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Apr 28, 2009
Mission NewEnergy to complete second biodiesel facility
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Apr 29, 2009
In anticipation of the second annual Biofuels International expo & conference on 27-28 May in Amsterdam, a pre-conference webinar is being held to discuss algae production trends, updates on government biofuel targets, demand for algae and commercial opportunities.
The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 3pm GMT (UK) 9am EST (New York) and 8am CDT... [Read More]
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Apr 28, 2009
France-based oil and gas company Total has invested in US renewable hydrocarbons producer Gevo.
Gevo is commercialising technology to produce renewable jet fuel and renewable, fungible hydrocarbons such as petrol blendstocks, and renewable diesel blendstocks.
Gevo’s commercialisation approach includes retrofitting existing ethanol facilities to produce hydrocarbon... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2009
Panda Ethanol’s subsidiary in Hereford, Texas, has sold its unfinished 115 million gallon per year ethanol plants to creditors for €18.7 million.
Panda put the plant up for sale and filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in later January 2009.
The ethanol plant was destined to be a unique operation in Hereford, unofficially known as ‘the beef capital of the... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2009
Five new small biodiesel plants in Brazil’s north-eastern region are set to come online this month.
The plants are to be opened in Itapipoca, Limoeiro, Russas and Sobral, with a further plant in Aracoiaba to start up in May that will produce 2,000 gallons of castor bean and sunflower-based biodiesel per day to Petrobras.... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed an agreement on biofuels with his Hungarian counterpart during an official state visit.
The agreement saw a pledge between the two countries to cooperate on plant growing and seed farming with regards to biodiesel and bioenergy production.
The move is expected to boost production in both eastern European countries. In... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2009
A landfill in Knox County, Illinois, is on the verge of signing a contract with ethanol company Big River Resources to build a plant onsite.
The new bioethonal plant could generate revenue of around €150,000 a year for the Illinois landfill, in a deal to accept 15-20 tonnes of ethanol and related byproducts per month.
The Knox County Board is expected to approve the... [Read More]
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May 1, 2009
Minnesota is the first state in the US to require that diesel fuel contain a 5% blend.
‘Increasing biodiesel in our diesel fuel allows us to take advantage of a renewable fuel made in Minnesota, which in addition to being environmentally responsible also adds to the state's bottom line,’ Ed Hegland, chairman of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), says.
Some... [Read More]
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May 1, 2009
Mississippi-based Encore Energy Systems and Texas Hardin Fuels have confirmed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) calling for joint business development and to assist Hardin Fuels with securing funding for future expansion.
The MOU highlights Encore Energy Systems’ continuing business development and growth strategy in the alternative energy marketplace.
The company... [Read More]
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May 1, 2009
Malaysian biodiesel producer Mission Biotechnologies has been awarded International Sustainability and Carbon Certification.
The biodiesel producer is the first Asian company to receive the certification and will provide it with export entree to the European Union.
The ISCC programme closely conforms to the EU’s latest renewable energy directive (RED) biofuel content,... [Read More]
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May 1, 2009
Greenergy, the UK’s largest biofuel supplier, will refurbish existing tankage at Vopak’s Seal Sands terminal to create an 80 million litre advanced petrol, diesel and biofuel blending terminal, in a scheme worth more than £10 million (€11.2 million).
The facility will deliver diesel supplies by June and full petrol and diesel blending and loading facilities from... [Read More]
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May 4, 2009
Dynamotive USA has secured a supply of 220,000 tonnes per year of sawdust from timber producer Springhill Land and Timber for a proposed bio-oil plant in Arkansas, US.
The contract secures an initial 10-year term for the feedstock supply with pricing linked to energy prices in the region.
Dynamotive Energy uses fast pyrolysis technology to convert waste cellulosic biomass... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
State senators in Iowa have passed a standard that would require all diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a 5% biodiesel blend.
Iowa will become the eighth state in the US to introduce standards mandating the use of domestically produced biodiesel, should it be approved by the State House.
State officials claim that the biodiesel requirement will drive demand for... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Bulgarian government has taken steps to draft new renewable energy legislation, due to unsatisfactory statutory regulations currently in place.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS), which regulates the sector, has called for the rethink citing the slow down in the alternative fuels market as one of the main causes.
Representatives... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2009
The Canadian federal government’s ecoEnergy for Biofuels programme is set to offer €45 million in incentives to the GreenField Ethanol plant in Ontario.
The 35 million gallons a year (mgy) ethanol plant based in Chatham, which also produces 24 mgy of industrial alcohols, would contribute to an undisclosed improvement in the plant, and speculation pointed towards a... [Read More]
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