When the cost of living is increasing but the income does not increase, we obviously look for ways to cut down on the costs. One thing that has not only struck the headlines of news channels, but also our lives…
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Rocketing Oil prices drive US made Ethanol skyward
Corn-based ethanol is the renewable fuel environmentalists love to hate. But as turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has sent oil prices soaring, U.S.-made ethanol is making a comeback. Plants mothballed during the economic downturn are reopening. Domestic…
Tagged with: corn biofuel, corn ethanol, fuel prices, Renewable Fuels Association, US biofuel
Posted in Bioethanol, Biofuel Production, News
Posted in Bioethanol, Biofuel Production, News
Palm oil prices following crude oil’s upward trend as Middle East Unrest continues
Palm oil climbed the most in a month as soybeans and crude oil advanced on speculation that the turmoil that has cut Libya’s crude production may disrupt more Middle East supplies. The May-delivery contract rose 2.1 percent to 3,546 ringgit ($1,169)…
Tagged with: crude oil prices, fuel prices, middle east unrest, palm oil
Posted in Biofuel Production, Food Crops, News
Posted in Biofuel Production, Food Crops, News
Australia floods mean shortages of Ethanol and higher fuel prices
Motorists should brace for shortages of ethanol and higher prices for the fuel at the bowser brought on by the Queensland floods, the competition regulator has warned. The floods which have devastated parts of Queensland and shut a key ethanol…
Tagged with: ACCC, austrailia, Australia biofuel, E10, ethanol shortage, floods, fuel prices, NRMA, Queensland floods, Royal Automotive Club
Posted in Biofuel Production, Food Crops, News
Posted in Biofuel Production, Food Crops, News
Biofuels Can Ease the Impact of Hazardous Oil Prices
This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a wakeup call to the world that high oil prices pose a threat to the stability of an already fragile recovering global economy. The IEA went on to recommend that oil-consuming countries…
Tagged with: Department of Environment, EU, Food and Rural Affairs, fuel prices, GRFA, IEA, International Energy Agency
Posted in Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Biofuel Research, News
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