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John Swire and Sons (Green Investments) has acquired Scottish biodiesel producer Argent Energy.
The deal was closed for an unknown sum and will see Argent remain in private ownership and will continue to operate independently.
Argent Energy owns a commercial-scale biodiesel production plant, which began operating in Motherwell, Scotland in 2005.
Barnaby Swire of John Swire and Sons says: 'We…
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Biodiesel producer and marketer Renewable Energy Group (REG) is to supply biodiesel at IMTT's storage terminal located at the New York Harbor in Bayonne, New Jersey.
As one of the world's largest trading hubs, the new location will allow REG to sell large volumes of biodiesel via barge or truck.
'The Northeast has an active biodiesel market and this terminal position allows us to provide more…
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Buckeye Terminal's biodiesel facility in Hartford, Illinois has temporarily ceased supplying fuel, according to reports.
The delivery system has been shut down to replace a meter and will not resume operations until the part is tested and proved.
Biodiesel supplier Gulf Hydrocarbon Partners says it is no longer bringing biodiesel into the facility and has also stopped delivering fuel out of the…
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Green crude producer Sapphire Energy (SE) has paid off the entire loan guarantee it was awarded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in December 2009.
SE was awarded a $54.5 million (€41 million) loan guarantee through the Biorefinery Assistance Programme, administered by the USDA Rural Development-Cooperative Service, to build a fully integrated, algae-to-crude oil commercial…
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Ineos Bio, owned by global chemicals companies Ineos, has begun production of commercial-scale bioethanol at its first facility.
The Indian River BioEnergy Centre, Florida is now producing commercial quantities of bioethanol from vegetative and wood waste, while also exporting renewable power to the local community. It is also permitted to use municipal solid waste (MSW), quantities of which will…
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US-based Renewable Energy Group (REG) has completed the purchase of a 30 million gallon per year capacity biodiesel plant in Iowa, formerly owned by Soy Energy.
Soy Energy unit holders approved the sale in a vote on 29 July. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, REG acquired the biorefinery for $11 million (€8.3 million) in cash and the issuance of a $5.6 million promissory note. Due to a…
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UK transport minister Norman Baker has announced millions of pounds worth of capital funding to enable the construction of demonstration-scale waste-to-fuel, and other advanced, biofuel plants within the country.
The £25 million will be used to underpin private sector investment in the sector in order to drive the development of the UK’s biofuel industry.
‘It is clear that in…
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A third round of grant funding aimed to help petrol stations buy ethanol blender pumps has begun in South Dakota, US.
The state has put up $500,000 (€389,500) and station owners can apply for up to $25,000 to install a pump for the first time, or up to $10,000 for any additional pumps.
Blender pumps allow customers to choose their ethanol blends at the pump at 10, 20, 30 or 85%. South Dakota…
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Local news reports in the Philippines state Brazilian joint venture business Raizen Energia (RE) is set to build a new bioethanol facility with local developers.
RE, owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan SA Industria and Commercio, currently produces over 2 billion litres of ethanol from sugarcane in its native country.
A source revealed that RE ‘are still at then exploratory stage, looking…
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A pilot plant in Spain is to use municipal wastewater and sunlight for biofuels production via algae.
The project, branded as All-Gas and backed by seven European-based partners, is set to cost €12.2 million ($15.7 million) but at least €9 million has been received from the European Union (EU).
It will aim to produce 3,000kg of algae a year with an oil content of 20%, enough biodiesel…
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The multi-million pound Vivergo bioethanol plant has officially opened in Hull, UK this July.
The facility, a joint venture between Dupont and AB Sugar costing £350 million (€407.1 million), makes Vivergo the biggest bioethanol plant in the UK, as well as the biggest single-source supplier of animal feed.
It is believed the plant will pump out 420 million litres of bioethanol a year…
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Algae-based energy is the order of the day for Thailand-based petroleum company PTT and it is working in Australia to achieve that end.
PTT is already in early partnership with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, with the end-goal of developing algae-oil extraction. The venture is currently focusing on fatty acid methyl ether from selected marine algae.
‘Oil extracted from…
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The European Parliament Environment Committee has approved draft legislation which will limit the contribution of first generation biofuels toward EU green transport targets.
The Committee’s vote on proposals to deal with possible greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC) took place on 11 July. The potential 5.5% cap on transport from all land-based…
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Biodiesel of Las Vegas has become the first producer in Nevada, US to earn a BQ-9000 certification from the country’s National Biodiesel Board.
The certification is a voluntary programme hosted by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Programme for producers of BQ-9000 biodiesel. It combines the ASTM D6751 quality standard with a quality systems programme that focuses on things like…
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