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Aug 11, 2009
Biofuels manufacturers seek carbon permits
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Aug 11, 2009
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to restrict the official designation of ‘renewable fuel’ to biofuel from producers which can provide documentary evidence that their feedstock is sustainably produced.
This has drawn complaints from biofuels producers which argue they will face a bureaucratic nightmare.
The proposal is contained in the consultation... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2009
Sweden-headquartered Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden.
Production is expected by mid-2010. The project will demonstrate the production of an advanced diesel fuel, DME, from forest biomass over the black liquor route and will also demonstrate the use of this... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2009
The conference programme for the upcoming Biofuels International Asia expo & conference in Singapore on 19-20th November is now available online and can be viewed at:
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/asia/conf_prog.html
Speakers include:
•Henri Bardon, Biofuels trading manager, Trafigura
•Allan Lim, CEO, Alpha Biofuels
•Long Tian Ching, Managing Director,... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2009
In the US, endeavours to cut back on burning coal for power generation have moved a step in the green direction.
A subsidiary of FirstEnergy, Ohio Edison, has agreed to switch two coal-powered generators to biomass fuel, creating electricity by burning a mixture of wood, crop residues and other waste.
The plan is the result of a Justice Department order that mandated... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2009
UK energy giant BP and Maryland, US-headquartered Martek Biosciences are teaming up to create biodiesel from sugar-based feedstocks.
The sugar to biodiesel pathway uses advanced biological science to convert sugars derived from biomass into lipids using unique fermentation micro-organisms; the lipids are then converted into fuel molecules through chemical or thermocatalytic... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2009
Indian biofuels specialist Emami Biotech is to invest $80 million (€56 million) in Ethiopian biofuel production. The cost includes the purchase of 12,000 acres of land for a feedstock plantation.
Although Emami will grow other crops including various herbs on the plantation, the main crop will be jatropha, which will be processed into biofuel at a nearby factory.
The... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2009
Chinese research scientists believe that chitin, the compound secreted by aquatic animals to make shells, could provide an environmentally friendly catalyst for the conversion of organic oils into biodiesel, and they have already convinced one commercial producer to invest.
The team, from Hua Zhong Agriculture University in the Wuhan province of China, found that carbonised... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2009
In the US state of Oregon, cellulosic ethanol specialist Trillium FiberFuels has received a grant of $750,000 (€531,000) from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to commercialise its cellulosic ethanol technology.
The trillium process works by using an existing industrial enzyme to convert xylose, which is not digestible by yeast, to another sugar called xylulose, which... [Read More]
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Aug 17, 2009
The presence of trace amounts of biodiesel in marine diesel is becoming increasingly hazardous to shipping, according to marine fuel specialists.
Marine fuel is often transported in pipelines also used to transport biodiesel. Trace contamination of marine fuel is therefore almost inevitable.
‘Since there is today no accepted test method available to quantify biodiesel... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2009
Stockholders in Nevada's Panda Ethanol have voted to approve a voluntary dissolution and plan of liquidation.
After payment of all outstanding claims to the company’s creditors, preference shareholders will receive up to $2.5 million (€1.4 million) in funds and assets, together with any unpaid dividends. Panda does not believe any funds or assets will remain... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2009
Texan bioethanol producer Gulf Alternative Energy (GAE) is to use its new cellulosic feedstock preprocessing technology to convert a first-generation bioethanol plant to cellulosic ethanol production.
The company has signed a letter of intent with Xethanol Biofuels to purchase a plant in Blairstown, Iowa. The plant is currently producing six million gallons of ethanol... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2009
The US state of Oregon is to adopt a mandate requiring diesel sold in the state to contain at least 2% biodiesel by 1 October. Nine counties in northwest Oregon will introduce the requirement from next week.
Oregon passed renewable energy legislation in 2007 stating that a B2 mandate would take effect when the state’s biodiesel production capacity reached 5 million... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2009
A poisonous extract of Cassava root is expected to produce 1% of the ethanol used in Venezuela.
Cassava root, or yuca, is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world. It is processed into casabes, or flat breads. However, this leaves behind a residue called yare, which, owing to its high cyanide content, is highly toxic to humans and animals.
Now... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2009
Crimson Renewable Energy, operator of California’s largest biodiesel plant which opened on 29 July, is doing what few producers in the nation are.
The 30 million gallon a year producer will move away from the nation’s predominant choice of feedstock, soyabean, and process 50 million pounds of the crude glycerine by-product, turning it into high quality refined glycerine... [Read More]
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