EU Revises Biofuels Policy
In Directive 2003/30 the European Commission (EC) set indicative non-binding goals for biofuels consumption in the European Union. Since the high food prices during the summer 2007, the use of biofuels have been widely under discussion in the EU. Several...

Banking on a Biogas Project
Financing a biogas project at any time can be a risky business, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Changes Proposed in French Biofuels Incentives
Although the French government recently confirmed its objective of a seven per cent incorporation rate of biofuels into transportation fuels by 2010, it is not likely to increase this target, writes the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Moreover, it...

Government Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel in China
China provided a total of RMB 780 million (US$ 115 million) in biofuel subsidies in 2006 and total support is expected to reach approximately RMB 8 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) by 2020. However, according to a new report "Biofuels – At What Cost? Government...

Environmental Impacts of Biofuels
The growth of biofuel production from crops will have a direct impact on the land and the environment writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

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.

Development of Next Generation Biofuels
The development of second generation biofuel technologies is directly linked to the criticisms that have surrounded the production of the first generation fuels, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor Chris Harris.

Biofuels - Impact of Selected Farm Bill Provisions
By the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)of the University of Missouri.

Canadian Ethanol Production Policy Questioned in Report
A recent report from the CD Howe Institute in Canada has caused a storm of controversy in the renewable fuels community, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris

Biogas: Cleaning and Uses
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy, Agriculture Stewardship Division, Jim Jones, Bio-Industrial Development, Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division of the Agriculture and Rural Development, Alkberta. Biogas consists of methane (CH₄) and carbon-dioxide...

Sweden Biofuels Annual Report 2008
The USDA FAS GAIN Report shows that Sweden is among the leading countries worldwide in the utilization of renewable resources for energy production and is firmly in the forefront with regard to biofuel utilization within the transport sector as well....

Another Inconvenient Truth: How Biofuel Policies are Deepening Poverty and Accelerating Climate Change
By Oxfam International. The current biofuel policies of rich countries are neither a solution to the climate crisis nor the oil crisis, and instead are contributing to a third: the food crisis. In poor countries, biofuels may offer some genuine development...

UK Biomass Strategy
This strategy, published with the Government’s Energy White Paper¹, meets the commitment made in the Energy Review (2006) and in the Government’s response to the 2005 Biomass Task Force Report and brings together current UK Government policies...