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Technology provider for the energy and environment sectors Abengoa will implement its enzymatic hydrolysis process technology to produce bioethanol at a commercial-scale in the US. The news comes after the company's second generation bioethanol pilot production plant, located in Salamanca, Spain, produced successful results. The project, which received financing for its construction and start-up…
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Three US programmes dedicated to boost and encourage the use of renewable energy, in addition to create more jobs in rural areas, are to face interim rule changes. The Biorefinery Assistance Program, the Repowering Assistance Program and the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels will be impacted by the changes, which will allow non-rural locations to be eligible for funding and remove prior…
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BioJet International, a supply chain integrator in renewable jet fuel and related co-products for the aviation and transportation sectors, has received a $1.2 billion (€880 million) funding facility from Cayman-based Equity Partners Fund SPC. The funding structure is a three-year facility; further terms of the funding were not disclosed. The funding agreement will allow BioJet a significant…
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North America's fourth largest ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy's bid to purchase certain assets of Otter Tail Ag Enterprises has been accepted. The bid was accepted by the bankruptcy court, which was overseeing the auction process. The addition of the 55 million gallon-a-year dry-mill ethanol plant near Fergus Falls in Minnesota, US, brings Green Plains' total expected production…
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Renewable energy technology provider LanzaTech and Korean conglomerate Posco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see LanzaTech implement its gas fermentation technology to convert Posco's flue gases to ethanol and other value added products. Posco is active in the steel, power, energy, engineering and construction industries. In 2010 it produced 33.7 million tonnes of crude…
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In the US Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary, has chosen 16 projects across 10 states to receive funding. Together the projects will be awarded with a total of $8.5 million (€6.2 million) in financial support through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDLG), which is administered by USDA Rural Development. Of these 10 projects, over $1.8 million will be awarded to five…
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While the recently approved E15 blend in conventional petrol will decrease GHGs emitted to the atmosphere, it may increase repair bills for boat owners and those with smaller engines. It is thought that boaters will fill up their boats with E15 at participating stations despite the fact that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not approve the blend for many types of engines. As…
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Dedicated to the production of renewable products, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will invest in sustainable palm production in Brazil. Throughout five years, the ADM investment will encompass approximately 12,000 hectares of palm production in the state of Parà and will include the construction of a palm processing plant. Construction of the processing plant, near São Domingos do…
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Flint Hills Resources Renewables has acquired ethanol plants in Iowa Falls and Fairbank, Iowa, in the US, formerly owned by privately owned ethanol company Hawkeye Renewables, after the transaction was closed on 18 February 2011. The sale was completed in an all-cash transaction, although the purchase price was not revealed. 'Our transaction with Flint Hills Resources Renewables represents a…
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In the US, renewable energy company Clean Power Concepts has executed a letter of intent to acquire Alabama Bio Energy and its subsidiary, Bridgeport, Alabama-based Eagle Bio Diesel. Currently, the Bridgeport facility produces 100 million litres of biodiesel from several different feedstocks. The deal is expected to close on 15 March this year. CEO of Eagle Bio Diesel William Freeman will join…
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New Energy Farms (NEF), a North American-based commercial trading and development company for energy crops, in particular miscanthus, has opened two large-scale facilities for the supply of miscanthus rhizomes. Two production sites are now operational, one in Ontario, Canada, and the other in Georgia in the US. From these sites NEF can produce tens of thousands of acres of miscanthus rhizomes…
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In Washington, US, biofuels for use in the aviation industry could be brought to market by 2015. Aerospace company Boeing Co. is doing its part and is working with others throughout the industry in order for 1% of all aviation fuel to come from biofuels within four years' time. Although 1% does not sound like a significant amount, Boeing Commercial Airplane's director of environment and aviation…
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A new joint venture has been formed between renewable energy solutions provider Global Earth Energy (GLER) and Innovated Concepts of Ethanol, Corp. (ICE), a South Dakota, US-based biorefining, consulting and services firm. 'The joint venture will have estimated gross revenues of $80 million (€57.9 million) per year for a total revenue of $800 million for the life of the agreement with a…
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