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

Fields of Gold: Sarawak Eyes Jatropha
MALAYSIA - An alternative source of energy from jatropha curcas appears to hold great promise for bio-diesel, according to Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Hope Enclosed in Cellulosic Ethanol
US - Last December, Congress amended the national Renewable Fuel Standard, setting a goal that the U.S. will produce a whopping 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022. It's no...

Biofuel Breakthrough on Cost-Cut Cellulose
US - Independence from fossil fuel exporting nations, a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases, conservation of dwindling resources: there are any number of reasons to stop the...

Texans See Red Over EPA Biofuel Targets
US - The US Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of a formal request for a scaling back of national renewable fuel standards has bought mixed reactions from politicians and ...

Uniting on a P6-billion Ethanol Project in Malaysia
PHILIPPINES - A P6-billion ethanol project is being formed as a collaboration between Basic Energy Corp., formerly Basic Petroleum Corp., and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

Wind Power Whips up a Storm in Eastern Oregon
US - The blustery Columbia Gorge is about to be blown away by an investment that will see the amount of wind power produced to more than triple, and the Gorge isn't the only Oregon...

Biofuels to Power India's Economic Future
INDIA - As India's economy improves relentlessly, experts are looking for ways to sustain this growth pattern and secure a reliable energy source. Recently, their eyes have turned to...

Tightening of Corn Supplies Expected
CANADA - The Manitoba Corn Growers Association says less than ideal growing conditions and a strong demand from the ethanol industry could put pressure on supplies of corn for feed...

CME: Corn, Soybean Meal and Soybean Futures
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 6^th August 2008.

Feed Grain Prices Expected to Decline
CANADA - Informa Economics is projecting an easing of feed grain prices heading toward fall, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Plan to Generate Decentralised Biomass Energy
INDIA - A plan to provide decentralised biomass energy in order to meet the electricity needs of rural and small and medium industry is underway for the past two years.

Helius Gets Cash Injection
UK - Biomass-to-power company Helius Energy plc (Helius Energy) has secured a £2 million cash injection from Credit Suisse.

BP and Verenium Announce Significant Partnership
US - BP and Verenium Corporation, have announced the creation of a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol.

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