Oct 15, 2008
California’s largest ethanol plant up and running
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Oct 15, 2008
Four standards now available from ASTM International provide quality assurance for biodiesel.
The new and revised ASTM biodiesel standards include the following:
ASTM D975-08a, Specification for diesel fuel oils - used for on and off road diesel applications, has been revised to include requirements for up to 5% biodiesel;
D396-08b, Specification for fuel oils - used... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
Alternative energy producer Panda Ethanol has restructured the financing of its Hereford ethanol plant, clearing the way for $31.5 million (23 million Euro's) in additional funds to continue construction on the plant, located in the Texas Panhandle.
Under the restructuring, senior lenders waived all existing defaults under the original financing agreements.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings will delay the opening of its new ethanol plant in Aurora, Nebraska by roughly three months because of cost concerns.
The Illinois-based company had planned to open the 113-million-gallon plant next March but is now aiming for June.
Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman says company officials have prioritised another ethanol project in Indiana... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
The government of Scotland plans to increase the use of biofuels, including biodiesel, for transport. The goal is to increase the use from less than 1-10% by 2020 to contribute towards reducing emissions by 80% by 2050.
The government is seeking feedback on the proposal, dubbed the Renewable Energy Framework, through Dec. 1 and plans to take action on the proposal in... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
Biodiesel producer Natural Fuel plans to start production at the world's largest plant located on Jurong Island, Singapore, by early-November given the recent fall in palm oil prices.
'We are planning to start-up two of our biodiesel lines by either late-October or early-November,' said a source, adding that the company was 'still working on the third... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
US ethanol producer Southridge has announced plans to acquire an ethanol plant in Brazil that would enable it to produce 50 million gallon/year (190 million litres/year) by May 2009, the Texas-based company said.
No financial details were available. The plan will be funded by proceeds from an Asian-based investment transaction nearing completion.
Brazil is the world's... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
The UK has beaten its 2.5% target for the use of biofuels in motor fuel, but fell short of targets for environmental sustainability, according to a government agency.
Biofuels accounted for 2.61% of UK motor fuel in the first quarter, 84% in the form of biodiesel and 16% supplied as bioethanol, the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) said in a statement.
'These early figures... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
Arizona-based food processor Tyson Foods and technology provider Syntroleum have broken ground on a joint-venture (JV) biodiesel plant that will turn animal fat into high-quality diesel and jet fuel.
The $138 million (101 million Euro's) Dynamic Energy plant in Geismar, Louisiana, is scheduled to produce 75 million gallon/year (284 million litres/year) of the renewable... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
German bioenergy company Verbio has restarted its 100,000 tonne/year bioethanol plant in Zorbig in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state as prices have stabilised and demand improved.
'In a generally declining market, the price of bioethanol has stabilised,' says Klaus-Dieter Bettien, general manager of the Zorbig site.
Demand was rising, partly due to an increase... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2008
Production has begun at the largest ethanol plant in California, Pacific Ethanol's facility at the Port of Stockton, which is projected to produce 60 million gallons per year. Neil Koehler, president and CEO of publicly traded Pacific Ethanol, says starting up the Stockton plant puts the company on track to produce 220 million gallons of ethanol annually, and dramatically... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
Four standards now available from ASTM International provide quality assurance for biodiesel.
The new and revised ASTM biodiesel standards include the following:
ASTM D975-08a, Specification for diesel fuel oils - used for on and off road diesel applications, has been revised to include requirements for up to 5% biodiesel;
D396-08b, Specification for fuel oils - used... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
Alternative energy producer Panda Ethanol has restructured the financing of its Hereford ethanol plant, clearing the way for $31.5 million (23 million Euro's) in additional funds to continue construction on the plant, located in the Texas Panhandle.
Under the restructuring, senior lenders waived all existing defaults under the original financing agreements.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings will delay the opening of its new ethanol plant in Aurora, Nebraska by roughly three months because of cost concerns.
The Illinois-based company had planned to open the 113-million-gallon plant next March but is now aiming for June.
Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman says company officials have prioritised another ethanol project in Indiana... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
The government of Scotland plans to increase the use of biofuels, including biodiesel, for transport. The goal is to increase the use from less than 1-10% by 2020 to contribute towards reducing emissions by 80% by 2050.
The government is seeking feedback on the proposal, dubbed the Renewable Energy Framework, through Dec. 1 and plans to take action on the proposal in... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
Biodiesel producer Natural Fuel plans to start production at the world's largest plant located on Jurong Island, Singapore, by early-November given the recent fall in palm oil prices.
'We are planning to start-up two of our biodiesel lines by either late-October or early-November,' said a source, adding that the company was 'still working on the third... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2008
US ethanol producer Southridge has announced plans to acquire an ethanol plant in Brazil that would enable it to produce 50 million gallon/year (190 million litres/year) by May 2009, the Texas-based company said.
No financial details were available. The plan will be funded by proceeds from an Asian-based investment transaction nearing completion.
Brazil is the world's... [Read More]
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