India Blown Away By Wind Scheme
INDIA - Government on Sunday, August 17 said it has initiated a new scheme for wind power generation in a bid to tap the 45,000 mw power potential of the non-conventional resource....

Diageo's Venture - a Global First
SCOTLAND, UK - Plans for a pioneering bioenergy facility at Scotland’s largest distillery, Cameronbridge in Fife, were announced today (Thursday, August 7th 2008) by Diageo.

India: Waste Lands and Jatropha
INDIA - Faced with the squeeze between escalating food and oil prices, the Indian government has earmarked Jatropha oil as a sustainable feedstock for biofuels production. The oil can...

Georgia Becoming World Leader in Biofuels
US - Georgia's gotten $700 million in alternative fuel investment in past three years.

Biofuel Boom and the Effect on French Food
FRANCE - France remains the second largest European producer, and consumer, of biofuels, encouraging production and utilization with tax rebates and penalties, but the negative impacts...

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...

Ontario's Forest Biofibre Promotes Clean Energy
CANADA - Ontario has a new policy to guide the allocation and use of previously unused trees and tree parts that could spur innovation and help to diversify the economy.

BIOGAS NORD Looking at €38 million
GERMANY - BIOGAS NORD AG has confirmed its turnover and profit targets for the 2008 business year. The company aims to increase its total turnover to €38 million over the year,...

Biofuel Industry Will be 'Cornerstone of the New Georgia'
US - Folks who harvest pine trees aren't used to judging their product by how much energy it produces.

US Biofuel Analysis Shows Strength and Weakness
US - A new US biofuel market analysis cites the industry will need strong governmental support in order to survive economically.

$24 Million: Bright Investment in Solar Energy
US - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy John Mizroch announced today that DOE will invest up to $24 million...

CME: Market Comments
US - CME's Daily Report for 12^th August 2008.

2 Minds Better than 1: Algal Biofuel Technology
BOSTON, US - Allied Minds, a seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with the University of Washington to establish AXI,...

Report on the Global Demand of Palm Oil in July
GLOBE - For the rest of the year, global demand for palm oil is expected to remain strong. However, sustainability issues, health concerns and the rainy season may threaten future...

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)...