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Lockheed Martin to Install Biomass Power Generation Facility at Veterans Affairs Hospital

Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda headquartered security company, and Whiting Turner a construction company, have received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the construction of a biomass steam production system for the V.A. Medical Center located in Canandaigua, N.Y.

15 Sep 2010

Enzyme Discovery Makes Biofuel Easier to Produce

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered key plant enzymes that normally make the energy stored in wood, straw, and other non-edible parts of plants difficult to extract. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, can be used to improve the viability of sustainable biofuels that do not adversely affect the food chain.

15 Sep 2010

PTTAR Planning to Invest in Jet Biofuel and Biodiesel Plant Construction

PTT Aromatics and Refinery Plc, an incorporated aromatics refinery company, has announced its intentions to invest US$150 million for the production of aviation quality jet biofuel and biodiesel products to conform to the European avian regulations that come into force from 2012.

14 Sep 2010

Fulcrum BioEnergy Plans to Use Post Sorted MSW to Produce Ethanol

The proposed Sierra BioFuels plant situated about 20 miles east or Reno, Nevada will produce approximately 10.5 million gallons of ethanol annually by converting 90,000 tons of post sorted MSW

13 Sep 2010

Rentech, Inc Selects Honeywell UOP’s Fuel Processing Technology for Bio-diesel Production

The proposed renewable energy center planned at Rialto California will use the hydro processing technology developed by UOP to convert biomass products such as yard and tree trimmings into clean bio-diesel and renewable electric power.

13 Sep 2010

Honeywell UOP Gets Ready for Biofuel Production in Commercial Scale

Honeywell UOP, a process technology supplier, is getting ready for advancing the company’s green jet fuel up to the level of commercial-scale production during the next two to three years.

13 Sep 2010

Bio-Lipidos and AEE to Produce Clean Fuel from Marine Algae in Puerto Rico

Bio-Lipidos and utility AEE have joined towards producing clean fuel from the marine micro-algae found in tropical waters. Puerto Rico will soon be having a plant for generating clean fuel from marine micro-algae. This biofuel plant is algae-based and will be constructed in the northern region of Puerto Rico.

13 Sep 2010