New Biofuels Plant coming to Baltimore
US - New Generation Biofuels Holdings Inc. has signed a deal to build its first commercial-scale biofuel manufacturing plant in Baltimore, Maryland.

Energy Grants Announced
US – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has announced $7.3 million in grants and loans from the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund (WEIF) for research and development and commercialization...

Biodiesel Company for Namibia
NAMIBIA - NAMIBIA should brace itself for another positive industrial development following the announcement that Leviev Group’s L.L Biofuel Namibia and Israeli-based Evogene Ltd will...

Allegro Sells Biodiesel Subsidiary
US - Allegro Biodiesel Corporation based in California has sold its subsidiary, Vanguard Synfuels to Consolidated Energy Holdings, LLC.

New Partnership to Produce Biodiesel in New York
US - Renew Energy Resources and The Doe Fund have joined forces in Legacy Oil, a Renew Subsidiary, to bring a comprehensive Bio-Diesel conversion solution to New York City.

INL and Farm Bureau in Energy Crop Research
US — Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation today signed a memorandum of understanding establishing cooperation and coordination on advanced technologies needed...

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.

Biofuel Oil Seed Rape to Clean up Toxic Soils
IRELAND - Oil seed rape grown for biofuel in Ireland could help clean up contaminated soils, scientists heard at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this...

Malaysia Clears Palm Oil Misconceptions
MALAYSIA - The World Sustainable Palm Oil Conference staged on September 15, provided a window of opportunity for both Malaysia and Indonesia to clear misconceptions on the development...

A Little Grass Called Brachypodium Will Be a Big Help in Biofuels Research
US - A short little grass known as purple false brome may speed discoveries about switchgrass, its famous cousin and energy-crop hopeful.

On-farm Seed Crushing to Create Biodiesel
US - A new company is offering farmers in the US the ability to fuel their own machinery with on-farm crushing and biodiesel conversion for those, who have raised oil-seed crops.

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts
US - As generally expected, the USDA’s September forecasts of the prospective size of the 2008 U.S. corn and soybean crops were smaller than the August forecasts. The declines, however...

CME: Smaller Corn and Soybean Crops Indicated
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 12^th September 2008.

Biodiesel from Fat in San Francisco
US -The San Francisco Port Commission has given the go-ahead to a scheme to build a biodiesel plant using using recycled fats on the waterfront.

White Paper Spells Out Renewables Policy
EU - The European Commission (EC) White Paper on Renewable Energy Sources sets out a comprehensive strategy and action plan to achieve the ambitious goal of doubling the renewables’...