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Sep 16, 2009
Jatropha oil may cruise to success as stand-alone fuel
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Sep 17, 2009
The US' Valero Energy, which first looked into the ethanol market, is now forming a biodiesel joint venture.
The company is planning to build a 135 mgy renewable diesel plant with food processing by-products recycling company Darling International.
The proposed plant would be situated next to Valero’s existing St Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
The early bird deadline for the upcoming Biofuels International Asia expo & conference in Singapore ends on 1st October – register now to receive an extra 10% discount!
Not only will you receive a discount, you also get access to two events for the price of one!
Building on the success of Biofuels International expo & conference in Europe, Biofuels International... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2009
Germany has seen a huge increase in bioethanol consumption in the first half of 2009.
According to German bioethanol association BDBE, bioethanol consumption leapt to 453,000 tonnes in the first half of 2009, up 61% on the year-earlier period.
The increase in consumption was largely caused by the German government’s programme of raising compulsory blending of biofuels... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
BP expects biofuels to become a larger part of the US motor fuel market, displacing 25% of petrol within the next two decades.
'Diesel use is growing in the US, following the trend set by Europe, and biodiesel is expected to provide around 8% of the fuel for diesel-powered engines by 2030,' Katrina Landis, CEO of BP's Alternative Energy, says.
‘However,... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2009
UK-based second generation technology producer TMO has been fairly quiet up until now.
But now the company’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration unit is one year old it is starting to make some noise.
TMO’s provides a technology that first generation ethanol producers using corn can bolt on to their plants to process the sugar in by-product dried distillers grains... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2009
The US Department of Energy has awarded Arizona Public Service (APS) a $7.5 million (€5 million) investment in algae-derived biofuels.
The investment was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project was launched as the White House released proposed regulations for implementing tough new auto emissions standards in 2012.
APS will seek to grow algae... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2009
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today inaugurated the world’s first plant for the production of a renewable automotive fuel called BioDME.
The plant is being constructed by Sweden-based development company Chemrec as part of the BioDME project with consortium members Chemrec, Haldor Topsøe, Volvo, Preem, Total, Delphi and ETC. The project is supported by the Swedish... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2009
The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for the Inuit community.
Greenland sharks, a major waste product of Greenland’s fishing industry, are the latest product that researchers are seeking to convert into biofuel.
The shark,... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2009
The African nation of Rwanda is moving forward with plans to boost biodiesel production.
Landlocked Rwanda considers biofuel production from locally grown feedstocks an important part of national security.
Since 2007, the Rwandan Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (ISTR) has experimented with a number of feedstocks including palm, jatropha, moringa,... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2009
In the US BioJet has agreed to sell 4 million barrels of aviation biojet fuel to Las Vegas oil and fuel broker E85.
The contract is likely to go into effect in 2011, once jet biofuel is projected to be approved for use by the end of 2010. The fuel standard is being developed by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.
BioJet... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2009
Growing energy security concerns and a booming automobile industry will drive the biofuel demand in India.
The country’s ethanol consumption is expected to cross the 700 million gallon mark by 2018.
India’s primary energy consumption is among the top five in the world and oil makes up for a large share of the country’s energy mix but due to limited oil reserves... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2009
US-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced the beginning of commercial transportation of blended 2% biodiesel (B2) through its 115 mile Oregon Pipeline which runs from Portland to Eugene.
A test of moving B2 through the pipeline was successfully completed. The pipeline will help diesel fuel suppliers through Oregon meet the states mandate on biodiesel.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2009
Canada-based Husky Energy's ethanol plant in Lloydminster received $71.8 million (€48.9 million) in assistance under the federal government's EcoEnergy programme to sustain biofuel production in the face of volatile feed grains markets.
With ethanol plants in Lloydminster and Minnedosa, Husky is Western Canada's largest ethanol producer, making 260 million... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2009
A study of energy subsidies by the Environmental Law Institute confirmed that the federal government provides substantially larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewables.
Fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion (€49 billion) over the seven-year period studied from 2002 to 2008, while subsidies for renewable fuels totalled $29 billion.
More than... [Read More]
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