Brazil Overtakes US for Biofuels Investment
GLOBAL — Brazil has displaced the US as the most attractive country for investment in biofuels, according to the latest Ernst & Young "Biofuels country attractiveness indices", which...

Air Companies Join Up for Biofuel Research
GLOBAL - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing, a group of leading airlines and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, have established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization...

US to Head Biodiesel Market
GLOBAL - The United States is expected to become the largest single biodiesel market by 2012, accounting for roughly 19 per cent of world biodiesel consumption according to a Chemical...

Six New Biofuels Research Agreements from Shell
GLOBAL - Royal Dutch Shell has announced six new research agreements with experts in academic institutions across the world. They are part of a growing programme of agreements designed...

Biodiesel Future is Sustainable Feedstocks
GLOBAL - Global demand for biodiesel is expected to move to the Asian market over the next 10 years according to Will Thurmond, president of Emerging Markets Online and author of "Biodiesel...

A Global, Green Biofuel Standard
GLOBE - Behind the debate were concerns that fuelling the world might be running into conflict with feeding the world and that being green at the fuel bowser might be linked with large...

Report on the Global Demand of Palm Oil in July
GLOBE - For the rest of the year, global demand for palm oil is expected to remain strong. However, sustainability issues, health concerns and the rainy season may threaten future...

Food or fuel? The Bioenergy Dilemma
GLOBAL - The cost of grain-based staples–such as tortillas in Mexico, beef noodles in western China, and bread in the United States– has increased around the world.

Rabobank Predicts Strong Growth in Worldwide Food Industry
GLOBE - Demand for the '4 Fs' (i.e. food, feed, fibre and fuel) is set to continue to increase worldwide, predicts Rabobank in its latest report.

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.

Concerted Action to Meet Food and Energy Crises
GLOBAL - Urgent changes in global agricultural policies are needed to meet the threats of soaring food and energy prices according to the United Nations General Assembly President....

Biofuel Policies "Costly & Ineffective"
GLOBAL - Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant...

Free Energy Markets Work Despite Energy Consumption Rises
GLOBE - "The defining feature of global energy markets remains high and volatile prices, reflecting a tight balance of supply and demand. This has put issues such as energy security...

Researchers Unite to Join Green Star’s Algae Program
GLOBE - Green Star Products, Inc. announced today that research institutes, universities and commercial companies from five continents have agreed to join Green Star’s global algae...

Biofuels Not so Easy to Replace
GENERAL - To replace the global supply of ethanol and biodiesel-based biofuels added to the U.S. and European markets since 2005 would require an additional 1 million barrels of crude...