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Senator Mary Landrieu welcomes the Diamond Green Diesel project
Diamond Green Diesel, a proposed biofuels project using food waste, has obtained a conditional commitment for $241m loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The project is a joint venture between two Texas-based companies, oil and ethanol producer Valero Energy food waste and processing specialists Darling International. The loan guarantee will support the construction of a 137 million gallon (518 million litre) per year biodiesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, about 20 miles west of New Orleans. Valero is to direct the design, construction and operation of the project
and market all of its output, while Darling International will supply the feedstock, including animal fats, used cooking oil and other waste grease. ‘Oil has paid tremendous dividends to our country. It helped us win World War II, it helped create an industrial revolution and it built the greatest middle class the world has ever seen,’ said Mary Landrieu, senior US Senator from Louisiana, welcoming the announcement. ‘But as we move to new technologies beyond oil, we must embrace the transition to clean renewable energy. Projects like Diamond Green Diesel are a step in the right direction.’
Metso to supply 50MW biomass boiler to Porvoon Energia in Finland Engineering group Metso will supply Porvoon Energia with a biomass boiler plant for combined heat and power production (CHP) in the township of Tolkkinen, Finland. The biomass plant will use a combination of wood chips, bark and sawdust as its main fuel source, and will be based on ‘bubbling fluidised bed’ technology. It is scheduled to begin operating in early 2013. The plant will produce 38MW of heat for the local area and 12MW of electricity for the national grid. The new plant will be built on the same site as an existing power station, which dates from 1979. Metso supplies technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling, and the pulp and paper industries.
Bioenergy News Round-Up Global biomass producer Enviva has signalled its US expansion by establishing a new wood pellet manufacturing base in North Carolina, while mulling the development of at least two more production bases in the region. Enviva said it hopes the move will position it as the dominant biomass supplier in the resourcerich mid-Atlantic region. The new plant at Georgia Pacific lumber facility in Hertford County, Ahoskie is expected to produce 330,000 tons of wood pellets each year. Australian airline operator Quantas is set to partner with bioenergy company Solena Group to establish a biofuel plant that could fuel the airline’s future flights. The two companies are reported to be close to signing a deal to develop a biofuel production facility that will use FischerTropsch technology that is expected to close by the end of the year. The planned plant would use agricultural and industrial waste including food leftovers to make aviation biofuel.
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Diamond Green Diesel gets $241m DOE loan guarantee
OriginOil, which develops technology to transform algae into renewable oil, has decided to focus on embedding its technology in industrial algae systems as its route to commercialisation. The company said it will continue to rely on strategic partners to help prove and scale its extraction technology, while its long-term goal will be licensing its products. It will work with OEMS to integrate its technology into their systems.
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