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Mar 11, 2011
EVG and Raptor sign $1.6m deal
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Mar 14, 2011
At the Port of Morrow in Oregon, US, cellulosic ethanol company ZeaChem's plant is over one-third complete.
The 40,000-gallon fermentation tanks are now in place, while work continues on the two-story operational facility.
Builders started work on the project in November 2010, with completion scheduled for October 2011.
ZeaChem is financing the core technology portion... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2011
China Integrated Energy, a China-based energy company, has released its Q4 financial results, ending 31 December 2010.
The company's fourth quarter sales increased 26.6% to $118 million (€84.7 million), up from $93.3 million in the same period in 2009.
China Integrated Energy reported that the increase was due to a strong growth in biodiesel sales as newly acquired... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2011
In Iowa, US, Salt Lake City-headquartered Sinclair Oil Corporation is to make biodiesel available to its customers at its Ft. Madison blending terminal.
In addition to offering the REG-9000 dyed and clear biodiesel to drivers, the new addition to Sinclair's terminal will also provide another option for petroleum distributors in Illinois and Missouri.
As Jack Barger, VP... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2011
Q1 2011 saw the introduction of the Biodiesel Crop Demonstration Project (BDC) in Hawaii – a move that should increase the island's energy security.
Neil Abercrombie implemented the oilseed crop research project, which is a two-year joint venture between Pacific Biodiesel, the US Marine Corps, the US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center and Army... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2011
In the US the Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is putting together a DDGS survey.
The Distillers' By-products Survey, which will focus on the use of distiller's grains and by-products, will be distributed across 48 states and the NASS is currently calling for input from stakeholders as it works to develop the survey.
NASS hopes... [Read More]
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Mar 17, 2011
Renewable energy firm Mission NewEnergy and palm oil producer Felda Global Group have entered into a long-term supply agreement to establish the first fully integrated ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification System) certified palm biodiesel supply and production chain in Asia.
Together Felda and Mission have completed ISCC certification of two of Felda's... [Read More]
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Mar 17, 2011
Biodiesel production around the world will increase at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of approximately 15.5% between 2010 and 2013, according to a research report by market research and information analysis company RNCOS.
The company's report, named 'Global Biofuel Market Analysis', states that government incentives and a boom in the number of biodiesel plants in... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
Located in Texas, US, biofuel company KiOR, which is building three plants in Mississippi, has found a buyer for its renewable oil that will be produced at its Columbus-based facility, due to begin operations in 2012.
Tuscaloosa's Hunt Refining, a petroleum refining company, will purchase the renewable crude oil, converted from wood chips.
'The announcement is an important... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
A US air force test pilot successfully flew an A-10 Thunderbolt II jet aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base on March 25, testing a blend of biomass-derived and conventional JP-8 jet fuel.
It was the first time such a flight had been carried out using this specific jet fuel blend.
The biomass fuel was created from camelina oil, a flowering plant, and the fuel is called... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
The White Paper, titled 'Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system,' has been introduced by the European Commission and welcomed by ePURE.
The White Paper recommends that Europe reduce its dependence on imported oil and cut its carbon emissions in the transportation sector by 60% by 2050. Transport... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
NASA recently tested a type of biofuel on a NASA DC-8 to measure its performance and emissions as part of the Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment II (AAFEX II).
The Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel is made from chicken fat and is an eco-friendly way to travel.
‘The Air Force bought many thousands of gallons of this to burn in some of their jets and provided about... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
In northern Peru work is ongoing with Maple Energy's ethanol project and the ethanol company expects commercial operations to begin in the second half of 2011.
Costing an estimated $254 million (€180.6 million), the greenfield project, which includes main water delivery and drip irrigation systems, comprises an ethanol production plant and a 7,800-hectare sugarcane... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) has launched the RSB Certification System, which provides the assurances operators need to guarantee the sustainability and traceability of their feedstocks and fuels.
The 18 March 2011 saw the new RSB system receive provisional recognition by the German government under its regulatory scheme for biofuels.
And on 22 March 2011... [Read More]
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Mar 31, 2011
Integrated energy company Suncor Energy has completed the expansion of its St. Clair ethanol plant, located in the Sarnia-Lambton region of Canada.
The expansion project has doubled the plant's production capacity and it is now recognised as Canada's largest biofuel production facility, after its output was ramped up from 200 million litres a year of ethanol to 400 million... [Read More]
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