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Jun 3, 2014
Aventine produces sugar-based ethanol
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Jun 4, 2014
Researchers at the University of Georgia in the US have engineered the thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii to directly convert biomass to biofuel.
Janet Westpheling, University of Georgia professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of genetics, led the research team, which engineered the organism C bescii to deconstruct un-pretreated... [Read More]
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Jun 4, 2014
China and India are set to dominate Asia's alternative fuels market, but ambitious targets, including China's 10% ethanol in 2020 and India's 20% biofuels in 2017, are doubtful.
India is likely to overtake Asia's biodiesel growth, according to Lux Research's new report, titled 'Planning for the long-term in Asia Pacific alternative fuel markets'.
Indonesia, China and... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2014
A facility in Edmonton, Alberta, is considered the first commercial biorefinery to exclusively use municipal solid waste to produce advanced biofuels and chemicals.
Enerkem has officially inaugurated its first full-scale municipal waste-to-biofuels and chemicals facility in Edmonton, Alberta.
The facility will have a production capacity of up to 38 million litres per... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2014
Praj Industries, a solutions provider for sugar mills and breweries, will soon start commercial production of second generation cellulosic ethanol using agro waste and municipal solid waste as feedstock.
The company, will set up a manufacturing facility with a capacity of 20,000 to 30,000 litres per day and an investment of over Rs 70 crore (€510 million).
Praj already... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2014
Brazil's Gol airlines will use a 4% biofuel mixture to power 200 flights over the course of the World Cup.
Biokerosene flights indicate 'that it is possible to reduce emissions voluntarily though technological innovation,' says Izabella Teixeira, Brazilian Environment Minister.
The Brazilian airline reports that biokerosene can cut emissions of CO2 by up to 80%.
In October... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2014
Ennovor Group, a European biodiesel producer, has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) sustainability certification for its biodiesel produced from used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME).
The company uses an online 'digital chain of custody' record for every consignment of biofuel it trades. It focuses on converting natural and recovered oil and fats,... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
Sintef scientists believe the UK's upcoming biofuels plant may influence Norway to bring the planned completion date of its jet fuel factory from 2020 to an earlier date.
British Airways has been working to ensure access to biofuel, also known as biojet, for the aviation industry. The company is working with US biofuels producer Solena Fuels.
On the site of the proposed... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
Boeing and Embraer are opening a joint research centre to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil.
Under a memorandum of understanding, the two aircraft manufacturers will carry out biofuel research together, as well as fund and coordinate research with Brazilian universities and other institutions.
The research will focus on technologies that address... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
Ceres, an agricultural biotechnology and seed company, is expanding its current research activities in Jalisco, Mexico.
The plant complements its product development activities in Brazil, as the company is commercialising sweet and high-biomass sorghum hybrids for use in renewable fuel and electricity production.
Ceres product developers can utilise shuttle testing and... [Read More]
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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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