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6 February 2012

E.ON US contracts Enviva to supply biomass in long-term deal

US biofuel and biomass producer Enviva has been contracted by E.ON to supply 240,000 tonnes of wood pellet per year as part of a multi-year contract.

6 February 2012

US Department of Agriculture awards $50m to support bioenergy

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded $50m to two programmes designed to encourage the use of biomass and the production of biofuel.

3 February 2012

OriginOil partners with Aquaviridis for algae production roll-out

algae_170SQ US biotech company OriginOil has signed a strategic agreement with Aquaviridis to implement an algae production roll-out at a facility in Mexicali, north-west Mexico, owned by Aquaviridis.

2 February 2012

Biofuel deployment to cost EU transport sector £2bn, report warnsp

The deployment of biofuels across Europe for the transport sector could cost users £2bn extra at the pump, according to new research.

2 February 2012

UPM to construct €150m Finnish biorefinery

Finnish bioenergy company UPM is set to construct a €150m biorefinery that utilises wood-derived tall oil in Lappeenranta, south-east Finland.

30 January 2012

US biofuel company KiOR secures $75m loan

rawgrain_170_170 US alternative fuels company KiOR has secured a $75m, four-year term loan with a lending group comprised of an affiliate of Vinod Khosla and two Canadian businesses owned by pension fund clients of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation.

26 January 2012

Synenergy to distribute Allard Energy bio technology

biogas_silo_170SQ US alternative fuels company Allard Energy has chosen Synenergy to distribute its bio-refining technology throughout the Midwest.

23 January 2012

Biofuel company LanzaTech secures $55m investment

US-based alternative fuels company LanzaTech has closed Series C fundraising worth $55.8m led by the Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund.

18 January 2012

Alternative fuel company Joule raises $70m

lab_170SQ US renewable fuel company Joule has secured $70m through its third round of funding, bringing the total raised by the business to more than $110m.

16 January 2012

Solazyme appoints SVP of engineering

US biofuel manufacturer Solazyme has appointed Mark Warner as senior vice president of engineering, with responsibility for the design and construction of the company's renewable oil and bioproduct facilities globally.

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

CoolPlanet Biofuels to begin trial of carbon-neutral transport fuel

US alternative fuel company CoolPlanet Biofuels has received permission from the California Air Resources Board to begin fleet-testing its negative carbon gasoline product.

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

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.

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.

15 December 2011

Darby PE makes $60m investment in Brazilian biomass

Brazilflag_170_170 Darby Private Equity, the buy-out arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has announced that its Brazil Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund has invested R$58m ($30m) in Bioenergy Geradora de Energia and R$58m in Produman Engenharia.

14 December 2011

UK government encourages ‘wrong’ type of bioenergy usep

grasssss_170SQ A recent study led by the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) concluded that bioenergy has the potential to produce ten per cent of the UK's demand but an expert has suggested that current incentives are encouraging the wrong type of use for the renewable fuel.

14 December 2011

OnSite Energy partners with Michigan University for biofuel research

US alternative fuels developer OnSite Energy has partnered with Michigan State University Extension to explore the possible use of oilseed crops for bioenergy production.

14 December 2011

Biogas company TGC appoints new director

Hawaii-based biogas developer The Gas Company has appointed Richard DeGarmo as director of renewable energy and capital projects.

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