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Imperium Resumes Biodiesel Production At Grays Harbor Facility
Imperium Renewables, a producer of biodiesel, has restarted production at its Grays Harbor facility. The plant, which had paused production after a glycerin tank ruptured in December last year, is producing biodiesel from regionally-grown canola to meet demand from British Columbia and Oregon.
Published: 10-Mar-2010
EU To Lead Biofuel Industry Future Developments, Says RNCOS
EU will lead the biofuel industry future developments, according to a research report published by RNCOS. The report, 'Global Biofuel Market Analysis' says that the markets in Asia-Pacific, Americas and European Union regions together are rapidly growing irrespective of the recession.
Published: 10-Mar-2010
Carbon Friendly Reveals Plans To Open Briquetting Plant
Carbon Friendly Solutions (CFS) has received an approval for its recently formed Pacific Briquetters (PBI) and its proposed business structure and issue of share purchase warrants resulting from the same. PBI will own, finance, develop and operate a briquette and biomass energy manufacturing and distribution facility.
Published: 10-Mar-2010
SAIC Bags $21m Contract For Biomass Engineering
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary RW Beck, has bagged a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Golden Field Office to support the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's biomass program. The BPA's period of performance expires on September 30, 2015 and has a ceiling value of $21m.
Published: 09-Mar-2010
Golden State Biofuel Picks Indio For California Refinery
Golden State Biofuel has selected the City of Indio in Riverside County for its first biofuel refinery in California. The Southern California location will serve Los Angeles, the High Desert and Inland Empire, Orange County and San Diego.
Published: 08-Mar-2010
Range Fuels Receives $80m Loan Guarantee From USDA
Range Fuels, a company focused on commercially producing low-carbon biofuels and clean renewable power, has secured a loan guarantee of $80m from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Published: 04-Mar-2010
Arkema Collaborates With EuroBioRef, Biocore Projects
Arkema has partnered with the EuroBioRef (European Multilevel Integrated Biorefinery Design for Sustainable Biomass Processing) and Biocore (Biocommodity Refinery) projects. Both programs will receiving funding as part of the European Union’s seventh Framework program.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
UOP Bags Funding To Demonstrate CCS Technology
UOP, a Honeywell company, has bagged a $1.5m funding from the US Department of Energy for a project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and produce algae for use in biofuel and energy production. The project will be managed by the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
S4 Energy To Develop Plasma Gasification Facility In Oregon
S4 Energy, a joint venture of Waste Management, and InEnTec, has said that it plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management's Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon. The planned facility will convert municipal solid waste into clean fuels and renewable energy.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
Verenium, BP Extend Joint Development Program For Ethanol Development
Verenium, a company engaged in development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol and specialty enzymes, has extended a joint development program established in August 2008 with partner BP for an additional month until April 1, 2010.
Published: 02-Mar-2010
