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Nov 29, 2012
US senate overturns proposal to limit alternative fuels open to military
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Nov 29, 2012
The first UK Green Investment Bank was officially opened by business secretary Vince Cable in November.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, with a large presence also in London, the bank will use £3 billion ($4.8 billion) of government money to invest in sectors like carbon capture and storage, renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
Cable believes the bank will... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2012
Bioinnovation business Novozymes has increased its bioagriculture presence with a new acquisition.
It has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based bioagricultural company Natural Industries which has posted revenues of $5 million (€3.8 million).
‘I am excited to have the people and technologies of Natural Industries join our growing BioAg division.It... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2012
A new ethanol plant has been mooted for construction in Barbados according to the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC).
The plant would use sweet potatoes as feedstock and convert them into ethanol.
Speaking at the Barbados Manufacturers’ Association’s quarterly networking meeting, BIDC CEO Leroy McClean said: ‘I have a Chinese company... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2012
US-based biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has unveiled new biodiesel positions at four New York terminal locations.
Biodiesel distribution points in Whippany, New Jersey, plus New York locations in New Hyde Park, Port Chester and near Brookhaven have been identified as offering quick access for blending biodiesel to augment heating oil and diesel supplies.
‘Gaining... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2012
Science and engineering giant Dupont has broken ground on its cellulosic ethanol facility in Iowa, US as it moves towards the commercialisation of advanced biofuels.
The plant is expected to be complete before the end of 2014 and cost in excess of $200 million (€154 million).
It is expected to generate 30 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel annually via corn stover... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2012
Renewable fuel producer Fulcrum Bioenergy has received multi-million dollar financing for a new facility in the US.
The total amount comes to $175 million (€134 million) and construction of the Sierra Biofuels municipal solid waste to low-carbon fuels facility represents Fulcrum’s foray into such a plant.
‘The current IPO market environment remains challenging,... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2012
The North American branch of biotechnology company Syngenta has signed a commercial agreement with a Kansas ethanol plant.
The agreement will see Bonanza Bioenergy use grain featuring Enogen trait technology which allows corn to express a robust form of alpha amylase enzyme, the primary enzyme used in dry grind ethanol production to convert starch to sugars.
Enogen eliminates... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
Renewable Energy Group (REG), a producer and marketer of biodiesel, has established new biodiesel blending locations at four New York terminal sites.
'Gaining access to the largest biodiesel terminal network in New York is part of Renewable Energy Group's strategy to expand into the Northeast market as a reliable biodiesel supplier,' REG president and CEO Daniel Oh says.
These... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
Advanced biorefinery owners Borregaard has received a multi-million grant from the Research Council of Norway to further wood processing projects.
The grant totals NOK 30 million ($5.3 million) and will be spread on projects over a three year period. Borregaard won the investment after submitting three applications for funding on projects within the areas of lignin products... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2012
A sustainable jet fuel project named GreenSky London is gaining momentum after stakeholder British Airways (BA) confirmed its financial commitment to the cause.
GreenSky London is a project between BA and sustainable fuel researchers Solena that will see the construction of a new facility that will annually convert approximately 500,000 tonnes of waste, normally destined... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2012
Bioethanol producer Vivergo has started up its production process from wheat at its Humberside facility.
The wheat is being supplied by grain marketing company Frontier via selected farmers under its Humber Gold brand and it has also confirmed that the milling, fermenting and distilling process has now began at the plant.
Despite a challenge in providing constantly high... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2012
A biofuels research team based at the University of Colorado will use a multi-million dollar grant to look into how to produce cost-effective biofuels from E.Coli.
The US Department of Energy has awarded the project $9.2 million (€7 million) and the team will allegedly use a non-pathogenic strain of E.Coli to pinpoint any part of it that can be used to make biofuels... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2012
US-based transportation fuels producer Kior has begun production at its first commercial facility in Mississippi.
It is believed the plant, once running at full capacity within the next 12 months, will be able to produce almost 50 million litres of petrol and diesel per year.
Kior will be using a mixture of biomass, like non-food crops and woodwaste, as part of the manufacturing... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2012
Cargill, a US-based agribusiness business, will be closing one of its two biodiesel plants in Germany.
The 120,000 tonne capacity per year facility has stopped production because of what Cargill calls an ‘overcapacity’ in the European green fuels sector. The plant is a joint venture with German agricultural co-op Agravis.
The recent announcement by the European... [Read More]
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The decline in rapeseed meal exports has prompted the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) to strongly oppose the proposed reduction of the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass.
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