U.S. wheat rises for second day; corn, soy steady
Reuters - Naveen Thukral, Ed Lane - May 29, 2011
Soybean prices have firmed as planting delays in the US Midwest pushed the market higher amid strong demand from the biodiesel sector. The US Census Bureau said Thursday that biodiesel producers consumed an estimated 216.8 million lbs of soyoil in ...
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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
... it grows Jatropha curcas, a non-edible plant whose oil-rich seeds can be processed into biodiesel. "We'll start harvesting and producing in two years," said Peter Auge, office manager in Tanzania. "The main attraction for us is exporting to Europe. ... .
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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. ...
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Biofuel industry wants more government consistency
nebusiness.co.uk - John Hill - May 19, 2011
There's a lot of talk in Europe right now about reduced greenhouse gas emissions and the push for more environmentally-friendly fuel sources. So why is a major biofuel plant on Teesside closing for around four months, ...
Friday, 3 June 2011
Biodiesel ethanol difference
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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Bootup: Montreal biomass firm gets $59-million in funding to fuel expansion
Financial Post - Jameson Berkow - 22 hours ago
One final step in the refinement process converts the methanol to ethanol, which can be burned as gasoline. The difference with Enerkem is the company is actually paid to remove the waste it uses as fuel similar to Waste Management, so the cost to ...
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Ethanol's backers seize moment on gas prices
Bloomington Pantagraph - May 26, 2011
The plant, which can produce about 100 million gallons of ethanol a year, sends most of its fuel by rail to the East Coast, some of it for E10. People should pay more attention to the ethanol effect, Kelly said. He noted the price difference between ...
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Branstad hits the road to sell policy proposals
Mason City Globe Gazette - May 31, 2011
Despite talk that subsidies for corn-based ethanol will be phased out, Branstad believes one of the most promising opportunities for Iowa is in the bio-sciences. He sees "great promise" for Iowa's bio-fuels industry. ..
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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Bootup: Montreal biomass firm gets $59-million in funding to fuel expansion
Financial Post - Jameson Berkow - 22 hours ago
One final step in the refinement process converts the methanol to ethanol, which can be burned as gasoline. The difference with Enerkem is the company is actually paid to remove the waste it uses as fuel similar to Waste Management, so the cost to ...
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Ethanol's backers seize moment on gas prices
Bloomington Pantagraph - May 26, 2011
The plant, which can produce about 100 million gallons of ethanol a year, sends most of its fuel by rail to the East Coast, some of it for E10. People should pay more attention to the ethanol effect, Kelly said. He noted the price difference between ...
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Branstad hits the road to sell policy proposals
Mason City Globe Gazette - May 31, 2011
Despite talk that subsidies for corn-based ethanol will be phased out, Branstad believes one of the most promising opportunities for Iowa is in the bio-sciences. He sees "great promise" for Iowa's bio-fuels industry. ..
Biodiesel ethanol investing
What High Gas Prices Mean for Renewable Energy
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Jennifer Kho - May 31, 2011
And, unlike in 2008, investment in advanced biofuels, such as algae-based biodiesel or cellulosic ethanol, hasn't seen a big jump either. Those second-generation fuels could deliver more environmental benefits than corn-based ethanol or soybean-based ...
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Biofuels About to Take Off - Just Not Yet
OilPrice.com - John Daly - Jun 1, 2011
US production to ramp up camelina derivatives is constrained by a lack of subsidies, crop insurance and record-high commodity prices for such alterrnatives as ethanol's major feedstock, corn. But camelina's future as a civilian aircraft biofuel has ...
If Biofuels Are the Future, Where Is the Investment?
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Biofuel industry wants more government consistency
nebusiness.co.uk - John Hill - May 19, 2011
That was a significant opportunity for investment in renewable energy and biofuel. “However, within a few months of this being brought in, the UK government ordered a review that became known as the Gallagher review. The biocomponent level was ...
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Bunge investing $350 mln more in Brazil cane -rpt
Reuters Africa - Peter Murphy - May 27, 2011
Bunge has stepped up its presence in Brazil's huge cane sector in the last few years, including through acquisitions, and now has seven mills producing sugar and ethanol biofuel which Brazil's millions of flex-fuel cars burn. ...
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Jennifer Kho - May 31, 2011
And, unlike in 2008, investment in advanced biofuels, such as algae-based biodiesel or cellulosic ethanol, hasn't seen a big jump either. Those second-generation fuels could deliver more environmental benefits than corn-based ethanol or soybean-based ...
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Biofuels About to Take Off - Just Not Yet
OilPrice.com - John Daly - Jun 1, 2011
US production to ramp up camelina derivatives is constrained by a lack of subsidies, crop insurance and record-high commodity prices for such alterrnatives as ethanol's major feedstock, corn. But camelina's future as a civilian aircraft biofuel has ...
If Biofuels Are the Future, Where Is the Investment?
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Biofuel industry wants more government consistency
nebusiness.co.uk - John Hill - May 19, 2011
That was a significant opportunity for investment in renewable energy and biofuel. “However, within a few months of this being brought in, the UK government ordered a review that became known as the Gallagher review. The biocomponent level was ...
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Bunge investing $350 mln more in Brazil cane -rpt
Reuters Africa - Peter Murphy - May 27, 2011
Bunge has stepped up its presence in Brazil's huge cane sector in the last few years, including through acquisitions, and now has seven mills producing sugar and ethanol biofuel which Brazil's millions of flex-fuel cars burn. ...
Biodiesel methyl ester
Implementation Of Biodiesel B5 Will Not Burden Motorists, Says Dompok
Bernama - May 18, 2011
It was reported earlier that the government had allocated RM200 million to establish facilities nationwide to blend diesel with palm methyl ester from June to kick-start sales of the green fuel, after a five-year delay. Meanwhile, today's event, themed ...
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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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Delphi Introduces New Service Technology at 2011 Autopromotec
TMC Net - May 26, 2011
The robust, portable tool measures levels of biodiesel between 0% and 100% including RME (Rapeseed Methyl Ester), SME (Soybean Methyl Ester) and PME (Palm Oil Methyl Ester). It also detects the presence of petrol and unrefined vegetable oils including ...
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Portable Biodiesel Blend Analyzers Help Pennsylvania Gain Independence from ...
PRLog.Org (press release) - May 18, 2011
The approved methods for biodiesel measurement are ASTM D 7371 in the US and EN 14078 in Europe -- both specify mid-infrared for the measurement of the biodiesel or FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) blend ratio. Infrared analysis works well for FAME ...
Bernama - May 18, 2011
It was reported earlier that the government had allocated RM200 million to establish facilities nationwide to blend diesel with palm methyl ester from June to kick-start sales of the green fuel, after a five-year delay. Meanwhile, today's event, themed ...
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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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Delphi Introduces New Service Technology at 2011 Autopromotec
TMC Net - May 26, 2011
The robust, portable tool measures levels of biodiesel between 0% and 100% including RME (Rapeseed Methyl Ester), SME (Soybean Methyl Ester) and PME (Palm Oil Methyl Ester). It also detects the presence of petrol and unrefined vegetable oils including ...
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Portable Biodiesel Blend Analyzers Help Pennsylvania Gain Independence from ...
PRLog.Org (press release) - May 18, 2011
The approved methods for biodiesel measurement are ASTM D 7371 in the US and EN 14078 in Europe -- both specify mid-infrared for the measurement of the biodiesel or FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) blend ratio. Infrared analysis works well for FAME ...
Biodiesel ethanol methanol
Group Calls Open Fuel Standard Bad for Biofuels
Domestic Fuel - Cindy Zimmerman - May 31, 2011
Of main concern to Kozak is the inclusion of “methanol produced from non-renewable natural gas … on equal grounds with renewable biofuels.” “For the biofuels market, implementation of the OFS would immediately mean that gasoline blenders could use a ...
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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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Bootup: Montreal biomass firm gets $59-million in funding to fuel expansion
Financial Post - Jameson Berkow - May 31, 2011
Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are trapped as they escape the burning trash and impurities such as carbon dioxide are removed, then run over a catalyst to convert them to methanol. One final step in the refinement process converts the methanol to ethanol ...
Domestic Fuel - Cindy Zimmerman - May 31, 2011
Of main concern to Kozak is the inclusion of “methanol produced from non-renewable natural gas … on equal grounds with renewable biofuels.” “For the biofuels market, implementation of the OFS would immediately mean that gasoline blenders could use a ...
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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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Bootup: Montreal biomass firm gets $59-million in funding to fuel expansion
Financial Post - Jameson Berkow - May 31, 2011
Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are trapped as they escape the burning trash and impurities such as carbon dioxide are removed, then run over a catalyst to convert them to methanol. One final step in the refinement process converts the methanol to ethanol ...
Biodiesel ethics
The Greening of B2B
B2B News - Jun 1, 2011
Transforming the energy system on a food truck, converting the mobile concession to biodiesel, or redrawing the map the food truck travels on might be specialties of one such consultant. Any savvy efficiency expert who applied green science to their ...
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Following the Green Food Truck
Patch.com - Irene Van - May 16, 2011
The truck is powered by biodiesel and is ultra low impact to the environment, using all compostable paper products and utensils that are composted the farm. The couple is very grateful that they have had “a tremendous first month of business so far and ...
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A Fishy Future? Interview with a Recirculating Aquaculturist—Red Herring
Infoshop News - Flint Arthur - May 7, 2011
The idea of growing algae is also becoming popular -- algae capture sunlight, and their oil can be extracted to use in making biodiesel. But it's difficult to design a factory system that mimics a wild ecosystem in a regular, beneficial way, ...
B2B News - Jun 1, 2011
Transforming the energy system on a food truck, converting the mobile concession to biodiesel, or redrawing the map the food truck travels on might be specialties of one such consultant. Any savvy efficiency expert who applied green science to their ...
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Following the Green Food Truck
Patch.com - Irene Van - May 16, 2011
The truck is powered by biodiesel and is ultra low impact to the environment, using all compostable paper products and utensils that are composted the farm. The couple is very grateful that they have had “a tremendous first month of business so far and ...
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A Fishy Future? Interview with a Recirculating Aquaculturist—Red Herring
Infoshop News - Flint Arthur - May 7, 2011
The idea of growing algae is also becoming popular -- algae capture sunlight, and their oil can be extracted to use in making biodiesel. But it's difficult to design a factory system that mimics a wild ecosystem in a regular, beneficial way, ...
Biodiesel ethiopia
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. ...
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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