after acquiring over 1,000 acres of land in Louisiana, US.
Costing between $450 and $500 million (€336-373 million) to build, the inaugural plant will be located near Alexandria on a 1,200-acre site.
The plant will produce up to 50 million gallons a year of biofuel from forestry waste…
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Kappa Ethanol in Nebraska, US is expanding its transportation infrastructure with the addition of more than four miles of rail track.
This will result in Kappa being able to transport 96 rail cars of ethanol to destinations such as California and Texas, instead of just one.
Construction on the new infrastructure commenced in October and it is slated for completion by 31 December.
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