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Aug 30, 2013
Renewable biojet fuel partnership signed in Russia
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Sep 2, 2013
It has been revealed oil company TWA is set to build a new biodiesel facility in the Philippines moving forwards.
The company has said the facility will have a capacity of 30 million litres and potentially be based in the Visayas region as it aims to be able to cope with a higher demand for biodiesel blends in the future.
‘The Philippine Coconut Authority has said... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2013
Clariant, a chemical producing company, has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its Sunliquid-brand demonstration plant in Germany.
The certificate confirms that the cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues produced at the facility, which celebrated its first birthday this July, is compliant with the sustainability criteria set... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2013
A new US study by Air Improvement Resource, consultancy (S&T) Squared and the University of Illinois Chicago concludes in much lower ILUC values for biodiesel and biofuels.
Economic modelling applied to bioenergy has been heavily questioned recently. With successive reports proposing improvements in assumptions, the indirect land use change (ILUC) estimates on biofuels... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2013
The Hawaiian Electric Companies has begun a search for suppliers of cleaner fuels, including ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), biodiesel or biodiesel blends.
The companies are seeking up to 150,000 barrels per year to supply Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light generation facilities beginning 1 January 2015 and lasting for three years.
‘This request for proposals... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2013
Researchers with the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), have reported the first demonstration of a one-pot, wash-free process for the ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification of switchgrass.
Using an imidazolium-based ionic liquid pretreatment, a team from Sandia National Laboratories was able to release high concentrations of... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
A new study by energy consultancy Ecofys shows ethanol is not causing food price increases.
The study, Biofuels and Food Security: Risks and Opportunities, highlights that the impact of EU biofuels demand up until 2010 only increased world grain prices by about 1-2%. The Ecofys study examines the casualty between biofuels production, global crop commodity prices and implications... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
Flagship VentureLabs has announced Midori Renewables is to deploy a new catalyst technology which melts non-food biomass into low-cost sugar.
The technology, branded Breaking the Biomass Barrier, is a solid material, not an enzyme, micro-organism or aqueous acid, that can be separated from the reaction and reused for the production of renewable products and animal feed.
‘We... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
With the vote on whether to cap first generation biofuel in transport fuel at 5.5% is due around the start of Biofuels International conference the timing couldn't be better.
This is your last chance to register and hear from top biofuel producers, regulators and experts for only €300 a day (when two delegates attend)
Topics covered will include whether a 5.5%... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
Algae International Group (AIG) and Syngar Technologies signed a joint venture using the Syngar technology to stimulate the growth of algae cell mass.
AIG will use Syngar’s PlusWave technology to increase the amount of oil harvest for extraction by upwards of 24% as it affects any fermentation process by applying an ultrasound frequency, generated over a range... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
Aemetis, an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, has been granted US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to produce ethanol using grain sorghum and biogas.
The move means the plant’s existing combined heat and power system can generate higher-value D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs).
The EPA approval also includes D5... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
A multi-university study into biomass-to-energy has claimed to have found a new lignin gene which could aid conversion.
A research project involving universities in Scotland, the US and Belgium used the model plant Arabidopsis thanliana and identified an enzyme called caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE), which fulfils a central role in lignin biosynthesis.
The research says... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
A new law has been passed in New York City new law for a 5% blend of biodiesel to be used in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year.
The new law comes into effect 1 July 2014 plus the city will also launch a pilot programme prior to 1 December 2016 to study year round usage of B20 with no fewer than 5% of its fleet.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the legislation... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2013
A political party in Australia considers ethanol production as the key to reinvigorating a region in Queensland.
Ray Sawyer, federal election candidate of the Katter Australia Party, reveals he has feedback from locals in Nambour that directly links problems to the closure of the town’s sugar mill 10 years ago.
‘We have a sound resolve to reinstating the sugar... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2013
A Spain-based biodiesel plant is to increase its options in terms of feedstock handling.
BDI-Bioenergy International is to retrofit the Stocks del valles facility so it can handle waste oils, including animal fats and restaurant grease.
The refit will include the installation of a new pre-esterification unit to help bolster the site’s current 9.3 million gallon capacity.
‘This... [Read More]
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The American Coalition for Ethanol (@ACE) has praised the inclusion and extension of the Clean Fuel Production Credit — commonly referred to as Section 45Z — in the final tax and spending package passed by Congress.
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