Readers, stakeholders provide key feedback on Victory Plant project for commercializing advanced biofuels at scale Last week, we wrote about the launch of a collaborative industry dialogue, and a Biofuels Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, that will set companion goals for advanced manufacturing in biofuels in April 2012, at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership […]
In Hawaii, Aina Koa Pono has hired Aecom Technology Corp. to provide engineering, procurement and construction management for its $350 million biodiesel plant on the big island of Hawaii. Hawaiian Electric Co., has already signed an agreement to buy 16,000 gallons of biodiesel a year to burn in the Keahole power plant.
In Texas, ExxonMobil is preparing to offer a 5 percent biodiesel blend in Irving, Texas and North Houston beginning this summer and will offer the same through third party terminals in Tyler and Pasadena with other regional offerings expected to be announced soon.
In California, Biojet International is taking advantage of ASTM’s approval of Bio-SPK by offering 1 billion gallons of bio-SPK at $2.97 per gallon. Alternatively, the buyer may elect to index at par with petroleum jet fuel with a $3.50 cap and $2.50 floor. According to the company, this is not just an offer to sell […]
In Sweden, OrganoClick has introduced two new bio-degradable technologies. OC-biobinder which is a polysaccaride derivate biopolymer based binder product used to enhance mechanical properties of cellulose based textiles, and OrganoTex, a water repellant finish for cellulose based fabrics.
In Mexico, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional has installed a pilot plant in Morelos to produce biodiesel from jatropha with a monthly capacity of 3,000 liters. Considering current retail costs for the seed, biodiesel is expected to cost around 85 cents a liter. Growers in the region are encouraged to take advantage of the facility to […]
In Canada, Nipawin Biomass has signed an MOU with Shore Gold to use waste timber from a diamond mine under development in Saskatchewan as feedstock for ethanol production. Nipawin Biomass has developed a process with Saskatchewan Research Council to process cellulose into syngas which then uses a proprietary catalytic conversion technology to convert it into […]
In Minnesota, researchers at the University of Minnesota have teamed with Crown Iron Works and Glycos Biotechnologies to develop a process that uses ethanol as a solvent with DDGS to produce fiber, protein, oil, FFAs and zein to make a high-protein feed, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, and glycerin—which is then also turned into ethanol. A typical […]
In Thailand, Bangchak Petroleum is holding off on plans to offer higher ethanol blends at more than 700 gas stations next year until the government clarifies its plans. It had planned to reach 500 stations selling E20 and E85 this year, but the Pheu Thai Party who won national elections last weekend, wants to eliminate […]
In Canada, Biox CEO William Johnson has resigned effective immediately to pursue other opportunities closer to his family in the United States, the company announced Tuesday. Chief operating officer Kevin Norton, a co-founder of Biox who has served as the company’s COO since its inception, has been appointed acting CEO.
