Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:GCEH) announced the establishment of a new non-profit research organization, the Center for Sustainable Energy Farming.
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The article in Biodiesel magazine describes CfSEF's formation and its mission to reduce the inputs needed to grow jatropha—including fossil fuels, pesticides, water and fertilizers.
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PHILIPPINES - The Energy Department (DoE) is still keen on exploring use of jatropha for biodiesel, despite the shift in research focus of government’s Philippine National Oil Co.-Alternative Fuels Corp. (PNOC-AFC), an official told reporters last week.
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COSTA RICA - Jatropha oil is one of the best alternatives for America. This was the conclusion of the videoconference “Presentation of the Jatropha curcas L. network for investigation, development, and innovation in the production of biodiesel in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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CHINA - China will be next to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight, with an Air China Boeing 747-700 expected to fly by the end of November on a blend of conventional and hydrotreated renewable jet fuel.
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A new market report titled Biodiesel World Market Outlook 2011 predicts technological developments could see biodiesel generate up to $70 billion in the coming years.Worldwide the biodiesel market made more than $18 billion (€12.3 billion) in 2010. The annual report analyses national, regional and global markets for biodiesel. Research conducted into feedstocks such as algae, waste oils and jatropha are thought to be a considerable driver in biodiesel growth.
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University Park, Pa. -- Penn State plant scientists will conduct research to explore the development of cropping systems for the production of renewable biofuels, as part of a newly announced center. The nonprofit Center for Sustainable Energy Farming was founded by Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif., a company that specializes in eco-friendly biofuel feedstock research and sustainable agriculture cultivation, production and distribution.
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GLOBAL - Rising global food prices have nothing to do with use of crops such as corn, soybean, sugarcane and others in the manufacturing of biofuels to run machines. United States Department of Agriculture Chief Advisor for Government, Academia and Industry Partnership, Cindy Smith and Deputy Coordinator for Feed the Future Initiative, Tjada McKenna argued last week that use of corn in biofuel manufacturing to drive vehicles consumes less than one per cent of the country's annual production reports All Africa.
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GLOBAL - New research suggests that if production efficiency continues to improve, the cost of some biofuels could be similar to that of conventional jet fuel by 2018. However, the study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance also showed that airlines might end up using only a modest proportion of biofuels (2 per cent or less) in their fuel mix in the next few years.
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MOZAMBIQUE - In Mozambique, it is thought that more than $100 million (€73.5 million) has been invested in over 30 biofuel projects, which are currently being developed. It is not yet known exactly how many biofuel plants are underway in the nation, but the majority are thought to be in the initial stages, with plant owners still unsure of which feedstock would be most advantageous to use.
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Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. is leading efforts to develop a new nonprofit research organization focused on developing high-yielding commercial varieties of jatropha. Activities at the Center for Sustainable Energy Farming are focused on research in genetics, breeding and horticulture, as well as the development of technologies and processes that will allow for the economic commercialization of sustainable energy farming around the world.
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University Park, Pa. -- Penn State plant scientists will conduct research to explore the development of cropping systems for the production of renewable biofuels, as part of a newly announced center. The nonprofit Center for Sustainable Energy Farming was founded by Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif., a company that specializes in eco-friendly biofuel feedstock research and sustainable agriculture cultivation, production and distribution.
