Industry News 
04.01.08
US DOE Forms Biofuel Research Partnership
ConocoPhillips said it would work with the U.S. Department of Energy's National ...
03.31.08
Argentine Farmers Strike in Third Week
No settlement has been reached in the third week of a farmers’ strike in Argenti...
03.28.08
Farmers Strike Clogs Argentine Ports
The farmers’ strike continues in Argentina, the world’s third largest soy bean e...
03.27.08
German Biodiesel Company Gmgh Kyritz Cuts Production
German biodiesel producer Biodiesel GmbH Kyritz has cut production at its 85,000...
03.26.08
Steel Tanks Found Safe For Biodiesel
A new study by the Steel Tank Institute of Lake Zurich, IL finds that biodiesel ...
03.25.08
India To Expand Nuclear Energy
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been a proponent of nuclear cooper...
03.24.08
REG Halts $92 Million Biodiesel Plant
Renewable Energy Group (REG) of Ames, Iowa is halting construction on a $92 mill...
03.20.08
Indonesian Biodiesel Industry Says It Is Struggling
Indonesia’s biodiesel industry is dealing with imposition of a 2% export tax on ...
03.19.08
Petrotec To Build Two New Biodiesel Plants
German biodiesel producer Petrotec says it plans to build two new 100,000 mt bio...
03.19.08
US Soybean Use For Biodiesel Declines
High soybean oil prices are having an impact on domestic use of soybean oil for ...
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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