Clubroot of Canola on the Rise in Alberta
CANADA - Clubroot has been discovered on canola crops in municipalities and in areas where it had not previously been found in Alberta and the disease has spread to additional fields...

EU Set for Biofuel Sustainability Deal
EU - The European Union is expected to hammer out a deal on biofuels' sustainability this week as part of the attempt to increase the biofuel use in transport to 10 per cent by 202...

Algae to Biodiesel Research Nears Commercial Prospects
US — A project at New Mexico State University could be ready for a commercial demonstration in two years.

Canadian Government Invests in Oilseed Research
CANADA - The Canadian Government is to contribute C$3 million to the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN) under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP).

Salem Biofuel Producer Expands Capacity
US - A Salem based commercial-grade biofuel producer is gearing up to produce about 5 million gallons of biofuel each year - and just in time.

Local Energy Sources To Solve Oil Crisis
PHILIPPINES - Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos is pushing for the use of the country’s vast energy resources rather than have an oil reserve, for the Philippines to become self-sufficient....

Dubai Investors to Set Up EmBio, the GCC's First Biodiesel Plant
UAE - Alf Yad Limited LLC, a Dubai based venture capital fund, announced a venture capital investment in EmBio - positioned to become producer of the first constant supply of high grade...

Gasoline Produced from Biomass by 2010
US - Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc., it...

Destiny Biofuels Farm Testing Techniques
US - Destiny, Florida, America's first eco-sustainable city, has created Florida's first sustainable energy farm.

Grants to Create Biodiesel from Algae
US - Brunswick Community College (BCC) in North Carolina has received grants of more than $222,500 for a project to convert algae into biodiesel.

Peanuts Reborn as a Source of Biodiesel
US - Researchers at the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Oklahoma are testing the best way to grow peanuts for biofuel.

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...

Sayre Tapped to Lead Biofuel Research Center
US - Dr Richard Sayre, one of the US's leading biofuels researchers, has been named director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant...

Camarines Sur Cultivates Jatropha
PHILIPPINES - Gov. Luis Raymond "L-Ray" Villafuerte is one of the frontrunners in the extensive cultivation of jatropha curcas or popularly known as "tuba-tuba" as an alternative cleaner...

Palm Oil Prices Bottom Out
INDONESIA - Palm oil prices have bottomed out and will be supported by declining supplies and increasing demand for biodiesel, according to the Indonesia Palm Oil Association.