The Export.Ar Foundation again, is in the organization of the presentation of the argentine delegation in the “World Biofuels Markets Congress 2009” that will be carried out from March 16 to18 of 2009, in Brussels, Belgium.Â

This exhibition that offers a unique access to the world of the Biofuels in all its production and distribution chain, attracts 1400 participants from more than 78 countries being the biggest and most important Bio-fuel Congress of Europe. It will have 200 of the best lecturers of the sector and more than 100 exhibitors. Leer más »

From all the rage to the caution: biodiesel industry is paralyzed and suffers the strikes of the crisis.

The expectations were unbeatable for this industry. However, the collapse of prices from the level records and the credit for amplification and construction of new factories shortage put in the freezer an activity that depends on the external markets for its survival.  Â

If it were necessary to look for a parallelism to what happens with the biofuel industry in Argentina well would be worth the example of a soccer game: the managers of the sector, until middles of 2007, hugged the victory and predicted a full steam ahead 2009. Leer más »

Important announcements for the promotion of the biofuels will be made this Wednesday January 14th by the minister of Energy, Marcelo Tokman, during a visit to the facilities of the Laboratory of Microbial Ecology of the Faculty of Sea Resources of this Institute of Superior Studies.   Â

The academic unit welcomes an interesting initiative of this area, developed by the Technological Scientific Center of Investigation for the Mining, CICITEM and the University of Antofagasta. Leer más »

Algae Derived Biodiesel for airplanes.

Tim Zenk, of Sapphir Energy, explains the process to produce biodiesel from algae. Photo: AP.Â

The airplane, of the Continental Airlines company, has completed a 90 minutes itinerary through the Gulf of Mexico.Â

The development of the biofuels starts to pick up its first successes in the aeronautical industry. Continental American Airlines an airline company from the United States has completed with success the first flight of an airplane propelled with a mixture of algae derived biodiesel and fuel, as it was informed by the press of USA. The itinerary, that has lasted 90 minutes and that has been operated by a Boeing 737-800, has resulted “better than expected”, as a spokesman of the company informs. Leer más »

Barack Obama-EFE Técnicas Reunidas can suffer by the taxes to the oil companies and Iberia and Acerinox, due to the labor costs.

The victory of Barack Obama is not only going to have repercussions on the American companies. Many Spanish values have interests on the greatest economy of the world and its future growth on the other side of the Atlantic can be conditioned by the new president´s support to one or the other sector.

Esther Martin remembers that Obama was committed to invest 15,000 million annual dollars during 10 years in clean energies. In this point, she adds that Spain is the major foreign investor in wind power, with almost 5,000 MW installed in the USA. Therefore, she hopes that Acciona, Gamesa, Iberdrola Renovables, Abengoa y CIE Automotive will be favored. Leer más »

Does Binner have support or not?Â

The ARI that integrates the ruling alliance in Santa Fe, presented a bill to finish with the tax benefits. But now the opposition came out to speak against it and the industry is expectant.Â

Legislators justicialistas came out today to oppose to the suspension of thebiofuel promotion régime, as a bill presented by the ARI proposes. Leer más »

The petroleum demand decelerated; the price was duplicated.Â

Starting from the economic world crisis begun in August of the 2007, the price of the petroleum was duplicated: it went from the 70 dollars per barrel to the current historical record of the 140 dollars. What has happened? How is it possible that, before a clear fall of the global demand and the world economic deceleration, such increment in the values of the crude market have taken place? Leer más »

JATROPHA CURCAS, ENERGY AND SOCIAL CULTIVATION

The Second Monographic International Conference on Jatropha Curcas, held during the past 14th and 15th of May in Madrid, fulfilled its objective of showing the current state of this important energy cultivation. Of the hand of Global Energy, the appointment gathered ten important experts at world level with more than 150 conference members interested in the production and commercialization possibilities of the Jatropha Curcas. The reports also highlighted the important social side of this cultivation. Leer más »

GCE BIO ENERGY HAS THE INDUSTRY PERMISSIONÂ Â

José Fernández and Vicente Merino, next to one of the elements that would be part of the biorefinery. (Picture: JOSÉ FRANCISCO GAMAZO)Â

ZAMORA. – The “solution” to the world energy crisis has already a name: multi-functional biorefinery. At first sight, it doesn’t seem such a great thing, but the use of the patent is already raffled in countries like China, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco or Chile. Leer más »

The signature announced the diversification of its commercial acting and it will operate in areas such as agriculture and tourism. This strengthen the business of the Group Sanjosé. Leer más »