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Mar 5, 2010
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Mar 5, 2010
In Argentina a new mandate ensuring 5% of all diesel contain biomass-derived sources has come into force, according to reports. Estimates put the amount of biodiesel required to fulfill this at 859,000 tonnes a year. Argentina is a leading exporter of biodiesel and the world’s number one soyabean oil supplier. With smaller plants unable to meet the extra annual demand... [Read More]

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Mar 5, 2010
It has been a long wait, but now ethanol producers in the US should get some peace of mind when the sun comes. The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) will decide by late summer whether to allow higher levels of ethanol to be blended into petrol. The EPA is considering an industry request for a waiver from federal rules to allow petrol to contain up to 15% ethanol. Petrol... [Read More]

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Mar 4, 2010
British Sugar will grow twice as much sugar beet than last year, claiming that doing so is cheaper than buying the crop from British farmers. During 2009 and 2010, the processing giant grew sugar beet on 1600ha of land. However, this year and next it plans to grow more than 200,000 tonnes of the crop on 3300ha of rented land. The crop could yield more than 80,000 tonnes. ... [Read More]

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Mar 4, 2010
Biodiesel blends are now available at the BP fuel terminal in Ottumwa, Iowa, US. The BP fuel terminal is just one of six BP terminals offering biodiesel in the state. Customers can purchase a biodiesel mix ranging from B5 to B20 or more. The facility comes after Renewable Energy Group (REG) received an $80,000 (€58,600) DoE grant and built a 30,000-gallon biodiesel... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
At least 5% of total electricity production in Vietnam could come from renewable sources by 2020. This equates to 2,400 MW a year experts says. Before the southeast Asian country reaches this figure, the government will need to provide hefty capital assistance. Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the Ministry of Industrial and Trades Energy Department, says the sector... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
In the Philippines biomass power developer Global Green Power is speeding up its green plans. The company will push ahead with three of its planned biomass projects totalling 87.5 megawatts (MW) in response to the government’s request to speed up delivery of power in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. The projects are Green Power Panay Philippines (35 MW), the Green... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
It normally finds its way into the hands of Brazilian bioethanol producers, but now sugarcane finds a new energy purpose in Asia. China's first power plant using sugarcane leaves has been put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The factory will use 200,000 tonnes of agricultural wastes including sugarcane leaves and tree barks... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
Register before 1st April and receive a 10% early booking discount for the upcoming Bioenergy expo & conference from 5-6 May in Prague. As an added bonus the price for the conference includes a biodiesel plant tour on 4 May and places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. The tour will be held at Preol’s state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
A $22.3 million (€16.3 million) dual-purpose biorefinery will be constructed in Ipao Ekiti, Nigeria. There are also other biofuels projects located in Ilemeso and Iyemero in Oye and Ikole local government areas respectively. At Iyemero, 5,000 hectares of land for cassava have been cultivated in preparation for the launch of the project. Brazil-based consulting engineering... [Read More]

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Mar 3, 2010
A biofuel plant based in Quebec, Canada, is to undergo expansion as part of the country’s support for grain-based fuel as an alternative to petrol. The expansion will also create new jobs for the locals. Using fuel produced from grain has been found to lower carbon emissions by as much as 40%, while biodiesel can reduce the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 60%.... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
Europe’s largest wheat to ethanol refinery has shipped its first renewable fuel product. Tanker Clipper Nelly left independent terminal operator Vopak’s North Tees, UK, terminal loaded with Ensus ethanol and headed for Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Ensus’ £300 million (€332 million) plant at Wilton went into production last month, making the green road fuel,... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
Brazil state-run oil company Petrobras has begun work on raising capacity at its Candeias biodiesel plant. Petrobras aims to double capacity to 217.2 million litres a year from its current capacity of 108.6 million litres. The Candeias plant is located alongside a Petrobras refinery near Salvador, Bahia State in northeast Brazil. Candeias is sited on Todos Os Santos... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
In Wales, UK, Elin Jones, rural affairs minister, has revealed a multi-million pound scheme, called the Wood Energy Business Scheme 2, which could see Wales sitting at the top of wood-to-energy production in Britain. The scheme is managed by Forestry Commission Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government, and will provide £7.8 million (€8.6 million) in European... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
A pilot biogas project in Narahenpita, Sri Lanka, has begun. Due to the high number of complaints about garbage collection received by CMC, the mediation of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority aims to reduce this problem by instigating a biogas production project at the place where biomass is plentiful. The recyclable waste can be separated on the site itself and... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
It has long depended on neighbour Russia for its natural gas and oil imports, but now Ukraine is building up renewable energy sources of its own. Richard Spinks, previous CEO of agricultural company Landkom International, has set up a new company, Alternativa (IOM) and now plans to develop various biofuels projects in the Ukraine, Russia and Canada. According to a report,... [Read More]

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Mar 2, 2010
In Georgia, US, American Process Inc (API) has unveiled its cellulosic ethanol pilot plant. A joint venture between ethanol producer Valero and API, the plant will produce cellulosic ethanol from wood biomass and will be the foundation for eventual expansion to a commercial scale plant co-located with a pulp and paper mill. According to API, it might license its technology... [Read More]


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