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Nov 17, 2010
In the US Colwich, Kansas-headquartered ICM has signed a contract with Hereford Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil, to retrofit an ethanol plant located near Hereford in Texas. Expected to be complete by Q2 2011, Hereford Renewable Energy is hoping that retrofitting the plant before start-up will enable the company to capitalise on the improved operating efficiencies. The contract…
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Nov 17, 2010
Bioenergy crop firm SG Biofuels, dedicated to developing and producing jatropha seeds, has partnered with Bunge North America to research and develop a model to produce a biofuel feedstock from jatropha seeds. The president and CEO of SG Biofuels Kirk Haney announced the news at the Advanced Biofuels Markets Conference & Expo in San Francisco, California. The venture will see Bunge join a…
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Nov 17, 2010
With its ability to be blended with conventional fossil fuels without the need for a new type of engine, drop-in fuel is a major part of the biofuels industry right now. In a move that will see the production of drop-in jet fuel, New Zealand-based biofuel firm LanzaTech is to work with the US DoE. Working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) LanzaTech will produce drop-in jet…
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Nov 18, 2010
All diesel sold in the province of Alberta, Canada, is to be blended with 2% biodiesel by 2011. However, Alberta does not produce any biodiesel which can be consumed in cold temperatures, meaning the biofuel will have to be imported. Planned for northern Alberta is an innovative biodiesel production facility which will convert non-food-grade canola and pennycress into high-quality biodiesel.…
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Oct 27, 2010
Brazilian company Açucar Guarani will supply Petrobras Biocombustivel and its distribution unit Petrobras Distribuidora (BR) up to 2.2 billion litres of ethanol over a four-year period. The contract is valued at 2.1bn reais (€891 million). The signature of the contract follows the strategic partnership concluded last April, between Tereos Internacional and Petrobras Biocombustivel, through…
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Oct 27, 2010
The Statoil-backed Weyland cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Bergen, Norway, has begun production. The 200,000-litre second generation (2G) pilot-scale production facility will be used to demonstrate the company’s acid hydrolysis production process, paving the way for a commercial-scale project. The company also plans to market its technology to producers worldwide. The technology developed…
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Oct 28, 2010
Novozymes has reported 17% sales growth and 35% EBIT growth in the first nine months of 2010. Total sales reached $1.37 million (€0.99 million) with an unexpected high demand for enzymes in the biofuel, detergent and food industries. Enzyme sales to the biofuel industry, representing roughly 18% of Novozymes’ total sales, were up by 25% (organic growth was 20%). Favourable blending…
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Oct 28, 2010
The second annual Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference is now only days away on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet those already registered including Sitimas Holdings, Sime Derby, ASB Biodiesel, Thai Oil, ConocoPhillips, Dialog, MISC, SK Energy, Langsat Terminal, Dovechem, Vopak and many more. Sustainability standards forms one of…
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Nov 1, 2010
In an attempt to get more value out of the corn used in its biofuel production facility, ethanol producer United Ethanol is to install an anaerobic digester. Within a matter of weeks United Ethanol’s anaerobic digestion project will be underway at its 50 million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Milton, Wisconsin, US. Eisenmann Corp. has been contracted to install the biomass equipment, which…
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Nov 1, 2010
Sweden-based Vargardbuss is to purchase 11 buses with methane/diesel technology from Volvo Buses. The order includes the Volvo 8500 intercity bus model and the fleet will begin running in July next year. The buses consist of a conventional diesel-powered vehicle containing gas tanks attached to the roof. These tanks inject gas into the engine, producing a combination of air and fuel. The…
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Nov 1, 2010
Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plants Engineer at Pakistan International Airlines, is the latest speaker to confirm his participation at the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference, being held on 10-11 November at the Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. World aviation fuel demand is growing rapidly, and is being led by Asia. The global aviation fuel in 2010 is forecast to…
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Nov 2, 2010
Bioenergy company Ineos Bio’s joint venture Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has awarded the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build its bioenergy facility in Southeast Florida, US, to Amec. Amec will provide engineering and construction expertise to build this first commercial scale facility, valued at over $100 million (€71.5 million). The facility will produce 6MW…
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Nov 4, 2010
Researchers at the University of Illinois in the US have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern US. In recognition of this problem, federal regulations mandate that 79 billion litres of biofuels must be produced annually from non-corn biomass by 2022. Large grasses, such as switchgrass and miscanthus, could…
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Nov 4, 2010
Ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to begin building its second Brazil-based biofuel plant. Construction of the biodiesel production plant is expected to commence next year before it is operational in 2012. With an annual output capacity of 164,000 tonnes of biodiesel, the facility will be erected nearby to a soyabean crushing facility in Santa Catarina. The news comes as ADM…
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Nov 4, 2010
An ethanol-from-sugarcane processing plant in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi will now be completed in March 2011 following logistical delays. Green Fuel is behind the multi-million dollar project and general manager Graeme Smith explained that some of the equipment for the refinery has still not arrived from Brazil. ‘Delivery of equipment was held up by, among many factors, the strikes in RSA…
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