Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Process Developed
US - Cincinnati-based AdvanceBio has announced the development of its next generation, sugar-based fuel ethanol process.

Shell and Cosan Sign Joint Venture
BRAZIL – A $12-billion joint venture between Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) and Cosan S.A. (Cosan) moved closer to when the two companies signed binding agreements last...

Petrobras America and KL Energy Join Forces
US - Brazilian fuel company Petrobras through Petrobras America has formed a Joint Development Agreement with KL Energy Corporation to work together on KLE's cellulosic ethanol process technology...

Genes May Make Biofuel Production More Economical
US - A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has taken the first step toward the more efficient and economical production of biofuels by developing a strain of yeast with increased alcohol...

Decision to Allow Ethanol-Petrol Blending Hailed
PUNE, INDIA - The decision of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) to approve the proposal for implementation of ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme in the country is welcomed...

Key to Sustainable, Successful Biofuels Industry
US - The debate continues as scrutiny increases over the sustainability of ethanol derived from crops developed for food production.

New Price Set for Ethanol to Promote Biofuel
INDIA - India's cabinet on Monday raised the price at which oil firms buy ethanol from sugar mills as part of efforts to promote mixing of the biofuel with petrol, a government statement sai...

Shell Set to Ink Brazilian Biofuel Megadeal
BRAZIL - Shell is poised to complete a multibillion-dollar deal with Brazilian ethanol producer Cosan, instantly establishing the company as a major player in the fast-expanding biofuel mark...

Cellulosic Biofuel Potential and Ecological Diversity
US - When it comes to selecting the right plant source for future cellulosic biofuel production, the solution won't be one-size-fits-all, and it certainly doesn't have to involve food and feed...

Ghana Widening Scope for Biofuel Production
GHANA - Ghana has been keen in looking at cultivating the non-food crop Jatropha to produce biofuel. A number of foreign companies have acquired very large tracts of land and are growing Jatropha...

Gevo to Acquire Agri-Energy Ethanol Facility
US - Gevo, a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, yesterday announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Agri-Energy’s ethanol production facility in...

Centre May Permit Ethanol Production
INDIA - The Centre is contemplating giving permission to Bihar to for production of ethanol in sugar factories even without producing sugar.

Japan Back Molasses Biofuel Plant
EAST JAVA - Japan is to give $16 million in aid to help develop biofuels from by-products of the sugar industry in East Java.

Beet as a New Energy Crop
US - For the past two years, North Dakota State University Biofuels Economist, Cole Gufstafson, has been working in partnership with Green Vision Group and Heartland Renewable Energy (HRE)...

Contract for Ethanol Plant Construction Signed
COLOMBIA - Isolux Corsan has entered into a turnkey contract with Bioenergy, a Colombian company, a local oil company, towards the construction of an ethanol plant.

E. coli Bacteria Source for Cheaper Biofuels?
US - E. coli may not be the smartest thing for your body to ingest, but this bacteria could be just the thing to get vehicles up and running around more efficiently.

Brazilian Experts to help Kenya Boost Biofuel Output
KENYA - The government has moved to boost energy supply by promoting commercial production of biofuel despite rising concern over its impact on food security.

Sugar Cane Diesel in Brazil Next Year
BRAZIL - Sugarcane diesel is to be sold in Brazil starting in 2011, a US biotech company said after inaugurating an on-road test in partnership with the Sao Paulo municipal government.

Dedini and Novozymes Together on Cellulosic Ethanol
Sugar ethanol company Dedini SA Industrias de Base, well known for its innovation in the sugar-ethanol market and Novozymes AS are to develop a technological route to produce cellulosic ethanol...

Bio Aviation Fuel to Take Off in Queensland
AUSTRALIA - Queensland Minister for Primary Industries Tim Mulherin has invited the aviation industry to contribute to the State Government’s vision of a new biofuels industry in Queensland.

Kenya Can Produce 300 MWof Bioenergy
KENYA - Kenya could produce 300MW of electricity from agricultural residues such as bagasse from the sugar industry.

New Biofuels Company Set Up in SA
SOUTH AFRICA - A new biofuels technology company, with links to Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Biomass Technologies (SBMT), has launched in Sandton.

Technological Partnership for Biofuel Segment
BRAZIL - Brazilian petro chemical company Petrobras has formed a partnership with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, to develop a new process for the enhanced conversion of biomass lignocelluloses, as...

Demand for Higher Ethanol Price Renewed
NEW DELHI, INDIA - The latest hike in petrol prices has emboldened sugar millers to renew their demand for a Rs 27-a-litre rate on the ethanol supplied to oil marketing companies under the 5...

Maple Energy Completes Peru Ethanol Plant Financing
PERU - London- and Lima-listed independent Maple Energy on Monday said it has completed all the financing it needs for a project to produce sugar-cane-based ethanol on the northern Peruvian coast...