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02.07.08

90% of US Biodiesel Meets ASTM Specs

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01.31.08

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01.30.08

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01.29.08

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01.29.08

President Bush Addresses Energy Issues

Addressing energy issues in his annual State of the Union address, US President ...

01.28.08

EU Parliament Approves Emmisions Plan

Members of the European Parliament in Brussels have approved the emissions reduc...

01.25.08

Groups React to EU Energy Package

In the EU Parliament, German Christian Democrats and Socialist groups have react...

01.24.08

EU Comission Adopts 10% Biofuel Mandate

The EU Commission adopted a plan today to cut EU emissions of greenhouse gases, ...

01.23.08

ConAgra Cancels Proposed Ethanol Plant in New Mexico

In New Mexico, ConAgra announced that it was canceling its proposed 100 million ...

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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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