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METRO Biofuels To Promote Bioheat
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Heating oil is common on the East Coast and so many companies are looking for ways to replace heating oil with alternative sources. Today, METRO Biofuels, based in Brooklyn New York, announced that it is supporting a neighborhood coalition to promote … [Read more...]
Gilbarco Expands Pump Warranty for E15
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Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a company that provides fueling and retail management systems for convenience stores, hypermarkets and service stations, announced today that they have upgraded the warranty on their standard fuel dispensers to cover use of … [Read more...]
More Corn Acres for Food and Fuel
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More corn acreage is in the forecast for this year, according to the USDA Prospective Plantings report out today, and there is still plenty more in storage. According to the forecast, farmers intend to plant 88.8 million acres of corn in 2010, … [Read more...]
Purdue discovery could lead to improved biofuel production
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A hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional value and improving biofuel production potential, has been discovered by scientists at Purdue University, it was … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania pushes biofuels as part of $5m energy investment
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New investments totalling more than $5 million are to be made by the state of Pennsylvania, according to an announcement made by Governor Edward G. Rendell today (31st March). The projects are in six counties across the state and include three … [Read more...]
Biofuels projects for India unveiled
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A Memorandum of Understanding covering the research and development on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in India has been signed between the Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, it was announced today (31st … [Read more...]
Solar Industry Has a Record Year, but Expecting to Climb Much Higher in 2010
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The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) released figures yesterday showing that the global solar photovoltaic industry had a record year in 2009. But it is expecting a lot from 2010 as well. (more…) Read more.... … [Read more...]
Inside Cleantech Asia: Intel, IBM make new strategic plays
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In the last seven days, U.S. IT giants offer support for entrepreneurs in India, while a renewable energy project developer is raising a $356M private equity round. Read more.... … [Read more...]
Energy efficiency leads the way?
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Well, it appears it's finally happened -- energy efficiency is now the hot sector in cleantech venture capital. That's based upon the writeup of Q1 as reported by The Cleantech Group and Deloitte, who put out their numbers today. Overall, the … [Read more...]