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Feb 17, 2011
Shell and Cosan name JV
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Feb 17, 2011
OriginOil, a developer of breakthrough technology to transform algae, has agreed to participate in a pilot-scale algae project to be funded by the Mexican government.
The project will demonstrate industrial algae production, paving the way for substantial investment by the Mexican government in large-scale jet fuels production.
'We are excited to support Mexico's 'Manhattan... [Read More]
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Feb 17, 2011
The Canadian government has implemented a 2% biodiesel mandate in the nation.
Biodiesel's performance is similar to that of conventional diesel in automobile engines, while emitting 85-99% less GHGs, depending on the feedstock.
'This is a milestone day for home grown renewable biodiesel in Canada. Biodiesel is a better way to drive and an innovative way to fuel our economy,'... [Read More]
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Feb 17, 2011
This year ethanol production is expected to reach 88.7 billion litres, according to a global annual ethanol production forecast, released by the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), in cooperation with F.O. Licht. This will replace one million barrels of crude oil a day worldwide.
85.8 billion litres of the biofuel were produced in 2010 and GRFA foresees this rising... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2011
Technology provider for the energy and environment sectors Abengoa will implement its enzymatic hydrolysis process technology to produce bioethanol at a commercial-scale in the US.
The news comes after the company's second generation bioethanol pilot production plant, located in Salamanca, Spain, produced successful results.
The project, which received financing for its... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2011
Three US programmes dedicated to boost and encourage the use of renewable energy, in addition to create more jobs in rural areas, are to face interim rule changes.
The Biorefinery Assistance Program, the Repowering Assistance Program and the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels will be impacted by the changes, which will allow non-rural locations to be eligible for... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2011
BioJet International, a supply chain integrator in renewable jet fuel and related co-products for the aviation and transportation sectors, has received a $1.2 billion (€880 million) funding facility from Cayman-based Equity Partners Fund SPC. The funding structure is a three-year facility; further terms of the funding were not disclosed.
The funding agreement will... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
North America's fourth largest ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy's bid to purchase certain assets of Otter Tail Ag Enterprises has been accepted.
The bid was accepted by the bankruptcy court, which was overseeing the auction process.
The addition of the 55 million gallon-a-year dry-mill ethanol plant near Fergus Falls in Minnesota, US, brings Green Plains'... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
Renewable energy technology provider LanzaTech and Korean conglomerate Posco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see LanzaTech implement its gas fermentation technology to convert Posco's flue gases to ethanol and other value added products.
Posco is active in the steel, power, energy, engineering and construction industries. In 2010 it produced 33.7... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
While the recently approved E15 blend in conventional petrol will decrease GHGs emitted to the atmosphere, it may increase repair bills for boat owners and those with smaller engines.
It is thought that boaters will fill up their boats with E15 at participating stations despite the fact that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not approve the blend for many... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2011
Flint Hills Resources Renewables has acquired ethanol plants in Iowa Falls and Fairbank, Iowa, in the US, formerly owned by privately owned ethanol company Hawkeye Renewables, after the transaction was closed on 18 February 2011.
The sale was completed in an all-cash transaction, although the purchase price was not revealed.
'Our transaction with Flint Hills Resources... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2011
New Energy Farms (NEF), a North American-based commercial trading and development company for energy crops, in particular miscanthus, has opened two large-scale facilities for the supply of miscanthus rhizomes.
Two production sites are now operational, one in Ontario, Canada, and the other in Georgia in the US.
From these sites NEF can produce tens of thousands of acres... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2011
A new joint venture has been formed between renewable energy solutions provider Global Earth Energy (GLER) and Innovated Concepts of Ethanol, Corp. (ICE), a South Dakota, US-based biorefining, consulting and services firm.
'The joint venture will have estimated gross revenues of $80 million (€57.9 million) per year for a total revenue of $800 million for the life... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2011
In the US petroleum refiner and marketer Valero Energy Corporation has signed a letter of intent that could see it invest up to $50 million (€37 million) in innovative biofuels company, Lebanon, New Hampshire-based Mascoma Corporation.
Together with Mascoma's operating subsidiary Frontier Renewable Resources, jointly owned with natural resource management company... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2011
Four projects looking into the development of biodiesel in Colorado have been awarded grants under the Advancing Colorado’s Renewable Energy (ACRE) programme.
The programme has awarded 15 grants totalling $600,000 (€444,670) in a bid to encourage projects that add value to agricultural products.
As Tom Lipetzky, CFO at the Colorado Department of Agriculture,... [Read More]
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