Australian biodiesel maker Mission NewEnergy Ltd. has sold its 30 MMgy biodiesel plant in Malaysia. Biodiesel Magazine reports that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mission Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd, the $11.5 million deal was finished with Felda Global Ventures Downstream Sdn Bhd. Mission NewEnergy stated that Mission Biotechnologies will use all of the proceeds from the sale to reduce loans from …
Boeing & SAA Partner for Aviation Biofuels
Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a partnership to develop and implement a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain development at The Corporate Council on Africa’s 9th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business, attended by executives from leading U.S. and African …
Singapore Micro-Grid to Use Biodiesel, Solar
Residents of an island of Singapore will be getting their electricity from a micro-grid powered by biodiesel and solar. Channel NewsAsia reports that about 30 residents and businesses on Pulau Ubin will be using the cheaper, cleaner power. It is part of a test-bed by the Energy Market Authority to assess the impact of intermittent energy sources, such as solar, …
Canada to Create Wind Energy Growth Plan
During the Wind Energy Across Canada meeting this week, the Industry Leaders Panel during the plenary session agreed that the country’s wind energy industry is well positioned to build on its rapid growth to date and strong prospects for the next few years. However, for this to happen, there is a need to define the policy framework that will inform …
SGB Gets Financing to Turn Jatropha into Biodiesel
A California-based biofuel maker has lined financing to grow jatropha to turn into biodiesel in Guatemala. This news release from SG Biofuels (SGB) says the company inked a deal with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the debt financing of a 25,000 acre Jatropha bioenergy project that is estimated to cost about $76 million. “The IDB’s decision to accept the …
World’s Largest Advanced Biofuels Plant Opens
Today marked the official opening of what is believed to be the world’s largest operational, commercial scale advanced biofuels facility. Situated in the fields outside the city of Crescentino, Italy, Beta Renewables, part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, along with Novozymes celebrated the first plant to be designed and built to produce bioethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops as …
Croatia to Get First Multi-Feedstock Biodiesel Plant
On the heels of Austrian BDI–BioEnergy International AG announcing deals to build biodiesel plants in the U.S. and UK, the company inked a deal to to build Croatia’s first multi-feedstock biodiesel plant. The agreement was signed in front of Croatian and Austrian economic and political representatives. The representative of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Vesna Trnokop-Tanta has pledged full …
Ormat to Build Geothermal Project in Indonesia
President Obama’s U.S. Asia Pacific Comprehensive Energy Partnership (USACEP) is encouraging U.S. companies to develop renewable energy in South East Asian countries and Ormat Technologies has heeded the call. The company has signed an agreement for the development of the Hu’u Dompu geothermal project in Indonesia. The agreement was signed in the presence of Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce for …
GRFA Calls for Redaction of Biofuels & Security Report
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is demanding the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) withdraw their Biofuels and Food Security report given its flaws and their refusal to release the report’s funding sources. The organization’s call to action comes as the Committee on World Food Security’s (CFS) annual Plenary gets underway in Rome, Italy. …
Quest for Carbon Neutral Beer
Göss Brewery is one step closer to producing carbon neutral beer with the start-up of its new solar plant. The solar farm occupies nearly 1,500 m² and will generate a portion of the heat required for the brewing process. The brewery, owned by Brau Union Österreich and a member of the HEINEKEN Group, has embarked on a “Green Brewery” project …