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In order to transport ethanol from the Midwest to the East Coast of the US, Magellan Midstream Partners and Poet are joining together in a venture to build a 1,800-mile pipeline.
The pipeline, which will take four years to build and cost $4 billion (€2.8 billion), will begin at ethanol production facilities in the Midwest and carry the ethanol all the way to New Jersey, depending on a loan…
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The 2009 production of sugarcane in South-Central Brazil was up 5.24% compared with 2008, in spite of unreasonable rains throughout the majority of the year.
By the end of December, over 523 tons of sugarcane had been harvested, with 10.31 million tons crushed in the second half of December alone.
In January 2008 just 14 companies were in operation, while this rose to 56 in January 2009 due to…
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Supported by the Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation, USDA and United Soybean Board, research into soyabean oil production for use in biodiesel has advanced one stage further.
Soyabean is one of the biofuel industry’s most important sources of oil, but with the plant’s production lacking, researchers are looking to increase the oil content produced by the soyabean.
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After 2009’s successful combined Biofuels International/Tank Storage Canada expo & conference in Montreal we are pleased to announce that this year’s event will be held on 27-29th September in the new location of Calgary, Alberta.
The biofuels sector in Canada is just beginning but all the signs are that it will grow into a strong and successful industry. The government has made clear…
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Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $78 million (€53.8 million) will be invested in two biofuels associations: National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) and National Advanced Biofuels Consortium (NABC).
NAABB will receive $44 million to develop a method for producing a sustainable supply of algal biofuel which can then be used for renewable petrol, diesel and…
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In order to advance the development of the sustainable biofuel jatropha, Californian-based companies SG Biofuels and Life Technologies Corporation have become united.
With the ability to grow on adverse lands, this non-edible shrub is found in Central America and posses seeds high in oil that can be used for a variety of bio-based materials.
With the largest library of jatropha genetic…
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Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park and Qatar Petroleum are to embark on a joint venture after Qatar Airways successfully managed the world’s first commercial flight using gas-to-liquid fuel last October.
This Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform (QABP) enterprise, with Airbus chosen as project partner, comes after a detailed study that looked at biomass-to-liquid (BTL) jet fuel…
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With its annual rainfall and soil temperatures perfect for growing the tall perennial cane Arundo donax, the north of Australia could find itself at the forefront of the world’s leading biofuel energy producers.
Norwegian company ENEnergy has already submitted pastoral permit applications to different governments in a bid to plant and grow Arundo donax in the Northern Territory, Western…
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A $308 million (€212 million) bioethanol project will be constructed in Grimsby, northern England, thanks to a partnership between Future Capital Partners, biofuels company Vireol and the engineering group Simon Carves.
Vireol will operate the ethanol plant once it has been completed, while Future Capital plans to sell or offer shares in its percentage within six years.
A contract worth a…
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China is planning to construct biomass power plants to ensure the 24-hour production of electricity.
Supplying the fuel to these biomass power plants will be a shrub called the sand willow.
Found in the nearby area, this small plant is usually grown to avoid the rapid depletion of plant life.
According to Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the use of the sand willow is ‘… an…
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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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In the US, fuel terminal operator Blendstar has opened an ethanol blending terminal in Collins, Mississippi.
The new terminal, which is Blendstar's eighth operating facility located in six states, will blend ethanol from Green Plain Renewable Energy, which holds a majority stake in Blendstar.
The Mississippi terminal is wholly-owned and controlled by Blendstar.
‘This new terminal not…
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While northern Europe is shut down following snow showers, it seems poor weather has damaged Brazil’s ethanol industry.
Excessive rain has slowed the harvest of sugarcane, reducing supplies. This has led the government to announce it may need to cut the mandatory amount of biofuel mixed in petrol from 25%, as soon as next week.
Above-average rainfall in Brazil’s Centre South, the world’s…
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A 200MW power plant in Wisconsin, US, has started testing the introduction of burning biomass.
Alliant Energy has been working with the Nelson Dewey Power Plant in Cassville on providing a range of biomass tests.
‘We'll be burning fuels that have been densified and pelleted, Bill Johnson, Alliant Energy's biofuel development manager, comments. ‘That would include wood that is…
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In the Philippines, the Department of Energy (DoE) is expecting to realise P95 billion (€1.44 billion) worth of investments in renewable energy projects in the country in the next two to three years.
In particular the DoE is focusing on biomass to energy projects and hydro-energy in Central Visayas.
The nation is looking to get away from coal-powered plants, and DoE undersecretary Roy Kyamko…
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