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13 January 2012

Abengoa to build sugar cane biofuel plant in Brazil

SAMSUNG 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.

12 January 2012

Agri waste provides long-term biomass feedstockp

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.

11 January 2012

Biogas developer opens inaugural project, ‘open to opportunities’p

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.

11 January 2012

Algae.Tec expands US biofuel factory

Australian algae-based biofuel developer Algae.Tec has expanded its manufacturing centre in Atlanta, Georgia, to accommodate commercial production programmes.

10 January 2012

Greenbelt resources to supply $20m tech for University of Florida biorefinery

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.

10 January 2012

World biofuels output drops for first time in decade

corn_clouds_170_170 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.

9 January 2012

Australian biodiesel business targets $100m in private placementp

algae_170 An Australian biodiesel company is looking to raise $100m before carrying out an initial public offering.

9 January 2012

Enova biomass project nets mezz funding from Carlyle, SAIC

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.

9 January 2012

Verso Paper completes $45m biomass upgrade

The US-based Verso Paper has completed a $45m renewable energy upgrade project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan.

6 January 2012

Investors wary of tapping Africa’s biomass potential, says expertp

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.

6 January 2012

ZeaChem opens US biochemical facility

ZeaChem_170SQ US biorefinery developer ZeaChem has opened a new facility in Oregon that produces bio-based chemicals for applications such as paints, lacquers and solvents.

5 January 2012

DuPont, NexSteppe to collaborate on biofuel research

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.

5 January 2012

DP CleanTech opens Copenhagen office

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.

4 January 2012

Chromatin secures $5.7m from US DOE

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.

4 January 2012

Great River Energy purchases remaining stake in biorefinery

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.

4 January 2012

Biodiesel major to raise up to $108m in IPOp

biogas_170_170 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.

3 January 2012

BASF invests $30m into US biofuel supplier Renmatix

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.

30 December 2011

BP invests in biofuel developer Cool Planet

biogas_170_170 Global energy giant BP has invested in US alternative fuel developer Cool Planet BioFuels through the company's Round C fundraising.

29 December 2011

Dong to step-up activities in bioenergy space

chemical_170 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.

22 December 2011

Ameresco in final test of $795m biomass facility

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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