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Plans to create the world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive were announced today by the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), a collaboration of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment (IonE) and the nonprofit Sustainable Rail International (SRI). CSR draws on the carbon-neutral solid biofuel research expertise of the University of Minnesota and the modern steam

Czech farmers on Wednesday will be taking part in a planned protest against the government’s decision to slash tax refunds on biofuel. The move by the government – part of broad austerity measures – is expected to leave agricultural producers in difficult spot: some 1.5 billion crowns lighter. The protest will see hundreds of farmers roll out their tractors on roads across the country, with the

Is Big Oil losing sleep over market competition from non-fossil "renewable alternatives" such as ethanol, windmills and sunbeams? In reality, rampaging greenhouse gas regulatory attacks on coal-fired power are a blessing.

Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification biofuel certification system. SCS is now approved to conduct biofuel certifications, ...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Hawaii Electric Light Company has agreed to purchase biomass electricity on the Big Island. The Big Island utility and Hu Honua Bioenergy on Monday announced the signing of a power purchase agreement to provide the island with 21.5 megawatts of renewable energy.

Indonesia could be the biggest producer of biofuel in the world, but only if the government is serious about developing the industry, analysts say. Pri Agung Rakhmanto, the executive director of the ReforMiner Institute, an energy think tank, ...

A new report on automobile engine durability casts further doubt on the compatibility of mid-level ethanol blends such as E15 (15% ethanol, 85% gasoline) with the existing US light-duty vehicle fleet. The report was issued this week by the Coordinating ...

In 2011, the Iowa Legislature enacted a short-term, modest biodiesel production tax credit to help Iowa's biodiesel community compete against states that provide large biodiesel incentives. The Iowa program went into effect on January 1, ...

REHOVOT, ISRAEL and ROSARIO, ARGENTINA--(Marketwire - May 22, 2012) - Evogene Ltd. ( TASE : EVGN) and T6 Industrial SA, a leading biodiesel producer in Argentina, today announced that Evofuel Ltd., Evogene's wholly owned subsidiary, and T6 Industrial ...

By Ian Gilson, CFAPacific Ethanol (NasdaqCM:PEIX) reported its first quarter earnings on May 10, 2012. Due to the seasonal decline in volumes of gasoline sold in California, excess inventory of ethanol ...

Substitution of oil through use of alternate/ non-conventional sources of energy such as Bio-Diesel, Ethanol-blended Petrol. He also said that the Under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, 5% of Ethanol is aimed to be blended with Petrol.

In Tennessee, Eco-Energy, Inc., a leading bio-fuel supply chain company, announced the execution of an ethanol marketing agreement with Quad County Corn Processors, a 35 million gallon plant located in Galva, Iowa. Eco-Energy markets for 15 ethanol ...

For example, organic waste from Novozymes is made into agricultural fertilizer, while smoke from DONG energy's plant is made into gypsum at Gyproc, while wheat straw from the region is converted into ethanol at Inbicon, whose lignin byproduct is burned ...

The latest version of the mandate, signed by Brown last year, defines biomass, thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, fuel cells with renewable fuels, small hydroelectric projects, digester gases, landfill gases, ocean wave and tidal current ...