Biofuel Sugar Classification Proposed
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is to create a new classification for sugar to be used as biofuel feedstock.

Call for Tax Breaks for Micro Energy Generation
IRELAND - Micro Power Generation especially from wind has the potential to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions and its reliance on imported fossil fuels.

NCGA Files Objections in VersSun Bankruptcy
US – National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Chairman Ron Litterer and others have filed a formal objection with the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware regarding the proposed disposition...

Biofuels Need Technology Development
EU - Appropriate implementation of the relevant EU directives will increase bioenergy use, but significant technology development is still required if a new generation of biofuels and...

Russian President Sees Brazil's Biofuels Production
BRAZIL - Russian president Dimitri Medvedev met with Brazilian state-controlled oil multinational Petrobras president, Sérgio Gabrielli, in Rio de Janeiro, this week during a state...

Wind Farm Plans on Display
UK - Plans have gone on display for a wind farm in Oxfordshire at the villages of Fewcott and Fritwell near Bicester.

Solar Energy a Source of Economic Growth
EU - Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion have called for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel...

Go-ahead for West Virginia Wind Farm Project
US - West Virginia Public Service Commission has given the go-ahead for a wind farm or up to 65 turbines on Laurel Mountain.

Accelerating Switch to Renewable Energy Sources
EU - New research explores ways to encourage the transition to renewable energy systems and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Phase 3 of Bioenergy Scheme Announced
IRELAND - Mr Tony Killeen TD, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, has announced the commencement of the third phase of the Bioenergy Scheme.

Malaysian-Brazilian Joint Ventures Proposed
BRAZIL - The Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honourable Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim has called for joint venture projects between Malaysia and Brazil to boost biofuel...

Comments Sought on GE Corn for Biofuel
US - The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has called for public comment on a petition to deregulate corn genetically engineered (GE)...

Go-ahead for Canada's Largest Wind Farm
CANADA - Manitoba's green economy received a major boost with Manitoba Hydro Board's acceptance of an RFP proposal from St. Joseph Wind Farm Inc to develop a 300 megawatt wind farm,...

Wind Farm for Somerset County
US - Work on a 36 turbine wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, is expected to start this winter.

Policy Paper on Biofuels Near Completion
PAKISTAN - A policy paper for local production of biofuel in Pakistan is expected to be presented to President Asif Ali Zardari by the end of the month.