C.A.R.M.E.N. stellt sich neuen Herausforderungen
Das Thema "Energiewende" ergänzt die Aufgaben der bislang auf die Koordinierung im Bereich der Nachwachsenden Rohstoffe spezialisierten Einrichtung. Jetzt gehören auch die Erneuerbaren Energien wie Wind, Sonne, Geothermie und Wasserkraft in den Tätigkeitsbereich der um die Abteilung "Energie vor Ort" erweiterten Einrichtung.
Ineos completes construction of US biorefinery
Construction of Ineos' $130 million biorefinery joint venture project in the US has been completed, with production expected to begin in the second half of 2012.
Advanced biofuel and renewable chemical technologies create jobs and economic growth
Long-term tax policy is vital to emerging alternative energy technologies seeking to cross the valley of death to commercial scale, and should be targeted at those technologies with the greatest potential to create jobs, economic growth, energy security and environmental benefits, a report of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) submitted the US Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure says.
Clariant eröffnet Demonstrationsanlage in Straubing
Das Schweizer Chemieunternehmen Clariant hat am 20. Juli in Straubing die größte Demonstrationsanlage in Deutschland zur Herstellung von Zellulose-Ethanol aus Agrarreststoffen eingeweiht. Studien nennen ein Potential von 22 Mio. t Stroh, die in Deutschland energetisch verwertet werden können. Damit könnten ca. 25% des aktuellen Benzinbedarfs in Deutschland abgedeckt werden.
Clariant launches biofuel of the future
Clariant, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, today inaugurated Germany’s biggest pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol from agricultural waste. Located in Straubing, Bavaria and supported by the Bavarian government and the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the futuristic project will produce up to 1,000 tonnes of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tonnes of wheat straw based on the sunliquid® technology developed by Clariant. It represents an investment of around 28 million euros.
Pflanzenöltagung der AGRAR PLUS GmbH
26.September 2012, Landwirtschaftskammer NÖ in St.Pölten
Die AGRAR PLUS GmbH veranstaltet eine Pflanzenöltagung am 26.September in der Landwirtschaftskammer NÖ in St.Pölten. Neben fachlichen Vorträgen werden auch Politiker zu Wort kommen.
Biofuels and Agricultural Commodity Prices
IEEP, the Institute for European Environmental Policy (http://www.ieep.eu/), has produced a review of the evidence base on the impacts of EU biofuel policies on global agricultural commodity prices, commissioned by ActionAid.
BDI, LPCiminelli form teaming agreement for waste-based projects
Austria-based biodiesel process technology provider BDI-BioEnergy International AG has entered into a teaming agreement with LPCiminelli Inc., a construction company out of Buffalo, N.Y., to grow BDI-BioEnergy's waste-to-energy technology in the U.S.
USDA, DOE invest $41 million to drive biofuels feedstock yields, diversification
The recent focus on drought, and the scarcity scare, shows that diversification and yield enhancement remain the bioeconomy's chief weapons in the war on availability and affordability.The USDA and DOE respond with a $41M investment in basic science, feedstock development.
Brazil to build algae-based biofuel plant
The planned factory will produce 1.2 million liters of algae-based biofuel annually. The $9.8 million facility will be set up by Austrian firm SAT on a sugar cane plantation that yields ethanol. The factory will make use of the carbon dioxide emitted in the ethanol production to speed up the photosynthesis process in the seaweeds and thus reduce emissions of polluting gases into the environment.
The U.S. Navy Tests Biofuels in Hawaii
The U.S. Navy recently used advanced biofuel to power its "Great Green Fleet," a selection of aircraft and surface ships of the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group, to test the fuel's performance in an operational setting. The demonstration took place on July 17 and 18 off the coast of Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise.
"Die Landwirtschaft" - Schwerpunkt Bioenergie
Die Zeitung "Die Landwirtschaft" der Landwirtschaftskammer Niederösterreich veröffentlichte im Juli 2012 einen Sonderteil zum Thema Bioenergie.
UFOP informiert über Indirekte Landnutzungsänderungen
Die Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) bietet auf ihrer Homepage unter www.ufop.de ein umfassendes Informationsangebot zum Thema „Indirekte Landnutzungsänderungen (iLUC)“ an.
Neue AGQM-Website online
Die Website liefert Wissenswertes zum Thema Biodiesel, Qualitätssicherung, Forschung und Entwicklung.
Biodiesel plant using jatropha oil feedstock opens in Cuba
Agence France-Presse reported July 16 that a new biodiesel plant in Cuba using jatropha oil feedstock has begun production. The small biodiesel plant located in Guantanamo province is scaled to produce 100 tons per year.
Report: algae biofuels technologies market at $1.6B in 2015
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report “SBI Bulletin: Algae Biofuels Technologies - Global Market and Product Trends 2010-2015,†to its collection of market reports.
AMFI Newsletter 2 2012
The current issue of the AMFI newsletter has been released.
Aviation Biofuels Development Conference
The Aviation Biofuels Development Conference will take place on the 2nd and 3rd of October in Washington DC.
Heimische Biotreibstoffe gegen Klimakatastrophen
Biokraftstoffe nachhaltig: 70% weniger Treibhausgase als fossile Treibstoffe
Gerhard Wlodkowski, Präsident der LK Österreich, unterstützt das Vorhaben des Umwelt- und Landwirtschaftsministers, die Einführung von E10 planmäßig umzusetzen.
Statusseminar Holzvergasungsanlagen
Tagungsband bei C.A.R.M.E.N. erhältlich
Im Mai fand in Aschaffenburg das Statusseminar Holzvergasungsanlagen statt. Veranstalter war C.A.R.M.E.N., die bayerische Koordinierungsstelle für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und erneuerbare Energien. Nun wurde der Tagungsband veröffentlicht
