Natural Resource Group, LLC Announces Local Presence in Las Vegas, Nevada

Natural Resource Group, LLC (NRG) recently opened the doors to its newest office located in Las Vegas, Nevada. NRG has been providing environmental and public affairs consulting to the energy industry since 1992. This expansion marks the completion of an 8 year plan to establish regional offices throughout the United States. NRG’s locations now include... 

Agresti Biofuels Gets Okay for First ‘Trash to Gas’ Facility in the U.S.

Agresti Biofuels announced that it will begin contract negotiations with Pike County, Ky. for the first commercial municipal solid waste (MSW) to cellulosic ethanol production facility in the United States. The facility and process are completely clean — air and water will not be polluted — and waste materials like plastics, rubber and metal... 

Westport Commences Trading on Nasdaq

Westport Innovations Inc., a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, announced today that it has commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “WPRT”. Westport’s common stock is dual listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (under the symbol “WPT”) and the Nasdaq. “Our... 

Pure Biofuels Inaugurates Its 52.5 MMgy Port Callao Biodiesel Production Facility

Pure Biofuels Corp. announced that it has opened its main biodiesel production facility at Port Callao near Lima, Peru, kicking off the event with an inaugural celebration on Friday, August 15, which was attended by the United States Ambassador to Peru Peter Michael McKinley. The facility, which has a nameplate capacity of 52.5 million gallons per year,... 

Sustainable Aviation Starts With Sustainable Policy

SANE (Sustainable Aviation Network Europe) organises on 1 September the conference “Sustainable Aviation: Sound and Climate in Perspective’ in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. International guests speak about climate measures, like the proposal for the inclusion of aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme, about biofuels and also about... 

Chevron to Sell Fuels Marketing Business in Brazil to a Subsidiary of Ultrapar Participacoes

Chevron Corporation announced that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações S.A. (Ultrapar) to sell Chevron’s fuels marketing business in Brazil for approximately $730 million plus a working capital adjustment. The final amount will vary based on exchange rate fluctuations and the actual... 

New Generation Biofuels Awards Contract to Design Its First Full Production Biofuel Plant

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., a provider of renewable fuels, is pleased to announce it has awarded Chicago-based ECE Design, a design contract to develop the design for its first full production biofuel manufacturing plant, with expected capacity of 25 million gallons of second-generation biofuel a year. “ECE is pleased to be associated... 

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... 

OriginOil Invited to Present at Next Generation Biofuels Markets Conference in Amsterdam

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced today it will present at the Next Generation Biofuels Markets conference on October 8, 2008, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. “The Biofuels Markets World Series brings together major... 

Amiworld Plans to Increase Diesel and Biodiesel Production by 300%

Amiworld Inc., an international energy company engaged in the production and distribution of diversified fuel products and services with a focus on emerging global economies, today announced a strategic plan to increase both diesel and biodiesel production by at least 300% at the Company’s South American facility. The strategic plan further validates...