UPM Set to Develop Biofuels
FINLAND - Kymmene has announced plans to develop a biorefinery development centre to look at the advancement of wood as a fuel.

Neste Launches 10% Biodiesel Blend
FINLAND - Neste Oil has launched its 10% biodiesel blend in Finland this month, reports Renewable Energy Magazine.

Greenhouse Impact of Peat-based F-T-diesel
FINLAND - Substituting transport fuels with biomass-based fuels has been presented as one of the options in climate change mitigation and reducing dependency on fossil oil.

Wärtsilä Makes Use of Jatropha Oil
HELSINKI - Wärtsilä has secured an order for an engine-driven combined heat and power (CHP) plant that will run on the liquid biofuel, which is extracted from the seeds of the jatropha...

Cronberg backs Kemijärvi biofuel plan
FINLAND - Tarja Cronberg, the Finnish labour minister, said she was in favour of turning the Stora Enso pulp mill in Kemijärvi into a biofuel refinery and factory.