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In the US a joint ethanol distribution terminal project between Louisiana-based fuel storage provider Red River Terminals and Tennessee ethanol producer Eco-Energy has entered operations. The project will serve the bulk ethanol needs of the Shreveport area as ethanol blending increases over the next several months. The facility is located close to the area’s petrol terminals to provide…
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US energy company Sunoco has signed an agreement with Indy Racing League to become the official fuel of the Indy Racing League, IZOD Indy Car Series and Firestone Indy Lights/Road to Indy beginning in 2011 and running through 2014. Sunoco will team with APEX-Brasil and Brazilian organisation UNICA to promote these racing series, which run almost exclusively on ethanol. Together with the 2009…
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A joint venture between Illinois, US-based Elevance Renewable Sciences and agribusiness group Wilmar International will construct a biorefinery in south-east Asia. The Indonesian facility will use Elevance's proprietary biorefinery technology to produce high-value performance chemicals, advanced biofuels and oleochemicals. This commercial-scale manufacturing facility will begin with a…
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Fuel provider Exousia Advanced Materials headquartered in New York, US, has nearly completed its new biodiesel production facility, which is expected to begin operations later on in the year. Maintenance and re-tooling of the plant, which is located in South Carolina, are well underway and will start delivering biodiesel orders in August. Wayne Rodrigue, chairman and CEO of Exousia, said:…
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The Port of Rotterdam joins the ranks climbing out of the recession as it reports a rise in liquid bulk handling throughput in the first half of 2010. A total of 213 million tonnes of cargo were handled, 14.8% up on the same period of 2009. Outgoing trade rose by 15% to 62 million tonnes, and incoming by 14.7% to 150 million tonnes. The handling of bulk cargo increased by 14.3%, to 146 million…
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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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On 10 November 2010 ethanol supplier Renova Energy will be auctioned off by Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota in the US. The facility consists of an incomplete $60 million (€43.3 million) ethanol production plant, an AD biogas system and a 3.2MW power plant. Although the facility is not fully constructed, most of the groundwork and engineering has been completed and the equipment…
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Malaysia is well placed to become a global leader in biodiesel production. Ambitious plans were announced in 2008 but in the last couple of years the market has virtually ground to a halt. The government has so far approved 56 licenses for biodiesel production, which would create an annual production capacity of 6.8 million tonnes. However about 60% of the approved capacity has still to be…
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In the US Colwich, Kansas-headquartered ICM has signed a contract with Hereford Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil, to retrofit an ethanol plant located near Hereford in Texas. Expected to be complete by Q2 2011, Hereford Renewable Energy is hoping that retrofitting the plant before start-up will enable the company to capitalise on the improved operating efficiencies. The contract…
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With the issuance of all required permits, the initial activities of clearing, rough grading and drainage improvements at the BlueFire Renewables site in Fulton, Mississippi, have commenced. In conjunction with Itawamba County and the city of Fulton, BlueFire is currently deploying Recovery Act funds provided by the US DoE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program. The company’s…
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One of the US’ largest ethanol producers Abengoa Bioenergy has just taken its second step into the export market by shipping the equivalent of 40 railcars at the beginning of January 2010. ‘Exports offer a huge potential to US producers,’ says Javier Salgado, the company’s CEO. ‘Most producers are focusing on the domestic market, but exports can offer better returns, especially as…
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In Canada, discarded food from the kitchen table is to be the latest waste product used to generate biofuel. A $57 million (€41 million) refinery is going to be built in Quebec City and construction will begin this summer. The federal government is awarding $17.7 million to the construction of this plant, while the province is adding a further $16.5 million. The majority of the cost will be…
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Dag Roger Rinde, CEO of Norwegian oil company Statoil, is the latest speaker to confirm his attendance at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May. Statoil is the first company in Norway to offer 5% ethanol to general consumers, but it has not been an easy ride. The company’s story is full of setbacks and obstacles, not least from the government…
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The European Commission is taking an active role in steering member states on to the right path for renewables. It has worked with key industry associations and producers, many of which say they will produce surplus biofuels and bioenergy than mandated. By 2020 the European Union must source 20% of its total energy (including heat, power and transport) from renewable sources. This target was set…
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