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Jun 8, 2015
CNE acquires 24% equity of Hungarian ethanol plant
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Jun 11, 2015
Natura Cosméticos, one of Latin America's largest cosmetics and personal care products company, and renewable oils and ingredients company Solazyme have announced that, after completing testing and product validation phases over the past year using Solazyme's oils, Natura is purchasing Solazyme's AlgaPūr Microalgae Oil, which will be incorporated into the company's... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 11, 2015
Borregaard, operator of the world's largest biorefinery, and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), a supplier of cellulose specialties natural polymers for the chemical industry, have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding the establishment of a new lignin operation adjacent to RYAM's Fernandina Beach pulp mill in Florida.
The new company will be owned 55%... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 12, 2015
Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 23, 2015
Ergon Biofuels has announced that its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi is back to full operation following a brief suspension in services to facilitate renovations and upgrades.
The plant was originally established in 2007. On 31 December 2013 the facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ergon BioSciences and was rebranded as Ergon Biofuels.
The installation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 8, 2015
Alaska Airlines is to purchase renewable jet fuel from Gevo and fly the first-ever commercial alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) flight, after the two companies signed a strategic alliance agreement.
The demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid to late 2015. Gevo has been working through the rigorous... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 8, 2015
Renmatix, a technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar, has acquired existing assets of the former Mascoma 56,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Rome, New York.
The new feedstock processing facility is dedicated to the first step in conversion to cellulosic sugar (from different types of biomass materials) utilising proprietary Plantrose process... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2015
Biotechnology company Dyadic International has announced details regarding 2G Biopic, a new advanced biofuels project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme.
In the 2G Biopic project, Dyadic's subsidiary Dyadic Netherlands will work in collaboration with Compagnie Industrielle de Matière Végétale (CIMV) and five other industry partners... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2015
BioEnergy International (BDI) has completed the expansion of a biofuel plant in Spain. Oils and animal fats with very high free fatty acid (FFA) content will be converted into second generation, standard compliant biodiesel.
ecoMotion Biodiesel, part of the international Saria Group, commissioned BDI with the installation of a high free fatty acid (FFA) esterification... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2015
SJC Bioenergia, a joint venture between Cargill and Group USJ, has purchased technology from Fluid Quip Process Technologies (FQPT) to integrate corn ethanol production at its sugarcane ethanol facility located in Quirinopolis, Brazil.
SJC Bioenergia will utilise FQPT's SGT milling, BOS front-end corn oil, Fiber Separation, and MSC Protein Recovery systems. The combined... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2015
As of May, UPM's new wood-based BioVerno diesel fuel has been available at St1 and ABC service stations in Finland.
The product, sold as a part of St1's Diesel Plus and ABC's Smart Diesel range, is a result of UPM's own innovation and is produced at the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery, Finland.
It uses crude tall oil, a residue of UPM's pulp making process, as a raw material.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 20, 2015
CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, was able to increase revenues by 6% to €827 million (previous year: €780 million) in the financial year 2014/15 (1 March 2014 - 28 February 2015). The main reason for the growth in revenues was the increase in bioethanol production. However, very low bioethanol prices which could not be offset by lower raw material prices put a strain... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 20, 2015
Aemetis, an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, has announced that biodiesel sales activity is accelerating in India with truck operators in the logistics industry.
Aemetis has expanded sales activity in India since January 2015 when the Government of India allowed biodiesel manufacturers to sell to customers directly, without distributing through the three... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 20, 2015
Joule has announced the successful results from third-party testing of its ethanol fuel, setting the stage to obtain certification for commercial use. Initiated by AUDI, Joule's strategic partner in the automotive space, the test results confirm that Joule's ethanol meets the following standards in the US and Europe, respectively:
- American Society for Testing and Materials... [Read More]
Other News
May 20, 2015
Global Bioenergies and Audi announce that the first batch of renewable petrol has been produced. It will be presented to Audi by Global Bioenergies during a press conference to be held in Pomacle on the 21 May.
The first isobutene batch produced from renewable resources (here: corn-derived glucose) at Global Bioenergies' industrial pilot in Pomacle-Bazancourt, near Reims... [Read More]
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