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Feb 3, 2011
EQM and Beacon Energy to merge
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Feb 3, 2011
UK-based alternative energy company Goes on Green has acquired a biodiesel plant in the Netherlands. Located in Sluiskil, the 250,000 tonne-a-year facility was acquired by BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions. Also included in the transaction is the plant's deep water storage loading/unloading berth, 250,000m3 of storage capacity and fully integrated logistics. 24 new jobs will... [Read More]

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Feb 3, 2011
Between March and September 2011 Thailand's government will launch an E95 bus fleet trial to test the viability of replacing the current diesel- and LNG-fuelled buses with a 95% ethanol blend. 1.3 million litres a day of ethanol are consumed by the nation today, but the government is hoping to ramp this up to 9 million litres a day by 2022. The buses used in the trial... [Read More]

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Feb 3, 2011
Italy is one of the key producers of biodiesel in the EU. However the nation's output capacity has been hurt due to a rise in the importation of cheaper biodiesel. The biofuel is most commonly made from palm oil and rapeseed oil in Italy, however it is thought that the imported fuel can cost less than these feedstocks. In the first nine months of 2010, 410,000 tonnes of... [Read More]

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Feb 3, 2011
A couple in Wichita, Kansas, in the US, have been arrested after they were caught stealing waste grease from a local eatery. After leaving Joplin, it is thought that the pair visited small towns such as Iola and Cherryvale throughout the night, helping themselves to used cooking oil, before arriving at Burger King in the early hours of the morning. They were spotted at... [Read More]

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Feb 7, 2011
On 3 February 2011 energy company Jatoil achieved production of 200 tonnes of crude jatropha oil, all of which will be shipped and used as feedstock for biojet aviation fuel for use by commercial airlines. The 200-tonne production milestone comes six months after Jatoil made its inaugural 10-tonne biofuel sale from its Indonesia project to the airline industry. 'Currently,... [Read More]

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Feb 9, 2011
80% of the EU's transport fuel needs could be met with biofuels by the year 2050, according to an independent study published by the Öko-Institut. Commissioned on behalf of The Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, the study titled The Vision Scenario for the European Union concludes that the use of biofuels in the EU transport sector will... [Read More]

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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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