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Research: Australia biodiesel market has potentialFrost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting company, recently prepared the report "Strategic Analysis for the Australian Biodiesel Industry," which found that direct government intervention is needed to spur expansion of the biodiesel industry in Australia.READ MORE Companies partner with Innovation FuelsNew York-based Innovation Fuels is partnering with Tanco Milwaukee LLC to form Innovation Fuels Tanco Milwaukee to operate a 312,000-barrel (13.1-million gallon) terminal in the Port of Milwaukee. In a separate announcement, Innovation Fuels said it will partner with Mitchell Supreme Fuel Co., a New-Jersey based home heating oil supplier, to provide biodiesel-blended heating oil to the area.READ MORE  Farmers can earn carbon credits for biodieselThe Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, in conjunction with Global Emissions Exchange of Closter, N.J., plans to help farmers in Pennsylvania earn carbon credits for using biodiesel on the farm.READ MORE SAIC receives $25 million DARPA contract for algaeSan Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. recently announced that its multi-phase algae development program has received a $25 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a U.S. Department of Defense program.READ MORE Rohm and Haas releases new technologyBiodiesel technology producer Rohm and Haas Co. has launched a new feedstock purification technology that converts all free fatty acids into biodiesel, reducing costs and supporting a variety of feedstocks.READ MORE USDA, DOE announce R&D grant opportunityThe USDA and U.S. DOE issued a joint funding opportunity announcement on Jan. 30, stating that up to $25 million will be granted to the research and development of technologies and processes to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products.READ MORE REG opens Colorado biodiesel blending terminalAs part of Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group Inc.'s national infrastructure plan, it has opened a new biodiesel blending terminal in Alamosa, Colo., which will provide the company's trademarked REG-9000 brand of biodiesel.READ MORE Japan Airlines passenger jet tests biofuelDuring a 90-minute demonstration flight from Tokyo on Jan. 30, Japan Airlines tested using a mixture of biofuel, produced using camelina, jatropha and algae oils. One of the Boeing 747-300 aircraft's four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines was fueled with a 50-percent biofuel mixture and 50-percent traditional kerosene-based Jet-A fuel.READ MORE NBB: Session focuses on future, indirect land useThe second of three general sessions at the 2009 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in San Francisco was as moving as it was informative. The National Biodiesel Board shared the stage with actress Darryl Hannah and singer Melissa Etheridge, who are both passionate about using renewable energy and biodiesel.READ MORE NBB: 2009 conference focuses on changeThis week, more than 2,000 people are attending the four-day National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in San Francisco. The National Biodiesel Board is hosting the conference; this year's theme is "Leading Change Now."READ MORE |
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