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Biofuels
Neste Oil builds Europe’s largest renewable diesel plant in RotterdamMay 27, 2009Neste Oil laid the foundation stone for its renewable diesel plant in the Port of Rotterdam.
Americans: We're in on world climate treatyMay 8, 2009Australia, the United States and Norway are among the latest of 47 countries to send negotiating targets to ...
Obama budget cuts oil, gas R&DApr 30, 2009U.S. deepwater oil and gas research and development will be cut by $20 million dollars, while $40 million in oil company fees will be added to American ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
U.S. energy policy makes waves, swamps oil sandsApr 23, 2009U.S. renewable energy is the undisputed winner and Canadian exports of oil-sands oil the apparent loser under a new-energy initiative being ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Norway “Oil Fund” readies green investmentsApr 3, 2009Norway’s $300-billion sovereign wealth fund is putting billions of oil dollars on green-energy equity worldwide in a move aimed at being a ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Shell and Codexis to speed arrival of next generation biofuelMar 11, 2009Royal Dutch Shell plc and Codexis, Inc. declares an expanded agreement to develop better enzymes that could accelerate commercialisation of next generation biofuels.
Maple signs agreement for ethanol project drip irrigation systemMar 2, 2009Maple Energy, through one of its subsidiaries, has executed an agreement with Netafim Peru, S.A.C. (Netafim), for the engineering, procurement and construction
U.S., Canada start “clean-energy” dialogueFeb 20, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama has enlisted another energy player, America’s northern neighbour Canada, in a drive to create a ...
BP, Verenium to develop cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocksFeb 19, 2009BP and Verenium Corporation forms a 50-50 joint venture to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks.
Davos “energy” message one-sidedJan 30, 2009World leaders meeting in Switzerland this week at the World Economic Forum have issued a call for $515 billion in “green” investments and released a ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Energy Czar Salazar to “clean up”Jan 16, 2009New Department of the Interior chieftan Ken Salazar has said he will clean up his ministry, an umbrella for agencies that include the Minerals Management Service, guardian of ...
Sapphire Energy finds BP exec for "algae-oil" teamDec 23, 2008Sapphire Energy has headhunted BP refining expert Cynthia J. Warner Warner -- current group cice president of global refining for BP -- to join a team of ...
Biofuels argue way into U.S. security policyDec 22, 2008Increasing domestic production of advanced biofuels to meet or exceed the goals of the Renewable Fuel Standard can significantly reduce U.S. reliance on petroleum, according to the biofuels industry.
Chevron Energy Solutions awarded U.S. DOE jobDec 22, 2008California-based Chevron Energy Solutions has been awarded a master contract by the U.S. Department of Energy to work with federal agencies to ...
Norway sells 10% less petro-productDec 15, 2008New numbers that speak of oil demand reveal oil-rich Norway — a near-arctic country as long as the U.S. West Coast — has sold 10 percent less petro-product at the start of ...
Europe’s $260B bail-out eyes green-techNov 26, 2008The European Union could soon implement a €200 billion ($256 billion) stimulus plan urged Wednesday by the European Commission, it’s government, to keep ...
Petrobras and Galp Energia sign a biofuel investment agreementOct 13, 2008Petrobras and Galp Energia SGPS signed an Investment Agreement in Lisbon, to create a joint-venture to develop a biofuel production and marketing project.
Shell declares six new biofuels research agreementsSep 19, 2008Royal Dutch Shell plc highlighted its approach to biofuels innovation, declaring six new research agreements with experts in academic institutions across the world.
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