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Apr 6, 2009
Poplar trees could boost biofuels production
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Apr 4, 2009
A recent survey conducted by the Cooperative Campaign Analysis Project shows that 67% of US respondents are interested in learning more about renewable biofuels.
This public interest mainly came when oil prices started going up back in late 2007 and many as 66% people agreed that the use of biofuels will condense the US dependency on foreign oil.
Another 53% believed... [Read More]
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Mar 10, 2009
A biodiesel plant has arrived in El Salvador from Colombia to be used in a pilot plan this month to study the profitability of producing biofuel.
The plan will look at the entire production chain. The government has purchased 18.5 tonnes of palm oil from Honduras to produce the biodiesel and test the biofuel in vehicles of the national agriculture technology centre.
The... [Read More]
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Mar 10, 2009
The Czech power group CEZ raised production of electricity from biomass by a third to 327 GWh in the Czech Republic during 2008.
CEZ used 347,000 tonnes of biomass last year, 50% more on the year before, with all sources burning biomass together with brown coal.
The amount of power would cover the annual consumption of over 93,000 households.
CEZ, which is majority... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
US ethanol lobby groups have combined to officially file a petition with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting the amount of ethanol that is blended into petrol be raised from 10% to 15%.
The March 6 filing was accompanied by hundreds of pages of research supporting the groups’ claims that no significant damage would be incurred by the nation’s vehicles... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
Plans for Marinna Energy’s AU$200 million (€102 million) ethanol plant in southern New South Wales, Australia, have been put on hold due to the poor economy.
The plans were announced over two years ago with operations eyed for early this year.
Marinna Energy's director, John Durst, says there is significant overseas involvement in the refinery, which includes... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2009
Honda Motor Company has developed what it calls the world's first motorcycle powered by an eco-friendly fuel mixed with bioethanol and petrol due for sale in Brazil later this month.
Honda's Brazilian subsidiary plans to sell about 200,000 units of the CG150 Titan Mix, which will come in three models with prices ranging from 6,340 reais to 7,290 reais (€2139-2460).
The... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
UK wood recycler Growing Beds has signed a joint venture agreement with waste to energy company Bioflame to build a 2.5MW renewable energy power station capable of producing 20,000MW hours a year.
The plant will be located in a disused Ministry of Defence research and development building in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire.
The £7 million+ (€7.6 million) power station will... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
The biomass power industry in Western Australia is gaining steam with plans to establish three new regional plants.
The latest plan in the south coast town of Esperance would see a thirty-million-dollar plant process one-hundred-thousand-tonne of biomass each year.
Don Harrison from energy company Verve says tree plantations already established in the region would be... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
The European Union has slapped import fees on US biodiesel, saying it had to protect European producers from unfair American subsidies and below-cost selling.
The EU fees will affect biodiesel sold by Archer Daniels Midland Co., Cargill Inc. and several others to Europe, the world's biggest user and producer of crop-based fuels.
EU trade spokesman Lutz Guellner... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
Mississippi-based Encore Energy Systems has announced plans to acquire various biodiesel production facilities which are operating under capacity and can be bought at significant discounts.
This represents a major component of the company’s 2009 growth plan. It believes that consolidation of biodiesel assets will position the company as a premier producer and distributor... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
The results of VeraSun’s US bankruptcy court hearing could determine a new floor price for ethanol plants on the bankruptcy auction block.
If the judge approves a suite of bids on VeraSun Energy 17 facilities, buyers interested in other distressed ethanol assets might hope to pay the same low prices offered by VeraSun's suitors.
VeraSun accepted bids on 17 March... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2009
US ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings has warned it has defaulted on some debt payments and could be seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Shares for the company fell to $0.12 (€0.09) on the news.
The company is seeking equity financing or a buyer for all or part of the company, but will choose bankruptcy if those efforts fail.
Aventine operates... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2009
South Africa signed a contract to export between 70 and 90% of output from a planned 400,000 tonnes a year biodiesel plant to Germany. An environmental impact assessment is under way and production from the plant, located in the Elidz area, will start next year.
This is part of an initiative by the South African government to encourage export-oriented growth in the country... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2009
StocExpo Europe 2009 opened in style today with a pre-show tour of the Port of Rotterdam, the home of the storage industry.
To mark the beginning of the fifth European event dedicated to bulk liquid storage, the Port of Rotterdam Authority showed guests key sights including building work on the new Gate LNG terminal, construction of Spanish biofuel producer Abengoa's... [Read More]
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