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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement in support of the Foreign Fuels Reduction Act, legislation introduced by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that would require a downward adjustment to the entire RFS when cellulosic volumes are similarly adjusted due to a lack of commercially available fuels: (Logo:...

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) (OTCBB: CVAT; Berlin & Stuttgart: WTC) announced today that the Desmet Ballestra Group has successfully completed another installation of CTI’s Nano Neutralization® system at an edible oil refinery in Volga, South Dakota. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) (OTCBB: CVAT; Berlin & Stuttgart: WTC) announced today that the Desmet Ballestra Group, CTI’s strategic partner since 2010 and the licensee of...

Sanimax, a leading rendering and renewing process company, partners with Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation for custom stainless steel vessel manufacturing to support their growing production of Biodiesel fuel. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Sanimax, a leading rendering and renewing process company, partnered with Apache Stainless Equipment Corp. to provide stainless steel tanks to support growing production of B100 Biodiesel fuel. The Sanimax facility in DeForest,...

VANCOUVER, May 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sectors, today announced that it has provided a A$500,000 loan to Territory Biofuels Limited ("TBF"), in exchange for receiving 2.5 million stock options from TBF, making LEC the majority shareholder of TBF, on a fully diluted basis with a 51.9% shareholding. LEC has provided an interest free, non-recourse...

XI'AN, China, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Integrated Energy, Inc. (OTC Pink: CBEH, "China Integrated Energy" or the "Company"), a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that the Company has engaged RBSM LLP as its independent auditor. China Integrated Energy, Inc. was informed by its independent registered public accounting firm, Sherb & Co., LLP, ("Sherb"), that it has combined certain of its practice with...

University of Exeter It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialization challenges, the diesel, produced by special strains of E. coli bacteria, is almost identical to conventional diesel fuel and so does not need to be blended with petroleum products as is often required by biodiesels derived from plant oils....

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed biofuel Quality Assurance Program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) "EPA's proposal is a welcome attempt to address the significant fraud in the biofuel markets, but will not solve the systemic problems caused by the RFS...

All-American Restaurant Chain Contributes to a Greener Earth ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnny Rockets partners with DAR PRO Solutions to recycle its restaurants' used fry oil into renewable diesel fuel. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120112/LA35131LOGO) Each year, Johnny Rockets serves about eight million pounds of American Fries and two million orders of Onion Rings, all of which use fry oil. Through DAR PRO Solution's green program,...

The latest national survey of 100% biodiesel (B100) "blend stock" samples by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 met ASTM International fuel quality specifications. The ASTM standards serve as guidelines for industry and are designed to ensure quality at the pump for consumers – along with reliable operation of the nation’s vehicles powered by biodiesel blends. “The survey showed a major improvement...

VANCOUVER, April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sectors, today announced that, further to its press release dated March 11, 2013, the convertible notes ("Notes") held by the Company and issued by Territory Biofuels Limited ("TBF") have been converted into a 40% fully diluted equity stake in TBF. LEC is now the largest shareholder in TBF, which owns a 150...