Bio Voyager

Biodiesel Blends News

CorrectionThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:55AMAn item in yesterday's API SmartBrief misstated the biodiesel blends ExxonMobil plans to offer.  - More - 

Triad's first biofuel service station to openWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:01AMLEXINGTON (MCT) —The Triad's first biodiesel and ethanol service station operated by Hill Oil Company will celebrate its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony July 15. The new station, Sparky's Marketplace will offer three blends of ethanol E15, E30 and E85; and B20 biodiesel. These fuels are blended with petroleum to lower emissions and provide an alternative to natural gas. read more

A little green: El Paso near smallest of 'clean' economiesWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:18AMEl Paso County ranks almost at the bottom among the nation's metro areas for the number of jobs it has in the "green" or "clean" economy, according to a study released today by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C., research and public-policy organization.

Planet ArkThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:51PMThree senators reached a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the end of July, an agreement that must still be passed by Congress.

Petrobras PBR Acquisition and International Fuel Tech IFUEThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:13AMLast Friday, Brazil-based Petrobras NYSE:PBR, StockTwits: PBR announced that it has taken a 50 percent stake in local biodiesel company BSBIOS Industria e Comercio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A. for 200 million Brazilian reais, roughly US128.4 million. The BSBIOS acquisition is part of Petrobras initiative to more than double its biofuel output over the next couple years. BSBIOS operates a ...