bioenergy
13 January 2012
Spanish cleantech company Abengoa has been selected by the Brazilian Development Bank and investment agency FINEP to use its technology to produce ethanol from sugarcane biomass.
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12 January 2012
The biomass sector has generated a certain amount of controversy due to the perceived impact it is having on food supply, but some companies are proving feedstocks do not have to be grown on a large scale to produce energy.
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11 January 2012
A clean energy project developer is open to opportunities with development partners as it announces its first dairy biogas plant built in Idaho, US, is now operational.
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11 January 2012
Australian algae-based biofuel developer Algae.Tec has expanded its manufacturing centre in Atlanta, Georgia, to accommodate commercial production programmes.
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10 January 2012
The Diversified Ethanol Corporation, a subsidiary of US alternative fuels specialist Greenbelt Resources, has been contracted to supply a $20m distillation and dehydration system for a new biorefinery at the University of Florida.
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10 January 2012
The world’s output of biofuel fell for the first time in a decade last year, according to new figures, as squeezed margins cut its growth.
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9 January 2012
An Australian biodiesel company is looking to raise $100m before carrying out an initial public offering.
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9 January 2012
Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Group, the mezzanine debt arm of global buy-out heavyweight Carlyle, has partnered with New York-listed Science Applications International Corporation to finance the construction of the $225m Plainfield Renewable Energy biomass project.
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9 January 2012
The US-based Verso Paper has completed a $45m renewable energy upgrade project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan.
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6 January 2012
The opportunity to create a biomass supply chain in sub-Saharan Africa is not likely to be exploited for a long time, according to an expert working in the industry.
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6 January 2012
US biorefinery developer ZeaChem has opened a new facility in Oregon that produces bio-based chemicals for applications such as paints, lacquers and solvents.
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5 January 2012
US diversified scientific company DuPont and bioenergy feedstock specialist NexSteppe have formed a partnership to develop advanced feedstocks for biofuels, biopower and bio-based products.
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5 January 2012
DP CleanTech has opened a new office in Copenhagen as part of an effort to meet increasing demand for biomass and waste-to-energy plants in Europe.
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4 January 2012
US bioenergy feedstock supplier Chromatin has won a $5.7m contract as part of the US Department of Energy's Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) initiative.
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4 January 2012
US utility Great River Energy has acquired full ownership of the Blue Flint Ethanol biorefinery in Underwood, North Dakota, from partner Headwaters for $18.5m.
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4 January 2012
The largest producer of biodiesel in the US will look to raise up to $108m in an initial public offering as it prices its shares between $13 and $15 apiece.
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3 January 2012
German chemical giant BASF's bioenergy subsidiary has invested $30m into Renmatix, a US company that provides cellulosic sugars for the renewable fuels and chemicals markets.
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30 December 2011
Global energy giant BP has invested in US alternative fuel developer Cool Planet BioFuels through the company's Round C fundraising.
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29 December 2011
Danish wind giant Dong Energy has signalled its intention to grow its stature in the bioenergy space with an announcement that it will carry out research into renewable fuels.
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22 December 2011
US energy efficiency and renewables specialist Ameresco has received a Final Acceptance Certificate from the US Department of Energy for the completion of a $795m biomass cogeneration facility.
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