The 100 Mgy Imperium Renewables  facility in Grays Harbor, Washington.

Back in 2008 the death watch began on Imperium Renewables.

Though its 100 Mgy multi-feedstock plant in Grays Harbor was, at the time, the largest and most modern biodiesel facility in the US, the company lost its CEO, withdrew a planned IPO, and was forced to cancel a potentially lucrative Hawaiian development project that would have supplied biodiesel to Hawaiian Electric (HECO). Leer más »

By Sorrel Moseley-Williams/Herald staff.Although renewable energy sources haven’t hit the mainstream just yet in Argentina, “the biofuels industry is finally coming together,” according to Carlos St. James, president and founder of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber (ATEC).

Although biofuels currently supply just one percent of all energy to the domestic market, according to St. James, legislation will require them to provide eight percent by 2016. In addition, the government recently upped the blend of biodiesel with regular diesel from five percent to seven, an important move in a world increasingly reluctant to be fossil fuel-dependent. Leer más »

Yields of biodiesel from oilseed crops such as safflower could be increased by up to 24 percent using a new process developed by chemists at UC Davis.

The method converts both plant oils and carbohydrates into biodiesel in a single process, and should also improve the performance characteristics of biodiesel, especially in cold weather. Leer más »

The environmentalist organization supports a campaign to stop the deforestation that this sector causes in Indonesia, and that accelerates the climatic change.

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Greenpeace accused the industry of the palm oil of “irresponsible” this Tuesday and urges it to support a campaign to stop the deforestation that this sector causes in Indonesia, and that accelerates the climatic change.Â

The environmentalist community argued that an “immediate moratorium” is necessary to stop the “massive destruction” of the forests of the country and supply enough time to establish a net of protected areas and areas dedicated to the forest exploitation “responsible with the environment” and “socially fair.” Leer más »

The Principles of Sustainability will be integrated in the Financial Operations of Climatic Change of the IDB based on a New Collaboration with the Round Table on Sustainable Fuels.

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