VeraSun Energy Starts Hankinson Ethanol Biorefinery
US - VeraSun Energy Corp, one of the US's largest ethanol producers, has started production at its 110 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery located near Hankinson, North Dak...

More Green Energy Jobs for Scotland
SCOTLAND - A new biomass plant has been secured for Scotland by RWE npower Cogen and Tullis Russell with Government support of £8.1 million.

Collaboration to Develop Ethanol from Biomass
US - The Dow Chemical Company and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are to jointly develop and test a process that will convert biomass to ethanol...

Go-ahead for Joint Venture
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Joint venture between Czech power group CEZ and MOL has been finalised following the agreement signed at the end of last year.

Ethanol from Municipal Waste
US – Fulcrum BioEnergy plans to build one of the first commercial-scale production facilities for converting municipal solid waste to ethanol.

Cars to Run on Fuel from Household Waste
INEOS, the world’s third largest chemical company, is aiming to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol fuel from biodegradable municipal waste around two years.

BioEnergy International Acquires OmniGene Bioproducts.
US - BioEnergy International, LLC a privately-held, biotech-based developer and manufacturer of next-generation, renewable biochemicals and biofuels, has aquired OmniGene Bioproducts,...

Tyson and Syntroleum Approve Dynamic Fuels Plant
US - Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation have given final approval for plans to build and fund Dynamic Fuels’ first renewable synthetic fuels facility in Geismar, Louisiana.

Biodiesel Plant Already in Demand
AUSTRALIA - Tasmania's first biodiesel plant at Cressy is expected to start production by August.

Ethanol Plant Starts - Second on Hold
US - US company Glacial Lakes Energy, the sole owner of a 100 mgy ethanol plant near Mina, South Dakota, began operations in June.

Dow and US Energy Department in Ethanol Partnership
US - The Dow Chemical Company and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are to jointly develop and evaluate a process that will convert biomass to...

Maui to Get Algae-Biodiesel Facility
HAWAII - Four companies have merged to come up with a micro-algae facility in Maui for the production of oil to be converted to biodiesel, animal feed and other products.

DuPont Businesses Drawn by Fuel Ethanol Workshop
US - Several DuPont businesses recently participated in the 24th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo (FEW) in Nashville, Tenn. Through a “One DuPont” approach, DuPont...

Shell and Iogen Announce Extended Alliance
CANADA - Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries (“Shell”) and Iogen Corporation today announced an extended commercial alliance to accelerate development and deployment of cellulosic...

Ethanol Company Undeterred by Project Delays
US - Green Plains Energy of Omaha is undaunted by ethanol project cancellations and delays. It is continuing to grind corn at it's new 55 million-gallon plant at Superior. The company...