miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

EMBRAPA y FIAGRIL (Brasil), SG BIOFUELS y PIÑON

TRES GRANDES SE UNEN BRASIL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL  PIÑON

La biorefinería procesará 200.000 tons de biodiesel basados en híbridos de Jatropha
 
Embrapa reconoce que los cultivos iniciales de Jatropha en Brasil estuvieron escasos de buenos cultivares  y con insuficiente experiencia tecnológica.  
 
SGB ha montado varios  JMax Knowledge Centers y en uno de ellos hay cooperación con JETBIO, AIRBUS, BID,TAM  Airlines, Air BP y Bioventures Brasil
 
 

Energy crop company SG Biofuels (SGB) has signed agreements with agricultural research institution Brazilian Agricultural Research Corp. (Embrapa) and with Brazilian biodiesel refiner Fiagrilto to advance development of Jatropha.

SGB’s strategic research partnership with Embrapa will combine the company’s breeding and genomics platform, including its library of Jatropha genetic material, with Embrapa's technologies that have increased agricultural productivity in Brazil.
The agreement with Fiagril includes the establishment of a JMax Knowledge Center near Fiagril’s 200,000 ton-capacity biodiesel plant in Mato Grosso. The center is a trial where SGB is advancing Jatropha hybrids adapted to local growing conditions while establishing best agronomic practices to enable successful commercial deployment.
“Our agreements with Embrapa and Fiagril validatethe market acceptance of our Jatropha hybrids in Brazil and provide a strong platform from which to quickly expand commercial production,” SGB president and CEO Kirk Haney said.
Manoel Souza, general director of Embrapa Agroenergy, said, “The first efforts to deploy the crop in Brazil were plagued by a lack of improved cultivars and insufficient technological expertise. We’re confident that through our partnership with SGB we can quickly overcome those challenges.”
SGB has deployed three JMax Knowledge Centers in Brazil, including one in conjunction JETBIO, Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioventures Brasil, Air BP and TAM Airlines.
SGB is working with its partners on a multi-phased program leading to the deployment of intercropped Jatropha plantations in the Central-west region of Brazil to produce biojet fuel.

 

domingo, 3 de febrero de 2013

OBAMA y el aceite vegetal usado para biodiesel

Obama reitera apoyo en el acto inaugural de la segunda presidencia. 

 
El biodiesel producido en los EUA en 2012 alcanzó  a 1,1 billones de galones.. y una de sus materias primas fué el aceite vegetal usado (reciclado).
 
La Administracion  de Protección del Ambiente (EPA)  ha designado a el biodesel  como  el primer y único biocombustible renovable (advanced) en EUA  producido a escala comercial .

National Biodiesel Board  Febrero 2013
 

With renewable energy at the forefront of President Obama's January 21 inaugural address, America's Advanced Biofuel, biodiesel, is poised to continue to be a key player in meeting our nation's energy goals.

During his speech, the President declared, "The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.  But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it.  We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries - we must claim its promise.  That is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure - our forests and waterways; our croplands and snowcapped peaks.  That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God.  That's what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared."


The U.S. biodiesel industry stands ready to help advance the President's renewable energy vision. The industry produced nearly 1.1 billion gallons of advanced biofuels in 2012. Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil and animal fats, biodiesel is the first and only EPA-designated advanced biofuel that's produced on a commercial scale across the U.S.
 
The industry has plants in nearly every state in the country and supports more than 64,000 jobs nationwide.