 Palm oil futures trading volume and price reaches two-year high on news of Malaysia and Indonesia's Biofuels Pact. Palm oil for October delivery rose 3.3% to RM1,591 (€ 340) a tonne on the Bursa Malaysia, whereas crude oil stood at € 571 per tonne.
The Star (Malaysia) - July 24, 2006.
German fund to invest in construction of 6 biodiesel plants in Bulgaria, as the country enters the EU. ICS International Consulting SP plans to invest a total of € 320 million.
Dnevnik Bulgaria - July 24, 2006.
Ford's flex-fuel powered Focus, exhibited at the London International Motor Show this week, boasts lower CO2 emissions than a comparable hybrid vehicle, researchers from London's Imperial College say.
Platinum Today - July 22, 2006.
United BioFuels to build bioethanol plant in city of Mohács, Hungary. Switzerland's United BioFuels chosen over Sweden's Sekab and another company. Capacity: 100,000 cubic meters, plant will be completed by the end of 2007, main feedstock is maize.
BBJ Hungaria - July 21, 2006.
Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. announces that it has successfully processed biogas generated from dairy manure into commercial pipeline quality natural gas. First commercial firm in the United States to achieve such results on a privately funded basis.
Biz Yahoo - July 19, 2006.
China's crude oil imports up 15,6% so far this year, standing at 73.33 million tons of crude oil. Imports of refined petroleum products up 16.1% at 18.23 million tons. The People's Republic also showed record economic growth, with a second quarter figure of 11.3%.
People's Daily - July 19, 2006.
The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology actively encourages households, students and local residents to experiment with bioenergy solutions based on indigenous plants and systems in a new "citizens' program".
Philippine Information Agency - July 18, 2006.
Ford Europe to invest £1 billion (€uro 1.45 bn) in green cars. Stress on biofuels, more than on hybrids.
Times Online - July 17, 2006.
Sub-Saharan summit begins in Mali: dubbed the "Poor People's Summit", it has been timed to coincide with the G8 talks in Russia. Attendees say armed conflict, debt and unfair trade practices are not heard about or understood by those at G8.
BBC News - July 16, 2006.
Green careers - Three experts tell how renewable energy can create new jobs. Interesting essay.
The Sunday Mail - July 16, 2006.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued a "bioenergy action plan" after visiting Pacific Ethanol Inc., part owned by Bill Gates.
Reuters - July 14, 2006.
Oil Rises to Record in New York and London after a report that militants attacked pipelines in Nigeria this week, heightening concern Africa's largest oil producer faces further delays restoring lost output.
Bloomberg - July 13, 2006.
Germany's Lurgi, a process engineering company, to build bioterminal in Vidin (Bulgaria), on the Danube. Investment: €60 million, capacity 175,000 tons, fuel storage facilities, silos, a cargo terminal and a port.
Dnevnik - July 12, 2006.
Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned petroleum company, to play major role in the country's recently announced bioenergy crash program, which aims at using 6 million hectares of land in a first phase and the construction of 11 large biodiesel plants.
Antara News - July 10, 2006.
Germany and Brazil hold bilateral economic top focussing on bioenergy and biofuels cooperation and commerce.
Deutsche Welle - July 9, 2006.
Plant Biofuels Corp Sdn Bhd (PBC) is expected to build a €20 million biodiesel plant in Johor, Pahang or Sabah - Malaysia. Capacity: 100,000 MT per year. Exports to Europe, South Korea, Japan and China.
The Star (Malaysia) - July 8, 2006.
Ukraine pushing biodiesel with new legislation. The country is one of Europe's most productive agricultural regions and could boost feedstock production.
The Cheers - July 7, 2006.
French power firm Velcan to build 200 MW biomass power plants in India and Brazil, using the €50 million it recently raised.
NDTV - July 7, 2006.
EDP Bioeléctrica, a Portuguese group, is to invest €200 million in a series of biomass power plants that will deliver a total of 120 megawatts.
Jornal de Negócios - July 6, 2006.
A US consultancy, the Whitaker Group, specialized in business and trade in Africa, is eyeing investments in East African biomass and ethanol.
East African Business Week (via AllAfrica) - July 6, 2006.
Svensk Etanolkemi AB, a Swedish biofuels company announced it will spend €343 million ($437.8 million) building four ethanol plants in Hungary to meet higher demand for biofuels.
BBJ Hungary - July 5, 2006.
Brazil's new agriminister pledges to continue biofuels programs, promoting R&D. Part of the programs includes 1.29bn reais (US$595mn) in financing from Japan's international development bank JBIC.
Business News Americas - July 4, 2006.
Nigeria's government is to construct two pilot biogas plants for the conversion of manure, abbatoir and biomass waste to biogas and organic fertilizer in Oyo and Kano States.
The Vanguard (Abuja) - July 3, 2006.
British PM Blair opens UK's biggest biofuels plant. Plant will produce 250,000 tonnes a year, or 5000 barrels per day.
Dash - Public Sector News - 30 June 2006.
Malaysia's Committee on the Competitiveness of the Palm Oil Industry has decided for the government to temporarily stop issuing new manufacturing licences for biodiesel production with immediate effect. Reason: rising concern on the sufficient supply of crude palm oil as raw material for biodiesel production against that for other related industries.
The Star (Malaysia) - 30 June 2006.
America's ‘Big Three’ automotive manufacturers have announced to the US Congress plans to double their annual production of vehicles capable of running on biofuels to two million vehicles by 2010.
EEMS - 30 June 2006.
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