Jul 19, 2013
German vegetable oil producers face new competition
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Jul 18, 2013
News reports from Argentina claim biodiesel and feedstock exports will be disrupted on 18 July as port and shipping workers go on strike.
The country’s unions for grain handlers, port workers and some shipping workers are downing tools in protest against government taxes. Although many workers allegedly received a pay rise this year, it now means they have to pay... [Read More]
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Jul 17, 2013
Two US-based companies have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of purpose grown energy crops and residues to be used as cellulosic feedstock.
Chemtex International and Murphy Brown (MB), both located in North Carolina, will ensure the feedstock goes towards use in Chemtex’s cellulosic ethanol facility planned for construction in Clinton.
The agreement covers... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2013
Scientists in Norway claims a sea dwelling species maybe another avenue towards creating sustainable biofuel for transportation.
Tunicates, a yellow-green organism that sucks bacteria and other microorganisms through one end before turning it into purified water at the other, has been subject to tests by researchers at the University of Bergen.
The researchers believe... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2013
Independent bulk liquid storage operator Vopak has teamed up with Magellan Midstream Partners to jointly evaluate building a storage terminal in the Houston Gulf Coast area.
Under a recently signed joint development agreement, the two parties will carry out a feasibility study for the new facility, which will store and handle crude oil, refined products and ethanol.
Vopak... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2013
Horizon Terminals has become an official supporting partner for this year's Tank Storage Asia conference in Singapore on 10-11 December. The event, now in its 7th year, promises to be the biggest yet with speakers already confirmed from the like of VTTI Asia, Sinopec Kantons Holdings, KIC Group of Companies, BMT Asia, ICIS and Mott MacDonald.
As well as including in depth... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
London mayor Boris Johnson is calling on the UK’s biofuel industry to turn more of London’s waste, such as cooking oil, into biodiesel for the capital’s bus network.
It is claimed vehicles running on biodiesel produce around 25% fewer carbon emissions than those running on traditional fuel. London’s bus fleet uses approximately 250 million... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
Sugar analysis system developer Carbo Analytics (CA) has received one of 79 available grants from the US Department of Energy which will go towards the development of a biofuels sugar analysis system.
The grant came in at $150,000 (€115,000) and CA, in partnership with microwave digestion system provider CEM, will now start to prepare biomass samples. The end... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
US ethanol producing company Ace Ethanol has completed the purchase of a dormant ethanol plant in Wisconsin.
The price is a reported $16.5 million (€12.6 million) and Ace is aiming to reopen the facility in the autumn. Ace co-founder Robert Sather was quoted as saying to build a plant of this size, capable of producing 50 million gallons a year, from new would cost... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2013
Forty-eight companies have joined forces with the European Commission this July to set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for bio-based industries.
The PPP brings together €3.8 billion ($4.9 million) with an aim to advance the bioeconomy in Europe. The European pulp and paper industry is one strategic partner in this PPP, with 13 of the 48 member companies from... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
The European Parliament Environment Committee has approved draft legislation which will limit the contribution of first generation biofuels toward EU green transport targets.
The Committee’s vote on proposals to deal with possible greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC) took place on 11 July. The potential 5.5% cap on transport... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
Biodiesel of Las Vegas has become the first producer in Nevada, US to earn a BQ-9000 certification from the country’s National Biodiesel Board.
The certification is a voluntary programme hosted by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Programme for producers of BQ-9000 biodiesel. It combines the ASTM D6751 quality standard with a quality systems programme that focuses... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
The multi-million pound Vivergo bioethanol plant has officially opened in Hull, UK this July.
The facility, a joint venture between Dupont and AB Sugar costing £350 million (€407.1 million), makes Vivergo the biggest bioethanol plant in the UK, as well as the biggest single-source supplier of animal feed.
It is believed the plant will pump out 420 million litres... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
Algae-based energy is the order of the day for Thailand-based petroleum company PTT and it is working in Australia to achieve that end.
PTT is already in early partnership with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, with the end-goal of developing algae-oil extraction. The venture is currently focusing on fatty acid methyl ether from selected marine algae.
‘Oil... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2013
A pilot plant in Spain is to use municipal wastewater and sunlight for biofuels production via algae.
The project, branded as All-Gas and backed by seven European-based partners, is set to cost €12.2 million ($15.7 million) but at least €9 million has been received from the European Union (EU).
It will aim to produce 3,000kg of algae a year with an oil content... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2013
Local news reports in the Philippines state Brazilian joint venture business Raizen Energia (RE) is set to build a new bioethanol facility with local developers.
RE, owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan SA Industria and Commercio, currently produces over 2 billion litres of ethanol from sugarcane in its native country.
A source revealed that RE ‘are still at then... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2013
A third round of grant funding aimed to help petrol stations buy ethanol blender pumps has begun in South Dakota, US.
The state has put up $500,000 (€389,500) and station owners can apply for up to $25,000 to install a pump for the first time, or up to $10,000 for any additional pumps.
Blender pumps allow customers to choose their ethanol blends at the pump at 10,... [Read More]
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