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Oct 27, 2010
Petrobras signs ethanol supply deal
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Oct 27, 2010
The Statoil-backed Weyland cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Bergen, Norway, has begun production.
The 200,000-litre second generation (2G) pilot-scale production facility will be used to demonstrate the company’s acid hydrolysis production process, paving the way for a commercial-scale project. The company also plans to market its technology to producers worldwide.... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2010
Novozymes has reported 17% sales growth and 35% EBIT growth in the first nine months of 2010.
Total sales reached $1.37 million (€0.99 million) with an unexpected high demand for enzymes in the biofuel, detergent and food industries.
Enzyme sales to the biofuel industry, representing roughly 18% of Novozymes’ total sales, were up by 25% (organic growth was 20%).... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2010
The second annual Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference is now only days away on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Don’t miss out on your chance to meet those already registered including Sitimas Holdings, Sime Derby, ASB Biodiesel, Thai Oil, ConocoPhillips, Dialog, MISC, SK Energy, Langsat Terminal, Dovechem, Vopak and many more.
Sustainability... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2010
In an attempt to get more value out of the corn used in its biofuel production facility, ethanol producer United Ethanol is to install an anaerobic digester.
Within a matter of weeks United Ethanol’s anaerobic digestion project will be underway at its 50 million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Milton, Wisconsin, US.
Eisenmann Corp. has been contracted to install the... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2010
Sweden-based Vargardbuss is to purchase 11 buses with methane/diesel technology from Volvo Buses.
The order includes the Volvo 8500 intercity bus model and the fleet will begin running in July next year.
The buses consist of a conventional diesel-powered vehicle containing gas tanks attached to the roof. These tanks inject gas into the engine, producing a combination... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2010
Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plants Engineer at Pakistan International Airlines, is the latest speaker to confirm his participation at the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference, being held on 10-11 November at the Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
World aviation fuel demand is growing rapidly, and is being led by Asia. The global aviation... [Read More]
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Nov 2, 2010
Bioenergy company Ineos Bio’s joint venture Ineos New Planet BioEnergy has awarded the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build its bioenergy facility in Southeast Florida, US, to Amec.
Amec will provide engineering and construction expertise to build this first commercial scale facility, valued at over $100 million (€71.5 million). The facility... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2010
Researchers at the University of Illinois in the US have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern US.
In recognition of this problem, federal regulations mandate that 79 billion litres of biofuels must be produced annually from non-corn biomass by 2022. Large grasses, such as switchgrass... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2010
Ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to begin building its second Brazil-based biofuel plant.
Construction of the biodiesel production plant is expected to commence next year before it is operational in 2012.
With an annual output capacity of 164,000 tonnes of biodiesel, the facility will be erected nearby to a soyabean crushing facility in Santa Catarina.... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2010
An ethanol-from-sugarcane processing plant in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi will now be completed in March 2011 following logistical delays.
Green Fuel is behind the multi-million dollar project and general manager Graeme Smith explained that some of the equipment for the refinery has still not arrived from Brazil. ‘Delivery of equipment was held up by, among many factors,... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2010
Western Biodiesel, a biodiesel company based in Alberta, Canada, is facing charges under the Environmental Protection Act and the Waste Control Regulation following a number of offences.
Back in 2008 two incidents occurred at the facility where wastewater containing methanol and biodiesel was released onto nearby land.
As a result Western Biodiesel and the plant’s... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2010
Gevo, a privately held renewable chemical and advanced biofuels company, has closed its acquisition of renewable energy producer Agri-Energy’s ethanol production facility in Luverne, Minnesota, US.
Gevo has already begun retrofitting the plant and the production of isobutanol is expected to begin in Q1 2012. During the retrofit process it is expected that the facility... [Read More]
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Oct 11, 2010
In the Philippines the province of San Mariano, Isabela, is to receive a $120 million (€86 million) investment for the construction of an ethanol plant.
The Japanese firm Itochu Corp. is behind the investment, while Green Future Innovations (GFI) will develop the project. GFI is a joint venture between Itochu, Japan-based JGC Corp., the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2010
A fuel station, which opened on 8 October 2010 in Gloucester in Virginia, US, is the second alternative transport fuel station offering three alternative fuels to open in the state.
The station was opened by Phillips Energy and sells ethanol, biodiesel and propane.... [Read More]
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