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05.06.08

$245 Million Ethanol Plant Planned For Niagara Falls

Plans by a Toronto company to launch a $245 million ethanol production plant in ...

05.05.08

Republican US Senators Ask to Ease RFS Requirements

Two dozen Republican US Senators, including Republican presidential candidate Jo...

05.02.08

Malaysian Palm Oil Exports At Four Month High

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05.01.08

Canadians Show Strong Support for Biofuels

The results of a nationwide poll find that Canadians overwhelmingly support the ...

04.30.08

Biodiesel Investments Slowing In Southeast Asia

Plans to invest billions of dollars in biodiesel refineries across Southeast Asi...

04.29.08

EU Considering Strict Criteria for Biofuel Imports

According to media reports, the EU is considering bringing in stringent criteria...

04.28.08

Argentina Economic Minister Resigns

Argentina Economy Minister Martin Lousteau has resigned, replaced by Carlos Fern...

04.25.08

EBB Files Import Complaint Against US

The European Biodiesel Board announced it has filed a complaint with the Europea...

04.24.08

Columbian Sugar Exports Decline For Second Year

Colombia's sugar exports declined for a second consecutive year. According to t...

04.23.08

UN Official Calls Biofuels Media Coverage "Simplistic"

Current news coverage and headlines blaming biofuels for shortages of food crops...

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VC Investment WIll Support Biofuel Gene Research

04.15.08

Energy venture capital company Altira Group announced an undisclosed investment in Evolutionary Genomics (EG), of Louisville, CO from its recently closed $176 million Altira Technology Fund V.

EG will screen gene adaptations in biofuel feedstocks such as corn, switchgrass, sugar cane, algae and soybeans to improve yield-related traits, such as grains per plant, grain weight, yield per acre, biomass, drought resistance and disease resistance.



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