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PDM, the UK’s largest food waste recycler, has announced plans to invest a further £40 million in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plants this year. This investment will result in two new plants located in Widnes and East London.
The announcement follows the completion of the company’s first AD plant at its headquarters in Doncaster. The two new plants will each double the recycling capacity of Doncaster, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and ... [more]
CRI Catalyst Company LP (CRI) is a provider of catalyst and environmental systems technology to the global petrochemical producing community. PetroAlgae Inc. has entered into an agreement with CRI to use Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion technology (IH2) for the conversion of PetroAlgae’s micro-crop residues into renewable fuels. Successful combination of the two technologies results in an integrated system that produces cellulosic gasoline, diesel, and jet hydrocarbon fuels and/or p... [more]
Alfalfa is one of the world’s stalwarts for animal diets. The global market for dairy feed from alfalfa alone is estimated at 400 million metric tons by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. A new study shows that PetroAlgae micro-crop meal performs as well as alfalfa in dairy cattle diets.
PetroAlgae’s micro-crop technology employs indigenous, aquatic micro-organisms suitable to local climates and is designed to enable its technology licensees to produce a cost-effective al... [more]
PetroAlgae’s micro-crop technology employs indigenous, non-algae, aquatic micro-crops suitable to local climates. It is designed to produce biomass at commercial scale and to enable its licensees to develop a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels, as well as a high-value protein co-product, while absorbing carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions.
PetroAlgae Inc. and its operating company PA LLC have finalized a Master Framework and Initial License Agreement with the Ministry of Natu... [more]
The Port of Hartlepool in north-east England is part of the PD Ports Group which is one of the major companies driving Teesside’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the UK wind energy market. PD Ports says it is imperative that the Government has a direct, clear and positive view of the renewables sector, including Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs), funding and planning.
“There is a major reluctance to invest in this sector until the Government sets the level for ROCs which... [more]
According to a recent report from Pike Research, despite limited production to date, the scale-up potential of algae is substantial compared to other non-food based feedstocks. Although regulatory and policy uncertainty as well as competition from co-product markets will inhibit algae-based biofuels production initially, the cleantech market intelligence firm projects that the value of renewable fuels derived from algae will reach $1.3 billion by 2020.
Among next generation renewable fuel alt... [more]
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