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US-based Ultra Green Energy Services has announced that it is adding two terminals to its expanding New York network. Burt’s Reliable and Westmore Fuel, both located in New York, have joined with Chicago-based Ultra Green to store, blend and sell Ultra Green Biodiesel at their terminals. The additional terminals expand Ultra Green’s biodiesel network from the tip of Long Island to…
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Germany has seen a huge increase in bioethanol consumption in the first half of 2009. According to German bioethanol association BDBE, bioethanol consumption leapt to 453,000 tonnes in the first half of 2009, up 61% on the year-earlier period. The increase in consumption was largely caused by the German government’s programme of raising compulsory blending of biofuels with fossil fuels to…
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Global biofuel use is expected to increase two-fold by 2015. A Hart Energy Consulting report predicts worldwide ethanol demand will represent 12-14% of the global petrol pool by 2015. While Brazil will remain the world's top exporter of biofuel, the US is expected to see the largest increase in biofuel use per country, increasing its current consumption by more than 30%, according to data…
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BP expects biofuels to become a larger part of the US motor fuel market, displacing 25% of petrol within the next two decades. 'Diesel use is growing in the US, following the trend set by Europe, and biodiesel is expected to provide around 8% of the fuel for diesel-powered engines by 2030,' Katrina Landis, CEO of BP's Alternative Energy, says. ‘However, during the same period,…
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UK-based second generation technology producer TMO has been fairly quiet up until now. But now the company’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration unit is one year old it is starting to make some noise. TMO’s provides a technology that first generation ethanol producers using corn can bolt on to their plants to process the sugar in by-product dried distillers grains (DDGs) and boost production…
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The US Department of Energy has awarded Arizona Public Service (APS) a $7.5 million (€5 million) investment in algae-derived biofuels. The investment was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project was launched as the White House released proposed regulations for implementing tough new auto emissions standards in 2012. APS will seek to grow algae fast enough to absorb…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today inaugurated the world’s first plant for the production of a renewable automotive fuel called BioDME. The plant is being constructed by Sweden-based development company Chemrec as part of the BioDME project with consortium members Chemrec, Haldor Topsøe, Volvo, Preem, Total, Delphi and ETC. The project is supported by the Swedish Energy Agency and the…
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The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for the Inuit community. Greenland sharks, a major waste product of Greenland’s fishing industry, are the latest product that researchers are seeking to convert into biofuel. The shark, which Inuits once hunted…
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Indian Railways is planning three 20,000 litre a year biodiesel plants to meet its biodiesel requirements. The company is currently the biggest consumer of diesel in the world, and needs about 60,000 litres of biodiesel every day. Together with manufacturer Emami, which is aiming at producing 1,500 litres of edible oil and 300 litres of biodiesel oil per day, Indian Railways is looking at…
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The early bird deadline for the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference ends on 15th September – register now to receive an extra 10% discount! Not only will you receive a discount, you also get access to two events for the price of one! Biofuels International Canada expo & conference is co-hosted with Tank Storage Canada expo & conference, bringing together all…
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The US Department of Defence has signed a contract with US-based biofuel producer Solazyme to research, develop and demonstrate commercial scale production of biofuel using algae as feedstock. The biofuel has to meet the US Navy’s rigorous specifications for military tactical platforms. Solazyme will use its algal oil production process to provide renewable F-76 Naval Distillate fuel for…
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Just south of the US ethanol power-house, Mexico is looking to ramp-up its own renewable fuel production. Mexico’s state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will invite tenders next month for a contract to produce 176 million litres a year of ethanol. The bidding round, which will be concluded in December, aims to promote ethanol as a transportation fuel as part of a wider plan by the…
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The prime minister of Iraq has approved a project by an undisclosed UAE-based company to produce biofuel from rotting dates that would otherwise be wasted. Iraq has the world's third largest oil reserves but its crumbling farm sector, which has suffered from decades of sanctions, isolation and war, is the country's leading employer. A long drought has conspired with entrenched…
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