Biodiesel Week

Biodiesel plant using jatropha oil feedstock opens in Cuba Agence France-Presse reported July 16 that a new biodiesel plant in Cuba using jatropha oil feedstock has begun production. The small biodiesel plant located in Guantanamo province is scaled to produce 100 tons (about 30,000 gallons) per year. READ MORE SHARE
US Navy's Great Green Fleet demonstration is underway Beginning July 17, alternative fuels, including nuclear power, will be used in an operational setting, fueling helicopters and jets from the deck of an aircraft carrier, and refueling a cruiser and two destroyers during an underway replenishment. READ MORE SHARE
	Lee Enterprises adds two more experts to alt fuels consultancy Biodiesel and alt energy consulting firm Lee Enterprises Consulting has added two more names to its growing roster of experts: Ken Arnold and Katrina Cornish. Arnold will focus on biodiesel and Cornish will work in biobutanol and emerging fields. READ MORE SHARE
Pongamia projects provide compelling investment opportunity TerViva has approached Mason & Morse Farmland Group regarding investor interest in pongamia projects. Minimum project size is 500 acres and it will assist in a turnkey project. TerViva can supply its elite genetics and secure offtake at harvest time. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel use in competition, and in getting to the track What does a U.S.-based NASCAR hauler with solar panels have in common with a vehicle developed by a Japanese team attempting to break a world record in Kuala Lumpur? Both the hauler and an eco-marathon winner halfway across the world use biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
Report: algae biofuels technologies market at $1.6B in 2015 Market growth factors include trends in fossil fuel prices and commodity markets, regulatory support and incentives, growing investment in the algae biofuels industry, and contemporary industry activity focused on reducing operational, capital costs. READ MORE SHARE
	US, South American farmers unite to support biotechnology in EU U.S. soy farmers and counterparts from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, though competitors in global soy trade, are presenting a united front in meetings with members of the EU food and feed chain and representatives of the EU government. READ MORE SHARE
Algae.Tec plans opening ceremony for Shoalhaven One facility Algae.Tec is holding a ceremony for its Shoalhaven One algae production facility in Bomaderry, New South Wales, Australia, on Aug. 2. Shoalhaven One is a series of enclosed algae PBRs co-located next to the Manildra Group's ethanol refinery. READ MORE SHARE