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Europe In Need Of A Biofuels Strategy

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bio bus in EuropeThe European market for biofuels is one that is rife with all sorts of problems. There are competing studies that show it to be good, or bad. There are the stances of all the different nations about how much biofuel should be produced, or if it should be produced at all. Meanwhile, there are some countries that want to be energy-independent, but they do not have the resources to do so.

Addressing the fuel and energy problems in Europe is not a place to have political discussions about how biofuels impact someone’s economic or political position. The best thing for Europe to do is to pick a strategy and stick to it. Without this type of strategy, most people will find that they have no options for alternative or biofuels because the European community is too busy haggling over them rather than doing something about them.

Biochemtex to Invest in Biofuels Facility

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Biofuel energy plantBiochemtex will invest about $200 million in its biofuels plant in North Carolina. The company provides renewable chemicals and biofuels throughout the world.

The name of the company, which uses crops that were grown locally, will be Carolina Cellulosic Biofuels. The company will use energy crops, such as woody biomass and agricultural residues, to produce about 20 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel. It will be North America’s first cellulosic biofuel biorefinery on a commercial scale, and it was started in early 2013.

The company is already working with local farmers and farms to receive energy crops. A spokesman believes the business will increase, and there will be more projects where local infrastructure makes that possible.

The One Carolina Fund gave a $300,000 grant based on performance that enabled the project to begin. The fund uses local government agencies to give money to increase local business activity and increase employment. Companies do not have to provide any money of their own first, but they must meet standards that jobs will be performed, as well as investment standards.