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The legally binding Recommendation 141, issued by the Bern Convention, is warning that some foreign biofuel crops are having a detrimental effect on the natural environment. It states that certain imported crops are disturbing areas outside of cultivated fields and having a negative impact on native biodiversity. As a result, the Council of Europe has made advances to reduce the potential…
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A Greenfield project is currently being developed in Sierra Leone, West Africa, by Addax Bioenergy. A division of the Swiss-based energy corporation Addax and Oryx Group (AOG), Addax Bioenergy’s project will consist of a sugarcane plantation, an ethanol distillery and a biomass power plant. Supported by the government of Sierra Leone and financed by European Development Finance Institutions…
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The Netherlands-based storage terminal operator Koole is expanding its facility in Rotterdam by 80,000 m3. The company will add to its existing 560,000 m3 terminal with a mix of mild steel and stainless steel tanks of various sizes. In addition Koole Rotterdam will reinforce jetty no.1. and extend the draft to 15.80 metres during Q1, so that vessels of up to 75,000 tonnes can moor directly at…
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The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference 2010 on 5-6 May in Prague is now available to view online at: http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html Key speakers at the event include: Marc Gillmann, Head of biofuels, Total H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska Robert…
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So-called ‘biostations’ could pop up over Romania following a discussion between anaerobic specialists in Germany and the Netherlands, as part of a European project. Romania is moving away from disposing of animal waste which could be used to generate electricity. Biostations have been operating for eight years in Germany and the Netherlands. Vice president of the National Medical…
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Russia’s federal service for ecological, technological and nuclear supervision (Rostekhbadzor) has approved the decision of state ecological appraisal for building and upgrading federal fuel facilities in the Muchka Bay in Vanino port in the Khabarovsk Territory. The decision will be effective for three years. The terminal handled its first vessel in 2009, and the bulker terminal project is…
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Based in Toronto, biogas developer StormFisher has been acquired by Greenhouse Gas Services (GGS). GGS is a joint venture between GE Energy Financial Services and the AES Corporation. StormFisher develops, owns and manages various projects around North America, where food and agricultural by-products are converted into natural gas and electricity. Mauricio Vargas, CEO of GGS, said that the…
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Today CBE JU published its first call for project proposals. A total of €120 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 12 topics. All stakeholders of the bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by September 22 2022, 17:00 Brussels time. 12 funding topics to support three CBE JU objectives The Call’s funding supports three CBE JU…
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