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03.18.08
Australia Commits Almost $1 Billion To Clean & Renewable Initiatives
Australia's government has committed $930,000,000 for development, commercializa...
03.17.08
Petrobras and Mitsui Form Renewable Energy JV
Brazil's Petrobras is forming a 50:50 joint venture with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Ja...
03.14.08
Biodiesel Plant Producing in Zimbabwe
Government officials in Zimbabwe say a biodiesel plant set up as a joint venture...
03.13.08
US Congress Passes One-Month Extension Of Farm Bill
Unable to reach agreement with the White House on a new farm bill, the US Congre...
03.13.08
Thai Company To Invest $15 Million in Palm Biodiesel
Thai agricultural company Charoen Pokphand Group says it will invest $15 million...
03.12.08
Gulf To Invest In Central American Ethanol
Gulf Ethanol Corporation says it will meet this month with several Central Ameri...
03.12.08
Burma Says Jatropha Crop Is Ready
In Burma, the government says the first national jatropha crops are ready for ha...
03.11.08
Founder and former chairman of D1 Oils, Karl Watkin, has resigned as non-executi...
03.10.08
US Federal Trade Commission Will Lable Biodiesel
The Federal Trade Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register noti...
03.07.08
ExxonMobile to Invest $125 Billion Through 2012
ExxonMobil intends to spend more than $125 billion in capital expenditures from ...
German Biodiesel Industry Struggles With Higher Taxes
01.11.08
The increased German tax on biodiesel at the beginning of the year has led to a slump in demand, bringing hundreds of biodiesel makers to the brink of bankruptcy, die Welt reported, citing two German biodiesel associations.
While demand for pure biodiesel at petrol stations has all but collapsed, a certain level of revenue remains due to regulations that guarantee the blending of 5% of biodiesel into fossil fuels, allowing larger biofuel companies such as Verbio AG, Petrotec AG and Biopetrol AG to hold on.
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