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Feb 14, 2013
Woody biomass conversion on table for US ethanol producer
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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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Jan 22, 2013
US-based ethanol production business Poet has installed its new corn oil technology into 25 of its 27 biorefineries.
The move brings Poet’s total capacity to around 250,000 tonnes a year, enough feedstock to produce 68 million gallons of biodiesel annually.
Facilities in places like Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota and Ohio have been beneficiaries of the upgrade.
‘There’s... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2013
The US Renewable Fuels Association president Bob Dinneen has called for certainty over indirect land use change (ILUC) penalties in a letter sent to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
It has been over two years since CARB proposed to revise ILUC penalties against certain biofuels as part of the state’s Low Standard Fuels Standard (LCFS).
‘I am writing... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2013
The US biodiesel industry broke the 1 billion gallon mark in 2012 for the second consecutive year, according to year-end production figures released by the EPA.
The total volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons was roughly flat over 2011 production, exceeding it by 6 million gallons.
‘These numbers reflect the ongoing growth and development of our industry and represent... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2013
Peru-based ethanol producer Maple Energy (ME) has received government approval to expand its operation moving forward.
The approval, given in December, will allow ME to begin expanding its sugarcane plantation by 877 hectares from its current size of 6,532 hectares. It reveals that ‘substantial drip irrigation systems are already in place’ and it expects to... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2013
The Asian Institute of Petroleum Studies (AIPS) has made a plea for oil-fired power plants to look at using coconut methyl ester (CME) in a move to become more environmentally friendly.
A move to coco-biodiesel would also be cost efficient for businesses, the AIPS claims.
‘When blended with industrial diesel oil or industrial fuel oil, also known as bunker, CME makes... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2013
A consortium targeting biofuels production in the US will be awarded a grant by the Biofuels Centre of North Carolina.
The 13 strong group, led by AdvantageWest Economic Development, will receive $766,256 (€570,133) to fortify the biofuels sector and help with expansion in the region through a project called Planting the Seeds for a Robust WNC Biofuels Sector.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 28, 2013
A resolution following a lift of the embargo by Spain on any imported non-EU biofuels which caused dispute with Argentina has been announced
The Spanish government, since the spring of last year, decreed that only fuel produced within the EU could meet its quota for biofuels used in transport. Europe is Argentina’s second biggest trading partner, after Brazil, so... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2013
Energy crop company SG Biofuels (SGB) is to work with two Brazilian companies to advance the development of jatropha as a next generation crop.
Agreements have been signed by SGB with agricultural research institution Embrapa and biodiesel refiner Fiagril.
‘These agreements validate the two years of progress we’ve made advancing our genetics in Brazil and provide... [Read More]
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