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Apr 22, 2010
Poet targets 3.5 billion gallons of ethanol
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Apr 22, 2010
In the US the federal tax credit for ethanol is set to expire on 31 December. Now producers look to have a new lease of life following the introduction of a bill on 20 April to extend the ethanol credit for five years.
The extension will remain at the current level of $0.45 (€0.33) per gallon. This is a companion bill to HR 4940, the Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act,... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2010
It is now only two weeks to go until the Bioenergy International expo & conference Europe 2010 kicks off, with limited place left on the plant tour on 4 May 2010 – included in the price of the conference pass.
The tour will be held at Preol’s state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
Companies that have already registered for the... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2010
Sustainable fuel manufactured from soyabeans leaves the atmosphere worse-off than conventional fossil fuels by releasing a higher amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), a report finds.
According to the European report commissioned in Brussels for the European Commission, released under Freedom of Information rules, some biofuels can result in four times as much CO2 being emitted... [Read More]
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Apr 26, 2010
In Dundarrach, North Carolina, US, the $100 million (€75 million) Hoke Country ethanol plant is due to start producing its first batch of ethanol on Saturday 1 May.
Ethanol producer Clean Burn Fuels’ plant, which was originally expected to begin production in January this year, faced various construction delays. Rescheduled for April, production had to be set back... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2010
Following the resignation of the Czech Minister of the Environment Jan Dusík in March, Vladimír Vlk, energy advisor for the new Minister of the Environment Rut Bízková, will now make the keynote presentation at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference next week in Prague on 5-6 May.
Dusik resigned because he felt that the prime minister had put... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2010
In Finland refining and marketing company Neste Oil has begun testing its Neste Green 100 diesel as transport fuel.
Neste Green 100 diesel is made from 100% renewable raw materials which have between 40 and 80% lower carbon dioxide emissions than conventional diesel. Its tailpipe emissions are also lower.
Neste Oil’s executive vice president Sakari Toivola said:... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2010
Biology-based renewable energy company Coskata develops technology for the production of biofuels and biochemicals from biomass and waste materials and has now closed a round of equity financing with French oil major Total.
The oil and gas firm has invested in the round of equity financing and will have a seat on Coskata’s Board of Directors.
The investment will go... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2010
Ferry service company Miller Boat Line is switching to green fuel this season to ferry travellers to Put-in-Bay in Ohio, US.
The William Market passenger vessel is to run on a 10 to 20% blend of G2 Diesel to Put-in-Bay, which is located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Although using biodiesel will cost Miller Boat Line more than conventional diesel, this will not... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2010
With its ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%, Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol is described as the most emission-efficient biofuel.
A report by the International Food Research Policy Institute (IFPRI) called ‘Global Trade and Environmental Impact of the EU Biofuels Mandate’ has concluded that Europe will meet its 2020 targets with regards to carbon... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2010
The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade is to remove the ethanol tariff until 31 December 2011.
By momentarily suspending Brazil’s 20% tariff on ethanol for a year, starting from 31 December this year, the nation hopes that the US will follow its lead and reduce or remove its own taxes that are placed on imported ethanol.
At the moment ethanol that has been brought... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2010
In Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, the smallest ethanol plant in the state is closing down and leaving 20 people without jobs.
Although the decision to close was tough, the Minnesota Energy ethanol plant, which opened in 1997, had been losing money over the previous months and, according to chairman of the board for the farmer-owned ethanol plant and grain handling cooperative,... [Read More]
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Apr 8, 2010
A move by the Canadian Government to enforce a law requiring 5% renewable content in petrol is gaining speed.
The commitment was made in 2006 to regulate renewable fuel content in petrol and now the Government has developed draft regulations following consultations with industry, provinces and stakeholders for a September roll-out.
The proposed regulations are part of... [Read More]
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Apr 8, 2010
It was the first country in Asia to use biodiesel on such a large scale, mandating a B1 blend since July 2008, and now Taiwan will double the percentage of biodiesel in diesel for cars this year.
It is estimated that the consumption of biodiesel in Taiwan will increase to 100 million litres this year, decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, the Bureau of Energy under the... [Read More]
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Apr 8, 2010
One of Brazil’s largest sugarcane and ethanol producers has acquired an ethanol plant.
Alto Alegre bought the Cofercatu plant in Florestópolis (Paraná state) for R$ 182 million (€76.8 million).
Alto Alegre's latest unit crushed 1.06 million tonnes of sugarcane in the 2009/10 crop year, which ended 20 April. It produced 66.35 million litres of fuel ethanol... [Read More]
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