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Nov 13, 2009
Full capacity lifts Green Plains’ quarter
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Nov 13, 2009
Tenaska BioFuels (TBF) has signed a two-year tolling arrangement with Tri-State Financial. The arrangement will allow ethanol production to resume at Tri-State's North Country Ethanol facility in Rosholt, South Dakota, US.
Under the agreement, TBF will purchase corn and natural gas, which Tri-State will use to produce ethanol and distillers grains. TBF will own all... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2009
Reducing green house gas emissions is a race of time, and now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it may not meet a 1 December deadline to decide whether to approve an industry request to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended into petrol.
Fifty-five ethanol manufacturers petitioned the EPA last March to allow petrol to contain up to 15% ethanol... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
August and September saw a rush of renewable fuels projects approaching the US Navy. Now The United States Air Force is looking at a greener future.
The Air Force will undertake research related to alternative fuels, in a shift to move away from heavy consumption of fossil fuels.
The $2.5 million (€1.67 million) Assured Aerospace Fuels Research Facility, located at... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
Controversy surrounding biofuels and its impact on natural ecosystems finds it home in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest.
However, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped 45.7% from August 2008 to July 2009.
According to new data based on analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A new 100,000 litre a day ethanol plant is looking likely for the region of Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines.
Alsons Consolidated Resources’ bioethanol arm is set to build the P2.5-billion (€33.9 million) plant with expected operations in 2012.
The company is pursuing an environmental compliance certificate by the end of November and will aim to begin construction... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A new €12.7 million biomass fuel production plant will be built in Michigan, US.
The plant will be built by Cleveland’s Cliffs Natural Resources subsidiary RenewaFuel, on the Telkite Technology Park, which is located at Sawyer Airport near Marquette.
The plant will produce 150,000 tons per year of high-energy biofuel cubes, which are a mixture of sustainably collected... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A Philippines’ based producer of biodiesel, resins and olechemicals has reported a 3% increase in profits after the government implemented a B2 blend.
Chemrez Technologies, located in Manila, saw profits increase to €5.3 million in the first 9 months of 2009, up from €5.1 million in the same period last year.
The company sales increased by 63% when it implemented... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
Kenya has introduced a new five-year strategy for developing biodiesel as a clean source of energy.
The country hopes the move to biodiesel will cut the country free from its reliance on fossil fuel imports.
The strategy aims to tackle global warming and recommends using environmentally friendly green fuel made from jatropha and other locally grown trees for biodiesel... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2009
Biofuel producer Hero BX recently received a $1.6 million (€1.1 million) grant to expand production by 10 million gallons per year.
The Pennsylvania, US based company expects to expand its use of farm-raised feedstocks, which would benefit farmers in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
CEO Leonard Kosar said: ‘Unlike many other companies that are simply developing technologies... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2009
One of China’s largest biogas projects, the 20,000m3 Minhe biogas project in Shandong, is now successfully connected to the grid.
Minhe is the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project, which has been registered in Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board, United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change, with annual revenue of €0.6 million.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2009
Germany-based biofuels company Verbio's biodiesel output took a steep fall in the first half of 2009.
The company’s biodiesel production fell from 300,000 tonnes to 288,000 tonnes. This led to reduced bioethanol prices, which caused a loss for the company. Verbio posted a nine month loss of €14.9 million.
Verbio blames Germany’s increased taxes on biodiesel.... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2009
More than $24 million (€16.1 million) has been awarded to various projects by the US Department of Agriculture and Energy (USDA) to help support research into biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products.
The projects that will be aided by these grants include Gevo, Exelus, Oklahoma State University, Itaconix, Purdue University and GE Global Research.
Energy Secretary,... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2009
In the US, Epec Biofuels Holdings and DPG Investments have established a joint venture to provide funds for biofuels projects.
The two entities have formed Epec Finance, which will provide project financing to Epec Biofuels and select financing initiatives in the biofuels and renewable energy sectors.
Epec Finance will fund up to $376 million (€253.5 million) of project... [Read More]
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Nov 18, 2009
Australia will soon have its first fully self-sustainable biodiesel plant operating in the next few weeks.
The plant, situated in Moree, New South Wales, will use algae ponds to create biodiesel, stock feeds and water for the local community.
Talks about the new plant began 12 months ago between CubicQED and the Moree Plains Shire Council.
The plant has garnered significant... [Read More]
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