Industry News 
05.20.09
Bidiesel Subsidies Introduced In New Zealand
New Zealand has allotted $21 million for biodiesel subsidies over the next three...
05.20.09
Biopetrol May Idle Rotterdam Biodiesel Plant
Switzerland-based Biopetrol may idle its 400,000 mt/year biodiesel plant in Rott...
05.20.09
Sunoco has bought Northeast Biofuels' 100 million gal/year ethanol plant in New ...
05.18.09
Mobile Biodiesel Units To Be Deployed in India
In Calcutta, India Emami Biotech is planning to introduce mobile biodiesel dispe...
05.18.09
Legislation Introduced to Extend US Biodiesel Tax Credit
Legislation that would extend the $1/gal biodiesel tax credit through the end of...
05.18.09
Global Biodiesel Production Increases 34% In 2008
In 2008, for the first time, the EU and US both added more power capacity from r...
05.15.09
Biodiesel Sales at German Fuel Stations At A Halt
Biodiesel sales at German petrol stations have come to a virtual halt, German b...
05.15.09
Innovation Fuels Begins Biodiesel Sales in Milwaukee
Innovation Fuels has begun selling biodiesel at its Port of Milwaukee terminal, ...
05.15.09
Bill Submitted to Eliminate Indirect Land Use Impact In RFS2
US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson has introduced legislati...
05.15.09
Biodiesel Feedstock Prices Gain on Week
Soybean oil prices rose about $40/mt this week on limited global inventories, lo...
World Bank Urges Caution On Biofuel Policies
02.19.08
The World Bank has cautioned national governments to carefully assess economic, environmental, and social benefits of biofuels, and the potential to enhance energy security.
In its World Development Report for 2008, it said: “The challenge for developing country governments is to avoid supporting biofuels through distortionary incentives that might displace alternative activities with higher returns, and to implement regulations and devise certification system to reduce environmental risks.”
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