Thursday, June 26, 2008

News and Notes - June 26, 2008

US News

World biofuels output to more than double by 2030
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2544946120080625

VeraSun Energy puts 3rd ethanol plant on hold
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/e68097d2f8c259b44b56b2c529ffa9d0.htm

Georgia company to produce 1 Mgy of biodiesel
http://www.waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=51679d30fe5faae7

Perry: Ethanol mandate harms livestock, food industries
http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/213460-updated-perry-ethanol-mandate-harms-livestock-food-industries

Performance Plants Establishes U.S. Biofuels Facility
http://www.performanceplants.com/newsrelease180608.html

Monsanto Targets Higher US Corn Planting, To Boost Prices
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200806251213DOWJONESDJONLINE000648_FORTUNE5.htm

CleanTech Biofuels Enters Agreement with Terra Vista Systems to Develop Additional Revenue Streams Through Carbon Credit Protocols
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/CleanTech_Biofuels_Enters_Agreement_with_Terra_Vista_Systems_to_Develop_Additional_Revenue_Streams_Through_Carbon_Credit_Protocols-59413.html

Street downgrades ethanol makers, corn refiners
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/street-downgrades-clobber-ethanol-makers/story.aspx?guid=%7B3DF8DD0B-46B9-45D0-8B5F-5857CD081CF8%7D&dist=msr_1

Kansas State University's Grain Science and Industry Program to Offer Degree in Biofuels Production and Management
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Kansas_State_University_s_Grain_Science_and_Industry_Program_to_Offer_Degree_in_Biofuels_Production_and_Management-59384.html

Pacific Biodiesel Opens Quality Assurance Lab in Salem, OR
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Pacific_Biodiesel_Opens_Quality_Assurance_Lab_in_Salem__OR-59426.html

Range Fuels Appoints Pat Wood III to Board of Directors
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Range_Fuels_Appoints_Pat_Wood_III_to_Board_of_Directors-59286.html

International News

Biofuel use 'increasing poverty'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7472532.stm

Brazil signs deal to export sustainable ethanol
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7609299

EU biodiesel capacity seen rising 55 pct in 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2558228720080625

Conservation groups aghast at Kenyan fuel-crop project
http://www.theage.com.au/world/conservation-groups-aghast-at-kenyan-fuelcrop-project-20080624-2w5t.html

DJ Brazil Petrobras To Launch Biofuel Unit Thursday
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1714012/

Oil-Dependent Japan Tries Turning Rice Into Fuel
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121435999640402271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Govt needs to set jatropha price (India)
http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20080625.H02&irec=1

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