Dec 7, 2010
Itochu and PetroVietnam collaborate
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Dec 2, 2010
As the UK reaches a critical crossroads for renewable energy, and specifically the generation of biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD), The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA)’s National Conference 2010 could not come at a more important time.
Bringing together government departments and agencies, interest groups and industry, the conference will consider... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2010
UK-based BP Biofuels has outlined four criteria for successful sugar-based biofuels.
Speaking at the International Sugar Organisation meeting in London on 26 November, Phil New, head of BP Biofuels, explains that, for one, it needs to be low in cost. In order to compete with oil priced at between $40 and $50 (€30.4 and €38) a barrel, the biofuel must be $1 a gallon.... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2010
As refining and marketing company Neste Oil’s renewable fuels business enters a new phase following two major investment projects, the company has decided to merge its Oil Products and Renewable Fuels business areas.
Neste Oil’s financial reporting will remain unchanged and Oil Products and Renewable Fuels will continue to form separate reporting segments.
Currently... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2010
Mexico’s first biodiesel plant has begun operations.
The nation’s president Felipe Calderon opened the production facility on 26 November 2010 in the south eastern state of Chiapas.
The plant will convert jatropha, palm oil and recycled oil into 20,000 litres per day of biodiesel for use as transport fuel in local vehicles.... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2010
Switzerland-headquartered biodiesel producer BioPetrol Industries is to acquire the entire issued share capital of Dutch Biodiesel BV, a manufacturer of biodiesel, after signing an agreement.
The deal is subject to shareholder approval and customary closing conditions being satisfied by BioPetrol and Dutch Biodiesel shareholders. Following the satisfaction of these conditions,... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2010
Illinois is traditionally known for mass ethanol production owing to its position in the US corn belt, but now biodiesel availability is on the up thanks to fuel terminal operator Kinder Morgan.
From mid-December Renewable Energy Group’s REG 9000/1 biodiesel will be available for splash blending at Kinder Morgan’s Argo, Illinois, terminal.
REG expects biodiesel from... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2010
From April 2011 Europe’s largest airline Lufthansa is to trial biofuel in an Airbus A321 engine.
The six-month trial will see the airline use a 50:50 blend of biofuel and kerosene on its local commercial flights from Hamburg to Frankfurt and back again.
The project will allow Lufthansa to test the effect of biofuels on plane engines, looking at engine maintenance... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2010
Europe’s main biofuel production port, and a key player in bulk liquid fuel storage, Ghent has 600 hectares of land available for investment following 14 years of infrastructural work.
The new space has already attracted 13 companies and at the end of November Brazil-based Companhia Brasileira de Logistica announced it would invest €70 million in the construction... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2010
In the US, 13.95 billion gallons of biofuels must be blended with conventional fossil-based transport fuels by next year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) requirements for 2011.
Of this renewable fuel, 0.78% (1.35 billion gallons) of it will be made up of advanced biofuel, 0.69% (800 million gallons) of biomass-based... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2010
Despite facing lawsuits totalling over $18 million (€13.6 million) in three counties, Green Power is planning to reopen and hire an estimated 500 staff.
Green Power markets municipal waste-to-biodiesel technology. Despite there being no plant utilising this technology to date, Green Power owner Michael Spitzauer claims he has received orders and plans to begin constructing... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2010
In northern Peru energy company Maple Energy is looking to commence the first phase of its ethanol and biomass project before the end of the year.
Phase one of this $254 million (€191.4 million) development will see Maple Energy plant 7,800 hectares of sugarcane in the main estate.
Upon construction, the plant, which is slated for mid-2011, will convert 5,000 tonnes... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2010
B5 biodiesel will not be available to the people of Thailand until the end of January next year, after flooding in the southern region is thought to affect palm production.
The energy ministry has delayed the introduction of B5 to petrol stations from 1 January 2011 to mid- to late January.
Energy minister Wannarat Charnnukul believes that the introduction of B5 may... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2010
In Maryland, the US Navy has successfully flown a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter over the Patuxent River.
The helicopter, which was from the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two One, was powered by a biofuel blend produced from camelina seeds.
The news comes less than a year after the Navy tested the same fuel on its F/A-18 Super Hornet. Results from this test showed that... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2010
On 22 November an Airbus A320 was flown off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Latin America, fuelled by a 50:50 blend of biofuel and conventional aviation fuel.
The 45-minute flight, which was conducted by Brazil’s largest airline TAM, Airbus and engine manufacturer CFM International, used biodiesel derived from jatropha seeds in what has been named the first experimental... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2010
Brazil-based energy firm Petrobras has begun building a 528-mile ethanol pipeline, in conjunction with PMCC and construction company Camargo Correa.
Work on the pipeline commenced on 22 November 2010, the first section of which will connect the cities Ribeirao Preto to Paulinia. Ribeirao Preto is a major sugarcane- producing region, while Paulinia is a key fuel distribution... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2010
October this year saw the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increase the blending limit of ethanol to E15 for vehicles made after 2006. Now the EPA’s decision on whether the same E15 blend can be used in cars and light trucks manufactured between 2001 and 2006 is to be delayed until January next year.
The EPA was expected to give its decision in December. However,... [Read More]
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