Half Brazil's Energy from Renewable Sources
BRAZIL - Almost half of Brazil's energy comes from renewable sources, according to a report from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Plan Approved for Poultry Biomass Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Plans have been approved for a plant for the disposal of poultry waste in County Antrim.

Biomass Plant for Klamath County Oregon
US - Plans have been put forward to the Oregon authorities for a wood wasste burning biomass plant in Klamath County.

Biomass Plant Planned for Vancouver
US - Plans are being put forward for a biomass plant in Vancouver, Washington.

Pinal Power to Build Green Waste Electric Plant
US - Maricopa in Arizona will soon be home to an additional and regionally significant clean-and-green industrial development.

Mascoma Acquires SunOpta BioProcess
US - Biofuels company, Mascoma Corporation, has acquired SunOpta BioProcess (SBI), a division of SunOpta Inc.

Rentech and UOP Technology at Rialto Centre
US - Biofuel companies Rentech and UOP have joined forces to provide equipment and services for a new advanced biofuel plant in Rialto, California.

Ethanol Production at All Time High
US - Ethanol production reached an all-time high in June 2010, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Additionally, ethanol demand for June also hit a record...

SunPower Solar Technology US Government Sites
US - SunPower's solar technology is to be installed at several US government properties, including for the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), the General Services Administration...

China Guangdong Nuclear Builds Wind Farm
CHINA - China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power Company has started work on a 32.3 MW wind power project at Taishan Wencun.

Egg Farm Turns Waste into Power
CALIFORNIA, US - Olivera Egg Ranch in French Camp will construct an anaerobic manure digester that will create methane gas, which will be used in a 1.4-megawatt fuel cell to generate electri...

Japanese Company Builds Wind Farm in Norway
NORWAY - Eurus Energy Group has started work on a wind farm in Norway - the first one to be built by a Japanese company in the country.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Process Developed
US - Cincinnati-based AdvanceBio has announced the development of its next generation, sugar-based fuel ethanol process.

Student Biodiesel Initiative Begins
US - The next generation of scientists in the US is gearing up to lead America's energy efforts with biodiesel at the forefront.

Enerkem Start Waste-to-Biofuels Plant in Edmonton
CANADA - Waste-to-biofuels company, Enerkem, held a groundbreaking ceremony this week to start work on its municipal waste-to-biofuels plant in Edmonton.

Shell and Cosan Sign Joint Venture
BRAZIL – A $12-billion joint venture between Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) and Cosan S.A. (Cosan) moved closer to when the two companies signed binding agreements last...

Kyocera Installs Solar Power at Manufacturing Sites
JAPAN - Kyocera Corporation is to install solar power generating systems at six domestic plants by March 2011, generating a total of 593kW.

Wind and Solar the Future Sources of Energy
US - Continuous research and development of alternative energy could soon lead to a new era in human history in which two renewable sources — solar and wind — will become Earth's dominant contributor...

Huaneng to Invest RMB 6 billion in Wind Farm
CHINA - Huaneng New Energy Industrial Cooperation is to invest RMB 6 billion (yuan) in an offshore wind farm in Jiangsu province.

Weekly Outlook: Corn Yield Potential Reduced?
US - Corn prices have been moving higher since 30 June when the USDA revealed smaller stocks and fewer planted acres than expected, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

Ballast Nedam Signs Contract for Anholt Wind Farm
DENMARK - Ballast Nedam has signed a contract with A2SEA A/S for the use of the Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Svanen at the Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark.

Wind Farm Nears Completion
BULGARIA - Work has is nearly complete on a 10.65MW wind farm in Bulgaria, with Leitner Technologies expected to start installing the turbines in September.

Biodiesel Plant Opened in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Oil Fox has opened the first algae biodiesel plant north east of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Plans Submitted for Solar Plant
UK - Plans have been submitted for a large-scale solar power plant near Louth in England, which is believed to be the largest solar project submitted so far in the UK.