
May 26, 2010
Demand for renewable fuel soars
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May 26, 2010
With a view of forming a joint venture to create a biofuels business, Amelot Oil and state-owned energy provider Barbados National Oil Company Ltd. (BNOCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Amelot Oil is owned by renewable fuels manufacturer Amelot Holdings and is already producing biodiesel from used cooking oil at its Amelot Oil Barbados plant, and has... [Read More]
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May 25, 2010
While a 2% biodiesel mandate might seem like a positive plan for today’s environment, Canada’s representative for commercial vehicle owners Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is urging the government in Ottawa, Canada, to abandon the law.
When the mandate comes into force in 2011, all diesel must be blended with 2% biodiesel.
However according to the president of... [Read More]
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May 20, 2010
Finnish company Chempolis, involved in the development and delivery of non-wood and non-food based process technologies and production solutions, has launched a pilot plant in Oulu, northern Finland.
The $24.4 million (€19.7 million) biorefinery will produce a daily supply of 68 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste and waste paper.
The facility will... [Read More]
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May 20, 2010
Data from the US Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, and the Census Bureau indicate significantly increased US ethanol exports in 2010.
In March 2010 the US exported more than 45 million gallons of ethanol. For Q1 2010 US exports exceeded 83 million gallons. By country, Canada and the Netherlands lead the way. US ethanol is also finding its way into Brazil... [Read More]
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May 20, 2010
North Carolina’s Eastern Petroleum will open its new cassava-fed bioethanol plant in 2012, after negotiating with technology providers.
‘We are currently negotiating for the supplies. We are finalising talks with the technology providers from India, Korea and China. We expect to have a final investment decision this year and the plant to open in two-and-half years,’... [Read More]
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May 20, 2010
Canada-based cellulosic ethanol producer Lignol Energy’s subsidiary Lignol Innovations has successfully completed integrated production campaigns and met operability targets for the production of cellulosic ethanol and lignin with its industrial-scale biorefinery pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia.
The company made enhancements to its biorefinery pilot plant in... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
Non-state owned energy firm China Integrated Energy’s (CIE) biodiesel plant, which is currently being built in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi province, China, has just obtained the production equipment needed for its new refinery.
Under construction near to the company’s existing 100,000-tonne/year biodiesel production facility, the new plant will utilise crop straw including... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
From 13 May until 6 July 2010 producers of cellulosic biofuels can now apply for funding under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels by submitting applications to the USDA Rural Development.
The aim of the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels is to provide fiscal support to biofuels producers based in rural areas in order to ensure continued development and... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
Natural disasters including floods and the formation of deserts are a close reality for New York, US, and Shanghai, China, if drastic actions are not taken to radically slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the commerce secretary Gary Locke.
While present at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Locke said: ‘That is the very real and very scary... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
Biodiesel company Alternative Fuels Americas (AFA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Netspace International Holdings, will acquire Sao Paulo, Brazil-based biodiesel producer Integrated Biodiesel Industries (IBI) after signing a letter of intent (LOI).
Focused on the mergence of biodiesel firms, AFA’s CEO Craig Frank remarks: ‘This LOI marks the beginning of the implementation... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
Biofuels technology provider Bio Solutions Manufacturing is to change its name to Todays Alternative Energy Corporation.
The reason behind the name change lies in the belief that investors and business partners are effectively informed of the company’s business focus.
The CEO of Bio Solutions Manufacturing David Bennett commented: ‘Our alternative business centres... [Read More]
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May 18, 2010
After signing a Memorandum of Understanding solutions provider MBD Energy has become the first customer of algae-related technology producer OriginOil (OOIL).
The deal will see OOIL provide Australia-based MBD Energy with its Quantum Fracturing and Single-Step Extraction technology.
To begin with MBD Energy will use the technology in its research and development facility,... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
US petrol refiner Sunoco’s ethanol plant located in New York is expected to come online in the beginning of July this year..
The plant has been undergoing repairs for almost six months in order to get it to operate at its full capacity of 100 million gallons of ethanol a year.
Sunoco purchased the ethanol plant for $8.5 million (€10 million) in June last year after... [Read More]
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May 13, 2010
On May 6 this year Brazil launched the Program for Sustainable Production of Palm Oil with the aim to promote sustainability of the biodiesel feedstock and help prevent deforestation.
A major feature of the programme is a proposed bill that, if passed by the National Congress, would put into effect agro-ecological zoning rules that would restrict the cultivation of palm... [Read More]
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May 13, 2010
Airport shuttles at the San Antonio airport, Texas, US, are to join forces and power the vehicles on biodiesel.
The collaboration between the three rental car companies Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental will see a cut back from 16 to seven fleets, all of which will now run on a 20% biodiesel blend.
Enterprise Holdings owns and operates... [Read More]
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May 13, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency has named Iowa’s first ‘RFS2 ready’ generating facility. Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) owns the plant, located in Newton, Iowa, US.
The facility, which has the capacity to produce 30 million gallons of biodiesel annually, has completed stages one and two of the three-part compliance preparedness timeline and... [Read More]