Apr 27, 2009
Ethanol tank explosion in Bartow
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Apr 27, 2009
New York State-based Buffalo Biodiesel has completed the expansion of its processing facilities, increasing its capacity from 1 to 5 million gallons of biodiesel annually.
By doing so the subsidiary of alternative energy company HydroGenetics has increased its production capacity by 500%.
Such a move indicates that HydroGenetics anticipates the already solid demand... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2009
Spain's biodiesel plants are running at just nine percent of capacity, according to producers.
The producers hope recent duties imposed by the European Union on US imports will help revive production.
‘Nonetheless, imports and subsidiaries from countries like Argentina, Malaysia and Indonesia, could also become as damaging as those from the US,’ a report by... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2009
Researchers from Fermentec, Piracicaba (Brazil), have cut the volume of vinasse in half while producing ethanol at its pilot plant.
Vinasse is a by-product of sugar-based ethanol production.
The achievement was obtained due to the increase the ethanol concentration in fermentation. Currently the distillery in Brazil working with alcohol content between 8% and 10%, resulting... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2009
The Californian Air Resources Board is expected today to approve the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, in its boldest attempt to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
The standard aims to discouraging oil use by boosting alternatives such as ethanol, biodiesel and natural gas. Starting in 2011, the standard would steadily lower the allowable 'carbon intensity' of fuels, the... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2009
Canadian company Dynamotive Energy Systems have begun scalable production of renewable petrol and diesel from biomass. Its two-stage process will use a pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce a bio-crude.
Dynamotive said it can deliver renewable fuels from biomass at a cost of less than €1.5 per gallon of 'ethanol-equivalent fuel' at a volume of up... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2009
The second generation cellulosic ethanol pioneer KL Energy will spread its wings to Brazil after announcing an exclusive deal with add blue Ltda.
The move will see KL Energy and add blue optimizing KL Energy's proprietary cellulosic ethanol technology for the use of sugarcane bagasse and straw feedstock. They plan to build a cellulosic ethanol plant using KL's... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2009
Japanese sake and liquor maker Oenon Holdings will start making ethanol at the nation’s largest biofuel plant this year using rice imported by the government.
The Tokyo-based company plans to use 12,000 metric tonnes of foreign rice from government stockpiles in order to produce 5,000 kilolitres (kl) by December. Oenon are to double output next year and plan to reach... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2009
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed, proposing a joint venture to build a 15-megawatt co-generation power plant and pellet mill, between Biomass Secure Power Inc. and Naik Development.
The MOU establishes that Biomass Secure Power will be in charge of the technical expertise for the development and building of the plant, whilst Naik Development will provide... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2009
China-based Anhui Wenergy is planning two 30MW biomass-powered micro-grid electricity generation systems in Anhui Province, China, to power homes.
A-Power Energy Generation Systems has signed contracts with the subsidiaries of Anhui Wenergy to build two micro-grid electricity generation systems in Anhui Province, China.
The systems will use biomass as the primary fuel.... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2009
An investment plan drafted by the Fuels and Transportation Division of the California Energy Commission will boost funds into the biofuels sector.
The first investment plan, part of the state’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, covers the first two years of the programme totalling $176 million (€136 million) in programme funding with $12... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2009
Delegate spaces are limited, so book yours now for the 2nd annual Biofuels International expo & conference on 27-28 May in Amsterdam.
Following the introduction of the Renewable Energy Directive, this event is the perfect platform to meet and discuss how each member state should increase its share of renewables.
Listen to presentations from Shell Global Solutions,... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2009
US-based Cobalt Biofuels, Coskata and Qteros have projected that they will each reach annual production levels of 100mgy by 2012, with Solazyme forecasting a similar level by 2012 or 2013.
The companies’ projections indicate that they are aware of the challenges of funding advanced biofuels enterprises in difficult capital markets, but are not worried in the short... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2009
The Luka Koper management board, which provides port and logistics services in the Port of Koper in Slovenia, has signed an agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi on the long-term rental of alcohol storage tanks which are to be used for methanol and ethanol.
Construction of this terminal facility, to be constructed on the northern side of Pier I, is expected to start in... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
State senators in Iowa have passed a standard that would require all diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a 5% biodiesel blend.
Iowa will become the eighth state in the US to introduce standards mandating the use of domestically produced biodiesel, should it be approved by the State House.
State officials claim that the biodiesel requirement will drive demand for... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Bulgarian government has taken steps to draft new renewable energy legislation, due to unsatisfactory statutory regulations currently in place.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS), which regulates the sector, has called for the rethink citing the slow down in the alternative fuels market as one of the main causes.
Representatives... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Canadian federal government’s ecoEnergy for Biofuels programme is set to offer €45 million in incentives to the GreenField Ethanol plant in Ontario.
The 35 million gallons a year (mgy) ethanol plant based in Chatham, which also produces 24 mgy of industrial alcohols, would contribute to an undisclosed improvement in the plant, and speculation pointed towards a... [Read More]
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