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Jul 13, 2009
NASA researches algae
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Jul 13, 2009
In the US, the Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition (EERC) has compiled and released the Complete Training Guide for Ethanol Emergency Response, to help prepare ethanol producers, transporters and first responders who may experience or come in contact with an ethanol-related emergency.
This complete training package includes two videos, an instructor’s guide, interactive... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
Biomass-to-energy company Chemrec is evaluating possible sites in the state of Georgia, US, for developing integrated fuels-from-the-forest black liquor gasification biorefineries at pulp and paper mills.
Chemrec biorefineries transform mills into producers of biofuels or biochemicals or even green electricity and power.
Georgia with more than 24 million acres of forestland,... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
The European Commission has approved the proposed creation of a biobutanol production technology joint venture between BP Biofuels and US chemical manufacturer DuPont, resulting in a dual takeover of US company Biobutanol LLC.
The companies are on track to develop a biobutanol production plant in the UK. It will begin as a 420 million litre a year ethanol plant with operations... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2009
Ukraine-based Landkom International, a producer of oilseed rape and wheat, has signed an agreement with Sunfuel Ukraine, a Ukrainian specialist biofuels group to cover the sale, processing and development of a new non edible oil seed variant for biodiesel, known as Isis.
Landkom and Sunfuel have jointly tested Isis in Ukraine, Europe and South Africa with leading universities... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2009
BP Biofuels, a subsidiary of UK energy giant BP, and US agri-tech company DuPont have formed Butamax Advanced Biofuels to accelerate biobutanol commercialisation.
BP and DuPont have conducted four years of extensive technology development and fuel testing.
The technology demonstration facility located at the BP Saltend site in Hull, UK, is planned to be operational... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2009
Researchers at the US’ Argonne National Laboratory are studying a systems approach to sustainable biomass feedstock production.
If implemented the approach could mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and the impact of biomass for biofuels production on food crops, help restore contaminated water resources and reduce the cost of transporting biomass.
In the study, agricultural,... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
US-based biofuels developer BioEnergy International has formed Myriant Technologies (Myriant) to incorporate all of its biobased chemicals business and intellectual property.
BioEnergy is building a 110 million gallon a year ethanol plant in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with operations expected in January.
‘The new alignment will facilitate a clearer understanding and... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
US ethanol powerhouse Poet is creating a new division to handle cob collection and supply chain management.
Poet Biomass will also look after logistics for waste wood and engineered fuels as alternative power sources and seek out additional feedstocks for future cellulosic ethanol production.
Scott Weishaar, Poet’s VP of commercial development, says: ‘Poet’s cellulosic... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2009
Another biofuels player has fallen victim to the economic downfall. UK-based energy crop developer D1 Oils’ joint venture with BP to plant biofuel crop jatropha around the world has failed to attract a third investor.
Last year D1 announced the closure of its refineries on Teesside and Merseyside. Since then it has been concentrating on the research and planting of... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2009
The first bioenergy research centre has been opened in the Chinese city of Nanning, in southern Guangxi Zhuang’s Autonomous Region.
The research centre will be primarily studying the feedstocks of cassava, sugar cane and sweet sorghum to be used as the principle sources for new energy development.
Huang Ribo, director of the research centre announced that further... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2009
The Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia has received backing from BMW Indonesia regarding its current research concerning alternative energy.
The research is focusing on the potential of making biodiesel from raw, green materials such as vegetable oil rich that is in iodine. The results of which are expected before the end of 2009.... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2009
Farmers situated in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam are receiving training in producing biogas and fertiliser from water hyacinths and agricultural waste.
The project, conducted by Can Tho University, has received €1 million in funding from the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation collaboration.
So far 2,340 farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang who... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2009
Independent oil firm Eastern Petroleum plans to set up a $30 million (€21.5 million) ethanol plant in Isabela, the Philippines, next year.
The ethanol producing facility has a projected capacity of 100,000 litres a day, or 30 million litres a year, and is expected to come online in 2012.
To fund the project the firm’s subsidiary Eastern Renewables and Fuels has begun... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2009
Virent Energy Systems expects to raise $25 million (€18 million) to $40 million by the end of the year in its third round of financing, as it looks to enter into the biofuels sector.
The Wisconsin-based company’s previous rounds of funding already raised approximately $70 million, which is currently financing the building a 10,000 gallon per year plant set to come... [Read More]
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