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07.16.08
India to Create Biofuel Development Board
In India, draft policy creating a Biofuel Development Board has been sent to the...
07.15.08
Costa Rica Seeks To Be Carbon Free by 2011
President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica has vowed to have his whole country carbon f...
07.14.08
China Approves Three Jatropha Biodiesel Facilities
China National Development and Reform Commission has approved three state-owned,...
07.11.08
Indonesia to Establish Biofuel Mandate
Indonesia is aiming to mandate a 2.5% blend of biodiesel by September, the chair...
07.10.08
EU Environment Committee Rejects Biofuel Target
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has rejected the EU's 10% biofue...
07.10.08
World Bank Refutes Biofuel Story by The Guardian
The World Bank has refuted a recent story by The Guardian claiming access to a “...
07.07.08
Biofuels Could Provide 10% of World Fuel
Biofuels could provide as much as 10% of the world's fuel mix over the next coup...
07.03.08
Non-OPEC Countries Will Rely Heavily on Biofuels
Non-Opec countries will have to rely on biofuels in the next five years for 50% ...
07.02.08
Renewable Energy Receives Record Funding
Wind, solar, and biofuel companies received a record $148 billion in new funding...
07.01.08
Fiji Plans Coconut Biodiesel Plants
In Fiji, The National Strategic Committee on Biofuel plans to install coconut oi...
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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