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Actress, activist Daryl Hannah signs with Springboard Biodiesel

Actress, activist Daryl Hannah signs with Springboard Biodiesel

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In California, Springboard Biodiesel, seller of BioPro Biodiesel processors, has announced their newest sales person:  Daryl Hannah, Biodiesel advocate and Hollywood actress.  Ms. Hannah visited Springboard Biodiesel’s exhibitors at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, where she was unveiled as their newest dealer.  Springboard manufactures a number of small, biodiesel processors such as the BioPro […]

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Renewable Fuels Association forms Advanced and Cellulosic Ethanol Council

Renewable Fuels Association forms Advanced and Cellulosic Ethanol Council

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association is forming a new Advanced and Cellulosic Ethanol Council to join the other advanced biofuel advocacy organizations to push for the policies outlined to President Obama last October. The group held its first meeting Friday and is expected to make an announcement soon on its policies and how it […]

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Coastal Biofuels, Raptor ink Georgia biodiesel deal

Coastal Biofuels, Raptor ink Georgia biodiesel deal

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In Georgia, Raptor Technology Group confirmed that it will supply the biodiesel manufacturing technology for the 1 million gallon Coastal Biofuel biodiesel project in Savannah. Raptor expects the facility to begin biodiesel production in mid March. In addition to providing both the manufacturing and technology Raptor also participates in the ongoing revenue stream of the […]

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Petrobras confirms plans to double biofuels production by 2015

Petrobras confirms plans to double biofuels production by 2015

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In Brazil, state oil giant Petrobras confirmed in a Wall Street Journal interview that it will spend $3.5 billion over the next four years to double its biofuels output. Petrobras launched its biofuels unit, Petrobras Biocombustivel, in 2008. Last October, the group agreed to a $1.2 billion deal to buy as much as 580 million […]

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400 activists, farmers protest Philippine ethanol project

400 activists, farmers protest Philippine ethanol project

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In the Philippines, about 400 activists and farmers marched in protest against the construction of a biofuels plant.  The protest centered around fears that the 15 year contracts for growing sugarcane would reduce farm owners to tenant farmers, and that farmers would not get their lands back at the end of the 15 year contract.  […]

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Tata to invest $15M in Mozambique sugarcane ethanol project

Tata to invest $15M in Mozambique sugarcane ethanol project

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In India, Tata Chemicals said that it will make an initial $15 million investment in the biofuel production in Mozambique originally developed by Grown Energy. In 2009, the Mozambican government granted 15,000 hectares in Chemba district for a sugarcane biofuels project that would ultimately cost $224 million and produce up to 26 million gallons (100 […]

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Top Biofuels Tweets: "Gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol."

Top Biofuels Tweets: "Gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol."

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

SMatheson_Green: Earth Day : “The Government Should Buy Biofuels” BIOblogger: NREL: gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol HumanityNews: Green News: Editorial: Florida should be a leader in biofuels sfsantos: Development of #Measurements and Standards for #Biofuels. TransitionPDX: Floods, freezes, inflation, and biofuels pushed the United Nations food price index to […]

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UNICA says sugar production up 16%, ethnaol up 7% in Brazil

UNICA says sugar production up 16%, ethnaol up 7% in Brazil

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In Brazil, UNICA is reporting that overall crushing in the 2010/2011 sugarcane harvest in South-Central Brazil has reached 556.19 million tons, an year-on-year increase of 2.63%.  Sugar production increased 16.86%, while ethanol production is up 7% to 6.7 billion gallons ( 25.34 billion liters). Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, Technical Director at UNICA, said that production […]

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USDA deregulates Syngenta Seed's Amylase corn for enhanced ethanol productivity

USDA deregulates Syngenta Seed's Amylase corn for enhanced ethanol productivity

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

In Washington, the USDA approved a variety of genetically engineered corn created by Syngenta Seeds, called Amylase corn, for use in ethanol production. Syngenta submitted a petition in 2005 to deregulate the variety of corn which produces a common enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar, thereby facilitating the ethanol production process. Western Plains Energy CEO […]

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Biofuels Digest Index reaches 88.11 on ethnaol advance

Biofuels Digest Index reaches 88.11 on ethnaol advance

[ 0 ] February 14, 2011 |

The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, inched up 0.10 percent to 88.11 as ethanol advances offset oil declines. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 2.20 percent to $36.22, while Amyris (AMRS) soared 5.68 percent to $32.00. Among other equities, GreenHunter (GRH) dropped 10.28 percent to $0.96. Overall, advances […]

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