Moyno Pumps Prove Effective in Biofuels Industry
GERMANY - Moyno offers high solids handling pumps for critical application in the biofuels industry. These high performance pumps dramatically reduce the costs of transferring biomass...

RWE Innogy Invests in Biocoal Pellet Production
THE NETHERLANDS - First transaction in the venture capital business - 25% equity in Dutch start-up company Topell .

MoU Between Shell and Arrow Energy Ltd
AUSTRALIA - Shell Exploration Company B.V. (Shell) and Arrow Energy Ltd. (Arrow), have signed a preliminary agreement to jointly develop projects to extract clean-burning natural gas...

NZ and Malaysia to Work to Combat Illegal Logging
BANTING - New Zealand is looking forward to working with Malaysia to combat illegal logging and collaborate in scientific and technological research and development of wood technology,...

Another Algae Patent Filed by OriginOil
UK - A patent application which covers the “Method and Fluid Process Flow System for the Cultivation of Algae, Integrated within a Transportable Modular Photo Bioreactor,” has been...

Companies Collaborate to Develop Grease for Viable Biodiesel Feedstock
US - Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. and Affordable Bio Feedstock are cooperating to come up with a process that utilises PetroLuxus products for the separation and recovery of oils...

Algae Breakthrough Announced
US - Green Star Products, Inc. announced that a major breakthrough has been achieved which substantially increases the algae growth rate of certain strains of microalgae.

Biofuels Key Topic of National Biotech Conference
OHIO - The nation’s agricultural biotechnology experts will convene in Ohio June 3 to 5 to discuss the role this industry will play in the future of renewable fuels, energy and industrial...

Energy Crops Take a Roasting
UK - A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK’s leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent.

North Carolina State University Awarded $200K Grant
NORTH CAROLINA - Centia(TM), an advanced biofuels conversion technology being developed by North Carolina State University, has been awarded a $200k development grant from the Biofuels...

Nebraska Research Reviewed by the EU's Ag Official
NEBRASKA - While it is possible for European and US farmers to help solve the global hunger issue, they need to be able to use the GM crop technology to their advantage.

DK15M Granted for Danish Biodiesel Project
DENMARK - The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation has bestowed DKK 15 million ($3.1 million) for biodiesel R&D for the next three and a half years, according to Biofuel ...

Farm Bill Promotes U.S. Biofuels Production
CALIFORNIA - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has commended the United States Congress on the passing of the farm bill yesterday....

Neste Launches 10% Biodiesel Blend
FINLAND - Neste Oil has launched its 10% biodiesel blend in Finland this month, reports Renewable Energy Magazine.

Joint Venture to Create Cellulosic Ethanol
US - DuPont and Genencor are forming DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, a 50/50 global joint venture to develop and commercialize the leading, low-cost technology solution for the...