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Biofuels

World’s first BioDME renewable motor fuels plant inaugurated in Sweden

The world’s first plant for production of the renewable motor fuel BioDME was inaugurated on September 9.

Branson sees Solazyme as a strategic investment

Solazyme, Inc., announced that Sir Richard Branson has invested in Solazyme's Series D financing. Branson has invested in Solazyme's financing in a personal capacity.

Honeywell UOP technology to support biomass conversion in California

Honeywell UOP LLC’s technology was recently selected for use in Rentech, Inc.’s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels.

Verenium closes sale of cellulosic biofuels business to BP

Verenium Corp. has closed the sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million, subject to the additional financial terms of the transaction announced on July 15, 2010.

Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?

Nexant: Cascone, R.
Nexant, Inc.: Burke, B.

New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels

Symposium regarding use of environmentally acceptable lubricants

ASTM International is sponsoring a symposium on testing and use of environmentally acceptable lubricants.

The new biofuel: It’s whisky in a car

Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland has filed a patent for a new biofuel made from whisky by-products, which it says can be used in ordinary cars, without any special adaption needed.

EIA’s annual energy review

The Annual Energy Review 2009 (AER), released on August 19, 2010, provides the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) most comprehensive look at integrated energy statistics. Summary statistics from the report indicate some interesting data.

Flint Hills buys two Iowa ethanol plants

Flint Hills Resources plans to acquire the Hawkeye ethanol plants in Menlo and Shell Rock, Iowa. The Menlo and Shell Rock ethanol plants opened in 2008.

Linde opens ethanol/CO2 plant in New York

Linde North America has begun production at one of its newest plants, which makes carbon dioxide (CO2) from ethanol in Fulton, New York. The new 600 tpd CO2 plant is located at the Sunoco ethanol plant, housed in a former brewery in the Riverview Business Park, some 25 miles north of Syracuse.