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Jun 17, 2009
Philippines seeks biofuels investment from Brazil
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Jun 17, 2009
Petroleum refiner Sunoco has acquired the former Northeast Biofuels ethanol production facility in Volney, NY, for $8.5 million (€6.1 million).
Philadelphia-based Sunoco began proceedings for the purchase of the 100 MMgy plant after Northeast Biofuels put it up for sale at a bankruptcy auction.
The ethanol plant is the largest production facility in the Northeast and... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2009
Japan-based Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings has begun planting coconut trees on the Philippines island of Luzon to produce biodiesel – a world first.
‘We believe this is the first coconut-integrated biodiesel project in the world where a plantation is included,’ May Tiu, VP of Bioenergy at Pacific Bio-Fields, exclusively tells Biofuels International magazine. ‘We... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2009
Aerospace company Boeing has backed biofuels to be blended with jet fuel within five years following recent tests.
Results from the aircraft maker’s latest test flights using alternative fuel were described as being ‘better than expected’ by Boeing managing director of environmental strategy Billy Glover.
The testing consisted of a series of laboratory, ground... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2009
After a week of skirmishes the German government has passed proposals to cut the target amount of biofuels to be blended into fossil fuels this year.
Parliament’s lower house gave final approval to the government proposals to cut the 2009 blending target to 5.25% biofuel content in fossil fuel in 2009 from the 6.25% originally intended.
The decision follows the federal... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2009
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will make federal incentive payments available for harvesting and delivering wood waste for energy via the first phase of the new Biomass Crop Assistance Programme (BCAP).
The first phase of BCAP will provide matching payments to promote multiple roles across the sector including producers and land owners for... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2009
The Chinese state is expected to encourage a transition towards biodiesel in larger cities according to a senior academic.
Min Enze, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering has forecast that vehicles in large cities, such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, will be B5 biodiesel compatible by next year.
Next year is expected to see the... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2009
US city Seattle is set to review its policy on using food crop-based biodiesel, such as soyabean, for its vehicles amid concerns of it being more evironmentally harmful than standard diesel.
Seattle's Fleets and Facilities Department director, Brenda Bauer, announced that the city has temporarily stopped purchasing soya-based biodiesel fuel and is testing biodiesel... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2009
The northern region of Vietnam has begun construction on the region’s first bioethanol plant in the province of Phu Tho.
The US$80 million project producing 100,000 m3 of ethanol per year is scheduled to come online in December 2010, converting locally available cassava and sugarcane to fuel.
The project investor, Bio-Petroleum and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company... [Read More]
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Jun 3, 2009
Swedish company Chemrec has entered into an agreement with The Stella Group to support the company’s efforts to raise awareness of Chemrec’s integrated biorefineries at pulp and paper mills.
Chemrec’s technology converts black liquor, a mill byproduct, into renewable biofuels, biomaterials or power.
The company has plans to design, build and operate integrated... [Read More]
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Jun 1, 2009
According to new research from the Netherlands’ University of Twente, 14,000 litres of water are needed to create 1 litre of biodiesel from rapeseed or soyabeans.
Researchers at the university analysed 13 crops to determine the optimal production regions for each based on water consumption and climate date.
The water footprint for rapeseed in western Europe is significantly... [Read More]
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Jun 2, 2009
The EU has launched a biogas project as a solution to the mounting agricultural waste on farms in the continent.
The Agrobiogas project with €2.9 million in funding has set its sights on developing anaerobic digestion technology, which offers an effective way to treat agricultural waste while being a
realistic option for farmers.
The project will encourage the use... [Read More]
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Jun 4, 2009
The provincial government in Saskatchewan, Canada, has signed an agreement with biotechnology company Iogen to develop the province’s first cellulosic ethanol plant.
It was announced that the plant is to be situated at the former Domtar-owned pulp and sawmill in Big River.
Iogen will operate the plant, which will be a commercial-scale expansion of its wheat straw... [Read More]
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Jun 2, 2009
Food giant Cargill has started production at its new glycerine refinery in Frankfurt, Germany.
The new plant, completed in nine months, is located adjacent to Cargill’s existing biodiesel production facility in the Höchst Industrial Park.
The neighbouring biodiesel plant will provide the refinery’s supply of crude glycerine, as the full integration of these... [Read More]
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Jun 3, 2009
The European Commission has submitted a proposal to extend the temporary tariffs imposed on imports of US biodiesel for up to five years.
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs passed in March were established in order to protect European biodiesel producers by counteracting the payments the US gives its own producers.
European biofuel producers stressed that US... [Read More]
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