Pigs: Renewable Fuel of the Future?
UK - The future of renewable energy could be in pigs, according to environmentally responsible energy firm, Green Energy UK.

Cutting Edge, Clean Climate-saving Technology
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - An international meeting of minds for people interested in clean, climate-friendly knowledge and technology will take place in Copenhagen in September 2008. The...

Wind Power Generation Begins Spin in Bulgaria
BULGARIA - A Japanese company has commenced business in generating electric power by wind turbines in Bulgaria, and selling it locally, through Kaliakra Wind Power AD (KWP).

Is Vegetable Oil Biodiesel on the Right Track?
US - Want to fill up your Volkswagen or Hummer on renewables, as Arnold Schwarzenegger does? Biodiesel, a vegetable-oil based variant on petroleum diesel, is your fuel.

UK Extend Biodiesel Quality Protocol
UK - WRAP and The Environment Agency have made amendments to the draft Quality Protocol regarding the production and use of biodiesel products created from waste vegetable oil. ...

MSU to Create Genomic Clearinghouse for Biofuel Crops
US - Michigan State University scientists, armed with a half-million-dollar federal grant, are creating an easily accessible, Web-based genomic database of information on crops that...

A Global, Green Biofuel Standard
GLOBE - Behind the debate were concerns that fuelling the world might be running into conflict with feeding the world and that being green at the fuel bowser might be linked with large...

Converting Lime-Treated Wheat Straw to Fuel
GENERAL - The limited availability of fossil fuel sources, worldwide rising energy demands and anticipated climate changes attributed to an increase of greenhouse gasses are important...

Biomass Holds Solution Say Scientists
INDIA - While the nation stays focussed on nuclear energy, two scientists have suggested that India should look at production of decentralised biomass energy for ensuring energy security,...

New Initiative Develops Cleaner, Greener Biofuels
UK - The Integrated Biorefinery Technologies Initiative (IBTI) Club, led by the UK’s main public funder of bioscience research – the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...

Question of Biomass Handling Begs a Technical Solution
UK - Keen to increase the proportion of biomass used in its boilers at ferrybridge Power Station to minimise environmental impact, Scottish and Southern Energy have introduced state-of-the-art...

Biofuels to Power India's Economic Future
INDIA - As India's economy improves relentlessly, experts are looking for ways to sustain this growth pattern and secure a reliable energy source. Recently, their eyes have turned to...

Forestry Task Force to Study Bioenergy Options
CANADA - A task force of forest industry stakeholders from Eastern Canada and Maine has been launched to explore bio-related opportunities within the forestry sector across the region....

Second Generation Biofuels Attracting Significant Investment
EU - Quality not quantity will be the most considered factor when biofuels are being considered for production and use, says a new report.

Plan to Generate Decentralised Biomass Energy
INDIA - A plan to provide decentralised biomass energy in order to meet the electricity needs of rural and small and medium industry is underway for the past two years.