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IEA releases mid-term forecast for biofuels, renewable energy

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By Katie Fletcher

October 06, 2015

Advanced Biofuels Pellets Power Thermal UK 

The International Energy Agency recently released its annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report at a Group of 20 leaders' meeting in Turkey. The report forecasts global market trends and developments for renewable energy and biofuels to 2020.

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Syngenta announced that, to date, it has reached agreements with 16 ethanol plants to use Enogen grain. Together, the plants have a combined production capacity of more than 1 billion gallons.

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IRENA report indicates renewable energy potential in Africa

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By International Renewable Energy Agency

October 06, 2015

The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced Oct. 6 that one of its subsidiaries, REG Synthetic Fuels LLC, has received approval from a Mississippi court to purchase certain equipment at the KiOR Columbus LLC production facility in Mississippi.

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The Renewable Fuels Association announced it has launched a redesigned website. With the completion of the full rebuild, RFA has added new and enhanced content to further improve ease of navigation, usability, and end-user experience.

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A group of companies in Kansas created Konza Renewable Fuels to focus on commercializing wood torrefaction technology five years ago and are now in the process of fabricating the equipment for their first sale.

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Velocys plc released interim results for the six months ended June 30, highlighting the manufacture of the reactors and catalyst is complete for its gas-to-liquids plant, currently under construction adjacent to Waste Management's East Oak landfill.

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Greenlane Biogas has signed a contract with Promus Energy, a project development company focusing on renewable and sustainable technologies, to provide an integrated biogas upgrading solution for a dairy farm located in Yakima County, Washington.

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Alliance Bioenergy achieves record CTL conversion rates

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By Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc.

October 05, 2015

Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. recently announced that it's subsidiary Ek Laboratories in Longwood, Florida, achieved 63 percent conversion of coastal hay, at commercial scale, into fermentable sugars in less than 30 minutes.

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Alliance Bioenergy achieves record CTS conversion rates

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By Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc.

October 05, 2015

Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. recently announced that its' subsidiary Ek Laboratories in Longwood, Florida, achieved 63 percent conversion of Coastal Hay, at commercial scale, into fermentable sugars in less than 30 minutes.

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U.S. Grains Council says trade ministers' approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a win for U.S. agriculture and trade partners.Reducing barriers to open trade benefits both the grain industry and overseas customers.

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UNL to lead research project to improve sorghum as a biofuel

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By University of Nebraska Lincoln

October 02, 2015

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will lead a $13.5 million, multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production.

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Participants in the Model Neighborhood Wood Heat Initiative gathered Oct. 1 to celebrate the program's success. So far, the program has helped install state-of-the-art, high efficiency wood pellet boilers in 23 homes and 8 non-residential buildings.

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Sumitomo Corp. has made public plans to construct a 50-MW wood biomass power plant in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture through its wholly owned subsidiary Summit Energy Corp.

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A new $1 million relationship between Michigan State University and ExxonMobil will expand research designed to progress the fundamental science required to advance algae-based fuels.

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Grants provide HazMat training for crude oil, ethanol incidents

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By U.S. Department of Transportatoin

October 02, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced $5.9 million in grants to provide hazardous materials training for emergency responders responding to crude oil or ethanol-related incidents.

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Platts, a global provider of energy and commodities information, has began publishing price assessments for a key ethanol coproduct increasingly used as animal feed in the United States and globally.

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A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about the 2,000-MW Eggborough Power Station in North Yorkshire, England, and how it had officially decided that it would close, and not convert to biomass, which was once quite a viable option.

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Lignetics acquires Geneva Wood Fuels

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By Lignetics Inc.

October 01, 2015

Lignetics Inc. has announced the acquisition of the assets of GF Funding LLC, formerly known as Geneva Wood Fuels, expanding its footprint into Maine and upper New England.

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Propel Fuels is now offering Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable diesel in the San Francisco Bay Area at the “880 Gas� station on West A Street in Hayward, California.

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The Senate Banking Committee has defeated an amendment that would have eliminate corn-ethanol blending targets under the RFS. The amendment introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., was defeated Oct. 1 by a vote of 7-15.

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RFA announces new officers for board of directors

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By Renewable Fuels Association

October 01, 2015

The Renewable Fuels Association has announced the election of officers for the board of directors at its annual membership meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

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The U.S. DOE is proposing a new initiative to significantly accelerate adoption of sustainable clean and energy efficiency strategies in remote rural Alaskan communities.

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The ethanol industry has a new advocate in the form of a nonprofit organization called Americans for Energy Security and Innovation.

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The ethanol industry has a new advocate in Americans for Energy Security and Innovation. The organization will target its efforts on expanding support of the RFS and is made up of U.S. biofuel producers and investors.

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This month, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced a roadmap in support of President Obama's goal to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030. The report lays out a path businesses, state and local governments, consumers and others can use.

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Joule, a company working toward commercial-scale production of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, announced that its fuel grade Sunflow-E ethanol has been registered by the U.S. EPA for commercial use in E10 and E15 gasoline blends.

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Annual safety summit kicks off Oct. 13 in Nebraska

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By Nebraska Ethanol Board

September 30, 2015

Safety professionals from across the state will gather in Kearney, Nebraska, for the 11th annual Environment, Health and Safety Summit Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event includes speakers from agencies across the country.

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The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard requiring a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 2020.

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A recent Rutgers University assessment on bioenergy potential in New Jersey found that the state producers over 7 million dry tons of biomass annually, over 4 million of which could be recovered and used to generate power, heat or vehicle fuel.

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