Half Brazil's Energy from Renewable Sources
BRAZIL - Almost half of Brazil's energy comes from renewable sources, according to a report from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Plan Approved for Poultry Biomass Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Plans have been approved for a plant for the disposal of poultry waste in County Antrim.

Biomass Plant for Klamath County Oregon
US - Plans have been put forward to the Oregon authorities for a wood wasste burning biomass plant in Klamath County.

Biomass Plant Planned for Vancouver
US - Plans are being put forward for a biomass plant in Vancouver, Washington.

Pinal Power to Build Green Waste Electric Plant
US - Maricopa in Arizona will soon be home to an additional and regionally significant clean-and-green industrial development.

Rentech and UOP Technology at Rialto Centre
US - Biofuel companies Rentech and UOP have joined forces to provide equipment and services for a new advanced biofuel plant in Rialto, California.

Orient Green Power to Increase Biomass Capacity
INDIA - Orient Green Power Company is to add 60MW of biomass based power generation capacity in the current financial year.

Red Tractor Assurance for Biofuels
UK - A new scheme, which could see farm assurance for biofuels, is being submitted to the EU Commission by Assured Food Standards this autumn.

Biomass Plants for Punjab
INDIA - The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is expected to build up to 36 biomass plants across Punjab over the next two years.

Transforming Bio-oil into More Efficient Fuel
UK - Aston University’s Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) is involved in a £1.4m project aimed at developing new technologies to transform bio-oil into a more efficient source of renewable energy,...

Ireland - a Clean Energy World Leader?
IRELAND - Ireland has more than three times its total energy requirements available from readily accessible renewable energy sources on its own doorstep.

New Fermentation Process of Bioenergy Production
UK - An innovative new process that uses anaerobic microorganisms and mimics the digestive processes of ruminants such as cattle and sheep is set to make a major advance in the way organic waste...

$100,000 for College to Train Biofuels Technicians
US - Stepping forward to meet the demand, Anoka-Ramsey Community College has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Governor’s Workforce Development Council to strengthen the local...

EMLL in Talks with BioFuels Provider
US - El Maniel International Inc, through its subsidiary EMLL Energy Limited, has entered into preliminary discussions with a Chicago based Biofuels Distributor and Oil Terminal Operator with...

Fuel Supply Agreement for Mason County Project
US — ADAGE, a biopower joint venture formed between AREVA and Duke Energy, has formed a long-term biomass fuel supply agreement for the Mason County Washington project with Green Diamond Resource...

Research Looks at Wood Waste for Ethanol
US - Researchers at North Carolina State University have received a grant aimed at finding an energy efficient and environmentally friendly method for breaking down lignin—a renewable, energy-rich...

Dow Corning Looks at Biomass Plant
US - Dow Corning’s Midland manufacturing site is considering setting up a biomass plant to provide a renewable, reliable and cost-effective supply of steam and electricity for the site’s ope...

India Ties Up with Japan for Biomass Power Project
TAMIL NADU, INDIA - Orient Green Power Company Ltd (OGPL), a part of the Chennai-based Shriram Group, has tied up with Nishi-Nippon Environmental Energy Co of Japan to set up a 7.5-MW biomass...

Genes May Make Biofuel Production More Economical
US - A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has taken the first step toward the more efficient and economical production of biofuels by developing a strain of yeast with increased alcohol...

Biomass Plant Plans to be Lodged
UK - Forth Energy, the company behind the plan, claims the plant will generate enough power to provide 86 per cent of Dundee with electricity.

Neglect of Woody Biomass Mystifies Foresters
AUSTRALIA - If or when the idea of a carbon tax returns to Australian politics, there's one form of renewable energy that many in Australia's forestry industry want government to consider.

Company Eyes Biomass Plant in Negros Occidental
PHILIPPINES - A power company is interested in building a biomass power plant in Negros Occidental, a move welcomed by Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. amid the province’s worsening power shorta...

New Process to Revolutionise Bioenergy Production
UK - An innovative new process that uses anaerobic microorganisms and mimics the digestive processes of ruminants such as cattle and sheep is set to make a major advance in the way organic waste...

Ghana Widening Scope for Biofuel Production
GHANA - Ghana has been keen in looking at cultivating the non-food crop Jatropha to produce biofuel. A number of foreign companies have acquired very large tracts of land and are growing Jatropha...

Gevo to Acquire Agri-Energy Ethanol Facility
US - Gevo, a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, yesterday announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Agri-Energy’s ethanol production facility in...