Jamaica Broilers Ethanol To Double Capacity
Jamaica Broilers Ethanol Limited, a subsidiary of the Robert Levy and R Danny Williams controlled Jamaica Broilers Group, Limited will be spending $15 million (J$1billion) to expand...

Interest Shown in Manufacture of Biodiesel
CANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute reports a growing interest among farmers in manufacturing their own biodiesel fuel, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Boost for Neptune's Algae Technology
US - Neptune Industries, Inc., is pioneering a new technology for commercializing the production of algae that uses the waste that is generated from fish farming as fertilizer.

Green Planet Energy Invest in Punjab
INDIA - Green Planet Energy Private Limited is to invest 9.6 billion rupees (US$228/€145 million) on setting up 14 biomass power projects in the Indian state of Punjab.

$40 Million Grants for Small-Scale Biorefinery Projects
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two small-scale cellulosic biorefinery projects in Park Falls, Wisconsin and Jennings, Louisiana for federal funding of up...

Odyssey Acquires ALG Western Oil
SOUTH AFRICA - Odyssey Oil & Gas has acquired ALG Western Oil (Pty) Ltd. a South African based company that has the technology to produce bio-fuels from Algae.

Subcommittee Reviews RFS Implementation
WASHINGTON - The US has to take advantage of all potential sources of renewable biomass the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research heard during...

China Approves Biodiesel Pilot Projects
CHINA - China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has given the go-ahead to three biodiesel pilot projects with a total capacity of 170,000 tonnes.

AES AgriVerde Reducing Carbon Emissions
MALAYSIA – Malaysian companies AES AgriVerde and Foong Lee Sawiminyak this week inaugurated the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project at Perak officiated by YB Dato’ S. Sothinathan,...

Go-ahead for Cellulosic Ethanol Production Plant
US - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, a producer of cellulosic ethanol technology, has been granted a conditional-use permit (CUP) from the County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning,...

CleanTech Biofuels Aquires Biomass North America Licensing
US - CleanTech Biofuels Inc. is to take over Biomass North America Licensing Inc.

Food v. Fuel Debate Worldwide
GLOBAL - The food versus fuel debate is making waves around the world - from the parliaments in Africa to the university campuses of the USA.

Michigan Turning to Cellulosic Ethanol
US - Cellulosic ethanol could take over from corn for the production of ethanol in Michigan's biofuels industry because public opinion is turning against the use of corn for fuel. ...

EPA Recommends Biomass Power Plant for Manjimup
AUSTRALIA - The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended environmental approval for a proposal by Western Australia (WA) Biomass Pty Ltd to construct and operate a 40MW (nominal)...

The Modern Farmer is a Producer of Food and Energy
EU - The demand for energy from renewable resources is larger than ever. Bioenergy is one of the largest growing markets among the sources of renewable energy. In 2007 for example,...