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Brazilian company Açucar Guarani will supply Petrobras Biocombustivel and its distribution unit Petrobras Distribuidora (BR) up to 2.2 billion litres of ethanol over a four-year period. The contract is valued at 2.1bn reais (€891 million). The signature of the contract follows the strategic partnership concluded last April, between Tereos Internacional and Petrobras Biocombustivel, through…
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The Statoil-backed Weyland cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Bergen, Norway, has begun production. The 200,000-litre second generation (2G) pilot-scale production facility will be used to demonstrate the company’s acid hydrolysis production process, paving the way for a commercial-scale project. The company also plans to market its technology to producers worldwide. The technology developed…
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Novozymes has reported 17% sales growth and 35% EBIT growth in the first nine months of 2010. Total sales reached $1.37 million (€0.99 million) with an unexpected high demand for enzymes in the biofuel, detergent and food industries. Enzyme sales to the biofuel industry, representing roughly 18% of Novozymes’ total sales, were up by 25% (organic growth was 20%). Favourable blending…
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The second annual Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference is now only days away on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet those already registered including Sitimas Holdings, Sime Derby, ASB Biodiesel, Thai Oil, ConocoPhillips, Dialog, MISC, SK Energy, Langsat Terminal, Dovechem, Vopak and many more. Sustainability standards forms one of…
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In an attempt to get more value out of the corn used in its biofuel production facility, ethanol producer United Ethanol is to install an anaerobic digester. Within a matter of weeks United Ethanol’s anaerobic digestion project will be underway at its 50 million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Milton, Wisconsin, US. Eisenmann Corp. has been contracted to install the biomass equipment, which…
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Sweden-based Vargardbuss is to purchase 11 buses with methane/diesel technology from Volvo Buses. The order includes the Volvo 8500 intercity bus model and the fleet will begin running in July next year. The buses consist of a conventional diesel-powered vehicle containing gas tanks attached to the roof. These tanks inject gas into the engine, producing a combination of air and fuel. The…
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Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plants Engineer at Pakistan International Airlines, is the latest speaker to confirm his participation at the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference, being held on 10-11 November at the Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. World aviation fuel demand is growing rapidly, and is being led by Asia. The global aviation fuel in 2010 is forecast to…
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Bioenergy company Ineos Bio’s joint venture Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has awarded the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build its bioenergy facility in Southeast Florida, US, to Amec. Amec will provide engineering and construction expertise to build this first commercial scale facility, valued at over $100 million (€71.5 million). The facility will produce 6MW…
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Researchers at the University of Illinois in the US have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern US. In recognition of this problem, federal regulations mandate that 79 billion litres of biofuels must be produced annually from non-corn biomass by 2022. Large grasses, such as switchgrass and miscanthus, could…
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A CHP station planned for Rhode in Co Offaly, Ireland is due to break ground early next year. Renewable energy company Biotricity Ltd. is behind the project, which is estimated to cost €40 million and create 200 construction jobs in addition to 65 full-time positions when completed by mid 2012. The facility will generate 15MW of renewable energy from willow grown and supplied to the site by…
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Ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to begin building its second Brazil-based biofuel plant. Construction of the biodiesel production plant is expected to commence next year before it is operational in 2012. With an annual output capacity of 164,000 tonnes of biodiesel, the facility will be erected nearby to a soyabean crushing facility in Santa Catarina. The news comes as ADM…
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Quality standards for aviation jet fuel in both Europe and the US have been amended to set a maximum fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) content of 5ppm. However, following over two years of negotiations, an agreement has been reached between the major engine and aircraft manufacturers and the aviation fuel suppliers to use jet fuel even if it is found to contain FAME up to 30 mg/kg, the…
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An ethanol-from-sugarcane processing plant in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi will now be completed in March 2011 following logistical delays. Green Fuel is behind the multi-million dollar project and general manager Graeme Smith explained that some of the equipment for the refinery has still not arrived from Brazil. ‘Delivery of equipment was held up by, among many factors, the strikes in RSA…
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