All Entries in the "International" Category
Biogreen Diesel expanding biodiesel distribution in South Africa
In South Africa, biodiesel distributor Biogreen Diesel, which opened operations earlier this year, announced that it will expand operations to Johannesburg this month, and will expand to Port Elizabeth and Durban by mid-2010. The company uses the first patented Jet Reactor, invented by Org Nieuwoudt, to convert waste oil from restaurants and retailers, to an [...]
US trade mission results in $330 million in proposed Philippine investments; two biofuel crop projects
In the Philippines, Bworldonline.com is reporting that a US trade mission to the Philippines produced $330 million in investment commitments from US companies related to biofuels investments, farm productivity technology, and high-yield crop investment including bananas, pineapple, palm oil and aquaculture. Two of the four companies making investment pledges were related to biofuel crops — [...]
UK study shows chickens convert feed into meat more efficently with added glycerol, a biodiesel byproduct
In Northern Ireland, the BBC is reporting on a trial by scientists that shows that chickens are more efficient at converting feed into meat when glycerol, a biodiesel by-product, is mixed into their diet with traditional wheat and soy. The study showed a normal amount of food consumption and weight gain.
Study projects strong uptick in Indian biofuels demand, Praj indicates exports strong
In India, the Emerging Biofuel Market in India report is projecting strong growth in the country through 2018 as the impact government mandates and rising oil prices drive demand, with ethanol consumption is predicted to grow at a faster pace during the forecast period (2009-2018). A free sample of the report is available here
Praj CEO [...]
Bunge to build up Itaqui as alternative Brazilian ethanol port
In Brazil, Vale and Bunge have announced a partnership to transport 26 Mgy of Bunge ethanol in 2010 via Vale rail to the Itaqui port in Maranhao state. The port will be an alternative to the more southerly ports of Santos and Paranagua.
Bunge is expected to ship up to 79 Mgy through Itaqui by 2012.
Abengoa to complete three new ethanol plants in Netherlands, US in Q1 2010, expands global capacity to 687 Mgy
In Spain, Abengoa Bioenergy said that its three new ethanol plants will become operational in Illinois, Indiana and the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2010. The Rotterdam-based plant will have a capacity of 126 Mgy, while the two US-based plants will have 100 Mgy in capacity.
Overall, Abengoa’s capacity will increase to 687 Mgy, and [...]
PetroVietnam orders ethanol equipment, engineering solutions from Alfa Laval for cassava ethanol plants
In Sweden, Alfa Laval announced that it had received a repeat order from PetroVietnam for $14 million in equipment and engineering solutions for a PetroVietnam ethanol plant in northern Vietnam using cassava as feedstock.
Alfa Laval’s heat exchangers will be used in a starch-based fermentation, distillation and dehydration process of the ethanol plant. Delivery is [...]
UK’s Aston University receives $5.53 million grant for diesel miscible biofuel development
In the UK, Aston University’s Bioenergy Research Group has received a $5.53 million research grant to transform residues from biofuel production processes into diesel miscible biofuel (DMB). The project will focus on utilising residues that do not require dedicated land, and thus avoid any ‘fuel versus food’ conflicts.
The 42 month project, coordinated by the University [...]
European Biodiesel Board says US producers shipping lower blends to evade punitive tariff
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board is claiming, in a Bloomberg report, that US biodiesel exporters may have commenced shipments of biodiesel blends at B20 or lower blending ratios, to escape punitive tariffs of up to $351 per ton on higher blends. According to the report, EU imports of US biodiesel fell from 160,000 tons [...]
Family-run sugar, ethanol mills in Brazil must consolidate, say analysts
In Brazil, analysts commenting on the merger of Louis Dreyfus’ ethanol unit and Santelise Vale noted that “small mills will be squeezed out” in a looming consolidation of the 160 sugar and ethanol groups that control 430 mills and have been running at a loss since 2007. A Wall Street Journal report said that analysts [...]
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