What's Greener? Algae? Or Ethanol?
UK - "In my May article, Food Shock , I mentioned that biofuel production was consuming many of the crops normally used for food," writes Jennifer Barry (Global Asset Strategist) for...

Energy from Waste Report Findings Welcomed
SCOTLAND - SEPA (the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) has released two reports which assess waste treatment technologies and their benefits to sustainable waste management.

McCain Foods Makes Investment in Biogas Project
UK - McCain Foods has reported that 10% of its electrical needs will be provided by a new anaerobic lagoon.

CEEF Projects Double Their Fuel Poverty Targets
UK - Forty nine projects in England supported by the Community Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) are expected to exceed their targets by 100 per cent, Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock...

Biodiesel Need Not be Blamed for Food Prices
UK - The struggling Teeside biodiesel industry need not be blamed for inflation, says Tory MEP Martin Callanan.

International Biodiversity Commitments Welcomed
UK - A range of international commitments on conserving biodiversity agreed this week are a positive step forward – but the UK will continue to press for international action.

Climate Survey Taken on UK Farmers
UK - According to an England survey, more than half of the country's farmers are of the view that they are already affected by climate alterations, and about 70% expect to be affected...

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.

Drax and Alstom Sign £50m Biomass Deal
UK - Drax, allegedly one of England's biggest polluters, has signed a major deal worth £50m (€63 million) with Alstom for the development of a biomass co-firing facility to be constructed...

Study: Small Bioelectricity Plants Dirtier
UK - Small-scale community based bio-power plants produce higher levels of emissions per unit of electrical output than large facilities, according to new research presented at a major...

The Cost of Green Power
UK - The search for greener forms of electricity has led to a conflict between energy needs and the impact of power generating systems on the nearby environment. Rob Westall,...

£4m in Grants to Entry in Biogas Production Market
UK - The treatment of waste and emissions of greenhouse gases and methane continue to be a concern in the agricultural industry. Could biogas be an answer to these problems? writes...

Welsh Experiments Turn Grass to Gas
UK - Experiments at Aberystwyth could turn humble perennial ryegrass into fuel, according to a NewsWales article.

Beautiful Farms Awards Rewards UK Farmers
UK - The annual Beautiful Farm Awards recognises and rewards farmers for their care and stewardship of the British countryside, and the competition is now open to all farmers across...

The British Model is the Key to Biofuels
UK - The NFU has taken the opportunity of national Biofuels Day to draw a clear distinction between biofuels produced sustainably to what it calls "The British Model" that yield genuine...