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Jan 7, 2010
Third Biofuels International expo & conference to be held in Prague
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Jan 7, 2010
In the US, agricultural powerhouse Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has received a grant to construct a facility to turn biomass into fuel.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded ADM a $24.8 million (17.2 million) grant to develop and construct the facility.
The ADM Advanced Biorefinery project will produce fuel ethanol and ethyl acrylate, a compound used to make... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2010
In Zimbabwe, electricity shortages have led to severe power cuts harming industrial activities, and the rate of deforestation has been accelerated as more people resort to firewood as an alternative source of fuel.
As a result, stakeholders in the energy sector are looking into alternative energy sources like a methane gas project in Lupane, ethanol project in Chiredzi... [Read More]
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Jan 7, 2010
On 29 January DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) and University of Tennessee/Genera Energy will open their first cellulosic ethanol demo plant, dedicated to converting both agricultural residue and bioenergy crops to fuel ethanol.
The facility, located in Vonore, Tennessee, has initiated start-up and commissioning and will begin producing ethanol in mid-January.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 8, 2010
In the US, fuel terminal operator Blendstar has opened an ethanol blending terminal in Collins, Mississippi.
The new terminal, which is Blendstar's eighth operating facility located in six states, will blend ethanol from Green Plain Renewable Energy, which holds a majority stake in Blendstar.
The Mississippi terminal is wholly-owned and controlled by Blendstar.
‘This... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
The New Mexico, US, congressional delegation launched an initiative to develop a plan to make the state a leader in the biofuels industry.
The meeting will bring together more than 50 national experts from industry, science, agriculture and government to develop a plan to make economically feasible biofuels that use the states natural resources.
Governor of New Mexico,... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
The first large scale biodiesel pumps in Nanaimo, Canada will be set up next year for people to use in modified vehicles.
The Nanaimo Recycling Exchange (NRE) will offer the service in participation with Cowichan Energy Alternative (CEA).
Spokesman for CEA, Mark Turcotte, said: ‘The NRE will recycle the used vegetable oil that is collected from Nanaimo's homes... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2009
Feedstock-rich Indonesia is poised to boost production of biodiesel.
The government plans to develop regional centres for processing palm oil into biodiesel and other products.
The government is seeking investment to produce oleochemicals, oils and biodiesel from palm oil.
As the nation awaits a record production of 21.5 million tons of palm oil next year three areas... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2009
Sugarcane central Brazil is now seeing a shake-up in feedstocks and the type of biofuels it produces.
BioVentures Brasil will receive $1 million from the InterAmerican Development Bank for a pilot project on about seven hectares in Bahia, northeastern Brazil, where it plans to develop a plantation on 20,000 hectares of mostly abandoned cattle-grazing land.
The pilot... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2009
It is the perfect Christmas present. While some people ask for ties, socks or a fine whisky –
on the alcohol theme – one company has bought three fuel ethanol plants.
Following its eager snap-up of seven VeraSun Energy plants earlier this year, a subsidiary of refining and fuel marketing company Valero Energy has signed agreements to buy the three facilities in the... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2009
In the US, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has called on California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to reject the Air Resources Board’s (ARB) Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) rule currently under review.
The RFA has highlighted numerous instances where ARB violated established procedures by failing to properly address stakeholder comments on the LCFS proposal.
‘ARB’s... [Read More]
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Dec 16, 2009
Following a series of successful tests by KLM, Japan Airways and Virgin, airlines are queuing up to fill their planes with renewable fuels components.
Now one company will provide them with quarter of a billion gallons of renewable jet fuel a year.
California-based synthetic fuels producer Rentech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 13 passenger and... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2009
An ethanol project in Peru has received $25 million (€17.3 million) from the Inter-American Development Bank.
Maple Energy’s $245 million ethanol plant, sugar plantation and electricity power generation facility will have a capacity of 35 million gallons a year.
The company expects to achieve a 53% increase in sugarcane yield, compared to global averages on its 34,500... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2009
Located in south east Europe, Bulgaria is strengthening its biodiesel rules.
The country will introduce compulsory blending of diesel and petrol with biofuels from 2010 to boost the usage of the green fuels and meet European Union
environmental targets.
The new rules, which come into force in March next year, require blending of diesel with a 2% content of biodiesel.... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2009
Kenya is building up its ethanol base with a little help from India.
Mumias Sugar is constructing a Sh3.5 billion (€32.2 million) ethanol distillery, with Indian engineering company Avant Garde undertaking the design, construction and procurement of the Mumias Ethanol Distillery Project at the sugar miller’s complex in Mumias.
Mumias will also spend another Sh23.4... [Read More]
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