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07.16.08
India to Create Biofuel Development Board
In India, draft policy creating a Biofuel Development Board has been sent to the...
07.15.08
Costa Rica Seeks To Be Carbon Free by 2011
President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica has vowed to have his whole country carbon f...
07.14.08
China Approves Three Jatropha Biodiesel Facilities
China National Development and Reform Commission has approved three state-owned,...
07.11.08
Indonesia to Establish Biofuel Mandate
Indonesia is aiming to mandate a 2.5% blend of biodiesel by September, the chair...
07.10.08
EU Environment Committee Rejects Biofuel Target
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has rejected the EU's 10% biofue...
07.10.08
World Bank Refutes Biofuel Story by The Guardian
The World Bank has refuted a recent story by The Guardian claiming access to a “...
07.07.08
Biofuels Could Provide 10% of World Fuel
Biofuels could provide as much as 10% of the world's fuel mix over the next coup...
07.03.08
Non-OPEC Countries Will Rely Heavily on Biofuels
Non-Opec countries will have to rely on biofuels in the next five years for 50% ...
07.02.08
Renewable Energy Receives Record Funding
Wind, solar, and biofuel companies received a record $148 billion in new funding...
07.01.08
Fiji Plans Coconut Biodiesel Plants
In Fiji, The National Strategic Committee on Biofuel plans to install coconut oi...
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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