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12 April 2011

Kodiak Capital invests $20m in clean power conversion company USA Synthetic Fuels

Clean power biofuel conversion company USA Synthetic Fuel has inked $20m in new financing from New York-based firm Kodiak Capital Group.

11 April 2011

Dynamotive to raise stake in Renewable Oil

Biomass technology developer Dynamotive plans to increase its stake in Australia-based biofuel developer and producer Renewable Oil, coinciding with an Australian joint venture the two companies are set to launch.

4 April 2011

Jatropha biofuel powers Mexico flight

Jatropha biofuel has been used to power a demonstration flight across Mexico, one week after a biofuel-powered US Air Force flight broke the sound barrier.

1 April 2011

Biofuel flight breaks the sound barrier

A US Air Force flight powered by camelina-based biofuel produced by Sustainable Oils has broken the sound barrier.

28 March 2011

PwC office to be powered by chip fat

Accountancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers is to power its new multi-million pound UK office with chip fat.

25 March 2011

Green Plains completes ethanol plant acquisition

US-based biofuel producer Green Plains Renewable Energy has completed the purchase of an ethanol plant from Otter Tail Enterprises.

21 March 2011

Argonaut Private Equity leads $15m Yulex placement

Sustainable rubber and bioenergy feedstock producer Yulex has secured $15m in a private placement led by nine year-old Oklahoma-based investor Argonaut Private Equity.

9 March 2011

German government pledges to inform public on E10

Yesterday’s summit in Germany to address the recent difficulties with introducing ten per cent ethanol blends in the country has given the green light to the fuel, with government and industry players pledging to better inform the public about vehicle compatibility.

9 March 2011

Hunt Refining to off-take KiOR renewable crude

Biofuel company KiOR, which combines a proprietary catalyst system with biomass-to-renewable crude oil conversion technology, has secured an off-take agreement with US petroleum producer Hunt Refining.

8 March 2011

Germany to move ahead with E10 biofuel at the pump

Germany’s Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle plans to move ahead with the country’s introduction of ten per cent ethanol fuel blends, following public concern over engine compatibility.

8 March 2011

SG Biofuels expands into India

Bioenergy crop producer SG Biofuels plans to expand into India, appointing Subhas Pattnaikas as director of operations for the country’s bioenergy market.

4 March 2011

Maverick Biofuels secures US federal grant

Bioenergy developer Maverick Biofuels has secured a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the US National Science Foundation.

3 March 2011

US ethanol subsidies under fire

US ethanol subsidies are ‘largely unneeded’ and cost the Treasury billions of dollars per year in lost revenue, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

23 February 2011

Biotechnology crop plantations in 2010 equalled China’s entire land area

Enough biotechnology crops were grown in 2010 worldwide to cover the entire land area of China, just 15 years after they were initially commercialised, new findings show.

23 February 2011

Renewable Oil Corporation to launch Australian biofuel JV with Canadian partner

Australian biofuel developer Renewable Oil Corporation has agreed on non-binding terms to launch an Australian biofuel venture with Canadian bio-oil developer Dynamotive Energy Systems.

21 February 2011

Maryland cleantech innovators secure grants

A Maryland initiative designed to support the commercialisation of local technology development has awarded grants to local innovators of a new wind turbine and several bioenergy developments as part of a raft of investments in innovative biotechnology.

21 February 2011

LanzaTech, Posco partnership to produce ethanol from steel by-products

Biofuel developer LanzaTech has penned an agreement that will see it convert Korean steel producer Posco’s flue gases to ethanol and other value-added products.

16 February 2011

Cosan, Shell to launch $12bn bioethanol JV Raízen by mid-year

Brazilian ethanol producer Cosan and oil conglomerate Royal Dutch Shell expect to launch their joint bioethanol venture Raízen by mid-year.

15 February 2011

Qantas, Solazyme partner on bio-jet fuel production

US-based renewable oil company Solazyme has collaborated with Australian airline Qantas to produce its microbial derived aviation fuel for commercial flights.

1 February 2011

Biofuels able to meet 80% of EU transport fuel needs by 2050

The adoption of a renewable energy infrastructure combined with a comprehensive and transparent approach to policy modelling could see biofuels account for the majority of European transport fuels by 2050, new research suggests.

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