The amount of new offshore wind energy installed in Europe during the first half of this year has doubled compared to a year ago, but a lack of future orders is troubling wind energy advocates there. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) says 277 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 1,045 megawatts (MW), were connected to the grid during the first …
New FOE Study Slams Biofuels
A new study by Friends of the Earth slams biofuels and bases many of its conclusions on indirect land use change (ILUC) a hotly debated theory. The report, “Understanding the Biofuel Trade-offs between Indirect Land Use Change, Hunger and Poverty,” authored by Timothy Searchinger, relies on ILUC theory and leaves out several underlying causes of global hunger when making an …
Obama Launches Power for Africa Initiative
President Obama made his first official trip to Africa last week and while there announced his Power Africa initiative, an effort to bring reliable, safe and affordable energy to the country. One Sunrise, Florida-based company has already been working to provide Africans innovative energy solutions: SKYei – formerly SKY Energy International. The company has recently completely a U.S. $5 million …
Biodiesel’s Date with the Queen
One of our favorite renewable energy sources will have to practice its curtsy, as biodiesel is on the guest list for the Queen of England’s coronation 60th anniversary. Biodiesel Magazine reports UK-based Green Fuels, a pioneer in sustainable biofuel and biofuel technology manufacturer, will be part of the July 11-14 event: The Coronation Festival will celebrate innovation, excellence and industry …
RFA Initiates Talks with Brazilian Ethanol Industry
Representatives of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently took part in UNICA’s Worldwide Ethanol Summit in Brazil with a two-fold mission. First, RFA represented American ethanol interests at the global event, but it also offered them an opportunity to sit down with their Brazilian ethanol counterparts and discuss how they can work together in a growing international marketplace. “It was …
ICM & INPASA Strengthen Partnership
ICM, Inc. has signed a contract with Industria Paraguaya de Alcoholes S.A. (INPASA) for sale of an evaporator and dryer system at its plant in Nueva Esperanza, Paraguay. INPASA was founded in 2006 to produce fuel ethanol derived from several feedstock including sorghum, corn, and sugarcane. INPASA’s plant in Nueva Esperanza produces approximately 400,000 liters of ethanol per day, and …
New British Columbia Biodiesel Blender Pump Opens
A cooperative in British Columbia, Canada opens a new biodiesel blender pump. This story from the Cowichan Valley (BC) Citizen says the area’s first blender pump opened to an enthusiastic crowd at the Bings Creek Solid Waste Facility: “It’s taken a little while to get here but we’ve done it and now I’d like to welcome you to Phase 1 …
Canadian Oilsands Town Embracing Biodiesel
A town in the middle of the Canadian oilsands industry is embracing biodiesel as part of its plan to reduce its carbon footprint and provide fresh vegetables to the area. This article from the Edmonton Journal says Fort McMurray put in a system where one shipping container is producing biodiesel to help provide the energy for a second container used …
Del Monte in UAE to Use Biodiesel in Trucks
A food and vegetable supplier is using the used cooking oil from one of its customer restaurants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This story posted on Environment News Service says Del Monte is running some of its vehicles on the used cooking oil from McDonald’s in the Arabian Peninsula country. A total of 20 vehicles from Del Monte’s logistics …
Algae.Tec’s Coal-Fueled Algae-to-Biodiesel Plant
Algae.Tec inked a deal with Australia’s largest power company that will feed the waste carbon dioxide from a 2640MW coal-fired power station near Sydney to algae to eventually turn into biodiesel. Owned by the New South Wales government, the Macquarie Generation Bayswater coal-fired power station, one of the largest in the world, will use an enclosed algae growth system. “This …