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Marc Gillmann, head of biofuels at Total, will give the keynote presentation at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May. Total is participating in a number of research projects trials involving bioenergies and biomass and will speak about these at the conference, which is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International. Gillmann joins an…
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The Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010 is being brought back under US congressman Leonard Boswell. The reintroduced act has been restructured in order to help it pass through the committee and reach consideration. According to Boswell, ‘The Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act is an important piece of legislation to Iowa’s local communities and economies that have come to rely on the biofuels…
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By the end of March 2010 the UK government will have officially released the sustainability model for biomass and biofuels that the UK will abide by. David Kidney, the energy minister, explained that the UK is following in the footsteps of the European Commission, which published its sustainability recommendations in February of this year. Work on the UK guidelines has already commenced. …
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UK chancellor Alistair Darling will announce a £1 billion (€1.1 billion) fund to inject investment in green transport and energy projects. The UK government is committed to reducing UK carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 and so changes in infrastructure and power generation will be needed over the coming decades. The Labour Government hopes to upgrade the transport system to use cleaner fuels…
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A biodiesel production system that will enable the US Navy to produce its own sustainable fuel has been delivered to a base in South California, US. The system, which can produce around 3-10 million gallons of biofuel annually, is a result of a close partnership between Biodiesel Industries and Navy and aerospace technology company Aerojet. Together they have set up a production facility at the…
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India’s consumption of ethanol is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% between 2010 and 2013, a report says. The research report ‘Emerging Biofuel Market India’, claims that the increased blend of ethanol in vehicle fuel combined with the high demand from the industrial sector has resulted in a period of fast growth and developments for the region. The…
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While a 2% biodiesel mandate might seem like a positive plan for today’s environment, Canada’s representative for commercial vehicle owners Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is urging the government in Ottawa, Canada, to abandon the law. When the mandate comes into force in 2011, all diesel must be blended with 2% biodiesel. However according to the president of CTA David Bradley: ‘There…
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The world’s largest producer of corn-based ethanol will see a reduction in carbon emissions by 111% over petrol when it opens its first planned commercial cellulosic ethanol plant. This means Poet’s cellulosic ethanol actually has negative emissions; it will offset more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces. The analysis, compiled by Air Improvement Resource highlights a number of…
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Aventine Renewable Energy, a leading ethanol producer based in Illinois, US, is reportedly on target to complete the construction of its biofuel plant by September this year. Located in the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vermont the 110 million gallon-a-year ethanol refinery began construction towards the end of 2007 but the build was brought to end when Aventine filed for bankruptcy in February 2009.…
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In West Virginia, US, regional economic development agency the Appalachian Regional Commission is to provide funding that will see a number of renewable energy projects come online across the region. The $239,008 (€181,155) grant will go towards cultivating trees and grass for the production of biofuels, as well as installing and testing solar cells. A total of six green schemes, all of…
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In Brazil a recently held biomass, wind and hydroelectric auction is expected to encourage $5.52 billion (€4.32 billion) in investments in alternative energies in the region. The auction came as the Brazilian government aims to further diversify its clean energy matrix. It contracted power from biomass plants, 89 wind farms and small hydroelectric plants and will add an installed capacity of…
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Renewable fuels company BlueFire Renewables has signed a 15-year supply contract with Cooper Marine and Timberlands (CMT) to provide feedstock for BlueFire’s planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton, Mississippi, US. The cellulosic ethanol plant will convert materials such as wood chips, forest residual chips and wood waste in approximately 7 million gallons of ethanol a year. The…
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A car that runs on wood pellets alone has achieved a world speed record at the World of Speed 2010 competition held at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, US after reaching 48mph. Speaking about the competition the owner of the 1989 Mercury Cougar XR7 Robert ‘Chip’ Beam said: ‘There’s no category for a wood-powered car. This year we set the record. Next year we’re hoping to break the…
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October this year saw Imperial Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiary e-biofuels, based in Middletown, Indiana, sell 1.98 million gallons of biodiesel, bringing in approximately $6.3 million (€4.48 million) in revenues for that month alone. First quarter revenues for biodiesel sales represent approximately $16.7 million on 5.2 million gallons sold. ‘It has been very exciting to see the…
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