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Spain-based renewable energy and engineering company Abengoa is set to temporarily idle an ethanol plant in the US.
The plant in Illinois allegedly produces 88 million gallons of ethanol annually but is due to idle because of current poor production margins, mainly in part because of the summer drought experienced by the US.
Abengoa was authorised by the US Environmental Protection Agency to help…
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A research team in the US claims to have developed a new biofuels process involving water, electricity and biomass.
The team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have come up with a technology that uses a fuel cell to convert biomass compound acetone into isopropanol, a chemical that’s used as a petrol additive.
According to chemical and biological engineering professor George Huber the…
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A fin whale that passed away on a beach in Suffolk, UK could be used to create biofuel according to the local district council.
The whale, which weighed around eight tonnes and was 10 metres long, is believed to have washed up onto the beach on 30 September.
Councillor Andrew Nunn is quoted as saying the whale would be taken to be rendered and the output possibly used for biofuel, rather than it…
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LanzaTech, a New Zealand-based biofuels developer, has secured new multi-million dollar funding from a Silicon Valley, US investment firm.
LanzaTech has been developing technology that converts industrial waste gases into chemicals, including ethanol for biofuels.
It says the NZD 18.3 million ($15 million) fund will be used to boost the company’s research and development programme.
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Brazilian pulp company Fibria Calulose has made a substantial investment into a Canadian biofuels company.
Ensyn, which converts woodwaste into fuel, landed the CA$20 million (€15.6 million) injection this week and brings the company’s value up to CA$330 million.
‘This joint venture will leverage both our expertise in growing fibre and market position in Brazil to create a…
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Yeast development company Microbiogen has signed a collaboration and license agreement with US-based renewable products company Amyris.
The agreement will see the Australian business focus on improving base yeast strains for the production of renewable fuels and other value added propositions.
‘This agreement between us is an excellent example of the sort of international and…
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Thailand-based oil refiner Bangchak Petroleum’s president Anusorn Sangnimnuan says it is set to invest heavily into two biodiesel projects.
Sangimnuan revealed that Bangchak will invest THB1.2 billion (€30.2 million) and double its capacity of pure biodiesel, or methyl ester, to 600,000 litres per day at its Ayutthaya plant.
That move is set to cost THB800 million and the remaining…
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An agricultural project in Abu Dhabi, with the view of producing sustainable jet fuel, is getting closer to fruition.
A demonstration farm required by scientists at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) is closer to finding a home. In collaboration with both the Abu Dhabi Urban Council and the Western Region Municipality, MIST is evaluating several options to acquire a necessary…
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Verenium, an industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialisation of enzymes, has agreed a two-year, $10 million (€7.7 million) revolving credit facility with Comerica Bank.
The credit facility will allow Verenium to borrow up to $8.4 million against eligible foreign and domestic receivables and will cover an existing $1.6 million letter of credit commitment to…
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Magellan Midstream Partners' biodiesel storage and blending terminal is now operational in Des Moines, Iowa.
The facility can store and mix 5,000 barrels of 2%, 5%, 10% and 20% biodiesel blends. The 5,000 barrel storage tank is heated and insulated, and features an accompanying pipeline network to the track rack that is also heated and insulated.
'This state-of-the-art system offers our customers…
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US-based biofuels producer Joule has signed a partnership with car manufacturer Audi to aid with its future production.
The car brand will test and validate Joule’s future biofuels production with a view to moving towards carbon-neutral driving. The producer has also commissioned a demonstration plant in New Mexico which will use sunlight and CO₂ to create ethanol.
‘Joule and the…
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Odec Tankstorage is increasing its storage capacity in a bid to handle more biofuels.
Last month the company acquired a 9,130m3 terminal area in Södertälje oil harbour, Sweden. The terminal is now under development and, upon completion, will feature four new tanks for biofuels storage.
Phase 1 of this project is slated to begin at the end of this year and includes a 6,000m3 insulated…
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Utah State University (USU) students have earned a world record after building a one litre, two-cylinder engine biofuelled car.
The Aggie A-Salt Streamliner runs on yeast biodiesel and topped out at 65.3mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, a new world record for that type of engine. It also matched the speed it obtained when using petroleum diesel.
It has taken over a year for the students and…
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German airline Lufthansa is set to work with Australian biofuels company Algae Tec to build a large-scale plant looking to produce green aviation fuel from algae.
The site of the new plant is yet to be decided but it is believed a country in Europe with a large CO₂ source will eventually be named as host.
‘Lufthansa will arrange 100% funding for the project, while we will receive licence…
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Clean energy company General Biofuels Georgia is set to construct a new wood pellet plant in Washington County, Georgia to aid biofuels production.
The facility is set to cost around $60 million (€46 million) and the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDED) is hopeful it will open in early 2014.
Georgia timberlands and local lumber producers will provide feedstock and produce will…
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German bioethanol association BDBE has hit back that rising country bioethanol output is contributing to higher global food prices.
Since the German government raised the allowed amount of bioethanol blended in petrol from five to 10% in 2011, overall output for the first half of 2012 was 295,000 metric tonnes (a 21% rise).
But Germany’s development minister Dirk Niebel claimed the…
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