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03.06.08

US Firms To Invest $55 Million In Philippine Biofuels

The US Department of Agriculture has signed two agreements with American firms w...

03.05.08

Petrobras To Set Up Biofuels Unit

Petrobras says it is setting up a separate unit for ethanol and biodiesel, aimin...

03.05.08

EIA Doubts US Can Meet Ethanol Goals

The US is not expected to make enough cellulosic fuel to meet Congress' mandate ...

03.05.08

USDA and DOE to Invest in Biomass Research

The USDA and US DOE will invest up to $18.4 million over three years in 21 bioma...

03.04.08

Komatsu Approves Biodiesel For Its Engines

Worldwide machinery manufacturer Komatsu has announced that biodiesel blends of ...

03.03.08

Chevron & Weyerhaeuser to Research Ethanol Technologies

Timber company Weyerhaeuser and oil company Chevron announced a new partnership ...

02.29.08

American Soybean Association Eyeing WTO Challenge

If differences can't be resolved through the Doha Round negotiations for a new W...

02.29.08

German Biodiesel Producers Appeal Tax Increase

German biodiesel producers appealed this week to the German Chancellor to end bi...

02.28.08

US House Passes Energy Tax Package

Yesterday, the US House has passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation ...

02.27.08

Soy Based Biodiesel Production Declining

The share of soy oil-based biodiesel in total US biodiesel production is declini...

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Scientists Claim Shrimp Shells Important for Biodiesel Production

08.14.09

Chinese scientists stated this week that shrimp shells may have an important role in improving biodiesel production efficiency. Scientists at Hua Zhong Agriculture University experimented with chitin, the main component in prawn shells, and found it helped convert organic oils into biodiesel at a rate of 89% in three hours.



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