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Finnish firm to build world`s first bio-refinery

The demand for biofuels is expected to grow by approximately seven percent a year in the European Un...

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New power source `discovered`

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claim to have discovered a new power source ...

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STEPS to set up plant to turn plastic waste to fuel

The Mumbai based firm has also succeeded in generating diesel from algae.

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Nepal govt decreases fuel prices after protests

The Nepal government on Thursday decided to partially roll back prices of petroleum products.

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Soon, biofuel made from whiskey to power cars

A start-up firm in Scotland will soon be manufacturing biofuel made from whisky by-products, which c...

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UAE carrier operates first biofuel-powered flight

UAE`s national carrier Etihad Airways has operated its first biofuel-powered flight, a step towards ...

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Nepal students protest fuel hike

The agitating student unions staged demonstrations by burning tires and chanting anti-government sl...

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Technology to convert seaweed into renewable fuels

Scientists has developed breakthrough technology that extracts all the major sugars in seaweed and c...

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Nepal students block roads to protest fuel hike

The Nepalese government has decided to increase prices of various fuels by an average of 10 percent.

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Nigeria strike suspended after fuel price cut

The sudden removal of a fuel subsidy on January 1 more than doubled the pump price of petrol to 150 ...

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Late-night talks end as Nigeria fuel strike looms

The fuel strike began on January 09, paralysing the nation of more than 160 million people.

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Nigeria labour says no agreement to end fuel strike

Nigeria`s government and labour unions have failed to end a paralysing nationwide strike over high g...

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New techs can cut car fuel consumption

New technologies can reduce friction in cars, which is responsible for no less than one third of fue...

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Lagos shows signs of strain amid strike

Market stalls and food sellers can only return to the streets at dusk to do business or else risk th...

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7 die as Nigeria`s fuel protests turn violent

Nigeria was hit by riots for a second day today as a general strike against lifting of fuel subsidy...

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Burning roadblocks at 2nd day of Nigeria strike

The strike started on Monday by labour unions upset over high fuel prices in Africa`s most populous ...

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Police clash with fuel protesters in Nigeria

Thousands of Nigerians demonstrated against the axing of fuel subsidies in Africa`s top oil producin...

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Police break up fuel protest in north Nigeria

Police fired tear gas to break up a sleep-in protest at a traffic roundabout in northern Nigeria.

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Fuel test won`t hasten Iran bomb: Experts

Diplomats believe Iran has in the past overstated its nuclear progress to gain leverage in its stand...

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Nigeria removes fuel subsidies amid concerns

Nigeria has announced the removal of fuel subsidies amid fears of labour unrest.

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Iran tests first domestically made nuclear fuel rod

Nuclear fuel rods contain pellets of enriched uranium that provide fuel for nuclear power plants.

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Fermented Xmas cards can sponsor a moon trip

A new study has found that if all of UK’s discarded Christmas cards were collected and fermented, th...

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Fossil fuel dependence will limit global food output

Agriculture can keep pace with the ever growing global demand for food only by reducing its dependen...

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NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan

The attack highlighted the vulnerability of the supply trucks waiting for border crossings into Afgh...

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Global carbon emissions up 50 percent

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last t...

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Biofuel policy needs rethink, says UN expert

The UN special rapporteur on the right to food urged the EU for a rethink on biofuels Friday, saying...

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New ‘super’ yeast turns pine into ethanol

A “super strain” of yeast can efficiently ferment ethanol from pre-treated pine.

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E.Coli may hold key to turning plants into biofuel

Common stomach bug E.coli may hold the key to turning plants into biodiesel, which is hailed as a po...

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Gulf boom is spoiling environment: Study

Manmade islands, booming populations, overfishing and heavy use of fossil fuels have wreaked havoc i...

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Blockade chokes Manipur, fuel outlets run dry

Manipur is now relying on a temporary road route through Assam to get fuel supplies.

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No point in blaming Cong over fuel price hike: Pawar

On Trinamool Congress` threat to withdraw from the UPA government, Sharad Pawar said, "Our stand is ...

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France, Kazakhstan sign deal on nuclear fuel plant

French Industry and Energy Minister Eric Besson signed a deal with the government of Kazakhstan.

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Anand Sharma to convey Mamata`s concerns to PM

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Friday he will convey to PM Manmohan Singh Ga...

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Mamata warns Congress on petrol price hike

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is reportedly upset over the...

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Chinese plane flies on biofuel

Air China Friday conducted the first trial flight of a passenger plane powered by a mix of biofuel a...

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Leaded fuel to be gone by 2013: UN

Leaded gasoline, once so widespread it was sold at US pumps as "regular" fuel, is expected to be era...

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Biofuels will worsen CO2 emissions: Study

Emphasis on biofuels as an alternative to conventional fuels would increase carbon dioxide (CO2) emi...

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Japan grounds F-15s after fuel tank falls off

Japan Air Self-Defence Force officials said that the flight suspension involves all missions except ...

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Liquid catalyst `turns emissions into fuel`

Scientists claim to have succeeded in overcoming a major obstacle to a promising technology that sim...

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Heat-loving fungi open way to greener fuels

Scientists have decoded the complete genetic makeup of fungi Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavi...

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Traffickers, Iran fuel smugglers collide: 9 dead

A car crammed with illegal immigrants collided with another car loaded with smuggled fuel in southe...

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Bangladesh hit by strike over fuel price hike

The strike focused on rising fuel prices and the detention of top opposition figures by a tribunal.

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Now, waste orange peel to meet rising fuel demands

Scientists all over the word are toiling day and night to find a way to meet the scarcity of fuel an...

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BARC develops spent fuel automation system

BARC has designed and developed the first of its kind advanced automation system for transfer of spe...

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Accessory fuels iPhone 5 speculation

The website of an accessories manufacturer updated to show what were apparently cases for Apple`s fo...

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Kerala waives additional sales tax on petrol sale

Kerala govt announced that it would waive the additional sales tax revenue of Rs 108 crore generated...

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Rahul meets PM following fuel price hike protest

The UPA government grappled with the situation arising out of protests against petrol price hike.

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`Fuel price hike reflects UPA bankruptcy of ideas`

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has criticised hike in petrol prices and the proposal to li...

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`Worried’ Cong says fuel price hike ‘inevitable’

Amid resentment over sharp hike in petrol prices, Congress has defended Rs 3.14 per litre fuel price...

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Tripura`s Left govt protests petrol price hike

Tripura`s Left Front government Friday demanded immediate withdrawal of the hike in petrol prices wh...

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