Brazil Company Invests in Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
RIO DE JANEIRO - Abcesso Biofuels intend to be large-scale Jatropha Curcas, Biodiesel producer in Brazil.

New Plant for Southern Germany
GERMANY - Work is set to begin next month on the construction of a biogas plant in Southern Germany.

Canadian Company Aids Filipino Children
THE PHILIPPINES - A Canadian biodiesel company that will establish 100 village level biodiesel facilities in Southern Luzon is also keen on forming a scholarship foundation for children...

BP Saqqara Field Project Commences
EGYPT - BP Egypt, on behalf of its joint venture partners in the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), has announced that oil production from the Saqqara field has started.

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.

Renewable Energy Group Markets Biodiesel
US - According to the Farm&Ranch Guide, an Ames, Iowa, company is leading the biodiesel industry by marketing more biodiesel than anyone else in the United States.

Huge Dairy Digester Turns Waste to Watts
DALLAS, US - Dean Foods Company has begun development of an anaerobic digester on the Big Sky Dairy farm near Gooding, Idaho.

New Bio-gasoline Product Developed
HARTFIELD - XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc. has acquired BIOLENE ^TM, a newly developed bio-gasoline product.

Kinnoull North Sea Oil Discovery
UK - BP and its co-venturers, ENI UK Ltd and Petro Summit Investment UK Ltd, today announced an oil discovery in North Sea Block 16/23s, some 230 kilometres north-east of Aberdeen,...

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...

Greenfuel Funds $13.9M for Algae Farming
US - GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, a privately held company developing algae farm technologies for recycling CO₂ emissions, has closed a $13.9M venture capital round...

Thai Airways Helps Planet Earth by Thinking "Green"
THAILAND - Thai Airways has initiated projects to support and create increased awareness amongst the company's employees in the areas of environmental awareness and climate change.

Shell Backs Carbon Storage Research
SASKATCHEWAN - Shell Canada Limited recently signed on as a co-sponsor of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEA GHG) Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project...

BIOGAS NORD Expands Capital for Internationalization and Innovation
GERMANY - BIOGAS NORD AG is to increase its capital in order to further implement its strategy of internationalization and technological innovation.

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