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Report: UK's Health & Safety Executive concludes biofuels pose no hazard to workers |
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A new report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) concludes that Britain’s existing health and safety system is flexible enough to deal with any hazards and risks from alternative energy developments, and to achieve sensible risk management. The HSE's report, published today, is in response to a request from Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks for an expert report to the government’s energy review on health and safety issues associated with a range of energy developments, including biofuels, biomass, wind, tidal and nuclear.
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Interview with D1 Oils' Karl Watkin in today's 'pink paper' |
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
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Interesting interview in today's FT with Karl Watkin, founder of the UK's biggest jatropha biodiesel producer, D1 Oils plc.
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Thailand and Brazil discuss biofuels |
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Government and Regulatory
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
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Thailand and Brazil are discussing joint developments in alternative energy, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok yesterday.
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Shell to present at biofuels seminar in Singapore |
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Company
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
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Eric G. Holthusen is to present at Shell Global Solutions' July 6th seminar in Singapore. The seminar is entitled "Bio and Synthetic Fuels: An Alternative for Sustainable Mobility". Mr. Holthusen serves as the Fuels Technology Manager Asia/Pacific for Shell Global Solutions and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shell Global Solutions provides complete solutions in technology and management areas to the various Shell businesses worldwide. Eric holds a master degree in Automotive Engineering. |
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Malaysia's Golden Hope plans 390,000-ton biodiesel capacity |
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Company
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
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Golden Hope Plantations Bhd is planning a total annual production capacity of 390,000 tonnes of biodiesel when it's four planned facilities come on stream. Group Chief Executive Datuk Sabri Ahmad said about USD $68 million would be invested in the four plants – three in Malaysia and one in Holland. |
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Novozymes enters development cooperation on biofuel biomass in China |
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Company
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
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Beginning in August Novozymes and China Resources Alcohol Corporation (CRAC) will enter into a three-year cooperation agreement on research into processes for producing cellulosic-based ethanol - so-called second-generation biofuel - in China.
In connection with the research cooperation with Novozymes, CRAC is setting up a pilot factory for the production of cellulosic based ethanol at Zhaodong in Heilongjiang province, where there is already an ethanol factory, for the Chinese biofuel market among other things. Novozymes is also developing the necessary enzymes for the cellulosic-based ethanol process.
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Xethanol progresses in New England regional expansion |
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Company
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
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Xethanol Corporation and Global Energy and Management have joined forces to form a new venture to develop ethanol production in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. The new entity, known as NewEnglandXethanol plans to open several ethanol plants throughout the region deploying Xethanol's proprietary technologies. Additionally, Xethanol may co-locate biodiesel production in its facilities under Xethanol's sub-license from H2Diesel, Inc.
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PetroSun announces formation of Algae BioFuels |
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Technology
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
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PetroSun Drilling Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSUD), an emerging provider of oilfield services to major and independent producers of oil and natural gas, announced today that the company has formed Algae BioFuels Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. Algae BioFuels will be engaged in the research and development of algae cultivation as an energy source in the production of biodiesel, an economically feasible and eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels. The R&D and production facilities for Algae BioFuels will be based in Arizona and Australia.
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UK's D1 welcomes first tanker of biodiesel feedstock at River Tees port |
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
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D1 Oils plc, the UK-based producer of biodiesel, has this month received its first tanker shipment of imported vegetable oil for refining at its new Teesside refinery. The shipment of 2,000 tonnes of refined soya oil from Brazil arrived in Teesside on the MV Mamry last week. The soya oil will be refined into biodiesel at D1’s Middlesbrough site, which currently has a production capacity of 32,000 tonnes of biodiesel per year. By year end D1 expects to increase production to 72,000 tonnes, which will require shipments of 6000 tonnes per month. |
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