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Jun 15, 2009
New biofuels weed harvested
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Jun 15, 2009
Sweden-based Chemrec’s development plant in Piteå, Sweden, has now reached 10,000 accumulated operating hours producing syngas from biomass to produce second generation green motor fuels.
Chemrec's plant is the only gasification plant world-wide producing high-quality synthesis gas based on 100% renewable feedstock.
The development plant, DP-1, has a capacity... [Read More]
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Jun 16, 2009
The global potential for the biofuels market will reach up to $247 billion (€178 billion) in sales by 2020, indicates a study released by market researcher Pike Research.
The forecast predicts the industry to ride the wave of current setbacks it faces to triple its predicted worth of $76 billion by 2010 in just ten years.
Pike highlights that the biofuels industry’s... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2009
The Philippine government is eyeing to secure a P20-billion (€298 million) investment agreement with Brazil for the possible construction of five bioethanol plants.
Proposals regarding the construction of five plants in the Philippines have been submitted to the Brazilian federation of sugarcane and ethanol manufacturers, Unica, as the Asian country looks to forge joint-venture... [Read More]
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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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