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Japanese government seeks to develop UCO biodiesel plant in the Philippines

Plantations International News The government of Japan has launched a project in the Philippines to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil. The project, located in Davao City, aims to collect used cooking oil (UCO) from households and businesses for use in biodiesel production. The Davao project marks the first time[...]

A Transformative Job: Overall’s La Mède Conversion

Plantations International News Last springtime, one of the globe's biggest oil companies, Total S.A., based in Paris with procedures in 130 countries, revealed strategies to change its oil refinery in La Mède, France, to make 500,000 bunches (roughly 170 MMgy) of hydrotreated veggie oil (HVO), also known as eco-friendly diesel.[...]

Bangladesh Agriculture Minister bashes biofuels

Plantations International Information Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture Matia Chowdhury has actually criticised large international corporations for advertising biofuels. The preacher spoke at a keynote on the 40th wedding anniversary of the International Food Plan Study Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C., United States. Chowdhury explained that drawing away more land to[...]

National Biodiesel Board members elect regulating board

Plantations International News National Biodiesel Board members selected their profession association leadership mid-November, electing four returning controling board members and also 4 brand-new members to serve in management duties. "Biodiesel encounters several obstacles however we have solid leadership from amongst all markets of the industry as well as we are[...]

WATCH: Global Landscapes Forum video invite

Plantations International News The coordinating partners of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015 invite you to join them and find out why it’s all connected. Watch Watch Achim Steiner, Helen Clark, Mark Burrows, Paula Caballero, Andrew Steer, Jeremy Bird, Peter Holmgren and Debora Bossio.   Video invites from implementing partners: the[...]

Cowichan opens up biodiesel station with brand-new PoS technology

Plantations International News Cowichan Energy Alternatives, the Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op as well as the Cowichan Valley Regional Area are holding a special grand position event Nov. 19 to commemorate Vancouver Island's initial Green & & Go Biofuel Station. The station supplies a full variety of biodiesel blends for use in[...]

Success factors for sustainable bio power

Plantations International Information Originally released on the conference on Bioenergy and also Property development's site. Oil hand fruits ripening. Photo by Nanang Sujana for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).Less than a month after the recommendation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Growth at the United Nations General Setting up[...]