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06.24.09
USDA Approves Biodiesel Loan Through Farm Bill
USDA Rural Development has approved a $25 million guaranteed loan through the Bi...
06.24.09
US and Chile Cooperate on Clean Energy
US DOE and the Chilean National Energy Commission signed a memorandum of coopera...
06.18.09
Cargil Sues Biodiesel Company for Contract Breach
Cargill is suing Memphis Biofuels for breach of contract to collect on debt. Me...
06.10.09
Biodiesel Plant Proposed For Indian Railway
In India, a 26k gal/day biodiesel plant is being proposed at the Southern Railwa...
06.10.09
Colombia to Mandate Flex-Fuel Vehicles
The Colombian government has ruled that beginning in 2012 all new vehicles must ...
06.10.09
On Tuesday, the US EPA held a hearing on its proposed Renewable Fuels Standard i...
06.08.09
Israel to Provide Tax Breaks for Biodiesel
Israel will provide tax breaks to companies using renewable energy, and also red...
06.08.09
US Democrats Call For Biofuels Support In Climate Change Bill
US Democrats from farm states are threatening to withhold support for the US cli...
06.05.09
Ecofasa Develops Waste to Biodiesel Process
Spain-based Ecofasa has stated that they developed a process to convert municipa...
06.05.09
Prio Expands Biodiesel Production
Portugal-based biodiesel company Prio is expanding production to export to Spain...
Indonesian Biodiesel Industry Says It Is Struggling
03.20.08
Indonesia’s biodiesel industry is dealing with imposition of a 2% export tax on biodiesel, delays in mandating the use of biodiesel, and a reduction in the mandated national bio-diesel blend from 5% to 2.5%, according to the Indonesia's Association of Biofuel Producers.
Last year, Indonesia unveiled a plan to become a hub for biofuel production and secured 58 production agreements worth $12.4 billion. To date, only nine biodiesel plants have been built and only four are operating, because of high feedstock costs. The four operating plants, with combined annual capacity of 810,000 mt, are at 15% of capacity.
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