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18 May 2012

Sempra teams with BP for fifth wind project

Sempra US Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy have joined forces for a fifth time to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii.

30 April 2012

China New Energy wins $32m deal with ethanol producer

biogas_silo_170SQ Alternative fuels company China New Energy has signed agreement of intent with China’s state-owned Jilin Ethanol Industrial Company, to upgrade a biofuel plant.

3 April 2012

EPA allows 15% ethanol fuel for cars for first time

car_emissions_170SQ The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the first application for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains 15 per cent ethanol, or E15.

2 April 2012

Ethanol specialist targets $5m in debt financingp

A developer of ethanol production facilities working out of the US state of Nebraska is $1.95m on the way to completing a $5m debt financing round.

13 March 2012

Brazilian energy company buys ethanol plant ahead of listingp

A Brazilian energy company has revealed it will buy a cogeneration plant at a sugar cane mill as it attempts to become the country’s largest renewable energy supplier and take to the public markets.

21 December 2011

Swedfund participates in €267m Sierra Leone bioenergy deal

africa2_170_170 Sweden’s Development Finance Institution Swedfund has committed €10m to Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone as part of a €267m deal to further sustainable agricultural processes in the country.

12 December 2011

Mascoma, Valero to build $230m US biofuel plant

US renewable fuels developer Mascoma has formed an agreement with oil refiner and ethanol producer Valero Energy, to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Kinross, Michigan.

2 November 2011

Biofuel association calls for halt to ‘unfair’ US importsp

A European association of biofuel producers has called on the European Commission to act against what it has described as ‘unfair’ imports of fuel ethanol from the US.

12 September 2011

NTR sells back Green Plains shares for $28m

Renewable energy group NTR has struck a $28m deal to sell 3.5 million shares of ethanol specialist Green Plains back to the company as it rebalances its portfolio of cleantech investments.

30 August 2011

US leads global ethanol production, despite cutsp

corn_clouds_170_170 Global production of biofuels increased 17 per cent in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion litres, up from 90 billion litres in 2009.

19 August 2011

Petrobras forms JV to build world’s largest ethanol plant

biogas_170_170 A joint venture by the São Martinho Group and Petrobras Biocombustível will invest BRL520.7m ($74m) in building the world's largest ethanol plant.

12 August 2011

Petrobras on $570m ethanol acquisition hunt

Brazilian energy group Petrobras said it will spend $570m over the next five years on ethanol acquisitions to bolster its business in the sector.

11 August 2011

South Australian energy shortage signals opportunity for liquid fuelsp

Given that Australia’s southern region imports all of its transportation fuels from overseas, the prospect of a local fuel source could signal a timely solution to oil price fluctuations and potential energy shortages.

25 July 2011

Brasil Ecodiesel shareholders to vote on Vanguarda deal

Brazil's biofuels industry is again in the spotlight as Brasil Ecodiesel Industria & Comercio de Biocombustiveis & Oleos Vegetais vote on a proposed merger with Vanguarda do Brasil.

20 July 2011

Dow, Mitsui partner for world’s biggest biopolymer play

cane_170_170 The Dow Chemical Company has carried out its largest investment yet into Brazil through entering a joint venture with Mitsui & Co that will target the biofuels market, in what represents the world's largest biopolymer play.

8 July 2011

US ethanol industry may lose tax credit

The US ethanol tax credit looks to be in danger after three senators reached a deal to repeal the $6bn annual subsidy.

8 July 2011

Ethanol producer Poet moves closer to commercialisation with $105m DOE guarantee

US-based Poet, which claims to be the largest ethanol producer in the world, has received a conditional commitment for a $105m cellulosic ethanol loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.

17 June 2011

US politicians swing away from supporting ethanol

Political sentiment in the US swung away from supporting the ethanol industry yesterday, with the US Senate voting to scrap key subsidies.

10 June 2011

Ethanol prices in US continue to spike

Prices of ethanol in the US have continued to rise - hitting their highest level in three years - after flooding cut corn plantings.

11 May 2011

GreenField Ethanol launches commercialisation vehicle for next generation ethanol

Canadian next generation ethanol producer GreenField Ethanol has launched a vehicle to acquire and commercialise its patented technology.

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