Tim Haig, president of BIOX.Great strides being made in the development of biodiesel fuel.

To get to the Green Highway, auto makers are making the most amazing and fuel-efficient petroleum-burning engines ever. What doesn’t get nearly as much attention are the huge opportunities to achieve a cleaner world by burning something other than petroleum. A couple of weeks ago, I tried to dispel many of the “ethanol is a scam” myths. This week it’s biodiesel’s turn.

What I knew about biodiesel until recently was that Willie Nelson was probably making homebrew biodiesel in his kitchen somewhere to fuel a rainbow-coloured school bus. It’s true that the back-to-the-land crowd had long ago figured out that a fairly easy way to save the world and beat the taxman was to collect all the French fry grease they could and perform some simple chemistry. Biodiesel is that easy to make and it’s a wonderful fuel. 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 »

Bernd Waltermann and Henning Streubel ,  Jakarta.

As Indonesia is today the world’s largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO) — a desirable feedstock for biodiesel production — it has the potential to grow into a world biodiesel leader and a model for plantation sustainability.

Biodiesel has the potential to become a significant industry sector in Indonesia, supported by two of its most valuable assets: its oil palm plantations, and more importantly, its people. Indonesia currently produces approximately 20 million tons of CPO per year from 7 million hectares of oil palm plantation, of which approximately 80 percent  is exported.  Leer más »

After yesterday’s announcement of the OPEC, the price of the barrel of petroleum exceeded the US $129 dollars for the first time in New York; the naphthas in the entire world raise.Â

After the announcement of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that the production won’t be increased, at least until its meeting of September, the crude marked a new historical record when going over the mark of the US$ 129 in New York. 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 »

FORMOSA (From our correspondent). – Directive of the Lloyds Bank and an investor from the United States visited this province recently, interested in acquiring lands to produce jatropha, a pluriannual crop that doesn’t impose the necessity of recurrent replanting.Â

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An enterprise of argentinean capitals.

The businessmen will present today morning the details to the minister Bertero. Who is behind the millionaire investment? Where will it be?

Patagonia BioEnergía, a company of argentine capitals, will build in the city of San Lorenzo the biggest plant in biofuels of the Argentina.

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IT WILL TURN THEM INTO THE MAYOR LOCAL PRODUCERS.

The cereal companies, that the Renova company conformed, will duplicate their present capacity in July, when they inaugurate new works. Thus, they will surpass AGD and Bunge, and Dreyfus.

Biodiesel plant/Photo: Fernando López King Leer más »

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