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Oct 9, 2012
New credit facility agreed for Verenium
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Sep 7, 2012
Fuel brand BP Biofuels has signed a three year agreement to work alongside Texas AgriLife Research (TAR) in developing feedstocks in the US Gulf coast.
The team at TAR will focus on production agronomics and plant breeding, while also concentrating on researching new varieties of energy cane, napiergrass, pearl-millet, miscane and kinggrass.
‘The goal is to develop... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2012
New Zealand-based natural energy provider Solid Energy (SE) is weighing up proposals that may see the sale of its biodiesel division.
The state-owned business has mooted the potential sale or even closure of subsidiaries Biodiesel New Zealand (BNZ) and wood pellet company Nature’s Flame.
This all comes as part of a major restructuring of SE amid claims neither of... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2012
US-based Patriot Bioenergy (PB) has announced plans for the construction of an ethanol plant in Whitley County, Kentucky.
PB is already growing beet feedstock in Whitley and Adair counties as a base for its ethanol production, moving away from corn which is no longer subsidised by the US government.
‘What we have been doing over the last eighteen months is looking... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2012
Biofuels consultancy AdvanceBio Systems has announced its SuPR2G reactor has been chosen for a pre-treatment research project by the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory.
The project will focus on the production of biofuels, fermentable sugars and chemicals from lignocelluloses rich biomass feedstocks, with both parties focusing mainly on both pre-treatment... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2012
The first production run at a new biofuels plant in Florida, US is being hailed as a ‘success’.
Officials at the LS9 facility in Okeechobee say the production run produced several tonnes of fatty alcohol with ‘excellent replication of technical metrics’.
‘We are pleased that our very first run at 135,000 litre scale went so well. It is a direct... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2012
Texas-based advanced biofuels business Terrabon has filed for chapter seven bankruptcy.
The company’s operations will cease and a trustee will be appointed to help liquidate its assets for the benefit of creditors.
The reason behind the bankruptcy, according to a statement from Terrabon, was the lack of forthcoming additional corporate funding to finish development... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2012
A new biofuels station selling both biodiesel and E85 has opened in Sacramento, California.
The petrol station is owned by Propel Fuels but co-located at a Mak’s Valero station in the downtown area. Local drivers will be treated to $10 (€7) worth of free biofuel to encourage participation and increase brand awareness.
‘Fleets and families in greater... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2012
Biofuels production could be potentially capped in the near future in France following a cabinet meeting this September.
Agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll mentioned that France should reconsider its plans to further develop the use of biofuel during the meeting.
Le Foll was quoted as saying that France’s targets for incorporating biofuel elements... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2012
A number of sites across the mid-west of Western Australia and Pilbara areas have been identified as capable of producing large quantities of commercial biofuel from microalgae.
University of Western Australia’s assistant professor Bryan Boruff studied over 2,000km of coastline and 170km inland areas on behalf of the university’s School of Earth and Environment.
‘Algal... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to establish the amount of bio-diesel products required to be included in diesel fuel markets in 2013.
EPA’s action sets the 2013 volume at 1.28 billion gallons under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) which established the second phase of the Renewable Fuel Standards programme. EISA specifies... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2012
Funds provided by the National Science Foundation will go towards the assessment of bioenergy projects in both North and South America over the next five years.
The $4.81 million (€3.67 million) grant will fund a team of researchers, led by Michigan Tech University professor Kathy Halvorsen, which will visit bioenergy projects in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Michigan... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2012
Construction of fuel company Citgo's proposed biodiesel storage tank will not begin yet, after members of the Planning Board voted to continue the request until November.
Citgo plans to build a new steel tank at its 57 million gallon Quincy Avenue terminal in Braintree, Massachusetts to hold just under 270,000 gallons of biodiesel made from animal and vegetable fats.
Citgo... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2012
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... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2012
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... [Read More]
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