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...

Global Clean Energy Acquires Jatropha Farm in Belize
BELIZE - Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., a Los Angeles based biofuel feedstock development and operations company, has acquired Technology Alternatives Ltd. ("TAL"), a Belizean...

Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight Update
NEW ZEALAND - The world’s first commercial aviation flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel moved a step closer this week.

Putting Peasants First in Food v Fuel Debate
MOZAMBIQUE - The food versus fuel debate was one of the focal points of the international peasant movement La Vía Campesina at its Fifth International Conference in Maputo Mozambique,...

Jatropha’s Potential as Biofuel Crop Under Research
MALAYSIA - Malaysian smallholders will have to wait between two to three years before they will know whether it is viable to commercially grow jatropha, a possible crop for biofuel,...

Jatrophaworld - CJP Plans for 5 Trillion Biodiesel Tree Plantation
INDIA - The India based Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) is implementing its ambitious plan for 5,000,000,000 New Biodiesel Tree Plantation (NBTP) to produce 10 million...

Jatropha Project with Japanese Organisations
MYANMAR - The Myanmar agricultural authorities will cooperate with some Japanese institutions to produce high-grade bio-diesel by forming a joint venture, the local weekly Flower News...

Bid to Boost Jatropha Planting
ZIMBABWE - The National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (Noczim) has called for contracts with farmers interested in growing jatropha this year to boost the production of biodiesel.

Encouraging Progress for D1 Oils
UK - British company D1 Oils has announced that it has delivered its first crude jatropha oil - approximately 1,000 tonnes this year.

JatrophaWorld Hamburg 2008
GERMANY - JatrophaWorld Hamburg 2008, one of a series of conferences dedicated to providing information from practitioners, scientists and policy makers, will include the main themes...

Success for Jatropha Trial
CAMBODIA - The Mong Reththy Co in Cambodia is to plant more than 100,000 hectares of jatropha next year following a successful trial in Stung Treng province.