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In Argentina, Grupo Bolzan is planning to construct its second biodiesel production plant in the region. Once operations are underway at the site, the new facility will have an annual output capacity of 16 million gallons a year from soyabean oil. The project requires an investment of $8 million (€5.6 million) and Bolzan is currently seeking a loan to help fund the development from Banco de…
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In the US, a group of seven airlines has signed letters of intent with Solena Fuels for a supply of 100% biomass-derived jet fuel to be produced in northern California. The fuel will be produced at Solena's GreenSky California biomass-to-liquids (BtL) facility, located in northern California. At the plant, 550,000 tonnes of urban and agricultural waste will be converted into 16 million gallons a…
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In Fulton, Mississippi, US, biofuels company BlueFire Renewables has completed initial site-preparation for its first cellulosic ethanol plant. Century Construction has cleared the site, completed the grubbing, brought the site to grade level and installed drainage structures prior to completion of final rough grading. Grass and mulch were applied to establish the necessary growth for erosion…
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The first international flight to be fuelled by biofuels successfully landed at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on 18 June 2011. The Gulfstream G450 became the first aircraft to fly from North America to Europe using a 50/50 blend of Honeywell's green jet fuel and petroleum-based jet fuel, which powered one of the aircraft's Rolls Royce engines. The energy crop camelina was used to produce the biofuel,…
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Owned by Noble Group of Hong Kong, agricultural commodity trader Noble Argentina is looking to build a biodiesel plant in Santa Fe province, Argentina. Costing $50 million (€35 million), the project will feature a biodiesel and power cogeneration plant, a soyabean crushing facility, a storage plant for grain and a port. Planned for Noble Argentina's site in the Timbues region, the plant will…
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All new Isuzu Commercial Truck of America vehicles manufactured in 2011 and onwards, including its N-Series truck models and the new Isuzu Reach commercial van, are compatible with a fuel blend of up to 20% biodiesel (B20). 'Our customers at Isuzu Commercial Truck of America have been asking for approval to use B20 in our products in the US for many years,' Brian Tabel, retail marketing manager…
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Renewable energy company and technology developer Coskata has issued biorefinery developer Fagen with a letter of intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in Boligee, Alabama, US. Harris Group, a key player in advanced biofuels engineering, will lead the EPC process. 'Fagen and Harris Group will…
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Neste Oil, a biofuels refining company, was involved in the ADAC 24-Hour Race at Nürburgring circuit in Germany over the weekend, demonstrating the efficiency of the NExBTL renewable diesel in car racing. Neste supplied oil for two of the teams’ cars, one being the IKT Tuning Akademie team with its Audi A4, 3.0 TDI Quattro car, proving that renewable fuel can be used for racing…
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In the US, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, is one step closer towards building its commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, after signing an agreement to acquire a plot of land in Nevada, Iowa. The land is adjacent to Lincolnway Energy's first generation ethanol plant. DDCE is already producing cellulosic ethanol at its pre-commercial…
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In Florida, US, the Florida National Guard is minimising waste and cutting costs by converting used vegetable oil into biodiesel that will power state maintenance vehicles at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Camp Blanding Joint Training Center scheme was established back in January 2010. The waste oil is collected from Camp Blanding's Consolidated Dining Facility before it is relocated to a…
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, a Bolingbrook, Illinois, US-based company dedicated to the production of specialty chemicals from natural oils, has acquired the Delta BioFuels facility in Adams County. Elevance will invest over $225 million (€156.6 million) in converting the facility to a biorefinery and derivatives operation in a multi-phase project. In addition to the 300 construction jobs…
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A new company has been created in the US that will aid producers and buyers of biodiesel in buying and selling the fuel. Biodiesel consultancy firm Lee Enterprises Consulting will manage Diesels and the company's owner Wayne Lee says the new company is a 'revolutionary step in the biodiesel industry'. He says: 'Diesels, LLC was formed by four individuals with lots of experience in the biodiesel…
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Since E5 became commercially available in Vietnam almost 12 months ago, the numbers of sales are below expected volumes. Now, experts are calling for more support to be given to the nation's biofuel manufacturers and traders. In 2010 PV Oil was selling the 5% ethanol blend from 30 petrol stations and at the end of the year shifted 4.2 million litres of the fuel. However, according to the deputy…
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