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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...
Investments Increase in Clean Energy
04.18.08
The global credit crunch has hit investments in clean energy, but with rising energy prices and concern about climate change and supportive policies, sizable funds have still found their way into the sector during the first quarter of 2008, according to New Energy Finance.
In the first quarter of 2007, investments totaled $3.7 billion, whereas $2.4 billion has been recorded for the first quarter of 2008. There was a sharp divide between private equity, which was sharply down, and venture capital, where investment was up on a year ago.
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