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.

Shell and Cosan Sign Joint Venture
BRAZIL – A $12-billion joint venture between Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) and Cosan S.A. (Cosan) moved closer to when the two companies signed binding agreements last...

Shell Set to Ink Brazilian Biofuel Megadeal
BRAZIL - Shell is poised to complete a multibillion-dollar deal with Brazilian ethanol producer Cosan, instantly establishing the company as a major player in the fast-expanding biofuel mark...

Amyris to Fuel Sao Paulo Buses with Biodiesel
BRAZIL - California-based Amyris is launching a pilot biofuel bus project in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. For a period of six months, three of the city’s buses will be fuelled by a blend...

Sugar Cane Diesel in Brazil Next Year
BRAZIL - Sugarcane diesel is to be sold in Brazil starting in 2011, a US biotech company said after inaugurating an on-road test in partnership with the Sao Paulo municipal government.

Bioverde to Buy Copenor
BRAZIL - BioVerde Industria e Comercio de Biocombustiveis SA is to buy Companhia Petroquimica do Nordeste - Copenor - for 23.5 million reais.

Dedini and Novozymes Together on Cellulosic Ethanol
Sugar ethanol company Dedini SA Industrias de Base, well known for its innovation in the sugar-ethanol market and Novozymes AS are to develop a technological route to produce cellulosic ethanol...

Alstom Wins First Contract in Brazilian Wind Market
BRAZIL - Alstom has signed a contract worth €100 million with the Brazilian renewable power generating company, Desenvix, subsidiary of the Engevix engineering group, to build a 90 MW wind farm...

Brazil to Help Kenya Produce Biofuel
BRAZIL - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised that Brazil will help Kenya to produce biodiesel.

Technological Partnership for Biofuel Segment
BRAZIL - Brazilian petro chemical company Petrobras has formed a partnership with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, to develop a new process for the enhanced conversion of biomass lignocelluloses, as...

Petrobras and São Martinho in Ethanol Deal
BRAZIL - Petrobras, through its Petrobras Biocombustível subsidiary, announces a strategic partnership with Grupo São Martinho S.A. to grow ethanol production in Midwestern Brazil, in the State...

Brazilian Ethanol Conquers US Market
BRAZIL - The need to reduce pollutant consumption has made the US set some goals for the growing consumption of biofuel.

Biofuels Not Harmful to Food
BRAZIL - Brazil is not going to lose its potential for producing food as a result of increasing sugarcane crops, according to a survey by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea).

Bayer CropScience Extends Sugarcane-Research
BRAZIL - Bayer CropScience and the CTC – Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, the Center for Sugarcane Technology, São Paulo, Brazil – is to enter into a broad cooperation on the research and development...

Fuel Consumption Increases in Brazil in Q1 of 2010
BRAZIL - Fuel consumption in Brazil grew by approximately eight per cent in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period of last year.

Brazil to Promote Use of Biofuel in Aviation
BRAZIL - An alliance of aircraft manufacturers in Brazil, the Brazilian Alliance for Aviation Biofuels (Abraba), will promote “development and certification of sustainable biofuel” for use in...

Petrobras Invests in Biodiesel Production in Pará
BRAZIL - Petrobras is to invest in two projects to produce biodiesel from palm oil in the state of Pará in Brazil.

Brazil Invests in Energy Projects
BRAZIL - The Brazilian government is to invest 951 billion reais ($540 billion) in energy projects over the next nine years.

Petrobras Invests in Sugar Cane
BRAZIL - Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras and Tereos Participações have formed a strategic partnership to invest in Açúcar Guarani S.A. (Guarani), a Tereos group subsidiary, aiming to accelerate...

Petrobras' Shareholders Approve Results
BRAZIL - The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Petrobras last week elected the new chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, finance minister Guido Mantega....

Petrobras to Manufacture Ethanol in Minas Gerais
BRAZIL - The Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras is to start manufacturing ethanol this month at the Bambuí Plant, in Minas Gerais.

Tereos Creates International Group
BRAZIL - The French Tereos Group is to create Tereos Internacional, a global leader in food ingredients and bioenergy, by combining its Brazilian-listed subsidiary, Açucar Guarani (ACGU3) with...

EDP Builds Wind Farm in Rio Grande do Sul
BRAZIL - EDP Renewables, an EDP Group company, has started work on its third wind farm in Brazil, based in Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul.

IPMSA To Invest $277 Million in Brazil Wind Farms
BRAZIL - Argentina's renewable energy company Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona S.A. (IMPSA) is to develop wind farms in Brazil according to a stock exchange filing.

Tilapia Waste for Biodiesel
BRAZIL - The Ceara Nucleus Foundation of Industrial Technology (NUTEC) in Brazil is researching a project to produce biodiesel from the by-products of fish processing.