Biodiesel Week

REG expands biodiesel positions to 4 New York City area terminals REG now has biodiesel positions at four NYC area terminals to offer the metropolitan region its REG-branded biodiesel. REG-9000 fuel is being marketed in the region by biodiesel veterans Michael Cooper and Danny Falcone, who recently joined REG. READ MORE SHARE
G20 fails as fossil fuel subsidies exceed half a trillion dollars As another UN Climate Change Conference gets under way in Qatar, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance criticized G20 leaders for failing to phase out the costly fossil fuel subsidies that hurt developing economies and slow development of renewables. READ MORE SHARE
	83M gallons of US biodiesel produced in Oct., 925M gallons YTD EPA said nearly 83 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in October, reporting year-to-date production of more than 925 million gallons through the end of the month. A total of 98.2 million gallons of biomass-based diesel was produced October. READ MORE SHARE
British Airways confirms long-term biojet offtake agreement British Airways has officially committed to the purchase of biojet fuel produced at GreenSky London, a commercial-scale waste-to-biojet fuel, bionaptha and renewable power plant under development in east London by U.S.-based Solena Fuels Corp. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers get $910K to develop 'optofluidic reactor' algae PBR A Cornell research team including professors David Erickson and Largus Angenent has received a $910,000 grant from the U.S. DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop their "optofluidic reactor," hoping to thereby revolutionize algae biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
Global Clean Energy forms strategic alliance with Algae Farm USA Global Clean Energy and Algae Farm (USA) Inc. formed a strategic alliance to bring feedstocks to sustainable, scalable and profitable applications based on the work done by Algae Farm USA. The company's trademarked Algapond was completed in January. READ MORE SHARE
	UC San Diego researchers demonstrate marine algae potential The scientists genetically engineered marine algae to produce five different kinds of industrially important enzymes and say the same process they used could be employed to enhance the yield of petroleum-like compounds from these salt water algae. READ MORE SHARE
Senate reaffirms support for military to develop biofuel plants For the second time in two days, the U.S. Senate backed Department of Defense plans to use advanced biofuels as part of its strategy to achieve important national security objectives. An amendment was passed by the Senate 54-41 in a bipartisan vote. READ MORE SHARE