Feedstock and Biodiesel Characteristics Report
A project to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the characteristics of both the feedstock and biodiesel has shown a wide variety of fuel properties for different feedstocks, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris...

Biofuels—New Report Brings Greater Clarity to Burning Issue
A report by an international panel of the United Nations has shown that some crop-based fuels show positive climate benefits, while others are environmentally questionable.

Bioenergy Crops Likely to be More Invasive
Whilst there is interest in bioenergy as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, there is also concern about its environmental impact. A recent study demonstrates that potential bioenergy crops in Hawaii are two to four times more likely to be invasive...

India Biofuels Annual Report 2009
India's biofuel strategy continues to focus on use of non-food sources for producton of biofuels: sugar molasses for production of ethanol for blending with gasoline, and non-edible oilseeds for production of biodiesel for blending with petro-diesel,...

Thailand Jatropha Co-operative
The Food and Agriculture Organisation study on Small-Scale Bioenergy Initiatives looked at one operation in Thailand that was a zero waste management project for jatropha production for biofuel development in small scale farmer communities.

Guatemala Jatropha Biodiesel
The Food and Agriculture Organisation study on Small-Scale Bioenergy Initiatives looked at one operation in Guatemala growing jatropha for biodiesel, benefiting 150 families in Cuyotenango and eight villages in Chiquimula.

India Jatropha Electrification
The Food and Agriculture Organisation study on Small-Scale Bioenergy Initiatives looked at one operation in India where remote villages in the Gond and Baigas communities were receiving electrification through biofuels

Mali Jatropha Electrification
A Food and Agriculture Organisation study on Small-Scale Bioenergy Initiatives looked at one operation in Mali that was a small scale jatropha plantation for rural electrificationor the Garalo Commune. The commune has 300 farmers and 247 electricity subscribers,...

Benefits from Small Scale Bioenergy Initiatives
Small scale bioenergy initiatives in developing countries can be an efficient use of natural resources, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

South American Crop Difficulties Boost Interest in US Exports
This month, a strong sales pace led the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to raise its 2008/09 forecast of US soybean exports by 50 million bushels to 1.15 billion. In contrast, domestic soybean crush for the year was forecast 35 million bushels lower...

Future for Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use
There is a significant worldwide potential for producing energy from biomass that should be used, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

West Africa - a Developing Opportunity for Biofuels
Although production of biofuels in West Africa may at present be insignificant compared to the rest of the world market, the countries in the region seem determined to exploit what they see as a godsend of a market, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor,...

Biofuel Markets and Policy Impacts
If the current trade distorting policies attached to the biofuels industry at present were abolished, then the implications for both ethanol and biodiesel production would be significant, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Biofuels and Agriculture
Second generation biofuels produced from lignocellulosic feedstocks have major implications for agriculture and food security, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Dominican Republic Bio-Fuels Jatropha Report 2008
Production of Jatropha in the Dominican Repulic is very limited to date accordign to a report from Carlos G. Suarez, Agricultural Specialist at the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. There are small projects in four areas (including one visited by the...