Europeans seem to be as keen on alternative fuels as their American counterparts… maybe even more so. This article from the Budapest-based on-line financial journal, Portfolio.hu, says the country is about to open it’s biggest biodiesel operation to date. Öko-Line Hungary Kft. will start production at the country’s largest biodiesel plant near Bábolna (northwest Hungary) in May, with an initial …
China Stepping up Biofuels Development
As China’s economy continues to grow, the country’s consumption of oil grows with it. And with the Chinese recognizing there aren’t unlimited resources of petroleum out there, they seem to be embracing more biofuels… in particular biodiesel. Renewable Energy Access has reprinted a story talking about the development of a new rapeseed, which the Ministry of Agriculture reports, has an …
European Ethanol, Biodiesel Stocks Get Boost from Bush
It’s not just American alternative fuels seeing a boost from President Bush’s State of the Union speech last night when he pledged to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent in the next 10 years. Check out this story from Dow Jones posted on CattleNetwork.com: Michael McNamara, London-based senior equities analyst for Jefferies International, said European stocks are indirectly benefiting …
Biofuels on Display at Green Week in Germany
Hello from International Green Week in Berlin, Germany. I’m here to attend the board meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). I know I haven’t been posting much lately but that’s because of the excellent job Cindy is doing and now John Davis. I hope you’ll agree. I will be posting quite a bit though in coming weeks from events like the National Biodiesel Conference and the National Ethanol Conference.
Biofuels at Green Week
It’s International Grüne Woche (Green Week) in Berlin, the annual global exhibition for the food industry, agriculture and horticulture. And while food has always been the focus of this event, fuel is stealing some of the thunder this year. Messe Berlin is the company that organizes Green Week and CEO Raimund Hosch welcomed agricultural journalists at the kickoff for the …
Brunei Biodiesel
Even some oil-rich nations are getting on the biodiesel bandwagon. Check out this article in the Brunei Times. Apparently, the sultanate on the coast of Borneo in the South China Sea has inked an agreement with a private company to build two biodiesel and glycerine production facilities. The facilities can produce 100,000 metric tonnes of biodiesel per annum in Phase …
Proof He’s Not Running For President
The brother of President George W. Bush will finish his term as Florida governor next month and become co-chairman of the new Interamerican Ethanol Commission. Launching the new commission Monday in Miami, Bush acknowledged that the idea of working with other nations like Brazil to supply ethanol for the United States would probably not be well received by producers in …
Ethanol and IRL Honored
For their efforts in promoting the use of ethanol in racing, the Indy Racing League and the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council received the 2007 Akerman Senterfitt Ethanol Innovator in Sports Award from the newly formed InterAmerican Ethanol Commission. The IndyCar Series will begin using 100% fuel-grade ethanol in the 2007 racing season, which begins at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday …
Ethanol Promotion Goes Global
The Interamerican Ethanol Commission has been successfully launched. Florida Governor Jeb Bush joined Roberto Rodrigues, President of the Superior Council of Agrobusiness and Brazil’s Former Minister of Agriculture, and Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank, to launch the new commission in Coral Gables on Monday. During the event, Governor Bush also presented the Akerman Senterfitt Annual Ethanol …
Interamerican Ethanol Launch
The launch of an international trade organization for ethanol will take place Monday in Coral Gables, Florida. The Interamerican Ethanol Commission will be launched with a breakfast and press conference featuring Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Inter-American Development Bank president Luis Alberto Moreno and Roberto Rodrigues, a former Brazilian Minister of Agriculture who is now president of the Superior Council of …