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06.24.09
USDA Approves Biodiesel Loan Through Farm Bill
USDA Rural Development has approved a $25 million guaranteed loan through the Bi...
06.24.09
US and Chile Cooperate on Clean Energy
US DOE and the Chilean National Energy Commission signed a memorandum of coopera...
06.18.09
Cargil Sues Biodiesel Company for Contract Breach
Cargill is suing Memphis Biofuels for breach of contract to collect on debt. Me...
06.10.09
Biodiesel Plant Proposed For Indian Railway
In India, a 26k gal/day biodiesel plant is being proposed at the Southern Railwa...
06.10.09
Colombia to Mandate Flex-Fuel Vehicles
The Colombian government has ruled that beginning in 2012 all new vehicles must ...
06.10.09
On Tuesday, the US EPA held a hearing on its proposed Renewable Fuels Standard i...
06.08.09
Israel to Provide Tax Breaks for Biodiesel
Israel will provide tax breaks to companies using renewable energy, and also red...
06.08.09
US Democrats Call For Biofuels Support In Climate Change Bill
US Democrats from farm states are threatening to withhold support for the US cli...
06.05.09
Ecofasa Develops Waste to Biodiesel Process
Spain-based Ecofasa has stated that they developed a process to convert municipa...
06.05.09
Prio Expands Biodiesel Production
Portugal-based biodiesel company Prio is expanding production to export to Spain...
Jatropha Biodiesel Meets Spec
01.04.08
In the Philippines, PNOC Alternative Fuels Corp.’s jatropha-based biodiesel, tested in collaboration with the Technological University of the Philippines and Chemrez Technologies Inc., met both European and US biodiesel standards, according to data from PNOC-AFC.
The tests included jatropha oil and methyl ester production and characterization, development of high-value products, and actual performance testing of jatropha methyl ester. PNOC-AFC envisions production of 100,000 mt next year, 400,000 in 2010, and 500,000 in 2011.
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