EPA Urged to Pursue Ethanol Alternatives
US - A delegation of 58 members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encouraging the agency to pursue advancing the development of cellulosic...

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.

Belarus: Conditions Favorable for Biofuel Production
BELARUS - Mr. Ivan Danchenko, chairman of Belgospicheprom, told an international conference on biofuels in central and eastern Europe that Belarus has unique and attractive conditions...

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.

World's Largest Biogas Plant Receives Permit
GERMANY - In late May, biogas plant manufacturer WELtec BioPower GmbH from Vechta in northern Germany, was granted a building permit for the world‘s largest biogas plant to date with...

Air NZ and Boeing Dependent on Jatropha
NEW ZEALAND - Air New Zealand and Boeing, in an effort to produce a viable biofuel, are depending on jatropha plant to come up with a more cost-effective and environmental-friendly...

EU Biofuel Targets Leaves Confectioners Worried
EU - Talks on the European Union's draft Renewable Energy Directive should be deferred until after independent research into the effects of biofuels production, according to arguments...

Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential
US - Like wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy, biomass produces fewer emissions than its fossil fuel counterparts. After fossil fuels, biomass is the most widely used fuel...

North America Faces Best and Worst of Biofuels
CALIFORNIA - Biofuels enjoy many inherent advantages such as regulatory, infrastructural, environmental, geopolitical, and agricultural support. However, their negative association...

Farming and Technology Address Grain Demand
US - More can be done now to increase the amount of grain farmers harvest from their land and help address the strong and growing global demand for grain, Mike Gumina, vice president...

NCGA: Opportunities of Climate Change Legislation
US - The U.S. Senate will take up S. 3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 this week.

DuPont Positions Itself for Long Term Growth
NEW YORK - At an investors’ conference here today, DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., said the company is accelerating growth through DuPont innovation that addresses...

Smoke-free Biogas the Latest Rage
INDIA - According to P.S. Raju, who is promoting biogas plants for cooking, it is possible to save abating fossil fuels and cook absolutely smoke-free with biogas.

Developing Agriculture Needed in Developing Countries
EU - In adopting a resolution on rising food prices in the EU and the developing countries, MEPs say that priority should be given to investment in agriculture, aquaculture, rural development...