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Dec 15, 2010
Finnish MPs approve contents of biofuels bill
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Dec 15, 2010
Solar Acquisition Corp. has successfully established its wholly owned biofuels subsidiary B151.
B151 will be responsible for the production of B100 at a cost lower than that of rival biofuel manufacturers, before selling it on to downstream blenders and refiners. It will be blended with conventional fossil fuel-based diesel.
‘Biofuels derived from biomass and advanced... [Read More]
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Dec 15, 2010
Key German biodiesel producer EOP Biodiesel has declared bankruptcy following ongoing issues with its banks.
Production at the company’s Pritzwalk-based biodiesel plant ceased in October after a gear unit at its oil mill was damaged.
However it is thought that production could commence once again early next year after repairs have taken place.... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2010
The US Senate has approved the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. The legislation retroactively extends the biodiesel tax incentive through 2011.
‘The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is pleased by the Senate’s vote to retroactively extend the biodiesel tax incentive,’ said Manning Feraci, NBB VP of federal affairs. ‘This... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2010
In a bid to meet growing demand and renewable fuels targets put in place by the government, Canada-based biofuel firm Energy Innovation Corp. is planning to build a biodiesel production facility in Toronto.
When the plant comes online in 2011 it will be the first of its kind in the region, producing 10 million litres a year of biodiesel. According to Energy Innovation,... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2010
In Washington, US, the DoE is to award $30 million (€22.4 million) in a new round of funding for advanced biofuels.
The $30 million will be awarded to small-scale projects focusing on process integration that support the development of drop-in biofuels.
The key focus will be on those projects looking to produce biofuels and bioproducts from biomass. The new funding... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2010
Argentina's installed capacity of 1.8 million tonnes of biodiesel a year is set to rise to 2.5 million tonnes a year in 2011.
The road to 2011 has seen a ramp-up in production with Argentina's biodiesel output totalling 1.5 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2010, up 56.8% on the year.
The country exported 76.7% of the output. Its biodiesel exports... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2010
Liquid fuels stored in above ground storage tanks (ASTs) are strictly regulated. With limited land space and terminals with high occupancy rates, underground storage of biofuels is becoming a viable option with a little EPA guidance.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft guidance for underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators who want... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2010
A recent surge in Brazilian sugarcane processing is to be crushed by a gradual reduction owing to the conclusion of milling operations.
The volume of sugarcane processed in the South-Central region of Brazil until 1 November reached 500.88 million tonnes, a 12.64% increase compared with the same period in the 2009-10 harvest.
In the second half of October, crushing... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2010
South America has long been home to an ethanol boom. Now two countries in the continent are joining forces on the biodiesel front.
Colombia's agricultural research institute CORPOICA and Mexico's southern Chiapas state will launch a $3.6 million (€2.7 million) biodiesel plant in Chiapas in January 2011.
The plant will be able to produce 38,000 litres of... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2010
Denmark-based second generation ethanol producer Inbicon has begun providing fuel supplier Statoil with green fuel to meet the oil major’s roll out of a 5% ethanol blend at 100 selected petrol stations across Denmark.
Inbicon’s second generation bioethanol is made from wheat straw.
In 2009, the two companies signed an agreement for Inbicon to supply Statoil with... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2010
A special Eurobarometer report released by the European Commission has revealed that 72% of the public support biofuels across the EU27, with 83% public approval for sustainable biofuels.
The report, commissioned to test public opinion on biotechnology, concludes that Europeans believe that the use of biofuels should be widely encouraged.
‘This strong public support... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2010
October this year saw the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increase the blending limit of ethanol to E15 for vehicles made after 2006. Now the EPA’s decision on whether the same E15 blend can be used in cars and light trucks manufactured between 2001 and 2006 is to be delayed until January next year.
The EPA was expected to give its decision in December. However,... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2010
Following the closure of the Coshocton Ethanol plant in Ohio, US, back in January 2009, production at the facility is due to commence in Q1 2011.
The plant has a 60 million gallon-a-year production capacity. However following just 10 months in operation it was forced to close as the ethanol market took a downturn. But as Erik Chaffer, the general manager of Altra Biofuels,... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2010
On 22 November an Airbus A320 was flown off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Latin America, fuelled by a 50:50 blend of biofuel and conventional aviation fuel.
The 45-minute flight, which was conducted by Brazil’s largest airline TAM, Airbus and engine manufacturer CFM International, used biodiesel derived from jatropha seeds in what has been named the first experimental... [Read More]
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