Air China became the first Chinese carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by biofuel, indicating the alternative energy's possible use in future commercial flights in the country, Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. The test flight consumed more than 10 tons of biofuel, according to Xinhua's report. During the flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 11,000 meters. The flight crew conducted various tests to analyze the technical aspects of using biofuel. The alternative fuel used in this flight was derived from jatropha seeds, which contain abou…

[Berlin, 29 October 2011] - The British company Sun Biofuels Bioenergy has announced bankruptcy. Sun Biofuels is building on a plantation in the region of Chimoio in Mozambique jatropha for the production of bio-kerosene. Lufthansa used jatropha oil from Chimoio on the Hamburg-Frankfurt as part of a long-term trial. INKOTA fears that 1, 200 people will lose their jobs due to the collapse of Sun Biofuels. "The insolvency of the company Sun Biofuels demonstrates that developing countries received a very high risk when placing land to foreign investors for the cultivati…

In 2012,Galp sold 3.2 billion euros this year and could reach 4000 million with increased production in Sines Ferreira de Oliveira,CEO of Galp DR 11/07/2013 | 00:00 | Mad Money A new biodiesel plant in Galp Sines,inaugurated yesterday,will allow to increase exports by more liquid fuel 26 million per year,said the CEO of the company,Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira.However,it is not by the sales of this new biodiesel out there,but because the company is going to have a surplus of diesel fuel,which can now seep into other markets. "We will produce this plant 27, 000 tons of…

According to an article published this month in Technology Review, the new company LS9 is developing microbes that produce hydrocarbons. The Department of Energy USA has set a goal of replacing 30% of the gasoline used in the U.S. for renewable fuels from biological sources by 2030, and President Bush has prioritized the production of ethanol. Hence, it is surprising that some new biotechnology companies are positioning themselves to take advantage of a thriving market advance biofuels. While most focus on ethanol, the company LS9, San Carlos, California, is using th…

An investigation by The Guardian reveals that half of the 3.2 million hectares already planted are owned by British companies. The goal of multinationals is exported to the European Union (EU), which has adopted guidelines for the progressive increase in the percentage of biofuel in each liter of petrol and diesel. But the rules have been criticized by experts and April were strongly condemned by a commission of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. According to the British newspaper, at least in the UK only 31% of imported biofuel regards voluntary environmental standa…

Ravage Cameroon to ensure biofuel Europe Condividi Posted on 17/02/10 in • Category: reports Share Tweet Cholera,typhoid fever and dysentery,would it be a "gift" to the people of Cameroon who suffers the destruction of forests to make way for oil palm plantations destined to produce biofuels.Operation supported by ' Europe ,which focuses on biofuel to gradually replace oil.World Bank and International Monetary Fund are supporting the campaign for biodiesel in Cameroon: 140, 000 hectares,30, 000 of which are obtained at the expense of the African forest,rural populati…

DESCRIPTION Milan, November 6 (TMNews) - From here you could take flight a sustainable way of traveling. This in fact is the first air link, experimental, from Campinas, in the state of So Paulo, Rio de Janeiro with biofuel produced from sugar cane. "We believe our fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 82%, but for this it is necessary that it produces a large scale, "says public relations director of Azul, the Brazilian company which aims to turn this verde.La feedstock to produce the biofuel grows here in Riberiao Preto in the State of So Paulo, where i…

Black and yellow has failed in its biofuel policy Black and yellow, with its biofuel policy failed. I urge the federal government to convert swing of admixtures on pure biofuels. Black and yellow should simply implement their own coalition agreement and as promised establish the competitiveness of pure biofuels. This requires effective and reliable for many years of pure biofuels tax relief must be created immediately. Currently, of black and yellow even provided to tax biofuels from 2013 full, which would mean the final out of pure biofuel market. Tax incentives wer…