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NX Global Plans to Build Waste to Energy Projects with Blue Green Algae

NX Global and its subsidiary Applied Concepts for Energy (ACEC) have been awarded a $100 million from a private organization based in the US. The funding would be utilized to buy a property and construct a waste-to-energy and algae unit in Canada.

25 Jan 2011

Pepsi-Cola to Build Two Biomass Plants at Philippines

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines has declared its plans to construct two biomass power production facilities in Philippines to reduce the cost of its electric power consumption, contribute for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and to deal with the problem of power shortage faced by the company.

25 Jan 2011

Syntroleum, Tyson Foods Devise Method to Convert Animal Fats into Biodiesel

Scientists have been researching for a long time as to how to produce biofuel from sources other than soybean, the process of which was fraught with drawbacks.

24 Jan 2011

Toronto to get Biodiesel Manufacturing Plant

Energy Innovation (EIC), an Ontario firm plans to open the first ever biodiesel manufacturing plant in the portlands in Toronto.

24 Jan 2011

Mascoma Signs Accord with Valero, Frontier Renewable Resources to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery

Mascoma interested in developing eco-friendly, low carbon level and low-cost biofuels from cellulosic biomass, declared that it has received investment from Valero Energy an independent oil-refining company.

24 Jan 2011

AllGreen Energy Biomass Project Funding Completed by RVAM

Reliance Venture Asset Management has proclaimed that a Series A funding has been completed for the AllGreen Energy’s Biomass Project located in Perundurai. This is RVAM’s first investment in the Clean Tech sector.

24 Jan 2011

EPA to Reconsider Benefits Offered by Biomass Energy

The National Alliance of Forest Owners’ NAFO, has been granted a petition for reconsidering the treatment of biomass under the Title, ‘V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration,’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

24 Jan 2011

Hawaiian Electric Awards Biofuels Contract to Aina Koa Pono

Hawaiian Electric has awarded a biofuels contract to Aina Koa Pono in order to assist Hawaii to produce 70% of its electricity from green energy by 2030. Aina Koa Pono plans to develop a 13,000-acre Energy farm in the Ka u District of Hawaii.

24 Jan 2011

HCL CleanTech, Virent Energy Systems Receive Fund from BIRD-F

The US Department of Energy, the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD-F) and the Ministry of National Infrastructure of Israel, have granted $900,000 to the US firm, Virent Energy Systems, and the Israel-based biofuel firm, HCL CleanTech.

24 Jan 2011

Research and Markets Releases New Report on Biofuel Market in Americas

Research and Markets have released a new report titled, “Biofuels Market in the Americas to 2020 - Renewable Fuel Standards and Biofuel Mandates Will Stimulate Investment”, providing vital statistics and analysis on the Americas Biofuel market opportunities.

20 Jan 2011