
Industry News 
01.06.10
RAPESEED BIODIESEL DEMAND UP IN EU
Demand for biodiesel made from rapeseed is increasing as temperatures drop in Eu...
01.06.10
BRAZIL EXPECTS TO SAVE BILLIONS WITH NEW BIODIESEL MANDATE
Brazil will save $1.4-billion/yr on diesel imports with its implementation of a ...
01.06.10
BIODIESEL BOAT EARTHRACE CLASHES WITH JAPANESE VESSEL
The biodiesel powerboat, formally called Earthrace, has sunk following a clash ...
12.16.09
Still Unclear If Biodesel Tax Credit Will Pass by Year-end
The US Senate has yet to take up the extension of the biodiesel tax credit passe...
12.11.09
Valero Signs Biodiesel Agreement with Mission NewEnergy
Mission NewEnergy has signed a five-year biodiesel supply agreement with Valero,...
12.11.09
US House Approves Extension of Biodiesel Tax Credit
This week the US House approved, by a 241-181 vote, a $31-billion tax extenders ...
12.09.09
Report Further Touts Biodiesel GHG Reduction
A recent report states that world biofuels production in 2009 has reduced globa...
12.02.09
Indonesia Seeks Investment For Palm Oil Manufacturing Centers
Indonesia plans to develop regional centers for palm oil biodiesel manufacturing...
12.02.09
Poll Reports Most Canadians Support Biofuels
Results of a poll released this week at the Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit show...
12.02.09
Report: Global CO2 Emissions Are 40% Higher Than 1990 Level
A new report, The Copenhagen Diagnosis, concludes that Arctic sea ice is melting...
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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