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Nov 2, 2011
Air China flies first biofuel powered plane
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Nov 3, 2011
The Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO) has submitted documents to the House Science and Environment Subcommittee for a hearing on motor fuel standards, stating that the Renewable Fuel Standard is working with congress to increase US energy security and economic competitiveness.
Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s industrial & environmental... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2011
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has revised its projected sugarcane crush for the 2011/2012 harvest in the south-central region of the country, reducing it by 4.26% in comparison to what it predicted back in August.
Instead of an estimated 510.2 million tonnes of sugarcane for the harvest, it is expected that only 488.5 million tonnes will be farmed.... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2011
Kyriakos Maniatis, Principal Administrator from DG Energy, part of the European Commission, will open the conference on the 16th of November by discussing the most recent developments in biofuels in Europe. Talking about advancements being made in aviation biofuel in particular, Maniatis’ presentation promises to be an insightful analysis of the European market as... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2011
Biotechnology company Codexis says its revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were up 23% on the same period last year, increasing from $27.1 million (€19.6 million) to $33.3 million.
The revenue from products also increased by 29% to $12.2 million, mainly because of the progress made through the collaboration with Shell into the company’s carbon capture programme.
Operating... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2011
Biofuels company BioAmber and chemicals business Mitsui have joined forces to build a manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada.
The first phase of the development will produce 17,000 tonnes of biosuccinic acid and is due to open in 2013. The companies plan to expand the facility, adding a further 35,000 tonnes of succinic acid and then increase the size of the facility... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2011
The first US commercial flight to be powered by biofuels derived from algae has flown from Houston’s IAH airport to Chicago’s O’Hare airport.
The microbially-derived biofuel, called Solajet, was manufactured by Solazyme and is a 60% petroleum-derived jet fuel.
Solazyme has signed a letter of intent with United Airlines to produce 500,000 tonnes of renewable... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2011
Alaska Airlines has powered its first flights using a blend of biofuels derived from used cooking oil.
The airline, along with its sister company, Horizon Air, says they will operate 75 flights between Seattle and Washington DC over the next three weeks using the fuel.
The blend, which consists of 20% biofuels, will cut greenhouse gases by about 10% over the 75 flights,... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2011
Biofuels producer Verbio says its group sales have so far risen by more than 45% over the past year to €539 million, which it has attributed to the rising prices of biofuels along with trading activities.
In the first three quarters of this year, Verbio produced more than 410,000 tonnes of biofuels, and although this was less than the 427,000 tonnes of biofuels produced... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2011
In China, steel producer Shougang Group and its New Zealand-based partner Shougang TangMing are looking to reduce their carbon footprint through the installation of clean energy technology at their steel mills across the world.
Under a joint venture agreement with LanzaTech, Beijing-headquartered Shougang will construct a demo-scale plant at one of its steel mills, before... [Read More]
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Oct 13, 2011
In Italy, production capacity is predicted to drop by 18% as growing quantities of cheap imports continue to impact the country's output.
By the end of this year, production is expected to reach 600,000 tonnes, with producers importing palm oil and rapeseed being hit the hardest.
Cheap imports are expected to account for around 70% of Italy's domestic demand this year.
Today,... [Read More]
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Oct 13, 2011
In a new collaboration, energy producer Solena and Scandinavian Airlines System International (SAS) are to develop a bio-jet fuel project at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
The project will handle biomass such as MSW. These waste materials is will be gasified, with the resulting syngas being made into renewable aviation fuel.
Following the completion of this project, the... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2011
Gruppo Mossi and Ghisolfi (M&G), the Italian company behind the construction of the world’s first industrial second generation ethanol producing facility, has created a joint venture with TPG Capital and TPG Biotech to license the company’s Proesa technology, called Beta Renewables.
As part of a €250 million investment into Beta Renewables, the technology... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2011
Zimbabwean ethanol producer Green Fuel was forced to stop production at the beginning of last week because it has reached its storage capacity and was unable to offload the product until it received a trading licence from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
However, Green Fuel spokesperson Lilian Muungani said today that they had put the plant back online on Thursday morning.
‘Green... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2011
Algae.Tec, an algae production company, has received approval for its demonstration facility in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia.
The facility was approved under the Shoalhaven City Council Environment Planning and Assessment Act and the plant will be used to capture carbon dioxide waste from power stations and manufacturing facilities, feeding the pollution into... [Read More]
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