The market share for alternative vehicles is growing steadily as consumers become better aware of the fuel economy they provide, according to the Energy Information Administration’s “This Week in Petroleum” report, released last week.

In 2008, alternative light-duty vehicles accounted for about 13 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales, with flex-fuel vehicles representing about 80 percent of total alternative vehicle sales, the report states.

--Global Petroleum implements a branded version of DTN Exchange to allow its customers to buy and sell fuel through its website.

Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced March 2 in a news release that it has partnered with Global Petroleum to create a branded version of DTN Exchange called PetroHub.

On Friday, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance responded angrily to a new report that questions the value of biofuels, with the report suggesting they are a costly and ineffective alternative to fossil fuels.

GRFA, an umbrella organization that brings together national biofuels groups from around the world, said in a news release that the report was produced by pro-oil groups to distort facts and to slow the growth of biofuels.