Moves to Restrict Clean Energy Grants Attacked
US - In the wake of a new report revealing that a clean-energy grant programme in the stimulus has paid out more than $1 billion to foreign manufacturers, US Senators Charles E. Schumer, Bob...

Joining Forces for Renewable Energy in Europe
EU - Europe's research driven clusters in sustainable forest management and wood based industries have received new co-operation opportunities within the ROKFOR project which started on 23 F...

Canadian Gov't Delivers Energy Loans for Farmers
CANADA - Canadian agriculture producers and agribusiness operators who are considering the use of renewable energy sources in their business will soon have a new financing option thanks to a...

EIB Provides €20.8 M for Construction of Biofuel Plant
POLAND - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €20.8 million for the construction and operation of a new plant producing bioethanol in Goswinowice, in the South-West of Poland.

Value of Agricultural Trade to Grow

Ethanol Import Tariff to Be Maintained Until July
BRAZIL - The reduction of the import tariff on ethanol has been postponed until July, as announced today by the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes.

Renewable Energy for Farmers
UK - Thousands of farmers, landowners and others involved in the burgeoning renewable energy industry are heading for the Energy Now Expo 2010 at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on 17...

Corn Futures Present Opportunity for Pork Producers
US - With corn futures retreating in recent weeks, pork producers may see an opportunity to lock in production profits. Some industry observers say if the opportunity is there, it is something...

Bio-Future for Canada’s Forest Products Industry
CANADA - A study by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) shows how the forest products industry can build on its world-class forest management practices to emerge from the current...

BIO Welcomes President's Remarks on Biofuels
US - The United States can lead the world in deploying advanced biotechnology for biofuels and create thousands of new jobs by implementing policies to support the emerging industry.

German Company to Set up Solar Energy Project
PAKISTAN - AZUR Energy Group of Germany will set up a 50 MegaWatt Solar project in Pakistan and a feasibility report in this regard has already been formulated.

Hyundai Heavy to Build Wind Farm in Pakistan
PAKISTAN - The consortium led by Hyundai Heavy Industries signed on 25 January an MoU with Yunus Brothers for YUNA Project to build a wind farm with 50MW capacity at Sindh in southern Pakistan....

Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
US - A collaboration led by researchers with the US Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass....

Final Grant Award for Cellulosic Project Approved
US - The Iowa Department of Economic Development on Thursday approved an agreement for the final $5.25 million in financial assistance to POET’s Project LIBERTY, a commercial-scale cellulosic...

DB Masdar Clean Teach Fund Raises $265 million
UAE - Masdar and Deutsche Bank have launched the DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund and its first closing, raising $265 million.

Way Clear to Set Up IRENA Secretariat in Abu Dhabi
UAE - With its decisions on the 2010 work programme and budget, the third meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi has cleared...

Opposing Cap And Trade Legislation
US - Delegates at the 91st American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual meeting voted to oppose cap-and-trade climate legislation and to support balancing the federal budget over the next eight...

Canada Improving Market Access for Canola
CANADA - Canada's canola farmers can look forward to better market access and profitability for their crops thanks to the Government of Canada's investment in the development of a comprehensive...

Canada Invests in Clean Energy Projects
CANADA - Through the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, an investment in renewable energy projects has been announced, which will create jobs, improve the environment and stimulate...

Round 2 PAP applications invited by Daff
AUSTRALIA - Round two applications for funding under the Promoting Australian Produce (PAP) scheme are now being invited by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (...

China to Become Third-Largest Wind Power Producer
CHINA - China will be the world third-largest wind power producer by the end of this year, said Shi Lishan, deputy director of the New Energy Department of National Energy Administration.

Gamesa to Supply Turbines to Renovalia Energy
MEXICO - Renovalia Energy has signed a supply agreement with Gamesa for a total of 114 wind turbines with an output of 228 megawatts (MW), to be installed in a wind farm in Mexico.

Corn Prices to Increase, Wheat and Soybeans Fall Flat
US - While prices for the 2009 corn crop may continue to slowly climb as corn demand increases in 2010, soybean and wheat prices have a slightly more dismal outlook, said Purdue University agricultural...

Wind Alliance to Invest €420M in Wind Power
SERBIA - Wind Alliance Group of Spain is to invest 420 million euros in a wind farm project in Serbia over three years.

Indowind Plans Acquisition of 50 MW Wind Farms
INDIA - Windfarm operator Indowind Energy sees 70 per cent revenue growth in FY10 and plans to acquire wind farms in India with capacity of 50 mega watt by the end of fiscal 2010, a senior company...