Biofuel Plant Coming to Pike County
INDIANAPOLIS - Agresti Biofuels has announced that it will begin contract negotiations with Pike County, Ky. for the first commercial municipal solid waste (MSW) to cellulosic ethanol...

Jatropha on the Rise as RP's Alternative Fuel
PHILIPPINES - With the way President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the PNOC-AFC is promoting its production, jatropha is now on the rise as one of the country's alternative fuel, which...

Gasoline From Biomass Could Fuel Tanks by 2010
TEXAS, US - Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc.,...

Biomass Gasification is Next at Nexterra
CANADA - After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company's Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis...

Mekong Region Develops Biodiesel Fuel
VIET NAM - Some businesses in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta are working on restoring biodiesel production as the domestic market struggles against rapid increases in petrol prices;...

Spatial Information Supports Strategic Wind Farms
UK - ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a contract to develop spatial information layers on the location and economic value of commercial fishing and shellfishing...

More Energy-Efficient Ethanol
WASHINGTON, US - Making corn ethanol is an energy-intensive process, requiring fossil fuels to grow and harvest corn and to power the production plant.

Spotlight on Sorghum's Biofuel Potential
WASHINGTON, D.C., US - Sorghum's potential as a biofuel crop will be explored at the International Workshop on Sorghum for Biofuels which begins in Houston, Texas, tomorrow.

Land for Biofuels is a Bad Swap for Environment
US - The production and use of biofuels such as ethanol would contribute to global warming more than simply using gasoline, according to two studies published in the journal Sc...

Diageo's Venture - a Global First
SCOTLAND, UK - Plans for a pioneering bioenergy facility at Scotland’s largest distillery, Cameronbridge in Fife, were announced today (Thursday, August 7th 2008) by Diageo.

Georgia Becoming World Leader in Biofuels
US - Georgia's gotten $700 million in alternative fuel investment in past three years.

Biofuel Boom and the Effect on French Food
FRANCE - France remains the second largest European producer, and consumer, of biofuels, encouraging production and utilization with tax rebates and penalties, but the negative impacts...

Waste: a Cheaper Car Fuel
UK - Imagine if cars ran on household waste, if gas tanks were filled with ethanol made from wood chips. Well, the technology to make it happen is already a reality and companies...

Tanzania Draws up Biofuel Guidelines
TANZANIA - Tanzania will draw up guidelines by the end of the year for investment in biofuel production to ensure that food growers aren't displaced by fuel crops and that no harm...

Algae to Cut Coal Plant Emissions
US - With international attention focused on carbon dioxide and its role in global climate change, power companies might find a hero in humble algae, a speaker said yesterday at the...