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Jul 2, 2009
Landfill site to convert algae into ethanol
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Jul 2, 2009
ReNvision Biofuels has secured the services of SRS Engineering to build it a 10 million gallons per year biodiesel multi-feedstock plant in, Alberta, Canada.
SRS Engineering will provide the complete design and engineering services and the equipment required to build this biodiesel plant. The project will use a number of feedstocks that are available locally, including... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2009
Pipeline company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced the first successful commercial shipment of biodiesel to be transported through a pipeline in the US.
The shipment saw a 5% biodiesel blend transported from Mississippi to Georgia, and from Mississippi to Virginia, via the Plantation Pipe Line Company, jointly owned by Kinder Morgan (51%) and Exxon Mobil (49%).
December... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2009
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to extend the comment period on a draft rule that aims to cut greenhouse gases emitted by biofuels.
The proposed changes to the 2007 US Renewable Fuel Standard attempt to make production of corn-based ethanol more efficient and increase output of advanced biofuels.
The comment period on the rule (RFS2) has been... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2009
Drawing on the success of Biofuels International expo & conference in Europe in 2008 & 2009, leading global publication Biofuels International magazine is pleased to announce its first Biofuels International Canada expo & conference.
The two day conference and exhibition on 28 - 29 October 2009 in Montreal is designed to coincide with Canada's biofuel... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
The NASA Glenn Research Center and Israel-based marine microalgae developer Seambiotic's US subsidiary are developing a collaborative R&D programme for optimisation of open-pond microalgae growth processes for biofuels production.
The goal of the agreement is to make use of NASA’s expertise in large scale computational modelling and combine it with Seambiotic’s... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
In the US, the Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition (EERC) has compiled and released the Complete Training Guide for Ethanol Emergency Response, to help prepare ethanol producers, transporters and first responders who may experience or come in contact with an ethanol-related emergency.
This complete training package includes two videos, an instructor’s guide, interactive... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
Biomass-to-energy company Chemrec is evaluating possible sites in the state of Georgia, US, for developing integrated fuels-from-the-forest black liquor gasification biorefineries at pulp and paper mills.
Chemrec biorefineries transform mills into producers of biofuels or biochemicals or even green electricity and power.
Georgia with more than 24 million acres of forestland,... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
The European Commission has approved the proposed creation of a biobutanol production technology joint venture between BP Biofuels and US chemical manufacturer DuPont, resulting in a dual takeover of US company Biobutanol LLC.
The companies are on track to develop a biobutanol production plant in the UK. It will begin as a 420 million litre a year ethanol plant with operations... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
Ukraine-based Landkom International, a producer of oilseed rape and wheat, has signed an agreement with Sunfuel Ukraine, a Ukrainian specialist biofuels group to cover the sale, processing and development of a new non edible oil seed variant for biodiesel, known as Isis.
Landkom and Sunfuel have jointly tested Isis in Ukraine, Europe and South Africa with leading universities... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2009
BP Biofuels, a subsidiary of UK energy giant BP, and US agri-tech company DuPont have formed Butamax Advanced Biofuels to accelerate biobutanol commercialisation.
BP and DuPont have conducted four years of extensive technology development and fuel testing.
The technology demonstration facility located at the BP Saltend site in Hull, UK, is planned to be operational... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2009
Researchers at the US’ Argonne National Laboratory are studying a systems approach to sustainable biomass feedstock production.
If implemented the approach could mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and the impact of biomass for biofuels production on food crops, help restore contaminated water resources and reduce the cost of transporting biomass.
In the study, agricultural,... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
US-based biofuels developer BioEnergy International has formed Myriant Technologies (Myriant) to incorporate all of its biobased chemicals business and intellectual property.
BioEnergy is building a 110 million gallon a year ethanol plant in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with operations expected in January.
‘The new alignment will facilitate a clearer understanding and... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
US ethanol powerhouse Poet is creating a new division to handle cob collection and supply chain management.
Poet Biomass will also look after logistics for waste wood and engineered fuels as alternative power sources and seek out additional feedstocks for future cellulosic ethanol production.
Scott Weishaar, Poet’s VP of commercial development, says: ‘Poet’s cellulosic... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
Another biofuels player has fallen victim to the economic downfall. UK-based energy crop developer D1 Oils’ joint venture with BP to plant biofuel crop jatropha around the world has failed to attract a third investor.
Last year D1 announced the closure of its refineries on Teesside and Merseyside. Since then it has been concentrating on the research and planting of... [Read More]
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