Corn or Pellet Stoves Offer Heating Options
Fluctuating energy prices have some people considering biomass stoves as a way to heat their homes. North Dakota State University's Extension energy educator provides the pros and cons of heating with corn or pellet stoves.

Republic of Korea Biofuels Production Report 2008
Korea is moving to cutback on green house gas emissions through increased usage of biodiesel, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. In particular, the government has announced plans to gradually increase the biodiesel blend ratio from its...

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.

Bulgaria Grain and Feed Grains and Oilseeds Market Update 2008
Bulgaria had record high crop of grains and oilseeds this year (with the exception of corn)and has already exported unusually high quantities of wheat and barley. However, today producers face serious logistical, financial, and demand-related problems....

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

Heating with Biomass to Meet Climate Change Challenge
Heating with biomass remains two-thirds cheaper than heating oil with households saving €1800 per year and the sector creating thousands of jobs according to an Austrian study reported by Biopact.

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.

New Mechanism to Produce Energy from Biomass
Scientists from the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system that can improve the efficiency of the conversion process of biomass to fuel gas that will contribute to the production of energy in a more sustainable manner.

What We Don't Know about Biofuels
Energy Biosciences Institute director Chris Somerville at the Berkley University of California discusses the quest to 'decarbonize' and create next-generation fuels.

Forests and Energy: Key Issues
Soaring energy consumption, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and concerns over energy import dependence are prompting global changes in the sources from which energy is expected to be derived in the coming years, according to a report by the FAO.

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

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

Future for Clean Energy Lies in "Big Bang" of Evolution
Amid mounting agreement that future clean, "carbon-neutral", energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun's light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria, according...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
This report, released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), adopts U.S. area, yield, and production forecasts for winter wheat, durum, other spring wheat, barley, oats and also livestock, poultry and dairy.

Generate Energy on the Farm
By the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Biomass crops, converted vegetable oil or animal manure, windmills and solar panels – across America, farmers are increasingly exploring a range of energy technologies to “grow”...