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Today in Biofuels Opinion: “We are basically going to see a shortage of capacity within two or three years. We’re being lulled by present excess capacity.”
Ardent Energy Group: “Yemane Daniel Gezahegne, CEO of Ardent told the Ethiopian Reporter that biofuel can help Ethiopia reduce its dependence on oil imports that are costing the country more than $1 billion dollars a year…He said that after three years of research on various possible projects to reduce the oil dependency, AEG decided to [...]
Gaia bringing ethanol stoves to Ethiopia in bid to reduce soot, CO and reduce deforestation
In Ethiopia, Project Gaia and its sister organization Gaia Association (an Ethiopian NGO) are leading a global initiative to promote the simple alcohols, ethanol and methanol, for household cooking and appliance use, and are leading with a high-performing stove, the CleanCook stove. This stove, developed by a Swedish inventor 30 years ago and popularized in [...]
Ardent Energy signs offtake agreement for Ethiopian jatropha
In Ethiopia, Ardent Energy Group announced an off-take agreement with Belgium’s Distrifina for the importation and distribution of jatropha and castor oil for the European market. Volumes were not announced. Included in the agreement is the option for Distrifina to provide equipment, and financing for equipment for the crushing and refinement of fuel sources to [...]
Ardent Energy to acquire 15,000 hectares in Ethiopia for jatropha biodiesel
In Ethiopia, Ardent Energy Group announced today an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD) of Ethiopia to transfer 15,000 hectares, approximately 37,000 acres, to AEG for the purpose of cultivating jatropha and castor.
The resultant crop will be refined into usable biodiesel fuel. The 15,000 hectares outlined in the memorandum of understanding [...]
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 [...]
Ethiopia aims to expand sugarcane ethanol production as it grapples with energy dependency
In Ethiopia, the Minister of Mines and Energy announced that national ethanol production will increase to 38 Mgy by 2013. The minister, Alemayehu Tegenu, said that sugar plantations in the country will be undertaking ethanol production, which stands today at 750,000 gallons per year. The minister also said there will be increased domestic petroleum exploration, [...]
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