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Thomas Biodiesel is to construct a $30 million (€21.8 million) biodiesel plant in Texas, US, after a local council finalised its decision to approve $1.5 million in incentives for the company. Temple City Council approved tax incentives for the 9 million gallon per year plant, which will be the third major energy project to land in the city in the past 15 months. Thomas Biodiesel, which…
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Aemetis announced earlier this month that its 50 MMgy biodiesel and refined glycerin production facility in Kakinada, India, has been upgraded to produce high-quality distilled biodiesel. The plant was built in 2008 using advanced technology to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using nonfood byproducts from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel, pharmaceutical and…
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The Chinese government has approved a domestic aviation biofuel for commercial use, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) awarding Sinopec the first ever certificate of airworthiness for biobased jet fuel. According to the CAAC, the bio jet fuel complies with the CTSO-2C701 standard that applies to civil aviation jet fuel containing synthesised hydrocarbons. The biofuel underwent…
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China New Energy has announced that it will not be continuing with its acquisition of BAPP Ethanol Holdings following due diligence findings. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was entered by the bioenergy engineering and technology company to acquire BAPP Ethanol in December last year. At the time, China New Energy said that BAPP will have an indirect 75% interest in Harbin China Distillery…
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In New York, US, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the State will commit $3 million (€2.19 million) to the Eastman Business Park (EBP) Bioscience Manufacturing Centre in Rochester which will begin construction later this year. The construction of the $25 million, 60,000 ft2 facility will improve equipment for converting non-food plant materials into biofuels and biochemical and is…
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UPM's first fleet tests of renewable diesel have proved that its BioVerno works in cars just as well as any regular diesel, the company has announced. The fleet tests were conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, starting in May last year and running until early 2014. Tests focused on investigating UPM's renewable diesel in terms of fuel functionality in engine and fuel…
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Gasrec, a European supplier of liquefied gas fuel to the transport sector, has opened a dedicated bio-LNG filling station at Arla Foods’ (AF) new £150 million (€183.5 million) dairy in the UK, which is set to become the country’s first zero carbon dairy. The partnership is set to develop a strategy to introduce low emission bio-LNG fuel for AF’s heavy goods vehicle…
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Targray, a North American biofuel supplier, has announced a new inventory location for biodiesel in Bakersfield, California, US. Service for B99 and B100 began in mid-February 2014. Targray will supply biodiesel to its growing customer base in California using the terminal's 24/7 truck rack. 'Targray has been a major supplier of biodiesel by railcar to the California market. We are pleased to…
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Portugal-based engineering company IncBio has just secured an agreement to supply Bio Renewable Energy Factory (BREF) with a 40,000 million tonne a year capacity biodiesel plant. The facility will incorporate IncBio’s ultrasonic technology to produce biodiesel from animal fats collected from rendering plants in the Saudi market. The partnership expects the plant to be complete by the last…
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Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ‘key Malaysian partners’ to assess local solutions for sustainable biomass production in the country. The aim is to determine the most suitable feedstocks to ensure that any future jet fuel production in the region is based only on sustainable solutions. The first assessment is expected to be completed by…
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Renewable energy company Methes Energies Canada is the latest to join the Ontario Biodiesel Association (OBA), joining Great Lakes Biodiesel and Noroxel Energy. OBA members have agreed to invest over $80 million (€59 million) in plant and equipment to produce biodiesel in the province. Charles Sousa, Ontario minister of finance, committed via the government's budget a consultation…
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Plans have been approved for the addition of a biofuel storage tank to the Pilot Travel Centre site in California, US. Barstow Planning Commission passed the proposal to construct the 20,000 gallon, aboveground tank at the large service station. The tank will store 100% biofuel, to be used in a blend with petroleum-based diesel, with state laws allowing a maximum of 20% biofuel in the blend.
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US-based ethanol producer Marathon Petroleum has signed an agreement to purchase a facility in Ohio from Felda Iffco, a Malaysian company. The plant currently produces several products including biodiesel and glycerin. The capacity of the plant is 4,100 barrels per day. The transaction is expected to close this April but the details are not being disclosed. ‘This acquisition will broaden…
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