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StocExpo Europe 2010
March 30 - April 01
Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, Belgium
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3rd Nordic Biogas Conference
March 10 - 12
Oslo, Norway |
World Biofuels Markets 2010
March 15 - 17
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Biofuels East 2010 Conference
March 17
Cambridge, UK |
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This accomplishment is a milestone for the industry and Brazil as a country, and the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) hopes its success will encourage automakers to invest more in the global dissemination of what has been accomplished in Brazil.
Marcos Jank, president of UNICA, said: ‘We congratulate the auto industry in Brazil for its vision. The next step is to take this technically proven and highly successful project to the rest of the world, since all major automakers in Brazil have a global presence.’
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Once built the facility will produce 1 million gallons of biofuels from a variety of different feedstocks every year and will serve California, the High Desert, Inland Empire, Orange County and San Diego. A blending terminal and a used cooking oil feedstock refinery are also thought feature on the site.
At present the Indio refinery is currently in the permitting stage and Golden State Biofuel believe that it will be up and running by the middle of 2010.
The Biodiesel Club model will be used by the biofuels firm to provide its members with B99.9 biodiesel, as well as supplying a number of different biodiesel blends to distributors. Biodiesel Club membership should be reasonably priced, starting at around $3.25 (€2.40) per gallon.
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The four environmental groups responsible for the suing say that these reports will add to a growing portfolio of evidence damning biofuels.
The groups, ClientEarth, Transport and Environment, the European Environmental Bureau, and BirdLife International, filed the suit after first gaining access to the documents on 15 October. They claimed that the European Commission failed to release all of the documents by the 9 February deadline under the freedom of information laws.
Some of the reports discuss the possibility of higher EU farm incomes but allude to the fact that biofuels refineries may lead to food shortages for the world’s most impoverished countries. Other documents suggest biofuels will increase the need for land and result in famers from tropical areas expanding their cropland into easily affected areas including wetlands and rainforests, which would have a negative on the surroundings.
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The trials will test for possible difficulties that could be encountered by the liners.
Processed from renewable sources that can be grown in temperate climates, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) has some obvious advantages. However various studies have been conducted with FAME by the automotive industry and produced differing results.
The results of the trials are particularly significant to liner shipping company Maersk as it aims to reduce its carbon output by 20% per container by 2017.
Trials will begin with FAME being examined on board the Maersk Kalmar container ship. A 5% FAME blend will be tested first, before the percentage is increased.
Kim Tanneberger, a biodiesel specialist at Lloyd’s Register’s Strategic Research Group (SRG), said: ‘One of the aims of the tests is to establish the degree to which issues experienced by the automotive industry in the use of FAME will be duplicated on board ship, in particular the impact on storage stability, handling and its subsequent use in the engine.’
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Germany is Europe’s largest producer of biogas.
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Sukhbir Agro Energy is planning to set up two paddy processing and co-generation power plants in Ferozepur and Mansa districts of Punjab with capital outlay of Rs 250 crore (€4 million) under a project scheme of the Punjab government.
The project in Ferozepur envisages setting up of 80 tonnes per hour (TPH) rice mill, 14.5MW biomass based co-generation power plant and construction of godown for storage of rice with capacity of 50,000 MT.
The project at Mansa envisages setting up of 20 TPH rice mill and a 14.5 MW biomass based co-generation power plant.
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It has also set up an integrated food processing and 15MW biomass residue-based power plant in Uttar Pradesh with a capital outlay of Rs 125 crore. The unit comprises of a 50 TPH rice mill, 500 TPD solvent extraction plant, which commenced commercial production in December 2007 and a 15MW biomass-based power plant, which was completed and synchronised in February 2009.
In related news Universal Bio-Mass Energy recently commissioned a 14.5MW biomass power project in Muktsar district of Punjab. The project has been set up with capital outlay of Rs 78 crore.
The biomass-based power project is also eligible for carbon credit benefits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) available under Kyoto Protocol adopted in December 1997. The plant would be using the biomass available in the region: cotton stalk, mustard stalk and other agriculture waste material.
It would procure biomass from local farmers through 40 collection centres set up by the company in the districts of Muktsar, Bathinda, Mansa and neighbouring states.
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Estimates put its worth at $1 billion (€735 million). The German market fell 80% in 2008, however, pushed by the close succession of the global financial crisis, rising energy crops prices, and the revision of the German Renewable Energy law (EEG).
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that despite recent economic instability, the construction of larger plants producing natural gas continues to be highly lucrative for both farmers and financial investors in Germany, with over 30 new plants planned for 2010.
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Total production capacity in the Czech Republic is about 300,000 tonnes a year but use is only around 40%.
The government proposal which has been sent to the Czech Parliament suggests a change to the Air Protection Law to increase the biodiesel blend rate to 6.3% e.v (from the current 4.5) and 4.5% e.v in petrol (from the current 3.5%).
‘There now seems to be a mutual agreement that the blend levels will increase to 6% biodiesel and 4.1% ethanol,’ explains Martin Kubu, chairman of local biodiesel producer Preol.
‘Although with the election in May we’re unconvinced this will happen any time soon and even with the projected blend increase being discussed the Czech Republic will not hit its targets.
Preol has just completed constructing a state-of-the art fully integrated biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra and costing more than €60 million, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of pharma quality glycerine.
It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rapeseed a year and 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
Those wanting to visit this plant can do so by registering for the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May. The price for the conference includes a biodiesel plant tour on 4th May and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
Key speakers at the event include H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil, Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro and many more.
It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine. If you haven’t already registered, do so now at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com Registration starts from as little as €575 a day, and register before 1st April for a further 10% discount.
For further information visit www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com or contact Margaret Garn +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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Total production capacity in the Czech Republic is about 300,000 tonnes a year but use is only around 40%.
The government proposal which has been sent to the Czech Parliament suggests a change to the Air Protection Law to increase the biodiesel blend rate to 6.3% e.v (from the current 4.5) and 4.5% e.v in petrol (from the current 3.5%).
‘There now seems to be a mutual agreement that the blend levels will increase to 6% biodiesel and 4.1% ethanol,’ explains Martin Kubu, chairman of local biodiesel producer Preol.
‘Although with the election in May we’re unconvinced this will happen any time soon and even with the projected blend increase being discussed the Czech Republic will not hit its targets.
Preol has just completed constructing a state-of-the art fully integrated biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra and costing more than €60 million, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of pharma quality glycerine.
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Key speakers at the event include H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil, Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro and many more.
It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine. If you haven’t already registered, do so now at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com Registration starts from as little as €575 a day, and register before 1st April for a further 10% discount.
For further information visit www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com or contact Margaret Garn +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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The project will be owned, funded and constructed by FCP and Vireol as they are undertaking the project together.
Construction of the site is due to begin mid 2010 and cost approximately £200 million (€221 million). 750 jobs will be created for the duration of the build and 70 permanent jobs will be available when the plant has been completed. As well as bioethanol, the facility will produce Distillers Dried Grains and Solids (DDGS) from half a million tonnes of wheat.
Tim Levy, CEO at FCP, said: ‘EU environmental targets mean, simply, that everyday motorists will require the petrol in their tanks to be blended with a greater proportion of bioethanol by 2016-2017. This is one of only three production plants in the UK.’
It is expected that 13% of all Europe’s petrol must be sourced from renewable material by the year 2020. With this target looming, the Renewable Transport industry is expected to grow more than tenfold in the next 10 years as only 3.5% of Europe’s petrol is currently produced from sustainable sources.
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In 2007 the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law stating that all plants in North Carolina must use renewable resources to generate a portion a the energy they sell. This law will become active this year but will continue to increase until 12.5% of all products must use sustainable resources by 2012.
If Duke’s Buck Steam Station in Salisbury and its Lee Steam Station in Williamston, South Carolina, become registered renewable energy facilities Duke will qualify for renewable energy certificates and use these to comply with the legislation.
The company’s two refineries will generate electricity by burning coal blended with biomass products.
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If Duke’s Buck Steam Station in Salisbury and its Lee Steam Station in Williamston, South Carolina, become registered renewable energy facilities Duke will qualify for renewable energy certificates and use these to comply with the legislation.
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The leaders of the House and Senate tax-writing board received a letter from 32 biofuels companies and trade groups which believe that this investment tax credit is crucial to boost the biofuels industry, after the sector has suffered financially due to the economic downturn in previous years.
The industry, which is in desperate need of private funding to develop and construct profitable projects, faces federal mandates for renewable fuels starting this year.
The letter said, ‘The advanced biofuel industry has been diligently working on the many challenges it must overcome before it is capable of producing substantial commercial-scale volumes of transportation fuels. In the near term, however, the seemingly intractable hurdle of confronting the advanced biofuels industry is access to capital to support the timely development of commercial-scale projects.’
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The plant, which will provide Zimbabwe with 80% of its ethanol needs, will be built on land currently owned by the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority in Chisumbanje and cost $600 million (€439.2 million) to construct.
In the first stages of production 40,000 hectares of land will be used to harvest sugar cane and convert it into 3.3 million gallons of ethanol every year. However a further 1,000 hectares of land will be used every month in order to cultivate the sugarcane.
Investment companies Rating Investment and Macdom Investments have joined the project, which is due to begin production in October of this year. Once complete the refinery will also supply power to Mutare and Manicaland.
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Investment companies Rating Investment and Macdom Investments have joined the project, which is due to begin production in October of this year. Once complete the refinery will also supply power to Mutare and Manicaland.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) will decide by late summer whether to allow higher levels of ethanol to be blended into petrol.
The EPA is considering an industry request for a waiver from federal rules to allow petrol to contain up to 15% ethanol.
Petrol is now approved to have up to 10% ethanol, mostly from corn.
said the EPA is on track to receive by May results of final Energy Department tests on how higher ethanol-blended petrol would affect vehicle engines.
‘We expect that once we get that additional data...then EPA will be in a position to move toward the final decision on waiver, late summer is the time period,’ EPA administrator Lisa Jackson comments.
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‘We expect that once we get that additional data...then EPA will be in a position to move toward the final decision on waiver, late summer is the time period,’ EPA administrator Lisa Jackson comments.
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Estimates put the amount of biodiesel required to fulfill this at 859,000 tonnes a year.
Argentina is a leading exporter of biodiesel and the world’s number one soyabean oil supplier.
With smaller plants unable to meet the extra annual demand created by the 5% blend requirement, Argentina has opened this year's supply quota to big oilseed crushers such as Vicentin, Glencore, Louis Dreyfus and Molinos Rio de La Plata.
Argentina produced about 1.2 million tonnes of biodiesel in 2009 and industry groups estimate an output of between 1.6 million and 2.2 million tonnes this year.
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Estimates put the amount of biodiesel required to fulfill this at 859,000 tonnes a year.
Argentina is a leading exporter of biodiesel and the world’s number one soyabean oil supplier.
With smaller plants unable to meet the extra annual demand created by the 5% blend requirement, Argentina has opened this year's supply quota to big oilseed crushers such as Vicentin, Glencore, Louis Dreyfus and Molinos Rio de La Plata.
Argentina produced about 1.2 million tonnes of biodiesel in 2009 and industry groups estimate an output of between 1.6 million and 2.2 million tonnes this year.
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The proceeds from the $80 million bond will be used to partially finance the first two phases of construction of Range Fuels' first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant using renewable and sustainable supplies of non-food biomass near Soperton, Georgia, US.
The first phase is scheduled to be mechanically complete this month, with production scheduled to commence in the second quarter of this year.
‘The collaborative effort between Range Fuels, the USDA and AgSouth Farm Credit, and also Silicon Valley Bank and Morgan Keegan, to execute the first-ever loan note guarantee under the Agency's Section 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program will contribute to the successful completion and operation of the first phase of our Soperton Plant and expansion of the facility,’ David Aldous, Range Fuel' CEO, says.
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The first phase is scheduled to be mechanically complete this month, with production scheduled to commence in the second quarter of this year.
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The event, now eight weeks away in Prague on 5-6 May, features a networking suite for all delegates and speakers which have registered, allowing you to specifically choose who you want to have lunch with.
Key speakers you can meet include H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil, Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro and many more.
Following the event, all presentations will be available for you to download.
Bioenergy International expo & conference, which rebranded this year to focus on bioenergy and biomass as well as just biodiesel and bioethanol, is a two day exhibition and conference which will look in depth at second generation biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, ways to source sustainable biomass, pyrolysis technology, the potential of biogas across Europe, developments in the use of bioenergy for aviation, future feedstocks such as algae and jatropha and the challenges of storing and handling both biomass and biofuels.
It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine. If you haven’t already registered, do so now at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com
Registration starts from as little as €575 a day, and register before 1st April for a further 10% discount.
As an added bonus the price for the conference includes a biodiesel plant tour on 4th May and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
The tour will be held at Preol’s state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice. The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rape seed a year and 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
For further information visit www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com or contact Margaret Garn +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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Customers can purchase a biodiesel mix ranging from B5 to B20 or more. The facility comes after Renewable Energy Group (REG) received an $80,000 (€58,600) DoE grant and built a 30,000-gallon biodiesel storage tank. Every load of biodiesel purchased from the Ottumwa terminal comes with CofA documentation, showing that it has passed all the necessary quality parameters.
Alicia Clancy, communication specialist for REG, said: ‘BP’s Ottumwa terminal is a busy facility. Some of the region’s largest diesel distributors pull fuel from that location. We hope that by having biodiesel available at this facility, it will help supply biodiesel throughout the supply chain from the distributor level to retail locations, truck shops and on-farm fuel delivery.’
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During 2009 and 2010, the processing giant grew sugar beet on 1600ha of land. However, this year and next it plans to grow more than 200,000 tonnes of the crop on 3300ha of rented land. The crop could yield more than 80,000 tonnes.
Managing director Gino De Jaegher explained that 100% of the beet would be converted into bioethanol and none of it would be processed into sugar. Most of the bioethanol would be produced at the company’s refinery near Wissington, Norfolk, UK.
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During 2009 and 2010, the processing giant grew sugar beet on 1600ha of land. However, this year and next it plans to grow more than 200,000 tonnes of the crop on 3300ha of rented land. The crop could yield more than 80,000 tonnes.
Managing director Gino De Jaegher explained that 100% of the beet would be converted into bioethanol and none of it would be processed into sugar. Most of the bioethanol would be produced at the company’s refinery near Wissington, Norfolk, UK.
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Using fuel produced from grain has been found to lower carbon emissions by as much as 40%, while biodiesel can reduce the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 60%.
The Verennes facility, owned by Canada’s largest ethanol producer GreenField, will receive C$79.75 million (€56.5 million) in funding over the next seven years, starting with the expansion.
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Canada has set aside C$1.5 billion for the biofuel industry over the next nine years.
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The Verennes facility, owned by Canada’s largest ethanol producer GreenField, will receive C$79.75 million (€56.5 million) in funding over the next seven years, starting with the expansion.
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Canada has set aside C$1.5 billion for the biofuel industry over the next nine years.
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At Iyemero, 5,000 hectares of land for cassava have been cultivated in preparation for the launch of the project. Brazil-based consulting engineering firm Engevix is handling the sweet sorghum-based ethanol project at Ilemeso Ekiti, which is receiving financial support from the Brazilian Bank for Industrial Development.
Construction on the biorefinery is expected to finish in December 2011, and upon completion it will have the capacity to convert cassava into 30,000 tonnes of biofuel every year. Eventually, the plants will support the production of biodiesel, renewable jet fuel and electric power.
Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State said: ‘By the time the three biofuel plants become operational, apart from putting the state on the world map as a major biofuel/ethanol producing state, the plants would also offer jobs to thousands directly and indirectly. They would also generate electricity.’
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At Iyemero, 5,000 hectares of land for cassava have been cultivated in preparation for the launch of the project. Brazil-based consulting engineering firm Engevix is handling the sweet sorghum-based ethanol project at Ilemeso Ekiti, which is receiving financial support from the Brazilian Bank for Industrial Development.
Construction on the biorefinery is expected to finish in December 2011, and upon completion it will have the capacity to convert cassava into 30,000 tonnes of biofuel every year. Eventually, the plants will support the production of biodiesel, renewable jet fuel and electric power.
Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State said: ‘By the time the three biofuel plants become operational, apart from putting the state on the world map as a major biofuel/ethanol producing state, the plants would also offer jobs to thousands directly and indirectly. They would also generate electricity.’
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As an added bonus the price for the conference includes a biodiesel plant tour on 4 May and places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
The tour will be held at Preol’s state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice. The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rape seed a year and 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
Key speakers at the event include H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil, Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro and many more.
The full conference programme can be viewed at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html
Bioenergy International expo & conference, which rebranded this year to focus on bioenergy and biomass as well as just biodiesel and bioethanol, is a two day exhibition and conference which will look in depth at second generation biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, ways to source sustainable biomass, pyrolysis technology, the potential of biogas across Europe, developments in the use of bioenergy for aviation, future feedstocks such as algae and jatropha and the challenges of storing and handling both biomass and biofuels.
It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine.
For further information visit www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com or contact Margaret Garn +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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China's first power plant using sugarcane leaves has been put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The factory will use 200,000 tonnes of agricultural wastes including sugarcane leaves and tree barks to generate electricity every year.
The station has an annual capacity of 180 million kilowatt hours and can cut the emission of 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, 600 tonnes of sulphur dioxide, and 400 tonnes of dust compared to coal-fired power plants with the same efficiency.
Farmers had been burning straw and sugarcane leaves in the field, causing severe air pollution and causing 70% of fire accidents in the county, plant manager Wu Jiguang says.
The plant purchases sugarcane leaves from farmers at a price of 120 yuan per tonne (€12.9/tonne).
Guangxi has 8 million tonnes of usable sugarcane leaves every year, which can provide materials for about 38 such plants.
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China's first power plant using sugarcane leaves has been put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The factory will use 200,000 tonnes of agricultural wastes including sugarcane leaves and tree barks to generate electricity every year.
The station has an annual capacity of 180 million kilowatt hours and can cut the emission of 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, 600 tonnes of sulphur dioxide, and 400 tonnes of dust compared to coal-fired power plants with the same efficiency.
Farmers had been burning straw and sugarcane leaves in the field, causing severe air pollution and causing 70% of fire accidents in the county, plant manager Wu Jiguang says.
The plant purchases sugarcane leaves from farmers at a price of 120 yuan per tonne (€12.9/tonne).
Guangxi has 8 million tonnes of usable sugarcane leaves every year, which can provide materials for about 38 such plants.
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The company will push ahead with three of its planned biomass projects totalling 87.5 megawatts (MW) in response to the government’s request to speed up delivery of power in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces.
The projects are Green Power Panay Philippines (35 MW), the Green Power Nueva Ecija (17.5 MW) and Green Power Bukidnon (35 MW). The investment cost for 17.5 MW capacity is estimated to reach P2.3 billion (€36.7 million).
‘We are in the process of awarding our equipment and EPC contracts for the first three projects before the end of this March, and our first Panay project is already under construction,’ Stephen Waterfield, Global Green Power CEO, comments.
The direct assistance of the Department of Energy in helping renewable energy developers, combined with the benefits of the Renewable Energy Act, has enabled the company to move forward quickly to deliver decentralised power plants.
Green Power Panay received its renewable energy certificate on 19 February.
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The company will push ahead with three of its planned biomass projects totalling 87.5 megawatts (MW) in response to the government’s request to speed up delivery of power in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces.
The projects are Green Power Panay Philippines (35 MW), the Green Power Nueva Ecija (17.5 MW) and Green Power Bukidnon (35 MW). The investment cost for 17.5 MW capacity is estimated to reach P2.3 billion (€36.7 million).
‘We are in the process of awarding our equipment and EPC contracts for the first three projects before the end of this March, and our first Panay project is already under construction,’ Stephen Waterfield, Global Green Power CEO, comments.
The direct assistance of the Department of Energy in helping renewable energy developers, combined with the benefits of the Renewable Energy Act, has enabled the company to move forward quickly to deliver decentralised power plants.
Green Power Panay received its renewable energy certificate on 19 February.
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This equates to 2,400 MW a year experts says. Before the southeast Asian country reaches this figure, the government will need to provide hefty capital assistance.
Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the Ministry of Industrial and Trades Energy Department, says the sector would focus on developing biogas projects as well as small-scale hydro-power plants, wind and solar energy plans.
‘The ministry had submitted to the government a master plan for the development of renewable energy, including strategies, incentive policies and regulations to encourage the development of this sector,’ Phong comments.
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This equates to 2,400 MW a year experts says. Before the southeast Asian country reaches this figure, the government will need to provide hefty capital assistance.
Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the Ministry of Industrial and Trades Energy Department, says the sector would focus on developing biogas projects as well as small-scale hydro-power plants, wind and solar energy plans.
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Indiana-based e-biofuels produces 15 million gallons of biodiesel a year, but has debts totalling approximately $15 million (€11 million). In the year 2009 the company made a net loss of $1.9 million.
According to the agreement, which will close on 31 March, oil and natural gas production company Imperial Petroleum will issue $3.5 million worth of promissory notes to the owners of e-biofuels. In return Imperial will gain total control of e-biofuels, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial.
The president of Imperial, Jeffrey Wilson, said: ‘Through our research and development efforts over the last four years in the biofuels arena, we have developed some groundbreaking patented and proprietary process technology for the manufacture of biodiesel from waste oils high in free fatty acids and for the manufacture of bio-based jet fuels.’
‘On the financial side, we have exhausted a term sheet in connection with the acquisition of the company to bring new financing of up to $15 million to enhance and expand the existing operations of e-biofuels by adding multiple product streams,’ Wilson said.
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string(1243) "In the US Imperial Petroleum has signed a stock purchase agreement to obtain 100% of e-biofuels’ supply.
Indiana-based e-biofuels produces 15 million gallons of biodiesel a year, but has debts totalling approximately $15 million (€11 million). In the year 2009 the company made a net loss of $1.9 million.
According to the agreement, which will close on 31 March, oil and natural gas production company Imperial Petroleum will issue $3.5 million worth of promissory notes to the owners of e-biofuels. In return Imperial will gain total control of e-biofuels, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial.
The president of Imperial, Jeffrey Wilson, said: ‘Through our research and development efforts over the last four years in the biofuels arena, we have developed some groundbreaking patented and proprietary process technology for the manufacture of biodiesel from waste oils high in free fatty acids and for the manufacture of bio-based jet fuels.’
‘On the financial side, we have exhausted a term sheet in connection with the acquisition of the company to bring new financing of up to $15 million to enhance and expand the existing operations of e-biofuels by adding multiple product streams,’ Wilson said.
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According to Boswell, ‘The Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act is an important piece of legislation to Iowa’s local communities and economies that have come to rely on the biofuels industry. The construction of a pipeline to move ethanol out of the Midwest and to the coasts will create nearly 80,000 jobs while contributing $6.6 billion (€4.9 billion) to the US economy.’
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Petrobras aims to double capacity to 217.2 million litres a year from its current capacity of 108.6 million litres.
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Candeias is sited on Todos Os Santos Bay and benefits from favourable logistics to receive raw materials and distribute the biodiesel along Brazil's coast.
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Tanker Clipper Nelly left independent terminal operator Vopak’s North Tees, UK, terminal loaded with Ensus ethanol and headed for Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Ensus’ £300 million (€332 million) plant at Wilton went into production last month, making the green road fuel, valuable animal feed and for the drinks industry from surplus wheat supplies. The refinery hopes to hit the full 400 million litre capacity at the end of April.
Annual production from the Ensus plant alone is expected to meet about a third of the UK requirement under the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), which requires 3.5% of all transport fuel in 2010-2011 to come from biofuels.
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Tanker Clipper Nelly left independent terminal operator Vopak’s North Tees, UK, terminal loaded with Ensus ethanol and headed for Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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The $200 million (€148.3 million) biorefinery will turn sawdust, wood shavings and wood chips into diesel or jet fuel. The refinery would employ 50 people and be built at lumber supplier Hughes Hardwoods’ facility in Collinwood.
Construction is scheduled to begin near the end of 2011 with operations eyed for 2013 or 2014.
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The $200 million (€148.3 million) biorefinery will turn sawdust, wood shavings and wood chips into diesel or jet fuel. The refinery would employ 50 people and be built at lumber supplier Hughes Hardwoods’ facility in Collinwood.
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By 2020 the European Union must source 20% of its total energy (including heat, power and transport) from renewable sources. This target was set out in the Renewable Energy Directive in 2009. It requires them to submit action plans by June this year, detailing exactly how they will meet their share of this 20% target.
The Commission has funded a project inviting pan-technology renewable trade associations (such as the UK’s Renewable Energy Association (REA)) to submit shadow action plans, against which it can judge Government submissions.
The survey results show support for the 100+ measures proposed in the industry shadow action plan.
The result is that Bulgaria believes it will meet 18.7% of its total energy needs from renewables (against an official target of 16%), Germany should be 0.7% in surplus (its target being 18%), Greece expects an additional 2% (over their 18% target), Spain a 2.7% surplus (over their 20% target), Poland 0.48% a surplus (15% target), Sweden 1.2% surplus (49% target).
The document will now be completed in March and sent to the European co-ordinators, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
The first task required of Member States under the Directive, was to say how much of their target would be met domestically, and how much through trading with other countries. These progress reports had to be in with the Commission last December.
‘There seems to have been a mood change across the Union,’ Gaynor Hartnell, CEO of the REA, comments.
‘Where once countries seemed to focus their energies on wriggling out of their obligations, now they are more bullish. Several countries’ forecast documents show a surplus. Our Government has stated the UK is on track to meet the 2020 target domestically, provided energy consumption remains low. No longer is there talk of achieving the last few percentage points from actions taken outside the UK. This is as it should be.’
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Robert Gmyrek, the director of the biofuels department will also cover the need for top quality biofuel.
PKN Orlen is the pioneer in the Polish market when it comes to selling biofuels and both its diesel and petrol contain a share of biocomponents. In 2007 it launched Bioester (B100) manufactured from rapeseed oil.
Gymrek will also be speaking on Poland’s national indicative targets (NIT), which were introduced in 2008 and the need to meet strict environmental criteria.
As well as Poland the company also operates refineries in the Czech Republic (Unipetrol) and Lithuania (Ma?eikiu Nafta) which each have their own targets that were met in 2008.
Gymrek joins other key speakers in the industry including H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic, Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil, Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro and many more.
The full conference programme can be viewed at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html
Bioenergy International expo & conference, which rebranded this year to focus on bioenergy and biomass as well as just biodiesel and bioethanol, is a two day exhibition and conference which will look in depth at second generation biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, ways to source sustainable biomass, pyrolysis technology, the potential of biogas across Europe, developments in the use of bioenergy for aviation, future feedstocks such as algae and jatropha and the challenges of storing and handling both biomass and biofuels.
It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine and as an added benefit delegates will get the chance to visit a nearby biodiesel plant on 4th May.
Preol is a leading producer in the Czech Republic, which has just completed constructing a state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rape seed a year and 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
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According to Du Jie, the deputy head of Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Department, the construction of these pools have improved the quality of life for many Tibetan people living in the country villages.
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St1 Biofuels Oy was established in 2006 and its first small-scale plant in Finland is the first anywhere to produce ethanol from waste for commercial use on motor fuel.
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It is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International magazine and as an added benefit delegates will get the chance to visit a nearby biodiesel plant on 4th May.
Preol is a leading producer in the Czech Republic, which has just completed constructing a state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
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Brazilian construction and petrochemical giant Odebrecht and Japanese group Sojitz are the current shareholders in ETH and will own 65% of the new company. Brenco will own the remaining 35%.
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W4B Renewable Energy has submitted a second proposal for planning permission on a £35 million (€40 million) palm oil facility. W4B wants to construct the multi-million pound power plant at Portland Port, on the edge of Balaclava Bay.
Now, in a bid to show their lack of support for revived plans, at least 200 campaigners are expected to take to the streets in their fight against plans for a new biofuel plant on Portland. No Oil Palm Energy (Nope) is a recent community group that will parade through Portland in a protest against the bid.
Protesters say the plant could lead to serious health problems for local residents and it is feared that homes will be left surrounded by toxic smoke and Portland’s countryside will be spoiled.
Nope member Sophie Lee said, ‘I strongly oppose a plant that pollutes locally and globally and benefits nobody except a handful of self-interested investors.’
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If plans go ahead, the refinery will be constructed on an 80,000 m2 site that is owned by Associated British Ports (ABP). The biomass plant will burn waste wood to generate 300MW of electricity – enough to power 500,000 homes.
Dong Energy and ABP are also working on plans for a new £100 million (€113.7 million) shipping cubicle adjacent to the facility. Not only would the berth handle imported biomass fuel for the plant, but other ABP customers could also use it.
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While some offshore wind projects have been guaranteed 20 years of government support, Drax’s biomass plants may only receive subsidies for four years, the DoE and Climate Change recently ruled.
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Foothills has now partnered with Appalachian State University in order to take part in a study designed to determine which feedstock oils are the most suitable to be produced and processed in the local economy.
A section of the company’s facility, which was previously an adhesives unit, is now being used as a demonstration area for sample technology. This technology is due to be commercialised in a plant located in Wilmington, North Carolina, with a 66 million gallon a year capacity.
‘The time was right for us to make this move. With congress’ passing of the American
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H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic,
Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska
Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen
Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil
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David Zeidman, VP of business development, Biofuel Turnkey Plants
Gunter Festel, CEO, Butalco
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Renewable energy company W4B explains that the power station will consume 70,000 tonnes of vegetable oil each year from tropical palm trees.
However, Friends of the Earth disapprove of the plant, explaining that palm trees are not a sustainable feedstock because their supply cannot keep up with the plant’s demand. The environmental campaigning organisation said that all the palm oil that is currently produced was already being used. Apparently, an increase in the demand for palm oil will result in the deforestation of rainforests to make way for bigger palm plantations.
The proposals for this refinery have attracted 900 official complaints, as well as resistance from environmentalists. But a spokesman for W4B said the company has ensured that the feedstock is fully sustainable through independent monitoring.
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Romania is moving away from disposing of animal waste which could be used to generate electricity.
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Vice president of the National Medical Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) Corneliu Ceica says Romanian specialists would get acquainted with the way in which the biogas stations producing energy from the animal waste were authorised and operated in the neighbouring countries.
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ConocoPhillips, Greenergy, Lissan and Mabanaft were the only fossil fuel firms to hit government targets.
These targets, which are not mandatory, aim for fossil fuel companies to have 30% of biofuel feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard, to achieve an annual 40% greenhouse gas saving delivered by the introduction of biofuels and to report 50% of the data surrounding the renewable fuel characteristics.
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Total is participating in a number of research projects trials involving bioenergies and biomass and will speak about these at the conference, which is organised by leading global publication Biofuels International.
Gillmann joins an impressive line-up of speakers including :
H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic,
Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska
Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen
Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil
Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik
David Zeidman, VP of business development, Biofuel Turnkey Plants
Gunter Festel, CEO, Butalco
Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics
Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, ?epro
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As an added benefit delegates will get the chance to visit a nearby biodiesel plant on 4th May.
Preol is a leading producer in the Czech Republic, which has just completed constructing a state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rape seed of year and produce 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
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Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil
Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik
David Zeidman, VP of business development, Biofuel Turnkey Plants
Gunter Festel, CEO, Butalco
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Construction will begin within two years and the plant is due to be online from 2014, although it will not be producing at full capacity immediately. Eventually, 16 million gallons of fuel will be produced each year from 500,000 tonnes of waste, and 1,200 jobs will be created.
BA explains that the amount of waste sent to landfill sites will be reduced, cutting the amount of methane produced. Waste products from the process can be used to power the plant as well as supply 20MW of electricity to the national grid.
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People living in developing countries in Africa, Central America and Asia are now to endure more suffering because of the EU 10% target, the report finds. 100 million more people will starve as EU firms have claimed millions of acres of land to grow crops for biofuel production.
The report said: ‘To meet the EU 10% target, the total land area directly required to grown industrial biofuels in developing countries could reach 17.5 million hectares, displacing food and animal feed crops onto land in new areas, often in developing countries.’
In 2008, a 20-30% increase in food prices was blamed on the production of biofuels as 125 million tonnes of grain and cereals were converted into biofuels. Now, if the biofuels target set by the government is met, the price of food could rise by a further 76% by the year 2020.
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ActionAid report author Tim Rice said: ‘Biofuels are driving a global human tragedy. Local food prices have already risen massively. As biofuel production gains pace, this can only accelerate.’
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Although the power plant scheme at Crows Hall Farm would use manure and waste crops, the construction may not go ahead. The smell that would be emitted from the farm has been deemed an ‘unacceptable risk’ of pollution.
In a report to councillors, principal planning officer Nick Moys explained that the odours given off would impinge on the daily lives of local residents. The application has already received 30 letters of disapproval from inhabitants.
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StormFisher develops, owns and manages various projects around North America, where food and agricultural by-products are converted into natural gas and electricity.
Mauricio Vargas, CEO of GGS, said that the company foresees tremendous opportunities in North America as renewable energy and carbon policies continue to develop.
Due to begin construction later this year, a 2.8MW project will be GGS’s first biogas project. Located in London, Ontario, the biogas facility will generate renewable energy by processing more than 100,000 tonnes of organic materials.
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Ineos New Planet BioEnergy will review and estimate the costs of setting up at a proposed Oslo area location still under negotiation. The company has been discussing buying and converting Ocean Spray Cranberries’ 71-acre former grapefruit-processing plant.
The demonstration ethanol processing plant, expected to convert vegetation waste into 8 million gallons a year of fuel-grade ethanol, could provide 150 construction jobs during the next two years and 40 to 50 full-time jobs.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) in December awarded a $50 million (€67.6 million) grant to Ineos New Planet to help build the plant.
‘If the demonstration is a good one, we’ll be on our own to grow the business without government help,’ Tex Carter, VP and chairman of Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, says.
The company chose Florida because the area leads the nation in producing tree clippings and other yard waste. And it is yard waste that will be the plant’s first feedstock.
Currently the ethanol in petrol at Florida fuel stations comes from the Midwest. Making it in Florida would lower the costs.
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Ineos New Planet BioEnergy will review and estimate the costs of setting up at a proposed Oslo area location still under negotiation. The company has been discussing buying and converting Ocean Spray Cranberries’ 71-acre former grapefruit-processing plant.
The demonstration ethanol processing plant, expected to convert vegetation waste into 8 million gallons a year of fuel-grade ethanol, could provide 150 construction jobs during the next two years and 40 to 50 full-time jobs.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) in December awarded a $50 million (€67.6 million) grant to Ineos New Planet to help build the plant.
‘If the demonstration is a good one, we’ll be on our own to grow the business without government help,’ Tex Carter, VP and chairman of Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, says.
The company chose Florida because the area leads the nation in producing tree clippings and other yard waste. And it is yard waste that will be the plant’s first feedstock.
Currently the ethanol in petrol at Florida fuel stations comes from the Midwest. Making it in Florida would lower the costs.
‘This is a market for our product where there’s no competition,’ Carter adds. ‘There’s no domestic ethanol production in Florida, so we would have the ability to establish the manufacturing of clean ethanol.’
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The plant, generating 9.6MW, will provide Grississ Business and Technology Park with 75% of its electricity needs. The biomass refinery will save the park a total of $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in utility costs. Carbon emissions will also be reduced by 46,000 tonnes a year.
Costing $35 million, this plant will be funded with tax-free bonds distributed by the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency.
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The plant, generating 9.6MW, will provide Grississ Business and Technology Park with 75% of its electricity needs. The biomass refinery will save the park a total of $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in utility costs. Carbon emissions will also be reduced by 46,000 tonnes a year.
Costing $35 million, this plant will be funded with tax-free bonds distributed by the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency.
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The outline proposals are due for release and if they are approved, a £360 million (€414.5 million) biomass plant will be built at Leith Docks, Scotland.
The construction of the facility will see a storage tower pulled down, the construction of a 300-foot chimney and the relocation of a public park.
During the build the plant will create 150 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs once it is up and running. Using material washed up by the sea, up to one million tonnes of biomass will be processed each year. This will generate up to 200MW of electricity, and provide heat for nearby commercial buildings.
This Edinburgh facility is among three others planned for Scotland by Forth Energy. The other locations are Dundee, Rosyth and Grangemouth. In a total investment £1.7 billion, 5,000MW of energy will be produced and used to power both businesses and homes.
Chief executive of Forth Ports, Charles Hammond, said: ‘These proposals not only will create jobs and economic prosperity to support a vibrant local community, but they have been carefully developed to complement our long-term regeneration plans at the harbour. Leith is ideally placed to benefit from modern renewable energy in Scotland.’
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Chief executive of Forth Ports, Charles Hammond, said: ‘These proposals not only will create jobs and economic prosperity to support a vibrant local community, but they have been carefully developed to complement our long-term regeneration plans at the harbour. Leith is ideally placed to benefit from modern renewable energy in Scotland.’
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Statoil is the first company in Norway to offer 5% ethanol to general consumers, but it has not been an easy ride. The company’s story is full of setbacks and obstacles, not least from the government itself.
Rinde will speak about how the company overcame the challenges to achieve this feat. From the beginning of this year 40% of Statoil’s stations will now sell the biofuel Bensin 95, starting with southern and eastern Norway.
This will reduce carbon emissions by 11,000 tonnes a year. In 2009 Statoil also launched diesel with 6% biodiesel throughout Norway.
Total emission reductions resulting from Statoil’s biofuel drive in Norway will now stand at about 66,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
The presentation will also explore the potential for bioenergy across Norway, the Baltics, Russia and Poland, and will look at the need for long-term government incentives and rewards.
Bioenergy International expo & conference, which rebranded this year to focus on bioenergy and biomass as well as biodiesel and bioethanol, is a two-day event organised by leading global magazine Biofuels International.
It will look in depth at second generation biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, ways to source sustainable biomass, pyrolysis technology, the potential of biogas across Europe, developments in the use of bioenergy for aviation, future feedstocks such as algae and jatropha, and the challenges of storing and handling both biomass and biofuels.
The conference will be opened by the Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, and other key speakers include PKN Orlen, OPEC, oil majors CESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ, Petronas, Cepra A.S, The European Bioethanol Fuel Association, The European Biogas Association, HSBC, biofuel producers like Preol, Agropodnik and BTG-BTL and many others.
As an added benefit delegates will get the chance to visit a nearby biodiesel plant on 4th May.
Preol is a leading producer in the Czech Republic, which has just completed constructing a state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rapeseed a year and produce 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
For further information visit www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com or contact Margaret Garn +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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GM has created a new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine that can power a 20% blend of biodiesel. The new engine will run new 2011 heavy-duty models such as the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickup trucks, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. Chevrolet is expected to reveal its 2011 Silverado trucks at the Chicago Auto Show.
‘B20 capability in our new heavy-duty trucks is the latest edition to a growing number of alternative fuel options offered by General Motors. We are seeking different paths to fuel solutions in order to maximise efficiency, reduce emissions and minimise the dependence on petroleum,’ said Mile Robinson, VP of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy.
To make the Duramax 6.6L and its fuel system compatible with B20, GM upgraded some seals and gasket materials, and upgraded fuel filter and additional heating to the fuel circuit.
This development comes after Chrysler began supporting the use of B20 in its vehicles in 2007, later followed by Ford. Together, these three companies now manufacture over 80% of the biodiesel blend-friendly vehicles sold in the US.
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GM has created a new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine that can power a 20% blend of biodiesel. The new engine will run new 2011 heavy-duty models such as the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickup trucks, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. Chevrolet is expected to reveal its 2011 Silverado trucks at the Chicago Auto Show.
‘B20 capability in our new heavy-duty trucks is the latest edition to a growing number of alternative fuel options offered by General Motors. We are seeking different paths to fuel solutions in order to maximise efficiency, reduce emissions and minimise the dependence on petroleum,’ said Mile Robinson, VP of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy.
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The acquisition was funded by a federal grant, and will allow Clarksville Gas and Water to convert used cooking oil into biofuel. The city hopes that the biodiesel produced will eventually power the city’s buses. This will cost significantly less, as ordinary diesel is priced at almost $2.80 per gallon (€2).
‘We think that we’re procuring this product for about $0.92 to $0.95 a gallon. That’s, of course, very much lower than diesel,’ said Tommy Williams, a supervisor at the wastewater plant in Clarksville.
The used oil comes from donations from around 12 restaurants. Williams explains that this oil would normally end up in the sewer lines and is being converted into a product that is much greener for the environment, compared to diesel.
Since it was installed last December, the unit has produced a few hundred gallons of biodiesel. Eventually, the city plans to expand the programme for use in buses and other vehicles, to take advantage of the fuel savings.
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Bioethanol producer Jaunpagasts Plus has chosen to build the €65 million plant in the Riga Port because of the economic and practical reasons it provides. The plant will be powered by woodchips and this is a convenient location to receive woodchip deliveries as well as exporting the bioethanol.
The facility will process at least 300,000 tonnes of grain every year but it has not yet been decided whether the biofuel will be exported or sold to the local market. The plant will also benefit local farmers, as they will be able to grow grain for the facility.
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In Central Java, the two companies will attain around 2,000 hectares of land, half of which already contains jatropha trees. It is these trees that are expected to produce the jatropha oil for 2010, a year ahead of previous expectations, while the remaining 1,000 hectares will soon be full of jatropha trees also.
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The managing director of Green Biofuels Ireland, Nick Tierney, said he is hoping that the tax changes do take place. He believes that fuel blends with more than 4% biofuel content should not be subjected to the carbon tax.
Tierney goes on to explain how the alteration to the carbon tax legislation would relate to Ireland’s biofuels obligation that requires fuel suppliers to include an average of 4% biofuels in their annual sales, starting from July 2010.
However, not everyone agrees with this tax amendment. The European Biodiesel Board, the Irish Biodiesel Association and the Irish Bioenergy Association all believe the decision to end the carbon tax on common blends with a biofuel content of less than 10% to be a mistake.
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The managing director of Green Biofuels Ireland, Nick Tierney, said he is hoping that the tax changes do take place. He believes that fuel blends with more than 4% biofuel content should not be subjected to the carbon tax.
Tierney goes on to explain how the alteration to the carbon tax legislation would relate to Ireland’s biofuels obligation that requires fuel suppliers to include an average of 4% biofuels in their annual sales, starting from July 2010.
However, not everyone agrees with this tax amendment. The European Biodiesel Board, the Irish Biodiesel Association and the Irish Bioenergy Association all believe the decision to end the carbon tax on common blends with a biofuel content of less than 10% to be a mistake.
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At four thermal facilities, the Hodonin power plant, the Porici power plant, the Tisova power plant and the Dvur Kralove heating plant, more than 363,000 tonnes of biomass were burned, despite some problems with delivery of biomass at the beginning of 2009.
As part of strategy to increase the use of biomass, the 30 MWe Hodonin plant was switched to run exclusively on biomass this year, using 1,200 tonnes a day.
The plant, which is the company’s largest such facility, supplies heat across the international border to a town in Slovakia. From a total annual heat production of 800,000 GJ it supplies 120,000 GJ to its neighbour.
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The event, being held in Prague on 5-6 May, will have three streams looking at biodiesel, bioethanol and bioenergy.
With all the media speculation surrounding biofuels and their impact on food security, food prices and emissions reductions, the industry is now focusing more than ever on second generation biofuels.
Research into new sustainable sources of biomass and efficient conversion technologies is moving at a rapid pace, driven largely by government targets. For the same reason countries all over the globe are looking at using biomass as a source of renewable power generation.
However as with ethanol and biodiesel bioenergy projects come with their own set of challenges. High capital costs involved in establishing biomass power plants are a major deterrent to investment and fuel quality is also a recurring issue as biomass often has a high moisture content, leading to a variable quality.
These issues and more will be addressed in the new bioenergy stream at Bioenergy International expo & conference.
The event, which is organised by leading global magazine Biofuels International, will also look in depth at second generation biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, ways to source sustainable biomass, pyrolysis technology, the potential of biogas across Europe, developments in the use of bioenergy for aviation, future feedstocks such as algae and jatropha and the challenges of storing and handling both biomass and biofuels.
The conference will be opened by the Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, and other key speakers include PKN Orlen, OPEC, oil majors ?ESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ, Petronas, Cepra A.S, The European Bioethanol Fuel Association, The European Biogas Association, HSBC, biofuel producers like Preol, Agropodnik and BTG-BTL and many others.
As an added benefit delegates will get the chance to visit a nearby biodiesel plant on 4th May.
Preol is a leading producer in the Czech Republic, which has just completed constructing a state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial region of Lovosice.
The plant, designed by Desmet Ballestra, has the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of FAME biodiesel and 10,000 tonnes a year of glycerine. It also has an integrated oil mill capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of rape seed of year and produce 160,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil, as well as 230,000 tonnes of rape meal.
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A joint venture formed between Duke Energy and Areva, John Deere and Adage will own and operate the 55MW plant.
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The company is in the process of finalising power purchasing agreements and fuel supply contracts and anticipates starting construction of the $250 million (€182.4 million) biomass power plant late this year and is planned to commence operation in late 2013.
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15 February 2010 Total to give keynote presentation at Bioenergy International expo & conference 2010
Marc Gillmann, head of biofuels at Total, will give the keynote presentation at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May.
Total is participating...
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15 February 2010 BA and Solena strike biofuel deal
British Airways has agreed to a deal with US company Solena Group that will see Europe’s first waste-matter-to-jet-fuel plant being erected in London, UK.
Construction will begin...
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15 February 2010 Report: EU biofuels target means 100 million more starve
The 2008 decision, which requires 10% of biofuels in the EU to be used as liquid transport fuel by 2020, has proved to be an extremely bad judgement, according to a report by Action Aid.
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15 February 2010 UK biogas plant looks doomed
Following construction proposals last year, the future of an anaerobic digestion (AD) unit in Norfolk, UK, is now uncertain.
Although the power plant scheme at Crows Hall Farm would...
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15 February 2010 GGS acquires StormFisher Biogas
Based in Toronto, biogas developer StormFisher has been acquired by Greenhouse Gas Services (GGS). GGS is a joint venture between GE Energy Financial Services and the AES Corporation.
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12 February 2010 Ineos JV plans Florida ethanol plant
A joint venture between Californian development company New Planet Energy and Illinois chemical manufacturer Ineos Bio aims to build Florida’s first ethanol plant.
Ineos New Planet...
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12 February 2010 New York biomass plant to cut emissions
In Rome, New York, a biomass plant has been given the go-ahead by New York State Public Service Commission.
The plant, generating 9.6MW, will provide Grississ Business and Technology...
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12 February 2010 Partnership prepares Scottish biomass plant
In Edinburgh, UK, a joint venture between Forth Ports and Scottish & Southern Energy could result in one of the largest infrastructure developments in Scotland.
The outline...
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11 February 2010 Statoil’s CEO to speak at Bioenergy International expo & conference
Dag Roger Rinde, CEO of Norwegian oil company Statoil, is the latest speaker to confirm his attendance at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May.
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10 February 2010 GM trucks to run on B20
Following in the reduced carbon footprints of Ford and Chrysler, General Motors is now demonstrating its support for the biofuels industry.
GM has created a new Duramax 6.6L turbo...
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10 February 2010 Clarksville's biodiesel-powered buses
In Tennessee, a new biodiesel processing system has been purchased by the city of Clarksville.
The acquisition was funded by a federal grant, and will allow Clarksville Gas and Water...
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10 February 2010 Jaunpagasts to build €65 million bioethanol plant
In Latvia, plans are underway to construct a bioethanol production plant.
Bioethanol producer Jaunpagasts Plus has chosen to build the €65 million plant in the Riga Port because of...
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9 February 2010 Jatoil joint venture for jatropha oil
After signing the contracts, Jatoil Limited and PT Waterland International are to embark on a joint venture in Indonesia.
In Central Java, the two companies will attain around 2,000...
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9 February 2010 Brazil to slash fuel prices
In Brazil, a weak sugarcane harvest has hit the generation of ethanol hard, leading to a decrease in production. As a result, fuel prices have risen, forcing the government to amend the tax on...
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9 February 2010 Tax on Irish blended biofuels to be cut
In Ireland, the government is thought to be putting a stop to taxes applied to regularly consumed biofuels by changing the carbon tax legislation.
The Department of Communications,...
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9 February 2010 CEZ hits biomass co-firing high
Czech Republic-based national utility CEZ produced more than 327 GWh of electricity from biomass during 2009 through co-firing.
At four thermal facilities, the Hodonin power plant,...
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9 February 2010 Biofuels becomes Bioenergy
Biofuels International expo & conference has changed its name to Bioenergy International expo & conference to reflect its new focus.
The event, being held in Prague on 5-6...
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9 February 2010 Washington to get new biomass plant
A biomass to energy project has been launched in Mason County, Washington, US.
A joint venture formed between Duke Energy and Areva, John Deere and Adage will own and operate the 55MW...
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9 February 2010 Filipino-French biomass goes off grid
The Philippines-based National Power (Napocor) is joining with French company Enertine to provide biomass-derived power in the archipelago’s non-grid areas.
Agricultural by-products...
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