Scientists Breeding for High Energy Canes
AUSTRALIA - Queensland based scientists are currently researching the use of sugarcane to assist with addressing the world's increasing demands for renewable energy.

Great Potential for New Zealand Grown Biofuels
NEW ZEALAND - The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) welcomes a report released today which shows biomass material from purpose-grown New Zealand forests has great...

Corn Genetics May Lead to Next Generation of Plant-based Biofuels
US - Identifying the corn genes involved with plant cell wall generation and learning their function will help develop new, more productive sources of transportation biofuel, according...

Hawaiian Blessing for Bioenergy Plant
HAWAII – US Senator Daniel Akaka and US Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii's newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for...

Incentive Program for Biomass Introduced
CANADA - Manitoba Hydro has introduced the Bioenergy Optimisation Program to encourage the use of sustainable biomass as a fuel for the production of combined heat and power at customer...

Covanta Holding to Purchase Two Biomass Energy Facilities in Maine
US - Covanta Holding, a developer of renewable energy facilities, has entered into an agreement to buy two biomass energy plants from co-owners Ridgewood Maine and Indeck Energy Se...

ADM, Deere, Monsanto to Collaborate On Corn Stover Research
US - Archer Daniels Midland, Deere and Monsanto are to collaborate on research to explore technologies and processes to turn crop residues into feed and bioenergy products.

Biotechnology and Sustainable Biofuels
CANADA - Business, academic and industry leaders will discuss how biotechnology enables sustainable production of biofuels and biobased products during the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial...

Waste Disposal, Bioenergy and Climate Protection
GERMANY - The recycling of the raw material waste and the utilization of biomass for energy recovery can contribute towards keeping the air clean and protecting resources.

Roundtable Reveals International Biofuel Standard
US - Biofuels offer the promise of a low-carbon fuel that could power vehicles and stimulate the world's rural economies. Yet biofuels are also among the most vilified of environmental...

Success Discovered in Biofuel Testing
CANADA - Ontario Power Generation's coal-fired station in Atikokan is working towards becoming more environmentally friendly.

Power Company Looks at Pig Manure
CANADA - Manitoba Hydro wants hog farmers to turn pig manure into power, and is offering companies more than a million dollars to do it.

Biofuel Power Station Starts Up in Hawaii
HAWAII, US - MMA Renewable Ventures, a subsidiary of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, has launched the Hu Honua bioenergy facility in the community of Pepeekeo, on the Hamakua Coast...

Biomass in Ireland: a €500m Deal
IRELAND - Mayo Power, which plans to build a 100-megawatt mixed-fuel power plant near Killala, has signed a deal, understood to be worth between €400m and €500m, to procure biomass...

Incentives for Energy Production from Biomass
CANADA - Manitoba Hydro has introduced the Bioenergy Optimization Program to encourage the use of sustainable biomass as a fuel for the production of combined heat and power at customer...