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Biofuel Sustainability Criteria Fails To Provide Clear GuidanceBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 22, 2010 The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes new European Commission's biofuels guidelines on sustainability criteria but calls for clearer definitions to allow the biofuels sector to develop a comprehensive certification scheme that fully meets Europe's requirements. "Today's announcements are an important first step. They provide examples of compliance and details on improved agricultural management practices. However further issues still need to be addressed, including the crit ... read more |
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Buenos Aires (UPI) Jun 9, 2010 Argentine negotiators failed to sway Chinese officials in a continuing dispute over soya oil exports as the row appeared increasingly linked to Beijing's ire over anti-dumping measures adopted by Buenos Aires to block Chinese goods. More than $1.7 billion a year worth of Argentine exports of soya oil to China are at risk in the dispute, which began when Chinese officials objected to hig ... more 
Singapore (AFP) June 4, 2010Boeing Defense, Space and Security said Friday it was investing significantly in technology that would allow its fighters and other military aircraft to run on green fuel. Dennis Muilenburg, the company's president and chief executive, said the recent successful flight of an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet using a 50/50 biofuel mix augured well for the future of clean energy in the defence industry. ... more 
Washington (UPI) Jun 2, 2010 NASA officials say they are soliciting proposals for studies designed to identify advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies. The proposal solicitation for commercial airliners to fly more economically, quieter and cleaner by 2025 is the first of several expected under NASA's "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics" announcement for 2010, released Wednesday. The total pot ... more |
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Gene Discovery Potential Key To Cost-Competitive Cellulosic EthanolOak Ridge TN (SPX) May 28, 2010 Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving strains of microorganisms used to convert cellulosic biomass into ethanol, including a recent modification that could improve the efficiency of the conversion process. Biofuels researchers and industrials have generated improved mutant microorganisms previously, but authors of a paper in the on-line Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identify a key Z. mobilis gene for the first time and show the strai ... read more |
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