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Aug 17, 2010
Aventine completes acquisition
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Aug 18, 2010
In South America, Cargill Argentina, the Argentinean-based business of biofuels distributor Cargill, is looking to expand its biodiesel output in the region.
The company recently invested $112 million (€87.2 million) in the construction of a 72mgy biodiesel production plant in the Santa Fe province of Argentina. The refinery, which will process 13,000 tonnes of soyabeans... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2010
In Scotland, UK, scientists at Edinburgh Napier University have developed a new whisky-based biofuel that could be available at filling stations in as little as a few year’s time.
The nation’s whisky industry is worth £4 billion (€4.8 billion). Two by-products created during whisky production and available in abundance are pot ale and draff. Both produced during... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2010
US-based biofuels producer and cellulosic ethanol technology provider BlueFire Ethanol Fuels has changed its company name to BlueFire Renewables in a bid to communicate more effectively the firm’s numerous capabilities in renewable energy.
The name change comes as the company produces a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel. This... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2010
On 18 August 2010 Ambrian Capital acquired international energy trading company Masefield Group’s biofuels business, Masefield Biofuels.
The business, which supplies its European customers with biodiesel and other biofuels, will now trade under the name Ambrian Energy GmbH. Ambrian Capital is expected to invest $5 million (€3.9 million) in the business.
Ambrian... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2010
When it comes to biofuels markets, Canada and the US could not be more different. The US market grew quickly and as a result created an environment of overcapacity where some producers struggled to survive.
In contrast the market in Canada is fairly nascent, yet it enjoys exceptionally high public and government support. This gives Canada the perfect opportunity to learn... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2010
After signing an agreement to acquire two ethanol plants in Iowa, US, Flint Hills Resources has announced its plans to purchase the Hawkeye ethanol plants in Menlo and Shell Rock.
The two facilities, which both opened in 2008 and produced a total combined capacity of 200 million gallons of ethanol, are to change hands in September this year.
However with 15 staff working... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
In Blount County, Tennessee, US, Genera Energy, a for-profit limited liability company wholly owned by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation and Alcoa, Tennessee Operations, the world’s largest producer of rolled aluminium can sheet, have formed a partnership to cultivate switchgrass, a popular perennial grass known for producing cellulosic ethanol.
Switchgrass... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
El Maniel International’s subsidiary EMLL Energy has entered into preliminary discussions with a Chicago-based biofuels distributor and oil terminal operator.
EMLL and the provider had exchanged preliminary information and formalities sufficient to move forward with a site visit to the oil terminal facility in the coming days to assess its overall potential accordingly.... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
Alberta is under increasing pressure to become more environmentally friendly and is home to the largest biorefinery in North America. During 2009-10 $55 million (€33 million) will be committed for biofuel initiatives to support the development of renewable energy and offer additional economic opportunities for rural Alberta and the agriculture and forestry industries.
Alberta’s... [Read More]
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Aug 24, 2010
Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has reported a $3 million (€2.36 million) net loss for the quarter ended 30 June 2010. This is an improvement compared to the firm’s $6.3 million net loss reported for the same period in 2009.
For the first half of 2010 New Generation had a net loss of $5.9 million compared to its $8.7 million net loss for... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2010
From September the Kenya Pipeline Company’s depots in Eldoret, Kisumu and Nakuru will begin blending 10% ethanol with petrol.
To meet the national requirement of 10% ethanol blend, Kenya’s national production will need to triple.
The two largest producers of ethanol in Kenya are Spectre International at 7.1 mgy and Agrochemical and Food Co. with 5.7 mgy production.... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2010
The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft Boeing expects 1% of fuel used by commercial airlines to be sourced from biomass by 2015.
‘We need to get to 1% to get that foundation and then the trajectory will be significantly steeper,’ Billy Glover, MD of environmental strategy at Boeing’s commercial airplanes unit, says. ‘We’re... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2010
One species of the most abundant plant on earth, grass, is under examination in a new US Department of Energy (DoE) test.
Switchgrass has been planted on 1,000 acres by researchers at the University of Tennessee to assess how improved varieties could lead to cheaper biofuels production.
The planting is part of a US DoE project aiming to make biofuels production more... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2010
Following a 60% growth in 2008, the EU’s production of ethanol continued to grow last year and increased 31% to 3.7 billion litres up from 2.8 billion litres in 2008.
While a number of countries, including Austria and Sweden, dramatically increased their ethanol output capacity in 2009, France remains the biggest manufacturer. The nation increased its ethanol output... [Read More]
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