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Feb 9, 2011
EU's transport sector will comprise 80% biofuels 2050
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Feb 10, 2011
In the US Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, broke ground on its commercial-scale waste-to-biofuels plant on 9 February.
The $130 million (€95.4 million) Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida, will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2011
A specialist in Deinococcus bacteria for biofuels, green chemistry and antibiotics, Deinove has published its financial results to 31 December 2010.
Last year the company consolidated its alliances with its longstanding technology partners and signed a new, wide-ranging collaboration agreement with enzyme and chemical company VTT-Technical Research Centre of Finland.
As... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2011
It has been over three years since the mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom announced that the 1,500 city-owned diesel-powered vehicles had been converted to run on B20 – a blend of 80% conventional diesel and 20% biodiesel.
However for a minimum of 12 months, while around 50% of Muni’s buses have been using B20, the remaining buses and the Department of Public Works... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2011
The $12 billion (€9.1 billion) joint venture between Brazilian sugar and ethanol company Cosan Indústria e Comércio and oil major Royal Dutch Shell has been cleared by the European Commission.
The approval was granted on the 4 January 2011, following a binding agreement which both companies signed in August last year.
Shell and Cosan will together produce and commercialise... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2011
In the European Commission’s report on indirect land use change (ILUC) relating to biofuels and bioliquids, the Commision recognises that GHG emissions savings with regards to biofuels are in fact reduced by ILUC.
However the Commission also points out that there are uncertainties with the existing models for the impact of biomass on agricultural markets. According... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2011
The Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010 has been introduced in the US by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash) and Mike Castle (R-Del).
According to The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), an organisation representing over 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centres and related organisations across the US and in more than... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2011
Australian airline Qantas and bioenergy platform company Solena Group are expected to finalise their partnership by the end of January 2011.
Together the duo will investigate the viability of creating a biofuels production facility with Fischer-Tropsch technology.
The Australia, Sydney-based plant would convert agricultural and industrial waste, including food leftovers,... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2011
In Nicaragua, fresh produce exporter Xagro and its multi-faceted business partner Jam are to begin testing the commercial production of cassava chips to be used for the production of ethanol in China.
Testing will include assessing a number of different cassava varieties for high starch content, which is needed in the ethanol process, in addition to the production of several... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2011
It has been out of service since 2009 and now US, Maryland-based biodiesel firm Chesapeake Green Fuels (CGF) has retained Equity Partners to find a buyer for its biodiesel production plant in Clayton.
The facility was designed by Desmet and built back in 2006 by Fagen. Located 15 miles north of Dover, Delaware, and 60 miles south of Philadelphia, the plant is ideally situated... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2011
2010 was a busy year for US-based biofuels company BlueFire Renewables.
The company first rebranded itself in order to clearly communicate its capabilities within the entire renewable energy sector. Today BlueFire can produce a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel, in addition to other drop-in fuels.
November saw the newly branded... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2011
A lawsuit filed by Capital Ventures International (CVI) against Verenium, a US-based company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of high-performance industrial enzyme solutions, has been dismissed.
Verenium’s motion for summary judgement to dismiss CVI’s complaint was granted by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
CVI’s... [Read More]
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Jan 12, 2011
In a recent study the German Research Centre for Biomass (DBFZ) has found significant greenhouse gas (GHG) savings in biodiesel derived from rapeseed.
After arriving at a 38% default value for biodiesel produced from rapeseed, the study went on to conclude that the balance of fertiliser and diesel fuel used was the main contributor affecting the overall result of GHG emission... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2011
In India, the price of biodiesel made from jatropha needs to increase if the nation is to create a financially viable and sustainable biodiesel market.
This was the message communicated by The Confederation of Indian Industry and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Together the two organisations conducted a study titled Realistic Cost of Biodiesel in India, which... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2011
Science-based products and services company DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco, a global enzyme and speciality food ingredients company.
The transaction would see DuPont acquire Danisco for $5.8 billion (€4.4 billion) cash. It will also take on Danisco’s net debt of $500 million.
Speaking about the deal DuPont’s... [Read More]
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