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Jul 27, 2011
New biodiesel facility for Cowichan Valley
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Jul 27, 2011
Chevrolet is looking to launch a biodiesel-powered model of the Chevrolet Cruze in the US.
These vehicles are already available in Europe, and US drivers will be able to purchase the eco-friendly Chevrolet Cruze from Q1 2013. The modified car will give motorists the option to fill up on diesel blended with biodiesel.
Chevrolet chose to modify its Cruze because it has 'proven... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2011
In the US, ethanol company Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings is looking to commence operations at its defunct ethanol plant in Aurora East, Nebraska.
The plant has been idle since April 2011 but could be up and running again soon, as the company has completed improvements to the fermentation process.
'Our operational focus is to implement identified changes to bring the... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2011
In Tocantins, Brazil, Pedro Afonso Açúcar e Bioenergia, a joint venture between ITOCHU and Bunge, began manufacturing ethanol on 22 July.
ITOCHU holds 20% of the shares in the joint venture, through its wholly owned subsidiary JB BioEnergy. Bunge owns the remaining 80%.
ITOCHU and Bunge have also formed a partnership for the production and sales of ethanol... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2011
Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO of Rentech is to provide the keynote address on 3 October at the Biofuels International expo & conference in Calgary, Canada.
Rentech's proposed Olympiad Renewable Energy Centre (Olympiad Project), located in White River, Ontario, Canada will be designed as a state-of-the-art energy facility that would employ the Rentech-ClearFuels biomass gasification... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2011
Brazil's energy giant Petrobras is looking to produce 5.6 billion litres of ethanol by 2015, according to Miguel Rossetto, CEO of the company's biofuel division Petrobras Combustíveis.
The ramp up would see Petrobras obtain 12% of the domestic market. The company had a 3.3% share in the market last year, after it manufactured 1 billion litres of ethanol.
Between... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2011
In Colombia, EcoPetrol's Bioenergy S.A.is planning a 480m3 per day sugar-to-ethanol plant in Los Llanos.
Biofuels technology and process engineering company Praj Industries has been awarded a $22 million (€15.4 million) contract to supply the main process plant for the project.
Speaking about the order, Pramod Chaudhari, executive chairman of Praj Industries, said:... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2011
Agave, a plant normally used to produce tequila, has been found to offer significant advantages as a biofuel feedstock.
The crop can be grown on marginal agricultural land, while thriving in dry environments and yielding high sugar content, according to a report from the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, entitled 'Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas analysis... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2011
In Miller, South Dakota, US, oilseed processing facility South Dakota Oilseed Processors is to be sold at auction by Maas Companies of Minnesota.
South Dakota Oilseed Processors began building the 25,536 square foot plant in 2007 before it came online in 2009. However, the facility closed in December 2010, citing market conditions.
Located on 22 acres of land, the defunct... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2011
In Brazil, a wholly owned subsidiary of energy giant Petrobras, Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. – Pbio, has purchased a 50% stake in a biodiesel plant for $128 million (€88 million).
The plant is located in Rio Grande do Sul and owned by BSBIOS Indústria e Commércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil.
The biodiesel production plant is able to produce... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2011
In Peru, the nation's largest sugar producer is to start manufacturing ethanol.
By the end of 2011, Gloria S.A. is to produce ethanol at two of its sugar mills; Casa Grande and Complejo Agroindustrial Cartavo.... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2011
In its largest effort yet to raise awareness of biodiesel, the National Biodiesel Board is launching a multi-million dollar campaign to highlight to its economic, environmental and national security advantages.
The national outreach includes a television advert, which features a school bus and the tag line: 'Biodiesel. America's Advanced Biofuel'. Also part of the awareness... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2011
Within the next 12 months renewable energy company Solena is looking to submit a planning application for a biofuels production plant.
Expected to cost between $300 and $350 million (€209-244 million), the plant, which could be located in Gilroy, California, US, will produce 16 million gallons a year of renewable jet fuel.
However, the company still has a lot of development... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2011
Green Source of Spain, a subsidiary of SNIACE, is moving forward with its plans to build a bioethanol plant in Poland.
The company has bought a plot of land in Kostrzvn on which it will build the facility.
Green Source is scheduled to break ground on the project in Q3 2011 and operations will begin almost two years later. The plant will produce 200,000 tonnes of bioethanol,... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2011
Designed to transport offshore wind farm structures and energy wood, it seems only right that the 105m long by 19m beam Aura II vessel is capable of reducing carbon emissions too.
Shipbuilding company STX Finland has contracted Wärtsilä, a company dedicated to power solutions for the marine and energy sectors, to install its engines on board the ship, which can... [Read More]
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