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Protest in London Against UK Biofuel Subsidies

October 22, 2011

Biofuelwatch and Campaign Against Climate Change have joined forces to stage a protest in London, UK, today. Technorati Tags: Biodiesel, Biofuel, Biomass, EU, protests, subsidies Related Posts:Biofuel Indirect Land Use on European Commission Agenda in 2011Volvo debuts Bio-DME truck fleet in SwedenUN panel issues statement on biofuels Australia Pumps Money Into Aviation Biofuel ResearchBig Solar [...]

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Cellulosic Ethanol Expected to Surge in 2013

October 21, 2011

The first commercial cellulosic ethanol (ethanol made from non-edible parts of plants, grass, crop waste etc) will start production in 2013, and it will “open the floodgates” for this type of fuel, said Bloomberg. Technorati Tags: Bloomberg, Cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, non-edible crops, POET biofuel, Project Liberty, second generation biofuels Related Posts:Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming [...]

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Algae Oil Company ‘One To Watch’

October 11, 2011

OriginOil, a company working to develop biofuel from algae and which we have written about before, has been named by Forbes’ investment educator Jason Burack as one of 11 next-generation commodity names to watch out for. Technorati Tags: algae biodiesel, algae stocks, Biodiesel, Biofuels Related Posts:Algae Biofuel: Can Pond Scum Become Our Energy Savior?Biofuel Industry [...]

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Technology Advances in Cellulosic Ethanol

September 29, 2011

The jury is still out on cellulosic ethanol, which is made out of grass, wood and non-edible parts of plants, as to how green and even viable it is. Technorati Tags: Cellulosic ethanol, supercritical hydrolysis Related Posts:Switchgrass Shows Potential as Biofuel Material, Say Italian ResearchersCellulosic Ethanol is Making Progress, Industry SaysMore Funding For Cellulosic Ethanol [...]

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Indiana Unveils Alternative Fuel Vehicle Initiative

September 8, 2011

Lt. Governor Becky Skillman this week announced that funds are being made available to the public and private sectors to help pay for conversion of fleet vehicles to alternative fuels. Technorati Tags: alternative energy fleet, Indiana grant, Indiana Renewable Energy Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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