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Sep 19, 2012
Biodiesel car sets new world record in Utah
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Sep 20, 2012
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... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2012
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... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2012
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... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2012
Petrochemical supplier and technology licensor Honeywell UOP has won a 15 month contract to work on biofuels for the US Air Force.
The Defence Department awarded the $17.3 million (€13.4 million) contract for the creation of an economically viable refinery to produce advanced drop-in biofuels.
The deal will be structured as a Technology Investment Agreement, meaning... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2012
A new 400,000 litres a day ethanol plant in Ubon Ratchani, Thailand is set to be completed by November this year.
The Thai Ubon Bioethanol project is still under construction, but the plant will have the capacity to produce both hydrous and anhydrous material and could use both cassava and molasses as feedstock.
‘We will be able to produce both ethanol grades and... [Read More]
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Aug 21, 2012
The successful completion of its sixth test period of ‘no harm’ tests for oxidation stabilisers and additional products has been announced by the Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM).
The tests make sure that the chemical and physical properties in biodiesel are not affected by the use of oxidation stabilisers, there are no inadmissible reciprocal... [Read More]
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Aug 21, 2012
Two German researchers have re-ignited the debate that European-produced biodiesel does not meet the required sustainability targets claimed by Brussels.
Gernot Pehnet and Christoph Vietze of the Friedruch Schiller University claim eight of the ten tests on locally-produced rapeseed biodiesel failed to meet the promised 35% of greenhouse gas savings promised. In many cases... [Read More]
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Aug 22, 2012
The Argentinean government has begun to formally accuse the European Union of violating rules set by the World Trade Organisation in regard to biodiesel import restrictions from the South American nation.
The move comes following a decision made by Spain this spring that required all imported biodiesel to come only from European producers. The decision effectively ended... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2012
Global engineering and technology company Chemtex has won a partnership with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build a new advanced biofuels plant.
Backed by a federal-private partnership and earmarked to open in 2014, the biorefinery will create 315 jobs and produce cellulosic ethanol from energy crops. The location of the site is believed to be Sampson County,... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2012
Biofuels and renewable chemicals company Aemetis plans to use technology developed by energy provider Chevron and construction company Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI) to explore jet fuel and diesel production.
The technology, provided by Chevron and CBI joint venture Chevron Lummus Global, uses water to convert plant oils into products that are similar to petroleum crude... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2012
The total volume of liquid bulk handled in the Port of Rotterdam rose by 10.6% to 107.5 million tonnes in the first half of 2012.
Crude oil incoming trade was close to reaching record levels for the first six months of 2012 after it reached 50.6 million tonnes, a 9.6% increase. The handling of mineral oil was also up – by 13.8% - to 39.9 million tonnes, while fuel... [Read More]
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Aug 28, 2012
Algae-based green crude oil producers Sapphire Energy’s first phase of its Green Crude Farm, which it claims is the world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational.
The construction of this first phase began on 1 June last year and was completed on time and on budget. The facility aims to produce 1.5 million gallons... [Read More]
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Aug 28, 2012
Developer of second generation biofuels technology TMO Renewables has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the authorities of Heilongjiang, China.
The MoU will see TMO provide long-term large volume biomass feedstock supply for future biofuel production facilities from Heilongjiang State Farm, the largest state owned farming corporation in China.
The MoU is also the... [Read More]
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Aug 29, 2012
Biofuels producer Agri-Source Fuels (ASF) is seeking a buyer for its biodiesel refinery located in Dade City, US.
ASF claims the plant is only currently refining glycerine but, although it is producing nearly 2 million gallons per year of 99.7% pure USP, further retrofitting and enhancements are required to bring over 12 million gallons of bidiesel refining back... [Read More]
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