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BIODIESEL WORLDWIDE * Australia - ABG wins $7.7m contract
Narangba,Australia -ATN -26 March 2009: -- Australian Biodiesel Group (ABG) of Narangba has signed its first contract for renewable energy and related infrastructure products in North America... PW Strategy Management (PWM) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has executed a two-year contract for renewable energy and related uninterruptable power supply (UPS) products for three locations in North America... The fiscal 2009 contract revenue is $3.757 million. Estimated fiscal 2010 revenue is $3.95 million... The contract between PWM and ABG calls for installation of Solverdi technology sold and operated by ABG under an exclusive worldwide licence. Revenues from the project installation and agreement begin in April of this year...
* UK - Truck-makers question effects of biodiesel
London,UK -The Road Transport, by Chris Tindall -19 March 2009: -- For 12 months now biodiesel has been added to diesel fuel. But manufacturers are questioning its effect on truck engines, and whether planned increases will compound operators' problems... Truck-makers are demanding that legislation surrounding the quality of diesel used by operators is tightened up as concern grows about the effect on engines by biodiesel in conventional fuel... The Freight Transport Association (FTA) head of engineering policy, Andy Mair, says: runs several regional engineering forums, and he says half the group has experienced no problems with diesel. But he adds: "The other operators are having to change filters at half the interval."... The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says that "undoubtedly" 5% biodiesel content can have an adverse effect on engines under some circumstances. Robin Dickeson, CV affairs manager says: "It's inherently an organic substance based on living processes. These can and do degenerate over time. The composition changes in storage. A tank in January may have a slightly different composition come June or July. Water separates and sludge appears. We don't have effective quality testing standards in the UK for biodiesel and that's an issue."...
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