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EPA sets Bio-based Diesel Volumes for 2013

EPA sets Bio-based Diesel Volumes for 2013

EPA sets Bio-based Diesel Volumes for 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took action to establish the amount of bio-diesel products required to be included in diesel fuel markets in 2013. Bio-based diesel products are advanced bio-fuels that are derived from sources that include vegetable oils an ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Biofuel Consumption in Europe

Research and Markets: Biofuel Consumption in Europe

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biofuel Consumption in Europe" report to their offering. Biofuel Consumption in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The pr ... Continue reading

What Us Worry About Obama's "All-of-the-above" Alt-fuel Energy Policy

What Us Worry About Obama's "All-of-the-above" Alt-fuel Energy Policy

Auto Central, Louisville KY February 27, 2012; Big Oil and It's Sycophants, Screw America's Economy, Free Will, By The People FOR The People, Foreign Policy, Military Options and Reduces Freedom, While Oil Bought and Paid For Politicians Fiddle-faddle While Americans Burn...ENOUGH ALREADY! SEE ALSO: Survey Finds Majori ... Continue reading

Propel Fuels Receives $10.1 Million Grant Award From California Energy Commission to Expand Consumer Access to Alternative Fuels

Propel Fuels Receives $10.1 Million Grant Award From California Energy Commission to Expand Consumer Access to Alternative Fuels

Fueling Infrastructure to Provide New Choices to California's Nearly One Million Flex Fuel Drivers REDWOOD CITY, CA, Jun 01, 2012; Propel Fuels, a leading retailer of renewable fuels and clean mobility solutions, has been awarded a $10.1 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to build more than 100 F ... Continue reading

NACS: Alternative Fuel Stations Could Hit 10,000

NACS: Alternative Fuel Stations Could Hit 10,000

Gasoline still remains the dominant transportation fuel by far, although E85, hydrogen, natural gas, electricity and propane are building a small following. WASHINGTON May 2, 2012; NACS Daily reported that a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) suggests that although gasoline remains by far ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Daily Index 4.27.2012

Fuel Prices - Daily Index 4.27.2012

<b>Regular Gas </b> <p> Current Avg. $3.698 <p> Yesterday Avg.$3.688 <p> Week Ago Avg. $3.565 <p> Month Ago Avg.$3.406 <p> Year Ago Avg.Regular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular GasRegular ... Continue reading

$20 Million Available for Clean Diesel Projects

$20 Million Available for Clean Diesel Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing harmful pollution from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines and improving air quality and Americans' health. In addition to these gran ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import Analysis and Key Country Analysis to 2020

Research and Markets: Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import Analysis and Key Country Analysis to 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import Analysis and Key Country Analysis to 2020" to their offering. 'Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Global Market Review of Diesel Technologies - Forecasts to 2026

Research and Markets: Global Market Review of Diesel Technologies - Forecasts to 2026

DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Market Review of Diesel Technologies - Forecasts to 2026" report to their offering. “Global Market Review of Diesel Technologies - Forecasts to 2026” This greatly expanded latest version of the popular just-auto report provides a comprehen ... Continue reading

Methanol Policy Forum 2012 March 27 in Washington DC

Methanol Policy Forum 2012 March 27 in Washington DC

Methanol Policy Forum 2012 is a first-of-its-kind conference in Washington, D.C. bringing together industry leaders, energy policy experts, executive branch staff, Members of Congress, academics and the media to share information about methanol’s potential as a liquid transportation fuel. The conference will highl ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Partners With Amyris and Solazyme to Promote Automotive use of Renewable Fuels

Volkswagen Partners With Amyris and Solazyme to Promote Automotive use of Renewable Fuels

Volkswagen of America today announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris, two of the world's leaders in renewable fuels, to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel. Under the respective agreements, Volks ... Continue reading

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels Hold Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Formal Groundbreaking

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels Hold Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Formal Groundbreaking

EMMETSBURG, Iowa March 13, 2012; POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels today celebrated the start of full-scale construction on Project LIBERTY with a formal groundbreaking ceremony in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Representatives from POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels as well as government leaders including Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad met this mornin ... Continue reading

Statement from Global Automakers' President and CEO Michael J. Stanton on Obama's Push for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Statement from Global Automakers' President and CEO Michael J. Stanton on Obama's Push for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

WASHINGTON--Global Automakers commends President Obama for taking steps to encourage consumer purchases of various advanced technology clean vehicles through tax incentives and credits. Our Association has long believed that the U.S. government should take a technology and fuel neutral approach to incentivizing alterna ... Continue reading

Obama Proposes Higher Tax Credits for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles - Hey Mr. President What About America's Home-Grown Silver Bullet First?

Obama Proposes Higher Tax Credits for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles - Hey Mr. President What About America's Home-Grown Silver Bullet First?

President Barack Obama proposed expanded tax credits and community research grants to make alternative-energy cars and trucks more attractive to buyers. According to Automotive News, electric, natural gas, and hydrogen-powered vehicles would be covered by the plan, which Obama announced Wednesday in North Carolina. Oba ... Continue reading

Obama's Green-Car Plan Runs Into Limited Alternative-Fuel Choices (Like All Americans)

Obama's Green-Car Plan Runs Into Limited Alternative-Fuel Choices (Like All Americans)

President Barack Obama’s administration is buying fewer hybrid and electric cars and more vehicles that can consume both ethanol and gasoline to meet 2015 environmental goals, favoring older technology over new. Washington DC February 24, 2012; The NADA newsletter reported that a Bloomberg article stated that Pres ... Continue reading

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