Jatenergy Commercialises Jatropha Seeds IP
AUSTRALIA - Australian energy company Jatenergy has sold the first of its high-yielding jatropha seeds from its specialist oil seed plant breeding programme in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Nigerian Government Urged to Invest in Jatropha
NIGERIA - The Managing Director of Green Technologies, Mr Temitope Olagija, has urged governments at all levels to invest in Jatropha plant to empower Nigerians economically.

Italian Company Receives €900k for Biofuels
ITALY - Italy-based Agroils Technologies has received investment funds of €900,000 from X-Capital. The company plans to develop technology to produce biofuel, protein biomass for animal feed...

Oil Prices Climb, WBM Opens Debates on Aviation
THE NETHERLANDS - As the climbing price of oil puts more urgency on the development of new global energy sources, delegates at the World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition 2012, Rotterdam,...

JOil's Indian Jatropha Yield Success
INDIA - JOil (S) Pte. Ltd., a scientific bioenergy crop developer of a new generation of jatropha, has achieved first-year yields in its India field trials of more than two tonnes of seeds per...

EU Steps up to Renewable Commitment
New EU strategies intended to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources have been welcomed by the industry, writes TheBioenergySite Editor, Gemma...

Aviation Biofuels: Potential to be Competitive by 2020
GLOBAL - New research suggests that if production efficiency continues to improve, the cost of some biofuels could be similar to that of conventional jet fuel by 2018.

SG Biofuels Raise $17M for Jatropha Development
US - Bioenergy crop company SG Biofuels has closed a $17 million (€13 million) round of fundraising to go towards further developments of its hybrid jatropha seeds which can be used for biodiesel...

Studies on Biofuel Use of Jatropha to Continue
PHILIPPINES - The Energy Department (DoE) is still keen on exploring use of jatropha for biodiesel, despite the shift in research focus of government’s Philippine National Oil Co.-Alternative...

£6M Plant to Produce Green Electricity
UK - A trail-blazing £6million green scheme is being lined up for a north Northumberland industrial estate, which could see a newly-built renewable energy plant fed by a relocated sawmill.

Jatropha Biodiesel, “One of Best Alternatives”
COSTA RICA - Jatropha oil is one of the best alternatives for America. This was the conclusion of the videoconference “Presentation of the Jatropha curcas L. network for investigation, development,...

China Prepares For Biofuel Demonstration Flight
CHINA - China will be next to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight, with an Air China Boeing 747-700 expected to fly by the end of November on a blend of conventional and hydrotreated renewable...

Rising Food Prices Affect Biofuel Projects
GLOBAL - Rising global food prices have nothing to do with use of crops such as corn, soybean, sugarcane and others in the manufacturing of biofuels to run machines.

Mission NewEnergy Receives ISCC
INDIA - Sustainable biofuels producer Mission NewEnergy has been awarded International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its jatropha contract farming model.

Uttarakhand to Replicate Kiwi Biofuel Experiment
INDIA - Ruchi Soya, an oilseed company, with a Rs 13,000-crore turnover, wants to replicate the experiment done by New Zealand — of using biodiesel as an alternative green fuel from Jatropha...

SG Biofuels in Jatropha for Bio Jet Fuel Project
BRAZIL - SG Biofuels (SGB) has teamed with JETBIO, leader of a multi-stakeholder initiative including Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioventures Brasil, Rio Pardo Bioenergia, Air...

Lufthansa to use Jatenergy's Jatropha Oil in Trial
GERMANY - German airline Lufthansa has acquired jatropha oil from Jatenergy for use as bio-jet fuel in its trial of renewable jet fuel, which will be piloted in regular flights between Hamburg...

Mozambique's Biofuels Projects Could Save $682M
MOZAMBIQUE - In Mozambique, it is thought that more than $100 million (€73.5 million) has been invested in over 30 biofuel projects, which are currently being developed.

Over 2 Million Mozambicans Use Renewables
MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador Namburete reports that over 2 million Mozambicans are now using renewable energy sources.

Aeromexico Biofuel-Powered Plane Takes Off
MEXICO - Aeromexico is the latest airline to fly its planes on biofuel. Along with Boeing, the two companies powered a flight from Mexico City to Madrid using a General Electric motor that ran...

Biofuels Potential To Transform The Global Economy
GENERAL - Slowly but surely, an extraordinarily important new industry is slowly taking shape, with the potential to transform the global economy.

Mexico's Interjet Conducts Commercial Biofuel Flight
MEXICO - Mexican carrier Interjet has conducted a commercial flight partially fuelled by biofuel between Mexico City and Tuxtla Gutierrez.

African Power to Produce Biodiesel by 2012
UGANDA - African Power Initiative a Ugandan based biodiesel company is expecting to be fully operational by the end of next year.

Jatropha Biodiesel Plant for Lilongwe
MALAWI - Bio-Energy Resources Limited (Berl) is to invest $18-million in a biodiesel plant in the capital, Lilongwe.

First Transatlantic Biofuel Flight Completed
FRANCE - Honeywell's Green Jet Fuel has successfully powered the first transatlantic biofuel flight, which landed on 18 June at Paris-Le Bourget Airport.