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Jul 13, 2011
CropEnergies' Q1 revenues rise 41%
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Jul 15, 2011
Virgin Australia, Richard Branson’s airline, is to fuel its planes with biofuel derived from gum trees.
In the first project of its kind in the world, the airline has partnered with the Renewable Oil Corporation, Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (DYMTF) and Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre (FFI CRC), to process eucalyptus trees into fuel in... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2011
In the US, Western Wisconsin Energy's board of directors has decided to sell the biofuel plant.
The company was set up in 2003 and in 2006 finished building its 40 million gallon a year ethanol plant. Today, the Western Wisconsin Energy plant can produce 55 million gallons of ethanol a year.
Tours of the plant will be taking place between 1 August and 12 August.
Ascendant... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2011
In the south-central region of Brazil, the total sugarcane crush has fallen to 533.5 million tonnes – a drop of 4.21% compared to the 2010/11 end of season harvest.
According to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), the major factors which led to the decrease in sugarcane crush were the increased age at which sugarcane fields are now expected to produce... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2011
Technology and speciality materials firm Celanese is to begin producing ethanol in China earlier than previously scheduled.
In addition to the company's previous plans to develop a possible two greenfield units, Celanese plans to modify and enhance its existing integrated acetyl facility at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park with its TCX technology.
These modifications... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2011
'Biodiesel: Growing A New Energy Economy', a book highlighting the advantages that biodiesel poses, has been translated into Arabic.
Pahl hopes the translated version of his book will help highlight the importance of renewable energy around the world. He noted that, although biodiesel is not the solution for a carbon-free transport sector, it is at least part of the solution.
Ali... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2011
In Cumberland, Wisconsin, US, SunPower Biodiesel has started producing biodiesel at its new facility.
The plant will convert locally grown canola into the biofuel.
A ribbon cutting ceremony, tours of the facility and a biodiesel workshop marked the opening.
'SunPower is very unique in our region,' says Laura Richard, Wisconsin Clean Cities, Southeast Area. 'It's a full... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2011
In the area of Rosario in Argentina, agricultural company Louis Dreyfus is planning to build a biodiesel plant.
Costing the company $40 million (€28 million), the plant will produce 300,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year from soya oil.
Argentina is one of the largest exporters of soya oil-based biodiesel in the world.
The new facility will be located in the town of General... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2011
In Argentina, Grupo Bolzan is planning to construct its second biodiesel production plant in the region.
Once operations are underway at the site, the new facility will have an annual output capacity of 16 million gallons a year from soyabean oil.
The project requires an investment of $8 million (€5.6 million) and Bolzan is currently seeking a loan to help fund the... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2011
In the US, a group of seven airlines has signed letters of intent with Solena Fuels for a supply of 100% biomass-derived jet fuel to be produced in northern California.
The fuel will be produced at Solena's GreenSky California biomass-to-liquids (BtL) facility, located in northern California. At the plant, 550,000 tonnes of urban and agricultural waste will be converted... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2011
In Fulton, Mississippi, US, biofuels company BlueFire Renewables has completed initial site-preparation for its first cellulosic ethanol plant.
Century Construction has cleared the site, completed the grubbing, brought the site to grade level and installed drainage structures prior to completion of final rough grading. Grass and mulch were applied to establish the necessary... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2011
The first international flight to be fuelled by biofuels successfully landed at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on 18 June 2011.
The Gulfstream G450 became the first aircraft to fly from North America to Europe using a 50/50 blend of Honeywell's green jet fuel and petroleum-based jet fuel, which powered one of the aircraft's Rolls Royce engines.
The energy crop camelina was used... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
Owned by Noble Group of Hong Kong, agricultural commodity trader Noble Argentina is looking to build a biodiesel plant in Santa Fe province, Argentina.
Costing $50 million (€35 million), the project will feature a biodiesel and power cogeneration plant, a soyabean crushing facility, a storage plant for grain and a port.
Planned for Noble Argentina's site in the Timbues... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
All new Isuzu Commercial Truck of America vehicles manufactured in 2011 and onwards, including its N-Series truck models and the new Isuzu Reach commercial van, are compatible with a fuel blend of up to 20% biodiesel (B20).
'Our customers at Isuzu Commercial Truck of America have been asking for approval to use B20 in our products in the US for many years,' Brian Tabel,... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2011
Renewable energy company and technology developer Coskata has issued biorefinery developer Fagen with a letter of intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in Boligee, Alabama, US.
Harris Group, a key player in advanced biofuels engineering, will lead the EPC process.
'Fagen... [Read More]
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