Industry News 
09.12.08
EU Approves Reduction Of Biofuels In New Mandate
In a 50 to 2 vote, European Union lawmakers approved a reduction of the on-road ...
09.11.08
Biodiesel Plant Planned for San Francisco Port
Darling International has reached a tentative agreement with the Port of San Fra...
09.10.08
Solazyme Produces First Algal Jet Fuel
Solazyme Inc. in California announced that it has produced the world's first mic...
09.09.08
Philippines Invest Heavily In Biofuel
The Philippine government will spend $1 billion for the county’s Alternative Fue...
09.08.08
India and Colombia Cooperate on Biofuels
India has signed an agreement with Colombia, expanding the South Asian nation's ...
09.05.08
New Zealand Passes Biofuel Bill
New Zealand has passed a biofuel bill that mandates 0.5% of oil companies' sales...
09.04.08
Brazilian Soy Exports and Stocks Estimated Lower
Brazil's 2008-09 market year soy export estimate was revised downward on Monday ...
09.03.08
US Awards Uganda Biofuel Development Grant
The US Trade and Development Agency has extended a $572,000 grant to the Uganda’...
09.02.08
First Irish Biodiesel Plant Now Producing
The Green Biofuels Ireland biodiesel plant at Marshmeadows, Ireland’s first comm...
08.29.08
Algal Biofuel Plant Planned For Arkansas
In Arkansas, a North Carolina developer plans to construct a $236 million biofue...
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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