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May 13, 2014
Ceres expands sorghum hybrid research in Mexico
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May 14, 2014
For the first time, ethanol storage measurements have been included in Genscape's recently published New York Harbour Product Storage Report.
Genscape, a provider of real-time data and intelligence for commodity and energy markets, has identified a 90% correlation between the petrol and distillate storage measurements in the NYH Product Storage Report and the EIA estimates... [Read More]
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May 14, 2014
PV Oil, a subsidiary of state-run PetroVietnam, is planning to buy out a 71% stake in a joint venture ethanol plant in the southern province of Binh, Vietnam.
The Binh Phuoc ethanol factory, built by Orient Bio Fuels, a joint venture between Itochu, PV Oil and Licogi 16, started commercial operations in early 2013, with the intention of producing up to 80,000 tonnes per... [Read More]
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May 14, 2014
AVA Biochem is looking for partners to build large-scale production plants for renewable platform chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF).
Production of 5-HMF started this year at the Biochem-1 facility in Muttenz, Switzerland.
The company's plant, which currently has a capacity of 20 tonnes per year, can implement bulk 5-HMF, using the company's modified hydrothermal... [Read More]
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May 15, 2014
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) are researching the use of biofuels in their flights by undertaking a joint testing project under the ACCESS-II project (Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions).
The flight campaign, made up of over... [Read More]
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May 15, 2014
Wolfgang Vogel, chairman of Union zur Förderung der Oel- und Proteinpflanzen - Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP), is urging the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction quota be increased from 3% to 4.5%.
In a letter to Barbara Hendricks, German federal minister for the environment, Vogel also demanded that the obligation to reduce GHG emissions... [Read More]
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May 16, 2014
Cool Planet Energy Systems, a sustainable energy technology provider, is moving forward with the construction of three small scale biomass-to-petrol refineries.
Work began on the first of these in Louisiana in February this year. The second plant will be located at the Natchitoches port, while the third plant's location is yet to be determined.
Construction of the Natchitoches... [Read More]
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May 16, 2014
Södra and Statkraft have signed a letter of intent to create a company that will produce biofuels using forest raw material.
The agreement means that Statkraft, a renewable energy producer, will acquire Södra Cell Tofte, which owns the industrial site of the former Tofte pulp plant in Hurum, Norway.
'Södra is monitoring with great interest the... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
KLM has launched a six month biofuel trial using an A330-200 on flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Aruba and Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles.
The Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation (ITAKA) sourced the biofuel for the flight, which was supplied by SkyNRG.
KLM says: 'This marks another step forward on the journey to more sustainable aviation, by reducing... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
The Clinton Fire Department responded to a fire at 8:05 pm on Thursday 15th May at Darling International's facility at 1423 Beaver Channel Parkway.
Firefighters found a vessel used for bagging Darling's product on fire within the plant.
Crews remained on scene for approximately 90 minutes to extinguish the fire and hot spots.
No injuries have been reported.
An investigation... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
A new report says glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production will be a $2.1 billion (€1.5 billion) industry by 2018.
The Transparency Market Research report says that the global demand for glycerol will reach 3,060 kilotonnes by 2018, generating more than $2 billion in revenues.
Over the last three years, glycerol has been progressively studied as a platform chemical... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Domestic palm oil producers, experts and potential investors will focus on biodiesel production, trade certification and increasing palm oil output during an international conference in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Palm oil industry representatives will urge these points to be addressed during the fifth annual International Conference and Exhibition on Palm Oil (ICEPO).
'What we... [Read More]
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May 21, 2014
A recent report from market research providers, Navigant Research, says that worldwide revenue from biofuels for road transportation will grow from $166.5 billion (€121 billion) per year in 2014 to $337.8 billion (€246 billion) by 2022.
Over the next 8 years, biofuels are expected to become a significant part of the fuel mix for road transportation, accounting... [Read More]
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May 21, 2014
By 2030, young mallee trees could create an aviation grade bio kerosene.
Airline operations from Perth could see its flights fuelled up to 100% with the aviation grade bio kerosene, according to a report by the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Centre (CRC).
The mallee jet fuel sustainability and life-cycle assessment study provides evidence to support continued R&D... [Read More]
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May 22, 2014
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has selected a biofuels project as one of five energy projects to receive NextGen Energy funding totalling $1.69 million (€1.24 million), under the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation programme.
The Easy Energy Systems will receive a $500,000 grant for building a biofuel production facility capable of testing... [Read More]
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