Alternative Energy News Archives
Thursday 9th of February, 2006
Czech Environment Minister says biofuels could provide 42% of alternative energy by 2010 ★
Interfax, appx. 811 wordsCzech Environment Minister Libor Ambrozek has stated that biomass fuels could provide up to 42% of the Czech Republic's alternative energy by 2010, and that renewable energy resources which today account for 3.9% of total electricity production could provide up to 8% by that same year.
Willie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel ★
Chicago Tribune, appx. 242 wordsCountry singer Willie Nelson is selling "BioWillie," his brand of biodiesel, which constsits of a blend of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent biodiesel made from soybean oil.
From the article:
Biodiesel is America's fastest growing alternative fuel, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. U.S. sales of biodiesel tripled last year to 75 million gallons, but account for less than 1 percent of the diesel fuel sold nationwide, said Jenna Higgins, a spokeswoman for the National Biodiesel Board.
Kulim, CremerOleo To Build Biodiesel Plants ★
Yahoo! News, appx. 718 wordsMalaysia's Diversified palm oil group and Germany's CremerOleo GmbH & Co. will be teaming up to build two new biodiesel plants in Singapore:
The plants will have total capacity of 200,000 tonnes per annum - 100,000 tonnes in Tanjung Langsat and 100,000 tonnes in Jurong - producing methyl esters for biodiesel and glycerin as byproduct bound for the export markets mainly the European Union countries.
