Jan 22, 2010
CNOOC using jatropha in Hainan plant
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Jan 22, 2010
After the recent success of using camelina for aviation biofuels, two giants of camelina production have announced major aviation projects.
In the US, Great Plains will be partnering with BioJet in order to generate 200Mgy of camelina-based biofuels by 2012. These firms will also produce 2.3 million tonnes of camelina meal a year to be used for animal feed.
In the... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2010
The Philippines could soon be home to the largest bioethanol facility in Asia.
A South Korea-based energy company signed a joint venture deal with the Central Luzon Bioenergy Corp to build the $300 million (€212.6 million) bioethanol plant in Clark, Philippines, by 2012.
Speaking about the plant, Mariz Agbon, president of the Philippine Agribusiness Development and... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2010
In Wisconsin, US, a state-funded $250 million (€178 million) project aims to convert a coal-fired power plant to one that primarily burns biomass.
The project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison faces hurdles, however, in getting off the ground greenly.
Upfront construction costs will be higher than other alternatives that were considered. No infrastructure exists... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2010
In the UK REG Bio-Power, a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Generation (REG), has announced two biomass-powered energy projects.
REG Bio-Power will start construction of a new oil processing facility at Hockwold in Norfolk, England.
This will allow REG Bio-Power to process around 15,000 tonnes of waste vegetable oil 100 a year, enough to operate around 15MW of renewable... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2010
The fifth largest utility company in Europe, and the continent’s biggest polluter, is planning to build a biomass facility in the US.
Germany-based RWE’s facility will produce wood pellets for burning in the Amercentrale plant owned by its Dutch unit Essent.
The coal-burning power company will build a plant in the southern state of Georgia for €120 million to produce... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2010
The 3rd annual Biofuels International expo & conference Europe will be held in Prague, Czech Republic from 5-6 May 2010. With over 400 attendees in 2009 the event promises to be even bigger and better.
Another exciting development for Biofuels International expo & conference Europe is the introduction of a third afternoon stream which in addition to the Biodiesel... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2010
US energy player Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) has agreed to an ethanol terminal joint venture, acquiring three terminals for just under $200 million (€141.2 million).
The $195 million deal with storage and distribution company U.S. Development Group will create a nationwide network of ethanol handling facilities connected by a number of transportation modes,... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2010
A first-of-its-kind refinery is to be constructed in Hugoton, Kansas, US, using crop waste as its feedstock.
It is thought that 2,500 tons of corn stover, wheat straw and switchgrass will be consumed daily, using around 10-12% of the biomass within a 50-mile radius. The company will spend around $13 million (€9.2 million) a year on biomass.
This profit-making plant... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2010
Based on statistics published by The Forestry Commission, Yorkshire and the Humber is the top region in the country for the installation of biomass heat boilers.
With 290 out of the 1,960 in England today, this figure is up 45 since last year.
Responsible for protecting, growing and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands and forests, The Forestry Commission... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
One of the US’ largest ethanol producers Abengoa Bioenergy has just taken its second step into the export market by shipping the equivalent of 40 railcars at the beginning of January 2010.
‘Exports offer a huge potential to US producers,’ says Javier Salgado, the company’s CEO. ‘Most producers are focusing on the domestic market, but exports can offer better... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
The Philippines-based Basic Energy will construct the country’s only cassava-fed ethanol plant.
Basic Energy’s proposed ethanol plant will be in Zamboanga del Norte a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao.
The company will use 6,000 hectares of land in Gutalac, which it started developing for cassava in 2008 under unit... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
Following the success of the 2009 combined Biofuels International / Tank Storage Asia expo & conference in Singapore, this year’s event will be held in the new and exciting location of Kuala Lumpur, on 10 to 11 November.
The Biofuels sector in Malaysia along with the rest of Asia has steadily begun to grow but not without threat.
With an approximate 92 biodiesel... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
Following announcements late last year that it is to inject biogas into the National Grid, UK-based green gas supplier Ecotricity confirms that the first gas customer will be connected next month, and it will be delivering low carbon biogas made from organic material by the end of 2010.
In order to be injected into the National Grid, biogas needs to comply with quality... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
In Brazil, Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobas) has signed an agreement with Gas Verde S.A. to supply 200,000 m3 of biogas per day.
Replacing natural gas, the biogas will be generated by Gas Verde, from the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro to the Petrobras Duque de Caxis plant.
It is thought that the project will reduce greenhouse emissions. As well as helping to... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2010
The fish farms in the area of Abu Dhabi could soon be used to produce jet fuel.
The project, developed by The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Honeywell UOP, Boeing and Ethiad Airways, will be based around the oily plant Salicornia (also referred to as pickleweed or sea asparagus).
While the fish are harvested for food, Salicornia will be harvested for oil.... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2010
In a bid to increase the amount of biofuel produced in Germany, the land used for growing feedstocks, solar parks and wind turbines will be doubled in ten years’ time.
Today, 1.77 million of Germany’s 35.7 million hectares are being used for renewable energy. If Germany is to generate half of its electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade, almost... [Read More]
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