| London to get ring of biofuel power stations |
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| Alternative Energy - Biofuels |
| Tuesday, 20 January 2009 20:25 |
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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 economics. At what price does veg oil become uneconomical and is there really enough used veg oil within an 80 km radius of each plant sustain power stations each generataing enough electricty for 100 000 homes? Blue NG has changed its message about sourcing biofuel possibly as a result of getting planning permission to build the first plant in Becton, East London. |
Co-op Bank rejects £1 billion on ethical groundswww.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 BiofuelsTG 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 ReportingRenegy 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 biofuelsThe 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 stationsLondon 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 AllianceI"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 productionEmami 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 ventureI 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 biofuelsNexant 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 biodieselCoffee 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 BiomassCleantech.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 onIts 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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