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Russian Biofuels AssociationRussian National Biofuels Association promotes renewable fuels in Russia — bioethanol & biodiesel. To achieve its goals the Association works with various government and non-government stakeholders in Russian and neighboring countries. More...
Biofuels newsUkraine able to boost biofuel production 30 fold - scientistsThe Institute of Renewable Energy under the National Science Academy estimates the volume of biofuel production in Ukraine in 2011 at 1-1.2 million tons, whereas production potential is up to 30 million tons, Institute's Deputy Director Stepan Kudria told a press conference. 26 January 2012 Ukraine Will Use Sugar Beet to Increase Biofuel ProductionUkraine's sugar beet production satisfies domestic demand three times over. The estimated surplus may provide some 4 million tons of biofuel, reported the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Prysyazhnyuk at the press conference in Kyiv. The Ukrainian government has begun the reorientation of the nation's sugar beet industry, announced the official. 26 January 2012 Murmansk seaport may start timber transhipment for biofuel productionNorwegian companies have proposed to the management of the Murmansk fishing seaport a project to tranship up to 15,000 metric tons of timber for biofuel production annually. / fcinfo.ru 26 January 2012 CEO: Rostekhnologii to resume biofuel proj in Irkutsk Reg by JunRussia's state-owned industrial company Rostekhnologii plans to resume the implementation of a project to build a biofuel plant in the Irkutsk Region by June, the company's CEO Sergei Chemezov said, RIA Novosti reported on January 2. 26 January 2012 Biofuel boiler station launched in Russia's Stavropol RegionRussia's first boiler station to operate on biofuel was launched Friday in the Stavropol Region, the regional governor's press office said, as cited by RIA Novosti. 26 January 2012 Biomethane in Eastern EuropeThe biomass resources here in Germany are limited. Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine are countries with a large potential of biomass that can be used to produce energy, which could then be used to produce biogas and biomethane. However, the bioenergy sector in all three countries is still in its infancy. The first biogas plants have been built, but there are not yet any biomethane plants. The political framework is also an obstacle to rapid development. The ques¬tion of the conditions, under which the potential could be tapped, was examined by the research project "sustainable European bi¬omethane strategy". The research results were used as the basis for development of a strategy with which impetus could be provided for a functioning biomethane industry in the different countries. It also examines the possibilities of exporting biomethane to Western Europe, with the focus on Germany. 26 January 2012 Glucosidases; Researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University Target GlucosidasesAccording to the authors of recent research from Moscow, Russia, "Mutant strains of Trichoderma reesei are considered indisputable champions in cellulase production among biomass-degrading fungi." "So, it is not surprising that most R&D projects on bioethanol production from lignocellulosics have been based on using T. reesei cellulases. The present review focuses on whether any serious alternatives to T. reesei enzymes in cellulose hydrolysis exist," wrote A.V. Gusakov and colleagues, Lomonosov Moscow State University. 11 October 2011 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 US: Rosnano investing $60 M in new plantsRussian state-run technology company Rosnano is to invest in two US projects. Thus, $26 M will be invested in drugs company Panacela Labs, a subsidiary of Cleveland BioLabs. Cleveland is investing $3 M in Panacela, which will develop new drugs. Rosnano's investment will be in four tranches over four years. Panacela will receive several research patents from Cleveland that will cover infectious diseases and various cancers, among others. Panacela products will for the moment only be sold in Russia. Expansion onto world markets is planned later. In another project, Rosnano will take part in the development of new technologies for the production of biofuels. Here, the Russians will invest $35 M in US company Joule Unlimited. The money will go on improving the technology and on erecting a research centre in Russia. Unlike in conventional biofuel production, the Joule technology uses carbon dioxide and the action of sunlight. 11 October 2011 Êîììåíòàðèè: 2 Biodiesel newsBelarus suspends rape oil exports for up to three monthsBelarus will not export any rape oil in the next two or three months, a spokesperson for the Belarusian State Food Industry Concern (Beldzyarzhkharchpram) told BelaPAN on Monday. The exports may be partially resumed in the future, the spokesperson said. Earlier in the day, Beldzyarzhkharchpram's head, Ivan Danchanka, told reporters in Minsk that the export of rape oil to the European Union would be "limited" in the following six months. The restrictions have been imposed because of a small shortage of rapeseeds, estimated at around 30,000 tons, Mr. Danchanka said. In the past, Belarus exported up to 50,000 tons of rape oil to European countries annually, he said. Belarus produces rape oil for not only human consumption but also for making biofuels, Mr. Danchanka said. By growing rape, people increase the country's energy security and reduce its dependence on imports, he noted. 30 September 2010 
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