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Anaerobic Digestion Facility at Growing Power Hairy Hill Uses Himark’s Patented IMUS™ Technology

An anaerobic digestion (“AD”) facility at Growing Power Hairy Hill L.P. (“Growing Power”) in Canada is utilizing Himark BioGas International’s (“Himark”) patented IMUS™ technology to digest 200 Tons/Day or 73,000 Tons/Year of municipal solid waste and organics (“MSW”) from residences and businesses in the metropolitan Edmonton region (suburban communities outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada such as Leduc, Beaumont, Devon and Sherwood Park) for conversion into renewable energy.

12 Dec 2013

Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 Enter Agreement to Co-Process Algae Crude Oil

Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based Green Crude oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, announced a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization.

12 Dec 2013

EPA's 2014 Proposed Rule for Renewable Fuel Standard Will Cut Biofuel Use and Increase Grennhouse Gas Emissions

The 2014 proposed rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard, which would for the first time cut biofuel use, will require using more petroleum and increase emissions of greenhouse gases. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) utilized the GREET1.2013 model to estimate the changes in petroleum demand and the associated CO2 equivalent emissions from both 2013 and the statutory RFS levels for 2014.

12 Dec 2013

International Bioenergy Conference to be Held 11-13 March 2014 in Manchester, UK

World-leading bioenergy researchers are coming together for the first UK multidisciplinary, integrated, science-led International Bioenergy Conference on 11th-13th March 2014 in Manchester, UK.

11 Dec 2013

Greenleaf Biofuels Reaches Significant Milestone

Greenleaf Biofuels, LLC, announced today that as of October 31, 2013, the Company produced its 1 millionth gallon of biodiesel. In commercial production at its New Haven Terminal location since this summer, reaching this milestone was a key goal for the Company and for the biofuel industry in Connecticut and New England.

6 Dec 2013

Winners of Cleantech Open’s Global Ideas Competition Announced

The Cleantech Open, the world's largest clean-technology accelerator, has announced the winners of the Global Ideas Competition. Now in its fifth year, the Cleantech Open Global Ideas Competition brings early-stage startups with breakthrough cleantech ideas to Silicon Valley to compete for the Global Ideas Prize.

5 Dec 2013

Concord Blue and LanzaTech Partner to Demonstrate Production of Fuels from Waste Materials

Concord Blue USA, Inc. and LanzaTech have entered into an agreement to integrate their individually proven technologies to demonstrate the production of fuels and chemicals from waste materials.

5 Dec 2013

Fortum Commissions New Bio-Oil Plant in Joensuu, Finland

Fortum’s new bio-oil plant has been commissioned in Joensuu, Finland. Producing bio-oil from wood-based raw materials, the plant is the first of its kind in the world on an industrial scale. The bio-oil plant is unique in that it has been integrated with Fortum’s Joensuu combined heat and power plant.

30 Nov 2013

Renewable Energy Group Partners with Dutch Hill Terminals to Market Biodiesel in New Jersey

Biodiesel producer and marketer Renewable Energy Group®, Inc., announced today it has entered into an agreement with Dutch Hill Terminals, a leading heating oil terminal in New Jersey, to market biodiesel and biodiesel blended heating oil at its Clifton, New Jersey location.

28 Nov 2013

BASF Commences Genomatica-Technology Based Commercial Butanediol Production

BASF has produced its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material, and is offering this product to customers for testing and commercial use.

28 Nov 2013