The Camelina Company Makes Camelina Biodiesel a Reality

There’s a new player fueling the alternative energy market and it’s picking up speed as fossil fuels continue to fall short. Camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as mustard, is currently being grown throughout the United States and Canada and crushed to produce biodiesel by Great Plains – The Camelina Company. With several crushing partners in North America, Great Plains has produced... 

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Nexterra Biomass Gasification Ready to Displace Fossil Fuels in Lime Kilns and Boilers

After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company’s Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis gas, or “syngas”, produced by its gasifier has the ability to displace at least 60 per cent of fossil fuels used in lime kilns. Depending on the biomass feedstock and existing equipment configurations, 95 per cent... 

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Investment Firm Allied Minds to Commercialize New University of Washington Algal Biofuel Technology

Allied Minds, a seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with the University of Washington to establish AXI, LLC to commercialize novel technology to develop and create commercially advantageous strains of algae for the production of biofuels. A number of factors have contributed to the increase in demand for biofuels. National and economic... 

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GWS Technologies, Inc. to Offer Carbon Offset Program

GWS Technologies, Inc., a renewable energy technology company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered alternative energy products and solutions, today announced that it is developing a carbon offset program to help individuals and businesses participate in becoming “carbon neutral” by reducing their “carbon footprint,” which is the total contribution to the carbon dioxide level from... 

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Carbon Jungle Inc. Acquires the Waste-to-Fuel Company Cobal USA Alternative Fuels LLC

Carbon Jungle, Inc. announces its acquisition of the Waste-to-Fuel Company “Cobal USA Alternative Fuels, LLC” as a wholly owned subsidiary. Petr Lisa, President and CEO of Cobal USA Alternative Fuels, LLC stated, “This is a great day for Cobal-USA joining the Carbon Jungle team. We are now one step closer to eliminating our dependency on foreign oil.” Mr. Lisa further stated, “We are a perfect... 

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President of Iceland Assumes Patronage of Driving Sustainability ‘08

The President of Iceland, Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, will inaugurate Driving Sustainability ‘08, an exclusive international platform for sustainable energy solutions for transport, at Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, Iceland, on September 18 & 19, 2008. Invited as special speaker, the world famous aeronaut and psychiatrist Dr. Bertrand Piccard will deliver a keynote on his global vision for sustainable... 

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Amelot Holdings, Inc. Announces Completion of Barbados Refining Facility

Amelot Oil Barbados Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Amelot Oil, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Biomatic 400, an important component of the Company’s biodiesel refining facilities, has been cleared by Barbados customs and is at its new home at the Future Centre in Saint Thomas, Barbados, marking the completion of the Group’s Barbados refining facility. The Company is pleased to announce... 

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Examine the Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential, 2008: Study Conversion Techniques, Industry Outlook & Country Overviews

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential 2008” report to their offering. As the world scrambles to meet its increasing energy demands the search for renewable energy sources is more and more desperate. Our cars, trucks, planes, trains and economy will screech to a HALT without a sufficient supply of transportation fuels. And it will only... 

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Rentech Successfully Produces Ultra Clean Synthetic Fuels at Colorado Facility

Rentech, Inc. announced that the Company has successfully produced synthetic fuels at its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado. Rentech’s PDU is the only synthetic fuels facility in the United States today producing transportation fuels. The facility is designed to produce approximately 420 gallons per day of synthetic jet and diesel fuels and demonstrates the successful design,... 

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