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Aug 26, 2009
Vogen Energy awaits green power station approval
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Aug 27, 2009
The upcoming Biofuels International expo & conference, being held in Singapore on 19-20th November is now in association with Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), a platform for international and regional policy makers, industry players, and academics to discuss pertinent energy issues and strategies affecting the world today.
SIEW is co-hosted by Energy Market... [Read More]
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Aug 28, 2009
Energy secretary Steven Chu has appropriated $300 million (€209 million) from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Clean Cities programme, which aims to reduce the US’ dependence on fossil fuels and stimulate the development of alternative energy.
Final details of the allocation has yet to be decided, but Chu has announced that the cash will help to... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2009
South African company First In Spec, which was established last year, is to build three biodiesel plants in South Africa in the next four years.
The company is to invest R1.5 billion (€135 million) in the construction of three plants to convert waste cooking oil to biodiesel. The first, to be built in the port town of Richards Bay, on the east coast, is projected to... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2009
The national legislature of Cyprus is considering amending a law banning the promotion or use of biofuels produced from genetically modified crops.
The European Commission (EC) has approached the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a ruling on whether the Cypriot law breaches European Law banning unauthorised trade sanctions. If, as widely expected, the ECJ rules against... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2009
Biodiesel producer Biopetrol has announced a drop in turnover in the first half of 2009 of 50% since the equivalent period in 2008. The company blames increases taxed on biodiesel in Germany and a large volume of indirectly subsidised biodiesel from Argentina.
Biopetrol, which underwent major financial restructuring in April, announced that its turnover in the first... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2009
Excess pressure is said to be the cause of the eruption which occurred on 26 August at the plant at Edathala.
At least three other persons were rescued from the site, with six workers believed to be trapped in the waste at one stage.
According to the officials, the biogas plant, which was being erected by a private firm, was nearing commission.
The plant was being... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2009
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has complained to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about possible errors in the data modelling used in the proposed enhanced Renewable Fuels Standard, widely known as RFS2.
The RFA has long had concerns about the EPA's proposal to force all producers of biofuels to take into account the effects of indirect land use... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2009
The volume of anhydrous ethanol exported from Brazil to the US has fallen from 376.2 million litres in Q2 2008 to 22.3 million litres in Q2 2009.
Several factors explain this dramatic reduction. Rains during much of June reduced the number of days available for sugarcane crushing, lowering the volume of cane harvested as well as the sucrose content of the cane. This... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
A dispute delaying construction work on the UK’s largest bioethanol plant has been resolved.
On Tuesday 4 August workers on the plant at Teesside were sent home on paid leave over a commercial dispute involving project managers Simon Carves and its sub-contractors.
Simon Carves reportedly cut strings with the project leaving Ensus to manage the build.
But an Ensus... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
In Pakistan, the Ministry of Environment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) to implement a commercially viable Rs2.8 million (€24,000) biogas programme.
In the programme’s first phase, set to run until 2012, 30,000 digesters will be installed in selected rural areas. The programme aims to use the market and... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
A new HUF 14 billion (€52 million) bioelectricity plant in Szakoly, eastern Hungary, is set to be operating commercially by September 2009.
The Hungarian Energy minister announced that plant workers are currently conducting a trial run, which, assuming there are no unforeseen difficulties, should be completed by the end of August.
The plant will burn 170,000–180,000... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
MGT Power is planning a second 300MW bioelectricity plant in the British Port of Tyne to accompany the current project under construction in nearby Teesport.
MGT details plans for the Tyne Renewable Energy Plant (TREP) to be located on industrial land 10 kms east of Newcastle city centre on the north bank of the River Tyne. The proposed plant would burn about 2.4 million... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
In the US, Virginia-based green energy specialist Osage BioEnergy has joined forces with agriculture expert Perdue Agribusiness to supply barley for conversion to ethanol at a plant under construction in Hopewell, Virginia.
Perdue will work with local farmers to supply 28 million bushels of barley to the 65Mgy bioethanol plant. The ethanol will be sold in local markets... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2009
US-based National Wind Solutions (NWND) has bought an undisclosed biodiesel plant in Texas for $3 million (€2.1 million) and has announced its intention to convert it to produce biodiesel from second-generation feedstock.
After successfully producing soyabean biodiesel for commercial transportation uses, the plant was mothballed by its original producers because of... [Read More]
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