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Butanol as Biofuel for Vehicles
Butanol shows strong potential to be used as a biofuel. Now, a new ASTM International standard covers butanol that is intended to be blended with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 volume percent for use as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. D7862, Specification for Butanol for Blending with Gasoline for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel, was developed by Subcommittee D02.A0 on Gasoline and ...
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Pöyry awarded civil and detail engineering contract for the new UPM Biorefinery
/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> PÖYRY PLC Press release 26 April Pöyry's Industry business group has been awarded an engineering contract for detail engineering in the UPM Biorefinery project in Lappeenranta, Finland. The order has been booked in the second quarter order book. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the assignment. Pöyry's engineering ...
By Pöyry PLC
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USDA Announces More Than 160 Payments to Biofuel Companies
A number of pellet manufacturers are included in a list of companies that will receive payments from the USDA to expand production and availability of both solid and liquid biofuels. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the more than 160 recipients in 41 states Sept. 27, saying they will support America's growing biofuels industry. "Renewable energy production will create tens of ...
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Unconventional oil revolution to spread beyond North America by end of decade
The unconventional supply revolution that has redrawn the global oil map will likely expand beyond North America before the end of the decade, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its annual five-year oil market outlook released today. The report also sees global oil demand growth slowing, OPEC capacity growth facing headwinds, and growing regional imbalances in gasoline and diesel ...
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Further steps in the constructive EU-OPEC energy dialogue
The fifth ministerial-level meeting of the Energy Dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) took place in Brussels, today. Representatives of the EU included Mr Andrej Vizjak, President of the EU Energy Council, Minister of Economy of Slovenia; Mr Jean-Louis Borloo, incoming President of the EU Energy Council, Ministre d'Etat, ...
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EC criticises UK Parliament`s biofuels report
Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, responding to the report of the House of Commons which calls for a moratorium on biofuels, said: 'The Commission strongly disagrees with the conclusion of the Environmental Audit Committee of the British House of Commons report, where it says that the overall environmental effect of existing biofuel policy is negative. On the contrary, it is delivering ...
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OriginOil Enters Joint Venture to Develop Biorefineries for U.S. Department of Defense Biofuels Programs
OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced it has co-founded a new joint venture (JV), to develop biorefineries serving U.S. and NATO military requirements for alternative fuels. The JV, Future Energy Solutions ...
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Industrial Biorefineries Conventional Biorefining Status, Advanced Biorefining Technology Assessments, Policy Issues, Stakeholder Analysis, and Global Market Forecasts for New Biorefinery Construction
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Industrial Biorefineries Conventional Biorefining Status, Advanced Biorefining Technology Assessments, Policy Issues, Stakeholder Analysis, and Global Market Forecasts for New Biorefinery Construction ...
By ReportLinker
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Australian Renewable Energy Agency Providing $2.4 Million To Support Biorefinery Development
On June 23, 2016, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced $2.4 million in funding to support the development and construction of a biocrude and biofuel laboratory in Queensland. The $5.3 million project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019 and will be Australia's first biorefinery producing renewable diesel and jet fuel from plant material. Australian companies ...
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Global Biofuels Center Director to address the World Biofuels Market Congress
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Feb. 22, 2010) – Maelle Soares Pinto, Director, Biofuels Europe, Global Biofuels Center (GBC) will be addressing the World Biofuels Markets Congress on March 17, 2010 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The World Biofuels Markets Congress is Europe’s largest biofuels event with 1,500 attendees including 62 CEO’s and 50+ Vice Presidents addressing a global audience ...
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ILTA supports efforts to advance infrastructure bill; urges Congress, administration to remember ports, harbors, terminals
Arlington, VA, May 15, 2019—Kathryn Clay, president of the International Liquid Terminals Association, today applauded President Trump for highlighting the importance of infrastructure, and particularly energy infrastructure, to America’s economy: “ILTA applauds President Trump for both highlighting the importance of infrastructure to the U.S. economy and his ...
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Media Invitation: Get an up-date on advanced biofuels – for aviation, maritime and road transport
In the Swedish and global debate, biofuels for aviation and maritime applications, as well as for road transport, is a highly contentious issue. Many say that the potentials are insufficient, that the climate benefits are limited, or that the price will be too high, particularly for aviation fuels. Many question if it is possible to produce enough sustainable biofuels for these purposes. We ...
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POET, Sioux Falls renew partnership
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Feb. 25, 2019) – POET and the City of Sioux Falls today renewed a contract to power POET Biorefining – Chancellor with waste methane generated at the Sioux Falls Regional Landfill. For the last 10 years, the landfill has transported methane to POET via an 11-mile pipeline, offsetting fossil fuel use at the 120 million gallon-per-year facility. The new contract ...
By Poet, LLC
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Air Products’ Charlie Page Gives North American Membrane Society Keynote Speech
June 11, 2012 The increasing global demand for energy is just one market-driver pushing the development, demand and use of membrane technology. This was just one of the messages delivered by Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) PRISM Membrane Group director of operations and technology Charlie Page in his opening session keynote speech today at the 22nd Annual North American Membrane Society (NAMS) ...
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Top 11 algae market trends for 2011
1 Emerging Markets Growth US and EU-based algae producers and licensors of technology are increasingly looking to the Emerging Markets in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East for faster economic growth, increasing market demand, and more supportive government and regulatory climates for accelerated commercial growth. This follows a key trend by Shell and BP investing $12 and $8 billion ...
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