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Jan 4, 2012
TCEQ allows for biodiesel to be blended in any quantity
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has introduced new state guidelines which allow for biodiesel to be blended at any ratio into any compliant fuel. This means former limitations, such as having to use more additives within the biodiesel and producers having to report blending requirements, are now non-existent. Biodiesel producers have happily accepted the new ruling with…
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Jan 4, 2012
Evogene forms Evofuel for seed production
Evogene has established Evofuel, a subsidiary of the company, which will focus on developing seeds to be used as a feedstock for the development of biofuel. In particular, castor bean varieties will be developed for biofuel commercialisation in both Brazil and Israel. ‘We have headquarters in Israel and field trials there that simulate different water conditions – this is where our…
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Jan 5, 2012
Illinois extends biodiesel tax credit
The Illinois state government has extended the tax credit for biodiesel for an extra five years, until 2018. Originally the credit was due to run out in 2013, but now biodiesel blends of more than 1% and less than 10% will continue to have tax applied to only 80% of the total cost for a further six years. The Senate Bill 397 passed the full Illinois Senate by a vote of 44-9 and any biodiesel…
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Jan 5, 2012
Nigerian government signs €2 billion bioenergy deal
The Nigerian government has signed a deal with Global Biofuels, a local biofuel producer, to build 15 biofuel plants in the country, costing about N414 billion (€2.02 billion) in total. The project will create about 120,000 jobs and will power 15 states with 30MW each. A pilot plant will be built in Ekiti, with construction beginning within the next few months and finishing in a year’s…
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Jan 5, 2012
US company turns papaya into biofuels
Florida-based company BioTork has converted papayas into fatty acids which it says can be refined into biofuels. Under a research development programme working with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) and Rivertop Solutions, BioTork says this discovery is a positive breakthrough for the local agriculture and military markets. The…
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Jan 5, 2012
BP Technology Ventures latest to invest in Cool Planet Biofuels
BP Technology Ventures has invested in Cool Planet Biofuels as part of the company’s C financing round, following the likes of General Electric, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, NRG and North Bridge Venture Partners, other investor companies. The money will be used to further develop Cool Planet’s technology which involves producing reduced carbon petrol from grass and woodchips which…
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Dec 6, 2011
First cargos of biodiesel dispatched from BTT
Phase one of Botlek Tank Terminal's (BTT) construction project, which began in April 2010, has been commissioned. On 4 December BTT sent out a tanker from tankpit 20, which was carrying 4,000 tonnes of biodiesel. In addition, BTT has since discharged an additional 3,000 tonnes of biodiesel from a cargo ship that was stored in tankpit 20 also. Polimex-Mostostal of Warsaw, Poland constructed the…
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Dec 7, 2011
South Australian company develops new algae growth method
Algarythm, a South Australian company, has developed a new method in producing algal biomass in commercial quantities. Fishace Ecological Engineering has designed an open pond algae system coupled with photo-bioreactors to increase microalgae density and volume whilst decreasing operating costs. Nutrient-loaded waste waters have been introduced whilst managed fish culture provide vitamin streams.…
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Dec 7, 2011
FuturaGene opens R&D centre in China
FuturaGene, a woody crop plantation company for the bioenergy and biofuel markets, has opened a new biotech R&D centre in China. Although Futuragene has been working in China through partnerships with universities and research institutes over the last six years, this is the first such centre of its kind for the company in the country. Stanley Hirsch, CEO of FuturaGene, says: ‘China,…
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Dec 7, 2011
Codexis launches new range of enzymes
Codexis has created its own line of cellulose enzymes, called CodeXyme, which will be used to convert biomass into sugar. The company is currently working with partners, such as Shell, Merck and Pfizer, and plans to release commercial samples to the chemical market by the second half of 2012. Alan Shaw, CEO of Codexis, says: ‘CodeXyme Cellulase enzymes will be transformational and enabling.…
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Dec 8, 2011
New algae developments for increased genome function
Aurora Algae has released a new method of developing algae strains that can be designed to meet fuel needs without using ‘foreign genes’ and instead using the algae’s natural genetic makeup. Aurora says that in the past algae development has been limited to using existing strains of eukaryotic microalgae, because there was not enough technology available for genome…
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Dec 8, 2011
US Navy presses ahead with biofuels
The US Navy says it is to adapt a biofuel blend for aircraft and vessel use which will be put in use near Hawaii around the middle of next year. About 450,000 gallons of biofuels will power a navy carrier group during a maritime exercise as part of a $12 million (€8.95 million) deal with Dynamic Fuels, which is a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum. Solazyme will also work with…
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Dec 9, 2011
Thai Airways to fly first biofuels commercial flight
Thai Airways says it will be the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight powered by biofuels, when its plane takes off on 22 December, travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. The airline will also fly a non-commercial flight the day before under the airline’s ‘travel green’ scheme which it is operating under part of its corporate social responsibility…
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Dec 12, 2011
Mascoma and Valero sign deal
Mascoma has signed an agreement with Valero Energy to develop and operate a 20 million gallon a year commercial-size cellulosic ethanol facility that will be built in Kinross, Michigan, US. The plant will cost about $232 million (€175 million) and the companies plan to expand the facility to produce a further 40 million gallons a year as part of a second phase. The build is expected to begin…
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Dec 14, 2011
Illinois approves biodiesel blending
Members of Illinois parliament in the US have approved the state’s biodiesel blending programme today with a vote in the senate of 44 to nine. The sunset date for the biodiesel state sales tax initiatives has been extended for the biodiesel state sales tax to the end of 2019 and with this any biodiesel blend of more than 10% is now eligible for fuel tax exemption. President of the Renewable…
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Dec 14, 2011
Evogene extends agreement with SLC
Biodiesel company Evogene has extended its agreement with Brazilian agriculture company SLC Agricola in order to further develop castor bean seeds as a feedstock for biofuels. This follows the development of seed varieties in trials in northeast Brazil through this year which the companies say has been successful. The partnership between the two companies began in 2010 and involves developing…
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