Clean diesel

China National Petroleum, UOP team on biofuels project

November 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The companies said they plan to evaluate producing clean diesel and renewable jet fuel from Chinese feedstocks. Full Story »

New ag deals make it a sector to watch

October 29, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Mobile precision agriculture networking tech and organic Chinese fertilizer were among the 27 cleantech deals Cleantech Group saw in the past seven days. Full Story »

China Clean Energy finishes new biodiesel plant

October 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Facility designed to produce 100,000 tons of biodiesel per year is expected to contribute to the Fuqing City-based company’s economic growth in 2010. Full Story »

BioFuelBox sells out of biodiesel from first plant

September 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Silicon Valley startup announces new customers from waste-to-fuel plant in Idaho as it begins bringing in revenue following its Series A round. Full Story »

U.S. biodiesel industry drowning in surplus?

September 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - American biodiesel producers are shifting gears after losing 80 percent of their customer base due to the EU trade ban. Full Story »

Valero plans JV biodiesel plant with Darling International

September 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - The largest independent refiner in North America teams up with the processor of food by-products for the plant that would make 10,000 barrels of fuel per day from used cooking oil and animal fat.  Full Story »

Does Think's revival signal cleantech's recovery?

August 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Electric vehicle startup exits court protection, raising $47 million in equity and making plans to manufacture alongside Fisker Automotive. Details of this, plus we spot 25 deals in the last week. Full Story »

LAX signs first supply deal for synthetic diesel from Rentech

August 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Stock soars 86 percent today as Rentech discloses 2012 plans to sell clean-burning fuel made from grass, sewage and other biomass feedstock to power vehicles at Los Angeles International Airport. Full Story »

LS9’s clean diesel meets U.S., Brazilian requirements

July 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - South San Francisco-based advanced biofuel company said its UltraClean Diesel offers an 85 percent reduction in GHG emissions compared to conventional fuel. Full Story »

ExxonMobil devotes $600M to algal biofuel project with Synthetic Genomics

July 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Craig Venter's biotech startup could be paid half the funds if technological milestones are met in algae research with the world's largest public oil and gas company. Full Story »
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