MAURITIUS OMNICANE SEES SUGAR OUTPUT UP 63 PCT
PORT LOUIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Leading Mauritian sugar producer Omnicane said on Tuesday it expected the launch of a new factory this year to boost its refined sugar production by 63 percent.
"We are completing the sugar refinery, which we hope will reach cruising speed by June this year. This will help to increase our production of refined sugar to about 170,000 tonnes this year from 104,000 tonnes in 2010," Chief Executive Jacques d'Unienville told Reuters.
CANADIAN BIODIESEL PLANT TO MAKE FUEL FROM FLAX
OTTAWA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A tiny Canadian startup company that is preparing to open a biodiesel plant in Toronto this spring says it will produce clean fuel, animal feed and human food all from the modest flax seed.
Privately held Energy Innovation Corp, which has also developed a way to produce biofuel from used coffee grounds, said its production process creates multiple revenue streams, but no waste.
VALERO INVESTS $50 MLN IN CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PLANT
LOS ANGELES, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiner Valero Energy Corp will invest up to $50 million in a plant that will produce ethanol from wood, a major mainstream backing for the emerging technology.
The investment in venture capital-backed Mascoma Corp includes a deal for Valero to purchase the facility's 40 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol, the companies said on Thursday in a joint statement.
EPA TO DELAY CO2 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOMASS
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will delay for three years requiring biomass-fired boilers to have permits for emitting carbon dioxide emissions.
"We are working to find a way forward that is scientifically sound and manageable for both producers and consumers of biomass energy. In the coming years, we will develop a common sense approach that protects our environment and encourages the use of clean energy," said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
US FARM GROUP--INSTALL PUMPS, END ETHANOL CREDIT
ATLANTA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Congress should transform the $6 billion a year ethanol tax credit into a program that underwrites the installation of "blender" pumps and pipelines so biofuels are more widely available, the largest U.S. farm group said on Tuesday.
The 45-cent a gallon tax credit, which goes to gasoline blenders, expires at the end of this year. Congress voted for the one-year extension last month amid arguments whether to end the tax credit altogether or to reform biofuels supports.
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