Biofuels
BP sells stakes in southern Africa fuels marketing
BP has completed the sale of its fuels marketing businesses in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania to Puma Energy. The sale of the final business in Tanzania completed on September 1, the company said.
Air Products to supply gases for INEOS Bio plant
Air Products has been awarded a contract to supply onsite oxygen, compressed dry air, and nitrogen to INEOS Bio's joint venture project for a waste-to-ethanol facility in Vero Beach, Florida.
Alternative transport fuels: An Indian perspective
Many factors influence the possibility of new fuels replacing gasoline and diesel
UOP begins construction on Hawaii biofuels plant
Honeywell unit UOP has begun construction in Hawaii of a biofuels demonstration unit that will convert forest residuals, algae and other cellulosic biomass into green transportation fuels.
Jacobs wins FEED phase of clean fuels, aromatics project at Ras Tanura refinery
Jacobs Engineering Group said Tuesday that it has been awarded the second phase of the clean fuels and aromatics project at the Ras Tanura refinery. This award is under the Saudi Aramco general engineering and project management services (GES+) contract.
BioAmber to build biosuccinic acid plant by 2013 in Sarnia, Ontario
BioAmber has selected Sarnia, Ontario, as the location for its first North American biosuccinic acid plant. The Sarnia plant will have an initial capacity of 17,000 tpy and will be commissioned in 2013.
Albemarle to produce renewable base oils for Amyris, Cosan JV
US specialty chemicals producer Albemarle has agreed to supply base oils to Novvi, a joint venture between Amyris and Cosan focused on the development, production, marketing and distribution of renewable base oils from Biofene, Amyris' renewable farnesene.
Virent, Shell study finds biogasoline safe in vehicles
Virent successfully completed its first road fleet test, the company announced on Tuesday. Organized and executed by collaborator Shell, Virent’s biogasoline was found to cause no harm to vehicles in comparison to Shell’s baseline fuel.
US DOE grants $134mn to Abengoa for biorefinery
Abengoa subsidiary Abengoa Bioenergy has been selected by the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office to receive a $133.9 million federal loan guarantee to build a commercial-scale biorefinery to produce renewable liquid fuel from plant fiber, or cellulosic biomass.
INEOS venture receives $75mn in US financing for Florida bio-refinery project
INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida.
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