Climate Survey Taken on UK Farmers
UK - According to an England survey, more than half of the country's farmers are of the view that they are already affected by climate alterations, and about 70% expect to be affected...

UK Funds to Help Develop Biodiversity Study
UK - Defra today welcomed a preliminary report on the global value of biodiversity presented to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Bonn, and announced UK funding to help develop...

RISI to Publish Study Detailing the Impact of Biomass Projects
BOSTON - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that in August they will publish a new multi-client study entitled "The Emerging...

Shell: Blending V-Power Diesel with Next Generation Biofuel
FRANCE - Shell is demonstrating its commitment to fuels innovation and the development of sustainable, low-carbon fuels with the blending of BTL (Biomass to Liquids) into its Shell...

Biomass Production Needn't Hazard Food Sources
TAIPEI - Michael Nobel, a great grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize, said Wednesday that the quest for alternative energy should not overshadow the need for food...

EU Biofuels Target under Scrutiny Amidst Inflation
BRUSSELS - Faced with rising food prices and doubts about CO₂ savings, EU legislators are proposing to scale back an ambitious target the bloc adopted just one year ago to...

Global Potential for Renewable Energies
BRUNEI - The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and the Executive Director of UK Energy Research Centre yesterday highlighted the global potential for renewable...

Huge Potential in Biomass
DENMARK - The use of biomass from agriculture can be quintupled from the present level, according to a report prepared by scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University...

Huge Dairy Digester Turns Waste to Watts
DALLAS, US - Dean Foods Company has begun development of an anaerobic digester on the Big Sky Dairy farm near Gooding, Idaho.

Brazil Confirmed as Sustainable Energy Producer
BRAZIL – The conclusions of the four day Global Renewable Energy Forum, which ended this week, are that it is possible to find ways for countries to develop without compromising the...

£1m to Boost Biomass Production
UK - The Tees farming industry has welcomed news that £1m is to be made available to help boost biomass production in the region, reports the NE Business.

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition
IRELAND - The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, is one of the world's leading providers of scientific research and services to government, non-governmental and commercial organi...

U.S.D.A: Biofuels are Not Behind Food Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the 20th of May, the USDA released an economic analysis which shows that it isn't biofuels that contribute to higher food prices, but higher energy prices, worldwide...

Energy Crops Take a Roasting
UK - A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK’s leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent.

Drax and Alstom Sign £50m Biomass Deal
UK - Drax, allegedly one of England's biggest polluters, has signed a major deal worth £50m (€63 million) with Alstom for the development of a biomass co-firing facility to be constructed...