BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Friday 12 March 2010 at 15:26:00 Industry urges legislators to move bill to the president’s desk as quickly as possible The US biodiesel industry was celebrating this week after the Senate approved the extension of the controversial $1 (66p) a gallon tax credit that had been allowed to expire at the end of last year. The one-year extension of the tax …
17 hours ago
Greentech Media
Senate extends controversial biodiesel tax credit
Business Green
The US biodiesel industry was celebrating this week after the Senate approved the extension of the controversial $1 (66p) a gallon tax credit that had been …
2010-03-11 Senate jobs bill extends biodiesel and other ener…New Energy Matters (subscription)
US strides closer to biodiesel subsidy revivalBiofuels International
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17 hours ago
China Clean Energy secures credit line to fund biodiesel plant (12 Mar 2010)
New Energy Matters (subscription)
Biodiesel producer China Clean Energy (OTCBB: CCGY) said that its subsidiary has secured a CNY 33m (USD 4.8m) credit line to fund expansion at its Jiangyin …
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18 hours ago
Trials of biofuels at Darlington aim to find best techniques
Darlington and Stockton Times
THE latest in a series of workshops to help local farmers grow crops for the biofuels market takes place at Croft, near Darlington, …
19 hours ago
Second-Generation Biofuel</b> Volumes Set to Grow at 50% PA for Next Five Years
Earthtimes (press release)
The production of bioethanol based on woody plant materials (so-called second-generation biofuels) will grow by over 50% a year over the next five years …
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12 Mar 2010 at 7:02am
FACTBOX-Neste Oil's growing palm oil use for biofuels
Reuters UK
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Reuters) – Neste Oil (NES1V.HE) could buy 2.4 million to 2.5 million tonnes of vegetable oils for four biofuel plants, …
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12 Mar 2010 at 5:39am
Imperium commences biodiesel production
Biofuels International
After closing twice in the last year Imperium Renewables' biofuels plant in Grays Harbour has finally reopened for business after resuming a limited …
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11 Mar 2010 at 2:35pm
In his regular column, BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin asks whether the EU’s biofuels policy will stand up to scrutiny.
10 Mar 2010 at 3:46pm
BBC News
Harrabin's Notes: Battle over biofuel</b> strategy
BBC News
In his regular column, BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin asks whether the EU's biofuels policy will stand up to scrutiny. Rainforest being chopped down …
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10 Mar 2010 at 3:32pm
Petrobras sees green fuel losses
Biofuels International
Petrobras Biocombustiveis, the biofuel subsidiary created by Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras, has experienced losses of BLR 92 million (€38.1 …
10 Mar 2010 at 10:41am
Bio-diesel tested for ship engines
The Engineer
Lloyd's Register is to play a major role in a two-year programme to test the suitability of bio-diesel for use in powering marine engines. …
2010-03-10 Shipping firms to test biodiesel to fuel marine v…New Energy Matters (subscription)
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10 Mar 2010 at 10:16am
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 …
9 Mar 2010 at 11:42am
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 …
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9 Mar 2010 at 11:26am
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 …
9 Mar 2010 at 9:59am
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.
9 Mar 2010 at 9:54am
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
Earthtimes (press release)
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
Reuters UK
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Four environmental groups have sued the European Union's executive for withholding documents they say will add to a …
European Commission faces lawsuit for withholding biofuel</b> dataGreenwise Business
European Commission sued over biofuel</b> 'cover up'Environmental Transport Association
Legal action targets EU biofuel</b> policyBusiness Green
Biofuels International -Energy Efficiency News -Carmony (blog)
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9 Mar 2010 at 12:24am
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
CBC.ca
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' marine pest may be key to biofuel</b> breakthrough, say scientistsTimes Online
Gribble could hold key to cellulosic biofuel</b>tce today
Seafarers' scourge Provides Hope for Biofuel</b> FutureAboutMyArea
UK Trade & Investment -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
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
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
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