Oct 24, 2013
Cassava for ethanol promotion encouraged in Thailand
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Oct 24, 2013
Pinto Energy, a developer of gas-to-liquids (GTL) facilities, is set to build a new plant on its site in Ohio, US.
The 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) plant will be built at Pinto’s 80-acre industrial site and will convert low-cost natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale region into ultra clean transportation fuels and other products like solvents,... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2013
Maverick Biofuels, a provider of biofuels production technology, has been awarded three US patents for producing a mixed-alcohol fuel from synthesis gas (syngas) via a methanol intermediate.
Maverick develops and commercialises technology for producing renewable clean transportation fuels and bio-based chemicals using combinations of proven technologies to produce high-value... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2013
Plant and crop improvement business Syngenta has signed a contract with Arkalon Ethanol in Kansas for the plant to start using corn which features its Enogen trait technology.
Syngenta claims Enogen, a field-to-fuel system, will help deliver alpha amylase enzyme directly in corn grain thus saving the costs of adding liquid enzymes and improving process efficiency.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2013
University of Arizona (UA) researchers have been granted $8 million (€5.8 million) by the US Department of Energy to continue researching how to use algae to make biofuel, animal feed and plastics over the next four years.
'Our goal is to provide algal biofuel at a production cost equal to the cost of petroleum,' says Randy Ryan, assistant director of the Arizona... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2013
It is believed the Ukraine may not be able to rely on its molasses feedstock to produce enough bioethanol for 2014.
Mykola Tychenko, a director at Ukrprodspilka, was quoted as saying the country’s molasses harvest forecast amounts to around 400,000-500,000 tonnes.
‘If all of this was used to produce bioethanol we’d only make 100,000 tonnes,’ he... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2013
Research from the Public University of Navarre in Europe has reportedly shown that genetically modified tobacco plants are viable as raw material for producing biofuels.
Ruth Sanz-Barrio, an agricultural engineer of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre and a researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, has demonstrated the viability of using specific tobacco proteins... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2013
ICM, a biorefinery technology provider, has announced a contract with Illionois-based Patriot Renewable Fuels upon the purchase of its selective milling technology (SMT).
SMT is a value-added ICM platform technology investment which ICM claims increases ethanol yield, reduces viscosity and increases oil recovery for its customers.
'ICM's SMT platform technology is an investment... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2013
The RSB Services Foundation, the implementing entity of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), a global sustainability standard and certification system for biofuels and biomaterials production, has awarded Camelina Company España (CCE) its sustainability certification.
CCE, a renewable fuels and chemicals group, pioneered the manufacturing and marketing... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2013
The European Biodiesel Board has applauded a decision, via a vote by the European Parliament’s environment committee this October, to stall a proposal to limit Europe’s use of food-based fuel crops.
French MEP Corinne Lepagewas reportedly due to begin negotiations with EU states for a second-reading procedure of the bill. Below is a statement issued by the... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2013
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced using Honeywell's UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process powered the first commercial flight in Colombia operating with renewable jet fuel.
A LAN Airbus A320 aircraft traveled with 174 passengers from Bogotá El Dorado International Airport to Santiago de Cali, Colombia. One of the aircraft's... [Read More]
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Oct 16, 2013
A commercial agreement has been signed between PTT, the national energy company of Thailand and technology company Velocys to begin commercial deployment of a smaller-scale microchannel gas-to-liquid (GtL) technology.
PTT is particularly interested in Velocys’ smaller-scale modular technology as a means to monetise associated gas from on-shore wells which is currently... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2013
Evogene, a plant genomics company looking at enhancing crop productivity for the biofuels industries, has extend and expand its multi-year research collaboration with DuPont Pioneer for developing soyabean varieties displaying resistance to Asian Soybean Rust (ASR).
Soyabean is a crop which supplies protein for human and animal consumption, as well as feedstock for oil... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2013
Global Ventures Downstream has acquired a Malaysia-based biodiesel plant from Mission NewEnergy subsidiary Mission Biotechnologies.
The 100,000 tonne a year facility was sold for $11.5 million (€8.4 million) and the proceeds will reportedly go towards reducing loans from the holding company and, in turn, reduce borrowings at group level.
Mission Biotechnologies, after... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
The National Algae Association (NAA) has announced a new Algae Production Incubator Programme to be located in Texas, US.
The project will be housed across five commercial buildings on 17 acres for new algae production start-up companies that require land, buildings and a source of CO2 for the first 12 months to grow algae for a range of uses including fuels.
‘After... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
Boeing and South African Airlines (SAA) have announced they are to work together in developing and implementing a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent.
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain development at The Corporate Council on Africa's 9th Biennial U.S.-Africa... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2013
Avianca Brasil, one of the country's fastest-growing airlines, has announced its selection of the Byogy Renewables Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fully renewable aviation biofuel process to source their low carbon fuels for the future.
Byogy's fuels are direct, 'drop-in' substitutes for petrol-based fuels. Based in San Jose, California, the renewable energy company produces advanced... [Read More]
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