(Notícia em Inglês)
The Greek Environment, Energy and Climate Change ministry announced the results of a tender for supplying the Greek market with 164 million litres of biodiesel in the next 12 months (July 2010 until June 2011), saying contracts have been awarded to 16 companies.
A ministerial decision ratifying the result was signed on August 4 by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, Deputy Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis and Deputy Rural Development Minister Mihalis Kahrimakis.
Biodiesel is produced by energy crops such as sunflowers, soya, rapeseed and cotton and from used vegetable oils and animal fats, a portion of which are imported.
The environment ministry said that Greek energy crops account for more than half the biodiesel supply for this year. The biodiesel will be delivered to the Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE) and Motor Oil refineries to be mixed with conventional diesel fuel and sold on the market.
In awarding the contracts, priority was given to Greek energy crops on contract that more than doubled relative to 2009, with nearly 100,000 hectares now given over to the cultivation of energy crops in Greece.
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The Greek Environment, Energy and Climate Change ministry announced the results of a tender for supplying the Greek market with 164 million litres of biodiesel in the next 12 months (July 2010 until June 2011), saying contracts have been awarded to 16 companies.
A ministerial decision ratifying the result was signed on August 4 by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, Deputy Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis and Deputy Rural Development Minister Mihalis Kahrimakis.
Biodiesel is produced by energy crops such as sunflowers, soya, rapeseed and cotton and from used vegetable oils and animal fats, a portion of which are imported.
The environment ministry said that Greek energy crops account for more than half the biodiesel supply for this year. The biodiesel will be delivered to the Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE) and Motor Oil refineries to be mixed with conventional diesel fuel and sold on the market.
In awarding the contracts, priority was given to Greek energy crops on contract that more than doubled relative to 2009, with nearly 100,000 hectares now given over to the cultivation of energy crops in Greece.
balkans.com»