Latest Biofuels and bio-energy company news
With plant process managers continually under pressure to identify new means of driving costs down, while improving process efficiency, every element of a plant’s equipment is scrutinised to make sure it offers maximum value for money. Investing in effective and affordable equipment is an even greater concern when planning the construction of new plants.
Vivergo Fuels will use EKATO side entry agitators in all of their Fermentation Vessels in the 27-acre refinery. From 2010 the refinery wil... [more]
There is currently a golden window of opportunity in which consumers purchasing renewable energy systems can benefit from both capital grants for the purchase of equipment, and additional incentive payments for every unit of heat or electricity produced.
This ‘double-whammy’ will be short lived as the current grant system towards the purchase of systems will be phased out and replaced by a pay per unit system. From April 2010, the government strategy of ‘Feed-In tariffs’, and from April 2011 ... [more]
Syntec Biofuel Inc. has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of biomass and waste into bio-butanol. The core process utilizes Syntec’s high-performance catalyst technology in conjunction with an upgrading process exclusively licensed from the EERC Foundation.
Butanol has a high purity and energy level and can be used in a variety of ways, including as... [more]
Swedish EcoEnergy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Changzhou Xinbei District Government and Jiangsu Guoyu Electric Co Ltd. regarding building local waste-to-energy facilities in the Changzhou Xinbei district. This is yet another important milestone for EcoEnergy after establishing a development project with the Ukraine Government and the acquisition of KMW Energi.
In the memorandum of understanding, Changzhou Xinbei Government express support for EcoEnergy to invest and build a w... [more]
Utilizing cellulosic materials to produce biofuels has several advantages. Cellulosic materials such as wood, grasses, or the nonedible parts of crops, including wheat straw, soybean hulls, and corn cobs, are vast and diverse feedstocks compared to first-generation feedstocks like corn starch or sugarcane. In addition, cellulosic fuels promise to become the lowest-cost biofuel while at the same time provide large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels.
The ... [more]
Eco-Logic Living is helping local householders and businesses reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint. The company offers everything from property assessment, grant advice, system design and installation through to servicing and after care.
Judy and Islam Pearson decided to set up Eco-Logic Living after their experiences in property development. “By choosing renewable energy sources households and businesses will be protected from the fluctuations of fuel prices. Renewables can save up... [more]
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