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03.25.09
US Senators Confront EPA About RFS
US senators are asking EPA not to propose regulations assuming that greater US b...
03.25.09
Argentina May Move Up Biodiesel Mandate
The Argentine Government may move the introduction of the biodiesel mandate to 2...
03.23.09
Manitoba Canada Licenses First Biodiesel Plant
In Canada, Manitoba has licensed its first biodiesel plant, Greenway Biodiesel, ...
03.20.09
Argentina Does Not Plan to Lift Soy Export Tax
Argentina does not plan on lifting the soy export tax and will instead funnel 30...
03.17.09
US EPA Proposes Emissions Reporting
US EPA has proposed a comprehensive national GHG emissions reporting system that...
03.16.09
Obama Discusses Energy With Brazilian President
President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had the...
03.13.09
EU Imposes Provisional Duties on US Biodiesel
EU has announced provisional anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of ...
03.12.09
UK Desalination Plant to Be Powered By Biodiesel
The UK’s first large-scale desalination plant is due to open in 2010 at Beckton,...
03.11.09
El Salvador Plans Biodiesel Research
El Salvador plans to begin a feasibility study to produce biodiesel for the loca...
03.09.09
Malaysian Palm Oil Sales Increase
Malaysian palm oil sales to China in January-February totaled over 530k mt, up 4...
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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