Biomass Power Plant Go-ahead for Nacogdoches
TEXAS - Austin City Council in Texas has unanimously approved a $2.3 billion biomass power plant to be built in Sacul, Nacogdoches County.

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...

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...

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.

Customers Required to Pay for 'Green Power'
US - North Carolina's regulators have set a suggested price for electricity produced from swine waste at more than twice the current price customers pay for power.

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.

The Way Forward: Anaerobic Digestion
UK - An anaerobic digestion plant in Ludlow, which takes food waste from the town and turns it into electricity and compost, was described as ‘the way forward’ by Minister for Waste,...

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...

Gasoline From Biomass Could Fuel Tanks by 2010
TEXAS, US - Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc.,...

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...

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...

MSU to Create Genomic Clearinghouse for Biofuel Crops
US - Michigan State University scientists, armed with a half-million-dollar federal grant, are creating an easily accessible, Web-based genomic database of information on crops that...

Second Generation Biofuels Will Attract Significant Investment in Europe
EU - Quality not quantity will be the most considered factor when biofuels are being considered for production and use, says a new report.

Report Paints Bright Future for Second-generation Biofuels
AUSTRALIA - Australia could develop a sustainable biofuels industry without forcing up food prices according to a new report.