$600m Ethanol Plant Under Construction
ZIMBABWE - Work has started on a $600 million ethanol plant in Chisumbanje.

Eco-biofuels from the Tropics
NETHERLANDS - Palm oil from South-East Asia, sugarcane from Brazil and sweet sorghum in China are the most sustainable energy crops at present, according to a report from researchers at Wageningen...

Butalco to Begin Ethanol Production in Summer 2010
GERMANY - This summer, Butalco will use its proprietary new yeast technology to produce biofuel from agricultural waste in a pilot plant in Southern Germany.

Napier in Hong Kong Biofuel Centre Partnership
HONG KONG - A new partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and City University Hong Kong (CityU) will see the opening of the first Biofuel Research Centre in the Chinese city.

Shell and Cosan to Form Joint Venture in Brazil
BRAZIL - Shell and Cosan have put forward plans to form a circa $12 billion joint venture (JV) in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail...

Enzymes Could Boost Biofuel Production
GLOBAL - The discovery of three enzymes could make it easier to convert crops into eco-friendly sustainable biofuels.

Potential Pests in Biomass Crops
US - Perennial grasses could become popular biomass crops in the future. Many perceive these grasses require little to no management for insects or other pests. However, researchers are finding...

US Energy Lab Working with Sorghum
US - The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is producing cellulosic ethanol and processing one tonne a day of feedstock.

Bunge Expands in Brazil
BRAZIL - Bunge Ltd has announced that it is to expand its sugar and bioenergy business in Brazil by acquiring Moema Par.

Centre for Turning Waste into Biofuel
INDIA - Avoiding the food-versus-fuel security conflict, the Union Cabinet has approved a national biofuel policy, which makes it clear that biodiesel will be produced from plants cultivated...

Ghana to Plant Sugar Cane for Ethanol
GHANA - Ghana is to plant sugarcane to produce ethanol for export to Sweden in the north of the country.

Ethics Body Asks: How Green are New Biofuels?
UK - The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics is calling for the public's views on the potential of new types of biofuels, such as fuel produced by algae, to provide us with a greener source of renewable...

PRAJ and Novozymes Collaborate on Biofuels
DENMARK - PRAJ, a leading company in biofuel technology and plants, and enzyme provider to the biofuel industry Novozymes are to collaborate on advanced biofuels.

Sugar Company to Build Ethanol Plant
KENYA - Kenyan sugar company, Mumias Sugar Co is looking for partners to build an ethanol distillery in East Africa.

ETH Inaugurates Conquista do Pontal Plant
BRAZIL - Brazilian company ETH Bioenergia recently held its inauguration ceremony for the Conquista do Pontal Unit, in Mirante de Paranapanema, São Paulo.

Sugar Producers Form Energy Alliance
PHILIPPINES - Sugar producers in the Philippines have joined together in the Renewable Biomass Energy Alliance to boost energy supply in the Visayas.

MHI to Start Operation of Demonstration Plant
JAPAN - A cellulosic bioethanol demonstration plant constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. and Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. is about...

Brazil Invests in Mozambique Biofuels
MOZAMBIQUE - Brazil is to invest $6 billion in developing sugar cane ethanol in Mozambique.

When Biofuels and Biosecurity Meet
AUSTRALIA - A symposium entitled Biosecurity in the New Bioeconomy: Threats and Opportunities, will be hosted by CSIRO at the Shine Dome in Canberra from Thursday, 19 to Saturday, 21...

Plans for Ethanol Plant to Help Sugar Growers
COLOMBIA - The Colombian government is backing the construction of an ethanol plant in El Zulia, in northeast Colombia near the border with Venezuela.

Sweet Solution to Energy Production
MAURITIUS - Sugarcane biomass, a significant waste product from sugar production, could be a renewable energy source for electricity production, according to research published in the current...

Dreyfus Becomes Second-largest Ethanol Producer
BRAZIL - Louis Dreyfus Commodities Bioenergia, the Brazilian subsidiary of the French commodities giant, has become the second-largest sugar cane milling group in the world after Cosan, following...

Brazilian Group to Launch Sugar, Ethanol Production
ANGOLA - Brazilian group Odebrecht in 2010 plans to launch production of sugar and ethanol in Angola, said Humberto Rangel, Odebrecht Angola's communications director said in Luanda.

OSU Experts Discuss Sweet Sorghum Use in Ethanol
US - With demand growing for ethanol produced from sources other than corn, researchers at Oklahoma State University said Wednesday that state agriculture producers could someday grow sweet sorghum...

Biofuel Research Project Launched
VIET NAM - A joint Korean-Vietnamese agricultural project focusing on vegetable and biofuel crops has been launched in Ha Noi.