A memorandum of understanding covering collaboration on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in China has been signed by the China National Petroleum Corp. and UOP LLC, it was announced today (4th November). Under the terms of the agreement,

An order which includes equipment and engineering solutions for an ethanol production plant in northern Vietnam has been placed by the PetroVietnam Group with Alfa Laval it was announnced last week (29th October). The order, worth in the region of

A second NGO has now called into question the veracity of the palm oil campaigns set up by some green campaigners. In a straight talking statement released yesterday (1st November), Tim Wilson, Director of the Intellectual Property and Free Trade

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In India, Indian Oil Company became the fifth oil major and first national oil company (NOC) to decisively enter the algal fuel race, signing a MOU to enter into an agreement with PetroAlgae to license micro-crop technology for the large-scale

In South Dakota, at POET's Project LIBERTY Field Day, 16 companies showcased equipment to help make the process of harvesting corn cobs and residue quick, easy and profitable. At the same time, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and

In California and Texas, two merger and acquisitions were announced of note.In California, BioCentric Energy Holdings and Renewed World Energies, an established closed loop photobioreactor manufacturer, agreed to merge. BioCentric will be the surviving entity. The Huntington Beach, California facility

DuPont DaniscoBased in: Illinois2008-09 ranking: 9Business: Cellulosic ethanol production, now in demonstration stage, constructing a facility in Vonore, TN, and a switchgrass feedstock supplied by Genera Energy and corn cobs supplied by Sun Grant.Model: Licensing.3 top milestones for 2008-091. Formation

The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance: "The GRFA is calling on all governments to adopt biofuels friendly policies in the transport sector, and wherever appropriate, binding targets...to take into account the increasing efficiency of global biofuels production in developing policies as

In Belarus, Greenfield Project Management announced an offtake MOU with Litasco for ethanol produced in Phase I of Greenfield's bioenergy complex at Mozyr. The companies said they are working on finalizing a pricing formula before signing the definitive offtake agreement.The

In Canada, the provincial government in Manitoba has abandoned an effort, for the time present, to harvest wild algae in Lake Winnipeg for algal fuel and to reduce phosphorus levels in the lake. The Manitoba Water Stewardship Board told the

In China, the Chinese Patent Office has granted a patent to Alpha Engines for a detonation cycle gas turbine engine, according to a company announcement. The gas turbine engine is based on the electromagnetic Isothermal Combustion (EIC) Process.In 1999, Alpha

In Missouri, a research team at the Missouri University of Science and Technology is investigating the use of abandoned mines for algal fuel production. The group said that, with added LED lights, they can avoid the contamination and evaporation problems