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As the UK reaches a critical crossroads for renewable energy, and specifically the generation of biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD), The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA)’s National Conference 2010 could not come at a more important time. Bringing together government departments and agencies, interest groups and industry, the conference will consider AD's place in the…
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In a bid to meet growing demand and renewable fuels targets put in place by the government, Canada-based biofuel firm Energy Innovation Corp. is planning to build a biodiesel production facility in Toronto. When the plant comes online in 2011 it will be the first of its kind in the region, producing 10 million litres a year of biodiesel. According to Energy Innovation, the plant will be one of…
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In California, the US, Mendota Bioenergy has become the latest company to receive a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) in a bid to develop more renewable energy projects in the region. The $1.5 million (€1.12 million) grant will see Mendota Bioenergy test the feasibility of converting sugar beets and agricultural waste into ethanol and other forms of clean energy, Should the…
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In Washington, US, the DoE is to award $30 million (€22.4 million) in a new round of funding for advanced biofuels. The $30 million will be awarded to small-scale projects focusing on process integration that support the development of drop-in biofuels. The key focus will be on those projects looking to produce biofuels and bioproducts from biomass. The new funding opportunity will support…
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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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Argentina's installed capacity of 1.8 million tonnes of biodiesel a year is set to rise to 2.5 million tonnes a year in 2011. The road to 2011 has seen a ramp-up in production with Argentina's biodiesel output totalling 1.5 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2010, up 56.8% on the year. The country exported 76.7% of the output. Its biodiesel exports rose 22.4% to 1.12 million…
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With a vision to decrease the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded two research grants in a bid to advance the use of bio-based fuels and lubricants. ‘We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint through the use of alternative sources,’ said US transportation secretary Ray LaHood. ‘These innovative projects are just the latest…
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Japan-based Itochu Corp is to collaborate with PetroVietnam for the production of bioethanol in Vietnam. Earlier this year the Vietnamese government began testing E5 and is now looking for the ethanol blend to be introduced by 2012. With this in mind, PetroVietnam has developed a project that will see three new bioethanol production facilities come online in two years’ time. These three…
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Product chemical manufacturer JSC Mogilevkhimvolokno Organic Synthesis Factory in Mogilev, Belarus, has placed an order to construct a biodiesel plant with BDI BioEnergy International. The value of the order is just under €10 million. The biodiesel production facility, which will produce 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year from rapeseed oil, is planned for the city of Mogilev, which is based…
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In Sao-Paulo, Brazilian-based Rio Vermelho produces ethanol from around 1.3 million tonnes of sugarcane per season. Now, in its first ever investment in the sugarcane sector, Glencore, a supplier of commodities and raw materials to industrial consumers, has acquired a stake in the company’ sugarcane mill for over $80 million (€60.5 million). Switzerland-based Glencore now owns a 70% stake…
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With the issuance of all required permits, the initial activities of clearing, rough grading and drainage improvements at the BlueFire Renewables site in Fulton, Mississippi, have commenced. In conjunction with Itawamba County and the city of Fulton, BlueFire is currently deploying Recovery Act funds provided by the US DoE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program. The company’s…
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Sweden-headquartered private equity group EQT Infrastructure will acquire independent storage terminal operator Koole Tanktransport. The shareholders have accepted the offer, subject to the advice of the company’s works council on the transaction. Completion of the transaction will be conditional upon all anti-trust approvals having been obtained. Koole’s terminals store edible oils and…
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In the US, 13.95 billion gallons of biofuels must be blended with conventional fossil-based transport fuels by next year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) requirements for 2011. Of this renewable fuel, 0.78% (1.35 billion gallons) of it will be made up of advanced biofuel, 0.69% (800 million gallons) of biomass-based diesel and 0.003%…
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