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At Deadline.(Richard Branson investing in development of biofuels)(Duke Energy Corp. investing in reducing sulfur dioxide emissions)(National Gypsum Co. tripling its capacity)
Branson pledges $3 billion for biofuels Billionaire Richard Branson is committing $3 billion toward development of biofuel initiatives during the next 10 years through President Clinton's global initiative. Branson, who has made his fort ...
Tags: biofuel, company, Duke Energy Corp., renewable energy
Research articles 2006-09-25
ALTENER PROJECT SHOWS POSITIVE IMPACT OF RENEWABLES ON EMPLOYMENT.
An Altener project financed by the European Commission has shown that over 1.6 million jobs could be created by 2010 thanks to the implementation of European policy to promote renewable energy sources. Biofuels, biomass and wind energy would account An Altener project financed by the...
Tags: biofuel, European Commission, job, renewable energy
Research articles 2004-04-02
BIO Asks Congress to Support Investment in Biofuels and Renewable Energy
BIO, Coalition of Renewable Energy Groups Urge Senators to Reconsider Energy Advancement and Investment Legislation
Tags: biofuel, Investment, renewable energy, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-07-30
BioFuel And E85 Ethanol: Renewable Energy Sources To Replace Oil
For the moment, gas prices have decreased to a more stable level, but unrest in the Mideast and tropical storms that threaten oil production could send the cost of fuel skyrocketing once again. Americans have felt the sharp bite of high gas prices and companies have responded by pushing for...
Tags: Biofuel, Renewable Energy, Oil, Associated Content, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2006-11-13
Energy Roundup: Reliant May Shut, StatoilHydro and Chesapeake Ink $3.4B Deal, and More
Will Reliant sell or just shut down? -- Energy watchers are asking the question, Will Reliant sell its commercial business or be forced to shut down? Last Friday the Texas energy utility stopped signing new contracts or renewing existing ones with large commercial customers, and has said that it is...
Tags: Biofuel, Acre, Renewable Energy, South Africa, Clean Technology, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Michael Mattis
Blog posts 2008-11-11
Climate Change Bill Passes on Razor-Thin Margin, Tougher Battle Lies Ahead
Maybe it was Al Gore's effort via telephone or Nancy Pelosi's chocolate-covered Dove bars. Heck, maybe it was all of those last minute concessions to please lawmakers in farm states. After weeks of negotiations and compromises and nearly seven hours of debate on the House floor, the American Clean Energy Act,...
Tags: Biofuel, Renewable Energy, Climate, U.S. Senate, Grist, Peterson, Telecom & Utilities, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-06-27

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Xcel Energy Announces Proposed Renewable Energy Project Selections
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twenty-five proposed renewable energy projects featuring hydroelectric, biomass, wind, solar and biofuel technologies have been selected to receive more than $22 million from the Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) Renewable Development Fund.
Tags: renewable energy, Xcel Energy Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-31
Xcel Energy Announces Renewable Energy Project Selections
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twenty-two proposed renewable energy projects featuring wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and biofuel technologies have been selected to receive nearly $23 million from the Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) Renewable Development Fund.
Tags: renewable energy, Xcel Energy Inc.
Research articles 2007-12-06
How Golden Is Aventine Renewable Energy’s Future?
The Company: Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, a leading distributor and producer of fuel-grade ethanol in the U.S. The Filing: A Form 8-K on June 13, 2008. The Finding: Aventine raised $97.1 million from the sale of student loan-based auction rate securities to various parties. The cash...
Tags: Liquidity, Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Corn Cost, Investment, Finance, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-06-20
The Soap and Detergent Association Supports the 'Responsible Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007'
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Dennis Griesing of SDA, +1-202-662-2518, dgriesing@sdahq.org WASHINGTON, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "On behalf the Soap and Detergent Association, I want to thank Congressmen Doggett and the other sponsors of 'The Responsible Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007.' The legislation is a critical first step in restoring...
Tags: The Soap and Detergent Association
Research articles 2007-05-17
Algae expert calls LiveFuels' biofuel-from-fish approach not 'impossible'
One of the world's leading algae experts says a new biofuel-from-fish approach pursued by algae innovator LiveFuels seems at least plausible. Dr. John Benemann, one of the authors of a seminal U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory report from 1998 on biofuel from algae and aninternationally-recognized bioenergy expert said he thinks...
Tags: company, biofuel, acre, fish
News items 2009-08-13
Air New Zealand Takes Off With Jatropha Biofuel
Air New Zealand has completed what it says was the first commercial test flight using biofuel made from the jatropha plant. Jatropha, which produces seeds that contain inedible lipid oil, can be grown on land that’s not usable for food crops, making it a potentially more environmentally friendly feedstock for...
News items 2009-08-07
DOE picks cellolosic biofuel team
LANDOVER, Md., Oct. 20 UPI -- The U.S. Department of Energy awarded FDC Enterprises of Ohio a share of a $21 million grant to develop systems for cellulosic biofuels. FDC Enterprises joins renewable energy consulting firm ANTARES Group to handle and deliver the feedstocks. Cellulosic biofuels come from switchgrass, woodchips...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Biofuel
News items 2009-10-20
Ethanol Biomass $285M Plant Proposed as Biofuel Production Rises
James Rickman submits: The ethanol biofuel industry as part of the overall domestic renewable energy strategy (wind, solar, geothermal etc) is showing signs of sustainable life as several promising industry deals are announced building on the pledge from the U.S. Department of Energy Recovery Act to invest $800 million to...
Tags: Energy, James Rickman
External links 2009-08-30
Continental to run biofuel test flight on 737 jet in Houston
Houston Platts--7Jan2009 Continental Airlines Wednesday will run a test flight in Houston of a 737commercial jet using aviation fuel derived from algae and jatropha for thefirst such demonstration in North America, the company said. The technology for the fuel was developed by UOP, the refining technologylicensing and consulting division of...
News items 2009-08-07
Biomass-based Gasoline, Clean Diesel and Jet Fuel for Cars and Planes
Until now, most biofuel discussions have focused on ethanol and biodiesel. Both those technologies show promise in freeing North America from foreign oil dependence, but both have hit some heavy obstaclesâ€"mostly arising from a lack of places to fill up. But what if we could make utterly conventional...
Tags: Car, Biofuel, Gasoline, Fuel, Rentech, Jim Motavalli
Blog posts 2009-07-13
Biofuel production targets.(ENERGY)
Look for biofuel production targets to continue to go up. Some members of Congress and proponents of renewable fuels are arguing for the current mandate of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012 to go sky-high: Up to 86 billion gallons by 2025. But such a lofty goal is...
Tags: biofuel, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-04-13
Energy Roundup: Paulson Hedges Chiniere, Bahrain Opens NG Bids, First Solar Goes Residential, and More
Hedge fund star Paulson betting on Cheniere -- Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who heads the $35 billion Paulson & Co., has taken a larger stake in liquefied natural gas supplier, Cheniere Energy, recently upping his position there by 2.7 million shares to claim more than 14 percent of the...
Tags: Biofuel, First Solar Inc., Bahrain, Natural Gas, Cheniere Energy, UOP, Telecom & Utilities, Michael Mattis
Blog posts 2008-10-29
Roundup: The New Coda, Texas Kills Solar Bill, First Solar Investigated and More
Coda unveils cheaper electric car -- Cheap, when it comes to electric cars, is a highly subjective label. At a price of $45,000, the Coda, an all-electric car by an eponymous company owned by Miles Electric with a range of about 100 miles, will be half the price of a...
Tags: Car, Electric Car, First Solar Inc., Texas, Coda, Khosla, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-06-04
Boeing, UOP, Mexican agency team for biofuel research
Boeing, Honeywell's UOP and Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services agency, an arm of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, announced last week that they have formed a "collaboration to identify, research and further the development of a commercially viable market for Mexico-sourced sustainable aviation biofuels." Boeing Commercial Airplanes Director-Biofuel Strategy...
Tags: collaboration, Boeing Co., Honeywell International Inc., Aviation Biofuel
News items 2009-10-18
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