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Renewable Energy Group Seneca has purchased Nova Biofuels Seneca’s biodiesel plant in Illinois, US.
The plant has a capacity of 60 million gallons a year. REG also bought Nova Biosource Technologies.
Earlier this year, REG purchased three large biodiesel plants: Western Iowa Energy, (30 mgy); Central Iowa Energy (30 mgy); and Blackhawk Biofuels 45 (mgy).
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Dan Bulzan from the NASA Glenn Research Centre will be giving the industry an update on renewable aviation fuels at the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference on 28-29th October in Montreal, organised by leading publication Biofuels International magazine.
The ability to fly conveniently and efficiently between nations has been a catalyst for the global economy and has…
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While chemical businesses may be waning in Teesside, north east England, UK, a green light is shining bright.
Ensus has built a £300 million (€326 million) wheat-based bioethanol plant, whose by-products will be used to produce animal feed and carbon dioxide for the soft drinks industry. The plant could be ready by the end of Q4
One million tonnes of wheat will be brought in from…
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Biodiesel has always been second to ethanol in Brazil, but now it is getting the fast-track treatment.
The Presidency of the Republic expects B5 to expand production of biodiesel to 2.4 billion litres in 2010, strengthening the Brazilian world leadership in renewable energy in commercial scale.
Initially the nation envisaged a four-year wait until 2013 for a mandatory B5 blend, but 'it…
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Jatropha is fast-proving the gem of the biodiesel feedstocks, and now one African producer has manufactured its first batch of the renewable fuel.
Biofuel Africa, based in Ghana, has produced 10 tons of biodiesel, about 50 barrels from its plantations in its home country.
The production was realised from 650 hectares of the plant, from one-year-old seeds.
The vegetable oil produced from…
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The UK's Renewable Energy Association (REA) anticipates there is potential for bioethanol production in the UK to rise by 20 times its current level by 2020, and biodiesel to rise by three times.
The association's recent report finds there is a major opportunity to increase production of biofuels in the UK in order to deliver targets set in the European Union's Renewable Energy…
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Global Alternative Fuels (GAF) will expand its biodiesel plant in El Paso, Texas, US, from 5 to 20 million gallons a year.
The expansion also includes installing equipment to process grease thrown out by restaurants without having to blend the grease with refined soyabean oil. This and the higher processing capacity reduces production costs significantly.
The first phase of the biodiesel…
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The need for repairs at its new plant in Belgium means Germany-based ethanol producer CropEnergies will reduce its planned production for Q3.
A unit in the distillation part of the plant did not provide the process stability required for a continuous operation. The repairing of the unit is expected to be completed in November.
The production facility will then gradually be brought up to its…
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Ontario, Canada-based StormFisher Biogas will fuel its plants with organic waste thanks to a new deal.
Food retailer Loblaw Companies will supply 15,000 metric tons a year to the $15 million (€10 million) biogas plant in London, Ontario.
The agreement with Loblaw, a subsidiary of Canadian food distributor giant George Weston, is StormFisher’s biggest deal since last year’s announcement…
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Africa’s massive land mass and rich feedstocks have attracted the attention of Brazilian industrial giant Odebrecht.
The company is planning to inject $220million (€149 million) into sugar and ethanol production in Angola amounting to the production of 30 million litres of ethanol a year.
The Brazilian company has set up a joint venture, Biocom, with the Angolan state-owned oil firm…
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In the UK, Scotland comes a step closer to greener heat and power following the signing of a multi-million-pound deal.
A contract established between Tullis Russell Papermakers and RWE NPower means a 50-megawatt biomass power plant will supply energy for Tullis Russell’s mill in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.
The plant will replace an existing coal-fired power plant, owned by RWE NPower…
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Asia has long fuelled the biofuels boom with its oil-rich feedstocks. It is now using the feedstock waste for generation of green power.
Asiatic Group (Holdings) will take a 30% stake in joint venture to develop a RM150 million (€29.9 million) biomass project in Perak to convert empty oil palm fruit bunches into electric power.
The group, through subsidiary,
Colben Energy (Singapore) Pte,…
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US-based renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings (NGBF) is branching out to Puerto Rico.
The company has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Ace Biofuels of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Under this LOI, Ace Biofuels would license product formulations, manufacturing technology and know-how from NGBF with the intent of constructing a biofuel manufacturing facility and marketing NGBF…
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The waste produced from pigs could be the fuel of the future.
German biogas plant manufacturer WELtec BioPower has begun building another 500-kW biogas plant in the UK designed to run in part on pig manure.
The plant in Staffordshire, England, will be commissioned in January 2010.
The investor and farmer will first operate the plant with pig manure and 2,000 tonnes of maize silage a year.…
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Canadian biofuel production is expected to rise 76% in two years, as government subsidies for production plants and renewable-fuel requirements take effect.
Total biofuel production will reach 2.5 billion litres (660 million gallons) annually by 2011, including 2 billion litres of ethanol and 500 million litres of biodiesel, according to Gordon Quaiattini, president of the Canadian Renewable…
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Bulgaria is boosting its biofuels mix. All Bulgarian petrol stations will be obliged to add at least 2% biodiesel in the diesel fuel after 1 March 2010.
All petrol stations will have a two-month period in which they must apply the new rules.
This measure has been included in the amendments of the Law on Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources and Biofuels, which the Council of Ministers…
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