Biomass Gasification is Next at Nexterra
CANADA - After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company's Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis...

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.

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

Waste: a Cheaper Car Fuel
UK - Imagine if cars ran on household waste, if gas tanks were filled with ethanol made from wood chips. Well, the technology to make it happen is already a reality and companies...

GM Biofuels: Discovery of Chloroplast Protein
US - Scientists at Michigan State University have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development. The discovery could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored specifically...

Algae to Cut Coal Plant Emissions
US - With international attention focused on carbon dioxide and its role in global climate change, power companies might find a hero in humble algae, a speaker said yesterday at the...

Pigs: Renewable Fuel of the Future?
UK - The future of renewable energy could be in pigs, according to environmentally responsible energy firm, Green Energy UK.

Nanoscale Catalysts Could Tap Syngas
IOWA, US - Say the word “biofuels” and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there’s another, older technology called gasification that’s getting a new look from...

Genomes, Enzymes and Better Biofuels
US - Biofuels are portable energy sources that are compatible with the infrastructure in place for petroleum-based transportation, so they are appealing alternatives to fossil fuel...

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.

Brewer Plans $120m Bioenergy Facility in Scotland
UK - Scotland’s largest distillery, Cameronbridge in Fife, may soon be accompanied by a state of the art biomass- and biogas facility.

Biomass Holds Solution Say Scientists
INDIA - While the nation stays focussed on nuclear energy, two scientists have suggested that India should look at production of decentralised biomass energy for ensuring energy security,...

Steam Plant Blown Out for Biomass
US - An $88.1 million plan to replace its steam plant with one fueled by wood chips and launch a comprehensive program of energy efficiency improvements puts Oak Ridge National Laboratory...

Montano Company Open Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
CALIFORNIA, US - A global biofuels company, yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its integrated cellulosic ethanol commercial demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. One of...

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...