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Feb 8, 2013
W2 Energy expands into Asian biofuels market
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Feb 11, 2013
The US Environmental Protection Agency as approved a new blender pump configuration in regard to the sale of E10 and E15 blended fuel.
The configuration was submitted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and means that petrol stations wishing to dispense E-type fuel from a blender pump with a common nozzle and hose can do so.
‘When two different gasoline-ethanol... [Read More]
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Feb 11, 2013
International polymer producer Invista Technologies and biotechnology Arzeda will collaborate on the development of new technologies for bio-derived processes.
The agreement will combine the two companies’ technologies in order to further co-develop platforms to ultimately develop new bio-derived processes for a range of products. The initial focus of the collaboration... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2013
A biodiesel plant in North Houston, US has reopened this February thanks to a new partnership.
Biodiesel provider Gulf Hydrocarbon and Akash Energy will offer biodiesel and renewable diesel from the Lone Star Terminal located near Bush Intercontinental Airport.
The terminal has a capacity of 6.7 million gallons, of which Gulf Hydrocarbon has leased 420,000 gallons of storage... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2013
Bioethanol producer Abengoa Bioenergy has decided to add an oil separation system to two of its plants in the US.
The systems, to be supplied by ICM, will be deployed in Illinois and Indiana with the aim of maximising the recovery of non-food grade bio-oil from emulsion concentrate.
‘We will collaborate with Abengoa to deliver corn oil extraction technology and support... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2013
Evogene, a developer of improved plant traits for the industries including biofuels, has launched a model plant validation system for evaluation of candidate genes for monocot crops.
Monocot plants have one single embryonic seed leaf and include three of the most economically important food crops in corn, rice and wheat.
It claims this system, which uses Brachypodium as... [Read More]
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Feb 14, 2013
New Zealand-based petrol station brand Z Energy wants to bring a biofuel project in Auckland back online.
CEO Mike Bennetts says the company wants to reduce its carbon footprint through creating 20 million litres of biofuel from tallow feedstock, which could then go toward making 400,000 litres of E5 diesel.
An earlier attempt at this got to pilot level but a loss... [Read More]
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Feb 14, 2013
Finland-based energy company St1 is planning to construct a new bioethanol facility in Kajaani.
Company executives aim to make an investment decision bout the project this year, which would enable production to begin in 2015. The plant would use sawdust from the local sawmill industry as feedstock.
St1 is keen on second generation biofuels and is aiming to hit an ethanol... [Read More]
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Feb 14, 2013
Front Range Energy, an ethanol producer in Colorado, US is to move away from using corn feedstock to woody biomass.
FRE says it has tested a new process to make ethanol from wood waste and its facility could start commercial production next year.
‘The idea to use biomass to convert to ethanol is not a new idea,’ says Dan Sanders Jr, FRE VP. ‘What's new... [Read More]
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Feb 15, 2013
State-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is set to widen its product portfolio by expanding into biofuel production during 2013.
It has been reported that its sugar and tobacco lines cannot be fully relied on to support the Indonesia-based company, which is seeing increased manufacturing costs, so biofuels and electricity production are set to... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2013
After finding a potential feedstock in Yellowstone National Park a new biofuels start-up is gathering pace in Montana, US.
New company Sustainable Bioproducts, funded by a Small Business Innovation and Research grant from the National Science Foundation, will partner with Montana State University to turn a fungus discovered at Yellowstone into sustainable energy.
The fungus,... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2013
A fire that broke out in a fuel tank farm in North Carolina, US on 16 February is thought to have started following a lightning strike.
The blaze set fire to Eco Energy's 40,000 gallon ethanol storage tank located near Paw Creek.
The incident occurred around 4pm and required more than 70 fire fighters to bring it under control using water and foam.
Nobody was injured.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2013
Canada-based waste-to-biofuels business Enerkam has received a multi-million finance injection from Waste Management of Canada.
Further to the $37 million (€27.6 million) awarded Enerkam has announced it has recruited the first employees for its new biofuels facility in Alberta.
A 25-year agreement to build and operate a plant that will produce and sell second generation... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2013
The US Energy Efficiency and Renewbale Energy (EERE) department is to support research and development into algae-based biofuels by setting aside a funding pot.
The funding system, which will hold up to $10 million (€7.5 million), will support research projects aimed at boosting the productivity of algae cultivation systems and developing and demonstrating energy-efficient,... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2013
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded enzyme company Novozymes and biotechnology provider MBI $2.5 million (€ 1.8 million) to develop new enzyme-based technologies to convert corn stover into sugars for subsequent conversion into biofuels.
The collaboration aims to tailor enzymes for MBI’s AFEX-treated biomass, which will in turn enables the production... [Read More]
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