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·20/1/2009 - More German Biodiesel Plants Face Closure In 2009, Reuters

·29/12/2008 - New Zealand: Biofuel test flight marks another 'green' step, San Francisco Chronicle

·13/11/2008 - Boeing to test biofuel on Air New Zealand flight, Guardian

·2/10/2008 - Selective breeding promises to double jatropha yields, Business Green

·12/9/2008 - India to implement 20-per cent consumption of biofuel by 2017, domain-b

·13/7/2008 - Indonesia and Brazil to cooperate on biofuel, Radio New Zealand

·12/7/2008 - Indonesia, Brazil say to cooperate on biofuel, Reuters

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1. Malaysia: Palm oil can light up biofuel advantage           Rank: 74%

have joined the race in search of sustainable energy. Many have turned to vegetable oil for the production of biofuel. Having put the biofuel policy on the backburner, Malaysia is now set to venture full steam into biofuel. In 2001, the crude palm oil price was below RM900 per tonne. To stabilise the price, the Government used palm oil in power stations and boilers to get rid of excess stocks. However, the Government's interest was not sustained after CPO prices recovered. However, rising...
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2. Palm Oil Seen Playing Role in EU Biofuels           Rank: 74%

Biofuels KUALA LUMPUR/AMSTERDAM - Palm oil prices are set to end the year on a high as Europe's green fuel sector takes its first big consignments from top grower Malaysia to convert into diesel at a time when crude oil prices are soaring. But much will depend on the performance of palm-based fuels, industry officials have said, which are relatively untested compared with renewable energy sources developed decades ago such as rapeseed oil and ethanol derived from sugar cane. Dutch firm Biox will...
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3. India, biofuels will help palm oil sizzle           Rank: 73%

sizzle Palm oil prices are set to jump more than 20 percent by year-end as global oilseed stocks get depleted and demand from the food and fuel sectors surges, industry officials said on Wednesday. Malaysian palm, which gained almost 40 percent last year, could move slightly downward in the near term, but surging Indian food demand and Europe's insatiable appetite for biofuels will ensure the commodity holds on to the gains this year. "I still believe we are in the midst of a rousing bull market...
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4. Energy Companies Rethink Palm Oil as Biofuel           Rank: 73%

Biofuel Once, palm oil was seen as an ideal biofuel, a cheap alternative to petroleum that would fight global warming. But second thoughts are wracking the power industry. Can the fruit of the palm tree help save the planet -- or contribute to its destruction? Environmentalists have long warned that many plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia, where 85 percent of commercial palm oil is grown, were planted on cleared rain forest, threatening the home of endangered animals like the orangutan and...
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5. Palm Oil Biodiesel May Face Barriers In Europe           Rank: 73%

Europe Expectations in the palm oil industry for biodiesel sales to Europe may be premature, as trade barriers look likely to limit market access, a European biofuels industry official said. Instead, the industry should focus on supplying the bioenergy, or electricity generation, market, which holds more potential, said Edgare Kerkwijk, chief financial officer and head of Asia of Netherlands-based biofuels trader Biox Group B.V. However, the use of palm oil in the bioenergy sector is limited at...
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6. PALM OIL FOR BIOFUELS INCREASES SOCIAL CONFLICTS AND UNDERMINES...           Rank: 73%

Biofuels Open letter to theEuropean Parliament, the European Commission, the governments and citizens of the European Union PALM OIL FOR BIOFUELS INCREASES SOCIAL CONFLICTS AND UNDERMINES LAND REFORM IN INDONESIA Sawit Watch. Bogor, 26 January 2007 Hereby Sawit Watch expresses before the European Parliament, the European Commission, the governments and citizens of the European Union, its deep concern over the policies being adopted which promote the use and import of biofuels as an alternative...
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7. Biofuel Watch: [biofuelwatch] Palm oil industry faces fresh calls...           Rank: 73%

content on this page. You flagged this blog as having objectionable content. Blogger Send As SMS Search This Blog Next Blog» Create Blog | Sign In skip to main | skip to sidebar Biofuel Watch Tuesday, November 18, 2008 [biofuelwatch] Palm oil industry faces fresh calls to stop forest conversion http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp? fileid=20081118.H05&irec=4 Industry faces fresh calls to stop forest conversion Astrid Wijaya, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Palm oil companies...
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