Sep 8, 2009
Biofuels ex-CEO caught green-handed
Other News
Sep 8, 2009
One of India’s largest transport and energy groups is planning to make the largest investment into green fuels on the eastern seaboard of Australia.
An Indian consortium which includes the Bhoruka Group plans to invest AUD$63 million (€37.6 million) to produce edible oils and eventually biodiesel in NSW.
The venture will be named Riverina Oils & Bio Energy (ROBE).... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 7, 2009
State-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Company (Petrovietnam) has started construction on a second bioethanol plant in the central province of Quang Ngai.
The $80 million (€56 million) plant which will use cassava as feedstock, is expected to open in 18 months with annual capacity of 100,000m³.
The project is the second of three planned biofuel plants in Vietnam, each costing... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 7, 2009
US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the ability to economically produce renewable ethanol, using ordinary household waste as feedstock.
This milestone, achieved at the Turning Point Ethanol Demonstration Plant, confirms construction of the Sierra BioFuels Plant in Nevada in July. The facility is scheduled to begin operations... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 7, 2009
The Government of Canada is investing CA$13.72 million (€8.9 million) over seven years in NorAmera BioEnergy’s bioethanol plant in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, as part of a new EcoEnergy for Biofuels initiative.
‘By investing in this project, we are helping to create and sustain local jobs and economic opportunities while encouraging a healthier environment for all Canadians,’... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 4, 2009
The UK’s Renewable Obligation is firing up green power stations in Scotland.
Power utility Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and port operator Forth Ports have announced plans to construct four 100-MW biomass power plants in Dundee, Leith, Rosyth and Grangemouth.
In June 2008, SSE and Forth Ports formed Forth Energy, a joint venture to develop renewable energy projects... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 4, 2009
Canada’s first canola-based biodiesel Milligan Bio-Tech producer opened its 10 million litre-a-year flagship optimisation facility in July in Saskatchewan province, as a first step to ensuring the technology works well enough to upscale to a future 150-million litre a year plant.
Although like everyone else, the plant has suffered delays as a result of the economy and... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2009
Excess pressure is said to be the cause of the eruption which occurred on 26 August at the plant at Edathala.
At least three other persons were rescued from the site, with six workers believed to be trapped in the waste at one stage.
According to the officials, the biogas plant, which was being erected by a private firm, was nearing commission.
The plant was being... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2009
Just south of the US ethanol power-house, Mexico is looking to ramp-up its own renewable fuel production.
Mexico’s state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will invite tenders next month for a contract to produce 176 million litres a year of ethanol.
The bidding round, which will be concluded in December, aims to promote ethanol as a transportation fuel as part of a... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2009
Vancouver-based Northwest Renewables is planning to build a 24MW biomass direct combustion electric power plant.
Construction on the $72.5 million (€50.7 million) facility will begin next year.
Various wood-waste sources, including wood chips and hog fuel, would be burned to generate steam. The high pressure steam would drive a turbine to churn out power.
The company... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2009
Australia’s parliament has ruled that 20% of the country’s electricity production must come from renewable sources by 2020.
The bill quadruples the renewable energy target set by the previous government in 2001. The new target matches that of the European Union, the world’s leader in green power technology.
The target would provide enough clean electricity to... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2009
Global marine terminal operator DP World announced last week its acquisition of a majority stake in Embraport, the largest Brazilian private multi-modal port terminal in the city of Santos.
The deal is the fruit of DP World’s partnership with Brazilian engineering and construction company Odebrecht, and marks its entry into the Brazilian market. ‘This is an unparalleled... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 1, 2009
South African company First In Spec, which was established last year, is to build three biodiesel plants in South Africa in the next four years.
The company is to invest R1.5 billion (€135 million) in the construction of three plants to convert waste cooking oil to biodiesel. The first, to be built in the port town of Richards Bay, on the east coast, is projected to... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 1, 2009
The national legislature of Cyprus is considering amending a law banning the promotion or use of biofuels produced from genetically modified crops.
The European Commission (EC) has approached the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a ruling on whether the Cypriot law breaches European Law banning unauthorised trade sanctions. If, as widely expected, the ECJ rules against... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 1, 2009
Biodiesel producer Biopetrol has announced a drop in turnover in the first half of 2009 of 50% since the equivalent period in 2008. The company blames increases taxed on biodiesel in Germany and a large volume of indirectly subsidised biodiesel from Argentina.
Biopetrol, which underwent major financial restructuring in April, announced that its turnover in the first... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 28, 2009
Energy secretary Steven Chu has appropriated $300 million (€209 million) from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Clean Cities programme, which aims to reduce the US’ dependence on fossil fuels and stimulate the development of alternative energy.
Final details of the allocation has yet to be decided, but Chu has announced that the cash will help to... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 27, 2009
In Scotland, a consortium of existing managers and Souter investments has bought out Argent Energy, which was the UK’s only commercial-scale biodiesel refinery when it opened in Motherwell in 2005.
The consortium purchased the shares of a group of investors led by Cinven, which has backed the project since its inception in 2001.
‘Since we started production we have... [Read More]
CONNECT WITH US
Poll
Loading ...
