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A Boeing 757 flew from Birmingham Airport, UK to Lanzarote on 6 October, on a 50/50 blend of bio-jet fuel derived from cooking oil and conventional jet fuel.
The one-off Thomson Airways flight took off at 2.25pm. Two hundred and thirty-two passengers were on board, making it Britain's first biofuel powered commercial flight.
Thomson hopes to make biofuel flights a regular occurrence from 2012,…
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FuturaGene, a company dedicated to enhancing the yield and sustainability of woody crops for biofuels and biopower, and Guangxi Academy of Sciences (GXAS) have entered into a development agreement.
Under the agreement, FuturaGene and GXAS, which is primarily focussed on bioenergy research and the development of non-food crops, will develop and optimise second generation biofuel production from…
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In China, Empire Oil Refineries has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Promethean Biofuels, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.
'We are pleased with the execution of the LOI between Empire and Promethean as it fits into our strategic plan to acquire assets in the biofuel clean energy space,' says Arshad Shah, president and CEO of Empire Oil Refineries. 'We feel that the addition…
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Simon Storage has installed an ethanol blending system for Mabanaft at the new biofuels blending facility at Simon’s Immingham West Terminal.
Simon says its facility has been built as a response to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) programme which means more suppliers will be distributing fuels that are made up of a percentage of renewables.
Simon and Mabanaft have built an…
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Renewable Energy Technologies has proposed to open an ethanol plant in the city of Holland, Michigan, US.
The company is looking to acquire an existing facility that was previously owned by American Beverage and convert it into a waste-to-ethanol production facility, handling products leftover from the production of sugar and alcohol.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Renewable…
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Enerkem, a producer of biofuels and chemicals from waste materials, has entered into an offtake agreement with Methanex, a methanol supplier.
Under the agreement, Methanex will purchase methanol produced at Enerkem's facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Enerkem's Edmonton-based subsidiary, Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, will begin producing the methanol for Methanex. The plant will subsequently…
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In Europe, a number of North West European organisations are partnering for a €14 million initiative that will address the current lack of information on macro- and microalgal productivity.
Energetic Algae (EnAlgae) will establish a series of pilot-scale seaweed farms and microalgae growth facilities in the region to provide information needed for optimised algae production.
NNFCC is one…
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Metro Terminals held a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour on 14 September to celebrate the grand opening of its biodiesel/bioheat clean fuel distribution facility in Calverton, Long Island, New York.
The facility will make use of a newly funded rail spur extension, which will improve the way fuel is transported throughout New York. Approximately 2,500 trucks will be taken off the road and instead…
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In Leamington, Ontario, Canada, New Energy Farms (NEF) has constructed its energy crop bioproducts facility.
The 30,000 square foot plant converts locally grown energy crops into low carbon bioproducts. It also generates 265kW of renewable electricity from solar panels fitted in the roof.
Pyramid and Prism Farms, partners of NEF, built the site, which currently handles 1,000 hectares of…
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Refining and marketing company Neste Oil has completed its fourth renewable diesel plant. Located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the plant is the largest of its kind in Europe.
The plant has an annual production capacity of 800,000 tonnes and this will be ramped up on a phased basis.
The plant brings Neste Oil's overall renewable diesel capacity to 2 million tonnes each year and 'will help us…
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In Brazil, Cargill, a global trader of sugar and ethanol, and Grupo USJ, a company dedicated to the sugarcane industry, have formed a 50/50 joint venture, SJC Bioenergia.
The new JV brings together two of Grupo USJ's sugarcane mills, both located in the state of Goiás: its Quirinópolis-based São Francisco mill and the Cachoeira Dourada mill, which is currently under…
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Four months after closing, Ensus' bioethanol plant remains closed due to market conditions.
Ensus closed its £250 million (€286 million) facility in May but insisted this was a temporary move. However, operations there remain halted and Ensus is unsure when production will be resumed. However it hopes to start refining by the end of this year.
Nevertheless, the company remains positive…
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PTTMCC Biochem, a joint venture between PTT and Mitsubishi Chemical, is developing a polybutylene succinate (PBS) plant in Thailand.
The joint venture has selected BioAmber, a renewable chemistry company, to build the plant and the company is scheduled the break ground on it in 2012.
The plant will be built close to PTTMCC's PBS plant at the Map Ta Phut site in Rayong, and both these facilities…
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Technical Trade, a company based in Romania, is developing a biofuel plant in the village of Remetea.
The company will break ground on the €6.5 million ethanol plant early next year, with startup scheduled in 2013.
It has not yet been disclosed how much ethanol the plant will produce, but it will be able to handle around 7,000 hectares of local crops such as potatoes, grain and white beet.
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Trading and services company Mitsui has signed an agreement with Simon Storage to store bioethanol at Simon’s Immingham West Terminal on the east coast of England.
The bioethanol will be received and delivered by sea and road; and the product will also be offered to companies currently storing products in the terminal.
Tank modifications were made for the new storage in order to prevent…
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The construction of ethanol producer Poet's commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, US, will remain on track after it received final approval for a $105 million (€78 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
The plant, Project Liberty, will be able to produce 25 million gallons a year of cellulosic ethanol from biomass when it comes online.
'This…
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