Port Gives Go-ahead for Biofuel Plant
US - GreenHunter Energy Inc has been given the go-ahead for plans to build a biodiesel fuels plant at the Tampa Port, after the port authority approved the transfer of a property l...

Japanese Biotech Regulators to Reevaluate Regulatory Process
US - A team of Japanese government biotechnology regulators recently visited the United States to see firsthand U.S. biotechnology-derived corn in production.

Call for EU Action on US Biodiesel Dumping
EU - The European Biodiesel Board has called on the European Commission for registration of all biodiesel imports.

Pennsylvania Wind Farm Officially Opened
US - Pennsylvania's newest wind farm—a project that has transformed a former surface coal mine in Somerset County into a source of clean, renewable energy was dedicated this week.

Europe Launches €1 billion Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Programme
EU - The European Union and European Industry has announced plans to make fuel cells and hydrogen one of Europe's leading new strategic energy technologies of the future.

Report on Promotion of Indian Biofuel Industry
INDIA - Demand for alternative energy sources is rising rapidly all over the world. Government across the world have been focusing on the development of biofuels such as ethanol and...

Reverse Underspend for R&D, Says Science Campaign
UK - Reverse the current trend in under-spending for research and development in agricultural science is the call going to Government from the NFU today as it launches Why Science Matters...

$4 Million for Offshore Wind Project Proposal
US - The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has awarded a $4 million grant to Garden State Offshore Energy (GSOE) to develop what could be the first offshore wind farm on the East...

Wind Industry Calls for Energy Law
INDIA - India needs a national renewable energy law, which would mandate a definite percentage of purchase of electricity from renewables by the state utilities.

EC Backs Aid to French Hydrogen Programme
FRANCE - The European Commission has endorsed under EC Treaty state aid rules a €68 million aid that France plans to grant to Air Liquide, its subsidiary Axane and other partners for...

Additional Steps in Developing Sustainable Biofuels
WASHINGTON – The US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer have released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), outlining specific action areas...

Research Grants Support Bioenergy Development
CANADA – The Province of British Columbia has granted C$600,000 to help grow B.C.’s wood bioenergy sector with continued research into feedstock supplies, technology and infrastruc...

Wind Farm Approved
AUSTRALIA - Merredin Shire Council in Western Australia has approved the construction of a wind farm by joint venturers Collgar Wind Farm and the CSIRO backed Windlab Systems.

FAO: Review of Biofuel Policies and Subsidies
ROME - Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and...

Mandate for Biofuels Production Requires Policy
US - In his State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative...