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10.09.09
EC Reports Need For Clean Energy Investment
A new report by the European Commission states that investment in clean energy n...
10.09.09
France Announces 2nd-Gen Biofuels Program
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency has announced a five-year, $...
10.09.09
Waste Biodiesel May Count Double Towards RTFO
The UK RFA is considering separating waste biodiesel and vegoil biodiesel by all...
10.08.09
ADM Acquires Czech Biodiesel Plant
ADM has completed acquisition of Via Chem Group's oilseed crushing facility and ...
10.08.09
Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Cut Emissions, Fuel Consumption
President Obama signed an executive order this week requiring federal agencies t...
09.25.09
MARKET VIEWS: Argentina Biodiesel Not Reaping Subsidies as EU Claims
Cámara Argentina de Energías Renovables (CADER) has released a report titled Sta...
09.25.09
German Biodiesel Output Estimated at 2.5-mil MT
German biodiesel producers continue to experience a lack of demand, with half of...
09.25.09
Abengoa Buys Stake in Biofuel JV
In Spain, Abengoa has bought a 50% stake of food group Ebro Puleva in their biof...
09.25.09
US Senate Approves EPA Spending Bill Without Biofuel Amendments
Late Thursday, the US Senate approved--by a 77-21 vote--its $32.1-billion 2010 I...
09.18.09
Spain Recession Hinders Biodiesel Industry
The European Commission forecasts that Spain will remain in recession until the ...
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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