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Oct 6, 2010
Brown grease-to-biodiesel plant opens in San Francisco
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Oct 7, 2010
Buffalo Lake Energy has received a $285,000 (€204,000) fine from the US-based Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for operations at its ethanol plant in Fairmont. Since operations began in June 2008 the facility has breached the conditions of its air and water quality permits. The most significant violation came when Buffalo Lake Energy constructed and ran... [Read More]

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Oct 7, 2010
In Central America the government of Panama is to invest $2 million (€1.4 million) on the construction of a biodiesel facility in what will hopefully encourage further biodiesel production in the region. The 10,000 litre-a-day production plant will be built in the province of Colon with groundbreaking expected to commence at the beginning of next year. The plant... [Read More]

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Oct 7, 2010
A producer of hydrocarbons from renewable resources, Global Bioenergies has reached a key milestone in the development of its process for the transformation of renewable resources into gaseous isobutene. According to Marc Delcourt, the co-founder and CEO of Evry, France-based Global Bioenergies, ‘We have achieved our goal to bioproduce isobutene in vivo ahead of target.... [Read More]

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Oct 8, 2010
In the US Wanzek Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of speciality contractor MasTec, has been selected by BlueFire Renewables to build its cellulosic ethanol plant located in Fulton, Mississippi. The $296 million (€213 million) engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was signed in early October 2010 and includes around $100 million for the facility’s... [Read More]

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Oct 8, 2010
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has allocated RM1 million (€231,260) to Petronas, Shell, BHP, ExxonMobil and Chevron to set up infrastructure for B5 biodiesel blending facilities, ahead of the introduction of the mandate next year. The incentive comes as the government aims to fully implement a B5 mandate by mid 2011, a requirement which was supposed to have been... [Read More]

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Oct 8, 2010
Delegates registering for the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference can now receive a 10% discount to the event if they register before 15th October. The two day event, being held on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine, is now in its second year and is supported by the Malaysian... [Read More]

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Oct 11, 2010
Hydrocarbon Hotel, a joint venture between North Sea Group BV, a storage and distribution firm based in the Netherlands, and UK-based Blue Ocean Associates, is building a sea terminal in the Port of Amsterdam. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 23 September 2010. The terminal will consist of 11 tanks and so far the foundations of the first three tanks have been... [Read More]

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Sep 14, 2010
Canadian biofuel specialist Enerkem has just begun construction on what it claims will be the world's first industrial-sized plant capable of converting non-recyclable municipal waste into advanced biofuels. The plant, in Edmonton, can produce 10 million gallons of 5% ethanol-petrol blend biofuel a year, providing enough fuel for 400,000 cars while also helping to... [Read More]

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Sep 14, 2010
In Hereford, Texas, US, oil and gas production firm Murphy Oil has acquired an ethanol production facility that was formerly owned by Panda Ethanol. Construction work was continuously postponed due to delays and financial issues but the VP of Murphy Oil Mindy West explained that it will finish work on the plant before operations are expected to start by the end of 2010.... [Read More]

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Sep 14, 2010
On 13 September the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association launched a strategic joint venture with biodiesel producer and division of Ontario-based Maple Leaf Foods Rothsay Biodiesel and FS Partners to increase the commercialisation and use of biodiesel in the nation. The president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association Gordon Quaiattini commented: ‘Today is a good... [Read More]

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Sep 15, 2010
In Liberia, Golden VerOleum and Golden Agri-Resources, the world’s second largest palm oil plantation located in Indonesia, has proposed to invest $1.6 billion (€1.2 billion) that will see the development of a palm oil plantation in the nation. The investment, which has been accepted by the national parliament, could create up to 35,000 jobs. According to the director... [Read More]

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Sep 15, 2010
In an effort to reduce carbon emissions and further renewable energy solutions, the Canadian government is to invest up to CA$18.79 million (€14 million) in Biocardel Quebec, a biofuels plant producing biodiesel and glycerol located in Richmond, Quebec, through its ecoENERGY for biofuels programme. The investment will span over a seven-year period. Speaking about the... [Read More]

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Sep 17, 2010
SEA-Tank Terminal Antwerp, a member of the SEA-Invest Group, has opened a new terminal for the storage of fuel oils, gasoils, petrol and biofuels. The terminal, built at quay 254-312 at the 6th Harbour dock in the Port of Antwerp, harbours 515,000m3 of storage capacity in 30 liquid tanks ranging from 1,000m³ up to 48,000m³. There is also the potential to expand the... [Read More]

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Sep 16, 2010
Weiser Energy Partners, a business dedicated to the production of sustainable energy based in South Carolina, US, is looking to build a biofuel plant in Cumberland County. The new commercial-scale plant would convert branches, construction debris and restaurant grease into 1.5 million gallons of biodiesel annually. This would be Weiser Energy’s first large-scale... [Read More]


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