Oct 7, 2009
Fat-fuelled NZ plant nears commercial scale
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Oct 5, 2009
Suncor has recommenced work on expanding the capacity of its St. Clair ethanol plant in Ontario, Canada.
The plant will have a capacity of 105 mgy.
The $120 million (€82 million) project was halted in January 2009 due to the current economic crisis. Suncor cut its capital expenditures by 70% for 2009.
The company said that the expanded ethanol plant and four wind... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
US-based Gevo has launched a 1 mgy biobutanol plant in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The plant, originally a conventional ethanol plant, underwent conversion to a biobutanol facility.
With the launch, Gevo has advanced on two fronts: first, towards demonstration of the viability of its fuel both as a petrol replacement and as an intermediate, convertible into renewable green... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
Murphy Oil has announced that it will buy a corn-based ethanol plant in North Dakota for $92 million (€ 63 million), marking the company's first foray into biofuel manufacturing.
The Arkansas-based oil company said the deal will be financed primarily through non-recourse debt offered through the sellers.
The company plans to invest $15 million in working capital... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
US-based Ultra Green Energy Services has announced that it is adding two terminals to its expanding New York network.
Burt’s Reliable and Westmore Fuel, both located in New York, have joined with Chicago-based Ultra Green to store, blend and sell Ultra Green Biodiesel at their terminals.
The additional terminals expand Ultra Green’s biodiesel network from the... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
Global biofuel use is expected to increase two-fold by 2015.
A Hart Energy Consulting report predicts worldwide ethanol demand will represent 12-14% of the global petrol pool by 2015.
While Brazil will remain the world's top exporter of biofuel, the US is expected to see the largest increase in biofuel use per country, increasing its current consumption by more... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
In support of the upcoming Biofuels International Conference & Expo Canada on 28-29th October in Montreal, Will Thurmond, President of Emerging Markets Online, will present the following webinar on algae’s potential.
Webinar Overview: The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday October 6th 2009 at 3pm GMT (UK), 10am EST (New York), and 9am CST Houston.
The Algae 2020... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2009
A study of energy subsidies by the Environmental Law Institute confirmed that the federal government provides substantially larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewables.
Fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion (€49 billion) over the seven-year period studied from 2002 to 2008, while subsidies for renewable fuels totalled $29 billion.
More than... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2009
The Swedish Energy R&D Board has invested in industrial scale demonstration of the Chemrec technology for production of the renewable motor fuels BioDME and biomethanol.
The plant will be built in Örnsköldsvik. The SEK 500 million (€49 million) grant is contingent on approval by the EU Directorate General for Competition according to the State aid rules.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2009
Canada-based Husky Energy's ethanol plant in Lloydminster received $71.8 million (€48.9 million) in assistance under the federal government's EcoEnergy programme to sustain biofuel production in the face of volatile feed grains markets.
With ethanol plants in Lloydminster and Minnedosa, Husky is Western Canada's largest ethanol producer, making 260 million... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2009
Scientists in Singapore and Switzerland claim that converting the rubbish that fills the world’s landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing energy crisis and to tackling carbon emissions.
New research reveals how replacing petrol with biofuel from processed waste could cut global carbon emissions by 80%.
Biofuels produced from crops have proven... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2009
Growing energy security concerns and a booming automobile industry will drive the biofuel demand in India.
The country’s ethanol consumption is expected to cross the 700 million gallon mark by 2018.
India’s primary energy consumption is among the top five in the world and oil makes up for a large share of the country’s energy mix but due to limited oil reserves... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2009
US-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced the beginning of commercial transportation of blended 2% biodiesel (B2) through its 115 mile Oregon Pipeline which runs from Portland to Eugene.
A test of moving B2 through the pipeline was successfully completed. The pipeline will help diesel fuel suppliers through Oregon meet the states mandate on biodiesel.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2009
In the US BioJet has agreed to sell 4 million barrels of aviation biojet fuel to Las Vegas oil and fuel broker E85.
The contract is likely to go into effect in 2011, once jet biofuel is projected to be approved for use by the end of 2010. The fuel standard is being developed by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.
BioJet... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2009
The African nation of Rwanda is moving forward with plans to boost biodiesel production.
Landlocked Rwanda considers biofuel production from locally grown feedstocks an important part of national security.
Since 2007, the Rwandan Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (ISTR) has experimented with a number of feedstocks including palm, jatropha, moringa,... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2009
The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for the Inuit community.
Greenland sharks, a major waste product of Greenland’s fishing industry, are the latest product that researchers are seeking to convert into biofuel.
The shark,... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2009
UK-based second generation technology producer TMO has been fairly quiet up until now.
But now the company’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration unit is one year old it is starting to make some noise.
TMO’s provides a technology that first generation ethanol producers using corn can bolt on to their plants to process the sugar in by-product dried distillers grains... [Read More]
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