Jul 20, 2012
Seaweed biofuels set to come out of Brazil
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Jul 20, 2012
It has been announced that four of the five contenders set to receive EU funding for innovative low-carbon energy projects come from the bioenergy sector.The European Commission has said the eventual recipients will receive a share of proceeds from the sale of 300 million carbon credits from the New Entrants’ Reserve (NER).Money will be raised through the NER 300... [Read More]
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Jul 19, 2012
A new pilot plant in Ontario, Canada is due to demonstrate how spent solvent and waste water converter KMX’s technology can reduce operational costs for biofuels and green chemical manufacturers.
KMX believes pathways to cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol can be aided by its hydrophobic and hydrophilic membrane technology. The pilot plant will show how it can capture... [Read More]
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Jul 19, 2012
After four years of construction the US-based Virginia City Hybrid Energy Centre went into commercial operation this July.
The centre has been named as one of the cleanest coal-fired power stations in the country as the $1.8 billion (€1.4 billion) circulating fluidised bed project also uses waste coal and biomass to generate up to 585MW of electricity.
CEO of plant... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2012
A proposed biomass project in Monticello, White County is seeking a new location as provisional plans were scrapped.
Theorganic waste processing plant, to be built by a consortium of local farmers, will no longer be based on East Luse Road as rezoning from agricultural to heavy industry was required. The plant would use local fats, oils, food waste and manure as feedstocks.
Natural... [Read More]
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Jul 17, 2012
The US Department of Energy has made a five-year $12.1 million (€9.8 million) grant available to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Centre in St Louis, US for bioenergy research.
Researchers from Danforth will collaborate with other institutions to develop a model species of grass type Setaria Viridis as a sustainable fuel source. Several of the researchers claim that... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2012
Heat for a local training barracks for the Swiss army based in Bure, Switzerland will be provided by a new biogas plant.
Construction of the Bio Etique Energie plant by Germany-based Weltec Biopower has begun and it will be located in Jura. It hopes to generate an expected heat surplus of 2.6GWh which will be used to heat the nearby barracks.
Jura was an attractive location... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2012
German manufacturer of algae photobioreactors Subitec has secured €4.5 million ($5.4 million) of new venture investment.
It claims the money will be used to launch bioreactors on the international market and help to further extend its market position. The investment was raised through German venture capital firms like Fraunhofer Venture, kfWBankengruppe’s ERP-Startfonds... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2012
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted a 40% jump in the global use of green energy by the year 2017.
The IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012 believes the world’s dependence on fossil fuels will lessen as the use of biopower, wind, solar and hydro will grow.
The document focused on eight common renewable energy... [Read More]
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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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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
