Russian President Sees Brazil's Biofuels Production
BRAZIL - Russian president Dimitri Medvedev met with Brazilian state-controlled oil multinational Petrobras president, Sérgio Gabrielli, in Rio de Janeiro, this week during a state...

Commissioner at International Conference on Biofuels
BRAZIL - Commissioner Piebalgs has been participating in the International Biofuels Conference taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 17 to 21 November. Fifty Ministers including many...

Sugarcane Expansion to be Restricted
BRAZIL - New agricultural zoning of Brazil inhibits the cultivation in sensitive ecosystems and areas for food farming. 'Biofuels should not compete with food,' said minister Dilma...

Conference on Biofuels to Discuss Ethanol
BRAZIL - To contribute to the international debate concerning the challenges and opportunities created by biofuels. Such is one of the aims of the International Conference on Biofuels:...

President Lula Presents Potential for Expansion of Ethanol
BRAZIL - Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to release a national agricultural zoning plan, currently being prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply...

Sugarcane Bagasse Used for Power Generation
BRAZIL - Brazil is increasingly turning to alternative power generation fuels such as biomass in order to increase electricity supply and reduce its dependence on hydropower.

Historic Crop to Boost Grain Exports
BRAZIL - The 2007/2008 harvest in Brazil was 143.87 million tonnes, growth of 9.2% over the previous crop. The record result confirms the tendency for growth of agribusiness.

Brazil Fuels Algae Research with US$ 2.8 Million
BRAZIL - The Brazilian government is eager to fund the development of seaweed-based biodiesel production, Brazil intends to allocate 4.5 million Brazilian reais (about US$ 2.8...

Brazil Urges US to Reduce Ethanol Tariff
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...

Brazil Power-up with Biofuels
BRAZIL - Gabrielle Walker argues that Brazil's success with sugar cane points the way to a sustainable biofuels future

Brazil Wants to Demystify Biofuels Discussion
SAO PAULO - Brazil wants to demystify much of what has been said about biofuels around the world, especially ethanol.

Brazil Follows US in Driving the Global Biofuel Market
BRAZIL - The global ethanol production is expected to rise nearly 27,000 Million Gallon by the end of 2014, says “Global Biofuel Market Analysis”, a new market research report by R...

IBI Acquires Share in Jatropha Production
SAO PAULO - Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI) announced today a 10% acquisition of Irish jatropha developer South Cone Agriculture, Ltd (SCA) for an undisclosed amount.

Sugarcane Bioenergy as Primary Energy Source
BRAZIL - According to preliminary data from Brazil’s annual National Energy Balance report produced by EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética), sugarcane ethanol and bagasse used for bioenergy...

President Defends Brazilian Biofuels
BRAZIL - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has strongly defended Brazil's production of biofuels.