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Feb 6, 2012
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Feb 6, 2012
Algae producer Aquaviridis has joined forces with OriginOil to develop a new technology that extracts oil from the algae and will develop this multi-phase production at its Mexicali site in Mexico.
Through the North American Free Trade Agreement, a region in the country has been put aside for such developments and OriginOil will help by harvesting and developing its algae... [Read More]
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Feb 7, 2012
Chemoprojekt, a Czech Republic-based company specialising in design, engineering and procurement, has formed a joint venture with Nationwide Asset Management.
The 50/50 joint venture has been named FAME Usti nad Labem and will be used for biodiesel production.
The new joint venture will be in charge of the operation of a biodiesel plant that will produce 100,000 tonnes... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2012
Springboard Biodiesel and Pinnacle Capital have launched a new programme to install small-scale biodiesel production facilities at both public and private schools and campuses in the US.
The technology will turn used cooking oil from the kitchens on the site into biodiesel that will be used to fuel school vehicles.
‘Because the cost of making biodiesel in our BioPro... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2012
DuPont and feedstock company NexSteppe have signed an agreement to develop advanced feedstocks for biofuels, biopower and biobased products. In particular, the development will focus on new sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids.
DuPont has made an equity investment in the company which it hopes will enable it to breed and commercialise new hybrids within crops... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT), a group made up of 57 Indian tribes, has formed a business relationship with renewable jet fuel supplier BioJet International.
The CERT members, who own and manage coal, uranium, oil and gas reserves throughout the US, will work with BioJet to capitalise on supply chain projects relating to feedstock and refining projects.
Mitch... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Bioethanol producer CropEnergies has reported a 22% rise in group revenues to €425.8 million which the company says is because of the higher prices of bioethanol and protein food and animal feed products.
‘Ethanol prices in Europe have risen since 2010, mostly due to higher demand which is fuelled by the growing blending rates and implementation of the EU Renewable... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Boeing and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have joined forces to examine the potential for aviation biofuels’ feedstock growth in the north of the country.
The partnership comes following the release of the Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation roadmap, which recommends research into the area.
‘The roadmap... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2012
Lufthansa says it has finished its six month trial with biosynthetic fuel, during which time more than 1,000 biofuel flights were successfully flown between Hamburg and Frankfurt.
However, the airline is ending its trials because it is unable to find reliable suppliers for its aviation biofuels.
‘As a next step, we will focus on the suitability, availability, sustainability... [Read More]
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Jan 12, 2012
Brazil says it has had the biggest grain harvest in its history, of nearly 160 million tonnes in 2011, and has forecasted a further rise for 2012.
The cereal, pulse and oilseed harvest beat 2010’s harvest by more than 10 million tonnes, probably because the land for harvest has grown nearly 5% in size to 48.7 million hectares.
This year it is predicted Brazil will... [Read More]
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Jan 12, 2012
A study carried out by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) says the algal biofuels industry employed 466 workers in the San Diego region last year, providing more than $41 million (€32 million) in payroll and nearly $81 million in economic activity.
Adding to this, the industry is also expected to generate about $12.5 million in payroll and about $33 million... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2012
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says the ethanol exports for last year could have been more than 1.1 billion gallons, thanks to a new monthly record set in November.
More than 150 million gallons was exported in that month, according to government figures, going mainly to Brazil. The fuel was also exported to Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands were the other main... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2012
Range Fuels has sold its cellulosic ethanol plant to New Zealand biofuels company LanzaTech after the company went into the red this month.
In an auction, LanzaTech purchased the ethanol plant located in Soperton, Georgia, US, for $5.1 million (€4 million), as part of a liquidation process that was approved by the government.
LanzaTech, that has received funding from... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2012
Australian company Algae.Tec has signed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Chinese company Shandong Kerui.
Working together, the companies will build a 250-module algae biofuels facility in China, in which both companies will pay half to cover costs.
The module system at the facility will be enclosed and the way the algae will be cultivated is meant to give it a high... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2012
Bioenergy crop company SG Biofuels has closed a $17 million (€13 million) round of fundraising to go towards further developments of its hybrid jatropha seeds which can be used for biodiesel production.
The series B of financing was led by Thomas, McNerney & Partners; and Finistere Ventures and current investors Flint Hills Resources and Life Technologies were... [Read More]
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