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06.05.09
D1 Oils Unable to Raise Funds for Jatropha Venture
In the UK, D1 Oils said that efforts to raise funds for their jatropha joint ven...
06.05.09
Companies Partner on Brazil Biofuel Pipeline
In Brazil, Mitsui, Petrobras and Camargo Correa have partnered to build a pipeli...
06.05.09
Sanimax Halts DeForest Biodiesel Plant
Sanimax Energy is temporarily halting operations at its biodiesel plant in DeFor...
06.03.09
Malaysian Palm Oil Exports Up in May
In Malaysia, 1.22 million mt of palm oil was exported in May compared to 1.16 mi...
06.03.09
Asian Renewable Fuel Investments Decline in Q1
Funding in Asia for renewable energy projects fell 70% in Q1 as low oil prices u...
06.01.09
Minnesota On Target to Meet Biodiesel Mandate
According to reports, Minnesota is on target to meet its biodiesel mandate that ...
05.27.09
Colombia Aiming To Spur Biodiesel and Ethanol Production
Colombian ethanol output is expected to more than double to around 650k gallons ...
05.22.09
EU Duties On US Biodiesel Imports Revised
A report regarding EU duties on US biodiesel surfaced this week and stated that ...
05.22.09
Spanish Biodiesel Plants Cease Due to Economic Crisis
Unemployment in Spain rose to 17.4% in Q1 2009, and GDP dropped 1.9% from the pr...
05.22.09
Brazilian Biodiesel Mandate to Increase Demand 1.6 Mil mt
The Brazilian 4% biodiesel mandate is expected to increase demand by 1.6 million...
EPA Releases Proposed RFS2 Ruling
05.06.09
On Tuesday, US EPA released its proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Among the updates is a minimum use requirement for "Biomass-based Diesel" in which the fuel must reduce ghg emissions by 50% including indirect land use.
According to EPA, soy-based biodiesel reduces lifecycle ghg emissions by 22%, therefore in order to meet requirements a biodiesel production facility would need to use a minimum of 48% waste grease and a maximum of 52% soybean oil.
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