Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel  Oct.
17, 2007  by Madeline Fisher  What do the countries of Thailand,
Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading
producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel,
says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies.  The ease of manufacturing
biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats has made it one of
the most promising, near-term alternatives to fossil fuels.
Seeking to understand which nations are best positioned today to
enter the burgeoning biodiesel market, researchers Matt Johnston
and Tracey Holloway of the Nelson Institute's Center for
Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) ranked 226
countries according to their potential to make large volumes of
biodiesel at low cost.  Scheduled for inclusion in the Oct. 24
journal Environmental Science and Technology, the analysis
uncovered many of the usual suspects, including the United
States, a top soybean growe