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12.14.07
US Senate Passes Biofuels RFS in Energy Bill
The US Senate has approved an energy bill by a bipartisan vote of 86-8 to establ...
12.12.07
D1 Oils Denounces US Biodiesel Imports
D1 Oils said yesterday that the influx of subsidized US biodiesel to Europe is p...
12.11.07
UK Investors Back Mozambique Sugar Plantation
London-based Principle Capital has raised $70 million from a group of hedge fund...
12.10.07
Ethanol May Boost Fuel Economy
Mid-range ethanol blended-gasoline blends that contain more than 10% but less th...
12.07.07
Exxon Mobil See Rapid Growth for Renewable Energy
In its annual Outlook for Energy, Exxon Mobil forecasts that renewable energy so...
12.05.07
OPEC Will Hold Oil Production Steady
Oil prices rose to around $90 a barrel today as OPEC members said they would kee...
12.03.07
Ethanol Pioneer POET Celebrates 20th Year
Ethanol producer POET is celebrating its 20th year in business. The company was ...
11.30.07
Nestle Oil To Build 800,000 MT Biodiesel Plant
Neste Oil of Finland says it will build the largest biodiesel plant in the world...
11.29.07
EU Looks To Biofuel Sustainability
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted to amend the new EU fu...
11.28.07
Greenhouse Gas Hits Highest Level
The World Meteorological Organization said levels of carbon dioxide, the main gr...
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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