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(Ukraine Business News) In the first half of 2023, the Regional Gas Company will connect a second biomethane plant with a capacity of 18 million cubic meters of biomethane per year to gas distribution networks in the Vinnytsia region, the company reported. The Yuzef-Mykolaiv Biogas Company’s capacity will be so large
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September 21, 2022
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(The Odessa Journal) JSC Chernihivgaz, which operates under the brand name of the Regional Gas Company (RGC), has completed the technical issues for the connection of the first biomethane plant in Ukraine to the Hals Agro LLC in the Chernihiv region, according to the Company. The regional gas company ordered the
August 17, 2022
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(Interfax Ukraine) Increasing production of fuel from agricultural raw materials had become one of the priority areas of work of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food since the spring of this year, after Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Taras Vysotsky, the first deputy minister, said. “Agriculture is a source of
July 15, 2022
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(UABIO) Biomethane in Ukraine is a way to improve the energy system of Ukraine! So we tell you about an extremely important project. –Congratulations to the member of our association, the MHP Eco Energy, on winning and receiving grant funding from the European Commission! The aim of the project is to develop
July 15, 2022
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(Bioenergy Insight) Europe’s largest biogas producer has warned that it will take years to significantly boost production despite the EU pushing for a rapid increase in output to reduce reliance on Russian gas. Biomethane is chemically identical to natural gas but produced through the controlled decomposition of animal and industrial
July 13, 2022
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by Talia Ogliore (Washington University in St. Louis/Phys.Org) Camelina, also known as false flax or Gold-of-Pleasure, is an ancient oilseed crop with emerging applications in the production of sustainable, low-input biofuels. Multidisciplinary research from Washington University in St. Louis is revealing the origins and uses of camelina and may help guide decisions critical
July 6, 2022
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(Biofuels Central) In a landmark decision on 31 May, the EU agreed to end most Russian oil imports by the end of the year. Renewable biofuels have been touted as a means to partially replace the embargoed oil, as the domestically produced fuels can be blended with petrol and diesel. However,
June 27, 2022
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(Daily Mail) … The Prime Minister has done it by reducing the amount of biofuel produced in UK; Biofuel requires wheat and maize – land that Mr Johnson believes could be better used for food production to combat soaring prices — … The PM will call on G7 leaders to review
June 25, 2022
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(UKRINFORM) Ukraine has a real opportunity to completely abandon gas imports through developing its own production, including of biogas. This was stated by Serhiy Makogon, CEO of Gas Transmission System Operator Ukraine of Ukraine LLC (Gas TSO of Ukraine), on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “Ukraine has a very large potential for biogas
June 15, 2022
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by Chris Stokel-Walker (Neste) The global urgency to reduce dependency on fossil fuel energy imports is now clearer than ever. So what’s next? — Against the backdrop of an urgency to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for climate reasons, the war in Ukraine has further intensified the need to replace an
June 2, 2022
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by Samyak Pandey (S&P Global) Rapeseed oil imports soar in 2021-22 marketing year; Food inflation hits many EU countries plans for crop-based biofuels usage — The EU’s purchases of rapeseed oil have risen sharply in the 2021-22 marketing year (July-June) from the previous season, a trend which is set to intensify in
June 1, 2022
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by Simona Vackeová (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the EU aims to increase its energy independence and steps up its ambitions to fight climate change, it should stay true to its goal of carbon neutrality and not overlook the full potential of domestically produced renewable ethanol. Russia’s war in Ukraine has
May 6, 2022
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by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel (Advanced Biofuels USA) Let’s not repeat the mistakes from the past! Volunteers with Advanced Biofuels USA are responding to the demands from students and TikTok posters to tell them what is being done to mitigate climate change; to recognize that they know the doom and gloom
April 29, 2022
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by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) Soybean oil prices hit nearly limit up in overnight trading after Indonesia announced it will effectively ban palm oil exports as of April 28 due to soaring domestic prices. While no timeline was given on the announced export ban, Indonesia said the ban on palm oil exports
April 25, 2022
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by Susan Reidy (WorldGrain.com) Just as the global biofuels industry was regaining ground from a severe drop in production caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now facing new struggles with rising feedstock prices caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the return of the food-versus-fuel debate. After seeing
April 21, 2022
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(Pacific Biodiesel/Biobased Diesel Daily) Hawaii’s renewable energy pioneers and founders of Pacific Biodiesel, Bob and Kelly King, announced April 6 that Pacific Biodiesel along with Mana‘o Radio 91.7FM KMNO will present “A Concert for Ukraine in the Maui Sunflowers.” This live music event featuring performances by a variety of Maui
April 12, 2022
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by Aisling O’Brien (Agriland) Removing wheat from the production of biofuels in Europe would offset over 20% of the collapsed Ukrainian supplies, according to a campaign group. A study by Transport and Environment (T&E) has shown that 10,000 tonnes of wheat – the equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread – is turned
March 25, 2022
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by Javier Blas (Brisbane Times) … The region accounts for about one-third of global biodiesel production. But with Ukrainian vegetable oil exports virtually stopped because of the Russian invasion, the price of rapeseed oil — a key ingredient of biodiesel — has surged, putting European production at risk at the
March 15, 2022
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by James Arkin (Law360) The United States and United Kingdom will ban imports of Russian oil and gas, the countries announced Tuesday in the latest round of sanctions to target Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden said the move targets “the main artery of Russia’s economy.” “We’re banning
March 8, 2022
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(Renewable Fuels Association) America’s top biofuel and farm advocates called on President Biden to swiftly expand access to plentiful, lower-cost biofuels as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes fuel prices closer to record levels. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soon expected to finalize biofuel blending requirements for 2021 and 2022 and address a controversial
March 3, 2022
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by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) In his first State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden spoke about many of the challenges facing our nation and world today, from the Ukraine invasion to domestic inflation, from climate change to the COVID pandemic. And while he spoke of the need for clean energy
March 3, 2022
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(Solutions from the Land) The Russian invasion of Ukraine – mounted by a man who, for all intents and purposes, is a petroleum dictator – brings to the forefront the risk posed to the energy security of all nations who depend heavily on fossil fuels for power, transportation, heating and other
March 2, 2022
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by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) … As the crisis in Ukraine continues to overtake the world’s attention, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. And while he stated the U.S. is in a better place than it was a year ago, agriculture was left largely unmentioned. …
March 2, 2022
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by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Pictures worth 1000 words show the prices on March 1 at a Sheetz in Virginia. Compare the E10 Regular to E15 Unleaded 88 and E85 FlexFuel. Compare those to the price of E0 — no ethanol gasoline. The message is clear. Higher ethanol blends
March 2, 2022
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by Suriya Jayanti (Time Magazine) … If this is what we have to work with, let us at least make it truly hurt by including embargoes of Russian energy, too. … Oil prices have insulated Russia from sanctions hits, at least in the short to medium term. … Yet so far
February 27, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 65 countries have targets or mandates–how much, where, when and what? READ MORE Commodities 2022: European biofuel mandates to structurally shift ethanol demand higher in the year (S&P Global Platts) European Biofuel Mandates to Structurally Shift Ethanol Demand Higher in The Year (Biofuels Central) Malaysia
January 4, 2022
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(The Goa Spotlight) Thermal companies in Ukraine must replace natural gas with an alternative fuel, such as biofuel. This was announced on Friday, October 29, by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal at a meeting of the Presidium of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Odessa. “Isn’t now the best time
November 2, 2021
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(UABIO) … In Ukraine, there are about 20 producers of bioethanol with a total capacity of over 300 thousand tons/year, but there are only 8 companies with a total capacity of 128 thousand tons/year that really produce bioethanol. Raw materials for bioethanol production The raw materials for the production of first-generation
May 24, 2021
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(UABIO) The second part of the interview of UABIO Head of the Board Georgii Geletukha for the online media Ekopolityka. Topics covered by the UABIO Head in the article: development of biomass heat production projects; waste disposal and landfill gas production; biomethane, its cost and prospects for its usage in Ukraine and
April 6, 2021
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 65 countries. Get the latest up to the minute new information on the Canada Clean Fuels Standard as well as a
January 8, 2021
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(UABIO) … In 2018, the use of renewable energy in the transport sector should have been 8.2%, we had ONLY about 1.7%. Besides the contribution of biofuels was 38.4 thousand toe, which is about 45% of all RES. Sustainability criteria for liquid biofuels and biogas are not implemented in domestic legislation,
December 3, 2020
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(UABIO) On November 18, an online seminar “Review of Climate Action and the Transition to Sustainable Energy in Ukraine” was held as part of the project “Civil Society for Sustainable Energy – Local to National in Eastern Europe (SELNEE)”. Generally, more than 1,700 stakeholders, including government, civil society, business and academia,
December 3, 2020
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(UABIO) … Bioethanol raises the total octane number, raises the efficiency of the engine, increases the oxygen content in the fuel up to 3.7% and reduces emissions of PETROL, dioxins, carcinogens. Reducing CO is an indicator of harmful emissions and human health. We offer to get acquainted with the presentation of
October 5, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, biobased mandates around the world. Where are the markets you can count on, how much can you count on? 65 countries in all, We’ll be focusing especially on new information out of Argentina, Brazil, Britain after Brexit, Canada, the European Union, China, India, Indonesia,
September 7, 2020
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The online seminar will take place within the BIOPLAT-EU project. Learn more about legal support, barriers, and prospects for growing energy crops in Ukraine, as well as the experience of leading Ukrainian companies in building their own business for growing energy crops. For whom is this seminar? For biomass suppliers, government
September 4, 2020
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(UABIO) About 4 millions hectares of land are suitable for growing energy crops in Ukraine. However, this direction is not developing enough. Among the barriers: legislative; administrative; financial. … Such draft Law “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Promote the Development of
September 4, 2020
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(UABIO) Recently, we have noticed an informational boom about the prospects for green hydrogen. UABIO supports the development of hydrogen technologies as one of the areas of production and use of renewable gases. However, we believe that biomethane has even more prospects. These are the main: the density of biomethane [kg
September 4, 2020
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(APK-INFORM) Ukraine may be banned to supply corn and rapeseed to European Union countries, due to exceeding of the permissible emissions of greenhouse gases in terms of the reporting crops growing, declared the acting Executive Director of Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA), Serhiy Ivaschenko. He reminded that the European demand for rapeseed
February 20, 2020
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(UABio)The UABIO Working Group has finalized work on amendments to legislation to stimulate cultivation of energy crops in Ukraine. Read also: aboutabout creation of UABIO Working group on energy crops and about creation of UABIO Working group on energy cropson energy crops. According to the results of the work, amendments to the legislation at
January 8, 2020
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(CRDF Global) CRDF Global and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) are currently accepting proposals from joint teams of U.S. and Ukrainian researchers for the 2020 U.S.-Ukraine Alternative Energy Research Competition. As the world’s population is projected to reach at least nine billion people by 2050 and
January 3, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 64 countries have targets or mandates – but how much where, and when, and what? Besides the EU, the major blending mandates that will drive global demand are those set in the US, China and Brazil – each of which has set targets – or, in
January 2, 2020
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AgroEnergyDAY 2019 is a specialized platform for the promotion and popularization of bioenergy technologies and alternative energy technologies in agribusiness. The event will be held for the second time at the international exhibition “Agrocomplex 2019”, which contributes to the maximum attraction of the target audience: about 18,000 farmers from all over
October 9, 2019
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(Bioenergy Association of Ukraine) SEC Biomass experts Tetiana Zheliezna, Oleksandra Tryboi and Olha Haidai took part in the second BIOPLAT-EU (Promoting Sustainable Use of Underutilized Lands for Bioenergy Production through a Web-Based Platform for Europe) project meeting that was held in Kyiv on 26 of September, 2019. The project partners presented
October 9, 2019
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by Scott Waldman and Benjamin Storrow (E&E News) Ukraine, now at the center of a rapidly accelerating impeachment inquiry against President Trump, has been central to the president’s efforts to increase U.S. exports of fossil fuels. The Eastern European nation sits at the crossroads of Europe and Russia. Today, roughly
October 1, 2019
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by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Invited by the U.S. Ukraine Foundation as part of its Open World Leadership program, Advanced Biofuels USA’s executive director, Joanne Ivancic, met with a delegation of “emerging leaders” from Ukraine to discuss biofuels, feedstock, logistics, conversion technologies and the role renewable fuels can have
March 8, 2019
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(Google Translation) Bioenergy of Ukraine is actively developing with a growth rate of 33% per year (according to the data of the Energy Balances for 2010-2017 years). At the expense of bioenergy in 2018, Ukraine provided itself with energy for 13 full days , which is 2 days longer than in 2017. Recently, new important
March 8, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today (January 1, 2019) releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 65 countries. The bulk of mandates continue to come from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED)
January 2, 2019
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by Jack Laurenson (Kiyv Post) Biomass as a replacement for Russian gas in heating is one grassroots initiative that has become an emerging business, earning real profits for investors. For example, the biogas outlet in Velyky Krupil, Kyiv Oblast, provides electricity for a local milk farm. The European Bank for Reconstruction
October 22, 2018
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by Anton Usov (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development/Biomass Magazine) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided a senior loan of €25 million to PJSC “Myronivsky Hliboproduct” (MHP), a London Stock Exchange listed Ukrainian producer of poultry meat, grain and fodder. The loan will be used to construct and put
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 65 countries. The bulk of mandates continue to come from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) once specified a
January 2, 2018
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(UkrAgroConsult) According to the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, a finalized draft law on the bioethanol and biodiesel market will shortly be submitted to Parliament for registration and consideration, reports UkrAgroConsult. The Agency has drafted a law setting up a legal basis for stimulating production and use
October 4, 2017
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(BlackSeaGrain.net) The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine is going to shortly register in Parliament a bill regulating the mandatory use of biofuel in gasoline, said the Agency’s Head Sergiy Savchuk. According to him, this bill envisages that the gasoline composition in Ukraine must include at
September 6, 2017
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(Ukraine Open for Business) The Ukrteplo Group, operating the largest network of biofuel boilers in the country, intends to build a combined heat and power plant (CHPP) with a capacity of 12 MW in Odesa region. The plant will consume agricultural waste. The group also wants to build a bio-ethanol plant. Head
August 4, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 64 countries. The bulk of mandates continue to come from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) specified a 10
December 29, 2016
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by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of the European Union’s biofuel market, including data on wood pellets and biogas. Regarding pellets, the report explains that the EU is the world’s largest wood pellet market,
August 2, 2016
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by Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Peder Holk Nielsen (Novozymes) Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Novozymes’ CEO take steps to highlight Europe’s problematic addiction to oil – and what can be done about it — … Europe is addicted to oil. We live in a fossil-fuel-driven economy, and
February 23, 2016
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by Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg/Renewable Energy World) European Union governments and companies would do better increasing production of renewables, such as biofuels, than counting on a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to ensure energy security, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The 28-nation EU is seeking to guarantee energy flows while
February 16, 2016
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by Mathew Carr (BloombergBusiness) Markets will help drive emission reductions under Paris deal; Rules needed to ensure markets have environmental integrity — Eighteen nations including the U.S., Japan and Germany will work together to develop international carbon markets to help speed the pace of emission reductions under the Paris climate
December 15, 2015
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by Ilya Timtchenko (Kyiv Post) An estimated 600 million hryvnias ($28 million) in losses last year and 41 rundown factories – that’s what Roman Ivaniuk inherited at the beginning of January, when he accepted his latest job as temporary general director of Ukrspyrt. Ukrspyrt, the country’s monopoly producer of potable
October 14, 2015
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by Arthur Neslen (The Guardian) Major UNFCCC carbon trading scheme hit by serious corruption allegations involving organised crime in Russia and Ukraine — A key carbon offsetting scheme was so open to abuse that three quarters of its allowances lacked environmental integrity, a new report says. UN officials confirm the findings
August 25, 2015
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by By Tom Schenk (Agriculture 2.0) Over the past ten years, scores of articles have been written about the merits of investing in farmland as well as the challenges of producing enough food to feed a population that is growing at the rate of about 80 million per year at the
July 17, 2015
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(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal) According to the decree №319 from May 20, 12 distilleries owned by the state have been excluded from the list of companies eligible for the production of bioethanol. This document change the decree “On approval of lists of companies with all stages of the technological process of mineral
June 30, 2015
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by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report, titled “Power Shifts: Emerging Clean Energy Markets,” that shows clean energy investment in developing countries has grown in real and relative terms. The report addresses a wide variety of technology types including solar, wind, geothermal, small hydro,
June 3, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … There are a lot of biofuel sources in Ukraine. And KNU is the center of fundamental and applied researches at this field (formation, reforming, etc.) READ MORE
June 3, 2015
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(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal) According to official statistics, in 2014 the production volumes and alcohol sales exceedingly declined, which posed the menace for the domestic industry existence. Last year the export volume of alcohol reached only 200 thousands of dal, and 14, 5 millions of dal have been sold within the
April 21, 2015
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(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) This year marks the third round of the Pilot Innovation Fund (PIF), which provides funding and capacity building to organizations and entrepreneurs to develop and test game-changing ideas for the clean cooking sector, either through technology or business model innovation. In return for seed capital
February 10, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much where, and when, and what? In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in
January 5, 2015
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(KSG Agro) In the production of biofuels one should take into account the need to maintain soil fertility. This was mentioned by KSG Agro Holding’s CEO Mr. Sergey Mazin during the V Ukrainian Grain Congress, held in Kiev on November 25-26. In the development of alternative energy, in particular, in
December 18, 2014
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by Richard Weiner (Fredrikson & Byron/Biodiesel Magazine) The Council of the European Union has recently enacted regulations that require the member states of the European Union to impose sanctions against Russian individuals and companies in response to Russia’s military action in Ukraine. These new sanctions may have adverse consequences for European
October 29, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … With more than 65 years of experience in automotive and fuels research and development, SwRI is uniquely positioned as an international expert in the research, development and testing of renewable fuels. … As Emission Chemist, my main focus is in the investigation and characterization of
October 14, 2014
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The Black Sea region has seen significant investment and development undertaken in the agriculture sector – with Russia and Ukraine driving huge growth in export volumes, primarily of wheat and corn. Looking beyond the region, the Black Sea must compete with other powerhouse production locations such as North and South
September 17, 2014
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by Jerry Perkins (Des Moines Register) If Ukraine can build a renewable energy sector based on its vast agricultural production, it won’t need Russian energy and could, perhaps, protect its sovereignty to a much greater extent than it can today because of its Achilles’ heel of energy dependence. Instead of
July 11, 2014
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The main objective of the Forum: the development of the biofuel industry in Ukraine by establishing a strong information and communication business platform. Provide companies with effective management of opportunities and gain a competitive advantage in the biofuel market, diversification of business and waste management, as well as the tax benefits
March 24, 2014
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by Brendan Greeley (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) … In the developing world, it’s tempting for a country to keep the price of fossil fuels artificially low. The subsidy can take the form of a price cap, preventing oil companies from charging too much at the pump. Or it can come as a tax
March 14, 2014
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(KyivPost) Ukraine’s government-owned ethanol producer Ukrspyrt and several smaller private producers announced on Oct. 29 that they’re prepared to produce enough bioethanol to meet the need for biofuel as of next year. In 2014, a new law comes into effect that makes it a requirement to add bioethanol to car
October 31, 2013
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by Mackinnon Lawrence (Forbes) … Companies like SG Biofuels, Ceres, and others are squarely focused on biotechnology innovation, involving complex biological modifications at the crop’s cellular and genetic level. The central focus of these efforts is the optimization of dedicated energy crops for growth in a variety of locations where food crops are not
October 25, 2013
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(Ukrainian Journal) The volume of molasses made in Ukraine in a year is enough to produce only 100,000 tons of bioethanol, which is one third of the country’s needs for 2014, Director of Ukrprodspilka Mykola Tychenko, said at a roundtable in Kiev on Tuesday. READ MORE and MORE (Biofuels International) and
October 18, 2013
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by Alexander Bor (Platts) Ukraine’s State Food Grain Corporation, one of the country’s largest grain traders, has won a certificate allowing it to export raw materials for biofuel production in the EU, the company said Friday. “After getting access to the EU markets, we get a chance to export our
September 18, 2013
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(www.4-Traders.com) This year the Government continues to develop alternative fuel sources, in particular, to increase the production of bioethanol. It is provided by the State Program of activation of the economic development for 2013-2014. To do this,a number of distilling plants will change the line of business. This in turn
April 5, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …This past week in Rotterdam, I ran into algae biofuels’ very own “Dr. No”, John Benemann — known for his succinct and characteristic analysis of new ventures aimed at making renewable fuels from algae: “It won’t be affordable.”. We got to taking about the role
March 19, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in Camelina genetics and production. The acquisition includes 100% ownership interest of Sustainable Oils and the ownership of the key intellectual property and operational assets. Camelina is the only non-food based
March 15, 2013
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by Nina Chestney (Reuters) * U.S. cellulosic biofuel goals not reached * Beta sees industry stepping up output by 2015 * New players could emerge from eastern Europe Biofuels made from wood waste and sugarcane have languished well below expectations for years but new production coming on line promises explosive
March 5, 2013
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Complications connected with export of the national grain lead to the idea to change the structure of agricultural production. Some experts think that grain could be substituted by rape, as this crop is always in demand on the world market. Yet for the time being the rape harvest in Ukraine
August 9, 2012
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Over 200 bioenergy experts are expected to join the Ukrainian Bioenergy Business Forum 2012 conference cum exhibition. Taking place in Kiev on 27-28 September 2012, this strictly B2B conference focuses on commercial opportunities and challenges brought about by the development of the bioenergy energy market in the Ukraine, international cooperation in trade and project
March 28, 2012
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(Kyiv Post) Chinese investors are to change the line of business of a distillery in the Village of Popovka in Konotop district (Sumy region) to the production of bioethanol, reads a posting on the Web site of Sumy Regional State Administration. …The CEO of the Ukraine-China council on trade and
March 7, 2012
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(Pellets-Wood.com) The Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine announced that it intends to allocate 40 million tons of sugar beet for the production of biofuel. It will reduce the volume of imports of fuel and, in addition, biofuel is environmentally safe for the environment. READ MORE
February 20, 2012
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by Olexander Martinenko, Vitaliy Radchenko, Volodymyr Kolvakh and Tetyana Rabczak (Mondaq) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has recently adopted Resolution No. 581, establishing a procedure for tax exempt import of machinery, vehicles and other equipment that falls under the customs codes stipulated by Article 7 of the Law of
June 27, 2011
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(Monsters and Critics) Scientists are to plant and harvest grass inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in an experiment to determine if biofuel can be safely produced in the region, an alternative-energy company said Monday. PhotoFuels, a Belgian-Ukrainian joint venture, has obtained approval from the Ukraine government to plant several test fields
May 19, 2011
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(GreenCarCongress/FavStocks) The Ukraine is considering using part of its crop of fodder potatoes—i.e., potatoes used for animal feed—for the production of biofuel. The Ukraine is one of the top potato producers in the world, ranking fourth in volume in 2008 (behind China, India and Russia), but only sixth in terms
May 2, 2011
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