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Feb 17, 2014
Arla Foods to reduce HGV emissions with biofuels
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Feb 18, 2014
United Petroleum says it is shutting down the Dalby biorefinery in Queensland, Australia, due to a lack of government support and a drop in demand for fuel-grade ethanol. According to a statement released by the company, the Australian government is 'no longer interested in subsidising the ethanol industry'. The biorefinery is currently closed for maintenance, a move influenced... [Read More]

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Feb 18, 2014
A biofuel initiative in India to mix pongemia oil with diesel has been stopped as the utility has to purchase fuel in the open market. The state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has operated under the initiative for six years, but price hikes on bulk purchase of diesel meant it was incurring losses through purchasing on the open market and couldnot... [Read More]

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Feb 19, 2014
Construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa, US, is due to be finalised in the coming months and should be operating by June. Poet-DSM, a joint operation between US ethanol maker POET and Dutch food and chemicals group DSM, cost a reported $250 million (4181.7 million) and will produce 7-12 million gallons of ethanol this year using cobs and other corn stover. Its... [Read More]

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Feb 19, 2014
Lignol Energy's subsidiary, Territory Biofuels, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Milio International for the development of a joint venture for feedstock and marketing. The JV will see Milio fund up to 120,000 tonnes of feedstock per year and facilitate the marketing and sales of the production from Territory Biofuels' 140 million litre per year (37 MMgy)... [Read More]

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Feb 19, 2014
In Brazil, BNDES, the country's national development bank, and the state research-financing agency FINEP are providing 1.48 billion reais ($618 million) to encourage agricultural innovation in its sugar-based ethanol industry. Reports say Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico & Social, as the development bank is officially known, and Financiadora de Estudos e... [Read More]

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Feb 20, 2014
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has reached an agreement with SkyNRG for the delivery of 250,000 litres of sustainable diesel to be used in a pilot project in the Netherlands involving a number of Boskalis trucks. The fuel is sourced from used cooking oil and blended with 70% conventional diesel. Boskalis says the pilot project 'is consistent'... [Read More]

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Feb 24, 2014
Officials in Lawrenceville, Georgia, US, are considering a proposal to build three ethanol storage tanks at a railway property near the area. The manpower currently required in the process of transferring ethanol shipments from trains to tanker trucks could be lessened by constructing storage tanks. Lawrenceville has been a key part of transportation of ethanol across... [Read More]

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Feb 24, 2014
Genting Plantations' wholly-owned subsidiary GP Overseas has bought SPC Biodiesel for RM33 million from Sterling Plantations. SPC Biodiesel owns a 100,000-tonne per year biodiesel plant in Lahad Datu, Sabah, east Malaysia. It was recently reported that Felda Global Ventures Holdings was also keen on buying the biodiesel producer, having already bought a 100,000-tonne per... [Read More]

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Feb 25, 2014
Indian firm Rasoya Proteins has outlined a capital expenditure of R400 crore (€47 million) to increase the capacity of its manufacturing units across Maharashtra. As part of these plans, the company has proposed to set up a plant to manufacture ethanol from maize and other agro products in light of increasing demand for green fuels. At present Rasoya Proteins sells... [Read More]

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Feb 25, 2014
Thomas Biodiesel is to construct a $30 million (€21.8 million) biodiesel plant in Texas, US, after a local council finalised its decision to approve $1.5 million in incentives for the company. Temple City Council approved tax incentives for the 9 million gallon per year plant, which will be the third major energy project to land in the city in the past 15 months. Thomas... [Read More]

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Feb 25, 2014
Aemetis announced earlier this month that its 50 MMgy biodiesel and refined glycerin production facility in Kakinada, India, has been upgraded to produce high-quality distilled biodiesel. The plant was built in 2008 using advanced technology to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using nonfood byproducts from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel,... [Read More]

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Feb 25, 2014
The Chinese government has approved a domestic aviation biofuel for commercial use, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) awarding Sinopec the first ever certificate of airworthiness for biobased jet fuel. According to the CAAC, the bio jet fuel complies with the CTSO-2C701 standard that applies to civil aviation jet fuel containing synthesised hydrocarbons. The... [Read More]

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Feb 26, 2014
China New Energy has announced that it will not be continuing with its acquisition of BAPP Ethanol Holdings following due diligence findings. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was entered by the bioenergy engineering and technology company to acquire BAPP Ethanol in December last year. At the time, China New Energy said that BAPP will have an indirect 75% interest in... [Read More]

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Feb 26, 2014
In New York, US, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the State will commit $3 million (€2.19 million) to the Eastman Business Park (EBP) Bioscience Manufacturing Centre in Rochester which will begin construction later this year. The construction of the $25 million, 60,000 ft2 facility will improve equipment for converting non-food plant materials into biofuels... [Read More]


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