Monday 30 May 2011

Biodiesel effects

Gushan Environmental Energy Management Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings ...
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Cost of revenues for the biodiesel business totaled $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2011, representing a decrease of 70.3% year-to-year and an increase of 28.7% from the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding the effects of the provision for ...
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Research and Markets: Biofuels. Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes
Business Wire (press release) - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Fermentation Inhibitors in ethanol processes and different strategies to reduce their effects (MJ Taherzadeh and K. Karimi). 14. Biotechnological methods to produce biodiesel (DM Guimaraes Freire, JS de Sousa and E. d'Avila Cavalcanti-Oliveira). 15. ...
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Study: US Biofuel Production Does Not Cause Indirect Land Use Change
Wisconsin Ag Connection - ‎May 20, 2011‎
"There are two feasible dependent conclusions that might be drawn from this interpretation: 1) crop intensification may have absorbed the effects of expanding US biofuel production or 2) the effects of US biofuel production expansion may be simply ...
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Training Program Raises Awareness of Advanced Biodiesels
TruckTrend Magazine - Erick Ayapana - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Ford, for example, has extensively tested the use of B20 biodiesel in its F-series trucks and has addressed and redesigned any components found to be susceptible to biodiesel. it also claims that there are no negative effects on fuel economy or engine ...

Biodiesel effects on the environment

City wants more data on energy plan
The Keene Sentinel - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Blatchly did express some skepticism about the company's claims that the product of the trash gasification plant could be converted into “synthetic biodiesel.” “That's the part I couldn't understand chemically,” he said. Gasifying trash would produce a ...
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Homogenous Catalyst and Effects on Multifeedstock Processing
Biodiesel Magazine - Raj Mosali, Sharath Bobbili - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Biodiesel is currently produced via transesterification of triglycerides with an alcohol such as methanol. The transesterification of triglycerides comprises of three sequential, reversible reactions ...
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Bioenergy driving toward more efficient energy future
Western Farm Press - ‎May 27, 2011‎
In 2010, the US biodiesel industry produced 160 million gallons of biodiesel from soybean oil, which co-produced enough soybean meal for 48 billion rations of protein like those used in global hunger programs. Biodiesel is helping to drive new ...
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Biodiesel leading way on cleaning up diesel exhaust
Western Farm Press - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Biodiesel emissions show decreased levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nPAH), which have been identified as potential cancer causing compounds. In Health Effects testing, PAH compounds were ...

Biodiesel effect on engine

SinterCast Results January - March 2011
Reuters (press release) - ‎May 4, 2011‎
The 16.4 litre engine satisfies Euro 5 emissions, is 100% biodiesel compatible, and meets EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) standards. The demand for field trials has begun to increase and SinterCast has committed to conduct five trials ...
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Biodiesel leading way on cleaning up diesel exhaust
Western Farm Press - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Nitrogen Oxides - NOx emissions from biodiesel increase or decrease depending on the engine family and testing procedures. NOx emissions (a contributing factor in the localized formation of smog and ozone) from pure (100 percent) biodiesel increase on ...
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Adding nanoparticles `makes for friendly biofuels`
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎May 11, 2011‎
The researchers said that the effect of alumina nanoadditives on biodiesel emulsion fuels with a higher proportion of water is yet to be investigated for performance and emissions in diesel engines. 'Biofuels like Jatropha, Pongamia, castor, ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - ZoĆ« Casey - ‎May 17, 2011‎
The annual production of ethanol increased to 1.6 EJ (76 billion litres) by the end of 2009 and biodiesel to 0.6 EJ (17 billion litres). Of the approximate 300 GW of new electricity generating capacity added globally over the twoyear period from 2008 ...

Biodiesel efficiency rate

What the City is doing - Air
Calgary Herald - ‎May 24, 2011
We reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 540 tonnes by using biodiesel in heavy equipment like garbage and recycling trucks. We have 147 light vehicles (hybrids and Smart cars) with high fuel efficiency ratings. We are testing a hybrid garbage truck to ...
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Ethanol, biodiesel and bio-products from algae?
Oh-Yay - David Harvey - ‎May 25, 2011‎
The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental ...
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Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎May 29, 2011‎
“We learned about energy efficiency and how to solve problems,” Miller said. Chris Beard gained a lot from the class, and expects to use the knowledge when he enters Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington this fall.
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Microalgae to biofuel project set to generate new energy
Plant Engineer - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission's seventh framework programme, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental ...

Biodiesel efficiency

Aurora team takes top seed in fuel efficiency at car contest
Aurora Advertiser - May 25, 2011‎
For the third year in a row, Aurora students were on the top in fuel efficiency. High school students participated in the alternative fuels category with a vehicle running on B20 biodiesel and averaged 245 miles per gallon -- with a high run of 275 mpg ...
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Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - May 25, 2011‎
“We learned about energy efficiency and how to solve problems,” Miller said. Chris Beard gained a lot from the class, and expects to use the knowledge when he enters Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington this fall.
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What the City is doing - Air
Calgary Herald - ‎May 25, 2011‎
We reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 540 tonnes by using biodiesel in heavy equipment like garbage and recycling trucks. We have 147 light vehicles (hybrids and Smart cars) with high fuel efficiency ratings. We are testing a hybrid garbage truck to ...
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Ethanol, biodiesel and bio-products from algae?
Oh-Yay - David Harvey - ‎May 25, 2011‎
The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental ...

Biodiesel eeca

Biodiesel New Zealand expands distribution of B20, B100 biodiesel
Biofuels Digest - ‎May 24, 2011‎
More than 80 commercial customers in the region have expressed an interest in using the fuel and feedback from a recent EECA-organised information seminar indicates Nelson has a large motivated group promoting positive environmental change.
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Biodiesel New Zealand establishes Nelson distribution hub
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎May 17, 2011‎
More than 80 commercial customers in the region have expressed an interest in using the fuel and feedback from a recent EECA-organised information seminar indicates Nelson has a large motivated group promoting positive environmental change. ...

Biodiesel eer

The dangerous subsidies bubble
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine - William Gamble - ‎May 15, 2011‎
As China's economy begins to make up an ever larger share of the world's economy, demand from China makes up an ever larger share of the demand for commodities. If Chinese demand were based on a straight market, it might be predictable, but it is not. ...
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USDA Rural Development offers funding to increase access to biofuels in Illinois
Carmi Times - ‎May 24, 2011‎
"We have worked for years to find ways to economically produce ethanol, biodiesel and other bio-based fuel, and we've been pretty successful," Callahan said. "The missing link has been affordable technology for pumps that can handle biofuel. ...
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Branstad signs law providing biofuel incentives
DesMoinesRegister.com - Dan Piller - ‎May 27, 2011‎
... in 2010 declined to create a state mandate for ethanol use. The biodiesel industry was jump-started this year when Congress renewed the $1-per-gallon tax credit and also imposed a first-ever mandate of 800 million gallons of biodiesel use in 2011.
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Students Build School Bus That Runs on Used Cooking Oil
autoevolution - ‎May 15, 2011‎
With the help of American manufacturer Ford, a group from the Georgia Institute of Technology embarked on a mission that will lead to the creation the first ever hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion in the US. Financed through a $50000 Ford College ...
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Danville company proposes new use for tobacco
Richmond Times Dispatch - ‎May 11, 2011‎
A new company says that its tobacco will be genetically modified to produce "both ethanol and biodiesel at yields that far surpass the traditional crops of corn and soy." And far more plants can be planted compared with smoking-grade tobacco, it says. ...

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Restaurateur keeps the neon glowing at Save-on-Meats
Vancouver Sun - Malcolm Parry - ‎May 12, 2011‎
She hopes others will launch in Victoria and Edmonton, and additional ones in Vancouver and Calgary, before WPO delegates meet in Atlanta, Ga., next year. With residences in Langley and Sun Peaks, Mowat disposed of her Abbotsford-based promotions and ...

Biodiesel edible oils

Bakery waste turned into alternative fuel source
British Baker - ‎May 25, 2011‎
Fats and oils from waste pies, sausages rolls and pastries are being extracted to make bio-diesel in a project that is expected to be rolled out across the UK. Road fuel supplier Greenergy has teamed up with Brocklesby, a specialist in recycling edible ...
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Brocklesby joins £50m Greenergy pasty project
Insider Media - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Greenergy already uses more than 20 million litres a month of biodiesel from used cooking oil. The company said it wants to extend its use of the products and is now beginning to make biodiesel from high fat solid foods such as pies, sausage rolls, ...
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Edible oils down on weak global trend
Business Standard - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Trading sentiments in edible oils turned bearish after palm oil declined in Malaysia, ending the longest rally in more than two months, and as falling crude oil prices reduced the appeal of the commodity as a source of biofuel. Meanwhile, palm oil for ...

Biodiesel education grants

Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎May 12, 2011‎
Growth Design Energy will use second-generation refining technologies with nonfood waste oils to produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel annually. Grant funds of $699500 will assist the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service to expand existing Green Corps ...
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Workshop will examine alternative fuels
Modern Bulk Transporter - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance comprises PERC, the Renewable Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Foundation, and Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. Each collaborative workshop involves one or more of the Energy Department's Clean Cities ...
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Wind Tech Program receives equipment donation worth $225000
Hometown Focus - ‎May 26, 2011‎
In addition, the PI System will be utilized by the Electrical and Industrial Automation program to monitor data associated with their biodiesel processors. The OSIsoft PI System is the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure for management of ...
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Houston County School System wins clean air award
The Warner Robins Patriot - Drew Bollea - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Houston County uses biodiesel in its buses when available and has implemented a five-minute maximum idle policy for non-handicap buses. GPS software is also used to monitor idle time and route efficiency. In addition, Houston County has received grants ...
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DEP to Hold Two Alternative Energy Workshops for Teachers
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Participants will learn about solar- and wind-power generation as well as alternative fuel sources, such as biodiesel, compressed natural gas and hybrid engines. The workshops will also educate teachers about DEP's Environmental Education grants, ...
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Ford and Georgia Tech Partner on "Green Eco School Bus" - Nation's First ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Innovation in education is encouraged through national programs that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 25000 Ford employees and retirees each year work on ...

Biodiesel edible

Greenergy begins biodiesel production from food waste
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - ‎May 10, 2011‎
(Source: Datamonitor)Greenergy, a UK-based supplier of low-emission fuels, has started producing biodiesel from food waste. In a partnership with Brocklesby Ltd, a specialist in recycling edible oils, unsaleable food products such as crisps and pies, ...
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SG Biofuels Signs Customers for 250000 Acres of Hybrid Jatropha Seed
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Jatropha is a non-edible energy crop that produces large volumes of sustainable plant oil used for biodiesel, bio jet fuel and specialty chemicals. The JMax™ hybrid seeds on average provide double the yield of existing commercial varieties planted in ...
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Bakery waste turned into alternative fuel source
British Baker - ‎May 25, 2011‎
Fats and oils from waste pies, sausages rolls and pastries are being extracted to make bio-diesel in a project that is expected to be rolled out across the UK. Road fuel supplier Greenergy has teamed up with Brocklesby, a specialist in recycling edible ...
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Brocklesby joins £50m Greenergy pasty project
Insider Media - ‎May 16, 2011‎
The company has teamed up with Brough-based Brocklesby, which specialises in recovering edible oils, to convert unsaleable food items into biofuel. High-fat solid foods such as pasties and pies, which would previously have gone to landfill or compost, ...

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Weis: Thinking Green
Vermont Public Radio - Russ Weis, Betty Smith-Mastaler - ‎May 5, 2011‎
Now, I get that it can be tough to install solar panels or convert our cars to biodiesel. Or to buy shade-grown coffee or even to buy local on a regular basis. However, it's not all that hard to bring along reusable canvas bags when you're shopping, ...
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Litchfield High School Will Add 'Enrichment' Period Next Fall
thejournal-news.net - ‎May 11, 2011‎
Under the consent agenda, board members approved the monthly fuel bid from M&M Service Company in Carlinville for $3.811 per gallon for unleaded and $3.656 per gallon for biodiesel. Allison made note that the fuel bids rose 80 cents over April's costs. ...
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Tech Sector Losses Pushed the NASDAQ in Red Zone
Galaxy Stocks - ‎May 6, 2011‎
It can be converted to other useable forms of energy, such as methane gas or transportation fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel. Being the main ingredient of natural gas Methane is a smelly stuff, like rotting garbage, and agricultural and human waste ...

Biodiesel education program

Earth Day Network, The UPS Foundation Launch First Large-Scale School ...
3BL Media (press release) - ‎May 11, 2011‎
... in partnership with The UPS Foundation, today unveiled the first large-scale biodiesel production facility at a school in the region, as the centerpiece of Newton North High School's showcase Biodiesel Production and Education Program. ...
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Workshop will examine alternative fuels
Modern Bulk Transporter - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance comprises PERC, the Renewable Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Foundation, and Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. Each collaborative workshop involves one or more of the Energy Department's Clean Cities ...
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Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎May 12, 2011‎
They will support the training of Iowa veterans to implement statewide energy efficiency improvements for low income, elderly and veterans' homes, using energy audits, weatherization and energy efficiency education and outreach. ...

Biodiesel education

Workshop will examine alternative fuels
Modern Bulk Transporter - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance comprises PERC, the Renewable Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Foundation, and Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. Each collaborative workshop involves one or more of the Energy Department's Clean Cities ...
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Rants and Raves: Stress safe driving
Montgomery Advertiser - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Another example refuting that shortsighted view was recently reported in Calhoun County, where the highway department is using biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil to supplement its fuel needs. Managers say the biodiesel fuel saves the county ...
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Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎May 12, 2011‎
They will support the training of Iowa veterans to implement statewide energy efficiency improvements for low income, elderly and veterans' homes, using energy audits, weatherization and energy efficiency education and outreach. ...

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SMEs: go green, stay in the race
Greenwise Business - ‎May 25, 2011‎
The company has since invested in electric and biodiesel vehicles to stay ahead of the pack. This shift, from "we will…" to "we have done…" is an important one. Muckle LLP, a law firm in Newcastle upon Tyne, is finding that even for legal services it ...
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Aire, vegetales y orina, las alternativas de la gasolina
UnivisiĆ³n - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Biodiesel: Es otro biocombustible que se produce a partir de grasas vegetales o el reciclado de grasas de los restaurantes y puede funcionar en cualquier auto con motor diesel. De acuerdo con algunos expertos, se requiere de una pequeƱa modificaciĆ³n al ...

biodiesel ec

European Commission funds international algae collaboration
Biodiesel Magazine - Bryan Sims - ‎May 25, 2011‎
An international collaboration of nine partners from seven countries has come together to form The BIOfuel Algae Technologies Project (BIOFAT) that focuses on the feasibility of producing ethanol, biodiesel and other ...
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EU biodiesel firms probe new loophole on US import duties
Platts - ‎May 9, 2011‎
"We've seen some shipments [of biodiesel] to India from the US and at around the same time exports from India to Europe, this all looks relatively suspicious to say the least." The EC launched an investigation in August last year to determine whether ...
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EC funds project to produce ethanol, biodiesel, bioproducts
Ethanol Producer Magazine - ‎May 24, 2011‎
By Hart Energy | May 24, 2011 Nine partners from seven countries have joined in an innovative project to show that ethanol, biodiesel and bioproducts can be produced from algae on a large scale. The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, ...

biodiesel economic effects

FutureFuel Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
In addition, while the lingering effects of the challenging economy on the small business sector have resulted in continued pressure on FutureFuel, our increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2011 is an encouraging sign of economic improvement as -----------------------------------------------------------
Boosters see Northwest future in aviation biofuel
BusinessWeek - ‎May 27, 2011‎
"Airlines are particularly vulnerable to oil price volatility, and the aviation community must address this issue to maintain economic growth and further mitigate the environmental impacts of our industry." So far, biofuel has not offered price ...
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Diesel From Soy Sparks $560 Million Investment by ADM, Cargill
Bloomberg - Stephan Nielsen - ‎May 6, 2011‎
Only biodiesel projects with access to cheap raw materials, like soybean and animal fats, or “at minimum, ownership over a seed crushing plant,” make economic sense, Keller said. “I'd only build a project if I had access to the feedstock for the next ...

Biodiesel ecological

Growing a green fuel industry in Australia
ScienceAlert - Joely Taylor - ‎May 5, 2011‎
Indeed, the fuel tax credit regime actually limits the use of biodiesel,' she says. However, change is in the air. 'We have a number of oil majors participating and investing in the alternative fuels space,' says Ms Brodie. ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - ZoĆ« Casey - ‎May 17, 2011‎
The annual production of ethanol increased to 1.6 EJ (76 billion litres) by the end of 2009 and biodiesel to 0.6 EJ (17 billion litres). Of the approximate 300 GW of new electricity generating capacity added globally over the twoyear period from 2008 ...
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A Fishy Future? Interview with a Recirculating Aquaculturist—Red Herring
Infoshop News - Flint Arthur - ‎May 7, 2011‎
The idea of growing algae is also becoming popular -- algae capture sunlight, and their oil can be extracted to use in making biodiesel. But it's difficult to design a factory system that mimics a wild ecosystem in a regular, beneficial way, ...
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Les agrocarburants : vrai ou faux bonus pour la planĆØte ?
Terra eco - ‎May 3, 2011‎
Le rapport cite l'exemple d'une expĆ©rience de rĆ©organisation de terres au BrĆ©sil (« Agro-Ecological Zoning of Sugar Cane »). En faisant passer la densitĆ© des bĆŖtes de 1 Ć  1,56 Ć  l'hectare, on pourrait gagner 60 millions d'hectares utilisables Ć  la fois ...

biodiesel ecology

Rock the Green this fall
OnMilwaukee.com - ‎May 17, 2011‎
The festival will be powered on clean energy (ie solar and biodiesel), all disposable items will be compostable, an on-site green team will work at waste recovery stations throughout the festival grounds and a free bike valet service will be available ...
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'Blue Legacy' Reaps Rewards
New University Online - Gilberto Cardenas - ‎May 10, 2011‎
The ceremony included speeches by School of Social Ecology Dean Valerie Jenness, Chancellor Michael Drake, CUSA Director Richard Matthew and a keynote address by Alexandra Cousteau herself. Granddaughter of the celebrated undersea explorer Jacques-Yves ...
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Toda la selva hĆŗmeda nativa del sureste asiĆ”tico desaparecĆ©ra en 2030
La Flecha - ‎May 17, 2011‎
Los resultados han sido publicados en Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment y muestran que las zonas pantanosas han caƭdo desde el 77% al Ɣrea original a un 36% entre 1990 y 2010. A ese ritmo el bosque pantanoso desaparecerƔ en dos dƩcadas. ...

Biodiesel economic advantages

US biodiesel industry produced 160 million gallons of biodiesel from soybean oil..
Edible Oil Report - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Common solutions exist to increase food and energy security simultaneously, while providing economic and environmental benefits to society.Biofuel feedstocks or residue use should be considered from a cropping system's perspective and not just as a ...
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Ethanol, biodiesel and bio-products from algae?
Oh-Yay - David Harvey - ‎May 25, 2011‎
The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental ...
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Bioenergy driving toward more efficient energy future
Western Farm Press - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Biodiesel is helping to drive new technology, crop diversity and more efficient use of our resources. Common solutions exist to increase food and energy security simultaneously, while providing economic and environmental benefits to society. ...
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The dangerous subsidies bubble
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine - William Gamble - ‎3 hours ago‎
It sounds great to most citizens, because they often only see the benefits without assessing the costs, which people assume are borne by someone else. The reality is that subsidies are always borne by taxpayers in one form or another. ...
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Biochemical engineering: Chewing the fat
R & D Magazine - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Conventional chemical processes for producing biodiesel, however, require pure and refined feedstock oils, thus negating any potential advantages. To get around this problem, Md. Mahabubur Rahman Talukder and co-workers at the A*STAR Institute of ...
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European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Ethanol, Biodiesel and ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental ...

biodiesel economically feasible

USDA Rural Development offers funding to increase access to biofuels in Illinois
Carmi Times - ‎May 24, 2011‎
"We have worked for years to find ways to economically produce ethanol, biodiesel and other bio-based fuel, and we've been pretty successful," Callahan said. "The missing link has been affordable technology for pumps that can handle biofuel. ...
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MUN Researching Feasibility of Fish Fuels
VOCM - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Hawboldt says the research will go a long way into making biofuels feasible for the province. If all works according to plan, small communities and companies will be able to generate biofuel on-site -- something Hawboldt says is both economically and ...
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Lorne Gunter: Ontarians will pay dearly for McGuinty's 'green' energy fantasy
National Post - ‎May 6, 2011‎
If only enough tax dollars could be used to subsidize the construction of wind farms and solar panels and algae ponds for biodiesel, eventually there would be enough of these clean sources to make them economically viable competitors to coal and oil. ...
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WERF Encouraged By Recent Legislation On Defense Biofuel
Water Online (press release) - ‎May 18, 2011‎
... markets and demand have never existed to make large-scale production economically desirable." The Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011 could create sustained demand making investment in taking the technology to market feasible. ...
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Biofuels - Establishing reliable frameworks
FM.co.za - Lise Pretorius - ‎May 4, 2011‎
“The higher the crude oil price, the more economically feasible it becomes to use alternative fuel.” “We'll see progress once the department of energy has concluded the study on pricing,” says Fani Tshifularo, executive director at the SA Petroleum ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - ZoĆ« Casey - ‎May 17, 2011‎
The annual production of ethanol increased to 1.6 EJ (76 billion litres) by the end of 2009 and biodiesel to 0.6 EJ (17 billion litres). Of the approximate 300 GW of new electricity generating capacity added globally over the twoyear period from 2008 ...
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Bernalillo Co. program loans Incitor LLC $30K
New Mexico Business Weekly - Kevin Robinson-Avila - ‎May 12, 2011‎
A local startup with a patent-pending process to turn biomass into biofuel received a $30000 boost from the Bernalillo County Economic Development Department. Incitor LLC, which launched in 2007, received assistance through the Revolving Loan Fund, ...

Biodiesel economic impact

Research and Markets: Biofuels. Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes
Business Wire (press release) - ‎May 27, 2011‎
In addition to the above, they also have a reduced environmental impact in comparison to fossil fuels. Biofuels provides state-of-the-art information on the status of biofuel production and related aspects. 1. Principles of biorefineries (F. Cherubini
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Boosters see Northwest future in aviation biofuel
BusinessWeek - ‎May 27, 2011‎
"Airlines are particularly vulnerable to oil price volatility, and the aviation community must address this issue to maintain economic growth and further mitigate the environmental impacts of our industry." So far, biofuel has not offered price ...
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Diesel From Soy Sparks $560 Million Investment by ADM, Cargill
Bloomberg - Stephan Nielsen - ‎May 6, 2011‎
Only biodiesel projects with access to cheap raw materials, like soybean and animal fats, or “at minimum, ownership over a seed crushing plant,” make economic sense, Keller said. “I'd only build a project if I had access to the feedstock for the next
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All Good Music Festival and Campout Ready To Take Off
WSAZ-TV - Steve Eschleman - ‎May 26, 2011‎
And the economic impact of such a crowd is considerable. All Good creator Tim Walther says a recent study by AC Entertainment states the festival's 2010 economic impact on West Virginia was $2.1 million in direct spending with almost $400000 of that ...
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GUSHAN EN ADR : Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of ...
4-traders (press release) - ‎May 26, 2011‎
The relocation of the Sichuan plant, together with the new plant, will result in a combined annual biodiesel production capacity of 100000 tons for Sichuan Gushan. Furthermore, to help mitigate the potential adverse impact from the consumption tax ...

Biodiesel economic analysis

FutureFuel Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Increased revenues in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 from the biofuels segment resulted from increased regional sales of blended biodiesel and unblended petrodiesel. The volumes of biodiesel and blended biodiesel sold ...
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Growing a green fuel industry in Australia
ScienceAlert - Joely Taylor - ‎May 5, 2011‎
New, 'second-generation' biofuel production technologies developed around the world are being assessed for their technical and economic feasibility. These second-generation technologies (see first box below) convert lignocellulosic1 biomass to a range ...
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Analysis: Bioethanol may win in crunch time for EU biofuels
IBTimes Hong Kong - ‎May 17, 2011‎
The debate over biodiesel, however, looks set to rage on. A farmer harvests a field of wheat in Hirson, northern France, August 6 2009. Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most relevant news, data and anlaysis . ...
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Reflections Before the Collapse of Oil - Jan Lundberg interviewed in Shanghai ...
The People's Voice - Beilei Jin - ‎May 10, 2011‎
The supply of biodiesel however, has gotten tighter in California due to its recent cheaper-then-petroleum price, causing a run on the biodiesel. So the price has to be raised further for biodiesel, just so supply does not quickly dry up. ...

biodiesel economy

Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Boost Ethanol and Biodiesel
Domestic Fuel - Cindy Zimmerman - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has made good on a promise he made to the state's renewable fuels industry back in January to revitalize Iowa's rural economy by boosting sales of ethanol and production of biodiesel. “I want to work with the legislature to ...
Back in business: Iowa governor signs biodiesel legislation
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Kitchen grease fuels House bill
Charlotte Observer - Anne Blythe - ‎May 26, 2011‎
The oil will be turned into biodiesel fuel. SHAWN ROCCO - srocco@newsobserver.com Yellow kitchen grease has become as good as gold as gasoline prices soar and biodiesel fuel becomes more appealing. Just as one industry's waste becomes a hot commodity ...
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Branstad takes budget debate to Iowans on campaign-style tour
Eastern Iowa Government - James Q. Lynch - ‎May 28, 2011‎
The strength of Iowa's farm economy is a source of optimism for Branstad. That's quite a turnaround from the farm crisis years when he was governor in the 1980s. Then agriculture was the weakest part of the economy and the state struggled. ...

Biodiesel economics

Convenience stores to mushroom
Bangkok Post - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Rising demand for alternative energy including biodiesel and ethanol has turned more farmers to energy crops such as oil palm, maize, and soybean. Moreover, prices of farm products will continue to rise due to huge demand for agricultural products ...
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Grand Forks, ND 58201 US
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Agricultural residues, straw, grass, animal wastes and algae have many near-term uses now, as seen in the ethanol and biodiesel industry. Biomass '11 brings together all levels of industry professionals, from research and development, to financial ...
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Battle brewing over biofuels' future
USA Today - Philip Brasher - ‎May 7, 2011‎
Except for biodiesel or a product called renewable diesel that's made from animal fats, drop-in fuels are still well in the future, especially any made from biomass. The Energy Information Administration doesn't forecast the country using more than a ...
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'Inquiry' online journal features articles on UNH students' research experiences
Foster's Daily Democrat - Katy Sternberger - ‎May 13, 2011‎
He then extracted the oils from the algae, which can be used to produce biodiesel. Other articles featured in this issue of Inquiry include projects from nursing, history, economics, physics and international affairs. For instance, Ella Nilsen's ...
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Solazyme Pre-IPO Report: Synthetic Nanobiology Comes of Age
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 19, 2011‎
Professor James Richardson, an agricultural economics professor at Texas A&M, has evaluated many different types of conventional algae technology using advanced statistical techniques. Dr. Richardson's research shows that most conventional biofuel

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The Top 15 Stocks PNC Financial Services Is Buying
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 10, 2011‎
It is a processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities and is a manufacturer of vegetable oil and protein meal, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other food and feed ingredients. Archer Daniels' EPS forecast ...

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Making Money on Triple-Digit Oil
Zacks.com - Kevin Cook - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Of course it will ebb and flow, especially if China is forced to put the brakes on growth. But the big picture supports the idea that triple-digit oil is here to stay. Whether or not peak oil is here yet -- especially as new discoveries are made and ...
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Grains, Soy Called Lower as Dollar's Gain May Curb Demand
San Francisco Chronicle - ‎May 23, 2011‎
{NSN LLNH8X6VDKHX } -- Funds cut bets on rising prices for wheat, cocoa and other food commodities on easing supply concerns and bets that demand will ebb following rallies. {NSN LLN1AX0UQVI9 } -- Agricultural-commodity prices are expected to be ...
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Transportation Fuel Independence would be Achieved by High-Efficiency Sugar ...
AZoCleantech - Y. -H. Percival Zhang - ‎May 4, 2011‎
Also, renewable carbohydrates (eg, cellulosic materials and starch) are less expensive based on energy content than are other hydrogen carriers, such as hydrocarbons, biodiesel, methanol, ethanol, and ammonia 1 . The use of a small fraction of low-cost
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L'UE taxe le biodiesel nord-amƩricain
Le Figaro - ‎May 11, 2011‎
Une enquĆŖte avait toutefois Ć©tĆ© ouverte l'an dernier Ć  la suite d'une plainte de la FĆ©dĆ©ration des producteurs europĆ©ens de biodiesel (EBB). Ces derniers accusaient leurs concurrents amĆ©ricains de contourner les taxes en faisant transiter leur ...

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The Top 15 Stocks PNC Financial Services Is Buying
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 10, 2011‎
It is a processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities and is a manufacturer of vegetable oil and protein meal, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other food and feed ingredients. Archer Daniels' EPS forecast ...

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Development Showcase: Champagne-Ardenne, France
Biofuels Digest - ‎May 21, 2011‎
Long known for champagne – and, accordingly, having a centuries-old interest in ethanol fermentation, the region is located close to the Paris area and to large economic markets of North Eastern Europe. The region is dominated by lakes, rivers, canals, ...
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Push for yield as oil demand rises
Farmers Guardian - ‎May 20, 2011‎
... and biodiesel is still rising. “EU consumption of oilseed oil has more than doubled in the last 10 years,” said Ms Williams, adding there may be potential for additional production in countries such as Italy, northern Spain, and in Eastern Europe. ...
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Codexis Becomes Target for Suitors Seeking Enzymes, Chief Executive Says
Bloomberg - Andrew Noel, Alex Morales - ‎May 20, 2011‎
Codexis is now in the process of securing a partner for this field, referred to as white biotechnology, as variants of the same molecules used in biodiesel and drugs can be applied to consumer goods like shampoo, replacing traditional chemicals, ...
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Codexis Becomes Target for Suitor Seeking Enzymes, CEO Says
San Francisco Chronicle - ‎May 20, 2011‎
Codexis is now in the process of securing a partner for this field, referred to as white biotechnology, as variants of the same molecules used in biodiesel and drugs can be applied to consumer goods like shampoo, replacing traditional chemicals, ...
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Cities setting standards in eco-innovation - Curitiba, Brazil
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎May 5, 2011‎
Three-quarters of its buses now run on biodiesel, routes have been changed for greater efficiency, and bus use has increased by 8%. A 4-km2 area in the city centre has been turned into a car-free zone and a new traffic control centre provides real-time ...
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The ethanol hunger
Khaleej Times - Wallace E. Tyner - ‎May 7, 2011‎
The bottom line is that there is huge potential to increase production in many parts of Eastern Europe, Africa, and South America. To the extent that higher commodity prices benefit farmers in these regions, they will respond by increasing their ...

Sunday 15 May 2011

Biodiesel east africa

Slideshow: How Mafuta Sasa is turning waste cooking oil into clean ...
‎Dowser - 26 Apr 2011
... oil (WVO) into usable biodiesel fuel in a New York City garage, Mwakilasa launched Mafuta Sasa Ltd, the first WVO-to-biodiesel company in East Africa. ...
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When farmers' votes count more than yours: Canada's biodiesel mandate
‎Biofuels International - 6 May 2011
... point to the political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East as the reason for ... Make no mistake; biodiesel will cost more than regular diesel. ...
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MALAWI: Boat earmarked as a floating clinic
‎AfricaNews - 3 May 2011
The boat was then transported in one piece on a special carriage fitted with traction engine wheels and shipped to then Portuguese East Africa (now ...
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Earnings Scorecard: Archer Daniels
‎Zacks.com - 4 days ago
... and fertilizer blending and biodiesel capacities in South America. ... milling quality wheat due to a variety of buyers in North Africa and Middle East. ...
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Kenyan oil firm sees market share doubling by 2013
‎Reuters Africa - Kevin Mwanza - 20 Apr 2011
... to increase alternative sources of fuel including biodiesel from Brazil. Fuel prices have become a hot topic in east Africa's largest economy after the ...

Biodiesel east

Purchase of Catilin allows research plant to add hours
‎DesMoinesRegister.com - David Elbert - 28 April 2011
... a company with technology to make biodiesel fuel from cheap waste oils and ... operate a research plant east of Ames 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ...
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MSU nets $2.9 million from USDA to further biofuel research
‎Media Newswire (press release) - 2 May 2011
EAST LANSING, Mich. th Michigan State University scientists will use three ... Act of 2007 mandates the use of 1 billion gallons of biodiesel by 2012. ...
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Lac of progress fuels fears
‎Lethbridge Herald - 1 May 2011
You need JavaScript enabled to view it Shareholder unrest is building over the fate of the proposed multi-million dollar biodiesel processing plant east of ...
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Michigan State University gets $2.9 million for biofuel research
‎Lansing State Journal - 21 Apr 2011
$957582: Develop a process to convert glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel ... EAST LANSING - Michigan State University has received $2.9 million in federal ...
USDA Spurs Production of Bioenergy and Biobased Products With ...

biodiesel east bay

Clean City Program Offers Spring Recycling Day This Saturday
‎Patch.com - Cara Kenefick - 27 Apr 2011
Plastic bags: will be collected by East Bay Met School senior Deanna Ford as ... Cooking oil: Newport Biodiesel will be accepting all vegetable cooking oil ...
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Weekender: Five Things to Do Over the Next Three Days in the East Bay
‎East Bay Express - 22 Apr 2011
Proceeds go to the East Bay Bike Coalition, and a free shuttle (biodiesel, naturally) will run to and from Civic Center Park every half-hour. ...

Biodiesel easy

Fast, Easy Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel Fuel Down to 100 ppm
‎Environmental Expert (press release) - 4 May 2011
Therefore, it has become necessary for many standby generator operators to determine whether their fuel delivery contains biodiesel. The fast, easy analysis ...
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When farmers' votes count more than yours: Canada's biodiesel mandate
‎Biofuels International - 6 May 2011
While it would be easy to point to the political unrest in North Africa and the Middle ... Make no mistake; biodiesel will cost more than regular diesel. ...
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SCADA expands and optimises bio-diesel production process
‎Control Engineering Website - 3 May 2011
Fox Petroli, an Italian bio-diesel producer, has optimised and expanded the production ... one that was quick to develop and integrate and easy to maintain. ...
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Global Jatrophaworld India 2011 Presents Great Variety Of ...
‎Environmental Expert (press release) - 6 May 2011
The 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training ... It is easy to establish, grows relatively quickly and lives, ...
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It Ain't Easy Being Green
‎San Diego Reader - Dave Good - 20 Apr 2011
Big money tours like Jack Johnson and Neil Young and Willie Nelson have been running on biodiesel fuel for years. But in the face of $4-a-gallon gas, ...
OFF! finds new power in old-school punk
‎ - Vancouver Sun

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Lords debate Agriculture: Global Food Security
‎DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) - Baroness Byford - 2 days ago
Dr Bruce Lankford from the University of East Anglia has produced a paper which expresses his concerns and explains his concept of virtual water. ...

Biodiesel east london

From junk food to green fuel
‎TODAYonline - 19 Apr 2011
The fuel giant invested £50 million in the biodiesel production facility at Immingham on the east coast to process used cooking oils, which are more ...
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Environmental camper damaged in Ashland stop
‎Mail Tribune - John Darling - 28 Apr 2011
Pag assembled the van in London as a model of sustainability and recycling, ... likely a Dodge Sprinter, with a biodiesel engine to charge batteries. ...
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Pet food helping to destroy Asian rainforest, study shows
‎The Guardian - 21 Apr 2011
And it turns up on garage forecourts in biodiesel. ... unveiled the findings at a conference on palm oil at London zoo last Friday, said that didn't wash. ...
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Reflections Before the Collapse of Oil - Jan Lundberg interviewed ...
‎The People's Voice - Beilei Jin - 20 Apr 2011
The supply of biodiesel however, has gotten tighter in California due to its recent cheaper-then-petroleum price, causing a run on the biodiesel. ...
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Deutsche Bank Sees Gold Reaching $2000 as Soros Pares Bets
‎San Francisco Chronicle - 22 Apr 2011
... economic turmoil in the US and civil unrest in the Middle East. ... very weather dependent and now that ethanol and biodiesel have become so important, ...
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Abbott throws his lines into Labor's vote pool
‎WA Business News (subscription) - 25 Apr 2011
Ethanol and biodiesel producers have won a reprieve from planned tax hikes, ... dollar is responsible for the loss of up to 70 jobs in Melbourne to London. ...

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China set to increase use of biofuels
‎China.org.cn - 28 Apr 2011
... Investment Co Ltd, referring to the nation's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015). ... and annual consumption of biodiesel will reach 2.3 billion liters, ...
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Growing a green fuel industry in Australia
‎ScienceAlert - Joely Taylor - 5 May 2011
'Industry feels that there has been very limited indication from ... Indeed, the fuel tax credit regime actually limits the use of biodiesel,' she says. ...
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China Integrated Energy Appoints New Independent Director
‎PR Newswire (press release) - 29 Apr 2011
The Company operates at 200000-ton biodiesel production capacity with two plants ... Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, ...
China Integrated Energy Appoints New Independent Director
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Wine Column: Influence that shaped Osprey's success
‎The Suffolk Times - Louisa Hargrave - 5 May 2011
... president of the International Wine and Spirit Competition Ltd. and US ... Osprey's was the first vineyard to use biodiesel fuel, first to erect a ...

Saturday 14 May 2011

Biodiesel dynergen

Un outil pour appuyer l'innovation made in Shawinigan
‎La Presse Affaires - 4 days ago
L'entreprise DynERGEN Biodiesel a d'ailleurs dĆ©cidĆ© de s'Ć©tablir Ć  Shawinigan plutĆ“t qu'Ć  MontrĆ©al aprĆØs avoir bĆ©nĆ©ficiĆ© des services du C3E. ...
Des administrateurs de plus en plus exigeants
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Biodiesel dynamic

Trio of MSU seniors win top graduate fellowships
‎Billings Gazette - 29 Apr 2011
Larsen said Schonenbach has had a dynamic journey that started in one of Montana's ... National Park for biodiesel as an alternative to petroleum fuels. ...
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Business Outreach Center (BOC) Awards NYC Entrepreneurial Spirits
‎Huffington Post - 29 Apr 2011
Other awardees included, John Rafael Peralta of Dynamic NYC Tours (Small ... Brent Baker of Tri-State Biodiesel, (Green Business Advancement Award), ...
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Three for the show: Trio of female Chemical Engineering seniors ...
‎Montana State University - Carol Schmidt - 2 May 2011
Larsen said Schonenbach has had an dynamic journey that started in one of ... In her years at MSU, Schonenbach has researched algae biodiesel in the lab of ...
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Enviros Say US Is "Addicted to Crystal Eth" -- Then Propose Moral ...
‎Reason Online (blog) - Ronald Bailey - 27 Apr 2011
Reason has long understood the public choice dynamic (the iron circle of ... These could include a net energy gain for cellulosic or other biodiesel fuels, ...
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More Hybrid School Buses on the Way to California District
‎School Transportation News - Ryan Gray - 29 Apr 2011
... systems and seven will be Collins NexBus on Azure Dynamic drive systems. ... And the hybrids also will be fueled with a 5-percent blend of biodiesel. ...
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Abbott throws his lines into Labor's vote pool
‎WA Business News (subscription) - 29 Apr 2011
Ethanol and biodiesel producers have won a reprieve from planned tax hikes, ... sides of the modern era as one of League's most dynamic ball runners. ...

Biodiesel dye

UGES to open biodiesel transload facility in New Jersey

Biodiesel Magazine - Erin Voegele - 27 Apr 2011
The transload facility will also be capable of supplying red dyed biodiesel, which can be sold exempt from state taxes in New Jersey when used as heating ...

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Clean City Program Offers Spring Recycling Day This Saturday
‎Patch.com - Cara Kenefick - 27 Apr 2011
... televisions, laptops, fax machines, modems, routers, VCRs, DVD players, ... Cooking oil: Newport Biodiesel will be accepting all vegetable cooking oil ...
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Estudantes trabalham tema da Campanha da Fraternidade
‎GAZ - 26 Apr 2011
Os estudantes assistiram a um DVD e construĆ­ram cartazes com materiais ... tambĆ©m o recolhimento de Ć³leo saturado para produĆ§Ć£o de biodiesel e separaĆ§Ć£o de ...
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As Amtrak Turns 40, "America's Railroad" Continues to "Go Green"
‎Suite101.com - 26 Apr 2011
A documentary DVD on the history of Amtrak will also be released. ... launched the nation's first in-service test of a renewable biodiesel fuel blended with ...
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Kentucky vocational school receives biodiesel award
‎Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - 27 Apr 2011
Biodiesel Magazine first spoke with Stump soon after the program started and she was still ... an instructional DVD and act as a mentor to other schools. ...

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Transportation Fuel Independence would be Achieved by High ...
‎AZoCleantech - Y. -H. Percival Zhang - 4 May 2011
In practice, a conservative estimation is that hydrogen production rates would ... 100% of the USA's light-duty transportation fuel needs in the year 2030. ...
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Colorado Ski Country USA Resorts Lead Ski Industry's Sustainable ...
‎e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - 17 Apr 2011
At Telluride, biodiesel fuel is used in most of the on-mountain machinery, ... area are rewarded for using public transit with discounted lift ticket rates. ...
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Celebrate clean diesel technology on Earth Day
‎Examiner.com - 22 Apr 2011
This poor adoption rate is partly explained by America's current focus on bio fuels, EV, ... “Today's new 2010 heavy-duty diesel trucks deploy the most ...
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Lords debate Agriculture: Global Food Security
‎DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) - Baroness Byford - 19 Apr 2011
The UK also had a duty to meet its international duties on climate change, ..... the overall trend in staple foods has been upwards at a rate that quite ...
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Climate change legislation & transportation transformation
‎Lexology (registration) - 17 Apr 2011
Whether there will be future rate changes will depend in part on whether the ... carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year, beginning on January 1, 2010. ...

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Governo alemĆ£o premia pesquisas de inovaƧƵes sustentĆ”veis
‎Revista Sustentabilidade - 29 Apr 2011
Entre as outras pesquisas de interesse estĆ£o: a de Aluwani Nemukula (Durban University of Technology, Ɓfrica do Sul), que pesquisa a produĆ§Ć£o de biodiesel ...

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GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, INC. v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
‎Leagle.com - 23 hours ago
... recycling inedible animal parts for animal feed and biodiesel fuel. Griffin operates in approximately 20 states and has a plant in Dublin, Georgia. ...

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Release of MFN tariff rates faces delay
‎istockAnalyst.com (press release) - 6 May 2011
But Domingo said the fresh delay in the release of the 2011-2015 MFN rates of duty is "not because of ethanol." The next window for the signing of the EO ...
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Five business models to boost electric cars
‎CNET - Martin LaMonica - 25 Apr 2011
There is also a hybrid EREV in the works for minivan. by blusky08 April 25, 2011 10:29 AM PDT The problem with increasing bio-diesel usage is that it ...
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Colorado Ski Country USA Resorts Lead Ski Industry's Sustainable ...
‎e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - 17 Apr 2011
At Telluride, biodiesel fuel is used in most of the on-mountain machinery, ... area are rewarded for using public transit with discounted lift ticket rates. ...
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Celebrate clean diesel technology on Earth Day
‎Examiner.com - 22 Apr 2011
This poor adoption rate is partly explained by America's current focus on bio ... “Over the last 10 years, emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses ...
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Climate change legislation & transportation transformation
‎Lexology (registration) - 22 Apr 2011
Whether there will be future rate changes will depend in part on whether the ... Despite the foregoing, on January 25, 2011, the National Round Table on the ...
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Lords debate Agriculture: Global Food Security
‎DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) - Baroness Byford 22 Apr 2011
The UK also had a duty to meet its international duties on climate change, ..... the overall trend in staple foods has been upwards at a rate that quite ...

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Abrupt diesel levy hike
‎Bangkok Post - 22 April 2011
The price of Dubai crude, the benchmark used in Thailand, fell by US$13.49 ... Biodiesel totalled 1.73 million litre per day, up by 4.22% from 1.66 million. ...
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Renewables can meet 80 per cent of world's energy demand
‎GulfNews - Samir Salama - 22 April 2011
Dubai: Nearly 80 per cent of the world's ... and biodiesel production rose by 10 percent and 9 percent respectively. ...
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Oil firms hike gasoline price by 70¢/liter
‎Philippine Star - Donnabelle Gatdula - 19 Apr 2011
... especially the higher cost of ethanol and biodiesel products. Based on official data, Dubai crude, the benchmark of oil refiners, increased to $116 per ...
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Earth Day 2011: What Will You Be Doing?
‎Inhabitat - Diane Pham - 22 Apr 2011
Unless I absolutely have to fly (like from South Africa to Dubai), I take buses. ... This spring has been busy for the biodiesel station and urban farming ...

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Biofuels transport targets are unethical, inquiry finds

environmentalresearchweb - 21 Apr 2011
... meets ethical conditions, there is a duty to develop it, she said. ... made from maize and sugar cane, and biodiesel, made from palm and rape seed oil ...

Wednesday 11 May 2011

Biodiesel duramax

Craig Couch de General Motors explique en dƩtail le moteur diesel ...
‎85Auto123.com - 27 Apr 2011
Par surcroĆ®t, le Duramax peut ĆŖtre alimentĆ© avec du biodiesel B20, il est le seul Ć  pouvoir compter sur un frein d'Ć©chappement (qui aide Ć  contrĆ“ler le ...

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Iowa Affirms Position as Proven Leader in Biorenewables Sector
‎PR-USA.net (press release) - 30 Apr 2011
... US ethanol production and more than 11 percent of US biodiesel production. ... we face today and the ones we will face tomorrow," concluded Durham. ...
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lowa Affirms Position as Proven Leader in Biorenewables Sector
‎PR Newswire (press release) - 30 Apr 2011
... US ethanol production and more than 11 percent of US biodiesel production. ... we face today and the ones we will face tomorrow," concluded Durham. ...
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NFL Draft Day 3 Open Comment Thread: Talent Don't Run Dry.
‎Dawg Sports - 30 Apr 2011
... holds a black belt in taekwondo, owns a biodiesel company, helped found ... a chance on Kris Durham, who will likely otherwise sign a free agent deal. ...
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CSNews Exclusive: Retailers Leverage Unusual Sites
‎CSNews Online - Barbara Grondin Francella - 22 Apr 2011
... now found inside airports in Indianapolis, Raleigh-Durham and Vancouver. ... sells Alta-branded E10 and E85 gasoline and B5 and B20 Blue Sun biodiesel, ...

Biodiesel duty

EU extends biodiesel anti-dumping measures to Canada
‎Biofuels Digest - 18 Apr 2011
... per metric ton anti-dumping duty to Canadian biofuel exports–in addition to those already leveraged on US imports of biodiesel blends higher than 20%. ...
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Tough tax blocks US biodiesel dumpers
‎The Australian - Siobhain Ryan - 18 Apr 2011
Chris Attwood, general manager of Biodiesel Producers, which launched an ... of the fuel after Canberra slapped a 40 per cent duty on the dumped goods, ...
Australia taxes biodiesel imports from US‎ - ABC Online
UPDATE 1-Australia imposes dumping duty on U.S. biodiesel‎ - Reuters
Australia Hits US Biodiesel Cos. With Dumping Duties‎ - Law360 (subscription)
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EU Slaps US Biodiesel With Duties Retroactive to August, 2010
‎UkrAgroConsult - 3 May 2011
Since early 2007, the profitability of EU biodiesel producers had been severely ... duty (€409,2/ton), in proportion to the biodiesel content in the blend. ...
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CORRECTION: Escalating Fuel Prices Could Get Even Worse With ...
‎Marketwire (press release) - 3 May 2011
For these car owners, the biodiesel mandate will further drive up prices and ... warranty levels for both light and heavy-duty vehicles putting consumers at ...
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Rock Hill earns SC environmental award
‎The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - 3 May 2011
... biodiesel in 87 of its light and heavy duty vehicles, compressed natural gas in two light duty vehicles, six low speed electric vehicles and auxiliary ...
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ASTM to review glycerin use in antifreeze
‎Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - 3 May 2011
Glycerin from the biodiesel production ... and light-duty service and even specifications for fully-formulated glycerin base ...

Biodiesel drying

Commissioners OK EcoComplex biodiesel project
Hickory Daily Record - Sharon McBrayer - ‎May 2, 2011‎
The crop processing facility will clean, dry, store and crush harvested seed crop, officials say. The county will produce biodiesel fuel from crops grown at the EcoComplex. Barry Edwards, director of utilities and engineering for the county, ...
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Higher value via integrated coco processing
Malaya - Madelaine D. Cabrera - ‎May 8, 2011‎
Salar supervises eight teams while his wife, also an employee of Affire, is drying coir. "Our lives have changed for the better since the processing plant became operational. We can now afford to send our children to school, two of whom are bound for ...
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Reflections Before the Collapse of Oil - Jan Lundberg interviewed in Shanghai ...
The People's Voice - Beilei Jin - ‎May 10, 2011‎
The supply of biodiesel however, has gotten tighter in California due to its recent cheaper-then-petroleum price, causing a run on the biodiesel. So the price has to be raised further for biodiesel, just so supply does not quickly dry up. ...
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Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial ...
American Chronicle - ‎May 9, 2011‎
On April 27, 2011, we temporarily shut down our dry mill plant in Aurora, Nebraska to make some improvements to the fermentation process at the facility. We expect this work to be completed by the third week of May 2011. ...
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Old Dominion Opens Container Drayage Facility in Tennessee
Truckinginfo - ‎May 10, 2011‎
More > Western Express, Nashville, Tenn., just increased its starting pay for both flatbed and dry van fleets by an additional 2 cents per mile.... More > US Foodservice has bought a company that will provide a supply of B20 biodiesel made from used ...
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IPCC: 80% renewable energy by 2050, wind power will have an increasingly ...
REVE - ‎May 10, 2011‎
The annual production of ethanol increased to 1.6 EJ (76 billion litres) by the end of 2009 and biodiesel to 0.6 EJ (17 billion litres). Of the approximate 300 GW of new electricity generating capacity added globally over the twoyear period from 2008 ...

Biodiesel drum

Greasy food fuels new green project
The Barrie Examiner - Cheryl Browne - ‎May 6, 2011‎
JT McVeigh Photo – Andrew Miller offers up Back to Basics Biodiesel Cooperative, the beginnings of a project to produce enough biofuel to support the group's members. By CHERYL BROWNE – Special to the Examiner Local green guru Andrew Miller — the ...
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The Manhattan Project Atomically Bombs
Examiner.com - Ailsa Forlenza - ‎Apr 27, 2011‎
They have earned spots opening for BioDiesel, Conspirator, and The Communist Party (a monthly electronic dance party hosted by the Soundlab of Buffalo). With Volume 2, The Manhattan Project guides the listener into a captivating, lively, original sound ...
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The Conscious Gardener
Wrightsville Beach Magazine - Jamie Walker - ‎Apr 28, 2011‎
Their truck, farm tractor and Deeners personal car are all fueled by biodiesel that Higgins makes himself, using leftover oil from a local restaurant. The tractor, used for cultivating, is a 1952 Chalmers "G," found and restored by Higgins. ...
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Cagayan de Oro farmers taken for jathropa ride
Malaya - Venus P. Betita - ‎Apr 17, 2011‎
Through the Biofuels Act of 2006, which promotes the use of alternative fuel like biofuels and biodiesel, the government identified certain crops as possible energy sources such as jathropa, cassava, corn, oil palm and coconut. ...

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Whitney Young teens fuel the world one gallon at a time
Medill Reports: Chicago - Sarah Beth Moore - ‎Apr 27, 2011‎
Because the Whitney Young setup uses what is known as a “dry” process, it takes as much as 95 percent less water to “wash” its biodiesel than other processes. The lesson, Redmond said, is to get involved with something, because you never know what you ...

Biodiesel drawbacks

New biofuel to spar with ethanol
Zanesville Times Recorder - Philip Brasher - ‎May 10, 2011‎
WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine filling up the car on a fuel that isn't made from oil but doesn't have the drawbacks of corn ethanol, including its lower energy content and ability to damage older cars or gas pumps. Such fuels could be made from the same ...
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Battle brewing over biofuels' future
USA Today - Philip Brasher - ‎May 7, 2011‎
WASHINGTON — Imagine filling up the car on a fuel that isn't made from oil but doesn't have the drawbacks of corn ethanol, including its lower energy content and ability to damage older cars or gas pumps. ...
Battle brewing over biofuels' future
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Biz case for biofuel?
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Chris Lambie - ‎Apr 20, 2011‎
Hart has probed the idea of turning palm oil into biodiesel for the Atlantic Canadian market. But there was one major drawback, he said. "It doesn't operate well below 0 C," Hart said. "It would actually gel up and . . . have the vehicle stop. ...
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From packaging to crafts, KTM finds new uses for corn starch
Lansing State Journal - ‎May 1, 2011‎
The state already is seeing some growth among bio-based fuel plants, from new ethanol facilities to biodiesel operations. The hope is that Michigan can develop biorefineries, said Steven Pueppke, director of the Office of Bio-based Technologies at ...
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Cover story: Fueling innovation
Palo Alto Online - Sue Dremann - ‎Apr 15, 2011‎
When it burns, this biodiesel fuel does not even remotely resemble the noxious black smoke that belches from semi trucks and buses, Wilson said. "It's the future of the smells of fuels," he said. Cobalt Technologies of Mountain View is one of a handful ...
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Larson says time is now for shift to natural gas
Hartford Business - Brad Kane - ‎May 1, 2011‎
Connecticut will have eight CNG fueling stations by the end of the year, including a Shell station in Windsor Locks offering CNG, biodiesel and an electric car charging station. The Connecticut Clean Cities also helps commercial fleet operators convert ...
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Algae for biofuels resurfaces for Augusta
The Augusta Chronicle (blog) - Tim Rausch - ‎Apr 17, 2011‎
The algae oil is going to be feedstock for biodiesel production, which is what Green Valley does in Warrenville, Pa. Apparently, Green Valley is going to be the sole buyer of the algae oil. The algae facility will be constructed in an existing ...

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New biofuel to spar with ethanol
Zanesville Times Recorder - Philip Brasher - ‎May 10, 2011‎
But increasing biofuel subsidies will be difficult to do as Congress struggles with reducing the budget deficit. Lawmakers also are expressing frustration with the slow pace of development of alternatives to corn ethanol, a product that is drawing more ...
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FutureFuel Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Increased revenues in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 from the biofuels segment resulted from increased regional sales of blended biodiesel and unblended petrodiesel. The volumes of biodiesel and blended biodiesel sold ...
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Biodiesel can be free fuel source
St. George Daily Spectrum - ‎May 7, 2011‎
Greg Davis, Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Mobile Sources program manager, said the EPA has information for people who do their own conversions to use biodiesel at home as opposed to standardized versions. Those interested can visit ...
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Battle brewing over biofuels' future
USA Today - Philip Brasher - ‎May 7, 2011‎
But increasing biofuel subsidies will be difficult to do as Congress struggles with reducing the budget deficit. Lawmakers are also expressing frustration with the slow pace of development of alternatives to corn ethanol, a product that is drawing more ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: More Biodiesel Planned in Brazil; Solar Struggles on ...
24/7 Wall St. (blog) - ‎May 6, 2011‎
If the government does raise the biodiesel blend ratio to 10%, it is not likely to happen until 2014 or even later. Some observers believe the blend ratio will rise to 7% by the end of this year. While the demand for blending biofuel appears to be much ...

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The Community Environmental Council Announces 2011 Environmental Hero Award ...
Santa Barbara Independent - ‎Apr 17, 2011‎
She sits on the board of the Environmental Media Association, Eco America, the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and the Action Sports Environmental Coalition. Hannah is a documentary and narrative filmmaker, which she has both directed, ...
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Off the Grid
Success Magazine - ‎May 1, 2011‎
And she learned that all biodiesel fuels are not created equal. Some are more environmentally friendly than others. “If you buy it at the pump,” she says, “you don't necessarily know where it comes from.” That motivated her to co-found the Sustainable ...
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Movie Review | Fuel Passion powers story on oil crisis
Columbus Dispatch - Jeannette Catsoulis - ‎Apr 15, 2011‎
(The film was made in 2008 but re-edited in 2009 to include biodiesel controversies.) "We cannot drill our way out of this," says one of the film's many experts. On the other hand, as Fuel zealously argues: Our chances of thinking our way out are very ...
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Loyola's Biodiesel Lab Fuels Campus Shuttles and Visions of Energy Independence
OpEdNews - Joan Brunwasser - ‎Apr 15, 2011‎
Some examples of projects that first semester are biodiesel production, documentary, website, writing a pro-biofuels bill for Illinois, high school education outreach, and emissions testing on vehicles using biodiesel. The student project build ...
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Road trip with twist
Sunshine Coast Daily - Kieran Campbell - ‎May 2, 2011‎
Four young men on the ultimate road trip from Tasmania to Norway using biodiesel stop in at Noosa for a surf. They are, from left, Justin Hancock, Chuck Anderson, Bob Miles and Oscar Peppitt. FOUR men, one car, 52000km and not a single petrol station ...

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DOE Drops Oil, Diesel Predictions But Still Says Expect Higher 2011 Prices
Truckinginfo - ‎May 7, 2011‎‎
More > Oregon is about to become the second state to require that most of the diesel sold there contain at least 5 percent biodiesel (B5), according to the National Biodiesel Board.... More > While there weren't many big new product announcements at ...
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An Update on the Department's Loan Programs
Energy.gov (blog) - Jonathan Silver - ‎‎May 7, 2011‎
In just over two years, the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has become one of our most significant and most effective tools to meet this challenge and promote America's leadership in clean energy production and manufacturing. ...
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Biodiesel can be free fuel source
St. George Daily Spectrum - ‎May 7, 2011‎
According to the DOE, more than half the biodiesel industry uses any fat or oil feedstock, including recycled cooking grease, while the other half is limited to vegetable oils, with soy oil being the most common source. Using biodiesel reduces ...
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KiOR Lands Chevron JV as Biocrude Buyer
GigaOm - Jeff St - ‎May 3, 2011‎
... an unprecedentedly large $1 billion DOE loan guarantee — $1 billion being about the amount it says it will need to build five plants throughout the US Southwest. So far this year, we've seen several biofuel companies go public with some success. ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: More Biodiesel Planned in Brazil; Solar Struggles on ...
24/7 Wall St. (blog) - ‎May 6, 2011‎
The catch is that Brazil already has double the biofuel refining capacity that it needs. So even a doubling of demand does not lead to a need for more capacity. There is even less demand for biodiesel exports to Europe or the US. ...
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FutureFuel Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
... change in the derivative instruments relative to the sale of biofuel. FutureFuel reported net income of $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2011, a decrease of 26% from the first quarter of 2010. FutureFuel does not report net income by segment. ...
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Formidable fungal force counters biofuel plant pathogens
EurekAlert (press release) - ‎May 3, 2011‎
Factors that could reduce the growth of plant biomass, thus reducing biofuel production, are a target for investigation of the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Published the week of May 2, 2011 in the early edition of the ...