Jul 12, 2012
IEA report claims marked improved use of global renewable energy in five years
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Jul 11, 2012
US-based advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company Aemetis has acquired ethanol plant owners Cilion, which includes a 55 million gallon per year production plant.
The acquisition is set to advance Aemetis’ plans to use the existing ethanol plant’s infrastructure to create a next-generation biorefinery producing advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals,... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2012
Chemical and biofuels company Gevo has signed a joint development agreement with Beta Renewables to develop an integrated process for the production of bio-based isobutanol from cellulosic biomass.
The agreement anticipates production plants will be located where cellulosic feedstocks like switchgrass, miscanthus, agriculture residues and others will be readily available.... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2012
Austria-based plant manufacturer and technology supplier BDI Bioenergy International has been commissioned to build a multi-feedstock biodiesel plant at the port of Le Harve, France.
BDI won the contract worth €16.4 million ($20.1 million) from EcoMotion France (EF) and it involves implementing the entire biodiesel process as well as the assembly and installation... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2012
Community members of Klamath Falls and Keno in the US will get the chance to discuss their objections over a proposed new biomass plant set for construction by Klamath Falls Bioenergy (KFB).
The Oregon Department of Energy has released a notice of contested case proceedings and those opposed to the idea will be able to voice their concerns at a hearing in a court of law... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2012
US-based biomass energy project developer Patriot Bioenergy (PB) has signed two new agreements to expand its current biomass energy crop development.
The international partnerships will have PB working with Uruguayan biological product research and development company Lage y Cia and Hapy, a leader in the science of inoculates that boost soil nutrients and plant growth... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2012
International engineering and construction services company KBR has been awarded a contract by chemical producer DuPont to help bring its first cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa to realisation.
KBR will provide front-end engineering, along with engineering and procurement services to DuPont's Industrial Biosciences Group, with the value of the contract not disclosed... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by sustainable energy solution company Thermax and Ruchi Soya Industries to begin plans for a 1MW biomass gasification plant in Maharashtra, India.
The project is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) with assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2012
US-based producer of cellulosic ethanol Blue Sugars is set to provide three Brazilian sugar cane mills with its technology by 2015.
It has been reported that at least five Brazilian ethanol producers have visited Blue Sugars’ demonstration plant in Wyoming throughout this year to evaluate the technology on offer.
Blue Sugars, formerly known as KL Energy, has been... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2012
A new £108 million ($167.9 million) biomass plant in Workington, UK that is halfway through its construction stage is now looking for energy crop suppliers.
The plant is situated at the Swedish-owned Iggesund paperboard factory and is due to go live next year. Test harvesting on a farm near Carlisle has already taken place and 500,000 tonnes of willow will be needed... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2012
UK business secretary Vince Cable will visit the University of York on 5 July to open the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC).
The purpose of the BDC is to integrate modern genetics with ‘green’ chemistry and processing techniques to create renewable chemicals and materials. It will support the UK industry in developing manufacturing technologies that use... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2012
The doors have opened on a new biodigester in Wiltshire, UK following 12 months of construction and trails.
The anaerobic digester plant is operated by Malaby Biogas and, after trialling feedstocks for around four weeks, is now fully operational and located at Bore Hill Farm.
‘"We have now moved into the main building and the technology providers have completed all... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2012
Scotland-based Ayrshire Power (AP) has announced that it is withdrawing its planning application for a new multi-fuel power station with carbon capture and storage (CSS) facility in Hunterston, North Ayrshire. AP has taken this decision due to the level of uncertainty surrounding the ability to secure the necessary financial investment to build the power station. The decision... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2012
A new study has suggested UK renewable energy output could be substantially boosted if the government banned all food leftovers from reaching landfills.
In the race to be using 15% renewable energy sources by 2020, the report on the UK by independent thinktank Centre Forum estimates that food waste used in anaerobic digesters could grow the number of homes powered by renewable... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2012
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has announced a public-private partnership opportunity to support an integrated domestic advanced drop-in biofuel biorefinery.
The funding opportunity is designed to share the cost of establishing one or more first-of-a-kind biorefineries and feedstock supply chains to provide the US military with already certified blends of biofuels.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2012
A new pilot plant heralded as ‘the world’s first direct solid biomass-into-diesel fuel operation’ has opened onsite at an ONV refinery in Schwechat, Austria.
The BioCrack technology-powered plant is a joint venture by Austrian industrial company OMV and customised bioplant construction company BDI Bioenergy International, with support from the Austrian... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2012
Advanced biofuels producer Sundrop Fuels (SF) is set to use ExxonMobil technology at the site of its first commercial ‘green gasoline’ plant in Louisiana, US.
The plant will use sustainable forest waste combined with hydrogen from clean-burning natural gas to produce up to 50 million gallons annually of what SF claims will be the ‘world’s first... [Read More]
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The Hungarian government is set to introduce a significant support scheme to boost biogas and biomethane production nationwide. The scheme will be allocated a budget of 40 billion forints (around 100 million euros)
The Capital Regional District (CRD), in partnership with FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) and Waga Energy Canada, has commenced production of renewable natural gas (RNG) at a new facility located at the Hartland Landfill
In a major development for sustainable energy in Chile’s agri-food sector, Ariztía has signed a long-term agreement with Copec EMOAC to power all of its operations with 100% renewable energy - including a notable contribution from biomass sources
