waste-to-biofuel News
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Greenergy To Develop Pyrolysis Fuel Plants
ABSL and Greenergy have agreed to develop, construct, and operate up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the UK. ABSL, a developer and producer of advanced biofuels, and Greenergy, a manufacturer and supplier of waste-based biofuels, have announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement to develop, construct and operate up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the UK. ...
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Enerkem announces total financing reached US$90 million in 2011
Additional US$30 million recently raised MONTREAL, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today the closing of US$30 million in additional financing through corporate equity (US$15.3 million) and corporate debt (US$15 million) transactions. As part of the equity financing round, The Westly Group, Fondaction CSN and Quince ...
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QIC BioStream Installation at the University of Queensland
Jim Melling recently visited the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland to install a QIC BioStream with 80-way Proteus valve. The team at AIBN are working with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology to design and construct novel biological systems that can convert biomass from agriculture or waste streams to biofuel, ...
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Enerkem voted 7th in the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy
Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, is proud to be ranked 7th in Biofuels Digest's annual list of the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy2011-2012. For the past three years, Enerkem has steadily climbed this prestigious ranking from the 25th position in 2009, 16th in 2010, and 7th this year. "We thank our supporters for this honor and assure them of our ...
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Finnish project turns commercial waste into biofuel
The UK could benefit from commercial waste turned into fuel to power cars. Finnish-based magazine paper company UPM Kymmeneand renewable fuel supplier Lassila & Tikanoja are currently running pilot tests to produce bioethanol from the pulp-based waste created by the paper industry. In the production concept developed by UPM and L&T, ethanol and energy are produced from commercial and ...
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Municipal waste to biofuels - now a reality
Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels company, today held a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of its municipal waste-to-biofuels facility with its partners, the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta. Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel and Enerkem Chief Executive Officer Vincent Chornet participated in the event. Enerkem's advanced ...
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Abengoa and the Honors College at the University of Houston to develop a strategic relationship
A roundtable was held on Tuesday and it allowed the discussion of Abengoa’s technological advacements, including Waste to Biofuels Technology. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is developing a strategic relationship with the Honors College at the ...
By Abengoa
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CRFA Salutes Enerkem`s Latest Financing Round for Green, Renewable Biofuels
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today congratulated waste-to-biofueIs renewable chemicals leader Enerkem Inc. on the announcement of $50 million in financing. As part of this financing, institutional fund Investissement Quebec joined Enerkem's existing investors and became a strategic investor in the company. This partnership will help build and strengthen capacity for domestic renewable ...
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Enerkem begins ethanol production from waste at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec
Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today the initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. "The start of ethanol production at our Westbury facility is a significant milestone", said Vincent Chornet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enerkem. "Enerkem has already ...
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Key Investors Raise Their Participation in Enerkem Alberta Biofuels by C$37 Million as Facility Welcomes First Employees
Enerkem Inc. (http://www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemical company, is pleased to welcome the first employees to the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in Edmonton. This facility is currently under construction and will be one of the first full-scale advanced biofuels facilities in North America. It will use the City of Edmonton's non-recyclable and non-compostable waste to produce ...
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Enerkem raises C$15 million in project equity financing for its commercial waste-to-biofuels facility in Edmonton, Alberta
Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today that Waste Management and EB Investments are investing C$15 million for a minority equity interest in Enerkem Alberta Biofuels L.P., which is currently building a full-scale commercial facility in Edmonton, using Enerkem's proprietary technology. Total financing raised by Enerkem in 2011, both at the ...
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Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol Announce Quebec`s First Waste-to-Biofuels Production Facility
At a news conference in Varennes today, the Government of Québec announced its plan to inject $27 million in Québec's first full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife and Investissement Québec. This facility will be built and operated by a joint venture partnership formed by Enerkem (www.enerkem.com), a ...
By Enerkem
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Enerkem Successfully Meets Federal Environmental Assessment Requirements for its Mississippi Waste-to-Ethanol Plant
Assessment further reinforces Enerkem's position as a first-mover in the commercial advanced biofuels sector MONTREAL - Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels company, today announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, successfully concluded the U.S. federal environmental assessment requirements for its Mississippi waste-to-ethanol plant, which allows the Company to ...
By Enerkem
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Abengoa and the Honors College at the University of Houston to develop a strategic relationship
A roundtable was held on Tuesday and it allowed the discussion of Abengoa’s technological advacements, including Waste to Biofuels Technology. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is developing a strategic relationship with the Honors College at the ...
By Abengoa
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Enerkem President and CEO a Finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year Award by Ernst & Young
Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels and bio-chemicals company, welcomes the nomination of its President and Chief Executive Officer, Vincent Chornet, as a finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. "Being recognized as a finalist for this prestigious award is a great source of pride, which I wish to share with the entire Enerkem team. This honour reflects on us all and I wish ...
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Enerkem to launch demonstration project for greening biorefineries
Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels and advanced chemicals company, announced that it has been chosen by the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) to receive $1.8 million in funding for a market demonstration project aimed at further reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through greening biofuel production. Through this project Enerkem will demonstrate the market ...
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US: Waste Connections and Fulcrum BioEnergy to supply household garbage to biofuels plant
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) announced that in conjunction with Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.'s entering into the final stage of financing for its Sierra BioFuels Plant, Waste Connections has entered into a strategic partnership with Fulcrum to supply municipal solid waste as feedstock for the project from its waste processing facility in El Dorado County, CA. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of ...
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Shell scales up ‘waste’ biofuels production increasing deforestation risk
Dutch oil major Shell has just announced it will build one of the largest biofuels facilities in Europe, prompting concerns that it will drive deforestation. The facility is set to produce 820,000 tonnes of biofuels every year for aviation fuel and diesel made from ‘waste’. But, as previous analysis by T&E shows, this reliance on waste such as used cooking oil puts pressure on ...
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Waste-based biofuels sector needs smarter EU 2030 package to realize its high potential
Europe has a significant untapped potential for converting wastes from farming, forestry, industry and households to advanced low-carbon biofuels, but only if it sets a strong sustainability framework and ambitious decarbonisation targets for transport fuels in 2030, finds a new report entitled “Wasted: Europe’s Untapped Resource”. The project, supported by a coalition of ...
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How Can We Increase The Production Of Biofuels From Waste?
In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Antonio Alfonso Avello, Managing Director of FCC Environment, to discuss the shift from PPP solutions to merchant plants, the scope for renewable fuel production and how FCC Environment is revolutionising the industry with its innovative Methamorphosis project. Hear directly from FCC Environment at the World Waste to Energy & Resources Summit on ...
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