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Aug 8, 2011
Rosetta Green awarded CIRDF grant
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Aug 10, 2011
In Jamaica, one of the nation's three ethanol producers – Jamaica Ethanol Processing – has been forced to close its operations following the continuing rise of feedstock prices. 'The CBI (Caribbean Basin Initiative) ethanol business has been in distress for the last three years, initiated by the volatility of the commodities market and essentially an upside... [Read More]

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Aug 10, 2011
Renewable oil company Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation, an agribusiness and food company, have agreed to form a joint venture that will produce triglyceride oils in Brazil. Under the JV, Solazyme and Bunge will build a new plant on the site of Bunge's existing sugarcane mill in Brazil. Upon completion, slated for 2013, the facility will produce 100,000 tonnes of renewable... [Read More]

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Aug 10, 2011
In India, Bharat Renewable Energy (BREL), a joint venture of Bharat Petroleum, one of the country's largest petroleum companies, has initiated a programme with SG Biofuels (SGB) to develop and deploy elite hybrids of jatropha for the production of biodiesel. Phase one of the project involves a crop development effort to produce cross varieties of jatropha adapted to unique... [Read More]

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Aug 10, 2011
Aventine Renewable fuels producer Renewable Energy Holdings has reported a net loss of $23.9 million (€16.7 million) for Q2 2011, ended 30 June. This is compared to the $9.3 million net loss for the same three-month period in 2010. Net loss for the six months ended 30 June 2011 was $43.1 million, compared to a net loss of $16.4 million for the four months ended 30... [Read More]

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Aug 11, 2011
In Pollock, Louisiana, US, a formerly defunct biodiesel plant has reopened. The plant, which is owned by biodiesel producer Vanguard Synfuels, was officially opened on 8 August, although it began producing biodiesel a couple of weeks prior to this. The opening has created jobs for 25 people. The plant originally opened as a biofuel facility in 2003 when it started producing... [Read More]

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Aug 11, 2011
A $100 million (€70 million) ethanol plant located in Hoke County, North Carolina, US, will be put up for auction on 24 August after Clean Burn Fuels filed for bankruptcy. The auction start price has not been disclosed. Clean Burn Fuels originally filed for permission to build the plant in 2005. By 2007 it had been awarded $35 million from the US Department of Agriculture... [Read More]

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Aug 12, 2011
In Argentina, Nestor Lopez, president of Agrupacion de Colaboracion San Antonio, has opened the company's first biodiesel plant. Mayor Francisco Guiterrez and industry secretary William Gardella also attended the ceremony. The plant, which is currently running at 30% capacity, can produce biodiesel from a variety of fat and oil feedstocks. The company's vice president... [Read More]

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Aug 12, 2011
Renewable products company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has achieved the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) to supply sustainably grown soyabeans to the European market. ADM will be the first company to provide Europe with ISCC-certified sustainable soya that meets the requirements of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED). By the end of 2011... [Read More]

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Aug 16, 2011
In India, Southern Biodiesel Technologies is to build a biodiesel plant in Devanahalli. This plant comes hot on the heels of the state's first biodiesel production facility, which was put into operation on 20 February this year in Peenya Industrial Area. The new plant will produce 50 tonnes a day of biodiesel. According to the company's director, Abhishek Mudram, the unit... [Read More]

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Aug 17, 2011
In the US, projects designed to restore and protect wetlands in the Northern Everglades Watershed could receive funding from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the government of Florida. The grants will support a number of projects, including the INEOS New Planet BioEnergy plant in Vero Beach. A loan guarantee from the USDA went towards the construction of this facility,... [Read More]

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Aug 17, 2011
In the UK, supermarket giant Tesco's organic waste-derived ethanol has been certified by OFGEM, the government's energy official. The ethanol, which has been under development for 2 years, has seen Tesco granted a Renewable Obligation Certificate, confirming the fuel contains no traces of additional fossil fuels and is 100% renewable. The fuel is currently being used to... [Read More]

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Aug 17, 2011
In the Philippines, the minimum percentage of coconut oil as a biodiesel feedstock could be increased, as the government works to reduce the nation's reliance on imported fuels. The minimum blend for biodiesel derived from coconut oil (coco-diesel) currently stands at 2%. An exact date for when this higher blend mandate will be introduced is not yet known, however the... [Read More]

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Jul 19, 2011
Bonsucro's certification scheme, used to certify the sustainable production of sugarcane, has been formally recognised by the EU. Ethanol certified by Bonsucro conforms to the requirements of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the EU Fuels Quality Directive (FQD). 'Bonsucro EU certification will not only show compliance with the Union's sustainability rules, but... [Read More]

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Jul 20, 2011
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels' (RSB) standard and certification system has been recognised by the EU as a way to demonstrate and document compliance with the EU biofuels mandate. In order to qualify under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), biofuels consumed within the EU must demonstrate environmental benefits compared to its fossil-based alternatives. In order... [Read More]


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