Oct 14, 2016
Shell makes $26m offer to buy Abengoa’s ethanol plant in Kansas
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Oct 14, 2016
The global white biotechnology market is expected to reach $487.08 billion (€442.5bn) by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10.2% with biofuels spearheading the market.
According to the new report by Grand View Research, rising awareness and emphasis for the adoption of greener and environment-friendly technologies in various end-use industries is expected... [Read More]
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Oct 13, 2016
US biodiesel specialist REG Grays Harbor has secured an additional $5 million (€4.5m) credit facility from Umpqua Bank to fund further capital expenditures and improvements for its 100 million gallon nameplate biodiesel refinery.
The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group (REG) and also has terminal operations at the Port of Grays Harbor near... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2016
US-based biotechnology company Microvi has been awarded a grant from the US Department of Energy for a new biocatalytic technology that converts methane and carbon dioxide in biogas into liquid chemicals.
The new technology, based on Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering Platform Technology, can convert biogas that is created at facilities like landfills and wastewater... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2016
Gevo has completed production of 1,000 gallons of the world's first cellulosic renewable jet fuel that is specified for commercial flights.
Gevo successfully adapted its patented technologies to convert cellulosic sugars derived from wood waste into renewable isobutanol, which was then further converted into Gevo's Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) fuel., which meets the ASTM D7566... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2016
A group of biofuel companies, NGOs and think-tanks have urged the European Commission (EC) to support advanced biofuels in its 2030 climate policy for transport.
In a statement, the group said it has become increasingly urgent to tackle emissions from the transport sector following the Paris climate change agreement. The transport sector has become the EU’s largest... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2016
A new report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that in 2014, the biobased products industry contributed $393 billion (€350bn) and 4.2 million jobs to US economy.
The Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Products Industry also indicates that the sector grew from 2013 to 2014, creating or supporting an additional 220,000 jobs and $24... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2016
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Texas-based Mard, formerly known as KiOR, and its former CEO and president Fred Cannon non-disclosure of key facts regarding the company’s technology.
The charge, filed on 26 September, states the company and Cannon failed to disclose important assumptions about the yield that KiOR had claimed to have achieved... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2016
Global Bioenergies and Clariant have started isobutene production from a wheat straw hydrolysate in the industrial pilot of Pomacle Bazancourt.
The project combines Clariant’s proprietary process, allowing for the conversion of agricultural residues into sugar-rich hydrolysates, with Global Bioenergies’ proprietary process for the production of isobutene from... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2016
In the US, Iowa State University and Chevron U.S.A have developed the BioCentury Research Farm, a biofuels pilot plant, as a joint project.
The project’s aim is to develop and demonstrate an advanced biorenewables technology called solvent liquefaction.
The process converts biomass such as quarter-inch wood chips into a bio-oil that can be processed into fuels... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2016
V8 Supercar champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Winterbottom is the face of a new advertising campaign encouraging motorists to increase their use of biofuels in Queensland, Australia.
Minister for Energy and Biofuels Mark Bailey joined Winterbottom to launch the state’s Palaszczuk Government’s new E10 OK biofuels education campaign at the RNA showgrounds... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2016
GreenWood Resources, a global timberland investment and asset management company based in Oregon, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology based on the discovery of a gene in poplar (Populus trichocarpa) that makes it easier to convert poplar trees into biofuels.
GreenWood plans to commercialise the technology to select and breed better varieties of poplar... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2016
The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) has called for a worldwide ban on biofuels production, claiming that it contributes to world food shortages.
Using crops to produce fuel in a bid to reduce dependence on fossil fuel is a failed initiative which should be abandoned immediately, ICST’s Shahid Rasheed Butt told the Daily Times.
He said in a statement that... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2016
Velocys, a UK-based gas-to-liquids (GTL) has announced that it is pushing ahead with the operational start-up of its Envia GTL plant in Oklahoma City, US.
The company recently announced that it completed the plant that will convert landfill gas into fuels and chemicals. Velocys will start operations at the facility soon.
Revenue for the first six months ended 30 June,... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2016
Germany-headquarted bioethanol producer CropEnergies has announced that it is ready to operate its bioethanol plant in Wilton, UK, at full capacity.
The facility named Ensus, based in the north east of England, has been mothballed since February 2015. Work was halted after bioethanol prices dropped amid sluggish European markets and low oil prices.
However, after carrying... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2016
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, announced today a global price increase on all process and water products effective 15 October, 2016, or as customer contracts allow.
The price adjustments will be 2 to 4% dependent upon products, services and geographic region.
"Inflationary pressures associated with energy, transportation and labour, combined... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2016
AIM-listed Velocys, a UK-based gas-to-liquids (GTL) has announced that the construction of its Envia GTL plant in Oklahoma City, US, is complete.
The plant will convert landfill gas into fuels and chemicals.
On-site loading of catalyst into the Fischer-Tropsch reactors has been completed by Velocys with support from its internationally-recognised partner, Mourik.
Pre-commissioning... [Read More]
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