Biodiesel Plant Opened in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Oil Fox has opened the first algae biodiesel plant north east of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Tornquist Wind Farm Approved
ARGENTINA - Construction will start soon on 60 wind turbines, generating a total of 90 megawatts.

Cargill Invests in Biodiesel Plant in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Agribusiness giant Cargill said yesterday it was investing $113.6 million to build a biodiesel plant and an electricity generator in Argentina, where the US-based company is the largest...

Argentina Increases Biodiesel Mandate
ARGENTINA - Argentina is to lift its biodiesel mix in all diesel fuel to B7 from B5 this month.

Argentina’s Biodiesel Exports on the Rise
ARGENTINA - Argentina's biodiesel exports surged by 43 per cent in July to more than 140,000 tonnes, reinforcing the industry's turnaround from the slump early this year.

Guascor To Build $2.4B Wind Farm In Argentina
ARGENTINA - Spanish energy company Grupo Guascor will build a $2.4 billion wind power park in southern Argentina, which could be the largest in the world, a Planning Ministry official told Dow...

Argentina Stimulates Ethanol Use in Fuel
ARGENTINA - The Argentine government will require gasoline to contain a 5% mix of ethanol starting from 2010.

Biodiesel Capacity Witnesses Great Increase
ARGENTINA - Argentina jumped to third place in world biodiesel production for 2008, tripling its capacity from 2007. On Oct. 15, the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber released a summary of...

IBI Acquires Second Argentinian Biodiesel Plant
ARGENTINA - Integrated Biodiesel Industries has acquired a new biodiesel process unit as part of its second plant in Argentina.

Latin America Faced with Tough Biofuels Predicament
ARGENTINA - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Latin America Market for Second and Third Generation Biofuels" to their offering.