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Eco-Energy, NuStar to Jointly Develop Ethanol Unit Train and Storage Facility in Virginia

Eco-Energy, an integrated biofuel supply chain firm, has collaborated with NuStar Terminals Operations Partnership for the joint development of an ethanol unit train and storage facility to provide services for the Northern, VA and Washington, DC regions.

31 Jul 2012

California Waste-to-Liquids Demonstration Plant to Use Microchannel Fischer-Tropsch Reactor Technology

Oxford Catalysts Group has announced the selection of microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor technology, a process devised by its subsidiary Velocys, for utilization in a waste-to-liquids (WTL) commercial demonstration facility to be built in northern California by Sierra Energy.

31 Jul 2012

US Coast Guard Signs Interagency Agreement on Renewable Energy

The US Coast Guard entered into an interagency agreement with the Forest Service to aid renewable energy ventures and to support forest products. The agreement will translate as further federal buy-in to the Southeast Alaska Investment strategy of USDA. It is also in line with the Coast Guard’s efforts in Alaska to shift to a renewable energy source such as biomass.

31 Jul 2012

Best AD Project Award Won By WELTEC Client

In July, WELTEC BIOPOWER client Fernbrook Bio won the 2012 UK AD & Biogas Associations (ADBA) industry award for “Best Biogas Project”. The 1.5 MW biogas plant impressed the jurors with its efficient operation and overall concept, which provides for use of a biogas facility as a waste utilisation plant.

24 Jul 2012

AREVA Invests In Bio-Coal

The AREVA group, a major player in renewable energies, has announced the acquisition of a technology enabling the production of bio-coal.

24 Jul 2012

Newly Discovered Yeast Gene Boosts Production of Fuel Ethanol

A new yeast gene that can increase the production yield of ethanol fuel has been discovered by iDiverse, a biotechnology company that develops genetically enhanced cell lines for bioproduction of pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes, and fuel ethanol.

24 Jul 2012

Comprehensive Review of Strategies to Improve Characteristics of Biomass for Power Generation

The peer-reviewed journal, Industrial Biotechnology, is featuring a review of the strategies that are available and also under development for improving biomass specifications for co-firing with coal.

20 Jul 2012

Novel Hybrid Yeast for Improved Bioethanol Production

Researchers have developed a novel strain of yeast using gene shuffling to improve the production of bioethanol.

18 Jul 2012

WELTEC Constructs 370 kW Biogas Plant in Bure, Switzerland

WELTEC BIOPOWER, a manufacturer of biogas plants, has commenced construction of a 370 kW biogas plant in Bure, Switzerland. The electricity produced will be fed into the power grid and the excess heat will be utilized for heating the Swiss Army’s local barracks.

13 Jul 2012