Posts Tagged ‘jatropha’

13 September 2011

SG Biofuels enters collaborative jatropha project in Brazil

SG Biofuels has partnered with JETBIO, a multiple stakeholder initiative that includes Airbus, Air BP, Rio Pardo Bioenergia and TAM Airlines, to accelerate the production of crude jatropha oil as a source of jet fuel in Brazil.

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19 August 2011

Mission NewEnergy to supply $41m in biodiesel to oil business

Australian alternative fuels developer Mission NewEnergy has been contracted to supply biodiesel worth more than AUD$40m ($41m) to an unnamed oil company.

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9 August 2011

Bharat Renewable Energy, SG Biofuels form JV for biofuel development in India

India-based Bharat Renewable Energy has initiated a programme with US company SG Biofuels to develop and deploy hybrid fuels of Jatropha for the production of biodiesels in India.

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27 January 2011

SG Biofuels launches Brazilian operations, appoints senior advisor

SG Biofuels has launched business operations in Brazil and appointed local entrepreneur and genomics innovator Fernando Reinach as its senior adviser for the country.

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14 January 2010

SG Biofuels partners with Life Technologies to develop jatropha-based fuel

Californian biofuel technology company SG Biofuels has formed a strategic alliance with Life Technologies Corporation, a provider of life science solutions, to advance the development of jatropha as a sustainable biofuel.

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13 August 2009

NewNet Investor Profile: Gijsbert Nollen, Prime Energy Investmentsp

Gijsbert Nollen discusses the opportunities for clean energy investments in Southeast Asia, why he is turned off by biofuels, and what the future holds for the region. 'If the past two years is any precedent more and more Asian domestic companies will be established developing and refining their technologies in the bioenergy sector and ramping up development. The real success stories will be centered around locally adapted and developed technologies and research and local business entrepreneurs.'

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10 August 2009

National Wind Solutions expands with acquisition of Texas biodiesel plant

Wind energy developer National Wind Solutions has acquired a biodiesel plant in Atacosa County, Texas for $3m.

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17 July 2009

BP to exit stake in jatropha biofuel joint venture with D1 Oils

D1 Oils has announced that it will acquire BP's 50 per cent interest in D1-BP Fuel Crops, a joint venture for planting jatropha curcas, a biodiesel source crop.

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2 July 2009

Ag-Oil to build pilot-scale biodiesel production facility in Florida, US

Ag-Oil is to build a pilot-scale, non-food oilseed biodiesel production facility and algae-based integrated biorefinery with the help of United Environment and Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Florida and the University of Southern Illinois.

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22 June 2009

Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings signs letter of intent with Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad for Costa Rican biofuel development

Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. has signed a letter of intent with Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), an autonomous institution of the Government of Costa Rica.

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19 June 2009

Global biofuels market to reach $247bn by 2020, according to report

The widespread excitement surrounding the biofuels market opportunity has been tempered somewhat by its many challenges, which include limited availability of inexpensive feedstocks, ethical questions of food versus fuel, petroleum price volatility, global recession, and overcapacity of production, according to a new report from Pike Research. The report forecasts that, despite these significant challenges, the combined biodiesel and ethanol markets will reach $247bn in sales by 2020, up from just $76bn in 2010.

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15 June 2009

GreenGold Ray Energies to double jatropha crude oil output by 2011

Green Gold Ray Energies, Inc. is aiming to double its jatropha-derived crude oil output by 2011 through continuous increase yields of jatropha feedstocks, while it increases its jatropha plantations, the company announced today. The jatropha plantations are expanding from 5,000 hectares to over 30,000 hectares by the end of 2009.

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1 June 2009

Finnish power generation company Wärtsilä test runs engines on renewable fuels

Wärtsilä, a supplier of power plants for the decentralised power generation market, has performed a number of tests that demonstrate the ability of its engines to run on a range of biofuels. This enables a wider range of renewable fuel options for the Wärtsilä engines, while at the same time enabling further CO2 emission reductions, the company said.

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14 May 2009

Biodiesel: fuel or fool?p

While governments around the world implement legislation to encourage the use of renewable energy, one sector still continues to divide public opinion: biofuels. With the need to couple increasing energy demand with a slash in greenhouse gas emissions, the use of biofuel has continued to gain momentum, in particular biodiesel. However, fears that it could result in mass deforestation and pose a threat to crop supply for poverty-stricken countries has led to calls for its abandonment.

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27 April 2009

Californian company SG Biofuels opens jatropha centre for biofuel research

Californian sustainable plant company SG Biofuels has opened its Jatropha Genetic Resources Center to accelerate its use as a feedstock in the production of biofuel.

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9 March 2009

Israeli biodiesel company Galten eyeing up $10m IPO

Israeli biodiesel company Galten is eyeing up a potential $10m IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, according to reports.

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17 November 2008

Air New Zealand to launch world’s first biofuel-powered flight

Air New Zealand is to launch the world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by biofuel.

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31 October 2008

Global Clean Energy acquires Central American biofuel operations

Los Angeles-based biofuel feedstock development and operations company Global Clean Energy Holdings has acquired jatropha producer Technology Alternatives. The company owns and operates a 400 acre jatropha farm in subtropical Belize, Central America.

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31 October 2008

Indian CJP to establish ten million tonne biodiesel plantation

The India-based Centre for Jatropha Promotion and Biodiesel (CJP) is to create a new plantation targeting 10 million tonnes of biodiesel annually.

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31 October 2008

Air New Zealand plans biofuel test flight

Air New Zealand is to launch a biofuel test flight in December. The airline will use jatropha-based biofuel to power one of four engines in a Boeing 747-400.

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