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Dec 8, 2009
Logos Technologies and EdeniQ awarded DoE grant
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Dec 9, 2009
An energy consultant has predicted that the worldwide demand for biofuels will double by 2015.
Tammy Klein, executive director of global biofuels services for Hart Energy Consulting, stated that Asia-Pacific and Latin America would be capable of producing biofuels viewing it as a way to improve rural economies.
Klein says: ‘Currently, there is massive overcapacity... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2009
Praj Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ardent Energy Group Ethiopia and Eco-Energy S.C Ethiopia to target the cultivation and refining of biodiesel from non-food feedstocks.
The agreement is based on the EU sustainability criteria and principles on biodiesel.
Chairman and CEO of AEG, Daniel Gezahegne says: ‘AEG and Praj are planning to attain... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2009
Chicago-based Zenergy International has acquired Greenlight Biofuels and its assets for $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in a deal that will see Zenergy expanding the company’s revenue.
Zenergy plans to generate capability by providing resources to create a bigger biodiesel client base to purchase the fuel.
This is first of many planned acquisitions that Zenergy has... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
All good things come to an end. The biodiesel tax incentive in the US is set to expire on 31 December 2009, but a report released by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) shows a continuation of the credit is vital to avoid damage to the industry and the economy.
The study, which was conducted by economic analyst John M. Urbanchuk, examined the economic impact of the biodiesel... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
A biofuel joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy has received $50 million (€45.2 million) from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
The JV’s commercial-scale biofuel and renewable power facility in Vero Beach, Florida, will be operational by late 2011 with construction expected to begin in 2Q 2010.
The Ineos New Planet BioEnergy joint venture will own... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2009
It has been a long wait but now Europe's largest biorefinery operated by Ensus in Teesside, UK, is due to begin production within weeks.
The £250 million (€276.5 million) refinery will produce ethanol from wheat, processing 1.2 million tonnes of animal feed wheat a year.
Under a 10-year agreement, Shell will buy all the plant's annual output of 400 million... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2009
Valero Energy and Mission NewEnergy have signed a five-year deal to supply 200,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year, which is potentially worth around $3.5 billion (€2.4 billion).
Mission has confirmed that it will supply Valero with jatropha-based biodiesel and palm oil based biodiesel.
Mission NewEnergy said: ‘The increasing demand for biodiesel driven by the Renewable... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2009
A pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Wyoming, US, has won approval to take part in a new programme supporting the development of biofuels.
KL Energy is currently working on producing ethanol from wood chips, gathered from Black Hills National Forest on the Wyoming-South Dakota state line, at its test plant in Upton.
The new programme by the US Department of Agriculture... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2009
Brazil has signed an agreement with Mozambique for a $6 billion (€4 billion) investment in biofuel exploration.
The report was confirmed by António de Godoy, chairperson of the Brazilian confederation of biofuel companies Arranjo Produtivo Local do Alcool (APLA).
The biofuels, made from sugarcane, will be exported to Brazil in the hope that the new source of fuel... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2009
Brazil state-owned energy company Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível has acquired a 50% stake in BSBIOS Marialva Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil.
The investment amounts to R$55 million (€21.28 million) and strengthens the company’s green fuel foray.
BSBIOS Marialva is located in the municipality of Marialva, in the state... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2009
The demand for biodiesel in Europe has spurred one Bulgarian port to develop a storage terminal.
Infrastructure is being eyed for an imported palm oil storage facility at one of its Black Sea ports.
Palm oil will arrive from Indonesia. The nation is conducting market expansion of agricultural products to Europe.
Aside from feedstocks that could be used to create biodiesel,... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2009
It has been tested in aeroplanes before, but now biofuels have made new aviation headlines.
On Monday 23 November KLM Royal Dutch Airlines transported passengers above the Netherlands for 90 minutes with one engine powered with a 50% mix of biofuel and 50% kerosene, the typical air craft fuel, which fuelled the three other engines.
Biofuel used on the flight reduces... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2009
Energy group Mercuria Energy has acquired Germany-based biodiesel refinery 3B Biofuels
The refinery has 250,000 tonnes of production capacity.
3B Biofuels will help Mercuria to meet its customers’ need for diesel that is pre-blended with mandatory biofuel components.
The plant is a state of the art facility with multi-feedstock technology and was recently upgraded... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2009
Europe may be the world's biodiesel leader and the Americas are second to none for ethanol but another region is growing in status as a biofuels producer.
Thailand’s energy minister says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a biofuels hub with the potential to become the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of biofuels.
Wannarat... [Read More]
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