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Jul 9, 2013
Wastewater base for biofuels project in Spain
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Jul 10, 2013
The multi-million pound Vivergo bioethanol plant has officially opened in Hull, UK this July.
The facility, a joint venture between Dupont and AB Sugar costing £350 million (€407.1 million), makes Vivergo the biggest bioethanol plant in the UK, as well as the biggest single-source supplier of animal feed.
It is believed the plant will pump out 420 million litres... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
Algae-based energy is the order of the day for Thailand-based petroleum company PTT and it is working in Australia to achieve that end.
PTT is already in early partnership with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, with the end-goal of developing algae-oil extraction. The venture is currently focusing on fatty acid methyl ether from selected marine algae.
‘Oil... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
The European Parliament Environment Committee has approved draft legislation which will limit the contribution of first generation biofuels toward EU green transport targets.
The Committee’s vote on proposals to deal with possible greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC) took place on 11 July. The potential 5.5% cap on transport... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
Biodiesel of Las Vegas has become the first producer in Nevada, US to earn a BQ-9000 certification from the country’s National Biodiesel Board.
The certification is a voluntary programme hosted by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Programme for producers of BQ-9000 biodiesel. It combines the ASTM D6751 quality standard with a quality systems programme that focuses... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2013
Forty-eight companies have joined forces with the European Commission this July to set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for bio-based industries.
The PPP brings together €3.8 billion ($4.9 million) with an aim to advance the bioeconomy in Europe. The European pulp and paper industry is one strategic partner in this PPP, with 13 of the 48 member companies from... [Read More]
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Jun 12, 2013
UK biofuel supplier Gasrec has announced that its next bio-liquefied natural gas (bio-LNG) refuelling station will be built at Avonmouth, near Bristol.
The station will be built on land adjacent to three motorways and be capable of refuelling up to 700 vehicles a day.
‘This represents a further step toward our goal of developing a national bio-LNG refuelling network,’... [Read More]
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Jun 12, 2013
In an effort to reduce reliance on petroleum-based fuel in Jamaica its government is seeking billions of dollars for biofuels investment.
Phillip Paulwell , the minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, was quoted by local news sources as saying that a ‘biofuel energy source, if developed, could attract investments and create job opportunities’.
‘I... [Read More]
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Jun 13, 2013
Indonesia-based Waterland will receive its new green biodiesel plant in Bali later this month. It is scheduled to open in September.
The plant, which will produce biodiesel from camelina with the aid of enzymes and ethanol, is being developed and delivered by Dutch company FirmTec. Once operational the plant will make biodiesel to power generators for the production of... [Read More]
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Jun 13, 2013
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working to demonstrate that jet fuel can be manufactured economically and in large volumes from biomass materials such as switchgrass and has partnered with Cobalt Technology, the US Navy and Show Me Energy for the project.
The results of these tests will help decipher whether the process can be ramped... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2013
Forest BtL Oy is developing a new biomass-to-liquid (BtL) plant on Ajos Island, Finland.
The facility will utilise wood and by-products from the wood processing industry to produce approximately 140,000 tonnes of biodiesel and naphtha.
The project is supported by the European Union NER300 funding programme for innovative renewable energy technologies.
The front-end engineering... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2013
Two senior economists at the World Bank believe it is high oil prices which are the most important driver of the increase in global food prices.
The report, put together by John Baffes and Allen Dennis, also finds that, under a mandated ethanol/gasoline mixture, ethanol and maize prices would decline.
The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePure) backs this analysis... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2013
UK biofuel supplier Gasrec will work with global heavy-duty truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks to help its clients cut haulage costs while reducing carbon emissions.
The two companies will co-operate commercially and technically to increase the availability and promote the use of gas vehicles in the UK. Gasrec states that, when substituted for diesel, bio-LNG can cut fuel... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2013
The US National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is to open up its membership to include qualified renewable diesel producers, in a move that it hopes will unite the advanced biofuels industry in the diesel sector.
The decision, made unanimously by NBB's governing board, consolidates the larger biodiesel industry with the younger and smaller renewable diesel industry together to... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2013
US-based Oberon Fuels (OF), which has brought dimethyl ether (DME), a clean burning diesel alternative to market, has received a grant to produce fuel-grade DME at its facilities in California.
The $500,000 (€373,000) grant from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) will be used by OF to provide DME produced from biogas for supermarket brand... [Read More]
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