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Jan 18, 2010
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Jan 18, 2010
In a bid to increase the amount of biofuel produced in Germany, the land used for growing feedstocks, solar parks and wind turbines will be doubled in ten years’ time.
Today, 1.77 million of Germany’s 35.7 million hectares are being used for renewable energy. If Germany is to generate half of its electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade, almost... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2010
In order to transport ethanol from the Midwest to the East Coast of the US, Magellan Midstream Partners and Poet are joining together in a venture to build a 1,800-mile pipeline.
The pipeline, which will take four years to build and cost $4 billion (€2.8 billion), will begin at ethanol production facilities in the Midwest and carry the ethanol all the way to New Jersey,... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
One of the US’ largest ethanol producers Abengoa Bioenergy has just taken its second step into the export market by shipping the equivalent of 40 railcars at the beginning of January 2010.
‘Exports offer a huge potential to US producers,’ says Javier Salgado, the company’s CEO. ‘Most producers are focusing on the domestic market, but exports can offer better... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
The Philippines-based Basic Energy will construct the country’s only cassava-fed ethanol plant.
Basic Energy’s proposed ethanol plant will be in Zamboanga del Norte a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao.
The company will use 6,000 hectares of land in Gutalac, which it started developing for cassava in 2008 under unit... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
Following the success of the 2009 combined Biofuels International / Tank Storage Asia expo & conference in Singapore, this year’s event will be held in the new and exciting location of Kuala Lumpur, on 10 to 11 November.
The Biofuels sector in Malaysia along with the rest of Asia has steadily begun to grow but not without threat.
With an approximate 92 biodiesel... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
Following announcements late last year that it is to inject biogas into the National Grid, UK-based green gas supplier Ecotricity confirms that the first gas customer will be connected next month, and it will be delivering low carbon biogas made from organic material by the end of 2010.
In order to be injected into the National Grid, biogas needs to comply with quality... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2010
In Brazil, Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobas) has signed an agreement with Gas Verde S.A. to supply 200,000 m3 of biogas per day.
Replacing natural gas, the biogas will be generated by Gas Verde, from the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro to the Petrobras Duque de Caxis plant.
It is thought that the project will reduce greenhouse emissions. As well as helping to... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2010
US energy player Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) has agreed to an ethanol terminal joint venture, acquiring three terminals for just under $200 million (€141.2 million).
The $195 million deal with storage and distribution company U.S. Development Group will create a nationwide network of ethanol handling facilities connected by a number of transportation modes,... [Read More]
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Dec 29, 2009
Korea will raise its biodiesel blend levels in 2010.
The proportion of plant and animal oil mixed with diesel will be raised to 2% from the current 1.5%.
The government will also waive the oil tax of 529 won (€0.31) per litre for diesel fuel next year due to the rise in biomass content.
Korea was the first Asian country to mix biodiesel with common diesel in July... [Read More]
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Dec 30, 2009
France’s government-funded technological research organisation CEA – Atomic Energy Commission, now renamed the Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission – is launching a biomass to liquids (BTL) project in north-east France.
The Bure Saudron pilot will demonstrate a complete BTL production chain, which involves gathering and conditioning of biomass, gasification,... [Read More]
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Dec 30, 2009
The Indian government has given its consent to the National Policy on Biofuels, a move which will open doors to greater funding in the green fuel sector.
There will be a commissioning of National Biofuel Fund and a Biofuel Coordination Committee headed by the Prime Minister.
India wants to cut its dependence on hydrocarbon and coal, 70% of which is derived from imports.... [Read More]
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Dec 31, 2009
Upson County in Georgia, US, will be home to a new biorefinery demonstration plant as a result of the partnership between Diamond Alternative Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valero Energy, and consulting firm American Process (API).
The opening of the new facility, expected around the first quarter of 2010, represents the creation of 25-30 jobs in Thomaston and... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2010
While people are trying to cut down on tobacco, one research unit has increased the amount of oil produced from tobacco leaves, a potential feedstock for biodiesel.
Tobacco seeds produce around 40% oil per dry weight but a crop of the plant yields only around 600kg of seeds per acre. The leaves have an oil content of around 1.7-4% oil per dry weight.
In Pennsylvania,... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2010
In the US bankruptcy forced Mid-America Agri Products to auction its 44 million gallon a year ethanol plant in south-central Nebraska, with a finalised sale on 30 December.
Nebraska Corn Processing bought the plant for more than $30 million (€20.8 million) in a bankruptcy auction.
Mid-America Agri Products filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last Q3, several... [Read More]
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