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04.03.09
Valero To Run Ethanol Plants At Full Capacity
Valero Energy Corp., the recent buyer of seven VeraSun ethanol plants, said it w...
04.02.09
NBB Submits Comments To EC On Biodiesel Duties
The National Biodiesel Board has submitted formal written comments in response t...
04.01.09
ACCIONA Opens Biodiesel Plant in Bilbao
In Spain, ACCIONA Biocombustibles has started operations at its 200,000 mt per y...
04.01.09
Ecopetrol Plans Biodiesel Plant Launch
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol expects to launch its 100,000 mt per year ...
04.01.09
US EPA Proposes Ship Pollution Reduction
A new policy to reduce ship pollution within 200 miles of US shores has been pro...
04.01.09
Airlines Could Use Biofuel In 2010
Airlines may gain approval to start using biofuels as early as 2010 and find com...
03.30.09
Minnesota To Increase Biodiesel Mandate
On May 1 Minnesota will increase its 2% biodiesel mandate for on-road diesel to ...
03.27.09
Gushan Increases Biodiesel Production
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited has announced that its Beijing biodiesel pla...
03.27.09
US Representative Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation that would create ...
03.26.09
GM Experiments With Jatropha Biodiesel
General Motors has entered into an agreement with India-based Central Salt and M...
Biodiesel Extracted From Wild Sesame Tree
05.06.08
Vietnamese scientists have managed to extract biodiesel from the seeds of wild sesame trees.
Dr. Thai Xuan Du from Tropical Biology Institute's Cell Technology Department said oil can be extracted from wild sesame trees easily using local technology and equipment, while the waste from extraction process can be used to produce organic fertilizer and pesticides.
The seeds of wild sesame contain about 31% to 37% oil and the trees blossoms all year round, especially in the rainy season.
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