Plan Approved for Poultry Biomass Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Plans have been approved for a plant for the disposal of poultry waste in County Antrim.

Pinal Power to Build Green Waste Electric Plant
US - Maricopa in Arizona will soon be home to an additional and regionally significant clean-and-green industrial development.

Mascoma Acquires SunOpta BioProcess
US - Biofuels company, Mascoma Corporation, has acquired SunOpta BioProcess (SBI), a division of SunOpta Inc.

Egg Farm Turns Waste into Power
CALIFORNIA, US - Olivera Egg Ranch in French Camp will construct an anaerobic manure digester that will create methane gas, which will be used in a 1.4-megawatt fuel cell to generate electri...

Enerkem Start Waste-to-Biofuels Plant in Edmonton
CANADA - Waste-to-biofuels company, Enerkem, held a groundbreaking ceremony this week to start work on its municipal waste-to-biofuels plant in Edmonton.

KiOR Plans Biofuels from Wood Chips
US - Texas-based biofuel company KiOR is planning to build three plants in Mississippi over the next five years to produce biofuels from wood chips.

Transforming Bio-oil into More Efficient Fuel
UK - Aston University’s Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) is involved in a £1.4m project aimed at developing new technologies to transform bio-oil into a more efficient source of renewable energy,...

New Fermentation Process of Bioenergy Production
UK - An innovative new process that uses anaerobic microorganisms and mimics the digestive processes of ruminants such as cattle and sheep is set to make a major advance in the way organic waste...

EMLL in Talks with BioFuels Provider
US - El Maniel International Inc, through its subsidiary EMLL Energy Limited, has entered into preliminary discussions with a Chicago based Biofuels Distributor and Oil Terminal Operator with...

Work Starts on API Waste-to-Ethanol Plant
US - American Process Incorporated has started work on its waste-to-cellulosic ethanol clean energy project in Alpena, Michigan.

Waste to Biogas Plant Opens
INDIA - A new waste to biofuel plant has been opened in Delhi, India.

Research Looks at Wood Waste for Ethanol
US - Researchers at North Carolina State University have received a grant aimed at finding an energy efficient and environmentally friendly method for breaking down lignin—a renewable, energy-rich...

India Ties Up with Japan for Biomass Power Project
TAMIL NADU, INDIA - Orient Green Power Company Ltd (OGPL), a part of the Chennai-based Shriram Group, has tied up with Nishi-Nippon Environmental Energy Co of Japan to set up a 7.5-MW biomass...

Car Biofuel Created from Whisky By-products
SCOTLAND, UK - Whisky lovers have another excuse to enjoy a dram - scientists in Scotland yesterday unveiled a biofuel to help power cars developed from the by-products of the distillation p...

Production of Biodiesel Feasible Within 15 Years
NETHERLANDS - Within 10 to 15 years, it will be technically possible to produce sustainable and economically viable biodiesel from micro-algae on a large scale.

Ag Minister Urged to Look at Anaerobic Digestion
IRELAND - Anaerobic digestion systems using poultry and pig manure could generate energy and boost incomes.

Pigs' Manure to Fuel Mong Reththy Farm
CAMBODIA - The Mong Reththy Group has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a biogas-generation plant fuelled by pig manure at its farm in Preah Sihanouk province.

New Process to Revolutionise Bioenergy Production
UK - An innovative new process that uses anaerobic microorganisms and mimics the digestive processes of ruminants such as cattle and sheep is set to make a major advance in the way organic waste...

Companies to Join EU Biomass Programme
SOUTH KOREA - The European Union (EU) is on the lookout for 50 local small and medium enterprises to offer free coaching and training in the biomass industry.

Work Commences on Harper Biodigester
UK - Work starts this week on a £3m anaerobic digester at Harper Adams University College's Shropshire campus.

Global Fuels Looks to Biodiesel for Waste Products
US - Global Fuels, which currently produces bio-diesel from chicken fat, is looking at a new process to produce biodiesel using waste products such as corn stalks, rice hulls, sawdust wood chips...

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.

Southampton Biomass Energy Plant Deal Gets Close
UK - A deal to build a renewable energy plant at Southampton docks that could power up to half the homes in Southampton is near to being struck, the