May 20, 2009
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May 20, 2009
The 2nd annual Biofuels International expo & conference is now just around the corner on the 27-28th May in Amsterdam – over 200 companies are now registered to attend the event – don’t miss out!
The event will give you updates on European regulations, new cellulosic ethanol and BTL developments, the potential of feedstocks such as algae, jatropha and sugarbeet,... [Read More]
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May 19, 2009
The Brazilian government will deliberate over plans to increase the local biodiesel blending level from 3% to 4% in July this year.
As a world leader in the production of soyabean oil, the implications of these new plans will result in sharply reducing its export.
If the new mandate is implemented the export of soyabean oil from Brazil may be ruled out during the second... [Read More]
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May 19, 2009
Ecopellets, an Ireland-based supplier of wood pellet fuel, is investing more than €110 million in the development of a biomass complex and wind farm in Wales, UK.
Ecopellets intends to apply for planning permission for a wood-biomass electricity plant and a four turbine commercial wind farm.
The biomass plant and wind farm will be designed to generate 40 MW of electricity,... [Read More]
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May 19, 2009
Construction on a €30 million biogas plant in Croatia, Europe’s largest, began on 14 May.
The plant will be located at Ovcara farm outside the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar.
The project has been initiated by Vukovar-based Bionergija company, established by a local Vupik agribusiness and several Croatian and foreign entrepreneurs.
The future plant, which should... [Read More]
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May 19, 2009
In Australia, plans for a €137 million biodiesel production facility at Port Kembla on the New South Wales (NSW) central coast have been unveiled.
The facility will process soyabeans for the primary industry, with the by-product refined to make biodiesel.
The plant based at the port's Inner Harbour will be able to supply most of the state's total requirements... [Read More]
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May 19, 2009
New Zealand will spend as much as NZ$36 million (€16 million) in subsidies for biodiesel over the next three years in an attempt to encourage investments by improving the fuel’s competitiveness against petrol and ethanol.
A grant of as much as NZ$0.42 per litre will be available from 1 July on sales of domestically produced biodiesel that meets government standards.
The... [Read More]
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May 18, 2009
New York-based Innovation Fuels has begun selling biodiesel to customers through a Port of Milwaukee terminal located on Lake Michigan.
The 312,000-barrel capacity terminal is the first in the country dedicated to the sale and distribution of renewable fuels.
The port allows the receiving of international shipping via the St. Lawrence Seaway and river barge cargo via... [Read More]
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May 18, 2009
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to focus on renewable fuels during his state visit to Beijing, hoping to team up with China to develop biofuels.
Lula stressed his priorities for the visit was to focus on renewable fuels, especially ethanol and bio-diesel. The two developing countries already have strong trade ties.
Brazil has been promoting... [Read More]
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May 18, 2009
Baystate Biofuels, a Massachusetts-based company, is preparing to open the first full-scale commercial biodiesel terminal in the state.
The construction of the terminal in North Andover will begin by the end of May and is expected to begin selling environmentally friendly biodiesel by the September.
The company plans to distribute biodiesel to oil companies seeking to... [Read More]
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May 18, 2009
German biodiesel producer Petrotec has announced that it has undertaken an internal restructuring programme that is likely to lead to the release of more than 20 employees within the coming days.
It says the restructuring programme is deemed necessary to ensure the company’s survival.
Spokesman of the Board of German biodiesel producer Petrotec, Roger Böing, has stepped... [Read More]
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May 18, 2009
India Emami Biotech is planning to extend its biodiesel sales in Calcutta with the introduction of mobile biodiesel dispensing units.
The company has applied for approval from various authorities, and initially plans to launch two to three units with the number rising depending on the feedback.
The move is seen as an attempt by the company, one of the major bio-diesel... [Read More]
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May 15, 2009
The Canadian government is proceeding with regulations requiring a minimum 5% ethanol blend (E5) in the country’s petrol by September 2010.
The regulations have been given the go-ahead after Environment Minister Jim Prentice won cabinet approval to proceed with the laws requiring.
The department has invited the industry to outline how the government intends to proceed.
The... [Read More]
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May 15, 2009
An Oregon-based business hopes to become the first company to turn dairy and wood waste into a renewable biofuel called butanol.
Diesel Brewing of Salem plans to burn either dairy or wood waste to create liquid butanol through a process called gasification.
Butanol is a form of alcohol that could completely replace petrol rather than be blended with it, like ethanol.
CEO... [Read More]
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May 14, 2009
Iowa-based biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group has announced it has entered into agreements to consolidate with three commercial-scale biodiesel plants.
Involved in the transaction are the trio of Western Iowa Energy, Central Iowa Energy, and Blackhawk Biofuels. The facilities owned by these companies represent an additional 105 million gallons per year of wholly-owned... [Read More]
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May 14, 2009
The Japanese trading company Marubeni has signed an alliance with China’s biggest oilseed crushing company Sinograin Oil & Fats. The move will aim to boost soyabean sales to China, the world’s largest importer, by 25% in three years.
Marubeni has shipped more than 2.6 million tonnes of soyabeans to China since it began the exports in December, becoming the largest... [Read More]
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May 14, 2009
Global oilseed production is projected at a record 422.1 million tonnes in 2009, which is up 25.9 million from the previous year due to increasing demand for biofuel production.
Demand in China, India, and the EU is considered to be the cause of a projected increase of 3.8% in 2009/10.
In the US, the oilseed production for 2009/10 is projected to reach 94.5 million... [Read More]
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