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07.30.08
Energy Tax Package Stalled In US Senate
The US Senate failed for the third time today to gain a cloture vote to allow en...
07.29.08
Mississippi River Traffic Returning to Normal
Following the collision between a fuel oil barge and a tanker carrying biodiesel...
07.28.08
US Waste Ethanol Plant Expected in 2009
Plans for BlueFire Ethanol Fuels’ commercial biowaste to ethanol plant in the US...
07.25.08
Municipal Waste Biodiesel Plant Planned in Nebraska
Plans to build a commercial-scale production facilities to convert municipal sol...
07.24.08
Rwanda Biodiesel Plant Begins Production
A new biodiesel plant in Rwanda will start producing fuel made from local raw ma...
07.23.08
US Introduces FlexFuel Vehicle Bill
Legislation introduced into the US Congress yesterday (Open Fuel Standard Act of...
07.22.08
Thailand Promotes Renewable Energy Plan
The Thai President announced the government will accelerate its biofuel energy p...
07.21.08
Renewable Energy Investments Continue To Grow
Sixty percent more money was invested globally in wind, solar, and biofuel proje...
07.18.08
Biofuel Industry Refutes OPEC Ethanol Statements
The biofuel industries of Brazil, Canada, Europe, and the United States issued a...
07.17.08
Alternative Fuels Association Created in Ukraine
Six Ukranian companies have created the Association of Alternative Fuel and Ener...
Virgin Atlantic Confirms Success Using Biodiesel
02.25.08
Virgin Atlantic confirmed a successful biodiesel demonstration flight from London Heathrow airport to Amsterdam Schiphol airport yesterday.
The airline tested a commercial-style Boeing 747-400 running on fuel made from babassu and coconut oil in one of its four engines.
Project partners included Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, GE Aviation and Imperium Renewables. Virgin Atlantic said no modifications were made to the aircraft or its engines to use the fuel.
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