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  • Algae.Tec in $1m capital raising

    May 10, 2013 - no Comments

    Australian biofuel company Algae.Tec Ltd has announced it it has raised $1 million in fresh capital from investors. The company, which has a market capitalisation of $63 millionwill offer over

  • Biofuel exports are go

    April 25, 2013 - no Comments

    Australian biodiesel producer, Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd (ARF) says it has received its first order to more than 10 milion litres of biodiesel, kick-starting the recommencement of the company’s export

  • WA first for waste to energy

    April 19, 2013 - no Comments

    Western Australian could be the first state to introduce a waste-to-energy plant. A proposed $180 million plant has been approved by the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for construction

  • Solid Energy spent NZ$60 million on Biofuels

    March 14, 2013 - no Comments

    Failed state-owned NZ utility Solid Energy spent NZ$60 million building up a portfolio of biofuel assets before collapsing with total debts of around NZ$400 million, a parliamentary select committee has

  • More awards for LanzaTech

    February 8, 2013 - no Comments

    New Zealand-founded biofuels company LanzaTech has received more recognition for their innovative technology, this time from Forbes magazine. The US business magazine has named the biotech company as one of

  • Canadians can up stake in Australian Renewable Fuels

    January 24, 2013 - no Comments

    Canadian biorefining company Lignol Energy has received regulatory approval to lift its stake in listed biodiesel producer Australian Renewable Fuels beyond the 15 per cent foreign ownership threshold. The Foreign

  • Renergi biomass wins $3.6 million grant

    November 30, 2012 - no Comments

    Biomass energy developer Renergi has been awarded a grant of $3.6 milion to assist in designing a commercial-scale gasifier capable of converting mallee to biogas. Renergi is a spin-off company

  • Aquaflow plans $300 million biofuel refinery

    April 26, 2012 - no Comments

    NZ biofuel startup Aquaflow Bionomic of Nelson will seek hundreds of millions of dollars from investors to build a biofuel refinery in NZ, Australia, or even the US. The company

  • Bumper biofuel crop in NZ

    January 31, 2012 - no Comments

    NZ is experiencing a bumper oilseed rape crop (OSR) which augurs well for the biofuel industry. Fuel producer Biodiesel New Zealand says its farms are achieving excellent yields, with more

  • Mission NewEnergy announces palm oil waste plant

    November 14, 2011 - no Comments

    ASX-listed bioenergy producer Mission NewEnergy has announced the construction of a palm oil waste processing facility in Malaysia. The plant, the first of its kind in the region, will be