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Dec 5, 2011
POET to expand production
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Dec 5, 2011
Canadian company Core BioFuel has produced a wood-to-fuel process to create high-octane, benzene-free, drop-in petrol.
The fuel will be produced from dimethyl ether and Larry Melnichuk, vice president of process design and development at Core says the technology ‘performs better than expected’.
He says: ‘The catalyst for this reaction did not produce... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2011
American Airlines, committed to cutting its carbon footprint, is due to launch its inaugural biofuel powered flight in mid-2012.
The airline will use a Boeing ecoDemonstrator aeroplane to complete the flight, which will take place next summer.
At the end of November American Airlines secured its supply of renewable diesel with the signing of a purchase agreement. It has... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2011
Atlantec BioEnergy says it is to build an R&D demonstration plant on Prince Edward Island off Canada.
The company recently purchased a facility in Cornwall in the UK and is also turning this into a demonstration plant by renovating it and installing its technology.
Atlantec plans to use ‘non-traditional feedstocks’ to create the bioenergy, such as energy... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2011
Eight firms working to commercialise biojet fuel will receive a total $7.7 million (€5.8 million) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The chosen eight companies will aid the FAA in developing alternative, sustainable 'drop-in' fuels that require no modifications of existing aircraft engines or fuelling equipment.
Feedstocks used to produce this renewable... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2011
Phase one of Botlek Tank Terminal's (BTT) construction project, which began in April 2010, has been commissioned.
On 4 December BTT sent out a tanker from tankpit 20, which was carrying 4,000 tonnes of biodiesel. In addition, BTT has since discharged an additional 3,000 tonnes of biodiesel from a cargo ship that was stored in tankpit 20 also.
Polimex-Mostostal of Warsaw,... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2011
Algarythm, a South Australian company, has developed a new method in producing algal biomass in commercial quantities.
Fishace Ecological Engineering has designed an open pond algae system coupled with photo-bioreactors to increase microalgae density and volume whilst decreasing operating costs. Nutrient-loaded waste waters have been introduced whilst managed fish culture... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2011
FuturaGene, a woody crop plantation company for the bioenergy and biofuel markets, has opened a new biotech R&D centre in China.
Although Futuragene has been working in China through partnerships with universities and research institutes over the last six years, this is the first such centre of its kind for the company in the country.
Stanley Hirsch, CEO of FuturaGene,... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2011
Codexis has created its own line of cellulose enzymes, called CodeXyme, which will be used to convert biomass into sugar.
The company is currently working with partners, such as Shell, Merck and Pfizer, and plans to release commercial samples to the chemical market by the second half of 2012.
Alan Shaw, CEO of Codexis, says: ‘CodeXyme Cellulase enzymes will be transformational... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2011
Aurora Algae has released a new method of developing algae strains that can be designed to meet fuel needs without using ‘foreign genes’ and instead using the algae’s natural genetic makeup.
Aurora says that in the past algae development has been limited to using existing strains of eukaryotic microalgae, because there was not enough technology available... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2011
The US Navy says it is to adapt a biofuel blend for aircraft and vessel use which will be put in use near Hawaii around the middle of next year.
About 450,000 gallons of biofuels will power a navy carrier group during a maritime exercise as part of a $12 million (€8.95 million) deal with Dynamic Fuels, which is a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum.
Solazyme... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2011
Thai Airways says it will be the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight powered by biofuels, when its plane takes off on 22 December, travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The airline will also fly a non-commercial flight the day before under the airline’s ‘travel green’ scheme which it is operating under part of its corporate social... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2011
Mascoma has signed an agreement with Valero Energy to develop and operate a 20 million gallon a year commercial-size cellulosic ethanol facility that will be built in Kinross, Michigan, US.
The plant will cost about $232 million (€175 million) and the companies plan to expand the facility to produce a further 40 million gallons a year as part of a second phase.
The... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2011
Members of Illinois parliament in the US have approved the state’s biodiesel blending programme today with a vote in the senate of 44 to nine.
The sunset date for the biodiesel state sales tax initiatives has been extended for the biodiesel state sales tax to the end of 2019 and with this any biodiesel blend of more than 10% is now eligible for fuel tax exemption.
President... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2011
Biodiesel company Evogene has extended its agreement with Brazilian agriculture company SLC Agricola in order to further develop castor bean seeds as a feedstock for biofuels.
This follows the development of seed varieties in trials in northeast Brazil through this year which the companies say has been successful.
The partnership between the two companies began in 2010... [Read More]
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