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08.17.09
Australia Senate to Debate Renewable Energy Bill
Australia’s Senate will debate a bill that proposes the nation obtain 20% of its...
08.17.09
Senators Remain Pressured to Pass Cap-and-Trade Bill
US Senators remain pressured to pass a cap-and-trade bill, but some would like t...
08.14.09
Scientists Claim Shrimp Shells Important for Biodiesel Production
Chinese scientists stated this week that shrimp shells may have an important rol...
08.14.09
Verbio Posts Financial Results
Germany-based Verbio reported a net loss of $23 million for the first half of 20...
08.14.09
Peru Launches Biodiesel Antidumping Investigation
Peru has reportedly begun an antidumping investigation on US biodiesel, with a c...
08.14.09
Soy Energy to Buy Freedom Fuels Assets
Soy Energy has signed an agreement to purchase the 30-million gal/yr bankrupt Fr...
08.12.09
Petrobras Invests in Chile Alternative Fuels
Petrobras has officially launched operations in Chile with the opening of its fi...
08.12.09
BP and Martek Partner on Biodiesel Research
BP and Martek Biosciences Corp of Maryland are forming a partnership to study us...
08.07.09
Biodiesel Producer's Credit Introduced
A rule replacing the $1/gal biodiesel blender’s credit with a five-year producti...
08.06.09
Thai Government Fixes Diesel Price
Diesel prices will be prohibited from rising over 88-cents/litre, according to T...
US House Passes Energy Tax Package
02.28.08
Yesterday, the US House has passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
Among its provisions, the bill: (1) extends the biodiesel tax incentive for 2 years through December 31, 2010; (2) classifies the tax treatment of co-processed renewable diesel; (3)retroactively denies the biodiesel tax incentive on "splash and dash" transactions; (4) limits the biodiesel tax credit to fuels produced in the US for use in the US.
The bill nows moves to the US Senate where its prospects are uncertain.
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