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01.07.08
Petrotec Resumes Biodiesel Production
German biodiesel manufacturer, Petrotec, is restarting biodiesel production in J...
01.04.08
In the Philippines, PNOC Alternative Fuels Corp.’s jatropha-based biodiesel, tes...
01.03.08
Crude Oil Hits $100, Then Backs Off
Oil prices reached a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday when violence in Nigeria,...
01.02.08
Analysts See $100 Per Barrel Oil in 2008
At the start of 2008, analysts are forecasting another tense crude market this y...
12.31.07
Noble Group To Invest $450 Million in Brazilian Ethanol
In Hong Kong, Noble Group said it will invest $450 million in its Brazilian suga...
12.28.07
Columbia To Invest $342 Million in Biofuel Plants
The Colombian government says it will invest $342 million in three new biofuel p...
12.28.07
US Biodiesel Production at 22% Capacity
According to the US National Biodiesel Board (NBB), US biodiesel producers are o...
12.19.07
Argentine 2007 Biodiesel Invetments Reach $300 Million
Investments in production of biodiesel in Argentina have totaled some $300 milli...
12.18.07
World Biodiesel Capacity Estimated At 14 Billion Gallons
According to analysis by the journal, Environmental Science and Technology, Mala...
12.17.07
EIA See Oil Above $80 Per Barrel for 2008
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA expects crude oil prices to remain...
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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