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10.09.09
EC Reports Need For Clean Energy Investment
A new report by the European Commission states that investment in clean energy n...
10.09.09
France Announces 2nd-Gen Biofuels Program
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency has announced a five-year, $...
10.09.09
Waste Biodiesel May Count Double Towards RTFO
The UK RFA is considering separating waste biodiesel and vegoil biodiesel by all...
10.08.09
ADM Acquires Czech Biodiesel Plant
ADM has completed acquisition of Via Chem Group's oilseed crushing facility and ...
10.08.09
Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Cut Emissions, Fuel Consumption
President Obama signed an executive order this week requiring federal agencies t...
09.25.09
MARKET VIEWS: Argentina Biodiesel Not Reaping Subsidies as EU Claims
Cámara Argentina de Energías Renovables (CADER) has released a report titled Sta...
09.25.09
German Biodiesel Output Estimated at 2.5-mil MT
German biodiesel producers continue to experience a lack of demand, with half of...
09.25.09
Abengoa Buys Stake in Biofuel JV
In Spain, Abengoa has bought a 50% stake of food group Ebro Puleva in their biof...
09.25.09
US Senate Approves EPA Spending Bill Without Biofuel Amendments
Late Thursday, the US Senate approved--by a 77-21 vote--its $32.1-billion 2010 I...
09.18.09
Spain Recession Hinders Biodiesel Industry
The European Commission forecasts that Spain will remain in recession until the ...
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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