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03.18.08
Australia Commits Almost $1 Billion To Clean & Renewable Initiatives
Australia's government has committed $930,000,000 for development, commercializa...
03.17.08
Petrobras and Mitsui Form Renewable Energy JV
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03.14.08
Biodiesel Plant Producing in Zimbabwe
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03.13.08
US Congress Passes One-Month Extension Of Farm Bill
Unable to reach agreement with the White House on a new farm bill, the US Congre...
03.13.08
Thai Company To Invest $15 Million in Palm Biodiesel
Thai agricultural company Charoen Pokphand Group says it will invest $15 million...
03.12.08
Gulf To Invest In Central American Ethanol
Gulf Ethanol Corporation says it will meet this month with several Central Ameri...
03.12.08
Burma Says Jatropha Crop Is Ready
In Burma, the government says the first national jatropha crops are ready for ha...
03.11.08
Founder and former chairman of D1 Oils, Karl Watkin, has resigned as non-executi...
03.10.08
US Federal Trade Commission Will Lable Biodiesel
The Federal Trade Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register noti...
03.07.08
ExxonMobile to Invest $125 Billion Through 2012
ExxonMobil intends to spend more than $125 billion in capital expenditures from ...
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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