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 Rothschild WI (SPX) Sep 02, 2009 
We Energies has announced the proposed construction of a $250 million biomass-fueled power plant at Domtar Corporation's Rothschild, Wisconsin paper mill site. Wood, waste wood and sawdust will be used to produce 50 megawatts of electricity and will also support Domtar's sustainable papermaking operations. The project would be funded by We Energies. The partnership between We Energies and ... read more
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 01, 2009Waste Management and Terrabon have announced an agreement by Waste Management to invest in Terrabon's unique waste-to-fuel conversion technology. Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental services in North America. Waste Management joins Valero Energy, the largest refiner in North America, which also invested in Terrabon in April 2009 and ... more
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Colton CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2009U.S. Development Group has announced that it will begin construction on the West Colton Rail Terminal, a new ethanol hub located in the Inland Empire area of southern California. Construction of the facility will occur in two phases. The first phase, located in Rialto, Calif., will consist of a manifold transfer system that will begin receiving and offloading ethanol railcars in the fall ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2009Following over a year of intense work by the Renewable Fuels Association with the Internal Revenue Service, the agency on August 24 issued a Notice of Proposed Revenue Ruling clarifying that it will not seek to impose a change in the cost recovery periods used by most ethanol producers. Historically, most ethanol producers have used cost recovery (or depreciation) periods of five years. ... more 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Brazil's largest organization representing its ethanol industry and the official fuel supplier for this Indy Racing League season will be represented at this weekend's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, by its Institutional and Government Relations Executive, Leticia Phillips. In its fuel supply agreement with the IRL, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry ... more |
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San Carlos CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2009LiveFuels has announced the start of pilot operations at the company's test facility in Brownsville, TX. Consisting of 45 acres of open saltwater ponds, the facility will be used for research on optimizing algal productivity and increasing the rates of conversion of biomass into renewable oils. "Our new Brownsville facility allows us to explore a system-level solution for producing algal ... more 
Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2009VIASPACE has announced that an independent analysis of Giant King Grass as an energy crop by the China National Center for Quality Supervision and Test of Coal confirmed that Giant King Grass has an energy content of 18.4 MJ per dry kilogram (4402 kcal per kilogram), which makes it suitable as a renewable feedstock for generating electric power and producing liquid biofuels. A well-known ... more 
Columbia MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2009BP and Martek Biosciences have announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. The partnership combines a broad technology platform and operational capabilities to advance the development of a step-change technology for the conversion of sugars into biodiesel. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement ... more |
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