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Wisconsin, US-based wind farm operator We Energies is looking to build a biomass plant. The company has filed an application with state regulators to build a $255 million (€185 million) biomass power plant near Wausau. The project would supply steam to Domtar’s paper mill in Rothschild and create up to 150 jobs. The 50MW power plant would generate enough power to supply 40,000 typical…
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In Botswana, Africa, plans are underway to construct a biofuels plant that will produce 50 million-litres of biodiesel annually. The plant, due to be online in 2012, will eventually utilise jatropha from plantations to manufacture the biodiesel but will start off using meat tallow and used cooking oil. The National Petroleum Fund will finance the project with advanced plans already in place…
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Hawaii-based ClearFuels Technology has signed a letter of agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to build a biorefinery in Colorado. ClearFuels will receive an initial $7.7 million (€5.6 million) toward the construction of the Colorado refinery as part of an overall $22.6 million DoE grant. The ClearFuels-Rentech biorefinery in Colorado is scheduled to be completed by the end of…
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Brazilian oil company Petrobras will collaborate with Galp Energia that will see the construction of a biodiesel plant in Portugal. Producing 250,000 tonnes of biodiesel each year, the refinery will process a 300,000-tonne-a-year supply of palm oil from the Brazilian state of Para. The partnership will focus mainly on selling its biofuel to the Iberian market but other markets across Europe…
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In a partnership that will see the construction of China’s largest cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant, Novozymes, COFCO and Sinopec have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As stated in the agreement, the world’s third-largest oil refinery Sinopec and producer and supplier of processed agricultural products COFCO will built the facility, while Novozymes will provide the enzymes…
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Following the EU’s introduction of US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US biodiesel in March last year, Australia could be next to follow suit after a local biodiesel producer issued a complaint about US biodiesel dumping in Australia. Australian firm Biodiesel Producers said that US biodiesel was being dumped onto the Australian market and the Australian Customs and Border Protection…
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In a bid to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, British Airways (BA) has teamed up with Solena Group, a renewable energy producer, to construct a waste-to-biofuels plant. Solena will invest around $300 million (€233.9 million) in the plant and is already considering two potential sites, both located close by to Dagenham, east London, UK. The plant will produce 16 million gallons of…
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In Florida, US, Orlando-based Integrated Energy Partners has issued a proposal, which, if accepted, could see the construction of a $30 million (€23.2 million) integrated biofuel refinery. The project is planned for the town of Jay and would produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). The facility will also generate 47.8Mw/h of power, as well as 9 million…
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With the European aviation regulations looming, the CEO of Thailand-based PTT Aromatics and Refinery (PTTAR) Chainoi Puankosoom has announced that the company is planning a $150 million (€117.6 million) investment to produce the first jet biofuel and biodiesel to comply with these mandates. Using technology that was developed by PTTAR’s parent company PTT, the jet fuel will be made from…
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In a deal that will help the African nation of Sudan diversify its energy portfolio, Kenana Sugar Company has signed two deals with Brazil-based Dedini. Reported to be worth between $300 and $500 million (€220 and €367 million), the deal will see Dedini supply machinery and equipment to the company’s ethanol-from-sugarcane plant in Sudan. Dedini’s equipment will help to double the…
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Join those already registered at the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Companies already coming include Petronas, ASB Biodiesel, Conoco Phillips, Shell Eastern Petroleum, Thai Oil, SK Energy, BioFuel Lanka, Dialog, Vopak, Oiltanking, Dovechem, CPC (Taiwan), Langsat Terminal, MISC, Rotary Engineering, Stolt Nielsen and many…
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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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On 1 December the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the project grant for biodiesel producer Biodiesel Industries to support the state’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The biofuel production plant grants provide funding and financial assistance for the development of new, California-based biofuel production and enhance the operation of existing plants…
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China’s Ministry of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping probe into distillers dried grains (DDGS) from the US. China is the world’s largest importer of DDGS, a by-product of ethanol production, for use in animal feed. Between January and November this year the nation is reported to have imported over 2.9 million tonnes of DDGS – an increase of 542% compared with the same period in 2009.…
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