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Large-scale seaweed farms could become an important source for biofuels production in the UK, a new report by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) suggest.
The government department recently unveiled a report entitled, Seaweed in the UK and abroad – status, products, limitations, gaps and Cefas role.
In the report, Defra stated that seaweed could be important…
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Bioforever, a consortium of 14 European companies, has announced the start of a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to biochemicals.
Bioforever is an acronym for bio-based products from forestry via economically viable European routes.
The consortium intends to demonstrate the feasibility of various new value chains from lignocellulosic feedstocks to chemical building blocks…
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Energy-intensive industries and the products they make can play a considerable role in the global effort to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the World Bank Group, CLASP and Carbon Trust.
Making them part of the solution while helping them stay competitive is a key challenge for policy makers, the report highlighted.
‘Climate-friendly technologies’
The…
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Latvia has boosted its biofuel production over the past decade, according to official statistics from the country’s Central Statistical Bureau (CSM).
According to the CSM, Latvia has seen its production soar nearly 20 times in the past decade while 2015 consumption compared to 2014 was 203% higher.
Biofuels remains a small portion of the country’s overall renewable energy consumption,…
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BioFuelNet Canada, a Canadian research network on advanced biofuels, has slammed the findings of a recent study by Professor John DeCicco from the University of Michigan and colleagues which states that biofuels are worse than gasoline in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
In the study, when DeCicco and colleagues calculate the CO2 emissions going into the atmosphere, they consider all parts of…
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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, a testing and analysis instrument specialist, has announced the release of its new ‘BioEthanol Analyzer’ for quality control testing at bioethanol plants.
According to the firm, which is the US subsidiary of Japan-headquarted Shimadzu Corp., its analyser is an advanced tool for real-time monitoring of the fermentation process in bioethanol…
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Biofuels producer Gevo has entered into a heads of agreement with German airline Deutsche Lufthansa to supply Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.
The fuel will be produced at Gevo’s first commercial hydrocarbons facility, intended to be built in Luverne, Minnesota, US.
The terms of the agreement contemplate Lufthansa purchasing up to 8 million gpy of ATJ from Gevo, or up to 40 million…
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Petroleum products refiner Tesoro Corp. has agreed to acquire renewable fuels and chemicals company Virent to support Virent's success in bringing biofuels technology to commercial scale.
Virent's BioForming technology can convert sugars and other biomass derived feedstocks into renewable petrol blendstocks and aromatics, which are fully compatible with existing fuel infrastructure and current…
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Member of the US House of Representatives for Minnesota Tom Emmer has voiced his support for the state’s ethanol industry after a meeting with local biofuel producers.
Emmer recently met up with the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBFA) to learn more about Minnesota's ethanol industry and show his support for clean homegrown renewable biofuels.
"Minnesota and America's heartland are prime…
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LiqTech International, a Denmark-based clean technology company, has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to supply a $1.8 million (€1.6m) filtration system for a 100,000tpy Chinese bioethanol plant.
The bioethanol plant, to be located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, is scheduled to be in operation in 2017 and when completed it will be the largest bioethanol production…
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US biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has redeemed in full of the $100 million (€88.7m) Gulf Opportunity Zone (GOZone) bonds ahead of their 2033 maturity date.
The bonds were issued by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA) to help finance construction of the company’s 75 million gallon renewable hydrocarbon diesel refinery in Geismar, Louisiana.
In connection…
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide BRL 150 million (€41m) of long-term financing to CerradinhoBio, an ethanol and biomass-based electricity producer operating in the state of Goias, in Brazil.
This investment will support the growth of the sugar and ethanol industry and help to further develop renewable energy production in the country. Brazil is the world’s…
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Enerkem, a Canadian waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, announced it has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system for the biomethanol production of its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada.
According to Enerkem, this biorefinery will now become the first ISCC certified plant in the world to convert…
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ICM, a US ethanol dryer specialist, has announced that it has successfully bid to purchase Abengoa’s Kansas plant.
The deal was conducted under the provisions of the US Bankruptcy Code. The company will purchase the shuttered Colwich ethanol facility and property for $3.1 million (€2.7m).
“ICM values this location in Colwich, Kansas, and we are evaluating the best way to exercise…
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Oil from recycled tyres has been overlooked as a potential biofuel source, yet it is the most reliable and easiest to refine of all, according to oil expert Tim Rose of Southern Oil.
Rose said that the future of this source of feedstock is “immense” and preferable to other bio-oils from plants such as corn or algae. He also said it reduces dependence on imported fuel and “is an…
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