NCSU Gets Grant for GM Ethanol Trees
US - North Carolina State University is getting a $1 million federal grant to study the feasibility of growing genetically-modified trees to produce ethanol.

Analysts Get to the Heart of Food Vs Fuel Debate
GLOBE - The search for alternative fuels is often blamed for the high cost of food but, according to a new Rabobank podcast, it is just one of many factors.

CII Asks Govt to Mix Biofuels in Petrol and Diesel
INDIA - CII has urged government to make mixing of biofuels in petrol and diesel mandatory to cut the nation`s escalating oil import bill.

US Biodiesel Standards for Public Review
US - The first US national biodiesel sustinability standards, Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel, have been released for public review by the Sustainable Biodiesel...

Biodiesel Exports May Rise 50% This Year
MALAYSIA - Malaysia’s biodiesel exports are likely to rise to 143,000 tonnes from last year’s 95,013 tonnes due to the downtrend in crude palm oil (CPO) prices, Plantation Industries...

Is Camelina the Best Biodiesel Crop?
US - When considering biodiesel production, camelina appears to be the Cinderella crop, according to information presented at the recent Bio-Mass '08 Technical Workshop in Grand Fo...

Jatropha on the Rise as RP's Alternative Fuel
PHILIPPINES - With the way President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the PNOC-AFC is promoting its production, jatropha is now on the rise as one of the country's alternative fuel, which...

Gasoline From Biomass Could Fuel Tanks by 2010
TEXAS, 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.,...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Mozambique Says Biofuel Wont Effect Food
MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambique’s Agriculture Minister, Soares Nhaca, reaffirmed Friday in Beira that his government would only approve biofuel projects if they did not conflict with food ...

Mekong Region Develops Biodiesel Fuel
VIET NAM - Some businesses in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta are working on restoring biodiesel production as the domestic market struggles against rapid increases in petrol prices;...

A Better Way to Make Hydrogen from Biofuels
US - Researchers here have found a way to convert ethanol and other biofuels into hydrogen very efficiently.

Ag Groups Can't Agree on Ethanol Mandate
US - Despite what could be Nebraska's second largest corn crop ever, state crop and livestock producers were on opposite ends on the effectiveness of the federal ethanol mandate.

A New Quality Standard for Philippines Biodiesel
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Energy has issued a new circular revising the quality standard (QS) specifications for biofuels, primarily with the kick-off of higher blends for biodiesel...

Ethanol Concerns Livestock and Poultry Producers
NEBRASKA - While for many, the glass was half-full after a U.S. Senate committee regarding the path of ethanol and renewable fuels, this was not the case for livestock and poultry ...