Uruguayan Biofuels Report 2008
Uruguay's biofuel production is estimated at 4.5 million litres of biodiesel for 2008, according to teh USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. However, Uruguay's biofuel law that came into place in mid 2008 mandates mixes for diesel (from 2009) and gasoline...

Oilseeds World Markets and Trade November 2008
China has seen record soybean imports while Brazil has reduced exports and Argentina is seeing exports rise, according to the Oilseeds World Market and Trade Report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for November, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor,...

A Cornucopia of Domestic Energy Crops
There are more ways to grow fuel than may at first be apparent. Don Comis from the ARS looks at the research into the vast range of different plants that can be used in the October issue of the USDA ARS Agricultural Research Magazine.

Giant Grass Offers Clues to Growing Corn in Cooler Climes
The genetics of a grass with a long growing season could hold the clue to developing a new strain of corn, according to research at the University of Illinois.

Coconut Oil as Diesel Fuel vs Cocobiodiesel
RAFAEL S. DIAZ is the Executive Director of the Philippine Biodiesel Association; Managing Director of the Asian Institute of Petroleum Studies, Inc. (AIPSI); Technical Consultant of Chemrez Inc.; US BioSolar Group; USAID- SEDP ( “ Clean Cities Program);...

Biofuels: Look Toward Future Feedstocks
By the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.

Oil Crops Year in Review: U.S. Soybean Demand Powered by Record 2006/07 Supply
Oil Crops Year in Review: U.S. Soybean Demand Powered by Record 2006/07 Supply

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
This is a market report on world agricultural supply and demand prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Biofuel and Global Biodiversity
By By Dennis Keeney and Claudia Nanninga, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

A Quick Guide to Biofuels
By Shell International Limited - The article provides a quick guide to biofuels.

Growing Sustainable biofuels: The Place of Biofuels - Producing Sustainable Biofuels #2
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - Once the transportation system ran entirely on biofuels. When motive power was supplied by horses and other animals, wide swathes of countryside were devoted to growing the fuel for these biological...

Growing Sustainable Biofuels: Producing Bioenergy on the Farm
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - While growing biofuels feedstocks on farms is becoming a commonplace, actually making biofuels on the farm is fairly rare.

Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Cellulosic Fuels Revolution - Producing Sustainable Biofuels #1
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - For biofuels these are breakthrough times. Driven by volatile energy markets and new public policy initiatives, biofuels production is booming and production capacity is rapidly growing.