IFAT 2008: Production of Gas from Waste
BELGIUM - Fermenting waste to create biogas is becoming an ever more important way of dealing with waste than combustion, composting or landfill.

The Benefits of Efficient Manure Application
IRELAND - Rising oil prices have led to increased fertilizer prices, prompting farmers to seek more efficient use of the nutrients in animal manures.

Construction Work for Biogas Plants Begins
TAY NINH - The construction work for two biogas plants (for Biogas Tay Ninh) began on Monday, and is expected to take about ten months.

Inauguration of Biogas Emission Reduction Project
QUEZON CITY - According to the Manila Bulletin, the first Biogas Emission Reduction Project in Southeast Asia was inaugurated yesterday at the Quezon City Controlled Disposal Facility...

Waikato Piggery, Biogas Plans May go to Appeal
NEW ZEALAND - A Waikato pig farmer is considering an appeal against a decision to reject expansion plans that would take his business 1,100 to 22,000 pigs.

Biodiesel Production Begins in Guymon
OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas County has long been recognized as the leading agricultural county in the state. Now it is also Oklahoma’s top biofuel county.

Waste to be Converted to Ethanol
US - A biofuels developer is building a plant in Westmoreland County to demonstrate a process for producing ethanol from biomass and waste products, according to the Post-gazette.

Forestry Tasmania's Plan Ridiculed
AUSTRALIA - According to ABC News, the Tasmanian Conservation Trust mocked the idea of Forestry Tasmania setting up wood waste stations.

Report: Biomass-to-Liquid Biofuel Plant Opens in Germany
This is a GAIN Report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

MoU Between PSE and Farm Power
US - Puget Sound Energy today announced the company has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Farm Power Northwest, LLC, of Skagit County to develop a dairy digester facility...

Building Phase of World’s First Commercial BTL Plant Complete
GERMANY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and more than 100 other guests today marked the completion of the building phase of the world’s first commercial production plant to convert...

NZ Farmers Generate Energy from Biogas
NEW ZEALAND - According to Radio New Zealand, with the increase in fuel and power prices, farmers are thinking up new ways of tapping into their own energy sources.

Hi-tech Monitoring Advances Methane Energy
US - Engineers at Washington University engineers have founds that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into alternative energy.

Land - a Scarce Resource
DENMARK - This is a summary of a report published by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries which shows that Denmark can boost the production of bioenergy from biomass...

Farmers to Finance Modern Pig Farm
SELAYANG - According to The Star, the proposed RM100mil hi-tech pig farm in Selangor will be financed by the farmers themselves rather than by the state government.