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Top Biofuels Tweets: "Canada's Federal #Biofuels Regulations: An example of poor decision making?"

Top Biofuels Tweets: "Canada's Federal #Biofuels Regulations: An example of poor decision making?"

[ 0 ] March 14, 2011 |

FarmNewsIA: Don’t blame #biofuels for rising food costs! Icons_: Climate change, biofuels threaten food security-FAO Growthenergy IMO, long term #biofuels strategy = embracing & building upon Gen. 1 foundation. Gen. 2 alone can’t dev. markets. #biochat BIOblogger: The Hill: President Obama calls for long-term energy strategy Sean_OHanlon: Canada’s Federal #Biofuels Regulations: An example of poor […]

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NREL's Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility ready for advanced biofuels partners

NREL's Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility ready for advanced biofuels partners

[ 0 ] March 14, 2011 |

In Colorado, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory completed phase one of its Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility and are seeking partnerships with second generation biofuel pioneers. “The IBRF is designed specifically to help industry scale up their technology,” NREL Team Leader for Partnership Development John Ashworth said. “We have created an empty bay in the facility so […]

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Klobuchar, Johnson introduce comprehensive clean fuels, power bill

Klobuchar, Johnson introduce comprehensive clean fuels, power bill

[ 0 ] March 14, 2011 |

In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tim Johnson introduced the Securing America’s Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (SAFEST) Act, which according to Senator Johnson “invests in jobs on the farm and in manufacturing in America. It is the path to our energy future by investing in a range of renewable energy from biofuels […]

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Biofuels Digest Index jumps to 90.26 as oil, ethnaol stocks advance

Biofuels Digest Index jumps to 90.26 as oil, ethnaol stocks advance

[ 0 ] March 14, 2011 |

The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 3.30 percent to 90.26 as oil and ethanol stocks jumped. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.81 percent to $36.09, while Valero (VLO) soared 6.31 percent to $27.98. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB.F) dropped 2.56 percent to $143.00. Overall, advances led […]

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Carnival: BP doubles down in Brazil as the advanced biofuels frenzy continues

Carnival: BP doubles down in Brazil as the advanced biofuels frenzy continues

[ 1 ] March 11, 2011 |

Though Carnival has ended, the Brazilian biofuels frenzy continues to accelerate. We look at BP’s latest acquisition, and opportunities for the exotic parade of microbes heading for the Deep South. When traveling to Brazil, it is useful and respectful to pick up as much of the elegant Brazilian Portuguese language as possible. Bom dia – […]

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Unity: Advanced Biofuels Association, BIO, Algal Biomass Organization hold joint meeting, briefing in DC on 2011 agenda

Unity: Advanced Biofuels Association, BIO, Algal Biomass Organization hold joint meeting, briefing in DC on 2011 agenda

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011 |

In Washington, the top trade groups representing the advanced biofuels industry in the United States met today to continue industry-wide collaborative efforts begun last year aimed at improving communication among stakeholders while building a more cohesive industry to develop clean energy alternatives that strengthen our nation’s economy. 70 senior industry leaders attended the briefings. The […]

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Raptor to manufacture Florida biodiesel plant for Eco Ventures

Raptor to manufacture Florida biodiesel plant for Eco Ventures

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011 |

In Florida, Raptor Technology Group, who is in the process of acquiring Raptor Fabrication & Equipment, announced that Raptor has signed a contract to manufacture a 3.6 million gallon per year clean biodiesel plant for Eco Ventures Group of Groveland, Florida. The contract is valued at $1,600,000. Raptor will maintain an additional 15% interest in […]

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Fiberight lands strategic investor in drive to fund advanced biofuels project

Fiberight lands strategic investor in drive to fund advanced biofuels project

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011 |

In Maryland, Fiberight has secured funding from a new strategic investor which is part of a $27 million round it is currently finalizing and which could close by the end of April. Part of the investment will support the development of a $42 million, 3 billion gallon per year utility-scale biofuel refinery Fiberight is developing […]

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Neste Oil opens giant renewable diesel plant in Singapore

Neste Oil opens giant renewable diesel plant in Singapore

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011 |

In Singapore, Neste Oil, along with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr. Teo Chee Hean, Finnish Minister for Ownership Steering Mr. Jyri Häkämies, and some 200 guests celebrated the grand opening of its renewable diesel plant in Singapore on March 8th, 2011.  While the plant started operations in November 2010, and has […]

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China Integrated Energy revs up 27 percent on strong biodiesel sales

China Integrated Energy revs up 27 percent on strong biodiesel sales

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011 |

In China, China Integrated Energy released its fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results, stating that Fourth quarter 2010 sales were $118.0 million, an increase of 26.6% from $93.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase was due to strong growth in biodiesel sales as newly acquired capacity was brought online, in […]

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