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Method to Accelerate Stability Testing of Biodiesel Fuel Made from Soybeans

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also identified additives that enhance stability at high temperatures. The results, described in a new paper,* could help overcome a key barrier to practical use of biofuels.

13 Jan 2009

Air New Zealand Makes Successful Test Flight Using Jatropha Biofuel

The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland

1 Jan 2009

Scottish Climate Change Bill to be World Leader

The newly published Scottish Climate Change Bill has the potential to become a world leading piece of legislation if it receives cross-party backing from Scottish MPs

9 Dec 2008

Air New Zealand Set to Test Biofuel Jet Fuels

The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel is ready to go

27 Nov 2008

Road Transport Emissions to Dominate Emissions from All Transport Sources

The world's car park is growing. It has become so big that the impact of emissions from today's road traffic on the global temperature in 2100 will be six times greater than that from today's air traffic

24 Nov 2008

Nature Air, World's First Carbon Neutral Airline Joins UNEP's Climate Initiative

NatureAir, the world's first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies

23 Nov 2008

Solar Powered Portrable Airfield Lights for Venezuela

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received an order to supply solar-powered portable airfield lights for Bariven S.A. in Venezuela

19 Nov 2008

World's First Biodiesel Trans Continental Jet Flight Completed

Leading the way in the biodiesel industry, Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has made history with co-sponsoring the first ever biodiesel trans-continental jet flight "Green Flight International."

10 Nov 2008

Update on Sustainable Biofuel Test Flight for Air New Zealand

The world's first commercial aviation flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel moved a step closer

3 Nov 2008

Green House Gas, Nitrogen Trifluoride, Much More Prevalent in Atmosphere Than Expected

Compound used in manufacture of flat panel televisions, computer displays, microcircuits, solar panels is 17,000 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide

23 Oct 2008