2010-03-09 MDA decision threatens Ecodiesel's past sales
New Energy Matters (subscription)
The Ministry of Agrarian Development's move to revoke four of Brasil Ecodiesel's Social Seals could jeopardise supply contracts the firm inked in the last …
10 hours ago
2010-03-09 SAIC, US DOE sign USD 21m biofuels engineering deal
New Energy Matters (subscription)
Virginia-based Science Applications International has signed a blanket purchase agreement with the US Department of Energy worth USD 21m that will see SAIC …
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10 hours ago
Earthtimes (press release)
European Commission sued over biofuel</b> 'cover up'
Environmental Transport Association
The European Commission is being taken to court by a coalition of environmental groups over its refusal to release data on the negative impact of widespread …
European Commission faces lawsuit for withholding biofuel</b> dataGreenwise Business
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reportsReuters UK
Legal action targets EU biofuel</b> policyBusiness Green
Biofuels International -Energy Efficiency News -Carmony (blog)
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13 hours ago
Do biofuels grow better in space?
Wired.co.uk
Astronauts are trying to determine, for the first time, whether biofuels will grow more efficiently …
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14 hours ago
Biofuels Summit To Explore Latest Research, Public Policy and Economic …
Earthtimes (press release)
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – (Business Wire) Leaders from the agricultural, research, industrial, academic and public policy sectors of the biofuels industry will meet …
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15 hours ago
Marine pest may hold key to biofuel</b> breakthrough
bunkerworld (subscription)
New research by scientists in the UK think the discovery of a unique enzyme in the gribble, a marine pest that attacks wooden ships, piers and docks, …
15 hours ago
Domestic Fuel
Shipping giants on JV to test biofuel</b> in marine engines
Biofuels International
Shipping giants Maersk and Lloyd's Register are joining forces with the Dutch government and other specialist contractors to test the performance of a mix …
Giants Of The Shipping World Combine To Test Biodiesel In Container VesselThe Handy Shipping Guide
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18 hours ago
Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 11:25:00 Green groups to take European Commission to court over alleged failure to release documents thought to reveal concerns over the environmental impact of biofuel targets European biofuel developers are facing fresh uncertainty about the future of the industry, after four environmental groups yesterday launched legal action against …
18 hours ago
Are tiny sea bugs the answer to green fuel?
Portsmouth News
Tiny marine life that destroyed seafarers ships could be the answer to producing green fuel. Research from the Institute of Marine Sciences at the …
19 hours ago
Source: Reuters * 4 NGOs take legal action for release of biofuel reports * Reports so far show impact on forests, food prices (Adds Commission reaction) By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) – Four …
20 hours ago
Four environmental groups have sued the European Union’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food prices.
20 hours ago
Scientists have discovered that gribble, which resemble pink woodlice and have a gift for digesting wood not seen in any other animal, could hold the key to converting wood into liquid biofuel.
9 Mar 2010 at 3:11am
Source: Reuters * 4 NGOs take legal action for release of biofuel reports * Reports so far show impact on forests, food prices By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) – Four environmental groups have …
9 Mar 2010 at 12:14am
A marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, say scientists. Gribble, which resemble pink woodlice, plagued seafarers for centuries by boring through the planks of ships and destroying wooden piers.
8 Mar 2010 at 10:36pm
Daily Mail
Pink marine pest could provide biofuel</b> breakthrough
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter This strange wriggly pink insect may look like an alien, but the marine pet could be the key to developing biofuel, …
Gribble could hold key to cellulosic biofuel</b>tce today
'Gribble' marine pest may be key to biofuel</b> breakthrough, say scientistsTimes Online
Humble worm at forefront of biofuel</b> revolutionUK Trade & Investment
AboutMyArea -Scientist Live
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8 Mar 2010 at 8:00pm
A wood-munching marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, say scientists.
8 Mar 2010 at 7:57pm
PSQ Analytics: Commodity sector report on China Biodiesel International …
Research Oracle (blog)
China Biodiesel is engaged in research and development, production, and marketing of biodiesel. The company has developed some unique production techniques …
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8 Mar 2010 at 5:42pm
Future Fuels to construct £200 million bioethanol refinery
Biofuels International
Future Fuels, the Renewable Transport Fuel investment product of Future Capital Partners (FCP), has acquired a site and planning permission for its …
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8 Mar 2010 at 3:33pm
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen , Monday 8 March 2010 at 12:07:00 Liverpool ONE centre to use cooking oil from restaurants to power the estate’s vehicles A shopping mall in the centre of Liverpool is to trial an innovative scheme that would see used cooking oil from the centre’s restaurants turned into biofuel onsite. The Liverpool ONE retail, leisure and residential centre announced last …
8 Mar 2010 at 12:13pm
Green fuel goals raise oil supply fears
Financial Times
Today's biofuels targets risk causing another oil supply crunch in the middle of this decade, a key report for the international …
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4 Mar 2010 at 6:27pm
Biodiesel and other “green” fuels that Europeans put in their cars can have unintended consequences for tropical forests and wetlands, European Union reports show — the first evidence of EU misgivings.
4 Mar 2010 at 3:33pm
Source: Reuters * EU documents reveal worries over biofuels impact * Draft reports predict “shock” for commodity markets By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS, March 4 (Reuters) – Biodiesel and other ” …
4 Mar 2010 at 10:14am
The findings show that the Department for Transport’s target for raising the level of biofuel in all fuel sold in Britain will result in millions of acres of forest being logged or burnt down and converted to plantations.
28 Feb 2010 at 10:55pm
Times Online
Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels, according to report
Times Online
Using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops, according to a government study seen by The Times. …
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28 Feb 2010 at 10:42pm
PSFK
The DIY Gas Station: Home Biodiesel Brewing
PSFK
With a rising national consciousness of energy consumption, change is starting small. Sandy Lofton is a member of a growing movement of small-city Americans …
22 Feb 2010 at 4:04pm
Times Online
Drax shelves its green fuel idea
The Press, York
THE country's biggest power station has shelved plans to replace coal with greener fuels because of the cost. …
Drax 'halts' green fuel agenda as Hull plans unveiledThe Business Desk (registration)
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20 Feb 2010 at 10:56am
THE country’s biggest power station has shelved plans to replace coal with greener fuels because of the cost.
20 Feb 2010 at 10:47am
At a recent London insurance market seminar, marine consultants BMT’s, principle surveyor Gerry Williams, warned that new and existing regulations for the restriction of air pollution from ships will mean extra costs and responsibilities for shipowners. ‘Burning ships’ fuel in an environmental …
19 Feb 2010 at 10:05am
Danish biotech firms' enzymes could make biofuel</b> cheaper than gasoline
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Two Danish biotechfirms have announced competing enzymes that could reduce the price of cellulosic ethanol to less than …
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18 Feb 2010 at 12:48am
BA green fuel plant praised
Opodo
Proposals to construct a plant for the development of sustainable fuel have been welcomed by an international engineering firm. Mott MacDonald said that …
17 Feb 2010 at 4:34pm
British Airways and the US bioenergy company Solena are to establish Europe’s first green jet fuel plant in the East End of London.
16 Feb 2010 at 1:11am
The Guardian
BA to use green fuel
Opodo
The carrier is launching a plant for the development of more environmentally friendly fuel through a partnership with the Solena Group. …
Green fuel plant 'beginning of a green revolution'Cool Earth
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15 Feb 2010 at 4:26pm
Agco Sisu Power has developed prototypes of a tractor engine that runs partly on bioethanol produced from sugar cane and partly on diesel. Under development at the Valtra tractor plant at Mogi das Cruzas, Brazil, it is dubbed the Dual Fuel project.
15 Feb 2010 at 12:13pm
Valtra's Brazilian factory readies first bio-ethanol/diesel tractor engine
FarmersWeekly
Agco Sisu Power has developed prototypes of a tractor engine that runs partly on bioethanol produced from sugar cane and partly on diesel. …
15 Feb 2010 at 12:07pm
ITM Power wins £0.3m grant for green fuel station
IBTimes
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power has been awarded grant funding of 0.337m to help develop a transportable 'green hydrogen' refuelling station …
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12 Feb 2010 at 12:25pm
Brazil deal for green fuel firm
Witney Gazette
CLEAN fuel company Oxford Catalysts is to build a pilot plant in Brazil to demonstrate its technology to convert waste gas into liquid …
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11 Feb 2010 at 9:05am
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