Thursday, 17 May 2012
United Kingdom
Biofuel industry “left high and dry” by poor policy-making
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 REM UK biofuel growers and processors have been left high and dry by poor policy-making at the Department for Transport - despite making rapid progress with sustainability standards, the the National Farm...
Biofuels could meet 30% of demand without affecting food production
Friday, 11 May 2012 REM An article in F1000 Biology Reports published earlier this month argues that recent advances in knowledge mean that plant-derived biofuels could meet about 30% of the global demand for liquid transpor...
Australia
Biofuel tree project discovers indigenous partners
Thursday, 10 May 2012 REM University of Queensland researchers have planted five hectares of Pongamia trees at Hope Vale, north Queensland (Australia) in a bid to create a “commercially-viable plantation for sustainable regi...
Europe
"Biofuels fuelling Europe’s economic recovery", echoes ePURE
Tuesday, 08 May 2012 REM The European renewable ethanol industry is contributing substantially to the European economy according to ePURE, the European Renewable Ethanol Association, in response to a new report published toda...
United Kingdom
DECC and IEA press need for sustainable biofuels
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 Toby Price Three important and near-simultaneous reports released recently present compelling case for urgently accelerating UK biofuels policy. The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Renewable Energy Associ...
Global biofuel production needs to double, says IEA
Monday, 30 April 2012 REM According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, last week’s release in London of the International Energy Agency’s Tracking Clean Energy Progress report has confirmed that government institution...
Study: Optimizing biofuel supply chain is a competitive game
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 REM As biofuel production has increased – particularly ethanol derived from corn – a hotly contested competition for feedstock supplies has emerged between the agricultural grain markets and biofuel r...
United States
Fuelling the future with renewable gasoline and diesel
Monday, 23 April 2012 REM $2.00 a gallon gasoline in the US may be a thing of the past, but according to Gas Technology Institute, it can also be part of the very near future, as the company unveils its new advanced biofuels t...
Canada
Quebec's first waste-to-biofuels plant unveiled
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 Toby Price The Government of Québec has announced its plan to inject $27 million in Québec’s first full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife and In...
Norway
Biofuels “promising” method for cutting carbon emissions says Norwegian airport operator
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 Toby Price Norway’s Avinor, which is responsible for planning, developing and operating the Norwegian airport network, is working with a number of airlines to study biofuel production because it wants to be ...
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