Friday 17 June 2011

Biodiesel for home heating

The Newest Biofuel Option: Straight Vegetable Oil
HeatingOil.com - Quinn Wonderling - ‎Jun 15, 2011‎
Last month, Vermont passed legislation mandating that all heating oil sold in the state must contain at least a 7% biodiesel blend by 2016. Could heating oil users and dealers soon be offering vegetable oil along with No.2 oil? ...
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Oregon lawmakers look at overhauling business energy credits, scaling back ...
The Republic - Jonathan J. Cooper - ‎8 hours ago‎
Lawmakers decided to eliminate 10 tax credits, including credits for shipbuilding, reforestation, biodiesel used in home heating, new and retrofitted diesel truck engines. Most of them were not widely used and had relatively small impacts on the budget ...
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Vermont heating oil to contain biodiesel
Biodiesel Magazine - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Biodiesel blends in home heating oil, a product called Bioheat, reduce particulate emissions, unburned hydrocarbons, and soot, which combine to greatly improve air quality in and around the home. "The Legislature and Governor Shumlin backed this ...

Tuesday 14 June 2011

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24 Hour Countdown to Silicon Valley's Leading Startup Product Showcase, Launch ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
Additional sponsors include Cooley LLP, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Global Media Strategy communications, Mintz Levin LLP, the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, Wilmer Hale LLP, the Angels Forum, The Kauffman Fellows Program, PR Newswire, ...

Biodiesel for kids

Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎May 29, 2011‎
The class recently took school board members into their biodiesel production room to demonstrate how they make the “clean” biodiesel. “We were extremely impressed with the knowledge the kids had of what they did,” said Superintendent Curt Nettles. ...
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Florence council hears about hydrogen generator business plan
Marion County Record - Ben Kleine - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Ridder is also interested in teaming with his friend, Randy Kubic, to start a non-profit company to convert vegetable oil to biodiesel, which he also wants to operate out of the location on US 50. Ridder said he is in the process of getting loans for ...
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Waterfront Independence Festival is July 3 & 4
Waste Management World - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎
... will recycle their cooking grease for biodiesel. Each evening of entertainment will open at 5pm with continuous music, food and the Coors Light Beer Garden leading up to the fireworks at 10-10:15pm. Children's activities will run from 5pm-9pm, ...
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Behind The Screen Green: Hollywood Sets Go Sustainable
TakePart - Inspiration to Action - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎
But what about whether the film's production was powered by a biodiesel alternative fuel generator? Admittedly, a film's green credentials are not usually at the top of the list. But a growing number of TV shows and movies are trying to change that by ...
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Intern-ment' Camp:
Ukiah Daily Journal - Carole Brodsky - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎
"We have busloads of kids come in spring and summer from all the surrounding counties," says Beck - noting that more than 400 students visited the center this year, baking solar cookies, operating the bicycle generators and seeing the biodiesel station ...

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Algae biofuels a winning formula for CO2 utilisation
Business Green - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
"If you combine the recovery of complex molecules from algae and use them for products, and then make biodiesel from the algae, this will be a winner because you get money from chemicals and fuels," he said. "Chemicals make money, not fuels. ...
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Algae biofuels a winning formula for CO2 utilisation
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
'If you combine the recovery of complex molecules from algae and use them for products, and then make biodiesel from the algae, this will be a winner because you get money from chemicals and fuels,' he said. 'Chemicals make money, not fuels. ...
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Annual expo allows students to show off fun and functional projects
Corvallis Gazette Times - ‎May 21, 2011‎
Oregon State University environmental engineering student, Mikkel VandeBergh, 22, demonstrates how to purify biodiesel Friday afternoon at the 2011 Engineering EXPO on the Oregon State University Campus. ANDY CRIPE | Corvallis Gazette-Times Mikkel ...
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Blogging from Le Mans: FIA-ACO partnership creates big questions
AutoWeek - Rick Dole - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Organizers have encouraged E85, biodiesel and hybrid technologies. The regulations for the 2014 season will demand teams to have some sort of alternative energy system to supplement the internal-combustion powerplant. So representatives from virtually ...
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Inside the Calhoun County Highway Department's complex at McClellan, Eric ...
Anniston Star - Laura Johnson - ‎May 24, 2011‎
Once combined, Highway Department produces enough biodiesel from the two sources to supplement its overall fuel consumption by 10 percent. “We just do a little formula and figure out how much 10 percent would be,” Feemster said. ...

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Biodiesel for sale

Zhengzhou, China Accelerates Big Plans for Biodiesel Sector
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Liu Yuanyuan - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Industry consultants are advising the city on development plans that include proper documentation development of rules for food waste management, expanding sale channels and promoting the adoption of biodiesel products, and implementing favorable ...
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China Integrated Energy Appoints Mr. Liren Wei as Independent Director
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
China Integrated Energy, Inc. is a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China engaged in three business segments: the production and sale of biodiesel, the wholesale distribution of finished oil and heavy oil products, and the operation ...
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Florida Biodiesel, Inc. Has Delivered A Biodiesel System To Blackburn College.
Online PR News (press release) - William Gehrs - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has completed a B-60 Biodiesel Processor sale, made by 70centsagallon.com to Blackburn College. The Biodiesel production equipment will be used to demonstrate Green Fuel technology for on-campus activities. ...
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Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎May 12, 2011‎
The stock sale would be a big step by the government toward disentangling itself from the company. The government stepped in to rescue the company from collapse with $182 billion in 2008 — the biggest bailout of the financial crisis. ...
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EQM raises $500K for Texas biodiesel project
Biofuels Digest - ‎May 20, 2011‎
EQM will use all of the net proceeds for the working capitol needs of its Cleburne, Texas biodiesel plant. EQM previously reported in April they had successfully restarted its plant, and began producing biodiesel in commercial quantities for sale.

Biodiesel for cars

New $150K supercar runs on biofuel, gets 70 mpg
CNET (blog) - Eric Mack - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Sometimes, if you want a car that delivers major savings on gas, it's going to cost you. Case in point is the upcoming Trident Iceni, a $150000 convertible sportster that pulls down 70 miles on the road per gallon of green biodiesel burned ...
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Bioconcept car to run on a renewable diesel, biodiesel blend
Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
The third-generation bioconcept car, powered by a TDI engine, is usually filled with rapeseed B100 but for this competition the vehicle is fueled with 93 percent of NExBTL and 7 percent biodiesel. The body of the car, along with other components
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Dictionary.com founder creates charging app for electric vehicles -- Recargo 1.5
Los Angeles Times - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
It was developed by Venice resident Brian Kariger, 40, who owns a Tesla Roadster, a Nissan Leaf and a biodiesel-powered Volkswagen Touareg. He's also the brain behind Dictionary.com and the 20 million hits the site was getting when it passed hands to
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Palm Oil Biodiesel Goes on Sale in Malaysia
Environment News Service - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
B5 is a blend of 95 percent diesel derived from petroleum and five percent biodiesel. It can be used in normal diesel engine vehicles without any modifications. Since February 2009, at least 3900 vehicles from various government agencies, including the

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A New Cultivation Method for Microbial Oil Production --- Cell Pelletization ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
IntroductionThe recent energy crisis has triggered significant attention on the microbial synthesis of lipids, which comprise the raw material for biodiesel production. Microbial oil accumulation with filamentous fungi has great potential because ...
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Solazyme Pre-IPO Report: Synthetic Nanobiology Comes of Age
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 19, 2011‎
The main focus of the DOE's program was the production of biodiesel from high-lipid-content algae grown in open ponds using CO 2 from coal-fired power plants. Japan's research during the 1990s yielded some innovations, including promising lipid ...
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Diesel, Oil Prices Drop
Truckinginfo - ‎May 17, 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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Green Innovation Forum - Energy efficiency and renewable energy
eco-business.com - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Two guest speakers of the first event are Associate Professor Pham Ngoc Lan from College of Science, Vietnam National University with his research on Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil and Mr. Nguyen Phan Kien, the team leader of the project ...
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Whitsunday waste management to save money
Media Newswire (press release) - ‎May 17, 2011‎
“Operators will look at a range of eco-friendly business practices including turning food waste into compost for market gardens and waste oil into biodiesel to run lawn mowers.” Ms Jarratt said these groundbreaking companies utilised existing ...
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Shift! OK, listen up. Green is not the colour of nerds
Calgary Herald - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Small-scale biodiesel processors are being built to make fuel from used fast-food restaurant cooking oils. Springboard Biodiesel of Chico, Calif., sells its automated BioPro 190 for US $9995; pour in the used stuff to make about 190 litres of ...
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Murrieta welcomes Chinese business owners
Press-Enterprise - ‎May 31, 2011‎
EGRO Biofuels makes mobile, self-contained, waste-free biodiesel processors. The event created a forum for local companies to discuss opportunities for selling products to China, with the goal of growing their businesses by creating export markets ...
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Chinese Trade Delegates Meet With Local Companies at Murrieta City Hall
Patch.com - Maggie Avants - ‎May 26, 2011‎
EGRO Biofuels has created mobile self contained waste free biodiesel processors. Both are cleantech/greentech companies, he said. According to Coleman, Murrieta was the only city in the southwest Riverside County area to host the high-level delegation.

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Pax River Navy briefs
So Md News - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
Commercial users may wish to avoid biodiesel because of its solvent properties, which can lead to fuel filter clogs and potential engine overhauls. The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society tournament in April at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station's golf ...
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Squid pro quo: UF sending squid aboard shuttle
Ocala - Nathan Crabbe - ‎May 16, 2011‎
The experiment contains cells of the jatropha plant, used to make biodiesel. The research looks at the effect of low gravity on the growth of the cells. Vendrame has sent similar experiments on previous shuttle flights, one of which Endeavour will ...

Monday 6 June 2011

Biodiesel flammability

GUSHAN EN ADR : Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of ...
4-traders (press release) - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Note 5: Sales volume of biodiesel includes biodiesel sold as a refined oil product to the fuel market and biodiesel sold as fatty acid methyl ester, an intermediate product to the chemical industry. Average selling price of biodiesel represents total
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Major truck accident blocks Oakland's interstate 880
Empowered News (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
For those unfamiliar with this type of fuel, biodiesel is a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel used in many diesel-engine vehicles across the globe. However, this eco-friendly diesel is just as flammable is regular diesel fuel.

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GUSHAN EN ADR : Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of ...
4-traders (press release) - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Note 5: Sales volume of biodiesel includes biodiesel sold as a refined oil product to the fuel market and biodiesel sold as fatty acid methyl ester, an intermediate product to the chemical industry. Average selling price of biodiesel represents total ...
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Major truck accident blocks Oakland's interstate 880
Empowered News (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
For those unfamiliar with this type of fuel, biodiesel is a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel used in many diesel-engine vehicles across the globe. However, this eco-friendly diesel is just as flammable is regular diesel fuel. ...

Biodiesel fleet

7 Unique Eco-Friendly Company Transportation Alternatives
Mashable - Erica Swallow - Jun 3, 2011‎‎
Since those early days, Maine Root has added another biodiesel to its fleet. The Dodge Ram 12-valve Cummins Diesel (pictured above), is used for general deliveries and transportation to meetings with potential customers and events. ...
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City bus system to receive state-of-the-art transit technology upgrades
Guelph Mercury - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
Hybrid electric buses are not being considered to replace the current biodiesel fleet. Anyone wanting to see their bus rocket through an endless series of green traffic lights will have to wait, too. Traffic signal pre-emption technology is a long-term ...
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NAFA Hosts Webinar On The New State Of Alternative Fuels
PRLog.Org (press release) - Jun 3, 2011‎
Presenters for the webinar include: Greg Zilberfarb, a consultant working with the Propane Education & Research Council; Dr. Richard Nelson, a consultant with the National Biodiesel Foundation; Robert White, the Director of Market Development for the ...
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Adjusting to alternative fuels
Fleet Owner - Sean Kilcarr - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
“Regardless of how much biodiesel is used in the fuel mixture, a fleet needs an oil analysis program to verify that the motor oil's viscosity is holding up as expected.” Stepping back to look at the big picture, Tom Yu, Shell's business development ...
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COAST Rolls Out Three New Trolleys
Patch.com - Robert Cook - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
All three also run on bio diesel fuel. The new COAST trolleys making their regularly scheduled stops in Market Square are green in color and their environmental features. Jeremy LaRose, a spokesman for the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast ...

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Florida Biodiesel, Inc. Has Delivered A Biodiesel System To Blackburn College.
Online PR News (press release) - William Gehrs - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has completed a B-60 Biodiesel Processor sale, made by 70centsagallon.com to Blackburn College. The Biodiesel production equipment will be used to demonstrate Green Fuel technology for on-campus activities. ...
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Firm linked to biodiesel plant sought pole-dancing deal to raise cash
Niagara Falls Review - Brett Clarkson - ‎May 24, 2011‎
According to a Reuters news release, LumiGene signed a letter of intent in October 2010 with Pole Perfect Studios Inc. of Longwood, Florida, with plans to enact a so-called reverse acquisition. A reverse acquisition is described in financial circles as ...
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Plans, funding for biodiesel plant unclear as company avoids public eye
Niagara Falls Review - Brett Clarkson - ‎May 23, 2011‎
It is unclear if the claim of LumiGene not providing financial documents to the Florida-based Pole Perfect Studios is an accurate take on what killed that deal. The source, who was speaking on behalf of former Pole Perfect president Tammy Skalko, ...
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Details scarce on biodiesel plant
Niagara Falls Review - Brett Clarkson - ‎May 20, 2011‎
LumiGene reportedly attempted to execute a so-called reverse acquisition in 2010 with a Florida-based pole dancing and fitness company until that deal fell apart because LumiGene couldn't provide Pole Perfect Studios Inc. with audited financial ...
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Pax River Navy briefs
So Md News - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
... Force Base in Florida. Eager to know what to expect before AF-8 arrives at Eglin, the Air Force maintainers volunteered for this assignment. Pax River chemists Geoff Eldridge and Thomas Jalinsk created a low-cost way to detect biodiesel in fuel,

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Biofuels are driving food prices higher
The Guardian - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
But the drive for more biofuels to fuel vehicles and power stations in rich countries is having another, more localised effect. Companies are scouring the globe for land to meet biofuel targets. There is simply not enough land in the rich world to ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - Zoë 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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Lords debate Agriculture: Global Food Security
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) - Baroness Byford - ‎May 12, 2011‎
Life for farmers in the UK is also made difficult because of a tremendous lack of support for co-operatives-for machinery rings, marketing co-operatives and all the other things that make life easier for the smaller producer. Those are problems for all ...

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Bloom High School inventors head to MIT
nwitimes.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
A solar panel on their invention will power their SPORC to filter matter and remove residual water from waste cooking oil to process the oil into biodiesel fuel. The invention team will have the opportunity to not only showcase the SPORC but also meet ...
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Junk collector joins biodiesel test
BurlingtonFreePress.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Before he can fill up with a biodiesel blend at the Lucky Spot Variety store in Richmond -- his chosen station -- Isuzu must inspect the truck to ensure certain filters are in place. Fastman expects to be running a biodiesel blend in two to three weeks ...
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A new club hopes to bring biodiesel to SLO
New Times SLO - Nick Powell - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
She said this often results in clogged fuel filters when the transition to biodiesel is made, but after that, the trucks are fine. “We're talking about an American made, sustainable fuel that lowers emissions, reduces the rates of asthma and cancer

Biodiesel filtering

Bloom High School inventors head to MIT
nwitimes.com - ‎‎Jun 3, 2011‎
A solar panel on their invention will power their SPORC to filter matter and remove residual water from waste cooking oil to process the oil into biodiesel fuel. The invention team will have the opportunity to not only showcase the SPORC but also meet ...
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Pax River Navy briefs
So Md News - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
Commercial users may wish to avoid biodiesel because of its solvent properties, which can lead to fuel filter clogs and potential engine overhauls. The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society tournament in April at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station's golf ...
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Junk collector joins biodiesel test
BurlingtonFreePress.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
... approves use of up to 20 percent biodiesel blends, or B20. Most manufacturers, however, are not recommending higher concentration blends because they are more likely to gel in colder temperatures, clogging the fuel filter and stopping engines, ...
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Where your fry grease goes
The Durango Herald - Dale Rodebaugh - ‎May 25, 2011‎
“It's for making biodiesel and pretty much for anyone who wants it,” Clark said. “I think this is a good move for Rory.” Clark said the restaurant sets out used oil twice a week, a total of about 8 gallons. Don Donohue, manager of the Albertsons store ...

Biodiesel financing

Malaysia begins rolling out 5% biodiesel blending mandate
Platts - ‎‎May 30, 2011‎
The government, through its Malaysian Palm Oil Board, has allocated Malaysian Ringgit 43.1 million ($14.3 million) to finance the development of in-line blending facilities at six petroleum depots in the region owned by Petronas, Shell, Esso, ...
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Bahamas Waste gets $50K carbon financing
Bahamas Tribune - Alison Lowe - ‎May 30, 2011‎
In doing so, it has become the first Bahamian company to be recognised for its carbon offsetting measures, and to receive so-called carbon financing in return. The first tranche of the money helped the company set up its $1 million biodiesel facility, ...
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Firm linked to biodiesel plant sought pole-dancing deal to raise cash
Niagara Falls Review - Brett Clarkson - ‎May 24, 2011‎
Roman Zastawny, the former CEO of LumiGene, said the proposed reverse acquisition deal with Pole Perfect Studios was put in place to secure financing from potential investors by going public. But in addition to that, Zastawny said, another goal was to ...
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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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FC biodiesel plant expected to break ground in July
Mason City Globe Gazette - ‎May 12, 2011‎
However, the groundbreaking was delayed to the summer of 2010 and then delayed again because the Milwaukee-based company had difficulty getting the financing it needed. The bank lending environment is “unprecendently tight,” said Bill Luetscher, ...

Biodiesel finder

Cheap Gas: Apps and Sites to Find the Best Gas Prices
TechnoBuffalo - Sean P. Aune - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
(Web: Free) If you are looking for alternative gas such as biodiesel or an electric charging station, this site is a Google Maps mashup that will allow you to see what's nearby, and you can see what prices they are charging for it. There is no app, ...
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AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd.: News Release
AUTO-MOBI.info (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
There is no finder's fee to be paid in respect of the Acquisition. The Company has been active in research and development of bio-fuel feedstock and biodiesel conversion with the intent of developing a business producing jatropha as a bio-fuel ...
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Green Week: ecco come le app mobili ci aiutano a risparmiare energia ea ...
Key4biz (Abbonamento) - ‎May 24, 2011‎
E così ecco moltiplicarsi le app che, grazie al GPS, aiutano a localizzare i distributori di carburanti alternativi per veicoli 'non convenzionali' che viaggiano a biodiesel o GPL. L'applicazione è stata scaricata in 2 mila copie.

Biodiesel filling stations

Southern Oregon Getting EV Quick-Chargers in First Phase of "Green Highway"
EcoGeek - Megan Treacy - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
The Green Highway will ultimately run from San Diego to Vancouver, BC and will feature not only EV charging and battery swap stations, but alternative fuel filling stations for biodiesel, compressed natural gas and hydrogen. The project is being funded ...
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Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global
Huffington Post (blog) - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Two weeks ago pure E-100 sugar ethanol was selling at the pump for the equivalent of $5.61 a gallon at most filling stations in southern Brazil. Now, after intervention by the Dilma government, it sells for around $4.22 a gallon, what regular unleaded ...
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Fuel card news: Firm set to make diesel from pasties
The Fuelcard People - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Motorists who use vehicles that are powered by diesel could see a new form of the fuel released across filling stations soon. Diesel and biodiesel producer Greenergy has devised a way of using the oil extracted from fatty foods such as Cornish pasties ...
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Germans Refuse to Use Ethanol to Fuel their Cars, NPR Reports
Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog (blog) - Dana Gattuso - ‎May 24, 2011‎
Just yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was visiting a “blender pump”—a station selling gas with 85 percent ethanol content—in Nashville to promote a new federal program that gives grants to rural businesses that help build a fuel station ...
Biofuel Push Stalls In 'Car Crazy' Germany
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NY's Greenest Gets Greener
Fleet Owner - Jim Mele - ‎May 26, 2011‎
The department already has two CNG fueling stations for 100 CNG powered sedans and two CNG powered street sweepers. One fueling station was recently completed in New York's Central Park and the other is located in Flushing Meadows Park.

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Bloom High School inventors head to MIT
nwitimes.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
A solar panel on their invention will power their SPORC to filter matter and remove residual water from waste cooking oil to process the oil into biodiesel fuel. The invention team will have the opportunity to not only showcase the SPORC but also meet ...
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Junk collector joins biodiesel test
BurlingtonFreePress.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Before he can fill up with a biodiesel blend at the Lucky Spot Variety store in Richmond -- his chosen station -- Isuzu must inspect the truck to ensure certain filters are in place. Fastman expects to be running a biodiesel blend in two to three weeks ...
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Pax River Navy briefs
So Md News - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
Commercial users may wish to avoid biodiesel because of its solvent properties, which can lead to fuel filter clogs and potential engine overhauls. The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society tournament in April at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station's golf ...
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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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Murrieta welcomes Chinese business owners
Press-Enterprise - ‎May 31, 2011‎
Nimbus Water is the creator of reverse-osmosis/water filtration equipment and already exports to many countries. EGRO Biofuels makes mobile, self-contained, waste-free biodiesel processors. The event created a forum for local companies to discuss ...
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Chinese Trade Delegates Meet With Local Companies at Murrieta City Hall
Patch.com - Maggie Avants - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Nimbus Water is created reverse osmosis/water filtration equipment and is already an exporter of products to many countries, Coleman said. EGRO Biofuels has created mobile self contained waste free biodiesel processors. Both are cleantech/greentech ...
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Graduates Hold Variety of Scholarships, Grants, Awards
Media Newswire (press release) - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Heil, 22, of Salem, has worked on several research projects, including implementing a sustainable water filtration system in rural South Africa, sustainable forestry in Mozambique and stormwater management and low-impact design with ecoMOD

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Proving Out Supercritical Processing
Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Combine that with the fact that during the process, a catalyst is not required to create a reaction and the feedstock can be much higher in free fatty acid (FFA) content than traditional feedstocks, and the process appears to be intriguing.
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FFA training students for more than just agriculture
Tbo.com - Megan Hussey - ‎May 28, 2011‎
"Agriculture is the way of the future," he told students at school's FFA awards ceremony this month. "When you talk about technologies like biofuel, wind power, aquaponics, aquifers and business practices like bookkeeping and computers … it's clear

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FFA training students for more than just agriculture
Tbo.com - Megan Hussey - ‎May 28, 2011‎
"Agriculture is the way of the future," he told students at school's FFA awards ceremony this month. "When you talk about technologies like biofuel, wind power, aquaponics, aquifers and business practices like bookkeeping and computers … it's clear ..
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Proving Out Supercritical Processing
Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Borgese says the supercritical method can process feedstocks with 85 percent FFA and higher and, in doing so, can tap into otherwise untouchable feedstocks that might otherwise be landfilled. With today's biodiesel prices, she adds that there is more
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Homogenous Catalyst and Effects on Multifeedstock Processing
Biodiesel Magazine - Raj Mosali, Sharath Bobbili - ‎May 13, 2011‎
The most common homogenous catalysts used in the biodiesel production is sulfuric acid during esterification and sodium methylate during transesterification. Typical biodiesel processing that involves high FFA oil is comprised of two steps,

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Man, wife accused of stealing grant funds meant for ET plant
Knoxville News Sentinel - Bob Fowler - ‎May 20, 2011‎
The county spent $9000 to match the state and federal grants, Ruppe said. "We gained a lot of infrastructure for a little bit of money," she said. But the biodiesel plant, completed in late 2008, never went into production, and a local bank later ...
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Linfox tries to strike down alternative fuel tax
supply chain review - Brad Gardner - ‎May 31, 2011‎
Biodiesel, ethanol and renewable diesel will remain under the current Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act, which reimburses users the full 38.14 cents-a-litre the government gathers from the fuel tax. Isaac claims the Bill will curtail an industry ...
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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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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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From fries to fuel: Vegetable oil from local restaurants powers vehicles
Glens Falls Post-Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
The machinery was converted a year ago using a $1.3 million federal stimulus grant. Steve Gurzler, an engineer with the Water and Sewer Department, said the city has saved roughly $100000 on fuel oil since it began using the grease and vegetable oil. ...

Biodiesel federal tax credit

Business Partner of Imprisoned Middlebury Man, President of F&S Oil, Admits ...
Patch.com - ‎May 25, 2011‎
F&S Oil funded the construction primarily through its line of credit with Citizens Bank, as well as monies obtained by the prepayment of oil contracts by residential and commercial customers. During 2007 and early 2008, the biodiesel project ran into ...
President Of Bankrupt Fuel Oil Company Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Federal tax incentives help lower the delivered cost of a project or the energy it produces. There are two general categories: Investment Tax Credits (ITC) and Production Tax Credits (PTC). The ITC and PTC enhance renewable energy project economics, ...
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LPG tax to drive up taxi fares
The Australian - Siobhain Ryan - ‎May 12, 2011‎
The government tabled a compromise deal in federal parliament yesterday that should return over half a billion dollars to taxpayers over four years, despite the revenue sacrificed in exempting renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. ...

Biodiesel feasibility

Energy Board Awards UCSD $2M
Today's Energy Solutions - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
“This initiative will help us reach those mandates,” says Mayfield, who noted that in addition to algae-based biofuels, the UC San Diego researchers will also investigate biofuels production in jatropha, a plant that produces biodiesel, and other ...
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Biofuel green light triggers tax plea: researchers want government backing for ...
eco-business.com - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
In Australia, Qantas has feasibility studies under way with two biofuel companies and Virgin Australia revealed it was poised to announce a similar collaboration. Virgin is also partnering with Boeing and the University of Queensland on an analysis of ...
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Junk collector joins biodiesel test
BurlingtonFreePress.com - ‎May 28, 2011‎
RYAN MERCER, Free Press Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. is in the early stages of a six-month pilot program to test the feasibility of biodiesel fuel in different climates in the United States and Canada. Burlington has been selected as one of ...
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Going the distance on cooking oil
eco-business.com - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The convoy's adviser, UTM chemical engineering faculty's Associate Prof Dr Firdausi Razali said apart from researching the feasibility of cooking oil as a biofuel, the programme was also aimed at educating the public on recycling cooking oil. ..

Biodiesel feedstock cost

Biofuel green light triggers tax plea: researchers want government backing for ...
eco-business.com - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Virgin is also partnering with Boeing and the University of Queensland on an analysis of potential biofuel feedstocks such as algae, pongamia and sugar. Mr. Valastro said the companies Qantas was dealing with were serious about developing a ...
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Caldwell: Military elevates biofuel's status
The Spokesman Review - Bert Caldwell - ‎Jun 5, 2011‎
But there may well be other questions about the sustainability of any feedstock, “flight paths” SAFN suggests be more fully studied. The task force makes several other recommendations urging a stepped up national and regional focus on aviation biofuels ...
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Algae Company Solazyme Makes Strong Nasdaq Debut
Reuters - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Researchers have been promising great things for algae as a renewable feedstock. Algae grows faster than other bio feedstocks and it uses fewer resources. Advocates say it has the potential to produce up to 5000 gallons of renewable oil a year on a ...
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Virent produces biofuel from sources outside food supply
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Thomas Content - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
The company hopes to have that project built in 2014 and operational in 2015, said Andrew Held, Virent director of feedstock development. The next step for the consortium will be to assess the cost of producing the fuel and conduct life cycle cost

Biodiesel fuel

UPS goes green with biodiesel switch
Western Farm Press - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
For a start, it's making your world greener by using cleaner burning biodiesel. The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its most vital hub in Louisville, Ky., last month. UPS recently installed a biodiesel fuel tank and fueling ...
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Bacteria as Biofuel: It's Coming
PCWorld - Jason Kennedy - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
Renewable fuel can change the industry and the world. I will certainly be watching Joule Unlimited, and you should too. Would you be interested in switching to biodiesel? Why or why not? Sound off in the comments!
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Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎May 29, 2011‎
(The Pantagraph/LORI ANN COOK-NEISLER) (May 25, 2011) LEXINGTON — Among the accomplishments of Steve Simpson's senior chemistry class is the production of 33 gallons of biodiesel fuel made from dirty kitchen oil. Some of it will power the school's ...
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Tax credits under scrutiny
Statesman Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
OTHER ACTIVE: Specified research, $1.9 million; fire insurance, $800000; workers' compensation assessments, $400000; credit for biofuel consumers, and credit for biodiesel used in home heating, $300000 each. Long-term rural enterprise zones, ...
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Truckers want limits on biodiesel
Toronto Star - Dana Flavelle - ‎May 30, 2011‎
While the biodiesel mandate comes into effect July 1, users have until the end of 2012 to comply, the biofuel industry also noted. The truckers want Ottawa to modify the mandate to suspend the 2 per cent requirement whenever biodiesel fuel is in short ...

Biodiesel feasibility study

Salt-loving plants in Pakistan `potential biofuel sources`
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Khan's team recommended that the Pakistan government set up incubation to study the feasibility of wider application, and save some of the US$3.1 billion the country spends each year on petroleum imports. However, a major drawback is the high cost of ...
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Neanderthal neighbors
OneNewsNow - ‎May 26, 2011‎
In a recent feasibility study, the NREL-sponsored group compared the energy capturing efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells to that of plants. Plants lost. But could photosynthetic efficiency be improved through genetic engineering? ...
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Going the distance on cooking oil
eco-business.com - ‎May 24, 2011‎
“The students will also help promote environmental awareness and study the effects of carbon emission using biodiesel,” Zaini said at a press conference. The students will also learn about the process and cost of manufacturing biodiesel from used ...
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Biomass boiler proposal slammed by University of Montana plant employees
The Missoulian - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Also, both Lange and Mike Burke question the credibility of the feasibility study conducted by McKinstry, the consulting firm contracted by UM to now act as the project's general contractor, Burke said. "The function of the feasibility and project ...

Biodiesel feedstock suppliers

NCBA Supports Legislation Targeting Renewable Fuels
Southeast AgNet - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2011) – The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) threw its weight behind the Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act, which amends the Clean Air Act to allow states to opt out of the corn ethanol portion of the renewable fuel standard ...
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Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Biodiesel Mandate in Malaysia
Business Wire (press release) - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Jatropha Curcas is an inedible biodiesel feedstock cultivated by Mission's contract farmers on arid, marginal lands. By realizing the Jatropha by-product value, Mission is working towards a zero cost, sustainable, non-edible fuel source. ...
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Virent produces biofuel from sources outside food supply
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Thomas Content - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
"We anticipate further development in our production of drop-in fuels and chemicals from biomass, giving our nation long-awaited access to a wider range of feedstock choices." The advanced biofuels consortium is a proving ground for a variety of ...
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The Defense Department Is a Significant Driver of New Technology
Biofuels Digest - Brent Erickson - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
... making use of local feedstocks to produce sustainable biofuels for the military. The Navy and Air Force have both worked with biofuel suppliers to conduct tests and certify that biofuels meet exacting requirements for performance and cost. ...
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Ethanol maker in deal with P&G for green packaging
Forexyard - Carey Gillam, Gerald E. McCormick - ‎May 31, 2011‎
"Novel innovations from our suppliers ... are critical to us achieving this vision," Sauers said. ZeaChem plans to use a 250000 gallon-per-year cellulosic biorefinery currently under construction in Boardman, Oregon, to manufacture the bio-based ...

Biodiesel feedstock prices

Biofuel green light triggers tax plea: researchers want government backing for ...
eco-business.com - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
These including scaling-up economically viable feedstock production and competition from other industries for biomass. The volatility of oil prices and technological uncertainty also meant investors would need high returns or formalized arrangements to ...
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Inhofe makes his move on the RFS
Ethanol Producer Magazine - Kris Bevill - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
The Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act would also replace current RFS term “cellulosic biofuel” with “next generation biofuel,” expanding the category to include algae-derived fuels and other drop-in fuels derived from renewable biomass. ...
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Algae Company Solazyme Makes Strong Nasdaq Debut
Reuters - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Researchers have been promising great things for algae as a renewable feedstock. Algae grows faster than other bio feedstocks and it uses fewer resources. Advocates say it has the potential to produce up to 5000 gallons of renewable oil a year on a ...
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Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Biodiesel Mandate in Malaysia
Business Wire (press release) - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Jatropha Curcas is an inedible biodiesel feedstock cultivated by Mission's contract farmers on arid, marginal lands. By realizing the Jatropha by-product value, Mission is working towards a zero cost, sustainable, non-edible fuel source. ...
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Gushan Environmental Energy Management Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings ...
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 26, 2011‎
While biodiesel selling prices rose in the quarter, that improvement was offset by a continued rise in the cost of our raw material feedstock. The overall average and the cost of our raw material input increased 28.2% year-to-year at 3% ...

Saturday 4 June 2011

Biodiesel feedstock comparison

EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
Zanesville Times Recorder - Philip Brasher - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Biofuel feedstocks are required to reduce greenhouse emissions by 35 percent in comparison to petroleum, but soybeans are credited with only a 31 percent reduction regardless of where they are grown. European-produced rapeseed, or canola, ...
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Vilsack: Ethanol subsidy helps rural areas
DesMoinesRegister.com - Philip Brasher - ‎May 15, 2011‎
But economists say the ethanol and biodiesel industries are fundamentally different: Biodiesel simply can't be made economically from its most plentiful feedstock, soybean oil, without the subsidy. Ethanol production exceeds the usage mandates and ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - Zoë Casey - ‎May 17, 2011‎
Examples of important areas of potential technological advancement include: new and improved feedstock production and supply systems, biofuels produced via new processes (also called next-generation or advanced biofuels, eg, lignocellulosic) and ...
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Potential of Renewable Energy Outlined in Report by the Intergovernmental ...
InvestorIdeas.com (press release) - ‎May 13, 2011‎
The annual productionof ethanol increased to 1.6 Exajoules (76 billion litres) and biodiesel by 0.6 Exajoules (17 billion litres) by the end of 2009. Meanwhile developing countries host more than 50 percent of current global renewable energy capacity. ...
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Land use claims against biofuel industry fall flat
Western Farm Press - ‎May 17, 2011‎
ILUC is the theory that any acre used in the production of feedstocks for biofuels in the US necessarily results in a new acres coming into food or feed production somewhere else in the world. “Biofuel production in the United States up through the end ...
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Why You Need to Pay Attention To Bio Natural Gas
RenewableEnergyWorld.com (blog) - Dallas Kachan - ‎May 10, 2011‎
Additionally, an opportunity exists for BNG to serve as a drop-in biofuel that can leverage new and existing natural gas and power generation infrastructure, while using renewable biomass feedstocks with little destructive exploration that satisfies ...

Biodiesel feedstock

EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
DesMoinesRegister.com - Philip Brasher - ‎May 29, 2011‎
The standards include greenhouse gas limits that biofuel feedstocks must meet, and US soybeans don't qualify as a feedstock for European biodiesel. Also in the rules is a requirement that exporters be able to trace the source of a shipment back to the ...
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Columbia Prof Gets $1.5 Million Grant for Ghana Sewage-to-Biofuel Project
IBTimes - Tina Casey - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
The current and potential haul includes biogas, biodiesel, bioplastic, reclaimed wastewater for irrigation, and sludge "cake" that can be used as a soil enhancer. Hydrokinetic power is another option, and treatment plants often make ideal locations for ...
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Virent produces biofuel from sources outside food supply
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Thomas Content - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
"We anticipate further development in our production of drop-in fuels and chemicals from biomass, giving our nation long-awaited access to a wider range of feedstock choices." The advanced biofuels consortium is a proving ground for a variety of ...
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Biofuel green light triggers tax plea: researchers want government backing for ...
eco-business.com - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Virgin is also partnering with Boeing and the University of Queensland on an analysis of potential biofuel feedstocks such as algae, pongamia and sugar. Mr. Valastro said the companies Qantas was dealing with were serious about developing a ...

Biodiesel factory

East End blaze rips through derelict factory
Glasgow Evening Times - Deborah Anderson - ‎May 13, 2011‎
Fire chiefs were concerned that the blaze could spread to adjacent factory buildings. Reinforcements were called in when it was realised that one firm sited on the same street is Apple Fuels, a company which runs a biodiesel business from it's yard. ...
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GUSHAN EN ADR : Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of ...
4-traders (press release) - ‎May 26, 2011‎
The year-to-year decrease in the sales volume of biodiesel was mainly due to the temporary suspension of operations at the Company's Shanghai plant and Sichuan plant since April 2010 and August 2010, respectively. The Company suspended production at ...
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of 2011 Financial ... Sacramento Bee
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Wilmar Expands in Europe With Palm-Oil Refining, Alcohol Plant
Bloomberg - Yuriy Humber - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Wilmar also refines sugar and has its own palm plantations, as well as a biodiesel manufacturing business. “We look forward to being more involved in the local chemical community and strengthening our foothold in Europe,” Wilmar Chief Executive Officer ...
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Biofuel Firms Expand into Beauty, Nutraceutical Products
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Ivan Castano - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Amyris, a Brazilian biofuels and "renewable chemical" firm, also announced it will build a factory to make farnesene, a hydrocarbon used to make cosmetics and lubricants, to hedge its bioenergy franchise. "It's a good short-term solution around the .

Biodiesel fact sheet

Wasabi Energy: Green investment with a kick
IBTimes - Ian Lyall - ‎May 17, 2011‎
"It's not really a scaleable business model buying biodiesel plants for one cent in the dollar,” Morris concedes. “At some stage it (the ARF stake) will be sold giving $15-20 million of cash to the business.” The other leg of the Wasabi business is ..

Biodiesel facts for kids

ARTFARM brings no ordinary circus to Guilford Sunday afternoon
Middletown Press - Jeff Hush - ‎May 18, 2011‎
We have kept the tradition alive, but with a twist — the horse is now a small, green, biodiesel school bus named ARTFARM. At 3 pm Sunday in the Nathanael Greene Community Center, 32 Church St., ARTFARM will arrive, and out will topple five acrobatic ...
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China Integrated Energy Appoints Mr. Liren Wei as Independent Director
Sacramento Bee - ‎19 hours ago‎
China Integrated Energy, Inc. is a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China engaged in three business segments: the production and sale of biodiesel, the wholesale distribution of finished oil and heavy oil products, and the operation ...
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Households offered £10000 to improve energy efficiency
The Independent - Oliver Wright - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Let me see, I could sort myself a system to live mainly off grid, and process biodiesel from waste for my own use for 10k, but the solution would not suit the politicos, as they would be losing too much tax and VAT moolah if we all did it. ...
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Industrial Directory Reports Alaska Manufacturing Jobs up 1.3 %
Sacramento Bee - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Bright spots for the state included the openings of wood pellet plant Superior Pellet Fuels near Fairbanks and the state's first biodiesel plant, Alaska Waste, which began production in Anchorage in June. In addition, the Obama Administration recently ...

Biodiesel farm

EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
DesMoinesRegister.com - Philip Brasher - ‎May 29, 2011‎
Also in the rules is a requirement that exporters be able to trace the source of a shipment back to the farms on which it was grown, something the US industry can't do with existing storage and transportation practices. "They're dictating to us how we ...
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Vilsack touts need for disaster program and crop insurance
AG Week - Jerry Hagstrom - ‎May 30, 2011‎
He noted that the biodiesel industry lost 50 percent of production and 12000 jobs during the year that the biodiesel program was not in effect. Conrad said he still considers the Europeans to be the Americans' biggest competitors in world agriculture. ...
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The bitter harvest of ethanol
American Thinker (blog) - Lee DeCovnick - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
... biodiesel use mandate? Sounds like another shafting of the American taxpayer. Corn, soybeans and wheat account for around 70% of the dollar value of US agriculture each year. In addition, our export dollars are tied closely to our farm exports. ...
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Study examines ethanol's ties to prices at the pump
Rockford Register Star - Brian Leaf - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
“It's not the end-all-be-all, but along with soy biodiesel and other biofuels, ethanol can help us wean ourselves from having to make so much gas from petroleum coming from countries that don't like us very much,” Fata said. “The production and use of ...
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City's transit system thrives, despite shaky start
Guelph Mercury - May 28, 2011‎
Its 72 buses — including seven mobility vehicles — will carry an estimated 6.3 million passengers this year, drive more than 4.8 million kilometres and consume 2.8 million litres of biodiesel fuel. During the next week, the Mercury will offer readers ...
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CJP introduces Biological Inputs to Enhance the Jatropha Energy Farms ...
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎May 28, 2011‎
CJP'S Next JATROPHAWORLD INDIA 2011, the 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training Programme is set to introduce you the IMPACT OF BIOLOGICAL AGRI-INPUTS ON GROWTH AND YIELDS OF JATROPHA CURCAS” He further ...
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Biodiesel fame

Lighting a Fire Under Combustion Simulation
HPCwire (blog) - Michael Feldman - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
In addition, the need for better fuel efficiency as well as the changing nature of the fuel itself -- which can be anything from standard gasoline, to diesel, ethanol, liquified natural gas, biodiesel, propane, rapeseed oil, or some combination thereof ...
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Analyser detects FAMEs in aviation turbine fuel
Laboratory Talk - ‎May 17, 2011‎
PAC has released an analyser that is designed to detect traces of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), more widely known as biodiesel, in aviation turbine fuel. According to the company, the FAME in Avtur analyser can be used by the average technician and ...
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FAME 'will cause lots of off-specs'
bunkerworld (subscription) - ‎May 19, 2011‎
The automotive industry encountered initial problems with biodiesel blends, fuel blends containing 5-7% of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) are now commonplace, observed Bob Thornton, Marine Technical Director at World Fuel Services at the Bunkerworld ...
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Diesel bug warning for boat owners
Easier (press release) - ‎May 17, 2011‎
"The best advice seems to be to try and find out if the fuel you are intending to purchase has any Biodiesel or FAME additive, and try to avoid using fuel that does. If this is not an option, then using recommended fuel treatments such as 'Marine 16' ...

Biodiesel facts and figures

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
These are understandable issues but they do not recognize several key facts. First, virtually all our nation`s economic competitors, including China, are providing major help to companies facing the Valley of Death. Congress, in part recognized this ...
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'Get over it': Grylls urges acceptance of recycled water
Sydney Morning Herald - Courtney Trenwith - ‎May 30, 2011‎
A lot of the facts are washed away and a lot of the rhetoric becomes what people understand. "Direct recycled water into the grid is probably tricky [to convince the public to support] but water reinjected into the aquifer, shandied with existing ...
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Struggling against starvation in an age of plenty
Ekklesia - Simon Barrow - ‎May 20, 2011‎
It also 'plans to rent an additional 290000 hectares from the government' World Bank figures show how the demand for land to grow biofuels is increasing. It estimates that between 2004 and 2008, the total amount of land devoted to biofuel crops such as ...

Biodiesel farming

The future is green!
Kurdish Globe - Swara Kadir - ‎May 21, 2011‎
Maybe this is a slight exaggeration, but it may soon be replaced by biofuel alternatives like ethanol from corn or biodiesel from algae. With the rising global population, there is an increasing demand for food, but supply is limited. ...
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4th Global Jatrophaworld India 2011 to highlight CJP's Biological Inputs to ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - ‎May 24, 2011‎
CJP'S Next JATROPHAWORLD INDIA 2011, the 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training Programme is set to introduce you the IMPACT OF BIOLOGICAL AGRI-INPUTS ON GROWTH AND YIELDS OF JATROPHA CURCAS” He further ...
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Biodiesel 2011: the real opportunity
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - ‎May 13, 2011‎
JG: Well there was a lot of financing and building up of jatropha, despite failures in contract farming. Basically you had unknown yields, unknown agronomy, and poor quality genetics. The idea for a lot of companies, the sort of D1 approach, ...
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How Kraft Sells Sustainability (in a Biodiesel Peanut)
Sustainable Business Forum - Marc Gunther - ‎May 17, 2011‎
Triscuits, meanwhile, has begun a campaign around home farming. “When you plant a seed, you grow a movement,” says Triscuits, which gives away seeds in some boxes of crackers. Walmart and Kraft also worked together to promote Philadelphia Cream Cheese ...

Biodiesel facts

China Integrated Energy Appoints Mr. Liren Wei as Independent Director
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎22 hours ago‎
China Integrated Energy, Inc. is a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China engaged in three business segments: the production and sale of biodiesel, the wholesale distribution of finished oil and heavy oil products, and the operation ...
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Sowing the seeds of success
Hartlepool Today - Lumley Castle - ‎May 31, 2011‎
Mr Seymour said: “The actual facts and science is with us in Teesside's biofuel industry.” But he said red tape from “well-healed southerners” was holding up progress. He laid the blame at groups which were against the development of renewable energy. ...
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ARTFARM brings no ordinary circus to Guilford Sunday afternoon
Middletown Press - Jeff Hush - ‎May 18, 2011‎
We have kept the tradition alive, but with a twist — the horse is now a small, green, biodiesel school bus named ARTFARM. At 3 pm Sunday in the Nathanael Greene Community Center, 32 Church St., ARTFARM will arrive, and out will topple five acrobatic ...
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
These are understandable issues but they do not recognize several key facts. First, virtually all our nation`s economic competitors, including China, are providing major help to companies facing the Valley of Death. Congress, in part recognized this ...
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China Integrated Energy Announces the Appointment of Mr. Jeff Chan Kok Wee to ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 20, 2011‎
China Integrated Energy, Inc. is a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China engaged in three business segments: the production and sale of biodiesel, the wholesale distribution of finished oil and heavy oil products, and the operation ...

Friday 3 June 2011

Biodiesel eye

Plans, funding for biodiesel plant unclear as company avoids public eye
Niagara Falls Review - Brett Clarkson - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Oleo Energies Inc. has been touted as a potential jobs creator for Niagara Falls with its proposed biodiesel production plant but according to local officials is at risk of not opening if federal funding is not made available. ...
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Man, wife accused of stealing grant funds meant for ET plant
Knoxville News Sentinel - Bob Fowler - ‎May 20, 2011‎
It was to be a boon for job-hungry Morgan County: a biodiesel plant where locally grown soybeans would be converted into fuel using high-tech equipment. What the county reaped instead was a black eye and an abandoned plant in an empty ...
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City Hall Roundup
Winnipeg Free Press - Jen Skerritt - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Transit director Dave Wardrop told the committee Winnipeg's fleet runs on biodiesel, which is the best option for the city. The city previously tested two diesel-electric hybrid buses, but Wardrop said they were unreliable in winter months and less ...

Biodiesel expo 2011

NAFA Honors Fleets for Sustainability Efforts
Truckinginfo - ‎May 9, 2011‎
The Sustainable Fleet Awards were presented during the Association's 2011 Institute & Expo in Charlotte, NC This was the fourth consecutive year that NAFA has presented these awards to individuals who have implemented creative programs to help with ...
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Diesel Prices Down, Oil Recovering From Significant Fall
Truckinginfo - ‎May 10, 2011‎
According to GE Capital Fleet Services, corporate fleet managers rated volatile fuel prices as their top concern in 2011. In a survey of 105 fleet managers conducted recently at the 2011 NAFA Institute & Expo in Charlotte, NC, 29 percent said the ...
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JBS RECEBE O PRÊMIO AÇÃO SUSTENTÁVEL POR INICIATIVA INÉDITA NA APAS 2011
Inteligemcia (liberação de imprensa) - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Os profissionais da empresa parceira da JBS, a Óleo&Óleo, foram responsáveis por disponibilizar bombonas de 50 litros para cada particípe eo material recolhido será encaminhado a usina de biodiesel da JBS, localizado em Lins (SP), que será transformado ...
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Climate Change Indonesia Education Forum & Expo, RAPP Berperan Mengadaptasi ...
Riau Terkini - ‎May 30, 2011‎
Upaya tersebut ditunjukkan dalam partisipasinya di acara “Climate Change Indonesia Education Forum & Expo” yang diselenggarakan oleh Dewan Nasional Perubahan Iklim (DNPI) pada 26-29 Mei 2011 di Assembly Hall, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). ...

Biodiesel exhaust

Biodiesel leading way on cleaning up diesel exhaust
Western Farm Press - ‎May 13, 2011‎
In an update to its National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cited diesel exhaust as one of the nation's most dangerous pollutants, saying it is "among the substances that may pose the greatest ...
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Bibb clears EPA air hurdle
Macon Telegraph (blog) - Mike Stucka - ‎22 hours ago‎
Charise Stephens, executive director of the Middle Georgia Clean Cities Coalition, said seven counties and 13 cities worked together to reduce the particulate pollution, much of which comes from diesel exhaust. The small particles, known as PM2.5, ...
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Diesel, Oil Prices Drop
Truckinginfo - ‎May 17, 2011‎
With 15 months of experience since the EPA 2010 emission standard took effect, diesel exhaust fluid supplier Air1 sees the market for its product developing as expected. In the first year after the standard, the North American market for DEF was about ...
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Hardcore diesel
Hindustan Times - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Its exhaust note, while not refined, is without the bothersome clatter that is expected of a diesel. A 20-minute ride, however, confirmed that this is no petrol power plant. The engine feels heavier, the revs building gradually with a tardy, ...
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Belching smoke no more, diesel imports pursue mainstream status
Search-Autoparts.com - James E. Guyette - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Furthermore, negative perceptions of older diesel-powered vehicles continue to affect perceptions of clean diesel vehicles, as concerns about emissions and exhaust odor are mentioned frequently,” he says. “Advocates of clean diesel engines tend to be ...
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Driver for Houston biodiesel firm arrested for illegal dumping
Examiner.com - Rex Knepp - ‎May 8, 2011‎
We tend to think "environmentally friendly" whenever we hear the word biodiesel. After all, most biodiesel is converted cooking oil waste that makes a car's exhaust smell like french fries, and it doesn't require drilling, fracking, ..

Biodiesel explanation

Tim Pawlenty's Ethanol Stance Offers Boost Against Romney In 2012 Presidential ...
Huffington Post - ‎May 24, 2011‎
However, Governor Branstad does not believe taxpayer support should end abruptly, as was done with biodiesel, which severely crippled that industry," Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht told HuffPost. Branstad wants to see "a well-thought, ...
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U.S. oil import dependence: declining no matter how you measure it
CattleNetwork.com - ‎May 25, 2011‎
A much narrower measure that looks at crude oil imports into the United States as a percentage of total refinery crude inputs (Measurement C) excludes ethanol, biodiesel, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as sources of petroleum products that are almost ...
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Peak Oil: A Chance To Change The World
CounterCurrents.org - Richard Heinberg - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Indeed, the scientific community is nearly unanimous in assessing that the Earth is warming, and that the only credible explanation for this is rising levels of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels. That kind of consensus is hard to achieve among ...
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The Audacity of Chinese Frauds
The Ledger - Floyd Norris - ‎May 27, 2011‎
In December, KPMG was retained by China Integrated Energy, which claimed to be a leader in the production of biodiesel. Just hiring a Big Four auditor enabled it to raise $24 million from institutional investors in the United States. ...

Biodiesel expo

Soybean Festival coming to Farmington May 21
Agri News - Heather Thorstensen - ‎May 12, 2011‎
The event emphasizes how soybeans are being used to create more sustainable products, from biodiesel to plastics. The Soybean Checkoff will be providing in-kind resources. From noon to 4 pm, a Sustainable Word Street Market on 3rd Street and Oak Street ...
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Diesel Prices Down, Oil Recovering From Significant Fall
Truckinginfo - ‎May 10, 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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5 Things to Know Right Now About This Weekend's Green Living Festival
Patch.com - Kristin Bull - ‎May 10, 2011‎
In addition, Rochester Mills Beer Co. is "brewing" 100 gallons of biodiesel fuel from their fryer waste for the event, said Mills marketing director David Youngman. There's an app for it. Offered by ExpoTec, it will be free and will reduce the need for ...
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NAFA Honors Fleets for Sustainability Efforts
Truckinginfo - ‎May 9, 2011‎
The Sustainable Fleet Awards were presented during the Association's 2011 Institute & Expo in Charlotte, NC This was the fourth consecutive year that NAFA has presented these awards to individuals who have implemented creative programs to help with ...

Biodiesel experiment

NOBCChE's 2011 Science Bowl And Fair
Chemical & Engineering News - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Nikolas Albarran from City Honors School, Buffalo, with a project titled "Using Chlorella Pyrenoidosa To Create Biodiesel Fuel." Lydia Mensah from Timbuktu Academy, Baton Rouge, La., with a project titled "Don't Fret: A Project on Standing Waves. ...
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Fiskrens sätter fart på stadsbuss i Mariehamn
Hufvudstadsbladet - ‎May 29, 2011‎
Då började företaget framställa biodiesel som en utmaning och ett experiment. Hittills har biodieseln använts enbart för företagets egna fordon men nu har man fått en extern kund, bussbolaget Röde Orm som driver stadsbussarna i Mariehamn och ...
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Technik am Stundenplan
Kleine Zeitung - ‎May 30, 2011‎
In einem Experiment bauten sie den Weg vom gebrauchten Frittieröl bis zum Biodiesel nach. Ihre Kollegen vom BORG Deutschlandsberg setzten sich mit dem Thema Elektromobilität auseinander. Höhepunkt war eine Führung durch die Produktionshalle der Firma ...
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Squid pro quo: UF sending squid aboard shuttle
Ocala - Nathan Crabbe - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Wagner Vendrame, an assistant professor of horticulture at UF's research center in Homestead, said he also plans to send an experiment aboard the last shuttle mission. The experiment contains cells of the jatropha plant, used to make biodiesel. ...
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NASA is experimenting with a biofuel from chicken fat on the DC-8 aircraft
AVIONEWS - ‎May 9, 2011‎
The experiment was called Aafex (Alternative Aviation Fuels Experiment). From the technical tests and examinations on the performance of fuel and exhaust gas was noted, as stated by the director of the Fixed Wing Project Subosonic of Nasa Ruben Del ...

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Algal Biofuel Research Draws Attention From Governor General
Marketwire (press release) - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
In June 2011, the 4 th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology will draw world experts on algal production to Halifax to explore potential commercial applications. These will include carbon capture; biofuel production; ...
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Bioenergy driving toward more efficient energy future
Western Farm Press - ‎May 27, 2011‎
Those are the conclusions of two land use experts who spoke on a National Biodiesel Board panel today. "We need to start thinking of agriculture as multi-functional," said Dr. Stephen Kaffka of the University of California - Davis Department of Plant ...
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Bullish on Biodiesel
Domestic Fuel - Cindy Zimmerman - ‎May 13, 2011‎
NBB will be holding a webinar on the topic of biodiesel's impact on the food supply and land use May 24. “Vantage Point: Views on Food, Fuel and Land Use” will feature insights from two national land use experts Dr. Stephen Kaffka with the UC Davis ...

Biodiesel extraction

Ultimate Guide to Soybean Investing: Details on Futures, Stocks and ETFs
Seeking Alpha - Michael Johnston - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Soybean oil is also used in the production of biodiesel. Through a simple process involving heat extraction, soybean oil is transformed into fuel for diesel engines. This biodiesel is cleaner than petroleum-based fuels, and most importantly is a ...
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TAEC Announces Ticker Symbol Is TAECD Until June 29
Marketwire (press release) - ‎May 31, 2011‎
TAEC has plans for a biodiesel division that intends to use extraction technology to convert waste cooking oil and grease into a biodiesel fuel ingredient sold to biodiesel fuel producers. TAEC's biodiesel business is designed to eliminate ...
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Blunt says energy production means American jobs
News-Press Now - ‎May 20, 2011‎
Its crushing machinery recently underwent a $90 million upgrade, putting in place a new extraction process. The long-standing plant, a vegetable oil refinery in addition to its last five years as a biodiesel manufacturer, employs about 180 people. ...
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Industrial Directory Reports Alaska Manufacturing Jobs up 1.3 %
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Bright spots for the state included the openings of wood pellet plant Superior Pellet Fuels near Fairbanks and the state's first biodiesel plant, Alaska Waste, which began production in Anchorage in June. In addition, the Obama Administration recently ...
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Strong Volume Gainers - PNSN, PSPW, PVCT, RAPT, RBYC
Health Talk & You - Matt Tindall - ‎May 14, 2011‎
... multi-feedstock biodiesel production facilities, specializing in modular system packages. The company focuses to provide commercialization platform in the fields of biofuel and bio-energy production, as well as, precious metal extraction from mined ...

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Homegrown biofuels are critical to the future of flight
HeraldNet - Billy M. Glover - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Boeing has a deep and rich tradition in Everett. It's a partnership that extends far beyond the historic first production of the 747 jumbo jet, and well into World War II when Everett was home to assembly plants building bulkheads ...
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Gregoire: Public needs to pay more for roads
HeraldNet - Jerry Cornfield - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Gregoire did veto a section exempting the ferry system from a requirement that a minimum percentage of its fuel be biodiesel. She also vetoed section requiring a study of the organizational structure of the ferries division. "The ferry system has been ...

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Homegrown biofuels are critical to the future of flight
HeraldNet - Billy M. Glover - ‎May 28, 2011‎
Boeing has a deep and rich tradition in Everett. It's a partnership that extends far beyond the historic first production of the 747 jumbo jet, and well into World War II when Everett was home to assembly plants building bulkheads ...
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Gregoire: Public needs to pay more for roads
HeraldNet - Jerry Cornfield - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Gregoire did veto a section exempting the ferry system from a requirement that a minimum percentage of its fuel be biodiesel. She also vetoed section requiring a study of the organizational structure of the ferries division. "The ferry system has been ...

Biodiesel event

SunPower Biodiesel Grand Opening Event
Superior Telegram - ‎May 21, 2011‎
The event will take place between 11:00 am 2:00 pm, and includes an introduction by local, state and federal representatives. A tour of the biodiesel facility will follow, allowing attendees an unrestricted chance to see firsthand how the operation ...
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Trucks and buses on Neste Oil's biodiesel
Renewable Energy Focus - ‎May 23, 2011‎
The Challenge Bibendum in Berlin saw Iveco trucks and buses running on Neste Oil's NExBTL biodiesel. By Renewable Energy Focus staff Challenge Bibendum is an annually event gathering mobility experts from around the world to explore, promote, ...
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Environmental idealism rides along with shuttle service
Detroit Free Press - ‎May 28, 2011‎
And Ramos wanted to keep his carbon footprint smaller than a biodiesel-fueled bus circling for 7 hours a night without a steady stream of guaranteed customers. Ramos will run a public shuttle for events like a concert or a big sporting event. ...
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Implementation Of Biodiesel B5 Will Not Burden Motorists, Says Dompok
Bernama - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Meanwhile, today's event, themed, "Bioactives for a Healthy Lifestyle", is organised to highlight and showcase the Malaysian palm bioactive industry and revisit the numerous developments within the nutra-cosmeceutical industry. The two-day event, ...

Biodiesel events 2010

Workshop will examine alternative fuels
Modern Bulk Transporter - ‎May 24, 2011‎
The event runs from 8 am to 3:15 pm. Vehicles fueled by propane autogas and other alternative energy sources will be on display. The Trenton workshop will conclude a nationwide series of 14 training seminars throughout 2010 and 2011, developed with a ...
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China Clean Energy Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Biodiesel sales volume was 2678 tons in the first quarter of 2011, down 39% from 4391 tons in the first quarter of 2010. Biodiesel average selling price was RMB 5352 in the first quarter of 2011, up 15% from the first quarter of 2010. ...
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SACE 2010 Carbon Footprint Results
Clean Energy News (blog) - ‎May 11, 2011‎
Source US EPA For SACE that consists of our biodiesel manufacturing, offices, transportation and accommodations for work-related events, waste, and staff commutes to the office. In 2009, our carbon footprint was 260 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ...
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Vancouver police department wants more vehicles
Vancouver Sun - Jeff Lee - ‎May 27, 2011‎
And the command vehicle, if approved, will come with a diesel engine that can use the city's environmentally-friendly low-carbon biodiesel fuel. This isn't the first time the foundation and its donors have come to the department's rescue. ...
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Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the ...
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Albemarle Expands its Biofuels Catalyst Portfolio by Acquiring Catilin, Inc.
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 11, 2011‎
Albemarle regularly posts information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, Regulation G reconciliations, SEC filings, and other information regarding the Company, ...

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Pacific Northwest Looks to Jump-Start Green Jet Fuel Industry
Voice of America - Rosanne Skirble - ‎May 22, 2011‎
A US Navy jet assigned to the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 tests a 50/50 mixture of Camellia seed-based biofuel blend over the skies of Southern Maryland on Earth Day 2010. The US Pacific Northwest is a good place to jump-start a renewable jet ...
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Lee Enterprises Forms Strategic Alliance with Top Alternative Fuels Accounting ...
PR-USA.net (press release) - ‎May 22, 2011‎
Lee Enterprises is a biodiesel consulting firm specializing in project oversight & management, feasibility studies, grants, business plans, and assistance with planning, market analysis, site evaluation, feedstock selection and procurement, ...
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Goldman Sachs' Top 15 Sells
Seeking Alpha - ‎Jun 2, 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's EPS forecast for ...
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Renewables could meet 80% of global energy demand
REVE - Zoë 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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Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial ...
Stock Markets Review - ‎May 9, 2011‎
We also believe that securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use EBITDA in the evaluation of companies, many of which present EBITDA when reporting their results. Additionally, management provides an Adjusted EBITDA ...

Biodiesel european board

Lack of progress fuels fears
Lethbridge Herald - ‎May 10, 2011‎
Originally, Collick was proposing a $43-million canola crushing and biodiesel refinery in conjunction with two major European banks which agreed to hedge up to 95 per cent of the company's financing with five or six local lending institutions involved. ...
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Biotech Roundup: Aegerion, YM Biosciences, AstraZeneca, Generex Biotechnology
Proactive Investors USA & Canada - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WHEN) (OTCQB: WHEN), a public holding company focused on developing algae farms for the production of biodiesel and fish food for commercial fish farms, announced today that the company's wholly-owned ...
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
And in this regard I am concerned that we are increasingly getting beaten in the race down this road by the European Union and Asia, in particular China. Thus, while in 2004 the US was the focus of approximately 20% of total global clean energy ...
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NYSE's Chief Meets with Regulators on Deutsche Börse Merger
Galaxy Stocks - ‎May 18, 2011‎
NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Duncan Niederauer, a day following US authorities scuttled a competitor bid for the Big Board operator, intensified his attempt to win over European regulators for the intended tie-up with Deutsche Börse AG. ...
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Analysis: Bioethanol may win in crunch time for EU biofuels
IBTimes Hong Kong - ‎May 17, 2011‎
"People are talking about a domino effect to a very faraway place -- you can argue this, but any scientific modeling is very shaky," said Raffaello Garofalo, secretary general of the European Biodiesel Board. The emergence of the Commission's strategy ...

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EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
DesMoinesRegister.com - Philip Brasher - ‎May 29, 2011‎
The US soybeans are crushed for livestock feed in Europe, and then the oil has typically been used to make biodiesel, which is more popular than ethanol in Europe. Using the soybean oil for food isn't an option because of European objections to biotech ...
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Biofuels boom in Africa as British firms lead rush on land for plantations
The Guardian - ‎May 31, 2011‎
But we are pushing [Europe] to go further, to reduce the risk of knock-on effects, including deforestation in new areas." He added: "Only a tiny proportion – less that 0.1% - of UK biofuel has come from Africa." As oil prices rise, said Jeremy Woods, ...
Biofuels boom in Africa as British firms lead rush on land for plantations
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Study examines ethanol's ties to prices at the pump
Rockford Register Star - Brian Leaf - ‎11 hours ago‎
“It's not the end-all-be-all, but along with soy biodiesel and other biofuels, ethanol can help us wean ourselves from having to make so much gas from petroleum coming from countries that don't like us very much,” Fata said. “The production and use of ...
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EU biodiesel firms probe new loophole on US import duties
Platts - ‎May 9, 2011‎
First levied in March 2009, the antidumping duties initially stemmed a rising tide of US biodiesel imports into Europe which benefit from a subsidy of $1/gal ($300/mt) if blended with traditional diesel. But the measure was later hampered by the ...

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Wilmar Expands in Europe With Palm-Oil Refining, Alcohol Plant
Bloomberg - Yuriy Humber - ‎May 9, 2011‎
Europe accounted for 7.2 percent of Wilmar's $30.4 billion in sales last year, while China contributed 52 percent. Wilmar also refines sugar and has its own palm plantations, as well as a biodiesel manufacturing business. “We look forward to being more ...
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Camelina offers hope as California biofuel crop
Western Farm Press - ‎May 10, 2011‎
Camelina is a tiny-seeded annual that originated in northern Europe. It was virtually unknown in the US until companies started looking at it for biofuel. It has many names: gold-of-pleasure, false flax, wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame and ...
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Wilmar to Build Natural Alcohol Plant on Huntsman Site in Rotterdam
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
We look forward to being more involved in the local chemical community and strengthening our foothold in Europe, including for bio-based chemicals, with a brand new natural alcohol plant." Wilmar International Limited, founded in 1991 as a palm oil ...
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
There is also great potential for these lands to produce safe, clean solar energy, yet limited agency action has delayed the permitting of solar projects for years. By contrast, over the past 20 years, federal agencies approved about 74000 oil and gas ...

Biodiesel eucalyptus

AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd.: News Release
AUTO-MOBI.info (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
... China Zhejiang Biodiesel co, Ltd., a corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of the People's Republic of China, ("China Zhejiang"), dated effective 28 February, 2011, to acquire a 133 hectare jatropha plantation and a 201 hectare eucalyptus ..

Biodiesel european standard

EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
Truth about Trade & Technology - Philip Brasher - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
The standards include greenhouse gas limits that biofuel feedstocks must meet, and US soybeans don't qualify as a feedstock for European biodiesel. Also in the rules is a requirement that exporters be able to trace the source of a shipment back to the ...
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US soybean producers to fight EU emissions standards as unfair trade barier
Biofuels Digest - Meghan Sapp - ‎May 31, 2011‎
In Washington, US soybean farmers are disputing the European Commission's greenhouse gas emissions limits on biofuels allowed to enter the European market under the Renewable Energy Directive, claiming it as an unfair trade barrier that sets unfair ...
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BIOX RECEIVES EXEMPTION FROM EU TARIFFS ON IMPORTED BIODIESEL
Canada NewsWire (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
BIOX's high quality biodiesel fuel meets North American (ASTM D-6751) quality standards. BIOX is Canada's largest biodiesel producer and is focused on building, owning and operating a network of commercial scale biodiesel production facilities in ...
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Palm Oil Companies Hope to Persuade EU to Lower Its Standards for Imports
Jakarta Globe - ‎May 8, 2011‎
Indonesia's exports to Europe in 2010 were just 15 percent of its 15.6 million tons of overall CPO shipments, down from 20 percent in 2008. “The toughest difficulties are in exporting biodiesel. Requirements for such products to enter the market remain ...
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Power-Gen Worldwide - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
And in this regard I am concerned that we are increasingly getting beaten in the race down this road by the European Union and Asia, in particular China. Thus, while in 2004 the US was the focus of approximately 20% of total global clean energy ...

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On the Scene: 100 Best Green Companies awards
Oregon Business (blog) - Emma Hall - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Neil Kelly Company, which has used everything from biodiesel to Zipcars to low-flow toilets to make their company greener. After the winners were announced and everyone went onstage to accept their bamboo and coconut shell trophies, attendees received ...
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GPW: SeQuentials Biofueling Retail Station
Greenroofs.com (blog) - Linda Velazquez - ‎May 20, 2011‎
Continuing their commitment to cleaner energy, SeQuential Biofuels added a second station in Portland, Oregon, utilizing a sizable grant from the City of Portland. Oregon's biodiesel industry has benefited greatly from a wide array of tools and ...
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Greenroofs.com's “This Week in Review” on GreenroofsTV: May 20th, 2011
Greenroofs.com (blog) - Linda Velazquez - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Our project of the week is SeQuential's Biofueling Retail Station built in 2006 in Eugene, Oregon. This biofuel station is an example of realistic, feasible, and sustainable technologies demonstrating real world solutions that reduce energy usage and ...

Biodiesel european union

EU Slaps US Biodiesel With Duties Retroactive to August, 2010
UkrAgroConsult - ‎May 10, 2011‎
EBB welcomes the recent announcement1 confirming the adoption by EU Member States of Regulations preventing the circumvention of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties on US biodiesel in place since 2009. This decision successfully concludes an ...
Biodiesel anti-dumping measures extended to Canadian shipments
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EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
Truth about Trade & Technology - Philip Brasher - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
For now, there's still a market for the oil as biodiesel. Germany, which does much of the soybean processing in Europe, implemented the biofuel standards earlier this year, but other EU countries haven't yet, so they can still use the oil for biodiesel ...
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EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
DesMoinesRegister.com - Philip Brasher - ‎May 29, 2011‎
For now, there's still a market for the oil as biodiesel. Germany, which does much of the soybean processing in Europe, implemented the biofuel standards earlier this year, but other EU countries haven't yet, so they can still use the oil for biodiesel ...
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Palm Oil Biodiesel Goes on Sale in Malaysia
Environment News Service - ‎13 hours ago‎
Palm oil biofuel is coming soon to the European Union. European Heads of State agreed in March 2007 that by 2020, ten percent of transport fuels in Europe should consist of plant-based agrofuels like palm oil. In May, ministers from Malaysia and ...

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GPW: SeQuentials Biofueling Retail Station
Greenroofs.com (blog) - Linda Velazquez - ‎May 20, 2011‎
SeQuential Biofuels is a Portland fuel company born in a Eugene garage in 2000 when co-founders Ian Hill and Tomas Endicott were home-brewing biodiesel, and in 2006 became the first all-biofuel station in the Northwest, and eco-friendly to boot. ...
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On the Scene: 100 Best Green Companies awards
Oregon Business (blog) - Emma Hall - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Neil Kelly Company, which has used everything from biodiesel to Zipcars to low-flow toilets to make their company greener. After the winners were announced and everyone went onstage to accept their bamboo and coconut shell trophies, attendees received ...

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Declare OSR as sustainable or face discount
FarmersWeekly - Tom Allen-Stevens - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Almost all crops grown in the EU should meet the criteria, and in the UK the Red Tractor standard and grain passports should prove compliance. But these are not yet recognised by the German authorities, responsible for most of the EU's biodiesel ...
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EU Slaps US Biodiesel With Duties Retroactive to August, 2010
UkrAgroConsult - ‎May 10, 2011‎
Since early 2007, the profitability of EU biodiesel producers had been severely affected by heavily subsidized and dumped biodiesel from the US (known as “B99”). In March 2009, following an EBB legal action, EU trade authorities imposed extensive ...
Biodiesel anti-dumping measures extended to Canadian shipments
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EU rules on biofuel concern soybean growers
Truth about Trade & Technology - Philip Brasher - ‎19 hours ago‎
The US soybeans are crushed for livestock feed in Europe, and then the oil has typically been used to make biodiesel, which is more popular than ethanol in Europe. Using the soybean oil for food isn't an option because of European objections to biotech ...
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BIOX RECEIVES EXEMPTION FROM EU TARIFFS ON IMPORTED BIODIESEL
Canada NewsWire (press release) - ‎May 12, 2011‎
TORONTO, May 12 /CNW/ - BIOX Corporation (BIOX) (TSX: BX) a renewable energy company that designs, builds, owns and operates biodiesel production facilities, today announced that it has received an exemption from the European Union (EU) on tariffs ...
BIOX gets EU anti-dumping exemption
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GRAINS-Markets up 1 pct as poor weather hits crop output
Forexyard - Karl Plume - ‎17 hours ago‎
Soybeans drew further support from a report showing increased use of soybean oil for biodiesel, he added. The US Census Bureau said Thursday that biodiesel producers consumed an estimated 216.8 million lbs of soyoil in April, up 23 percent from March. .