http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Fuel Industry"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:27:43 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 285901 | Last day of voting for the "50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy" http://en.redtram.com/go/232095564/top100/ 232095564 Today is the final day of voting for the "50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy".Balloting will be open to the registered subscribers of the Biofuels Digest, Geothermal Digest and Biomass Digest e-newsletters, through Wednesday November 25th at 5pm EST. Your link Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:57:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232095564/top100/ 285901 | The Quiet Companies: Six pioneers that walk the walk http://en.redtram.com/go/232095438/top100/ 232095438 Back in the 1980s, Northwestern Mutual began spending millions touting itself, incongruously, as "The Quiet Company". Several private biofuels companies — owing to pending investor deals, an aversion to hype, or light budgets for promotion — deserve the same moniker.As Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:57:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232095438/top100/ 285901 | Abengoa Energy: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile http://en.redtram.com/go/232095300/top100/ 232095300 Abengoa Bioenergy Location: St. Louis2008-09 rank: 20Business: Abengoa is a technological company that applies innovative solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructure, environment and energysectors. Revenues and Gross Cash Flows in 2008 of 3,114.5 and 545.3 million euros, respectively. Operations Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:56:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232095300/top100/ 285901 | Today in Biofuels Opinion: "This shortfall actually undermines the entire rationale behind the 2007 EISA and U.S. policy on biofuels." http://en.redtram.com/go/232095138/top100/ 232095138 The Weekly Standard: "The legal mandate for cellulosic fuel use in 2010 is 100 million gallons. The Biotechnology Industry Organization, however, is privately projecting that there are 12 million gallons of actual cellulosic ethanol production...This shortfall actually undermines the entire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:56:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232095138/top100/ 285901 | Norway moves to eliminate biodiesel road tax exemption http://en.redtram.com/go/232095009/top100/ 232095009 In Norway, the national government has proposed to remove the road tax exemption for biodiesel. A similar move in Germany two years ago virtually killed off the German biodiesel industry.The Government said that "Health and environmental emissions from road traffic Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232095009/top100/ 285901 | Biodiesel tax credit wipeout in Germany cut biodiesel demand in half: report http://en.redtram.com/go/232094861/top100/ 232094861 In Germany, the national government released figures on the German biodiesel tax exemption, and found that sales of biofuels declined from 3.3. million tons in 2007 to 2.7 million tons in 2008, while sales of biodiesel dropped 50 percent from Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232094861/top100/ 285901 | Verbio swings to profitability as ethanol's fortunes improve in Europe http://en.redtram.com/go/232094574/top100/ 232094574 In Germany, Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO) announced revenues of 380.0 million euros for the first nine months of 2009, compared to 490.6 million euros in the corresponding period of 2008. The company recorded a 10.4 million euro loss compared to Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232094574/top100/ 285901 | Ceres, Choren announce partnership to optimize energy crops for biofuels, as Choren looks for project site http://en.redtram.com/go/232094448/top100/ 232094448 In California, Ceres announced an agreement with Choren, to optimize energy crops for thermochemical conversion to advanced low-carbon biofuels. The two-year bioenergy project is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.The thermochemical process does not Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:54:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232094448/top100/ 285901 | Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels approves Version One of RSB Standard for pilot testing http://en.redtram.com/go/232094321/top100/ 232094321 In Switzerland, the Steering Board of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels approved Version One of the RSB Standard for pilot testing.In addition to the Principles & Criteria, Version One of the RSB Standard includes the P&C guidance document, definitions, compliance Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:53:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232094321/top100/ 189271 | Ceres/CHOREN announce energy crop research project http://en.redtram.com/go/231797000/top100/ 231797000 A two-year project announced today (24th November) sees Ceres and CHOREN joining forces to optimize energy crops for thermochemical conversion to advanced low-carbon biofuels. The joint project, funded in part by a grant from the US Department of Energy, will Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:41:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231797000/top100/ 189271 | Inbicon/Novozymes sign biofuels development agreement http://en.redtram.com/go/231796966/top100/ 231796966 An agreement to further develop and optimize the process and the enzymes for converting plant residues to fuel has been signed Inbicon and Novozymes. The deal says the company paves the way for a profitable green technology. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:40:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231796966/top100/