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Apr 22, 2014
British Airways to power jets with ‘waste’ fuel
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Apr 22, 2014
The Energy Department is set to invest up to $10 million (€7.2 million) in funding to advance the production of advanced biofuels.
Advanced biofuels are substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and bio-products made from renewable, non-food-based biomass, such as agricultural residues and woody biomass.
This supports the Department's efforts to make drop-in biofuels... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2014
Proposals to boost the mandatory amount of palm oil in biodiesel is thought to be hampering the government's efforts to increase the consumption of non-subsidised fuel in Indonesia.
Recent figures presented by the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) show that the consumption of non-subsidised fuel reached a total of 26 million kilolitres in 2013, below... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2014
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cut its 2013 target for the use of cellulosic biofuel to less than a million gallons.
The agency lowered the mandate to 810,185 gallons in a new rule, after the industry failed to meet goals for the fuel's production last year. The figure is significantly below the 6 million gallons required in the proposal it finalised... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2014
The Navy plans to create two new acquisition vehicles this year to ensure it has a consistent supply of advanced biofuels.
As an indication of their development, the service says the biofuels will not be any more expensive than the petroleum-based diesel and jet fuels that it has been buying for decades.
By using the Defence Production Act, the Navy are able to send money... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2014
Avianca Brasil and Byogy Renewables have unveiled an initiative to develop the world's first biofuel that does not require blending with a traditional fuel.
The duo suggests that Byogy's proprietary ATJ process harvests biofuel that is in some ways 'better than jet fuel produced from oil'.
The advanced biofuel producer's platform converts any source of ethanol, butanol,... [Read More]
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Apr 25, 2014
Lufthansa is testing a new type of biofuel for use in aircraft to increase its efforts to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
The aircraft carrier is teaming up with Gevo to research the blending of Gevo's ATJ with conventional kerosene for aircraft use.
The alcohol-to-jet fuel producer uses fermented plant waste from a range of sources to produce isobutanol, a form of... [Read More]
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Apr 25, 2014
The South African government shows support for Mabele Fuels' biofuel programme with a potential investment.
Mabele Fuels, a clean energy company, has been awaiting subsidy approval from the government to build South Africa's largest biofuels refinery.
Ben Martins, the South African minister of energy, reports that the final biofuels position paper will be published in... [Read More]
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Apr 25, 2014
Springboard Biodiesel, a clean-technology manufacturer, launches a fully automated, zero-waste biodiesel production plant in Chico, California, designed for low-cost production of multiple feedstocks.
The model processing facility, which will open on 1 May and is capable of producing up to 1,500 gallons per day, processes locally collected UCO feedstock and converts it... [Read More]
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Apr 28, 2014
W2 Energy, a green technology company, has started production at its biofuel plant in Cambridge, Ontario.
The company's production will start on a batch basis and, after testing various small batches of fuel, are confident the plant will produce ASTM specification fuel on a consistent basis.
Michael McLaren, CEO of W2 Energy, says: 'Our current plan is to ramp up production... [Read More]
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Apr 28, 2014
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) has released its 2020 vision.
Its 19 page Evolution and Growth document, which establishes a plan to take the industry through to 2020, includes six recommendations for provincial and federal governments on how they can support the biofuel sector.
Scott Thurlow, CRFA president, says: 'These are the pivot points that we think... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2014
The Turku region of Finland is investing over $350 million (€253 million) in a plant that will run mainly on local wood chips.
TSE, the Turku region's energy consortium, will replace a 50-year-old coal plant in Naantali with a multi-fuel facility, fuelled by 100% biomass and waste.
The facility is expected to burn between 915,000 and 1.57 million cubic yards per year... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2014
The Scoular Company and Vireol Bio-Industries are in partnership to run the Hopewell facility, in Virginia.
Scoular will procure corn, operate the grain facility and market the distiller's grain.
The company, who has already started to buy corn and receive contracts, began leasing the grain facility in Hopewell last August, before Vireol confirmed that the plant would... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
Florida Biodiesel Inc. has finalised the sale of a B-500 biodiesel plant to the Lorymat Corporation in Ivory Coast, Africa.
Lorymat has selected the B-500 biodiesel processor as its primary transesterification resource.
Florida Biodiesel says that the economical B-500 processor will enable Lorymat to create 9,000 gallons of biodiesel a day.
The B-500 will also act as a... [Read More]
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Apr 1, 2014
The US will be importing ethanol from Brazil as there was an 81% rally in domestic prices this year.
Chembulk Ulsan is set to deliver 5.3 million gallons of ethanol to the Port of Tampa, Florida next month, after collecting it from Brazil's Port of Santos on April 3.
The shipment will be sent from Brazil's largest ethanol exporter, Copersucar SA, based in Sao-Paulo.
Tarcilo... [Read More]
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