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Feb 22, 2013
Location important for new biodiesel plant in US
Biodiesel production has begun at a plant in Connecticut, US this February. Greenleaf Biofuels says its facility in New Haven will be able to produce up to 10 million gallons of biodiesel a year when operating at full capacity. New Haven was selected as the plant’s location due to its harbour, plus good access via road and rail transportation too. Its main source of feedstock will be waste…
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Feb 22, 2013
Vopak plans 140,0003 expansion at Vlaardingen terminal
Vopak, an independent bulk liquid storage provider, is expanding its Vlaardingen storage terminal in the Netherlands with the construction of 52 new tanks, according to the Port of Rotterdam. The company knocked down 85 storage tanks at the site in 2012, which totalled 50,000m3. The replacement infrastructure will be able to handle 140,000m3 of product, which could be vegetable/animal fats or…
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Feb 25, 2013
Biomethane plant in Philippines edges closer
Philippines-based Aseagas, a joint venture between Gazasia and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has allocated funds for the construction of a new liquid biomethane plant. It is believed around $30 million (€22.6 million) has been earmarked for the project and building could commence this summer, mostly likely in Luzon where approximately 70% of the market is to be found. The fruits of the project…
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Feb 25, 2013
Dynamic Fuels becomes sustainably certified
US-based Dynamic Fuels has become the latest renewable fuels company to achieve Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels  (RSB) sustainability certification. The RSB certification encompasses Dynamic Fuels' Louisiana plant where it uses its technology to turn animal byproducts, such as beef tallow and pork and chicken fat, into renewable diesel. ‘It is not easy to adhere to rigorous…
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Feb 26, 2013
Biofuels subsidy safety net fraying in Canada
A newspaper report in Canada printed on 23 February claims the government is to end biofuels production subsidises when the current programme ends in 2017. A letter addressed to the industry by natural resources minister Joe Oliver outlined spending cuts to tame a deficit building in Ottawa. The Globe and Mail reported that Oliver said the ethanol industry now produces necessary volumes for the…
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Feb 26, 2013
EPA approves advanced biofuel pathway for camelina
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has responded to the news that the EPA finalised its rule approving camelina oil as a new low-carbon feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 'This decision adds to the growing list of biodiesel feedstocks that meet the EPA's standards for advanced biofuel and gives us yet another option for producing sustainable, domestic biodiesel that displaces…
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Feb 26, 2013
Spanish biodiesel mandate drops
The Spanish government has approved a lowering of the mandatory biodiesel consumption target according to a release from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. The target will drop from 7% to 4.1%. ‘It is considered appropriate to revise the mandatory consumption targets for biofuels in 2013 and thereafter, setting targets that minimize the fuel prices and ensure some stability in…
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Feb 27, 2013
Certification bolsters Piedmont Biofuels production stance
US-based Piedmont Biofuels (PB) has been certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) programme following a third-party assessment conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS). PB collects used cooking oil from restaurants in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina and uses it to produce biodiesel that is sold locally through seven filling stations. SCS' assessment included an…
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Feb 27, 2013
Sorghum benefits spur on biofuels alliance
An lliance between ethanol producer Calgren Renewable Fuels (CRF) and feedstock supplier Chromatin will open up a new local supply chain for sorghum in California, US. The multi-year agreement will see up to 30,000 acres of sorghum grain being grown and supplied to CRF, which makes more than 55 million gallons of ethanol a year. Chromatin will work with Californian growers that are…
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Feb 28, 2013
Smaller biofuels producers missing out on export markets
A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) claims certain biofuel certification schemes are holding back small producers and developing countries from export drives.  The report, titled Biofuels and the Sustainability Challenge, outlays that current certification schemes are predominately designed to fit the large scale agro-industry, believing that the required costs…
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Mar 1, 2013
Green Energy looks to expand Asian biofuels reach
Portugal-based engineering company Incbio will work with a subsidiary of Green Energy Group to construct a new biodiesel plant in Malaysia. Incbio and Biofuel Limited will construct and operate an 8,000 tonne facility in Kuala Lumpur via grease trap oil taken from municipal wastewater treatment plants, local councils and waste grease collectors. ‘This order is further proof that by ensuring…
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Mar 4, 2013
B99 biodiesel blend heading back to the pumps in US northwest
US-based Sequential Pacific Biodiesel (SPB) is to return supplying a B99 biodiesel blend to over 30 local retail outlets throughout Oregon and Washington. The return to the higher blend ratio marks the conclusion of SPB’s winter blending period, where it produces a B50 blend as the fuel demands for effectiveness.  ‘Our winter blending policy eliminates concerns about engine…
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Mar 4, 2013
US ethanol plant put on back burner
An US biofuels plant owned by Bluefire Renewables has been described as ‘not dead, just dormant’ by Mississippi officials. Itawamba County Development Council executive director Greg Deakle was quoted as saying that work on the Fulton-based plant has gone on ‘indefinite hiatus’ while Bluefire focuses on other projects. The project, which has entered its fourth year and…
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Mar 5, 2013
Beets to form basis of new ethanol plant
The California Energy commission has injected a multi-million boost into a pilot ethanol plant from Mendota Advanced Bioenergy Beet Cooperative. Mendota will use the $5 million (€3.8 million) to construct a plant that aims to produce 285,000 gallons of ethanol from 10,000 tonnes of beet feedstock. The plant is reported to be situated in Five Points. ‘Farmers need alternative crops that…
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Mar 6, 2013
Australian biofuels project another step closer
Australian research company Agritechnology has found a location as it further develops a biofuels demonstration plant. A site for the plant has been chosen in Orange, New South Wales and it will aim to convert sweet sorghum, native grasses and sugarcane into high quality biofuel. ‘We are a long way off but ultimately we'd like to provide an opportunity for farmers to have a market for…
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Feb 15, 2013
Indonesian sugar company to diversify into bioethanol and biogas
State-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is set to widen its product portfolio by expanding into biofuel production during 2013. It has been reported that its sugar and tobacco lines cannot be fully relied on to support the Indonesia-based company, which is seeing increased manufacturing costs, so biofuels and electricity production are set to be introduced. ‘Sugar…
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Feb 18, 2013
Yellowstone fungus could unlock new biofuels potential
After finding a potential feedstock in Yellowstone National Park a new biofuels start-up is gathering pace in Montana, US. New company Sustainable Bioproducts, funded by a Small Business Innovation and Research grant from the National Science Foundation, will partner with Montana State University to turn a fungus discovered at Yellowstone into sustainable energy. The fungus, named MK7, thrives in…
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