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Southridge Announces Groundbreaking Of El Salvador Plant
Dallas TX (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Southridge Enterprises announced that the Company had a ground breaking ceremony today on a new ethanol manufacturing plant in El Salvador. Announced in Dec. 2007, the new plant will have an expected maximum annual capacity of 20 million gallons per year. The groundbreaking puts Southridge on track to complete plant construction by early 2009. The company further stated that it expects to ... more Growing Food Crisis As Bio Fuel Subsidies Undermine Free Markets 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007 Global agricultural markets face growing problems caused in part by government subsidies for biofuels in the US, Australia, Europe and other key farming nations. While often done with the best of intentions, such as cutting dependence on imported fossil fuels, there is clear evidence that government actions are having severe effects reports Martin Walker. ... more US DoE Funds Four Projects Developing Cost-Effective Enzymes For Advanced Biofuels 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2008In another sign of the promise that biofuels hold for the future, the U.S. Department of Energy announced four projects that will significantly move forward research and development of advanced enzymes necessary for producing cost-effective cellulosic biofuels. Four projects by members of the Biotechnology Industry Organization received DOE matching grants totaling $33.8 million ... more New US Biofuels Target Poses Risks And Rewards For Fuel Marketers And Refiners 
Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Faced with skyrocketing crude oil and petroleum product prices, the U.S. has adopted its most aggressive plan yet for the increased use of ethanol and biodiesel. The job of implementing these new federal blending targets falls to refiners, importers, biofuels producers and fuel marketers who are now working through how they can comply with the new law and maintain a profit. Hear from ... more Analysis: U.S. doles out cash for new fuel 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Feb 26, 2007 Recent studies have raised concerns over ethanol's sustainability, but industry representatives say they're closer than ever to getting more environmentally friendly fuels on the market, thanks to some government investments. At the end of January, Department of Energy officials announced $114 million in grants over the next four years for four small-scale biorefineries. These test plan ... more |
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London (AFP) Feb 24, 2008The first flight by a commercial airline to be partly powered by biofuels and billed as heralding a eco-friendlier and cheaper era of airline travel took place on Sunday, Virgin Atlantic said. A Virgin Boeing 747 jumbo jet, carrying biofuels mixed with kerosene, traditional jet fuel, made the short trip between London and Amsterdam with no passengers on board. Virgin Atlantic chief Richard Branson ... more GreenShift Seals Biodiesel Deal With Michigan-Based NextDiesel 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 22, 2008GreenShift has announced its execution of agreements with Adrian, Michigan-based Biofuel Industries Group pursuant to which GreenShift agreed to design and build more than $10 million worth of biodiesel production, feedstock pre-treatment and related process equipment based on GreenShift's proprietary biofuel technologies. GreenShift had previously sold NextDiesel an early version of its ... more Agriculture, energy more closely linked 
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Feb 21, 2007 U.S. scientists said the recent boom in ethanol production from corn has tightly linked the agriculture and energy sectors in unprecedented fashion. "We are living through a revolution in American agriculture," said Purdue University Professor Wally Tyner, who noted the prices of corn and crude oil, which prior to 2007 fluctuated nearly independently, have become more closely linked due ... more Beacon Energy To Acquire Biodiesel Facility 
Cranford NJ (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Metalico has announced that its biofuel affiliate, Beacon Energy, has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the operating assets of Smithfield BioEnergy, an affiliate of Smithfield Foods, for an undisclosed price. Beacon, formerly known as AgriFuel Co., is an emerging producer and investor in the developing biofuels sector. Metalico, a leading scrap metal recycler and l ... more Global Biopact On Biofuels Can Bring Benefits To Both Rich And Poor Nations 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2008A GLOBAL Biofuels Biopact between rich and poor countries can help alleviate poverty in the developing world while helping to solve the problems of global warming and energy security in the developed world, says a new paper in the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining published by SCI and John Wiley and Sons. According to the paper's author, John Mathews, professor of Strategic ... more |
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Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008High oil prices, energy security considerations and fears about global warming have helped revive interest in renewable energy sources like biofuels, which burn cleanly and can be produced from plants. But there are a few catches, particularly regarding biofuels like corn-based ethanol: the more corn is used in ethanol production, the less is available for food-a reality that partly ... more Thailand worries over food shortages amid palm oil debate 
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say. From February 1, the kingdom began requiring that diesel vehicles run on a blend that includes two percent biodiesel, and is considering raising that to five percent within five years. ... more Dynamotive In Advanced Negotiations For New Louisiana BioOil Plant 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Dynamotive Energy Systems has announced Dynamotive is currently in negotiations with officials of North Webster Parish, Louisiana, as well as other third parties, to ascertain the feasibility of locating one or more "fast-pyrolysis" plants in that vicinity. Dynamotive was invited to consider the establishment of plants in the Parish with proposed sites, biomass supplies and attractive incentives ... more Identifying The Need For Biodiversity Assessments Of Oil Palm Plantations 
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation has expanded dramatically in recent decades and is frequently cited as a major threat to tropical biodiversity. This is because oil palm is grown in lowland tropical regions and so impacts on the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats: tropical rainforests. Analysis of the published literature by scientists led by Edgar Turner at the University Museum ... more Analyzing The Brazilian Biofuel Industry 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Analyzing the Brazilian Biofuel Industry" to their offering. Although biofuels are mainly used to replace or supplement the traditional petroleum-based transportation fuels, they can also be deployed to generate heat and electricity. Being an alternative to fossils, biofuels can be applied to existing vehicles with little or no engine ... more
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