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Jan 25, 2013
North Carolina biofuels research gets over $1m boost
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Jan 28, 2013
Spain to lift self-imposed embargo on biofuel imports
A resolution following a lift of the embargo by Spain on any imported non-EU biofuels which caused dispute with Argentina has been announced The Spanish government, since the spring of last year, decreed that only fuel produced within the EU could meet its quota for biofuels used in transport. Europe is Argentina’s second biggest trading partner, after Brazil, so... [Read More]

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Jan 29, 2013
Jatropha research expands in Brazil for biofuels and biomass
Energy crop company SG Biofuels (SGB) is to work with two Brazilian companies to advance the development of jatropha as a next generation crop. Agreements have been signed by SGB with agricultural research institution Embrapa and biodiesel refiner Fiagril. ‘These agreements validate the two years of progress we’ve made advancing our genetics in Brazil and provide... [Read More]

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Jan 30, 2013
Global Partners to buy ethanol and crude oil facility
Terminal network owner Global Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a Portland, Oregon-based crude oil and ethanol facility from Cascade Kelly Holdings for approximately $95 million (€70 million). Assets included in the transaction are 200,000 barrels of storage capacity, a rail transloading facility served by the BNSF Railway, a deepwater marine terminal and... [Read More]

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Jan 30, 2013
Algae biofuels project receives DoE cash backing
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a grant for a multidisciplinary Cal Poly research team to develop algae biofuels processes. The $1.3 million (€961,400) will help the team, dubbed the Algae Technology Group, look at developing processes that turn waste resources and nutrients recycled from algae-derived biomass into sustainable biofuels. The DoE hope... [Read More]

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Jan 30, 2013
US ethanol plant subject of takeover
US-based Guardian Energy Heron Lake (GEHL) has signed an agreement to acquire the ethanol production assets from Heron Lake BioEnergy. The transaction, which also includes a 73% ownership interest in pipeline subsidiary Agrinatural Gas, is expected to close by the start of March, pending regulatory and member approval. The Heron Lake natural gas-fired ethanol plant produces... [Read More]

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Jan 31, 2013
Praj solidifies ethanol presence in Columbia
India-based process engineering and solutions company Praj Industries has won a contract to provide an ethanol plant in Columbia. The order comes from food and sugar processing business Riopaila Castilla (RC) and is worth a total of $20 million (€14.7 million), which includes the plant which will produce 400,000 litres of ethanol a day at RC’s sugar plant... [Read More]

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Jan 31, 2013
Biodiesel collaboration set to boost US east coast levels
Two US east coast-based biodiesel development companies have signed an agreement to provide the national capital region (NCR) with clean burning biodiesel. Tri-State Biodiesel subsidiary Beltway Biodiesel and DC Biofuels (DCB) will launch a combined waste vegetable oil collection from restaurants and large food service institutes. The NCR is primarily made up of Washington,... [Read More]

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Feb 1, 2013
EPA proposes 2013 US renewable fuel standards
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed its 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). The proposed 2013 overall volumes and standards are: Biomass-based diesel (1.28 billion gallons; 1.12%)Advanced biofuels (2.75 billion gallons; 1.60%)Cellulosic biofuels (14 million... [Read More]

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Feb 3, 2013
CLH biofuel supply up 27% on 2011
Spanish oil storage and transportation company CLH Group supplied over 2.4 million m3 of biofuels throughout 2012, a 27% increase on what it delivered in 2011. In a statement the company said 2.1 million m3 of this was biodiesel and the remaining 0.3 million m3 was bioethanol. Of the 2.1 million m3 of biodiesel, 700,000m3 was accounted for by second generation hydrobiodiesel... [Read More]

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Feb 4, 2013
First batch of commercial biofene made by Amyris
US-based renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris has shipped its first load of biofene from its new plant in Brazil. The facility represents Amyris’ first purpose-built industrial fermentation plant which produces farnesene from sugarcane to create the biofene. ‘This initial shipment marks the successful completion of our start-up activities. We have operated... [Read More]

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Feb 4, 2013
Muradel biofuels pilot plant finds location in Australia
A two-year pilot biofuels project in Whyalla, Australia has been given a location to set up shop by the local council. The facility has been given two hectares at an industrial site to produce biofuels from algae feedstock thanks to ‘unanimous approval’ from the Whyalla City Council in January. ‘The project, in our view, ticks all the boxes - employment... [Read More]

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Dec 28, 2012
Jackson leaves EPA ‘sailing in right direction’
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be seeking a new administrator after Lisa Jackson stepped down from the position after four years. It is believed Jackson told President Barack Obama of her decision to leave her post shortly after his re-election in November. Below is the statement that Jackson issued upon her departure: ‘I want to thank President... [Read More]

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Dec 28, 2012
Significant regional support for Scandinavian biorefinery project
The Olvi Foundation (OF) has decided to join in the funding of Green Fuel Nordic’s (GFN) biorefinery project. The decision will represent one of the most significant capital investors into the biorefinery project according to OF CEO Timo Saarelainen. GFN has spent the last 12 months making different players more aware of bio-oil, its production, applications and... [Read More]

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Dec 31, 2012
Iran business to increase biodiesel production
The head of Iran’s Fuel Conservation Company (IFC) has stated that it will start a specialised work group to produce biodiesel in conjunction with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad. ‘Upon the request of cabinet, a fuel basket was defined recently in which the share of fuel used by diesel cars rose by 17% to hit 24%,’ Abbas Kazzemi, the head of the IFC,... [Read More]


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