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The production of biodiesel in the US reached record highs in June this year when volumes hit 81 million gallons, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Biodiesel production for the first half of 2011 alone has already surpassed the levels produced in the whole of 2010, having exceeded 375 million gallons. These figures come following the reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit…
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In the US, auto manufacturer Chrysler Group and bio-based fuels and chemicals producer ZeaChem have formed a strategic alliance for the production of cellulosic ethanol. 'Chrysler Group has long been committed to promoting the consumption of alternative fuels and to delivering flex-fuel vehicles to our consumers,' says Reg Modlin, director for regulatory affairs at Chrysler Group. Jim Imbler,…
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In the US, Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has finalised $75 million (€52 million) in private financing, utilising funds awarded by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) loan guarantee programme for its new BioEnergy Center. The financing will be used to complete the project, including equipment, engineering and construction. The BioEnergy Center is located near Vero Beach, Florida. Upon…
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In Quirinópolis in Goiás, Brazil, Petrobras Biocombustível and Grupo São Martinho, through Nova Fronteira, are planning to increase the sugarcane milling capacity of the Boa Vista plant with an R$520.7 million (€226 million) investment. The expansion will be completed ready for the 2014/2015 harvest, increasing the plant's capacity to 8 million tonnes of…
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Mission NewEnergy, an Australia-based biodiesel producer, has entered into a six-month contract to supply its sustainable biodiesel to an unnamed oil giant. The deal will begin in January next year and is foreseen to generate revenues over $40 million (€27.7 million) for Mission. 'Our unique position of having a fully certified biodiesel under the International Sustainability & Carbon…
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AltAir Fuels, a Washington, US-based company dedicated to the production of jet fuel, is developing a bio-jet production plant in Bakersfield, California. The facility is slated to come online towards the end of 2012, when it will produce bio-jet fuel from camelina. Local farmers in San Joaquin County, Central Valley and other areas of southern California are now being encouraged by the US Farm…
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In Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, Rosemount Clean Energies has converted a 50-acre industrial site into a large terminal facility that will provide biodiesel blending. The terminal features a large-scale rail spur and storage capacity of almost 500,000 million barrels, and can receive and ship products via rail, trucks, tanks and pipeline. 'Biofuels are here to stay,' Tim Yocum, chief manager of…
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In Minnesota, US, biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) commenced production at the newly acquired REG Albert Lea plant. REG purchased the facility earlier this year after it stood idle for three years prior. REG sold the first truckload of biodiesel on 25 August to the Trail's Travel Center in Albert Lea. The biodiesel is available via truck and rail from the new facility. 'We are…
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Honeywell UOP, a key player in the development of process technology for the refining, petrochemical and natural gas industries, has broken ground on a biofuels demonstration unit in Hawaii, US. The biorefinery will handle cellulosic biomass, forest residuals and algae to produce biofuels for the transportation industry, upgrading biomass into renewable petrol, diesel and jet fuel. The project…
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Global Petroleum will begin transporting ethanol to its Revere, Massachusetts-based blending terminal by trains comprising 60 cars, starting in 2012. Two trains per week will be used to transport the biofuel, and with each car carrying 29,000 gallons of ethanol, this amounts to almost 3.6 million gallons a week. Currently, the majority of ethanol-blended petrol enters Massachusetts by ship or…
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In Nigeria, Nosak Distilleries, part of the Nosak Group, is looking to increase its supply of ethanol from 350,000 litres a day to 540,000 litres at its production plant in Lagos. The company is also planning to build a new facility in Calabar, Cross River, which will produce 150,000 litres a day of ethanol when it comes online. Nosak Distilleries' first plant began operations in 2001 and today…
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Energy company Dong Energy, along with local companies, is developing a consortium called Måbjerg Energy Concept. The consortium has been established to examine the feasibility of bioenergy projects and determine which ones will be profitable. These projects include building new plants and upgrading existing ones. All the projects will utilise locally sourced biomass and waste materials to…
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The development of advanced drop-in biofuels will soon be underway as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DoE) and Navy will invest up to $510 million (€354 million) into the development of advanced drop-in biofuels. US President Barack Obama made the announcement on 16 August. The investment will be made over a three-year period and will go towards the production of advanced…
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