Daily Summary for July 26

July 26, 2007

In today’s producer news, the University of Florida has announced that it will continue to proceed in a controversial ethanol research venture and is considering proposals from several private sector partners …. biofuel plants have started production in Iowa and Mississippi and a co-op project is underway in Wisconsin …. a new project in Texas has been announced, and projects in Nebraska and South Carolina detailed new financing arrangements while an Iowa project has filed for an IPO.

In research news, DuPont is opening a biodiesel research facility in Kansas … and PetroSun is conducting a algae-to-biodiesel production demonstration in Georgia.

In policy news, biofuels mandate HR2210 has become law in Oregon …. while the US Senate passed an increase in renewable fuels standard (RFS) to 36 billion gallons by 2022.

In international news …. a public bus conversion to biodiesel is underway in Canada …. UK producers are complaining about US biodiesel subsidies …. Zimbabwe farmers have begun planting large amounts of biodiesel feedstock jatropha …. China has released an Agricultural Biofuel Plan including increased commitment to grow rapeseed, sorghum, sugar cane and cassava …. in India, the Indian Fibre Society is organizing a conference on the biofuels potential for jute …. a new biodiesel joint venture has been announced for Israel …. in Europe, the European Parliament’s Scientific Options Assessment body has published on overview of the most promising alternative fuel technologies including an overview of biofuels … in Malaysia, a new biodiesel plant has been announced.