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The travel industry intends to answer industry demands to lower taxes on jet fuel.
'We look forward to some fundamental changes that will give the travel and tourism market a big boost. There is a pressing need to review taxes on air travel, which is probably the most heavily-taxed product in the country, where the tax component of airfare often exceeds the underlying price of that ticket,' says…
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In mid-June, ethanol production climbed to record high levels, largely as a result of the recent corn market instability.
Throughout the late spring and early summer, ethanol plants embraced lower corn prices and healthy profit margins, which led to a production hike. June's developments suggest there is a surplus supply of ethanol and has the industry worried.
The industry is unsure as to how…
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Biofuel is expected to be sold in all localities in Vietnam in 2015.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), large petrol dealers, including the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and PVOil, will sell 5% bioethanol (E5) fuel in seven areas starting this year.
These areas include capital Hanoi, southern Ho Chi Minh City, northern Hai Phong city, central Da Nang city and…
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Israeli scientists have successfully created a water and air-based jet fuel in the laboratory and are now looking to commercialise its method into a consumer product. Despite its cost, scientists are capable of technically producing hydrocarbons from water and air and at present, Israelis are focusing on finding innovative production techniques. The method concentrates on extracting carbon…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a new rule aimed at maintaining liquidity in the market for renewable identification numbers (RINs), established under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
A second rule has also been issued, naming additional fuels that can qualify for cellulosic or advanced biofuel RINs, which includes compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. The…
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The Indian government has increased the prices of jet fuel and non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs 16.5 (€0.2) a cylinder.
This rise comes after an increase in global oil prices due to the ongoing troubles in Iraq, and directly follows the surge in petrol prices by Rs 1.69 a litre and diesel prices by 50 paise a litre.
Oil marketing companies are currently experiencing a daily…
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Biodiesel production in Brazil and Argentina will rise 'sharply' this year, increasing the demand for soyabean oil as a raw material, Oil World reported.
Brazilian biodiesel output will increase to 3.1 million metric tonnes this year from 2.56 million tonnes in 2013, with soyabean oil used as the main feedstock.
From July, Brazil's government has mandated biodiesel to account for 6% of diesel…
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The country's first commercial biofuels-powered flight, operated by British Midland International (BMI) between Karlstad and Frankfurt and by Nextjet between Karlstad and Stockholm, has left Sweden.
Opened on the 26 June, Karlstad Airport has become the first airport in Europe to install a fixed storage tank facility for aviation biofuel.
'We hope that this Karlstad biofuel programme will…
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The US Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeal's September 2013 ruling on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
That ruling found that the LCFS programme is constitutional, overturning a previous ruling stating that it violates interstate commerce laws.
In March, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy sent a petition to…
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Alaska Airlines is using new flight procedures as a result of the agency's Greener Skies initiative, a regional rollout of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System in Seattle, currently in its second phase.
The primary objective of the first phase of the programme, which began in 2010, was to develop and implement two Area Navigation (RNAV) arrivals and six Required Navigation…
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The Ministry of Energy has recently announced the shortlisted companies, including Shell, BP and PTT, for a joint venture contract distributing jet fuel.
The ministry invited tenders interested in forming a joint venture for fuel distribution in Mingaladon Township, Myanmar (Burma).
A total of 23 bidders submitted their respective proposals, where the ministry then made the shortlist of 15…
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A marine engine recently launched in the UK hopes to run on 100% biodiesel fuel.
In compliance with IMO 2 emissions rules, AGCO Power in Finland builds the heavy duty engines, which are then sold in the UK by Mermaid Marine.
The Citius series engines are available in four and six cylinder versions, between 130 and 410 horsepower.
'The fuel – either 100% biodiesel alone, or in any mixture…
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Canada's biofuel support programmes have been 'a dismal failure,' with costs outweighing benefits by a three-to-one margin, according to a study released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Between the years of 2008 to 2012, the study's authors estimate the biofuels policies to have cost between $3 (€2.20) and $3.50 (€2.60) for every dollar of social and environmental benefits.…
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