Posts Tagged ‘biofuels’

10 May 2010

German airliner Lufthansa to use biofuels by 2012

German airline Lufthansa will use biofuels mixed with kerosene on commercial flights within the next two years, according to reports.

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5 May 2010

UK government must create level playing field for biofuel technologies, expert says

A level playing field needs to be created by the UK government to fairly encourage all types of viable future technology within the biofuels industry, a leading expert has said.

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5 May 2010

Feedstock price fluctuations are holding back biofuels, expert says

Fluctuations in the price of feedstock and market risks are holding back the more widespread production of biofuels, an industry expert has said.

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19 April 2010

US seeks feedback on proposed biofuels rules

The US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has called for public comment on proposed rules designed to increase the production of biofuels and the development of biorefineries.

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26 March 2010

Biofuels tax credit bill brought before US government

A bill has been brought before the US government to extend tax breaks for the biofuels industry until 2016, according to reports.

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17 March 2010

Aurora Biofuels secures additional $15m in funding

Aurora Biofuels has secured an additional $15m in a recent funding round led by Oak Investment Partners, with the continued support of Gabriel Venture Partners and Noventi Ventures, bringing the total amount of money raised by the company to more than $40m.

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4 March 2010

International Energy Forum calls for urgent review of biofuel policies

An urgent review of global biofuel policies is needed, with current targets over ambitious or unsustainable, according to a report by the International Energy Forum.

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24 February 2010

XcelPlus Global Holdings appoints CFO

XcelPlus Global Holdings, a Pink Sheets-listed manufacturer and distributor of industrial biofuels, has engaged Beringer Financial Services Group to provide financial consulting and appointed Beringer's Charles Blackmon as its CFO.

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29 January 2010

UK fossil fuel suppliers fail to show sustainability of biofuels, says RFA

Several fossil fuel suppliers have failed to demonstrate the sustainability of their biofuels, according to the Renewable Fuels Agency's (RFA) recent report on the impacts of biofuels supplied in the first year of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

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15 December 2009

Nexeon appoints former Degussa CTO

UK silicon lithium-ion battery developer Nexeon has appointed Dr Alfred Oberholz as a non-executive director. In a previous role, Oberholz was responsible for deploying €4bn of research and development across Western Europe, US, China, India and Japan.

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14 December 2009

Chemrec calls for increased promotion of dimethyl ether biofuels in North America

The CEO of Swedish biofuels company Chemrec has called for promotion of dimethyl ether increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America.

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8 December 2009

CHS appoints six new members to board of directors

NASDAQ-listed US energy, grains and foods company CHS has elected six agricultural producers to its board of directors.

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8 December 2009

Solazyme receives $21m grant for algal biorefinery project

US renewable oil and bioproducts company Solarzyme has received a $21.8m grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) towards the construction its first integrated biorefinery. The development of the plant could speed the commercialisation of algal biofuels for the company.

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18 November 2009

ZeaChem begins construction of biorefinery

US biorefinery developer ZeaChem has begun construction of its 250,000 gallon-per-year facility to produce advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals.

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13 November 2009

Indian biofuel company expands into Brazilian market

Listed India-based biofuels and sugar manufacturer Shree Renuka Sugars has agreed to acquire Brazil-based sugar and ethanol producer, Vale Do Ivai, for a total consideration of $82m.

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5 November 2009

Shaw receives Turkish ethylene plant extension contract

US technology provider Shaw group has been awarded a contract by Turkish petrochemical company Petkim to expand an ethylene plant in Aliaga, Turkey.

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26 October 2009

Flambeau River receives $30m biorefinery grant from DOE

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30 September 2009

NRG Energy begins pilot biomass project for use at Big Cajun II, Louisiana

NRG Energy, headquartered in New Jersey, USA has begun a pilot project at the Company's Big Cajun II electrical generating station in Louisiana, USA to evaluate local conditions for growing switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum as renewable biomass fuels. These locally grown grasses will be further tested to determine their capacity to replace a portion of the coal at the plant and reduce its carbon intensity, the company said.

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29 September 2009

BIO urges US Environmental Protection Agency to maintain flexibility for Renewable Fuel Standard

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must acknowledge the full extent of the uncertainty in its estimation of biofuels' lifecycle and ensure that biofuel technologies are not pre-emptively disqualified from participation in the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to Washington DC-based industry body the Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO).

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16 September 2009

Vega Promotional Systems cancels 150 million shares of common stock

Consulting company Vega Promotional Systems is to cancel 150 million shares of the company's common stock and will run all energy related business through its parent company Vega Biofuels.

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