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One of China’s largest biogas projects, the 20,000m3 Minhe biogas project in Shandong, is now successfully connected to the grid.
Minhe is the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project, which has been registered in Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board, United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change, with annual revenue of €0.6 million.
The project will handle…
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Germany-based biofuels company Verbio's biodiesel output took a steep fall in the first half of 2009.
The company’s biodiesel production fell from 300,000 tonnes to 288,000 tonnes. This led to reduced bioethanol prices, which caused a loss for the company. Verbio posted a nine month loss of €14.9 million.
Verbio blames Germany’s increased taxes on biodiesel. This cut sales at petrol…
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More than $24 million (€16.1 million) has been awarded to various projects by the US Department of Agriculture and Energy (USDA) to help support research into biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products.
The projects that will be aided by these grants include Gevo, Exelus, Oklahoma State University, Itaconix, Purdue University and GE Global Research.
Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, said: ‘The…
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In the US, Epec Biofuels Holdings and DPG Investments have established a joint venture to provide funds for biofuels projects.
The two entities have formed Epec Finance, which will provide project financing to Epec Biofuels and select financing initiatives in the biofuels and renewable energy sectors.
Epec Finance will fund up to $376 million (€253.5 million) of project financing for Epec…
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Australia will soon have its first fully self-sustainable biodiesel plant operating in the next few weeks.
The plant, situated in Moree, New South Wales, will use algae ponds to create biodiesel, stock feeds and water for the local community.
Talks about the new plant began 12 months ago between CubicQED and the Moree Plains Shire Council.
The plant has garnered significant interest from…
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Korean motorists may be using more eco-friendly fuels in their cars in just a few years’ time.
The introduction of a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) system, which would mandate the use of a mixture of biofuels and petrol in vehicles, is currently under consideration.
The government will review its plans and if everything works out the RFS system could be implemented as early as 2013.
The RFS…
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Poet Energy, the US’ largest corn-based ethanol producer, sees the race between cellulosic ethanol and petrol prices head-to-head by 2011.
Poet’s one-year-old pilot plant in South Dakota has minimised the cost of making ethanol from corn cobs from $4.13 (€2.77) a gallon to $2.35 a gallon by slimming down capital costs and using an improved cocktail of enzymes.
‘Two years ago I would…
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Elsewhere in the US, cellulosic ethanol developer ZeaChem has begun construction on its 250,000 gallon a year semi-commercial scale production facility in Oregon.
The company has enlisted Hazen Research to fabricate the front-end fermentation modules and will install the units at ZeaChem’s. The facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2010.
The facility in Boardman will be…
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Texas-based Valero is reaping the benefits of buying seven corn ethanol plants for $477 million (€316 million).
The company’s high profits are linked to an increase in demand for ethanol. This is most likely due to the low prices of corn and the government mandates to boost usage.
Valero’s profits are spurring producers on to ask the EPA to increase the blend of ethanol in petrol from 10%…
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The Netherlands’ energy major Shell has sold its stake in second generation biofuels producer Choren.
Choren is building Germany's first cellulosic ethanol plant using non-food raw materials as feedstock with a commercial operational target of 2010.
Shell sold its minority shareholding to other shareholders, which comprise German vehicles groups Volkswagen and Daimler plus a consortium…
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State-owned China National Petroleum Corp(CNPC) will work with Honeywell’s subsidiary UOP to develop biofuels for road transport and aviation.
Under an agreement the two companies will collaborate to produce biodiesel and green jet fuel using feedstocks available in China.
CNPC will also look at establishing a demonstration-scale facility for producing biodiesel using UOP technology, in…
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The inaugural Biofuels International Canada expo & conference attracted over 300 attendees from as far as Mexico, Peru, UAE and Peru – all wanting to learn more about the sector in Canada.
This year’s Biofuels International Canada expo & conference was perfectly timed to bring together regulators, producers, suppliers, traders and other experts just before new targets are brought in…
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Next year will see a worldwide ethanol surplus of over half a billion litres.
A modest global ethanol surplus of around 700 million litres is set to come in during 2010, according to F.O. Licht analysis.
Total consumption in the US, Europe, Asia could increase to 76.4 billion litres, while supply is estimated at around 77.1 billion.
Referring to the modest global ethanol surplus expected in…
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In Florida, US, Port Everglades wants to upgrade idled tanks to develop as an ethanol hub but finding a company to do the job has caused set-backs.
A Broward County selection committee in April had picked one contender, an affiliate of a Brazilian company. But after repeated objections, it switched in October to the protesting runner-up, an Oklahoma firm. In early November the committee decided…
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Norway’s Borregaard has received €4 million in research grants from the EU, which will be used for demonstration plants within development projects connected to Borregaard's biorefinery concept.
The EU's seventh framework programme for R&D is offering altogether €57 million through the Joint Biorefinery Call during the period 2010-2014. More than 50 projects applied at the…
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One biodiesel feedstock-rich nation is taking the unusual step and reducing its mandate targets.
Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok says the country is likely to reduce its local biodiesel blend to B3 from the current B5 mandate, due to the slow usage and costly government subsidy.
Under the current mandate, the government has set a January 2010…
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California’s status as the new green state has drawn the interests of two biodiesel producers.
Canada-based Sunx Energy will open a 21,500 square foot biodiesel plant, and San Diego-based Dynasty Energy will open a 20,164 square foot biodiesel plant, in the state.
‘It's always good to have green industries coming to town because it encourages other green industries to come,’ Adelanto…
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