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Oct 21, 2009
REG purchases biodiesel plant
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Oct 23, 2009
Dan Bulzan from the NASA Glenn Research Centre will be giving the industry an update on renewable aviation fuels at the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference on 28-29th October in Montreal, organised by leading publication Biofuels International magazine.
The ability to fly conveniently and efficiently between nations has been a catalyst for the... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2009
While chemical businesses may be waning in Teesside, north east England, UK, a green light is shining bright.
Ensus has built a £300 million (€326 million) wheat-based bioethanol plant, whose by-products will be used to produce animal feed and carbon dioxide for the soft drinks industry. The plant could be ready by the end of Q4
One million tonnes of wheat will be... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2009
Biodiesel has always been second to ethanol in Brazil, but now it is getting the fast-track treatment.
The Presidency of the Republic expects B5 to expand production of biodiesel to 2.4 billion litres in 2010, strengthening the Brazilian world leadership in renewable energy in commercial scale.
Initially the nation envisaged a four-year wait until 2013 for a mandatory... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2009
Jatropha is fast-proving the gem of the biodiesel feedstocks, and now one African producer has manufactured its first batch of the renewable fuel.
Biofuel Africa, based in Ghana, has produced 10 tons of biodiesel, about 50 barrels from its plantations in its home country.
The production was realised from 650 hectares of the plant, from one-year-old seeds.
The vegetable... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2009
The UK's Renewable Energy Association (REA) anticipates there is potential for bioethanol production in the UK to rise by 20 times its current level by 2020, and biodiesel to rise by three times.
The association's recent report finds there is a major opportunity to increase production of biofuels in the UK in order to deliver targets set in the European Union's... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2009
Global Alternative Fuels (GAF) will expand its biodiesel plant in El Paso, Texas, US, from 5 to 20 million gallons a year.
The expansion also includes installing equipment to process grease thrown out by restaurants without having to blend the grease with refined soyabean oil. This and the higher processing capacity reduces production costs significantly.
The first... [Read More]
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Nov 2, 2009
The need for repairs at its new plant in Belgium means Germany-based ethanol producer CropEnergies will reduce its planned production for Q3.
A unit in the distillation part of the plant did not provide the process stability required for a continuous operation. The repairing of the unit is expected to be completed in November.
The production facility will then gradually... [Read More]
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Nov 2, 2009
Ontario, Canada-based StormFisher Biogas will fuel its plants with organic waste thanks to a new deal.
Food retailer Loblaw Companies will supply 15,000 metric tons a year to the $15 million (€10 million) biogas plant in London, Ontario.
The agreement with Loblaw, a subsidiary of Canadian food distributor giant George Weston, is StormFisher’s biggest deal since... [Read More]
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Nov 2, 2009
Africa’s massive land mass and rich feedstocks have attracted the attention of Brazilian industrial giant Odebrecht.
The company is planning to inject $220million (€149 million) into sugar and ethanol production in Angola amounting to the production of 30 million litres of ethanol a year.
The Brazilian company has set up a joint venture, Biocom, with the Angolan... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2009
In support of the upcoming Biofuels International Conference & Expo Canada on 28-29th October in Montreal, Will Thurmond, President of Emerging Markets Online, will present the following webinar on algae’s potential.
Webinar Overview: The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday October 6th 2009 at 3pm GMT (UK), 10am EST (New York), and 9am CST Houston.
The Algae 2020... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
US-based Gevo has launched a 1 mgy biobutanol plant in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The plant, originally a conventional ethanol plant, underwent conversion to a biobutanol facility.
With the launch, Gevo has advanced on two fronts: first, towards demonstration of the viability of its fuel both as a petrol replacement and as an intermediate, convertible into renewable green... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2009
Murphy Oil has announced that it will buy a corn-based ethanol plant in North Dakota for $92 million (€ 63 million), marking the company's first foray into biofuel manufacturing.
The Arkansas-based oil company said the deal will be financed primarily through non-recourse debt offered through the sellers.
The company plans to invest $15 million in working capital... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2009
Suncor has recommenced work on expanding the capacity of its St. Clair ethanol plant in Ontario, Canada.
The plant will have a capacity of 105 mgy.
The $120 million (€82 million) project was halted in January 2009 due to the current economic crisis. Suncor cut its capital expenditures by 70% for 2009.
The company said that the expanded ethanol plant and four wind... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2009
The Ensus and Hull wheat ethanol plants are expected to utilise 19% of the British wheat harvest, 2.3 million tonnes out of a total annual harvest of 14 million tonnes.
The chairman of the National Farmers Union crops board welcomed the plants despite the prospect of wheat imports to meet food needs, saying that the plants represented a price support for the wheat crop.
The... [Read More]
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