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Jul 31, 2012
Scottish farmers receive biofuels boost
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Jul 31, 2012
NuStar and biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy Holdings are to build an ethanol storage facility complete with unit train infrastructure after forming a partnership.
To be located at NuStar's Dumfries site in Virginia, US, the facility will benefit the northern Virginia and Washington, DC markets. It will comprise ethanol unloading, storage and truck loading solutions.
The... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2012
Plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is to construct a bioethanol plant in Mojokerto, Indonesia.
The company claims the plant will be the first ever bioethanol plant to be operated by a state-owned company and aims to produce up to 30 million litres of fuel a year.
PTPN finance director Dolly Bulungan says the project will abosrb around $48 million (€39... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2012
A new report conducted energy research publisher SBI claims algae biofuels technologies should grow by double digits in the short-term.
The report states algae biofuels will post a compound annual growth rate of 43.1% and lead the market to $1.6 billion (€1.29 billion).
Investment by strategic partnerships and internal company revenue growth, which are slowly replacing... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2012
A recent survey of German motorists by ethanol association BDBE shows that most are still hesitate when it comes to using gasoline-ethanol blend E10.
Seven out of 10 motorists interviewed still fear E10 will damage their engines and only 33% have ever filled their cars with it compared with using the older Super E5 fuel option.
‘If at least 90% of German gasoline... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2012
A new biobutanol plant is being devised through a joint venture between chemical company Rhodia and next generation bio-based chemicals developer Cobalt Technologies.
The demonstration facility will be based in Brazil and is set to utilise Cobalt’s technology to convert bagasse and other local non-food feedstock in biobutnaol in Latin America.
‘This agreement... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2012
Hong Kong-based ASB Biodiesel, which is building a 100,000 tonne per year plant to produce biodiesel through processing city waste materials, claims it will aim to roll out the business to the mainland if the model proves successful.
The new factory, based at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, is aiming to be completed by the end of 2012 and start commercial production... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2012
Algae company Algae.Tec officially opened its algae-to-biofuels facility Shoalhaven One on 2 August, in New South Wales, Australia.
The facility showcases the company's algae growth and harvesting system, which can then be used to produce jet fuel or diesel.
Algae.Tec has recently recruited biofuels and aviation fuels specialist engineer Colin McGregor as GM of project... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2012
Algae cultivation technology provider Solix BioSystems has finalised a £20 million (€25 million) round of funding and can now begin building its inaugural commercial plant.
The new large-scale plant, the location for which has not yet been decided, will grow algae biomass that can then be used for the production of biofuels and animal feed.
Solix already operates... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2012
A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Science Centre believes it has identified key new proteins which could aid in the production of next generation biofuels.
Analysis of eight species of heat-loving bacteria from the genus Caldicellulosiruptor has revealed it may be possible to break down complex plant material, like switchgrass, using... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2012
UK-based road tanker operator Lewis Tankers has won a two-year contract to transport biofuel on behalf of Petrolneos Fuels (PF).
PF currently imports bulk quantities of bioethanol in its natural form and mixes it with 1% gasoline. Lewis Tankers will collect fuel from PF’s storage tanks at Grangemouth Docks, Yorkshire and deliver it to their Grangemouth refinery,... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2012
US-based champions of second generation ethanol Epec Biofuels announce a supply chain partner agreement with Biodimensions Delta Biorenewables (BDB).
Epec provides an industry integration platform to realise the commercial reality, from production to utilisation, of second generation ethanol from sweet sorghum feedstock. BDB is a joint venture company that assesses the... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2012
Oxford Catalysts Group, a technology manufacturer for the production of synthetic fuels, is to supply its technology to the GreenSky London plant.
A joint venture between Solena Fuels and British Airways, GreenSky London will be Europe's first commercial-scale sustainable jet fuel facility, producing renewable jet fuel from waste biomass.
Oxford Catalysts will now provide... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2012
South African Airways (SAA) is set to explore the implementation of a voluntary carbon offset programme that could also support the development of forestry in South Africa.
The state-owned airline, which works on a global scale, is vulnerable to policies in other countries that impose penalties and taxes on carbon emissions. Public enterprise minister Malusi Gigaba believes... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2012
US-based producer of cellulosic ethanol Blue Sugars is set to provide three Brazilian sugar cane mills with its technology by 2015.
It has been reported that at least five Brazilian ethanol producers have visited Blue Sugars’ demonstration plant in Wyoming throughout this year to evaluate the technology on offer.
Blue Sugars, formerly known as KL Energy, has been... [Read More]
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