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Dec 7, 2011
Codexis launches new range of enzymes
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Dec 8, 2011
Aurora Algae has released a new method of developing algae strains that can be designed to meet fuel needs without using ‘foreign genes’ and instead using the algae’s natural genetic makeup.
Aurora says that in the past algae development has been limited to using existing strains of eukaryotic microalgae, because there was not enough technology available... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2011
The US Navy says it is to adapt a biofuel blend for aircraft and vessel use which will be put in use near Hawaii around the middle of next year.
About 450,000 gallons of biofuels will power a navy carrier group during a maritime exercise as part of a $12 million (€8.95 million) deal with Dynamic Fuels, which is a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum.
Solazyme... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2011
Thai Airways says it will be the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight powered by biofuels, when its plane takes off on 22 December, travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The airline will also fly a non-commercial flight the day before under the airline’s ‘travel green’ scheme which it is operating under part of its corporate social... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2011
Mascoma has signed an agreement with Valero Energy to develop and operate a 20 million gallon a year commercial-size cellulosic ethanol facility that will be built in Kinross, Michigan, US.
The plant will cost about $232 million (€175 million) and the companies plan to expand the facility to produce a further 40 million gallons a year as part of a second phase.
The... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2011
Members of Illinois parliament in the US have approved the state’s biodiesel blending programme today with a vote in the senate of 44 to nine.
The sunset date for the biodiesel state sales tax initiatives has been extended for the biodiesel state sales tax to the end of 2019 and with this any biodiesel blend of more than 10% is now eligible for fuel tax exemption.
President... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2011
Biodiesel company Evogene has extended its agreement with Brazilian agriculture company SLC Agricola in order to further develop castor bean seeds as a feedstock for biofuels.
This follows the development of seed varieties in trials in northeast Brazil through this year which the companies say has been successful.
The partnership between the two companies began in 2010... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2011
Shipping company Maersk and the US navy are working together to test biofuels derived from algae by fuelling a container ship with the alternative fuel for a journey from the north of Europe to India.
The ship, called Maersk Kalmar, was chosen for the tests because it features an engine that has been specifically designed for auxiliary testing, meaning risk of damage on... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2011
Cascade Grain plant in Washington could come back into operation over the next couple of months after being shut down in 2009 because of bankruptcy.
JH Kelly Ethanol, a JV between The Industrial Company and JH Kelly Holdings, acquired the plant back in December 2009 and at the time JH Kelly’s president Mason Evans said: ‘We were very disappointed when Cascade... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2011
Boeing has signed an agreement to collaborate with Hawai'i BioEnergy to produce renewable fuels, identify biofuel sources and build new technology.
The companies plan to examine crops including sorghum and eucalyptus for possible biofuel feedstocks – which can be grown locally in Hawaii in order to be produced into jet biofuel.
Boeing vice president of environment... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2011
South African company Sasol Synfuels has opened its first cobalt catalyst manufacturing facility in Sasolburg which will convert gas to liquids (GTL).
The company will supply the catalyst production to Qatar, Nigeria and Uzbekistan; creating 50 permanent jobs in the local South African community in the process.
Lean Strauss, Sasol senior group executive, says: ‘Our... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2011
Green Plains Renewable Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, BlendStar, will build, own and operate a new ethanol unit train terminal in Birmingham, Alabama on the BNSF Railway.
The new terminal will have 160,000 barrels of storage, and will receive full 96-car unit trains of ethanol, which can be offloaded within 24 hours.
The terminal is expected to be completed in... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
The Netherlands-based oil company North Sea Group is planning to construct the largest ethanol plant in Asia.
Located in the Philippines, the plant will have a capacity of 400 million litres of ethanol a year from a variety of feedstocks.
The plans have come about following the implementation of an E10 blending mandate, which requires oil companies to sell petrol with... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on key players within the aviation industry to unite to ensure fuel supply safety.
The IATA says this is the responsibility of stakeholders within the aviation and air transport fuel supply sectors, who must come together for fuel safety, as well as environmental and commercial issues.
IATA's director general... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2011
In New Haven, Connecticut, US, biodiesel producer Greenleaf Biofuels has broken ground on its biodiesel plant.
The plant, which has been designed to manufacture 10 million gallons a year of biodiesel, has been under development for five years and could be operational by Q2 2012.
Upon completion, a system from Greenline Industries will be installed, enabling the plant to... [Read More]
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The decline in rapeseed meal exports has prompted the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) to strongly oppose the proposed reduction of the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass.
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