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Tank Storage Canada expo & conference
28 September 2010 - 29 September 2010
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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13 September 2010 - 14 September 2010
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Biodiesel Congress
22 September 2010 - 24 September 2010
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Tank Storage Association conference and exhibition
23 September 2010 - 23 September 2010
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In July 2010 the plant produced 1.2 million gallons of biodiesel, creating $3.5 million (€2.7 million) in revenues. According to Imperial this increased to 1.4 million gallons and $4 million in revenues by August 2010.
The newly purchased facility has a total output capacity of 15 million gallons of biofuel but manufactured just 7 million gallons last year.
‘As a result of the mandates under the Renewable Fuels programmes, e-biofuels has been in a unique position to take advantage of its certification as an advanced biofuels producer to rapidly increase its market presence,’ Jeffrey Wilson, president at Imperial Petroleum said. ‘Our products are sold to some of the largest retail outlets and truck stop owners in the United States.’
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In July 2010 the plant produced 1.2 million gallons of biodiesel, creating $3.5 million (€2.7 million) in revenues. According to Imperial this increased to 1.4 million gallons and $4 million in revenues by August 2010.
The newly purchased facility has a total output capacity of 15 million gallons of biofuel but manufactured just 7 million gallons last year.
‘As a result of the mandates under the Renewable Fuels programmes, e-biofuels has been in a unique position to take advantage of its certification as an advanced biofuels producer to rapidly increase its market presence,’ Jeffrey Wilson, president at Imperial Petroleum said. ‘Our products are sold to some of the largest retail outlets and truck stop owners in the United States.’
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The two day event, organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine is now in its second year and is supported by the Malaysian Biodiesel association.
The programme can be viewed at:
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/asia/conf_prog.html
Key speakers include:
- Vincent Piket, Ambassador--Head of Delegation Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia
- Allan, Lim, CEO, Alpha Biofuels
Immanuel Sutarto, President, PT Eterindo
- Paulus Tjakrawan, CEO, Indo Biofuels Energy
- David Milroy, Chairman and Chief Executive, Pure Power Global
- Mohd Aiman Abdullah, General Manager, Independent Oil Terminal Kuching
- Florence Kosmala, marketing director, HART Energy Consulting
- Ian Cogswell, Global Head of Natural Resource Project Finance, Natixis
- Auden Kaehler, PFC Energy
- Elena Schmidt, Certification auditor for the Renewable Energy Directive, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service
Beh Seng Kee and IR Jun Cruz, Grand Inizio
- Caroline Midgely, Biofuels team manager, LMC International.
The focus of this year’s event is improving profitability for Asian producers so conference topics will cover how to stay viable in the current market climate, how to secure finance and investment for retrofits or expansions, managing price risk exposure and how to produce fuels which can be exported to Europe and elsewhere.
The event will also look in detail at current market conditions, capacities, challenges and future forecasts for Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and across Asia.
As an added bonus this event will be co-hosted with Tank Storage Asia expo & conference – www.tanktorageevents.com/tsasia providing delegates, visitors and exhibitors even more reason to get involved.
The conference delegate fee is only RM2,900 or RM 1,500 for one day.
Register for the conference before 1st October and save 10%. There is also a 10% discount for the second delegate from the same company registered and 25% for each subsequent registration
Since the market is still growing with many fledgling companies there is a 50% discount for certified Biofuels, biomass and biopower producers
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- David Milroy, Chairman and Chief Executive, Pure Power Global
- Mohd Aiman Abdullah, General Manager, Independent Oil Terminal Kuching
- Florence Kosmala, marketing director, HART Energy Consulting
- Ian Cogswell, Global Head of Natural Resource Project Finance, Natixis
- Auden Kaehler, PFC Energy
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The acquisition combines SBI’s fibre preparation and pre-treatment technologies with Mascoma’s bioprocessing technologies to create a company with capabilities for producing ethanol from non-food cellulose, such as wood chips, energy crops and organic solid waste.
'We are pleased to announce this important strategic acquisition,’ said CEO of Mascoma Bill Brady. ‘We share a common vision of solving one of the most important energy problems in the world, enabling a sustainable transportation fuel sector by converting cellulosic biomass to fuel in a low-cost, sustainable way.’
Both companies have made significant progress towards commercialising their technology and, as a result, now have development partners in the US, Canada, Brazil, South Africa and China.
The deal means that the combined company will be 73% owned by existing Mascoma shareholders, while SBI will own 18% and the remaining 9% by other SBI shareholders.
Talking about the purchase Steve Bromley, president and CEO of SBI, commented: ‘We believe that Mascoma is the ideal partner for SBI given its leading edge biotechnology in the conversion of non-food biomass into biofuels. This transaction allows SunOpta shareholders to continue to participate in the commercialisation of low-cost biofuels and xylitol through an equity investment in Mascoma.’
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Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the C$80 million (€59.4 million) plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biofuel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). This will be enough to power 400,000 cars for a year, running on an E5 blend.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Enerkem, Enerkem Alberta Biofuels will build and run the new plant. The business has already signed a 25-year deal with the city of Edmonton that will see 100,000 tonnes of Edmonton’s MSW converted into biofuels every year.
Creating over 180 jobs, the plant is expected to cut the city’s CO2 emissions by 6 million tonnes between now and 2035.
Vincent Chornet, Enerkem’s CEO said: ‘This ground breaking marks the launch of a transformative project and leads the first wave of commercial-scale advanced biofuels plants in North America. This plant is the genesis of a world transformation where our non-recyclable garbage will power the vehicles we drive and reduce carbon emissions.’
Learn more about the Canadian biofuels market at the Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference being held in Calgary, Alberta, from 28-29 September at the Coast Plaza.
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/
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A wholly owned subsidiary of Enerkem, Enerkem Alberta Biofuels will build and run the new plant. The business has already signed a 25-year deal with the city of Edmonton that will see 100,000 tonnes of Edmonton’s MSW converted into biofuels every year.
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string(34) "Resource Recovery favours ethanol "
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string(942) "In May 2006 renewable energy company Resource Recovery submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to build a municipal waste landfill in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, US. However the company has switched focus and is now working on plans that could see the construction of an ethanol production plant.
The president of Resource Recovery Ed Abel explained that although a landfill will feature in the new project, it has been scaled down to one-fifth the size of the original 274-acre landfill site. Abel is aiming to resubmit plans for the site to the DEP by the end of this year.
The construction of the plant has been estimated to cost in the region of $280 million (€218.3 million), with an annual output capacity of 50 million gallons of ethanol.
Commenting on the change of direction Abel said: ‘Our focus is, and always has been ever since we started this project, on energy.’
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The president of Resource Recovery Ed Abel explained that although a landfill will feature in the new project, it has been scaled down to one-fifth the size of the original 274-acre landfill site. Abel is aiming to resubmit plans for the site to the DEP by the end of this year.
The construction of the plant has been estimated to cost in the region of $280 million (€218.3 million), with an annual output capacity of 50 million gallons of ethanol.
Commenting on the change of direction Abel said: ‘Our focus is, and always has been ever since we started this project, on energy.’
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string(1513) "In Brazil a recently held biomass, wind and hydroelectric auction is expected to encourage $5.52 billion (€4.32 billion) in investments in alternative energies in the region.
The auction came as the Brazilian government aims to further diversify its clean energy matrix. It contracted power from biomass plants, 89 wind farms and small hydroelectric plants and will add an installed capacity of 2,892.2MW to the national energy matrix. The resulting investments are expected to come primarily from private enterprise.
Brazil’s alternative energy auction was conducted through a process, whereby the government first announced the energy demand stated by distributors to serve the market by 2013, and then electricity generators competed to provide energy to fill that demand at the lowest price.
The result was a significant decrease in energy costs from starting prices, with a 17.41% decrease in energy supplied by biomass-fueled plants to $78.42/MWh. There was also a 19.7% decline in energy from wind farms to $76.25/MWh and a 5.17% decrease in the average trading price of energy supplied by small hydroelectric plants to $83.57/MWh.
Commenting on the auction Nelson Hübner, director of Brazil’s National Electricity Regulatory Agency, said: ‘The results of the energy auction represent a new paradigm in power generation in Brazil because they confirm it is possible to produce wind energy at a price that is competitive with those of thermal plants, which are more polluting.’
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Located at the Smurfit Kappa pulp and paper container board mill, the plant utilises black liquor, a by-product of the pulping process, to produce the BioDME.
The gasification technology comes from Chemrec AB, while Haldor Topsøe A/S provides the fuel synthesis technology.
Volvo Trucks, Swedish fuels company Preem, France-based oil and gas giant Total, Delphi and local research institute ETC are also participating in the project.
Speakers at the inauguration will include county governor of Norrbotten Per-Ola Eriksson, Chemrec CEO Max Jönsson and the mayor of Piteå Peter Roslund.
The production of bio-DME (dimethylether) is similar to that of biomethanol. Bio-DME can be produced directly from synthesis gas."
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Speakers at the inauguration will include county governor of Norrbotten Per-Ola Eriksson, Chemrec CEO Max Jönsson and the mayor of Piteå Peter Roslund.
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string(496) "In Wisconsin, US, Sun Power Biodiesel is expected to receive over $1 million (€788,161) in grants.
The seven-year low-interest loan will be put towards upgrading the firm’s equipment and infrastructure at its Cumberland-based 3 million gallon-a-year biodiesel plant.
The project will create around 31 jobs.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is reported to have provided Sun Power Biodiesel with $800,000, while Wisconsin is to award the company with a further $349,825. "
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The seven-year low-interest loan will be put towards upgrading the firm’s equipment and infrastructure at its Cumberland-based 3 million gallon-a-year biodiesel plant.
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The increase comes after the Chinese government ramped up the production of ethanol from non-grain feedstocks including straws, cassava and bagasse.
The issue of food security led the government to curb the cultivation of first generation crops for use in biofuel production.
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Should the partnership be formed it will become the world’s third largest producer of ethanol with a yearly output capacity of 2 billion litres.
The JV would also generate electricity from sugarcane bagasse in cogeneration plants. Ten cogeneration plants are already in operation.
With total annual sales of approximately 18 billion litres of fuels, the proposed JV will have a competitive position in the Brazilian fuels distribution market built upon a network of about 4,500 retail sites.
The inclusion of Shell’s equity interests in Iogen Energy and Codexis would enable the partnership to deploy next generation biofuels technologies in the future.
The signing comes after the two firms signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding back in February.
‘The proposed joint venture is set to pool our complimentary businesses, enhance our growth prospects in ethanol production globally and support our growth platform for our retail and commercial fuels businesses in Brazil,’ Shell downstream director Mark Williams said.
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello, Cosan’s chairman of the board and non-executive Chairman-elect of the proposed joint venture commented: ‘While there is still plenty of integration planning to do before we launch the proposed joint venture, this is an important milestone in our effort to create one of the world’s most competitive sustainable biofuels companies.’
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The facility currently produces 613m3 of biodiesel a day from soya oil, other vegetable oils and animal fat but Granol is looking to ramp up production to 1,033m3 a day.
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For the first half of 2010 New Generation had a net loss of $5.9 million compared to its $8.7 million net loss for the first six months in 2009.
For three months and six months ended 30 June 2010 the company had revenues of $-0- and $6,477, respectively, while the revenues for the same period in 2009 was $42,637. New Generation explains that the decline in revenue was due to working capital constraints and not customer demand.
Net cash used in operating activities was $2.3 million for the six months ended 20 June 2010, down $0.9 million from $3.2 million used in last year’s comparable period.
The president and CEO of New Generation Biofuels Holdings Cary Claiborne commented: ‘2010 has been and will continue to be a period of transition for New Generation. While the lack of operating capital has limited our fuel production and customer deliveries, we continue to work on optimising our production process and expand the number of feedstocks that can be used to produce our fuels.’
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Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), for example, will be implemented in April 2011 and will require 5% ethanol content in petrol and 2% renewable content in diesel fuel.
The province has also renewed its support for bioenergy by extending its Bioenergy Producer Credit programme by five years to 2016. The extended programme is expected to encourage the construction of more renewable fuels capacity with a focus on second generation fuels using feedstock from forestry, agriculture and municipal waste.
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At the upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference Susan Carlisle, manager of Alternative and Renewable Energy at the Alberta Department of Energy will cover the opportunities and requirements for biofuel producers, as well as compliance options for fuel suppliers.
Last year’s event was in Montreal but this year the two day event has been strategically located in Alberta. It will be held in the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary on 28-29th September. The conference and exhibition, now in its second year, brings together regulatory experts such as Carlisle, as well as producers, oil majors, technology providers and analysts to discuss the market needs and discover the best way to meet these targets.
Other key speakers include Lorri Thompson, Oil, gas and alternative energy division, Environment Canada, Government of Canada, Paul Koehler, Vice President, Corporate Development, Pacific Ethanol, Matthew J. Griswold, President, Blendstar Terminals, Jim Ireland, President, Prairie BioGas, Greg Luli, VP of R&D, Cobalt Technologies, Scott Brittenham, CEO, Clean Energy Capital and many more.
The conference will not only look at market targets and regulations in Canada and the neighbouring American market, it will also examine how much biofuel is already produced in Canada, look at the new technology options available, examine how to obtain the necessary finance to expand and build new plants, discuss new feedstock options and their potential, and look at how to integrate renewable fuels into the supply chain.
The event is organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine and as an added bonus visitors and delegates will have free access to the concurrent Tank Storage Canada expo & conference – focusing on storage terminal and tank farm developments throughout Canada and Northern America – www.tankstorageevents.com/tscanada
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EMLL and the provider had exchanged preliminary information and formalities sufficient to move forward with a site visit to the oil terminal facility in the coming days to assess its overall potential accordingly.
The discussions are part of an overall renewable energy initiative set forth by EMLL to engage in clean fuel technology via a portion of their facilities in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Switchgrass has already been planted on roughly 238 acres of land, which belongs to Alcoa and is leased to a local farmer who participates in an incentive programme with Genera Energy.
The planting took place in June this year but Alcoa’s total switchgrass acreage has the potential to produce over 160,000 gallons of ethanol a year.
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The two facilities, which both opened in 2008 and produced a total combined capacity of 200 million gallons of ethanol, are to change hands in September this year.
However with 15 staff working at each site, Flint Hills spokesman Jake Reint explained that operations will continue as normal as ownership only will change.
‘I think the biggest thing is it allows us to compete in the fuels market,’ Reint continued. ‘Renewable fuels are becoming a more important part of the nation’s fuel supply. You have a requirement that 36 billion gallons will have to be blended into fuel by 2022 so there’s a significant market out there that we’re excited to be competing in.’
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In contrast the market in Canada is fairly nascent, yet it enjoys exceptionally high public and government support. This gives Canada the perfect opportunity to learn from the US and ensure the industry grows into a thriving and successful industry.
Pacific Ethanol is an example of one US producer which suffered from unfavourable market conditions last year and was forced to file for bankruptcy. However the facility quickly resumed operations and has just released its Q2 financial results stating that net sales grew 9% and totals gallons sold grew 88% compared to Q2 last year.
This is the sort of success story producers in Canada need to learn from in order to survive in today’s tough market conditions.
Paul Koehler, Vice President of Corporate Development at Pacific Ethanol will speak at the upcoming two day Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference on 28-29th September in Calgary, Alberta, and give other producers an insight into how the company turned things around.
He is just one of the many speakers at this event, which is organised by market leading magazine Biofuels International.
The event brings together producers, regulators and investors to discuss how best to meet these goals and support the market’s continued development.and conference topics include a clear explanation of the Federal Renewable Fuels Regulations, influences from the US regulatory environment, A case study of how ethanol can be produced from cellulosic ethanol, information on future feedstock options such as algae, how facilities can secure the necessary finance and investment to grow and develop, the importance of plant design, how to ensure final fuel quality, and how to integrate biofuels into the supply chain.
Other key speakers include Lorri Thompson, Oil, gas and alternative energy division, Environment Canada, Government of Canada, Michael Campbell, Director, Energy Systems Division, Logos Technologies, Scott Brittenham, CEO, Clean Energy Capital, Matthew J. Griswold, President, Blendstar Terminals and many more – the full conference programme can be viewed at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_prog.html
Last year’s event was held in Montreal but market research has shown that Calgary is the ideal location to host this event in 2010. Alberta is under increasing pressure to become more environmentally friendly and is home to the largest biorefinery in North America. During 2009-10 $55 million (€33 million) will be committed for biofuel initiatives to support the development of renewable energy and offer additional economic opportunities for rural Alberta and the agriculture and forestry industries.
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string(3521) "When it comes to biofuels markets, Canada and the US could not be more different. The US market grew quickly and as a result created an environment of overcapacity where some producers struggled to survive.
In contrast the market in Canada is fairly nascent, yet it enjoys exceptionally high public and government support. This gives Canada the perfect opportunity to learn from the US and ensure the industry grows into a thriving and successful industry.
Pacific Ethanol is an example of one US producer which suffered from unfavourable market conditions last year and was forced to file for bankruptcy. However the facility quickly resumed operations and has just released its Q2 financial results stating that net sales grew 9% and totals gallons sold grew 88% compared to Q2 last year.
This is the sort of success story producers in Canada need to learn from in order to survive in today’s tough market conditions.
Paul Koehler, Vice President of Corporate Development at Pacific Ethanol will speak at the upcoming two day Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference on 28-29th September in Calgary, Alberta, and give other producers an insight into how the company turned things around.
He is just one of the many speakers at this event, which is organised by market leading magazine Biofuels International.
The event brings together producers, regulators and investors to discuss how best to meet these goals and support the market’s continued development.and conference topics include a clear explanation of the Federal Renewable Fuels Regulations, influences from the US regulatory environment, A case study of how ethanol can be produced from cellulosic ethanol, information on future feedstock options such as algae, how facilities can secure the necessary finance and investment to grow and develop, the importance of plant design, how to ensure final fuel quality, and how to integrate biofuels into the supply chain.
Other key speakers include Lorri Thompson, Oil, gas and alternative energy division, Environment Canada, Government of Canada, Michael Campbell, Director, Energy Systems Division, Logos Technologies, Scott Brittenham, CEO, Clean Energy Capital, Matthew J. Griswold, President, Blendstar Terminals and many more – the full conference programme can be viewed at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_prog.html
Last year’s event was held in Montreal but market research has shown that Calgary is the ideal location to host this event in 2010. Alberta is under increasing pressure to become more environmentally friendly and is home to the largest biorefinery in North America. During 2009-10 $55 million (€33 million) will be committed for biofuel initiatives to support the development of renewable energy and offer additional economic opportunities for rural Alberta and the agriculture and forestry industries.
As an added bonus visitors and delegates will have free access to the concurrent Tank Storage Canada expo & conference – focusing on storage terminal and tank farm developments throughout Canada and Northern America – www.tankstorageevents.com/tscanada
Full information on this event can be found at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada
The conference delegate fee is only CA$990 or CA$500 for just one day.
Register online now at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_register.html or contact Margaret Garn for further details: +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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The business, which supplies its European customers with biodiesel and other biofuels, will now trade under the name Ambrian Energy GmbH. Ambrian Capital is expected to invest $5 million (€3.9 million) in the business.
Ambrian Energy GmbH will focus on palm methyl ester (PME), rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and soyabean methyl ester (SME).
In 2009 Masefield Biofuels supplied over 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel to its Europe-based clients, totalling approximately $100 million. Today Ambrian Energy GmbH will lease 12,200m3 of biodiesel storage tank capacity in Ghent, Belgium.
‘The acquisition of Masefield’s biofuels business is an important step in Ambrian’s strategy to become a leading global supplier of physical commodities, strengthening both our established commodities trading business and our natural resource franchise,’ the chief executive of Ambrian Capital Tom Gaffney said. ‘We intend to replicate the success we have had supplying non-ferrous metal by entering selected niche products in the energy sector. Biofuels are a particularly attractive product area given their growth potential sad an alternative to fossil fuels.’
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The business, which supplies its European customers with biodiesel and other biofuels, will now trade under the name Ambrian Energy GmbH. Ambrian Capital is expected to invest $5 million (€3.9 million) in the business.
Ambrian Energy GmbH will focus on palm methyl ester (PME), rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and soyabean methyl ester (SME).
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‘The acquisition of Masefield’s biofuels business is an important step in Ambrian’s strategy to become a leading global supplier of physical commodities, strengthening both our established commodities trading business and our natural resource franchise,’ the chief executive of Ambrian Capital Tom Gaffney said. ‘We intend to replicate the success we have had supplying non-ferrous metal by entering selected niche products in the energy sector. Biofuels are a particularly attractive product area given their growth potential sad an alternative to fossil fuels.’
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The name change comes as the company produces a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel. This rebrand as a company dedicated to a range of biofuels highlights the number of applications in which BlueFire is involved.
‘BlueFire is more than just an ethanol company. We’re happy to at last announce the expansion of our capabilities, and feel that this name captures our spirit for innovation and development of cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels,’ Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, said. He continued: ‘Our goal with this name change is to demonstrate the company’s potential to vertically integrate our technology into other areas of renewable energy and help us avoid the confusion with traditional ethanol producers.’
BlueFire is currently in the process of developing two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, California and Fulton, Mississippi. The Lancaster-based plant is the company’s first large-scale production facility in the US and will process cellulosic wastes to produce around 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol a year.
BlueFire’s plant in Mississippi has now entered the detailed engineering phase, which, when completed, will make an estimated 19 million gallons of ethanol annually from woody biomass, mill residue and other cellulosic waste.
These two projects alone will create over 1,000 construction jobs and around 100 maintenance and operations jobs once both sites are operational.
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The name change comes as the company produces a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel. This rebrand as a company dedicated to a range of biofuels highlights the number of applications in which BlueFire is involved.
‘BlueFire is more than just an ethanol company. We’re happy to at last announce the expansion of our capabilities, and feel that this name captures our spirit for innovation and development of cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels,’ Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, said. He continued: ‘Our goal with this name change is to demonstrate the company’s potential to vertically integrate our technology into other areas of renewable energy and help us avoid the confusion with traditional ethanol producers.’
BlueFire is currently in the process of developing two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, California and Fulton, Mississippi. The Lancaster-based plant is the company’s first large-scale production facility in the US and will process cellulosic wastes to produce around 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol a year.
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The nation’s whisky industry is worth £4 billion (€4.8 billion). Two by-products created during whisky production and available in abundance are pot ale and draff. Both produced during the distilling process, 1.6 billion litres of pot ale, the liquid from copper stills, and 187,000 tonnes of draff, the spent grains, come out of the process each year.
These waste products will be used to make butanol, a fuel which has the potential to generate 30% more power than ethanol, and the researchers have apparently already filed for a patent. They are also rumoured to form a spinout company that will commercialise their findings.
According to the scientists the new biofuel has real potential to be sold alongside conventional fuels because car engines do not need to be modified in any way. They went on to claim that the new fuel could also be used as an aviation fuel.
Commenting on the new findings Martin Tangney, project director, said: ‘What people need to do is stop thinking…like for like substitution for oil. That’s not going to happen. Different things will be needed in different countries. Electric cars will play some role in the market, taking cars off the road could be one of the most important things we ever do.’
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The company recently invested $112 million (€87.2 million) in the construction of a 72mgy biodiesel production plant in the Santa Fe province of Argentina. The refinery, which will process 13,000 tonnes of soyabeans a day, will be built adjacent to a port terminal already owned by Cargill.
Cargill is also developing a cogeneration plant for the production of 18MW of renewable energy a year. Both this and the biodiesel plant are due to become operational in the Q3 of next year.
Commenting on the investment the president of Cargill Argentina Hugo Krajnc said: ‘Both projects clearly ratify Cargill’s confidence in the potential of the Argentine agribusiness industry and the role of our country in the international trade, demonstrated by over $500 million of investments made by Cargill in the period 2004 to 2009, through the building of new processing plants and ports as well as joint ventures with highly renowned local enterprises, all of these focused on adding value to the national agribusiness production thus improving Argentina’s competitiveness in the international market.’
Cargill already employs around 4,000 workers across 50 areas within Argentina.
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The company recently invested $112 million (€87.2 million) in the construction of a 72mgy biodiesel production plant in the Santa Fe province of Argentina. The refinery, which will process 13,000 tonnes of soyabeans a day, will be built adjacent to a port terminal already owned by Cargill.
Cargill is also developing a cogeneration plant for the production of 18MW of renewable energy a year. Both this and the biodiesel plant are due to become operational in the Q3 of next year.
Commenting on the investment the president of Cargill Argentina Hugo Krajnc said: ‘Both projects clearly ratify Cargill’s confidence in the potential of the Argentine agribusiness industry and the role of our country in the international trade, demonstrated by over $500 million of investments made by Cargill in the period 2004 to 2009, through the building of new processing plants and ports as well as joint ventures with highly renowned local enterprises, all of these focused on adding value to the national agribusiness production thus improving Argentina’s competitiveness in the international market.’
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Aventine purchased the Canton-based facility and all of Riverland’s remaining assets for $16.5 million (€12.8 million).
Commenting on the deal, which closed on 6 August 2010, the CEO of Aventine Torn Manuel said: ‘This is an exciting opportunity to acquire a 38 million gallon facility at a favourable price. When operational we will leverage the proximity of the Canton facility to our Pekin, Illinois, facilities to gain marketing and operational synergies.’ "
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Aventine purchased the Canton-based facility and all of Riverland’s remaining assets for $16.5 million (€12.8 million).
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string(1736) "In the city of Luverne, Minnesota, US, biofuels company Gevo is to acquire an ethanol plant currently owned by biofuels producer Agri-Energy.
Once the deal is closed Gevo will begin retrofitting the facility to produce isobutanol in addition to ethanol. While the retrofit is taking place it is thought that the plant will continue with its production of ethanol. The plant is predicted to begin making isobutanol at the beginning of 2012.
‘This transaction is another important step in achieving our goal of bringing commercial volume of renewable isobutanol to the market as soon as possible,’ the CEO of Gevo Patrick Gruber said. ‘We expect the facility will be the first among many and want it to be a model project for the future.’
Gevo’s technology, GIFT, which has been designed to fit into existing ethanol-producing plants, also has the ability the produce isobutanol from a number of feedstocks, including corn, wheat, sorghum, barley and sugarcane.
Agri-Energy’s founding member and co-op coordinator David Kolsrud said: ‘We see biobutanol as the next logical step in the industry’s development. We believe isobutanol can be sold into many markets and has product attributes that make it a compelling product for current ethanol producers.’
In related news Gevo has filed for an initial public offering (IPO).
The company did not disclose when it plans to file for the IPO or how many shares it is looking to sell but it is hoped that the firm will raise in the region of $150 million (€116.4 million).
Gevo’s shares will be listed in the NASDAQ stock exchange and the money raised will be put towards acquiring ethanol production facilities.
Source: Green Street Journal
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Once the deal is closed Gevo will begin retrofitting the facility to produce isobutanol in addition to ethanol. While the retrofit is taking place it is thought that the plant will continue with its production of ethanol. The plant is predicted to begin making isobutanol at the beginning of 2012.
‘This transaction is another important step in achieving our goal of bringing commercial volume of renewable isobutanol to the market as soon as possible,’ the CEO of Gevo Patrick Gruber said. ‘We expect the facility will be the first among many and want it to be a model project for the future.’
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Source: Green Street Journal
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A total of 213 million tonnes of cargo were handled, 14.8% up on the same period of 2009. Outgoing trade rose by 15% to 62 million tonnes, and incoming by 14.7% to 150 million tonnes. The handling of bulk cargo increased by 14.3%, to 146 million tonnes.
Crude oil was up 3%, mineral oil product up 8%, and other liquid bulk grew 7%.
The total for liquid bulk was 5% higher, at 104 million tonnes. Imports of crude oil rose by almost 3% to 50 million tonnes.
This is a better result than could have been expected on the basis of the moderate refining margin for northwest Europe.
The throughput of mineral oil products increased by 8%, to over 38 million tonnes. In the first three months, a lot of (trading) products from storage tankers were still brought ashore. This effect clearly declined in the second quarter.
There was no great difference between short and longer term prices. This weak contango is also expected to dominate the rest of the year.
Thanks to the good weather, there were more ship to ship transfers in the North Sea, rather than the Caland Canal.
Other liquid bulk (chemical basic products, vegetable oils and fats, fruit juices) was 7% up, to almost 16 million tonnes, due to the recovery in chemical production.
The handling of vegetable oils remained stable. New tank capacity in the Europoort boosted imports of bioethanol.
‘The growth sectors of the past six months were containers and iron ore, and also mineral oil products in the first quarter,’ Hans Smits, Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO remarks. ‘Rotterdam is benefiting greatly from the upturn in world trade, especially that involving China and Germany. Total throughput is now more or less back to the 2008 level. In the second half of the year, the growth in throughput tends to decline. For the year as a whole, the increase is expected to be in the region of 10%. It will be exciting to see whether or not the port can make up for the losses of 2009 in just one year.’
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A total of 213 million tonnes of cargo were handled, 14.8% up on the same period of 2009. Outgoing trade rose by 15% to 62 million tonnes, and incoming by 14.7% to 150 million tonnes. The handling of bulk cargo increased by 14.3%, to 146 million tonnes.
Crude oil was up 3%, mineral oil product up 8%, and other liquid bulk grew 7%.
The total for liquid bulk was 5% higher, at 104 million tonnes. Imports of crude oil rose by almost 3% to 50 million tonnes.
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The throughput of mineral oil products increased by 8%, to over 38 million tonnes. In the first three months, a lot of (trading) products from storage tankers were still brought ashore. This effect clearly declined in the second quarter.
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Other liquid bulk (chemical basic products, vegetable oils and fats, fruit juices) was 7% up, to almost 16 million tonnes, due to the recovery in chemical production.
The handling of vegetable oils remained stable. New tank capacity in the Europoort boosted imports of bioethanol.
‘The growth sectors of the past six months were containers and iron ore, and also mineral oil products in the first quarter,’ Hans Smits, Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO remarks. ‘Rotterdam is benefiting greatly from the upturn in world trade, especially that involving China and Germany. Total throughput is now more or less back to the 2008 level. In the second half of the year, the growth in throughput tends to decline. For the year as a whole, the increase is expected to be in the region of 10%. It will be exciting to see whether or not the port can make up for the losses of 2009 in just one year.’
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In line with the Litasco group strategy to develop its commercial activities globally and increase its presence in key oil markets, this new capacity will further reinforce the Lukoil group’s trading and supply infrastructure in the Mediterranean region.
All petroleum grades as well as biofuels will be handled at the terminal, received by vessels of up to 150 kt, and will be re-exported or dispatched in Spain, on trucks or via Spain’s CLH pipeline system.
The terminal will be equipped with the most advanced security, oil movement and fuel control systems and will be certified for quality as well as, health, safety and environmental management
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Lukoil is the second largest privately owned oil company worldwide by proven hydrocarbon reserves and is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated oil and gas companies. Main activities of the company are exploration and production of oil and gas, production of petroleum products and petrochemicals, and marketing of these outputs.
Lukoil’s current oil export terminal infrastructure includes the unique Varandey oil loading terminal located on the coast of the Barents Sea, equipped with an ice resistant loading sea wharf which is used for year-round deliveries of oil, produced locally by Lukoil, for supply of export markets, notably the US.
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In 2009 the consumption of biofuels reached 12.1Mtoe but this needs to increase by a further 6Mtoe by the end of this year if the RED target of 5.75% is to be met.
According to EurObserv’ER figures, the use of biofuels between 2008 and 2009 grew by 18.7%, compared to 2007 and 2008’s 30.3% growth and the 41.8% rise seen between 2006 and 2007, showing that the European consumption of biofuels has yet again hit a dry spell.
While the use of bioethanol increased 31.9% during 2008 and 2009, biodiesel consumption was up just 19.9% during the same period.
Biogas consumption continued to rise also, especially in Sweden, which saw a 23.2% growth between 2008 and 2009. However the consumption of vegetable oil was down by 72.3%.
Biodiesel remains the most common transport fuel utilised by the EU member states and accounts for 79.5% of the total energy content, compared with 19.3% for bioethanol. The vegetable oil fuel share is now just 0.9% and the biogas fuel share stands at 0.3%.
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In 2009 the consumption of biofuels reached 12.1Mtoe but this needs to increase by a further 6Mtoe by the end of this year if the RED target of 5.75% is to be met.
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The jatropha plantation will expand no less that 10,000 hectares, with the possibility of later expanding this to 50,000 hectares. Moçamgalp is also looking to expand to Lugela district located in the neighbouring province of Zambezia.
The document formalising this agreement read: ‘In the first five years we will invest $19 million, with Galp having the responsibility of funding and developing agricultural components, while the Petromoc/Ecomoz will be in charge of licensing the project, deal with Land Use Rights as well as other legal issues.’
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The jatropha plantation will expand no less that 10,000 hectares, with the possibility of later expanding this to 50,000 hectares. Moçamgalp is also looking to expand to Lugela district located in the neighbouring province of Zambezia.
The document formalising this agreement read: ‘In the first five years we will invest $19 million, with Galp having the responsibility of funding and developing agricultural components, while the Petromoc/Ecomoz will be in charge of licensing the project, deal with Land Use Rights as well as other legal issues.’
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As part of the agreement Fluor will provide engineering consulting services as Cobalt prepares to commercialise its biobutanol production technology.
‘Fluor’s experience in designing and executing large projects, particularly refining projects, is unmatched in the world, said CEO at Cobalt Technologies Rick Wilson. He continued: ‘We originally asked Fluor to provide an impartial analysis of our biobutanol production technology. Now, to have them sign a strategic agreement with us truly validates our vision.’
John Hopkins, group executive of business development at Fluor, said: ‘We have examined many different biofuels technologies and are choosing to work with those companies that we believe have the greatest potential to be commercialised economically and to make a major impact on achievement of the nation’s alternative fuel goals.’
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As part of the agreement Fluor will provide engineering consulting services as Cobalt prepares to commercialise its biobutanol production technology.
‘Fluor’s experience in designing and executing large projects, particularly refining projects, is unmatched in the world, said CEO at Cobalt Technologies Rick Wilson. He continued: ‘We originally asked Fluor to provide an impartial analysis of our biobutanol production technology. Now, to have them sign a strategic agreement with us truly validates our vision.’
John Hopkins, group executive of business development at Fluor, said: ‘We have examined many different biofuels technologies and are choosing to work with those companies that we believe have the greatest potential to be commercialised economically and to make a major impact on achievement of the nation’s alternative fuel goals.’
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The project is planned for the town of Jay and would produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel a year from municipal solid waste (MSW). The facility will also generate 47.8Mw/h of power, as well as 9 million gallons of kerosene, 437,000 gallons of propane and 353,000 gallons of cellulosic alcohols.
Santa Rosa County is currently deciding the fate of the plant, which would create 30 jobs.
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Texas-based Darling International, a provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the food industry, owns the site, which currently converts the bones and fat from slaughtered animals into oils, is now looking to use the animal parts plus used cooking oil for the production of biodiesel.
Despite receiving support from the Port of San Francisco officials, the project is facing opposition from the city’s Green Party.
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The grand opening of the facility is now due to take place on 12 August 2010 in Seneca and attendees will see the first truckload of REG-9000 biodiesel picked up by Meier Oil of Ashkum.
Under the transaction REG acquired the facility and intellectual property rights out of Nova’s bankruptcy and then executed a leaseback agreement with a closely related investor group.
The site consists of three 20mgy biodiesel process units, a technical grade glycerine refining facility, raw material and finished product storage as well as a rail car and truck unloading and loading with the potential for barge transportation. Prior to REG’s involvement the facility had been idled for more than a year.
'Since we acquired the property in April we've been through a really detailed inspection, renovation, retrofit and repair/upgrade programme,' said Daniel Oh, president and COO at REG. 'The facility is, by design, generally as you'd expect, but we've made a lot of operational and other improvements as we've moved along.'
REG now wholly owns five biodiesel production businesses in Ralston, Houston, Newton, Danville and Seneca and sells biodiesel in 49 states.
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Refining, packaging, biodiesel and other results increased $58 million (€43.6 million) to $79 million for the quarter.
The recently expanded biodiesel production capacity at Rondonopolis, Brazil, allowed ADM to capture good margins and volumes amidst strong demand.
Profit in ADM's oilseeds processing segment increased $132 million for the quarter and $120 million for the 12 months.
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Refining, packaging, biodiesel and other results increased $58 million (€43.6 million) to $79 million for the quarter.
The recently expanded biodiesel production capacity at Rondonopolis, Brazil, allowed ADM to capture good margins and volumes amidst strong demand.
Profit in ADM's oilseeds processing segment increased $132 million for the quarter and $120 million for the 12 months.
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The company will bring a new 50,000-tonne biodiesel production facility in Tongchuan City online by the end of Q3 and completing an acquisition for 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel production capacity, which is anticipated to close before September end.
The company anticipates spending approximately $31.5 million (€23.75 million) in capital expenditures to accomplish this goal. China Integrated Energy has secured adequate raw materials to accommodate this new capacity, including new feedstocks, and will continue to work towards securing more long-term sources of raw materials.
The company has experienced sales volume of biodiesel for Q2 2010 totalling 22,500 tonnes, an increase of 29.3% compared to the same period of 2009 and a sequential increase of 22.5% from Q1 2010.
The average selling price of biodiesel increased approximately 21.3% from the same period in 2009, which was in line with the price of diesel.
‘The company's biodiesel sales increased 56.8% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to the second quarter of 2009, driven by growth in both volume and pricing,’ states Gao Xincheng, CEO of China Integrated Energy.
During the second quarter of 2010 production and sale of biodiesel was approximately 30.1%, and operation of retail gas stations was approximately 12.9%, versus 11.5%, 29.4%, and 10.4%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2009.
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The company will bring a new 50,000-tonne biodiesel production facility in Tongchuan City online by the end of Q3 and completing an acquisition for 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel production capacity, which is anticipated to close before September end.
The company anticipates spending approximately $31.5 million (€23.75 million) in capital expenditures to accomplish this goal. China Integrated Energy has secured adequate raw materials to accommodate this new capacity, including new feedstocks, and will continue to work towards securing more long-term sources of raw materials.
The company has experienced sales volume of biodiesel for Q2 2010 totalling 22,500 tonnes, an increase of 29.3% compared to the same period of 2009 and a sequential increase of 22.5% from Q1 2010.
The average selling price of biodiesel increased approximately 21.3% from the same period in 2009, which was in line with the price of diesel.
‘The company's biodiesel sales increased 56.8% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to the second quarter of 2009, driven by growth in both volume and pricing,’ states Gao Xincheng, CEO of China Integrated Energy.
During the second quarter of 2010 production and sale of biodiesel was approximately 30.1%, and operation of retail gas stations was approximately 12.9%, versus 11.5%, 29.4%, and 10.4%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2009.
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The new 42,000 square foot greenhouse will feature the largest collection of jatropha genetic material and a laboratory where the company’s team of biologists can work towards developing jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of oil.
The company already owns an ever-increasing collection of jatropha genetic resources, which includes over 6,000 unique genotypes, plus a wide array of jatropha genetic traits.
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5 August 2010 Isolux Corsan signs $140 million contract with Bioenergy
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