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The upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference is now just around the corner on 28-29th September at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For those companies already – or looking to move into – producing, trading, supplying or working with the biofuels market it is the ideal opportunity to hear from 40 industry experts for only CA$990 for the two day…
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In Wisconsin, US, Sun Power Biodiesel is expected to receive over $1 million (€788,161) in grants. The seven-year low-interest loan will be put towards upgrading the firm’s equipment and infrastructure at its Cumberland-based 3 million gallon-a-year biodiesel plant. The project will create around 31 jobs. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is reported to have provided Sun Power…
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The opening ceremony of the world’s first plant for the production of the renewable fuel BioDME will take place on 9 September 2010 in Piteå, Sweden. Located at the Smurfit Kappa pulp and paper container board mill, the plant utilises black liquor, a by-product of the pulping process, to produce the BioDME. The gasification technology comes from Chemrec AB, while Haldor Topsøe A/S provides…
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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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In May 2006 renewable energy company Resource Recovery submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to build a municipal waste landfill in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, US. However the company has switched focus and is now working on plans that could see the construction of an ethanol production plant. The president of Resource Recovery Ed Abel explained…
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In Canada waste-to-fuel company Enerkem held its ground breaking ceremony on 31 August to celebrate the start of construction at its new biofuels refinery. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the C$80 million (€59.4 million) plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biofuel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). This will be enough to power 400,000 cars for a year, running on…
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On 1 September Mascoma Corp, an innovative biofuels company, acquired biomass conversion technology producer SunOpta BioProcess (SBI). The acquisition combines SBI’s fibre preparation and pre-treatment technologies with Mascoma’s bioprocessing technologies to create a company with capabilities for producing ethanol from non-food cellulose, such as wood chips, energy crops and organic solid…
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The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-11th November is now available online. The two day event, organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine is now in its second year and is supported by the Malaysian Biodiesel association. The programme can be viewed…
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After acquiring e-biofuels’ biodiesel production facility in May earlier this year, biofuels producer Imperial Petroleum has announced that the plant is making significant progress. In July 2010 the plant produced 1.2 million gallons of biodiesel, creating $3.5 million (€2.7 million) in revenues. According to Imperial this increased to 1.4 million gallons and $4 million in revenues by…
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On 1 September 2010 the Canadian government released its final regulations requiring ethanol and biodiesel blended transportation fuels in Canada. With a vision to slash its GHG emissions by 17% in 10 years’ time, Canada’s new regulations, due to come into effect on 15 December 2010, will require 5% of renewable fuel to be blended with the conventional vehicle fuel. This, in addition to a…
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In San Francisco, US, the Green Party is fighting against a proposed biofuel plant, claiming that the fossil fuel alternative has a negative effect on the environment. Texas-based Darling International, a provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the food industry, owns the site, which currently converts the bones and fat from slaughtered animals into oils, is now looking to…
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El Maniel International’s subsidiary EMLL Energy has entered into preliminary discussions with a Chicago-based biofuels distributor and oil terminal operator. EMLL and the provider had exchanged preliminary information and formalities sufficient to move forward with a site visit to the oil terminal facility in the coming days to assess its overall potential accordingly. The discussions are…
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In Florida, US, Orlando-based Integrated Energy Partners has issued a proposal, which, if accepted, could see the construction of a $30 million (€23.2 million) integrated biofuel refinery. The project is planned for the town of Jay and would produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). The facility will also generate 47.8Mw/h of power, as well as 9 million…
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