All Entries Tagged With: "Africa"
$100,000 renewable energy business plan prize announced for African countries
In the Netherlands, PANGAEA (Partners for Euro-African Green Energy) advises that the Dutch development bank along with E + Co and other partners have announced a business plan competition for selected African countries to develop renewable energy. The prize is US$100,000 for the winning business plan to go towards implementation of the project. More information [...]
AllAfrica surveys African bioenergy development
In Africa, All Africa is running an investigative series on neo-colonialism in biofuels project development, as well as tough times for feedstocks such as jatropha.
“Two years ago singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited about biofuels he even became the special advisor to biomass company Helius. At the time, Geldof visited jatropha curcas plantations [...]
sub-Saharan African biofuels market to reach $229.9 million in 2017, says report
In South Africa, Frost & Sullivan is projecting that sub-Saharan African biofuels market will earn revenues of $26.9 million in 2009 and projects this to reach $229.9 million in 2017.
The group has just released its Sub-Saharan African Biofuels Market report, reporting that many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have suitable climates and available land to grow [...]
DSK Biofuels projects up to 1.1 billion gallons of veggie oil available in Africa; raising capital to bring additive biofuel technology
In East Africa, DSK BIOFUELS is proposing to bring its additive biofuel technology, DFX, to Africa. DSK has the sole marketing rights to a patented U. S. “green” product that turns crude vegetable oil into biodiesel without the traditional methyl-ester biodiesel production facility.
The company is projecting that 1.1 billion gallons of vegetable oil is available [...]
Emami Biotech commits to $84 million, 100,000 acre oil seed project in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, Emami Biotech said it will invest $84 million in a jatropha and other oilseed plantation project in Oromia, utilizing 100,000 acres allotted by the Oromia Investment Commission. The groups said it had already commenced development of 27,500 acres, and said that the project when fully realized will also feature a processing plant and [...]
Early bird registration extended for Africa Bioenergy Conference
In Ethiopia, early Bird registration has been extended to tomorrow (May 29) for the Africa Bioenergy Conference. Top investors, policymakers, technology providers and financiers in Africa’s biofuel industries will join the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, and representatives from across Africa, India, Brazil, Europe and North America.
Registration is available here . Discounted rates for the Hilton [...]
US Chamber of Commerce publishes survey of attitudes to investment in Africa as US falls behind Europe, China in key bioenergy investment zone
In South Africa, the US Chamber of Commerce and Baird’s DMC released a survey of US corporate attitudes toward African foreign direct investment.
US investment in Africa has lagged significantly behind Europe and China in bioenergy, and the survey explores concerns and barriers. Primarily, execs pointed to a “difficult business case — executives find that any [...]
Africa now exporting 1 million tonnes of ethanol to Europe; detailed overview of African production, opportunities
At World Biofuels Markets, Meaghan Sapp of Pangea Africa said that Africa is now exporting 1 million tonnes of ethanol to Europe, and offered a detailed assessment of current operators, volumes and regional challenges in a downloadable presentation on Sub-Saharan Africa.
The presentation is downloadable here.
Sir Bob Geldof to keynote World Biofuels Markets; will describe African development vision
In Belgium, World Biofuels Markets announced that Sir Bob Geldof will be keynote speaker at the 2009 World Biofuels Markets, laying out a vision for African economic development and freedom including a vision for the global biofuels community. “Biofuels has received far more than its fair share of negative press,” said Nadim Chaudhry, Managing Director [...]
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