US and Uganda in Biofuels Link-up
UGANDA - Creating a regulatory environment that balances Uganda’s need for food security and affordable fuel is the goal of a USTDA grant to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Deve...

Dung Quat Refinery Operational in February
VIET NAM - The Dung Quat oil refinery in Viet Name, started three years ago should be completed by February next year the Vietnamese Comunist Party said this week.

DDGS May Help Pork Producers Save Money
SOUTH DAKOTA - With the relatively high prices of corn, soybean meal, and dicalcium phosphate, pork producers should consider utilizing dry distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to...

Brazil Delegation to Visit Kenya
KENYA - A delegation from Brazil is expected in Kenya next month to explore the possibility for establishing an ethanol plant.

Ethanol Plant Planned for Fiji
FIJI - Fiji could see investment of up to F$63.6 million (US$40 million) from China to build an ethanol plant creating between 700 and 800 jobs.

Trade Mission to South America
US - Staff from Auburn University recently took part in a trade mission to South America to investigate opportunities for biofuels and agribusinesses.

SRF Announces Biofuel Plans for Florida
US - A Florida company is to build a 20 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery plant on a 60 acre site south of Clewiston, part of plans to build at least three ethanol plants...

EU and US Move Apart on Biofuels
EU - The EU is set to ease biofuels targets in the face of global concerns over their inflationary impact on food prices.

Human Waste as Fertiliser For Switchgrass
US - Researchers at Washington State University are using human waste to help fertilise switch grass and corn crops used for biofuels.

Queensland Backs Five per cent Ethanol
AUSTRALIA - The Queensland Government has issued an order that all petrol should contain five per cent of ethanol by 2010.

Six New Biofuels Research Agreements from Shell
GLOBAL - Royal Dutch Shell has announced six new research agreements with experts in academic institutions across the world. They are part of a growing programme of agreements designed...

High Grain Prices Likely to Stay
US - An ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely hold, yielding the first sustained increase for corn, wheat and soybean prices in more than three decades, according to new...

New Energy Legislation Should Maintain Biofuels Incentives
US - As Congress continues to debate energy legislation this week, the importance of biofuels such as corn ethanol should be recognized as part of the solution to reduce energy prices...

Renewable Energy Push For Mobile Networks
KENYA - The GSM Association has launched the Green Power for Mobile programme with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or sustainable...

Firm Eyes Sorghum Ethanol Plant
TANZANIA - Energy company, the CAMS Group has put forward proposals to produce ethanol from sorghum in Tanzania.