Cellulosic Biofuel Potential and Ecological Diversity
US - When it comes to selecting the right plant source for future cellulosic biofuel production, the solution won't be one-size-fits-all, and it certainly doesn't have to involve food and feed...

Viet Nam’s Dai Tan Ethanol Plant at Full Capacity
VIET NAM - Viet Nam's Dai Tan ethanol plant is currently running at full capacity, with fuel grade cargoes being sold mainly for domestic consumption.

Canola Could Help Mining Industry
AUSTRALIA - A biofuels company is hoping that a new variety of canola can be used to supplement the mining sector's increasing demand for diesel.

Japanese Biodiesel Firm Sets Fund-raising Abroad
JAPAN - A Japanese biodiesel developer will debut at the London Stock Exchange this quarter to raise funds for its operations in the Philippines.

Alfalfa Joins Feedstock Choices for Ethanol
US - Some day, hay could be fuel for more than horses and cattle. Some Agriculture Department scientists say alfalfa could be a feedstock for ethanol fuel and offset some of the environmental...

Study of Rape and Sunflowers for Fuel and Feed
SPAIN - The oil extracted from oleaginous plants can be used as a fuel for agricultural vehicles without any reduction in their performance – thus enabling farmers to have greater energy sel...

Railway to Test Montana Biodiesel
US – Montana Senator Jon Tester and his colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee have passed legislation that will help Montana State University build a new research facility and expand...

Alion to Analyse Promising Biofuel Crop
US - Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a contract from the Biotechnology Research and Development Center (BRDC) to develop models that will assess options for processing pennycress...

CERE and Ministry in Biodeiesel Research
JAMAICA - The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE) and the JAmaican Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Research and Development Division have...

Surry Sunflowers to Become Biodiesel
US - Mount Airy is one of only four locations in the state of North Carolina where an experiment is under way to determine if wildflowers grown along highways can be a feasible source for fu...

Biofuel Investment Scheme Launched in Oz
AUSTRALIA - UK-based renewable energy company Green Oil Plantations has launched a new biofuel investment programme in Australia.

Native Seeds Show Biodiesel Potential
AUSTRALIA - Central Queensland researchers say they've found a number of native trees and shrubs which can be grown and used for biodiesel.

Coconut Oil for Biodiesel Programme
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines are carrying out a coconut-tree replanting programme, in a bid to increase production of crude coconut oil.

Researching Camelina as a New Biofuel Crop
US - The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have long-term studies underway to examine growing camelina as a bioenergy crop for producing jet fuel for the military and the aviation...

Used Coffee Grounds Turned into Biodiesel
US - That morning cup of coffee may get you going in more ways than you think, writes Robert E. Thomas, information specialist at the University of Missouri.

Spanish Company to Build First Biodiesel Plant
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The company Globasol signed an agreement on Monday with TSK-Ingemas, of the Spanish group Globalia, to build Dominican Republic’s first biodiesel plant, at a cost of 40...

Fiji Company Now Producing Biodiesel
FIJI - A Fijian company has started to produce biodiesel from coconut oil.

Castor Bean Biodiesel Reduces GHG Emissions
ISRAEL - A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biodiesel produced from castor bean varieties being developed by Israeli company Evogene shows that it reduces Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions by 90...

Scientists Producing Ethanol from Stems and Leaves
UGANDA - Researchers from National Crop Resources Research Institute and Makerere University have made a breakthrough in extracting bioethanol from non-food parts of plants including cassava...

One Billion Gallons in Camelina Biofuel by 2025
US - Biofuels market researchers at Biomass Advisors have projected that one billion gallons of Camelina biofuel would be produced for the aviation and biodiesel sectors by 2025, creating 25,000...

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....