Agri Opens 'State of the Art' Biodiesel Plant
UK - The UK’s largest used cooking oil biodiesel plant launched in Liverpool yesterday. The plant was opened in Bootle by transport minister Norman Baker and is the culmination of a six-year...

Fish Oil, Cow Manure Combine to Produce Biogas
DENMARK - By-products from the production of omega-3 fish oil in combination with cattle manure can be gainfully used to produce biogas.

Bangchack Pushes Cassava-based Ethanol
THAILAND - The government is being urged to get more serious in forcing oil traders to buy more cassava from farmers as a feedstock for ethanol production to help stabilise domestic cassava ...

Prisons to Fuel New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - The local Department of Corrections has signed a deal with Biodiesel New Zealand so that it can supply the biofuels company with used cooking oil (UCO) from 18 of its prison kitchens...

Honeywell to Test Jet Biofuel in Canada
CANADA - Honeywell is to test its Green Jet Fuel under a programme that uses a biofeedstock that has been designed especially for biofuel production.

Dreamliner Makes First Transpacific Biofuel Flight
JAPAN - Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) yesterday became the first to fly over the pacific ocean using an aviation jet fuel made in part from sustainable biofuel.

Qantas to Run Australia's First Biofuel Flight
AUSTRALIA - Australian airline Qantas is to operate the country’s first commercial flight on biofuels on 13 April 2012.

WBM: Algae, Emerging Markets Highlight Day Three
THE NETHERLANDS - The World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition 2012 concluded yesterday with sessions dedicated to the up-and-coming algae industry, waste-to-fuel technologies, and the future...

Biofuels Demonstrated on Commercial Flight in Chile
CHILE - LAN Airlines and Air BP Copec conducted a commercial flight demonstration between the Chilean cities of Santiago and Concepcion last week, using biofuels.

Govt Creates Use for Agricultural Biomass
CANADA - Thanks to an investment by the Canadian government, Canadian producers will have access to new business opportunities for agricultural biomass. Yesterday, Christian Paradis, Minister...

Biodiesel, Baha Mar Hold Promise for Bahamas Waste
BAHAMAS - The managing director of Bahamas Waste says 2011 has been an exciting yet challenging year. With more than $1 million invested in a biodiesel project, and more funds allocated to a...

Indeni Ready to Blend Biofuel
ZAMBIA - INDENI Petroleum Refinery has the capacity to mix biofuels in the energy portfolio and reduce on the amount of imported crude oil, Energy, Land and Water Development acting permanent...

County in Arizona Collects Turkey Grease for Biofuel
ARIZONA, US - Pima County is collecting turkey grease left over from the big feast.

Kentucky Recycles Waste Cooking Oil For Biodiesel
US - The Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative, Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District and The Green Triangle in the Ninth District have formed a partnership to recycle waste cooking...

Alaska Airlines Flies on Biofuels
US - Alaska Airlines has powered its first flights using a blend of biofuels derived from used cooking oil.

Biodiesel Plant to Open in Smyrna
US - A biodiesel processing plant, designed to cut fuel costs and reduce fossil fuel consumption, is expected to open by January in Smyrna.

USGC Begins Lower-Oil DDGS Education Efforts
US - As more US ethanol plants add oil extraction capacity either at the front end or back end of their processes, the supply of lower-oil distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is increasing,...

Gunning Turn Used Oil into Biodiesel for School Bus
AUSTRALIA - With the price of fuel skyrocketing, residents in the tiny town of Gunning have come up with an environmentally friendly and cost-effective answer to running their school bus.

Air France Join Airlines Flying on Biofuels
FRANCE - Air France has successfully completed a flight powered by biofuel.

PEDA Board Approves Funding for Energy Projects
US - The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, or PEDA, announced last week that 13 projects across the state will receive a share of $3.7 million to develop and implement clean energy projects....

Power Station Opened Running Off Used Cooking Oil
UK - REG Bio-Power have officially unveiled their new 2MW Leeds North plant which will provide back-up power for the UK's National Grid.

Low Carbon Fuel to be Developed for Virgin Atlantic
NEW ZEALAND - Virgin Atlantic yesterday announced the development of a world-first low carbon aviation fuel with just half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative.

Delhi Buses to Run on Biofuel
INDIA - Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses will soon be running on fuel derived from vegetable waste and sludge from treated sewage. The Centre has struck a deal with the Swedish government...

Biomass Offers Key to Cashew Nut Supply Challenge
INDIA - Rajkumar Impex, the world's number-two cashew nut processor, has revealed plans to open its first cashew plant in West Africa next month, which will eventually be powered by a 5MW biomass...

Neste Oil Starts Up Europe's Largest Renewable Plant
NETHERLANDS - Neste Oil has successfully started up Europe's largest renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel at the new plant will be ramped...