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Following the closure of the Coshocton Ethanol plant in Ohio, US, back in January 2009, production at the facility is due to commence in Q1 2011.
The plant has a 60 million gallon-a-year production capacity. However following just 10 months in operation it was forced to close as the ethanol market took a downturn. But as Erik Chaffer, the general manager of Altra Biofuels, explains: ‘The…
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A special Eurobarometer report released by the European Commission has revealed that 72% of the public support biofuels across the EU27, with 83% public approval for sustainable biofuels.
The report, commissioned to test public opinion on biotechnology, concludes that Europeans believe that the use of biofuels should be widely encouraged.
‘This strong public support for biofuels is a very…
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Denmark-based second generation ethanol producer Inbicon has begun providing fuel supplier Statoil with green fuel to meet the oil major’s roll out of a 5% ethanol blend at 100 selected petrol stations across Denmark.
Inbicon’s second generation bioethanol is made from wheat straw.
In 2009, the two companies signed an agreement for Inbicon to supply Statoil with the first five million…
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South America has long been home to an ethanol boom. Now two countries in the continent are joining forces on the biodiesel front.
Colombia's agricultural research institute CORPOICA and Mexico's southern Chiapas state will launch a $3.6 million (€2.7 million) biodiesel plant in Chiapas in January 2011.
The plant will be able to produce 38,000 litres of biodiesel a day from…
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A recent surge in Brazilian sugarcane processing is to be crushed by a gradual reduction owing to the conclusion of milling operations.
The volume of sugarcane processed in the South-Central region of Brazil until 1 November reached 500.88 million tonnes, a 12.64% increase compared with the same period in the 2009-10 harvest.
In the second half of October, crushing reached 30.12 million…
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Liquid fuels stored in above ground storage tanks (ASTs) are strictly regulated. With limited land space and terminals with high occupancy rates, underground storage of biofuels is becoming a viable option with a little EPA guidance.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft guidance for underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators who want to store biofuels such…
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All diesel sold in the province of Alberta, Canada, is to be blended with 2% biodiesel by 2011.
However, Alberta does not produce any biodiesel which can be consumed in cold temperatures, meaning the biofuel will have to be imported.
Planned for northern Alberta is an innovative biodiesel production facility which will convert non-food-grade canola and pennycress into high-quality biodiesel.…
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With its ability to be blended with conventional fossil fuels without the need for a new type of engine, drop-in fuel is a major part of the biofuels industry right now.
In a move that will see the production of drop-in jet fuel, New Zealand-based biofuel firm LanzaTech is to work with the US DoE.
Working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) LanzaTech will produce drop-in jet…
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Bioenergy crop firm SG Biofuels, dedicated to developing and producing jatropha seeds, has partnered with Bunge North America to research and develop a model to produce a biofuel feedstock from jatropha seeds.
The president and CEO of SG Biofuels Kirk Haney announced the news at the Advanced Biofuels Markets Conference & Expo in San Francisco, California.
The venture will see Bunge join a…
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The world’s largest renewable diesel plant has started operations in Singapore.
The plant, which is owned and operated by refining and marketing company Neste Oil, has the capacity to produce 800,000 tonnes of NExBTL renewable diesel a year but, according to Neste Oil, the production capacity is set to increase and will be ramped up on a phased basis.
Costing approximately €550 million to…
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In the US Colwich, Kansas-headquartered ICM has signed a contract with Hereford Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil, to retrofit an ethanol plant located near Hereford in Texas.
Expected to be complete by Q2 2011, Hereford Renewable Energy is hoping that retrofitting the plant before start-up will enable the company to capitalise on the improved operating efficiencies.
The contract…
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Construction of the Fulton, Mississippi-based cellulosic ethanol plant developed by BlueFire Renewables, a company dedicated on the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, can begin construction as the final permits have now been received.
The company has obtained its final air, wastewater and storm water permits from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality…
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US-based renewable energy firm PetroAlgae and Sky Airline, a Chilean airline providing passenger, mail and cargo air transportation services, have entered into a non-binding offtake agreement.
Subject to certain conditions, the collaboration will see Sky Airline purchase the fuel feedstock produced by licensees of PetroAlgae’s technology as a feedstock for conversion into renewable jet fuel.…
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The privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company Gevo’s isobutanol has successfully cleared registration with the U.S. EPA as a fuel additive.
Gevo’s isobutanol is the first isobutanol to be listed in the EPA’s Fuel Registration Directory and is now approved for blending with petrol.
‘We’ve taken another important step in commercialising our product in the…
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Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has set up a network for distribution and storage of ethanol and other liquids.
Petrobras joins five other players to form a new company with an initial capital of BRL100 million (€42.5 million) to develop the network.
The shareholders in the new company will be Petrobras with 20%; Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (20%); Copersucar (20%); Odebrecht…
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