Air NZ Conducts Test Flight with Jatropha Biofuel
NEW ZEALAND - The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland.

Calculating Carbon Payback Times for Biofuels
US - Biofuels can only contribute to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if crop production does not lead to further deforestation in tropical regions, according to research from...

Biodiesel Facilities for Guatemala
GUATEMALA – The small, unassuming tropical paradise of Masagua in Guatemala's coastal region of Escuintla seems an unlikely place for 21st century technology.

Renewable Energy Act Becomes Law
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this week signed into law the Renewable Energy Act, which is designed to make the Philippines 60 per cent energy self...

Bioenergy for Sustainable Electricity
GERMANY - Bioenergy has the potential to sustainably meet around 10 per cent of the world’s medium-term energy requirement.

US Company to Set Up Biodiesel Plant in India
INDIA - US technology company Thar Technologies Inc is to establish a biodiesel plant in Rajasthan.

Biofuel Deal in Nigeria
NIGERIA - Food for All International (FFAI) and Center for Jatropha Promotion and Biofuels have joined forces to produce biofuels from Jatropha in Nigeria.

Tata Chemicals Signs Agreement with JOil
INDIA - Tata Chemicals' wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Chemicals Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, is to invest S$25 million in JOil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

USDA Invites Applications for Biorefinery Loans
WASHINGTON - Applications are being accepted in the US for loan guarantees under the Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003), authorised by the Food, Conservation, and Energy...

Biodiesel Project for Ghana
GHANA - Norwegian biofuels firm ScanFuel is has established a project to produce 5,000 barrels per day of crude oil equivalent of biodiesel by 2015 in Ghana early in 2009.

Bill to Use Lands for Biofuel Crops Pushed
THE PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap appealed to Congress for the immediate passage of the Land Use Act that would identify areas that will be planted with biofuel...

MoU Signed to Mark Jatropha-Biodiesel Deal
A K30 billion energy deal could be a huge step forward for Myanmar’s production of renewable energy.

Kenya to Explore Alternative Sources of Fuel
KENYA - While the global energy crisis spells doom for Kenya , it has in the same vein heralded new opportunities as plans are now afoot to explore alternative sources of fuel.

Myanmar and Korean Companies to Produce Biodiesel
MYANMAR - A Myanmar company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a South Korean company to build a biodiesel plant in Myanmar.

Mission Plant Produces Ethanol from Agriculture Waste
INDIA - Mission NewEnergy Limited's first pilot plant, a joint venture with a scientific team in India established using patent-pending technologies, has successfully produced ethanol...