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6 June 2013

Waste2Tricity: UK Gov response to renewable sector ‘shambolic’p

Waste2Tricity, which is backed by Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, has told NewNet that government support for UK renewables is ‘shambolic’.

3 June 2013

Kedco names Foresight as funding partner for 12MW Enfield biomass project

Renewable energy developer Kedco has named the Foresight Group as the funding partner for its 12MW Enfield biomass project in North London.

15 April 2013

European bio project to help SMEs develop innovative technologiesp

The European Commission has launched a new three-year project to support the development of bio-based technologies in North West Europe.

15 April 2013

TMO Renewables forms joint venture with USM to build next-gen bioethanol plant

Second generation biofuels technology developer TMO Rewnewables, in a joint venture with Usina Santa Maria (USM), is to build the first commercial production plant in Brazil to convert sugar cane waste to cellulosic bioethanol.

15 April 2013

New biofuel targets to cost UK motorists £460m per year

UK biofuel targets will cost motorists about £460m ($707m) this year as the government increases their use in transport fuels, causing the increase of food prices in poor countries, the London-based think-tank Chatham House said.

9 April 2013

Amyris names Karen Rohde as chief human resources officer

US based renewable chemicals and fuels company Amyris has appointed Karen Rohde as chief human resources officer.

9 April 2013

Total to provide $30m funding to Amyris and enter biofuel JV

US renewable chemicals and fuels company Amyris will receive $30m of funding from French oil company and shareholder, Total.

22 March 2013

Deal round up: Biofuel industry shows steady progressp

The biofuel industry saw a number of deals made this week that will strengthen the industries global presence, particularly in North America.

21 March 2013

Algae.Tec signs MOU with WorleyParsons for global project development

Algae.Tec, an Australian renewable oil-from-algae company, has signed a memorandum of understanding that will see WorleyParsons support the company in the development of its projects in the EU, US, Australia, and Brazil.

19 March 2013

Jindal Steel, Lanzatech develop blast furnace-to-ethanol technology

Jindal Steel and Power, the Indian steel producer, is partnering with New Zealand-based renewables company Lanzatech to develop an alternative ethanol production technology.

4 March 2013

HST Partners bolsters commitment to green enzyme developer MetGen

European investment firm HST Partners has strengthened its commitment to Finnish disruptive enzymatic products developer MetGen by making another investment after participating in a recent fundraiser.

25 February 2013

Canada halts biofuel subsidy as companies fail to meet targets

The Canadian conservative government is shutting down its biofuels subsidy programme because companies producing biodiesel have failed to meet ambitious production targets.

20 February 2013

Biofuel provider Gasrec secures partnership with B&Q

Gasrec, a European provider of Bio-LNG, has formed a partnership with UK home improvement retailer B&Q.

15 February 2013

Stock round-up: US bioenergy stocks on the risep

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to almost double production targets for cellulosic biofuel.

14 February 2013

Agriculture urged to embrace new supply model due to biofuel pressuresp

The food and agriculture sectors need to revolutionise their practices to combat rising commodity prices and the added pressure being placed on crop production by biofuels in order to adopt a more sustainable approach, according to a report by Rabobank.

14 February 2013

Primus taps low gas prices to produce alternative transport fuelp

By using existing chemistry in a novel configuration, US-based Primus Green Energy is looking to transform the market for alternative transport fuels.

11 February 2013

Fogfuels to develop grease-to-biofuel facility in Atlanta

US biodiesel producer Fogfuels is set to develop a waste grease-to-biofuel processing centre in the city of Atlanta.

7 February 2013

Solazyme partners with Mitsui for $20m development deal

US bioenergy company Solazyme and Japan’s Mitsui have entered into a $20m, multi-year agreement to develop triglyceride oils for use in the oleochemical industry.

7 February 2013

FutureFuel secures $37m through share offer

US biofuel and biochemical producer FutureFuel has secured $37.2m through the issuance of three million shares.

5 February 2013

W2 Energy buys 51% of AM Biofuels for $5.5m

US cleantech company W2 Energy is set to acquire 51 per cent of Malaysia’s AM Biofuels for $5.5m.

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