Clarifying Misconceptions on Taxpayer-Subsidized Ethanol Exports
Consumer Energy Report - Robert Rapier - Mar 21, 2011
I also pointed to a similar situation that had previously occurred in the biodiesel industry. Biodiesel was being subsidized by US taxpayers, blended with a bit of petroleum diesel, and then shipped to Europe where it also qualified for subsidies. ...
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Palm oil to stay at 47 baht
Bangkok Post - Mar 23, 2011
Mr Suthep said the government would try to prevent price fluctuations through the Energy Ministry's demand for biodiesel production with fixed purchase prices for CPO. He said that if CPO was 40-41 baht/kg, three to four baht higher than CPO in ...
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KiOR Lands Hunt Refining as Biocrude Buyer
Reuters - Jeff St - Mar 9, 2011
The Mississippi cash was dependent on KiOR landing a contract with a refinery; KiOR's process doesn't yield a final fuel product like ethanol or biodiesel, but rather a “biocrude” very similar to crude oil, which then can be refined into various ...
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Marines Trying to Get Afghan Farmers Hooked on Energy Crops
New York Times - Mar 21, 2011
"A farmer in Montana can maybe sell his oil to a biodiesel producer for $1.50 a gallon," she explained. "On the other hand, if that farmer can convert that oil into his own fuel, it's actually worth $3.50 a gallon because he doesn't have to buy diesel. ...
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