High-Energy-Density Plant-Based Transport Fuel
US - A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative,...

‘Biofuel Hope’ Seen in Salt-water Plant Seed
QATAR - With major national carriers of GCC countries announcing their decision to go for biofuel, spotlight is on a salt-water plant that is widely visible across the region.

More and Better Yields of Biodiesel
US - Yields of biodiesel from oilseed crops such as safflower could be increased by up to 24 per cent using a new process developed by chemists at UC Davis.

Agave Investigated as Biofuel Feedstock
MEXICO - Research is being carried out into the possibility of using agave as a biofuel feedstock.

Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
US - A collaboration led by researchers with the US Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass....

UBC Receives C$10.5M to Map Sunflower Genome
CANADA - University of British Columbia researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada through the Government of Canada, Genome BC and international partners to enable...

Scientists Seek Out Sunflower Genome
CANADA - A new research project is working to create a reference genome for the sunflower family, which would enable growers to breed crops better suited to environmental conditions.

Engineered Tobacco Plants Potential as a Biofuel
US - Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step in...

Castor Oil Biodiesel a Reality
BRAZIL - Brazilian oil and fuel company, Petrobras Biofuel has a solid grasp of the technological process of producing biodiesel from castor seeds.

Study into Sustainable Production of Bioenergy
AUSTRALIA - Public perception of bioenergy around the world ranges from “environmental saviour” for the role it plays limiting greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our reliance on oil, to “global...

Petromoc and University Research Biofuel Production
MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambique state oil company, Petromoc and Eduardo Mondlane University are to work together to research and production of biofuel.

Gatton Field Day Showcases New Fuel Source
AUSTRALIA - More than 120 representatives of science, industry and government from across Australia converged on The University of Queensland's (UQ) Gatton campus today (8 December) as scientists...

Flax and Yellow Flowers Produce Bioethanol
SPAIN - Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce...

China Integrated Energy Builds Biodiesel Plant
CHINA - China Integrated Energy, a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China, has started building a new biodiesel production plant next to its existing biodiesel production...

Crops for Biofuels in Papua
PAPUA - While Papua has a variety crops that can be processed into biodiesel, to date only oil palm and coconut have been commercially developed, Tatang H.Soerawidjaja, a researcher from the...

FDA Decision Expands Market for Camelina Growers
US - A new market could be opening up for camelina growers in the US.

Sunflower Biodiesel Plant Opens in Ghana
GHANA - A $217,000 plant to process sunflower oil into biodiesel has been opened in Tema, Ghana.

Biofuels Future for Aviation
GLOBAL - Use of biofuels will be one of teh main means for aviation to meet its climate change objectives.

Research into Roadside Biofuel Crops
US - Utah State University is conducting research into the efficiency of oil seed crops that grow by the roadside.

Genome British Columbia Funds Biomass Projects
CANADA - Genome British Columbia announced it will be the primary funder of two genomic research projects designed to increase the production of biofuels from biomass grown in British Columbia,...

BC Researches Biofuel from Infested Pines
CANADA - Two new research projects in British Columbia are focusing on the possibility of turning pine trees ruined by beetle infestations into renewable biofuels such as ethanol.

Rutabagas Research for Biofuel
US - Researchers at Michigan State University are looking at using turnip or swede type vegetables for biofuel crops.

Ethanol Production will Reduce Transport Costs
UGANDA - A review of the major economic developments for the second quarter of 2009 reveals that the cost of doing business in Uganda is rising steadily.

Biofuel from Cassava Extract
VENEZUELA - The residues of cassava meal that is left behind after making flat breads is being used to make biofuels in Venezuela.

Researchers Design Biolubricants from Sunflower Oil
SPAIN - A research group of the University of Huelva (UHU) has proven with a lab trial the efficiency of high-oleic sunflower oil to get industrial lubricants that are more environmentally friendly...