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British Airways has agreed to a deal with US company Solena Group that will see Europe’s first waste-matter-to-jet-fuel plant being erected in London, UK. Construction will begin within two years and the plant is due to be online from 2014, although it will not be producing at full capacity immediately. Eventually, 16 million gallons of fuel will be produced each year from 500,000 tonnes of…
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Marc Gillmann, head of biofuels at Total, will give the keynote presentation at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May. Total is participating in a number of research projects trials involving bioenergies and biomass and will speak about these at the conference, which is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International. Gillmann joins an…
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The UK’s Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) finds that biogas could have more scope than used cooking oil (UCO) as an alternative fuel. ‘There is a limit on the supply of used cooking oil in the UK because it is dictated by the amount of oil used for frying in restaurant … so it remains a niche fuel, for instance for fleet use, which has an appeal as a firm’s corporate responsibility issue,’…
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According to the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) report Year One of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for 2008/09, just four fossil fuel companies in the UK out of 15 have met all three of the government’s first-year targets to encourage the use of more biofuel in UK fossil fuels by 2013/14. ConocoPhillips, Greenergy, Lissan and Mabanaft were the only fossil fuel firms to hit government…
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So-called ‘biostations’ could pop up over Romania following a discussion between anaerobic specialists in Germany and the Netherlands, as part of a European project. Romania is moving away from disposing of animal waste which could be used to generate electricity. Biostations have been operating for eight years in Germany and the Netherlands. Vice president of the National Medical…
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In Bristol, UK, judgement day for is just around the corner. A biofuel plant proposed for Avonmouth will either be approved or rejected within the next week. Renewable energy company W4B explains that the power station will consume 70,000 tonnes of vegetable oil each year from tropical palm trees. However, Friends of the Earth disapprove of the plant, explaining that palm trees are not a…
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The global biodiesel industry is expected to experience a paradigm shift and see its valuation stand at $12.6 billion (€9 billion) by the year 2014. Currently, Europe is the world’s largest market for biodiesel. It is thought to be worth $7 billion by 2014 and accounts for nearly 55.6% of the market. The US accounts for 28.6%. These figures were published by MarketsandMarkets in a market…
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The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference 2010 on 5-6 May in Prague is now available to view online at: http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html Key speakers at the event include: Marc Gillmann, Head of biofuels, Total H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska Robert…
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H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, will be making the keynote presentation at the upcoming Biofuels International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May 2010. Other confirmed speakers include PKN Orlen, ?ESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ, Petronas, Cepra A.S, The European Bioethanol Fuel Association, The European Biogas Association, HSBC, biofuel producers like Preol,…
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Following in the reduced carbon footprints of Ford and Chrysler, General Motors is now demonstrating its support for the biofuels industry. GM has created a new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine that can power a 20% blend of biodiesel. The new engine will run new 2011 heavy-duty models such as the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickup trucks, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. Chevrolet is…
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US president Barack Obama has established three steps to boost the production of biofuels. Firstly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised a rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress. Second, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has also proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would…
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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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A proposed biomass plant in Scott County, Indiana, has created chaos and outcry amongst locals. The $100 million (€73 million) Liberty Green Renewables plant will burn untreated and unpainted woodchips that will generate electricity to supply to utilities across the region. Liberty Green also plans to construct another biomass plant in Crawford County, near Milltown, and the proposed permits…
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