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Tokyo, June 30, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Hino Motors Ltd. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K. K. (SSSKK) announced today they plan to begin trials on July 1 of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a CO2 emissions-reducing mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)(1) and hydrogenated biodiesel(2).

The Government's biodiesel grants scheme is being extended, Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said today. read more

The Government's biodiesel grants scheme is being extended, Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said today.

The Biodiesel Grants Scheme will be extended to include sales of biodiesel blends higher than 20 per cent, Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee announced today.

The Government is boosting support for the growing number of biofuel makers by extending its subsidy scheme to 100 per cent pure biodiesel.Under the present criteria, to qualify for a 42.5c-a-litre subsidy only up to 20 per cent...

MANILA, Philippines - Oil company Flying V on Saturday said it has rolled back its biodiesel and kerosene products by P.75 per kilogram.

The industry struggles as it waits for Congress to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive, which was incorporated into H.R. 4213.

NEWTON -- Semi-trucks roll across the scales here, but that traffic makes this biodiesel plant the exception rather than the rule. This is an industry that has put on the brakes and is waiting at a congressional stoplight.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, chairman of the Governors Biofuels Coalition, said on June 23 he is more determined than ever to help get extension of the federal biodiesel tax incentive passed in Congress.

The NPW-30 represents the most efficient biodiesel processing technology on the market, reducing cost and time, opening the door for large production and profitable operation for alternative fuel producers

BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - 06/30/10) - EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTC.BB: ECOS - News ), an integrated network of environmentally-focused technology companies utilizing nanotechnology to develop efficient alternative energy solutions, today announced the sale of a NPW-30 unit to R3 Energy LLC ( http://www.R3energyllc.com ) of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The ...

Weeks after mothballing a tidal energy research project, Irving Oil Ltd. has withdrawn its application for environmental approval to build a biodiesel refinery in Saint John.

A plan to lessen Snohomish Countys dependence on fossil fuels while helping local farmers has fallen well short of expectations. Supporters urge patience. In time, they say, an improved economy will boost demand for locally grown oilseed crops, such as canola, which can be turned into biodiesel.

NEWTON -- Semi-trucks roll across the scales here, but that traffic makes this biodiesel plant the exception rather than the rule. This is an industry that has put on the brakes and is waiting at a congressional stoplight.

In an attempt to get more Sacramento-area drivers to use renewable fuels, Propel Fuels and Growth Energy announced Monday they will be giving away ethanol and biodiesel, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

Talk about flower power. The project is part of a pilot program to create biodiesel.

Talk about flower power.

Talk about flower power. North Carolina's Department of Transportation will begin planting wildflowers along roadways Tuesday, and the vegetation isn't just for decoration. Researchers plan to eventually convert the flowers into biodiesel. The project is part of a pilot program with North Carolina State University. Researchers are working to determine whether the roadside plots are feasible for ...

NEWTON -- Semi-trucks roll across the scales here, but that traffic makes this biodiesel plant the exception rather than the rule. This is an industry that has put on the brakes and is waiting at a congressional stoplight.

Wilmar International and Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. has agreed to form a joint venture to construct a biorefinery. The joint venture will use Elevances proprietary biorefinery technology to produce chemicals, advanced biofuels and oleochemicals. Elevance says demand exists for these products in surfactants, antimicrobials, lubricants, renewable biodiesel and green jet fuels. Read more...