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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 May. The investment,…
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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 the access to fibre…
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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. The total value of the…
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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 amount of greenhouse…
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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 to 4.5 mgy per processing…
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Operations have begun at Acciona Biocombustibles biodiesel plant in the Port of Bilbao at a cost of €25 million. The plant is the second such facility owned by the company in Spain and will produce 200,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year, making a 27% contribution to the target figure for the production of biodiesel in Spain for 2009. The plant is located at Zierbena on a site in the port of…
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US-based algae-to-biofuel producer Sapphire Energy has revealed an updated timeline for deployment of its green drop-in replacement transportations fuels. The company has developed a process using sunlight, carbon dioxide, photosynthetic microorganisms (algae), non-potable water and non-arable land to produce a renewable and scalable low-carbon alternative to petrochemical-based processes and…
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Principle Energy plans to start building its $290 million (€217 million) bioethanol plant in Mozambique in May this year. ‘The plant will produce 212 million litres of ethanol a year and 85 megawatts of electricity when it's in full production from 2013,’ chief operating officer Richard Hurly comments. This is the company's first of a number of biofuels ventures in…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has spoken in favour of further use of sugarcane-based ethanol to replace fossil-based fuels to combat the threat of global warming. Speaking at the fifth Summit of the Americas, President Lula declared that Brazil is ‘ready to share the technologies it developed for more than 30 years and to expand and strengthen initiatives of…
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A report by Frost & Sullivan concludes that the robustness of national policies and security of feedstock supply will determine the success of native biofuels industries. Frost & Sullivan believes that the policies and the long term renewable fuel targets set by the European Union and the US will significantly assist in establishing second generation biofuels. They will also help sustain…
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US-based Renew Energy announced that it will close its Wisconsin-based Jefferson ethanol plant, after filing for bankruptcy. The company, operator of the state’s largest ethanol production unit in Jefferson, is set to shut down come the end of May unless a buyer can be found. The plant’s closure will be signal the loss of jobs for all 80 of its current employees. Renew Energy is not the…
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Biofuels International expo & conference 2009 brings you presentations from Shell Global Solutions, Bentley Motors, Ineos Bio, Inbicon, Argent Energy, Mabanaft, European Biodiesel Board, European Bioethanol Fuel Association, the Port of Amsterdam, and many more. You won’t find this quality anywhere else for better value! With over 500 visitors attending the meeting in 2008, 2009 promises to…
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China has asked Zambia to plant 2 million hectares of jatropha for the production of biofuels. If agreed it will become one of the biggest farming land projects by an Asian country in Africa. Chinese markets are eager for crops grown in Africa; and this project will use the jatropha plant, which is a non-food crop whose oil can be used to produce biodiesel. It can be grown on semi-arid land and…
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Royal Dutch Shell will focus on biofuel expansion in 2009 and 2010 Shell is no longer in a position to contribute development in solar and wind power, say officials. The global energy company will now focus on next generation biofuel research, exploring new technologies such as algae, and cellulosic derived biofuels. This change of direction came after considering algae’s ability to grow…
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