Qantas’s biofuel partner Solazyme has seen sales increases of 35 per cent at participating test sites in the US, where B20 algae-derived diesel fuel was sold alongside mineral diesel. And a post-sale survey has shown that drivers ...
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Biodiesel producer sources applauded the US Environmental Protection Agency Monday after the EPA finalized its rule to approve camelina oil as a low-carbon feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard. "This decision adds to the growing ...
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Minister for Mines and Energy Edison Lobao said Wednesday the proportion of ethanol added to gasoline would be increased from 20% to 25% on May 1. Speaking to reporters in Brasilia following a meeting with Finance Minister Guido ...
Europe needs a stable legal framework if biofuels research and development is to prosper, Neste Oil's Executive Vice President, Oil Products, Matti Lehmus, said at a conference Monday. A proposal in October by the European Commission ...
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BP on Wednesday raised its estimate of global energy demand in 2030 and predicted that shale natural gas, tight oil and biofuels will play an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs. World energy demand will ...
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Following on from the successful launch of the Green Festival Alliance's practical guide to sustainable power at outdoor events, they will be hosting a seminar at the forthcoming Event Production Show entitled 'Innovations in Power: ...
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Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report. The think-tank highlights the effects of a recent ...
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When the blades started spinning on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made and ...
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The Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar has been dropped from Jag's production plans,with the luxury British manufacturer blaming its decision on the crippled European economy. Despite originally giving the C-X75 the green light in May ...
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The index is compiled by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organisation which holds the largest collection globally of self-reported climate change data, and which is working to drive greenhouse gas ...
Ethanol producers in the US, the world's largest maker of the biofuel, saw margins sink further into negative territory in October as selling prices fell around 4% from September, according to a study by Iowa State University. ...
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It seems almost too absurd to be true, but in the land of leviathan government, where the layers of bureaucracy are so intertwined it is impossible to navigate them, comes the revelation that the U.S. government has now taken to fining ...
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Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced first quarter net sales of $197 million and adjusted net income of $24.6 million or $0.62 per share. Net sales for the quarter were down $35 million or 15% compared to the year ago quarter, mainly due to ...
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Australian Paper has been under "intense competitive pressure"from cheap imported papers and its export markets have been significantly impact as a result, according to the company's CEO Jim Henneberry. Releasing the company's 2011 ...
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LED-based lighting can deliver narrow-spectrum light that RAJENDRA SWAMY says can provide real benefits in life-science applications such as plant growth,aquarium lighting,and general lighting that is wildlife friendly. Solid-state ...