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Alternative Energy - Biofuels
Thursday, 04 September 2008 00:16
Today we all are feeling the need of growing green. We have already put the various resources of planet earth on risk and some of the resources will not last for our great-great grandchildren for future use. So it’s better that we start mending our ways. Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and [...]

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Co-op Bank rejects £1 billion on ethical grounds

www.environmental-finance.comLondon, 5 February:The Co-operative Bank has turned down more than £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of "unethical" business since 1992, it announced this week, as it launched the fifth update of the standards organisations must meet to open accounts or receive... Read more

Biofuels | | Sunday, 8 February 2009

Japan Air Lines The Latest To Test Fly Biofuels

TG Daily reports that biofuel test flights are all the rage lately - Biofuel test flights by airlines increasing.The most recent airlines involved in this biofuel testing, said the U.S. Department of Energy, included Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines and... Read more

Biofuels | | Friday, 6 February 2009

Renegy Closes Tax Equity Financing Transaction and Announces Plans to Delist From NASDAQ and Cease SEC Reporting

Renegy Closes Tax Equity Financing Transaction and Announces Plans to Delist From NASDAQ and Cease SEC ReportingTEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2009 -- Renegy Holdings, Inc. (Renegy) (NasdaqCM:RNGY ), a renewable energy company engaged in biomass power generation utilizing wood waste... Read more

Biofuels | | Thursday, 22 January 2009

1m Euro grant for catalyst route to biofuels

The University of Amsterdam and companies  Solarix and Yellow Diesel have won a grant worth Euro 1m to develop and produce biofuels more efficiently using hetrogeneous catalysis, under Prof Gadi Rothenberg according to SenterNovem. Visit my Blog... Read more

Biofuels | | Thursday, 22 January 2009

London to get ring of biofuel power stations

London is to get a ring of veg oil fueled electricity generation stations, according to a report on the BBC. What is not clear from the report, which says the company planning to build up to eight stations, is the... Read more

Biofuels | | Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Jatropha Sustainable Biofuels Alliance

I"ve just come across the Jatropha Sustainable Biofuels Alliance, it is based in Switzerland and aims to be a group that will lobby for Jatropha to be seen as a good second generation biofuel that does not compete with food... Read more

Biofuels | | TUSEDAY, 20 January 2009

Emami Biotech in commercial jatropha biofuel production

Emami Biotech is using Jatropha in commercial jatropha biofuel production according to the Bioenergy site. If this is the case, and the report is a little garbled, then could it be the first commercial application of that technology? Visit my Blog... Read more

Biofuels | | Friday, 16 January 2009

Syngenta and Proteus in biofuel joint venture

I notice that Syngenta and Proteus have formed a joint venture to create enzymes to help make second generation biofuels. This is not Syngenta"s first jv in this area. It would be intetresting to know how the different techologies complement... Read more

Biofuels | | Friday, 16 January 2009

Nexant Chem Systems looks at algae for biofuels

Nexant ChemSystems, a petrochemical consulting firm, is setting up a multi-client study into algae for biofuels. It will be thorough.Visit my Blog... Read more

Biofuels | | Friday, 16 January 2009

Coffee flavoured biodiesel

Coffee flavoured biodiesel could be on the cards if a suggestion in the why files is taken up seriously. There"s a whole lotta oil in them beans, apparently. Visit my Blog... Read more

Biofuels | | TUSEDAY, 13 January 2009

From Underwear To Biomass

Cleantech.com reports that the new fruit of the loom in Georgia is biomass power - Underwear factory coverted to 17MW biomass plant.Henry County, Va.-based Multitrade Biomass Holdings said it plans to build a $21.5 million biomass facility inside an abandoned... Read more

Biofuels | | Januaryonday, 12 January 2009

Food vs fuel the debate rumbles on

Its 2009 and some things don"t change... the its your fault, no its your fault arguments over how much the biofuel industry is to blame for high food prices is one argument that is bringing some heat to this frigid... Read more

Biofuels | | TUSEDAY, 6 January 2009

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