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Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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In September 2009, Airbus welcomed the latest steps towards the approval by ASTM International for the use of a 50% synthetic jet fuel in commercial aviation. Synthetic liquid jet fuels can be made from biomass, natural gas or coal. —Tom Enders, Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer. All of these are known as xTL fuels.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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The price ceiling will be set at A$20 above the expected international price and will rise by 5% in real terms each year. The first Australian Government to announce a plan for a carbon price was John Howard’s back in 2007. The Government is also separately investing in protecting jobs in the steel and coal industries.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. About the Author.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Compared with the last AEO, the AEO2013 shows lower gasoline use, reflecting the introduction of more stringent corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. The share was 29% in 2007.). Updated modeling of LNG export potential, which includes a rudimentary assessment of pricing of natural gas in international markets.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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Although the starch-to-ethanol pathway is similar to that used for corn ethanol, based upon initial calculations from Drexel University, OBE’s winter barley ethanol has the potential to meet the criteria of an Advanced Biofuel as defined by the Renewable Fuel Standard-2 (RFS-2) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At a renewable energy conference in February of this year Doug Berven, the director of Corporate Affairs at ethanol producer POET, shared the following capacity projections for the ethanol business: At the beginning of this year the industry had 12.1 All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry. Earlier post.).

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. GE Finance shared a slide that showed an International Monetary Fund prediction that global losses were expected to reach $1.2

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