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US Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has submitted a statement to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures for a hearing on 'Certain Expiring Tax Provisions': 'Sustained supportive tax policy is very important to emerging technologies that have not yet achieved commercial scale, and should be targeted at those technologies with the greatest potential to create the…
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TEPSA has expanded its storage capacity in Valencia. The extension consists of two new plants for petroleum products and biofuels, with the capacities of 53.000m³ and 61.000m³. The facility for biofuels and non-flammable products became operational mid 2011, with the second facility, designed for petroleum products, coming into action in November. After passing all technical and safety…
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China New Energy (CNE) and Chinese state-Owned ethanol producer, Jilin Tianshun Biochemical Development, a subsidiary of JEIC, have signed an agreement of intent. The contract will see an existing, Jilin-located, JEIC production facility upgraded into a commercial-scale, integrated plant with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes of biofuel. The redeveloped facility, which is costing an estimated…
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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted motions to allow the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Growth Energy, the National Biodiesel Board and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) to intervene and address the issues that will be raised…
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Michigan State University (MSU) is to begin installing an anaerobic digester system which will use waste from the university’s farms and dining halls, generating power for some of the buildings on the campus. The MSU’s board of trustees has granted permission for work to begin on the project, which is expected to cost $5 million (€3.8 million), although should pay for itself…
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Dyadic International is a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries. The company has announced that Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies (Abengoa), has agreed to pay them $5.5 million for an expansion of its rights under the non-exclusive…
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The local Department of Corrections has signed a deal with Biodiesel New Zealand so that it can supply the biofuels company with used cooking oil (UCO) from 18 of its prison kitchens across the country. Rather than being thrown into landfill, the New Zealand corrections department will supply about 5,000 litres a month of UCO to the biodiesel company so that it can continue to produce its Biogold…
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Lukoil has commissioned a new petroleum terminal at the port of Barcelona, Spain. The project was made possible due to a joint venture between Spanish company, Meroil, and international oil company Litasco (a Lukoil subsidiary) that was reportedly established in July 2010. The new terminal, which is connected to the Hydrocarbonates Logistics Company pipeline system, includes 8 petroleum-product…
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Energy company Maple Energy has opened its ethanol plant in Peru, although its electric power generation facilities are not yet open. The company is harvesting and processing sugarcane, which it will turn into ethanol in its new facility. Throughout this year, the amount of sugarcane that will be harvested and processed in the plant will grow during the second quarter. The power operations are…
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The Watsonville Planning Commission has approved use and design permits for a new biodiesel production facility in California. The plant, which will be owned by North Star Biofuels, will be run by seven local residents and produce 65,000 gallons a day of biodiesel. The project will be built on 19,000 sq ft and follows developments at the company’s test facility which has been producing…
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Algae.Tec says it will open its biofuel production facility in Australia by the end of April 2012. So far the cement platform structure and plumbing has been built at the Shoalhaven One showcase facility, and it is now ready for the containerised bioreactor technology to be installed. The bioreactors are being built at the Algae Development & Manufacturing Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, which…
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The US government says it is to give $35 million (€27 million) towards the research and development of advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bio-based products. Through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint programme established by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Energy Department, the project hopes to create more sources of renewable fuels that can…
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Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have created a draft genome of a marine algae sequence which will help scientists across the US to discover the best algae species for biodiesel production. The researchers say that algae is a more beneficial feedstock for biodiesel production than corn or soyabeans because it can use numerous water sources, from wastewater to brackish water,…
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