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Sep 10, 2009
Indian Railways to convert to biodiesel
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Sep 10, 2009
The early bird deadline for the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference ends on 15th September – 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! Biofuels International Canada expo & conference is co-hosted with Tank Storage Canada expo & conference,... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2009
The US Department of Defence has signed a contract with US-based biofuel producer Solazyme to research, develop and demonstrate commercial scale production of biofuel using algae as feedstock.
The biofuel has to meet the US Navy’s rigorous specifications for military tactical platforms. Solazyme will use its algal oil production process to provide renewable F-76 Naval... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
The prime minister of Iraq has approved a project by an undisclosed UAE-based company to produce biofuel from rotting dates that would otherwise be wasted.
Iraq has the world's third largest oil reserves but its crumbling farm sector, which has suffered from decades of sanctions, isolation and war, is the country's leading employer.
A long drought has conspired... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
A new report has revealed that Australian motorists are rapidly changing their petrol-buying habits with a growing number of them opting for ethanol-blended petrol.
Australia’s emerging biofuel sector is currently contributing 290 million litres a year to the country’s national transport fuel supply. This is about 80% of the way towards meeting the 350 million litres... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
Mascoma has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron U.S.A.
CTV will provide various sources of lignocellulosic feedstock to Mascoma, which will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Mascoma will provide... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2009
In the US ethanol fuel tanks will be installed at three South Dakota state Department of Transportation regional yards in an effort to increase the use of renewable fuel by the state fleet.
Although nearly 40 % of South Dakota’s 3,395 government vehicles are flexible fuel vehicles, state employees have not had access to high ethanol blends, such as E85, at state fuelling... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2009
Bioelectricity specialist Helius Energy has teamed up with Speyside whisky cooperative The Combination of Rothes Distillers (CoRD) to implement an award-winning scheme to generate electricity from a by-product of whisky manufacture.
Pot ale is a high-protein liquid removed from malt whisky immediately before the final distillation of the spirit. CoRD is a cooperative... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2009
In an age of idling ethanol plants, one company is paying particular attention to its cellulosic ethanol endeavours.
Massachusetts-based Verenium’s 1.4 million gallons a year (mgy) cellulosic ethanol demo plant in Louisiana has produced a few hundred gallons of beer, and the company is going through unit operations in an effort to optimise its process, and eventually... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2009
The conference programme for the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference in Montreal on 28-29th October is now available online and can be viewed at: http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_prog.html
Biofuels International Canada expo & conference is organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine and is designed... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2009
A council in Scotland has come up with a smelly way of generating clean electricity.
Scottish Borders Council will use methane from the Easter Langlee Waste Disposal site near Galashiels to create enough green electricity to power more than 1,000 homes, while cutting annual carbon emissions by the equivalent of around 30,000 tonnes.
The project takes away the local... [Read More]
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Aug 18, 2009
From land to engine, biofuels continue to stoke up debate about environmental and social sustainability.
Large subsidies and quotas for biofuels are wreaking social and environmental havoc and in many cases exacerbating climate change, a new Christian Aid report concludes.
‘Vast sums of European and American taxpayers’ money are being used to prop up industries which... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2009
The fuels team of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the organisation responsible for certifying fuels suitable for use in US Navy ships and aircraft, is planning to test a biodiesel blend in the engine of an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft by Q2 2010.
At the same time, the team is seeking a biodiesel blend suitable for use as marine diesel. The tests are part... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2009
The state of Massachusetts has shocked producers of second- and third-generation biodiesel produced from non-food feedstocks by banning their product from being counted as biodiesel when the state introduces its biodiesel mandate in 2011.
Massachusetts is to become one of the first US states to introduce a biodiesel mandate. From 1 July 2011, producers of petroleum diesel... [Read More]
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Aug 25, 2009
California just got greener. Ethanol handling and distribution terminals company U.S. Development Group (USDG) will begin construction on a new terminal in the state.
The West Colton Rail Terminal will be located in the Inland Empire area of southern California.
Construction on the first phase, located in Rialto, California, will consist of a manifold transfer system... [Read More]
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