Jul 3, 2009
US opens first biodiesel pipeline
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Jul 3, 2009
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to extend the comment period on a draft rule that aims to cut greenhouse gases emitted by biofuels.
The proposed changes to the 2007 US Renewable Fuel Standard attempt to make production of corn-based ethanol more efficient and increase output of advanced biofuels.
The comment period on the rule (RFS2) has been... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2009
Choren Industries’ new generation biomass biofuel plant is expected to begin initial commercial production in 2010.
The plant is being built in Freiberg, Germany, with a capacity to produce around 15,000 tonnes of biomass-to-liquid (BTL) fuels largely using wood products and wood-based waste.
Germany is among the first European countries building test plants to produce... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2009
US, New Jersey-based Garden State Ethanol has selected a landfill site in Woodbine, Philadelphia, for the location of a $200 million (€142 million) biofuel plant that would use more than 100 bioreactor tanks to convert algae into ethanol and biodiesel oil.
An environmental study has cleared the site over the threat to any endangered species and a site analysis is planned,... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2009
ReNvision Biofuels has secured the services of SRS Engineering to build it a 10 million gallons per year biodiesel multi-feedstock plant in, Alberta, Canada.
SRS Engineering will provide the complete design and engineering services and the equipment required to build this biodiesel plant. The project will use a number of feedstocks that are available locally, including... [Read More]
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Jul 1, 2009
Michigan, US-based Dow Chemical has backed Algenol Biofuels’ pioneering pilot-scale project to convert algae and carbon dioxide into ethanol fuel.
The project will use Algenol's technology that calls for carbon dioxide and saltwater supplied to algae in photobioreactors to produce the biofuel.
The project aims to create a breakthrough in ethanol production that... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
Sweden-based Chemrec has been granted SEK 500 million (€45 million) in funding from the Swedish Energy Agency’s Energy R&D Board to build an industrial scale renewable fuel plant.
The plant will use biomass through gasification of black liquor.
The planned location for the plant is the Domsjö biorefinery complex in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.
Production in the... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
General Biodiesel Seattle has completed its acquisition of Imperium Renewables’ Seattle Biodiesel facility in Washington, US.
General Biodiesel is converting the Seattle-based commercial biodiesel refinery to produce biodiesel from waste oils such as recycled cooking oil and animal fat, which the company collects from restaurants and food stores around the region.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
The proposal for an international fund to cut greenhouse gas emissions costs could remove biofuels subsidies.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has proposed the creation of an international $100 billion (€70 billion) annual fund to distribute to developing nations to cut GHG costs, but also recommends a cut in biofuel subsidies.
Brown recommends that subsidies for agriculture... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
Alternative energy technology company Solix Biofuels has announced that it will complete construction and begin operations at its Coyote Gulch Demonstration Facility after concluding its Series A funding (where?)
Colorado, US-based Solix, a specialist in the large-scale commercialisation of microalgae-based fuels, has gained investment of $16.8 million (€11.9 million)... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
Floridian biofuel start-up Ag-Oil plans to build a $20 million (€14.2 million) pilot-scale biodiesel production facility with the potential to produce 15 million gallons a year on Delray Beach.
The biorefinery will use a patented technology to convert jatropha seeds, algae and related by-products into biodiesel fuel.
The company, the recipient of a $2.5 million state... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2009
Bache Commodities Group has launched the Bache Commodity Green Index (BCGI) to offer investors a tool to invest in commodities with a focus on biofuels.
The BCGI comprises two components: the Bache Biofuel Composite and Bache Clear Air Composite. The Bache Biofuel Composite includes agricultural commodities such as corn and sugar used for ethanol production, along with... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2009
US, Ohio-based Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) has issued a request for proposals to use biofuels at its generating stations.
The company is stepping towards incorporating renewable energy resources into its services.
DP&L has indicated its plans to purchase a maximum of 15,000 tonnes of biomass fuels by the end of 2009 and a maximum of 100,000 tonnes in the following... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2009
Cavendish Farms, a North American potato product producer, has finalised the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility that will generate biogas from potato waste.
The project is a first for the potato industry.
The new plant in Price Edward Island, Canada, will accompany the existing wastewater treatment facility, and will handle production rates of 120,000... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2009
The US Department of Agriculture could offer US farmers greater financial incentives for developing cellulosic ethanol projects.
The USDA announced it would guarantee $80 million (€57 million) in loans for the production of cellulosic ethanol.
Increased biofuel production will be necessary as the industry works to comply with current national energy policy, which is... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2009
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has announced a number of clean energy projects, including biogas, and funding in the developed world.
REEEP provided €667,500 in seed funding for eight new finance projects to accelerate the clean energy market in these countries.
Microfinance facilities are a way to open up access to energy services for... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2009
Energy company Cello Energy has received a court order to pay $10.4 million (€7.4 million) over allegations the firm fraudulently claimed it could produce cheap fuel from hay, waste wood and other material.
A jury ruled that Cello Energy, owned by a former head of the Alabama Ethics Commission, was liable for breach of contract with New York-based paper company Parsons... [Read More]
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