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Established within the paper and packaging industry, International Paper and clean technology company Fiberight have struck a deal that will see the production of biofuel from unusable fibre. From the beginning of May this year Fiberight has been converting residual material, which is produced at International Paper’s Cedar River paperboard mill in Iowa, US, into cellulosic ethanol. It is…
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After it began construction earlier this year the Bahamas Waste biodiesel production facility is expected to be fully operational by July this year. When up and running the waste collection company’s $750,000 (€606,440) plant will see the company’s 50 strong fleet of vehicles switch from fossil fuels to being powered by biodiesel. ‘I am hoping that we will have our first gallon…
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In China, Baosteel, the country’s largest steel and iron business, is developing a biofuels plant. After signing a deal with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in June this year Baosteel is now planning the construction of a waste gas-to-ethanol facility near to one of its factories. The plant will produce ethanol using the waste gas emitted from the factory. LanzaTech, a clean technology firm…
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In San Diego, California, US, developer and producer of jatropha seeds SG Biofuels is to establish the world’s most advanced jatropha R&D development centre. The new 42,000 square foot greenhouse will feature the largest collection of jatropha genetic material and a laboratory where the company’s team of biologists can work towards developing jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source…
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In Canada waste-to-fuel company Enerkem held its ground breaking ceremony on 31 August to celebrate the start of construction at its new biofuels refinery. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the C$80 million (€59.4 million) plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biofuel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). This will be enough to power 400,000 cars for a year, running on…
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As the production of crude oil begins to slow in Australia, biofuels production looks set to increase and it has been estimated that this will more than double by 2015. Increased installed capacity coupled with a continuous rise in demand for green transport fuel could see Australia’s output capacity reach 1.519 billion litres in five years’ time, up from its 2010 production output of 636…
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Ong Eng Tong, business development manager for the Asia Pacific at Mabanaft, Singapore, is the latest speaker to confirm his participation in the upcoming Bioenergy International/Tank Storage Asia expo & conference. Tong has over 30 years of experience in the bulk liquid storage sector, and is also an emerging expert in the renewable energy market so will speak on biofuels and their role in…
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Sudan-based White Nile Sugar Co. has signed an agreement with China’s Beijing-based CAMC Engineering Co. for the development of an ethanol production facility and an animal feed plant. It is expected that both plants will come online towards the end of April 2012 when White Nile begins its sugar production, but managing director Hassan Satti refused to comment on the overall cost of the…
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Switzerland-headquartered biodiesel producer BioPetrol Industries is to acquire the entire issued share capital of Dutch Biodiesel BV, a manufacturer of biodiesel, after signing an agreement. The deal is subject to shareholder approval and customary closing conditions being satisfied by BioPetrol and Dutch Biodiesel shareholders. Following the satisfaction of these conditions, the deal is…
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With a goal to slash CO2 emissions by 80% by the year 2050, Super E10 will be available to German drivers on 1 January 2011. Super E10 is a biofuel with a higher ethanol content and is more environmentally friendly than E5, which is currently blended with conventional transport fuel. According to the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), an estimated 90% of German…
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Canada-based cellulosic ethanol producer Iogen has more than doubled the amount of cellulosic ethanol it produced in 2008, with over 581,000 litres of fuel made in 2009. Gordon Quaittini, President of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association says, ‘Advanced renewable fuels such as cellulosic ethanol will play a critical role in meeting future energy demands, and Iogen is playing a vitally…
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts a reversal in fortunes for the US ethanol industry this year. From 2008-2009 a decline in ethanol-blended petrol consumption struck a blow to the industry, but now the economy is set to bounce back, and the rising requirements of the federal Renewable Fuel Standards will further assist this. ‘Ethanol production continues to grow to meet the…
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In the US, San Antonio-based terminal operator NuStar Energy has begun to receive and offload ethanol unit trains in Stockton and Selby, two of its locations in northern California. Both terminals are capable of receiving single manifest rail cars up to full unit trains. The Stockton terminal is a 1 million-barrel-facility and Selby is a 3-million-barrel-facility. Both terminals have…
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In June 2009, General Biodiesel acquired and converted a Seattle-based commercial biodiesel refinery to produce biodiesel from waste oils such as recycled cooking oil and animal fat, which the company collects from restaurants and food stores around the region. Throughout 2010 the company expects to produce between 3 and 5 million gallons of biodiesel, and hopes this will increase to 10 million…
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