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Bioenergy International expo & conference is organised by leading publication Biofuels International (BI) magazine, and here Jan Stambasky (JS), executive board member of the European Biogas Association, provides an insight into what he will be speaking about at the event in Prague, Czech Republic, on 5-6 May. Founded just a year ago the association is growing fast, echoing the development…
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According to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) the production of ethanol in 2010 is up compared to last year’s figures. Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that the production of ethanol has increased by 118,000 barrels per day (bpd) since January 2009 and reached approximately 818,000bpd in January this year. The demand for this biofuel has also rocketed…
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Key Speakers include the likes of Vladimír Vlk, Advisor to the new minister of environment of the Czech Republic,Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil and many more. 10 reasons to attend: 1. Over 40 highly…
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Finnish company Chempolis, involved in the development and delivery of non-wood and non-food based process technologies and production solutions, has launched a pilot plant in Oulu, northern Finland. The $24.4 million (€19.7 million) biorefinery will produce a daily supply of 68 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste and waste paper. The facility will also be used to test raw…
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The Indonesian government is issuing a subsidy for the distribution of biofuels when the biofuel market price is higher than the market price for oil-based fuel. The subsidy is for the distribution of biofuel ranging between Rp 2,000 and Rp 2,500 (€0.18-0.22) per litre in the 2011 state budget. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh says the subsidy is needed to ensure that…
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Oil producer Petrobras, construction firm Camargo Corrêa and Mitsui & Co. have secured a preliminary environmental license to construct an ethanol pipeline in Brazil. Expected to cost $1.1 billion (€900 million) to build, the pipeline will be 337 miles (542km) long. The pipeline will be ready for use by Q3 2011 and will connect mills located in the states of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo…
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Australia’s largest oil refinery Caltex Australia believes that a rise in government funding is what is needed to encourage further development in the biofuels sector. The company explained that if Australia is to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions the government needs to increase its $15 million (€11.36 million) budget currently devoted to technology in the sector. At a…
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On 25 August oil company Shell and Cosan S.A., one of the world’s largest ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion (€9.44 billion) joint venture, which will see the production and commercialisation of ethanol from sugarcane. Should the partnership be formed it will become the world’s third largest producer of ethanol with a yearly output capacity…
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Bioenergy International expo & conference is now less than a week away – don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn from and network with biofuels experts from throughout Canada and the US. Starting on Tuesday the 28th September at the Coast Plaza Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, the day conference and exhibition features speakers including Bruce McEwen, Oil, gas and alternative energy division,…
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With its ability to be utilised in a number of different biofuels applications including algal oil, biodiesel, aviation biofuel, ethanol, butanol and biomethane, the Algae Biofuels Production Technologies Worldwide reported that company involvement in the algae biofuels industry increased by 550% between 2005 and 2007. The driving force behind this boom was environmental concerns coupled with…
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Western Biodiesel, a biodiesel company based in Alberta, Canada, is facing charges under the Environmental Protection Act and the Waste Control Regulation following a number of offences. Back in 2008 two incidents occurred at the facility where wastewater containing methanol and biodiesel was released onto nearby land. As a result Western Biodiesel and the plant’s former operations manager…
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In northern Peru energy company Maple Energy is looking to commence the first phase of its ethanol and biomass project before the end of the year. Phase one of this $254 million (€191.4 million) development will see Maple Energy plant 7,800 hectares of sugarcane in the main estate. Upon construction, the plant, which is slated for mid-2011, will convert 5,000 tonnes per day of sugarcane into…
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Caldic Chemie, a producer and storage and handling terminal for methanol and bioethanol, has completed the second phase of its tank park expansion in the Port of Rotterdam. The entire tank park now has a total capacity of 172,500m3. The nine new tanks will all be used for the storage and handling of methanol and bioethanol. All the tanks which were built in the first phase of the expansion have…
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In Zimbabwe, electricity shortages have led to severe power cuts harming industrial activities, and the rate of deforestation has been accelerated as more people resort to firewood as an alternative source of fuel. As a result, stakeholders in the energy sector are looking into alternative energy sources like a methane gas project in Lupane, ethanol project in Chiredzi and widespread biogas…
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