Two biofuel electricity plants open in Argentina, to produce 31 megawatts

In Argentina, Dynamotive Energy Systems will construct two biofuel electricity plants in Corrientes province. Each plant will produce 15.7 megawatts of electricity from wood waste.

Last month, Biodiesel magazine profiled the fast-growing Argentine biodiesel industry, which will export more than 1.5 million metric tons of biodiesel next year at facilities built by Unitec Bio, Molinos Rio de la Plata, Louis Dreyfus, Patagonia Bioenergia, Explora and GEA Biodiesel among others.

Companies such as Royal Caribbean have been procuring biodiesel from Argentina in recent months.

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