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Germany's biodiesel industry proves to be strong competition for its international counterparts.
The German biodiesel industry hit a new export record last year, with exports reaching almost 1.6 million tonnes.
The Agricultural Market Information Company (AMI) gave an appraisal based on data from the Federal Statistical Office, which shows that the number of exports have increased by 20%, or…
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VIASPACE has signed a contract with Mesquite Lake Water and Power LLC to produce Giant King Grass at an advanced biofuels facility and biomass power plant in Imperial, California, the company announced on Monday.
The American-based company first bought the 18MW biomass power plant and will reopen it as Mesquite Lake Energy Park Plant 1. VIASPACE now plan to restart it and fuel it with a…
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Lawrence Livermore researchers and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have discovered a new form of bacterial resistance to improve efficiency in the production of biofuels.
This new type of bacterial resistance will speed up biofuel production by improving the overall efficiency of biomass to biofuel conversion.
Research identified the genetic origin of the bacterial resistance to an ionic…
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Dyadic International Inc. has been awarded a new patent for enzyme composition and the development of plant biomass to fermentable sugar conversion.
Mark Emalfarb, president and CEO of Dyadic, discusses how the patent can help biofuel production: 'Plant biomass provide a plentiful source of potential energy in the form of sugars that can be utilised to produce advanced biofuels and bio-based…
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The Global Annual Ethanol Production Forecast predicts production of ethanol will peak at 90.38 litres in 2014.
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) and F.O. Licht, who published the forecast yesterday, are expecting nearly a 2.7% rise in the output of global ethanol this year.
In 2013, global ethanol production reached 88 billion litres, but despite 'forecasts of global economic growth…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it is proposing to cut the biofuel production target this year.
This comes in response to the EPA arguing that US energy markets are unable to obtain the necessary biofuel levels, required by law, for fuel supply.
At present, the EPA is putting together the final 2014 biofuel use targets, after releasing a proposal in…
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Greenergy's Plymouth fuel terminal and biodiesel manufacturing facility at Immingham, UK, have both been awarded RoSPA Gold awards for occupational health and safety.
The awards recognise Greenergy's commitment to ensuring the highest standards of health and safety performance and management.
Andrew Owens, Greenergy Chief Executive said:
'Over the last 18 months operational responsibility for…
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Cool Planet Energy Systems has achieved its targeted $100 million (€73 million) Series D financing.
With further contributions coming in from existing strategic and venture investors, along with substantially extending its investor base, the carbon-negative technology company successfully reached its $100 million goal.
Over 50% of equity funds given by new investors came from outside the…
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Biofuel firm Green Fuel needs $1.8 billion (€1.3 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) to finish the construction of four ethanol plants.
First phase construction of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant cost $200 million alone.
The company is currently hoping to construct the Condo Dam plant, priced at $300 million, as the build will expand Green Fuel’s source of irrigation water…
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The 85% ethanol blend is now cropping up in areas outside of the Midwestern states, where it first appeared.
Despite Minnesota remaining the largest state to provide E85 at its pumps, the number of Midwest stations selling E85 dropped to 36% last year, down from 54% in 2007.
The number of E85 stations, which stood at 1,229 in 2007, more than doubled last year to 2,625, according to the US Energy…
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Universal Robina Corp will initiate the start-up of a new ethanol plant in May.
The Philippine company had initially planned for production at the $35 million (€25 million) plant to begin in March, but it has since been pushed back by two months.
The ethanol plant, which is expected to produce 30 million litres of ethanol a year, will be placed on the company’s sugar facility at…
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing almost $60 million (€43 million) in the production of advanced biofuels.
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Programme, established in the 2008 Farm Bill and again supported in the recently signed 2014 Farm Bill, is delivering the funding.
The money will be made in payments to 195 advanced biofuel producers. The eligibility of producers…
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A North Dakota State University (NDSU) professor and project developers are embarking on a project to cultivate industrial beets to use in ethanol production.
The team are now on the hunt for growers to support and get their plan for production running.
Farmer Claude Richard believes: 'If it's economical to make ethanol out of it, it's going to cut down on oil consumption'.
Dave Ripplinger, the…
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China New Energy (CNE), the bioenergy engineering and technology firm, has secured a contract to build a biorefinery for Ubon Bio Ethanol in Thailand.
CNE hopes to begin work on the new project – worth RMB100m (€12 million) - in late 2014, and reach completion by 2016.
The existing facility, commissioned by Ubon Bio Ethanol, is a first-generation biorefinery, converting cassava…
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A new method for recognising and assessing optimum algae locations is set to boost biofuel production.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sapphire Energy commissioned the article: 'Siting Algae Cultivation Facilities for Biofuel Production in the United States: Trade-Offs between Growth Rate, Site Constructability, Water Availability, and Infrastructure', in the journal Environmental…
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A record-breaking over 190 delegates have registered for the StocExpo 2014 conference. Those heading to the event, which takes place from 18 to 20 March 2014 at Ahoy, Rotterdam, include major decision makers from Shell, BP, Vopak, Stolthaven, Vesta Terminals, Saudi Aramco as well as the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations.
Attendees registered for the three day conference will enjoy…
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