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Thenergo settles jatropha assets in Thailand
20 January 2010 - 18h00 CET - Gereguleerde InformatieAntwerpen - As Thenergo (Euronext Brussels: THEB) focuses on its core business of producing electricity and heat, the company has been working progressively towards a final settlement of all jatropha related activities and subsequent liabilities in Thailand. Thenergo reached important agreements with major suppliers and contractors, regarding ...
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ZeaChem Selected for $232.5 Million USDA Loan Guarantee
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced it has been selected for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. The conditional commitment enables the financing and construction of ...
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Desert plantations could help capture carbon
Planting trees in coastal deserts could capture carbon dioxide, reduce harsh desert temperatures, boost rainfall, revitalise soils and produce cheap biofuels, say scientists. Large-scale plantations of the hardy jatropha tree, Jatropha curcas, could help sequester carbon dioxide through a process known as 'carbon farming', according to a study based on data gathered in Mexico and Oman that was ...
By SciDev.Net
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New Campaign Chops Down Growing Trend of Burning American Forests for Energy
Southern forests are being burned for electricity, and a new campaign announced today aims to put an end to it. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Dogwood Alliance have launched “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” to raise awareness of an alarming and rapidly-growing practice of logging forests and burning the trees as fuel to generate electricity At the forefront of ...
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