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Blue Sun Biodiesel Fastest Growing Biodiesel Provider
Golden CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2008Blue Sun Biodiesel has been ranked 242 in Inc. magazine's Inc. 500 list of fastest growing, privately-held companies and is the fastest growing biodiesel fuel company in the country. Blue Sun ranked 10th in growth for the energy industry. Colorado-based Blue Sun Biodiesel markets premium Fusion B20 biodiesel fuel backed by industry-leading quality control standards. Blue Sun sales ... more Sustainability Standards For US Biodiesel Industry 
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2008Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) headquartered in Austin, Texas will release the first national Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel for public review on August 19, 2008. The SBA, a non-profit organization founded in 2006, has created an on-line forum to solicit public feedback and suggestions. This is the first national effort at developing biodiesel ... more Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol 
Ames IA (SPX) Aug 18, 2008Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. By combining gasification with high-tech nanoscale porous catalysts, they hope to create ethanol from a wide range of biomass ... more Amiworld Plans To Increase Biofuel Production By 300 Percent
New York NY (SPX) Aug 18, 2008Amiworld has announced a strategic plan to increase both diesel and biodiesel production by at least 300% at the Company's South American facility. The strategic plan further validates the Company's aggressive business strategy to capitalize on the growing energy needs of emerging economies in South America. The Company intends to see production more than triple to 100,000 Bpm (barrels ... more Improved Reaction Data Heat Up The Biofuels Harvest 
Wahsington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2008High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of cellulosic sources such as wood, hay and switchgrass. But today's processes are notoriously inefficient. In a new paper, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have detailed some of the most ... more |
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Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation in the nation enacted to develop a statewide advanced biofuel industry. Louisiana is the first state to enact alternative transportation fuel legislation that includes a variable blending pump pilot program and a hydrous ethanol pilot program. ... more Innovative Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility 
Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 31, 2008DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) and the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Foundation, through its Genera Energy, has announced a partnership to construct an innovative pilot-scale biorefinery and state-of-the-art research and development facility for cellulosic ethanol in Vonore, Tenn. The pilot-scale biorefinery will develop the commercial package for DDCE's leading cellulosic ... more Brazil's Petrobras starts commercial biodiesel production 
Candeias, Brazil (AFP) July 29, 2008Brazil's state-run oil group Petrobras started commercial production of biodiesel Tuesday, ignoring the food versus biofuel controversy already dogging the planting of crops to make carburant. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated the first of three plants Petrobras is to open this year to turn out the biodiesel. It is located in Candeias, a town 55 kilometers (35 miles) from ... more Scientists work on garbage for gas 
New York (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 U.S. companies are racing to bring gasoline made from wood chips, garbage, crop waste and other materials to market. The U.S. government is offering grants and subsidies to get the plants started in an effort to meet a mandated 36 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2022, The New York Times said Thursday. Plans for about 28 different plants are in various stages of development. ... more Brazil looks to WTO talks to boost biofuel exports 
Geneva (AFP) July 23, 2008Brazil said Wednesday it hoped to gain better market access for exports of ethanol to the United States and Europe as part of global trade talks here but is facing resistance from Washington. "Ethanol should be part of a deal this week," said Carlos Conzendey, head of the economic department at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. "For the moment, the United States has said 'no'," he told AFP ... more |
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Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 17, 2008The 'Indian Biofuel Industry' report analyzes the current biofuel market in India. It focuses on the causes for the growing demand of biofuels, the manufacturing technologies for the production of biofuels and government regulations. This report also enumerates the opportunities and challenges faced by the biofuel industry in India along with the current trends, addressing the client needs ... more OECD issues report critical of biofuels, favours moratorium 
Paris (AFP) July 16, 2008The OECD favours a moratorium on expanding biofuel production, a senior official with the Paris-based body said on Wednesday following the release of a report critical of vegetable-based fuels. "It would make a lot of sense to have a moratorium," Stefan Tangermann, head of agriculture and trade analysis at the OECD told AFP. "All these programmes should be reconsidered because we found ... more Propel Brings Clean Fuel To Downtown Seattle 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Propel has announced the grand opening of its newest and largest Clean Fuel Point, offering consumers and businesses an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum fuel. Located in South lake Union at the corner of Westlake Avenue and Valley Street, the station is unique in its use of environmentally-friendly standards for design, construction and operation - all ... more Technological Innovations Fuel Production Of Advanced Biofuels In Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Latin America, with its abundant natural resources for biofuel production, has become a hot destination for biofuels suppliers and end users. This region is all set to benefit from the increasing need for alternative, sustainable, and environment-friendly fuels, since rising oil prices and stringent environmental regulations have made the use of biofuels imperative. New analysis from ... more Research Yields Pricey Chemicals From Biodiesel Waste 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2008In a move that promises to change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit. The latest research is available online in the journal Metabolic Engineering. The new paper and others published earlier this year describe a new fermentation ... more
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