Breakthrough for Global Oil Palm Industry
UK - The University of Reading, working with Sumatra Bioscience, BioHybrids International Limited, and the University of Aberystwyth, has made a major breakthrough in oil palm yield....

Flex Fuels Considers Cardiff Plant Options
UK - Flex Fuels Energy is looking at a number of options for the design and construction of an oilseed crushing plant in Cardiff, South Wales.

Encouraging Progress for D1 Oils
UK - British company D1 Oils has announced that it has delivered its first crude jatropha oil - approximately 1,000 tonnes this year.

Biodiesel Plant for Cardiff
WALES - Flex Fuels Energy has put forward a proposal for a biodiesel processing plant in Cardiff, Wales.

Biodiesel Plans for Tanzania
TANZANIA - UK renewable energy company Sun Biofuels has identified several ideal pieces of land in Tanzania that is has earmarked for the production of biodiesel from jatropha.

Bioenergy at University of Glasgow
UK - The University of Glasgow has gathered some of the world's leading authorities on biofuels to mark the opening of a new research centre.

Call to Abandon Biofuel Targets and Subsidies.
UK - A UK think tank has called on the British government to abandon biofuel targets and subsidies.

5,000 Makes the Largest EU Biofuels Event of 2008
UK - This year's Biofuels Expo & Conference promises to bring a busy schedule with new and exciting prospects to the city of Nottingham. The event, held on the 15th and 16th of October,...

UK Extend Biodiesel Quality Protocol
UK - WRAP and The Environment Agency have made amendments to the draft Quality Protocol regarding the production and use of biodiesel products created from waste vegetable oil. ...

RFA Releases First Data on UK Biofuels
UK - The Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) has published its first monthly report on the supply of biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), covering the period 15 April...

Bioenergy Research Institute for Aston University
UK - The European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) has ben launched at Aston University in Birmingham, paving the way for world-class research into all aspects of bioenergy.

Royal Backing For Biofuels
UK - The political pressures on the biofuels industry were brought to the attention of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, during a tour of the Ensus plant at Wilton.

The Glycerol Challenge
UK - Researchers from the University are leading a £1.86M project to improve the environmental benefits and economic viability of biodiesel manufacture.

Biofuels Drive Hunger
UK - Today's biofuel policies are not solving the climate or fuel crises but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation, hitting poor people hardest, according to a report...

Warning: Biofuels and Biodiversity Don't Mix
UK - Rising demand for palm oil will decimate biodiversity unless producers and politicians can work together to preserve as much remaining natural forest as possible, ecologists have...