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China Bio Energy reacts to Chinese market changesAs of Jan. 1, a new pricing regime for refined oil product went into effect in China. According to biodiesel producer and distributor China Bio Energy Holdings Group, the new scheme aims to link domestic oil prices closer to the changes in global oil markets – in a "controlled manner."READ MORE Company produces glycerin-based fuelA Virginia-based company will soon begin commercial production of two respective glycerin-based liqud fuels. Since 2006, Xcelplus Global Holdings Inc., has been working to develop the trademarked GlyClene fuel, which can be used in standard turbine engines and industrial boiler applications, and GlyCoal, which can be used to offset the use of coal at power plants.READ MORE  Bayer CropScience, IPK to develop canola hybridsBayer CropScience and the German Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) recently announced the formation of a research agreement to develop modified, high-yielding canola hybrids. Canola oil is used as a feestock for biodiesel production.READ MORE Shell awards prize for algae-to-biodiesel processScottish Bioenergy Cooperative Ventures has been awarded the £40,000 ($57,000) Climate Change Innovation Prize from Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Shell Springboard program. Based in St. Cyrus, Scotland, the company builds, sells and operates photobioreactors for capturing carbon dioxide emissions to grow algae feedstock for biodiesel production.READ MORE Gorge Analytical inspecting Portland, Ore., biodieselGorge Analytical LLC, a biodiesel testing laboratory in Hood River, Ore., has been hired by the Bureau of Development Services for the city of Portland, Ore., to sample and test B100 produced within the state or imported for blending with petroleum diesel. The testing is being conducted to ensure the fuel meets applicable ASTM standards.READ MORE RSB to host Iowa, D.C. stakeholder meetingsThe Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has scheduled a second round of public consultations in Iowa and Washington, D.C., to receive feedback on Version Zero of the draft Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Biofuels. The RSB is proposing a voluntary system to certify sustainable biofuel production.READ MORE New Generation to test biofuel at chemical plantNew Generation Biofuels Holdings Inc. plans to evaluate its biofuel at Delta Chemical Corp.'s Baltimore facility. The fuel will be tested in Delta Chemical's Cleaver-Brooks boiler system, which has been predominately powered by natural gas.READ MORE New Generation begins commissioning facilityNew Generation Biofuels Holdings Inc. has completed construction and begun commissioning its 5 MMgy biofuel plant at the port location of Atlantic Terminaling in Baltimore. New Generation produces a renewable fuel using a proprietary emulsification process to stabilize oil-based feedstocks.READ MORE Fuel film now playing in U.S. theatersAfter years in the making, Josh Tickell's award-winning biodiesel documentary titled "Fuel" is on the big screen in select locations in southern California and Washington state, with debuts to follow in other states.READ MORE Global Alternative Fuels begins expansionGlobal Alternative Fuels LLC in El Paso, Texas, is finalizing the engineering for a $12 million expansion that will increase its 5 MMgy biodiesel plant capacity to 15 MMgy. The company plans to break ground this spring, with completion scheduled for later this year.READ MORE |
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