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06.05.09
D1 Oils Unable to Raise Funds for Jatropha Venture
In the UK, D1 Oils said that efforts to raise funds for their jatropha joint ven...
06.05.09
Companies Partner on Brazil Biofuel Pipeline
In Brazil, Mitsui, Petrobras and Camargo Correa have partnered to build a pipeli...
06.05.09
Sanimax Halts DeForest Biodiesel Plant
Sanimax Energy is temporarily halting operations at its biodiesel plant in DeFor...
06.03.09
Malaysian Palm Oil Exports Up in May
In Malaysia, 1.22 million mt of palm oil was exported in May compared to 1.16 mi...
06.03.09
Asian Renewable Fuel Investments Decline in Q1
Funding in Asia for renewable energy projects fell 70% in Q1 as low oil prices u...
06.01.09
Minnesota On Target to Meet Biodiesel Mandate
According to reports, Minnesota is on target to meet its biodiesel mandate that ...
05.27.09
Colombia Aiming To Spur Biodiesel and Ethanol Production
Colombian ethanol output is expected to more than double to around 650k gallons ...
05.22.09
EU Duties On US Biodiesel Imports Revised
A report regarding EU duties on US biodiesel surfaced this week and stated that ...
05.22.09
Spanish Biodiesel Plants Cease Due to Economic Crisis
Unemployment in Spain rose to 17.4% in Q1 2009, and GDP dropped 1.9% from the pr...
05.22.09
Brazilian Biodiesel Mandate to Increase Demand 1.6 Mil mt
The Brazilian 4% biodiesel mandate is expected to increase demand by 1.6 million...
US Railroad to Produce Its Own Biodiesel
02.12.08
In Washington State, Tri-City and Olympia Railroad has established a subsidiary, Green Diesel, to produce biodiesel for the railroad.
The subsidiary has established a pilot research plant in Richland, WA that will produce fuels for use on the 127-mile railroad that uses 500 gallons of fuel per week for the 100 cars it runs on the line.
The plant is scheduled to begin operations as soon as April, and is the first biodiesel plant owned and operated by a railroad.
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