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Apr 15, 2010
First biodiesel plant planned for Dominion Republic
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Apr 15, 2010
Green Future Innovations, a Japanese joint venture between ITOCHU Corp. and JGC Corp. is to become involved in a Philippines-based biofuels project, along with other local partners.
The project, based in Isabela province, will include the production of power and ethanol at a commercial scale.
Green Future will manufacture and sell the biofuel produced from 54,000 kilolitres... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2010
A US-based biofuels producer has been hit with a hefty $176,750 (€130,479) fine for pollution offences.
A District Court issued the punishment to Lincolnway Energy and its ethanol plant in Nevada following a civil lawsuit brought by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The company was accused of releasing excessive amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere such... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2010
Biodiesel Amsterdam is on schedule to begin production from its €80 million facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by October of this year.
Part of the Greenmills complex, the production facility will be manufacturing biodiesel from a 50:50 blend of tallow and used cooking oil (UCO). As well as Biodiesel Amsterdam, the Greenmills concept consists of Rotie Vetveredeling,... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2010
Based in Adamsville, Ohio, US firm Farmers’ Ethanol is planning an investment of $135 million (€100 million) to build a bioethanol refinery in Smederevo, Serbia.
Farmers’ Ethanol spokesperson Maja Fragner explains that the plant would create 200 factory jobs, while another 5,000 will be employed to grow the raw materials needed for the biofuel refinery.
‘Farmers’... [Read More]
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Mar 24, 2010
US-based Terra Energy Resources is a step closer to acquiring an oil terminal in Pennsylvania.
The company plans to turn the 24,000 gallon facility into a biodiesel production facility for use in home heating fuel while taking advantage of incentives offered by the state of Pennsylvania for production of alternative fuels.
This acquisition will include land, buildings,... [Read More]
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Mar 24, 2010
UK chancellor Alistair Darling will announce a £1 billion (€1.1 billion) fund to inject investment in green transport and energy projects.
The UK government is committed to reducing UK carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 and so changes in infrastructure and power generation will be needed over the coming decades.
The Labour Government hopes to upgrade the transport system... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2010
Bioenergy International expo & conference is organised by leading publication Biofuels International magazine, and here Jaroslav Pesek, head of the quality department and strategic reserves at Czech state-run pipeline and storage terminal operator CEPRO, provides an insight into what he will be speaking about at the event in Prague, Czech Republic, on 5-6 May.
CEPRO... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2010
A Californian company has developed a large-scale jatropha farming initiative in Central America.
SG Biofuels also entered into the first project with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) to test and enhance sustainability standards for jatropha cultivation.
The SG Biofuels/RSB pilot will evaluate the practicality and usability of RSB sustainability standards... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2010
The Netherlands-based energy major Shell has started up its biopetrol demonstration facility in Madison, Wisconsin, US.
The plant is the outcome of a joint biopetrol research and development effort between Shell and Wisconsin’s Virent Energy Systems.
The plant is billed as the world’s first demonstration plant converting plant sugars into petrol and petrol blend... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2010
After a reshuffle of its finances and a review on its strategic plan in 2009 one of the biggest biodiesel manufacturers in Brazil, Brasil Ecodiesel, has reached operating profit since its incorporation in 2006.
The company’s gross margin reached 17%, compared with the negative figures of 2008 and the production of biodiesel in 2009 was 152,000m3.
As part of its new... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2010
In Malaysia the national government will introduce a B5 biodiesel mandate by June 2011.
Malaysia is the world’s second-largest manufacturer of palm oil, the prime feedstock for the B5 mandate. However palm oil is not received well by environmentalists who claimed the plantations destroy the environment and wildlife habitats.
Malaysia initially approved the B5 law... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2010
In Angola, Africa, the production of biofuels will now be regulated with a new law approved by the national parliament that requires foreign biofuels producers to sell a share of their fuel to state oil company Sonangol to meet local needs.
It is hoped that the law will contribute towards helping Angola become less reliant on fossil fuels as ethanol produced by the project... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2010
After three years in the making Rwanda’s first biodiesel bus has set out on a trip from the country’s capital Kigali to the town of Akanyuru.
It is hoped that the Rwanda Biodiesel Express, which is powered only by oil plants, animals fats and used cooking oil, will play a key part in reducing the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Jean Baptiste Nduwayezu, head... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2010
In Botswana, Africa, plans are underway to construct a biofuels plant that will produce 50 million-litres of biodiesel annually.
The plant, due to be online in 2012, will eventually utilise jatropha from plantations to manufacture the biodiesel but will start off using meat tallow and used cooking oil.
The National Petroleum Fund will finance the project with advanced... [Read More]