Wind Development Benefits Rural Communities
CANADA - Allan Campbell, minister responsible for rural development in Prince Edward Island, says that rural communities across the province will be major beneficiaries of the new wind...

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,...

CAST Commentary Evaluating Biodiesel Production
US - The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology is releasing a new CAST Commentary -- Convergence of Agriculture and Energy: III. Considerations in Biodiesel Production --...

Alternative Fuel Incentives Drive Development
US – The US state of Pennsylvania is calling for applications for a statewide programme designed to accelerate the production and use of homegrown biofuels and reduce the state's dependence...

Wind Farm Proposals Go on Show
UK - Plans for a new wind farm on land to the south of Bolsover in Derbyshire are set to be revealed at two public exhibitions next month.

Energy Deal for Hawai'i
HONOLULU – Hawai'i Governor Linda Lingle has announced a comprehensive agreement to decisively move the state away from its dependence on fossil fuels for electricity and ground tr...

Wind Farm Plan for North Dakota
US - Hartland Wind Farm has put forward plans for a 2,000-megawatt wind farm in northwestern North Dakota - one of the world's largest energy projects according to state regulators...

Wind Farm Expansion for Albany
AUSTRALIA - Albany City Council in Western Australia has given the go-ahead to a A$40 million expansion to the Verve Energy wind farm that overlooks the Great Southern Ocean at Sand...

Cattlemen Attack Loans to Ethanol Plants
US - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has hit out at USDA moves to support the ethanol industry over corn prices.

Centrica Wins Consent for Offshore Wind Farm
UK - Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has received the go-ahead for a 250 Mega Watt (MW) offshore wind farm project, off the Lincolnshire coast.

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.