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US-based clean energy technology provider Zere Energy and Biofuels has been awarded nearly $1 million (€796,000) to demonstrate a ‘near zero emissions’ fuel flexible combined heat and power system. The money has come from the California Energy Commission and Zere will design and build a system prototype which employs a ‘near zero emissions’ oxidation process. It will…
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The Filipino government’s energy department is to look into ‘more realistic targets’ for the country’s bioethanol production. Energy undersecretary Jay Layug says the Philippines’s bioethanol production has remained minimal compared with demand since the Biofuels Law was passed in 2006. ‘Five years ago the government wanted us to be a top ethanol producer in…
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A recent report concerning Alcorn State University in Mississippi, US reveals it has conducted research into using bamboo as a feedstock for biofuels production. The Mississippi Development Authority legislation, in conjunction with next-generation renewable fuels company KiOR’s state-wide research project, has provided the funding for the university to get involved in biofuels research…
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Jatropha plants that have been genetically modified (GM) to grow seeds with a high oleic acid content have been successfully developed in Singapore. The project was a joint venture between global bioenergy company Joil and the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. ‘Oleic acid is the most desirable oil component for the purpose of biofuel as it gives the best balance between cold flow property…
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Philippines-based San Carlos Bioenergy has claimed to have produced ethanol fuel from sweet sorghum feedstock. The company’s chairman Jose Zabaleta says this is a ‘major breakthrough and a first for the Philippines and Southeast Asia’ as his team overcame technical difficulties associated with producting ethanol from sorghum. ‘We were able to produce 247 litres of fuel…
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Bangkok-based green solutions company Loxley will spend THB60 million (€1.49 million) on building a new pilot plant for algae-based biofuel. This news comes after Loxley signed a memorandum of understanding for the development project with Bangchak Petroleum, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding and the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency. ‘The location…
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Bioinnovation company Novozymes has inaugurated a $200 million (€161 million) enzyme plant in Nebraska, US to help advance the biofuels market. Novozymes claims the plant will specialise in developing ‘world-leading’ enzymes to advance both existing and advanced biofuel markets. The facility will create 100 job positions and 400 construction jobs. ‘Advanced biofuels are…
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After six months of uncertainty Griffiss Utility Services (GUS) has confirmed an $18 million (€14 million) biofuel project will go ahead. The project, to be housed in a vast hangar called Building 100, would allow GUS to use wood chip fuel alongside existing oil and gas pipelines that heats many buildings on-site at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park. The project appeared to stall in…
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The Shell Company of Australia is to provide B20 to its Australian customers after opening a biodiesel facility in Victoria. The biodiesel facility, which is built at Shell's Newport Terminal in Melbourne, officially opened on 29 May. Australian Renewable Fuels (ARF) is providing Shell with the biodiesel part of the blend. The total cost of the project was $5 million (€4 million), $2 million…
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US scientists have claimed to have discovered a family of plant proteins that can play a role in the future production of seed oils. The researchers, based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State University, have identified three related proteins in thale cress plants that can regulate the metabolism of fatty acids (chemical components of all cell membranes and vegetable…
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A five-year agreement has been agreed by Monarch Airlines to use a fuel-saving solution provided by Pratt and Whitney (P&W) moving forward. P&W’s fuel conversion program EcoFlight Solutions will be used across its fleet of 32 aircraft in an aim to help Monarch further improve its environmental performance. The airline has been using P&W’s EcoPower wash system since 2011, a…
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After the EPA announced that palm oil did not meet the requirements of the US renewable fuels standard earlier this year, new research claims that it could reach the 20% lower emissions required under RFA to qualify. The EPA had set a carbon emission reduction requirement for palm oil to at least 20% to enable it to be used as raw biofuel in the US. Its research reported palm oil biodiesel had…
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Biomass energy development company Helius Energy is to host five exhibitions as it aims to include local residents in plans for a proposed new biomass power station in Southampton, UK. Helius want to build the £300 million, 100 MW wood-fired plant at the city’s Western docks and a 12-week consultation will begin on 14 May, including the five exhibitions in places like Millbrook,…
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