Green Light for Europe's Biggest Windfarm
SCOTLAND - Europe's largest onshore windfarm has been given the green light by the Scottish Government.

More Green Energy Jobs for Scotland
SCOTLAND - A new biomass plant has been secured for Scotland by RWE npower Cogen and Tullis Russell with Government support of £8.1 million.

Government Extends Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
UK - The regions of England that will be designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones are to be significantly increased following the announcement of a new Nitrates Action Programme by the British...

Cars to Run on Fuel from Household Waste
INEOS, the world’s third largest chemical company, is aiming to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol fuel from biodegradable municipal waste around two years.

Royal Backing For Biofuels
UK - The political pressures on the biofuels industry were brought to the attention of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, during a tour of the Ensus plant at Wilton.

The Glycerol Challenge
UK - Researchers from the University are leading a £1.86M project to improve the environmental benefits and economic viability of biodiesel manufacture.

Fuel from Food Waste
UK - Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other.

Biofuels Drive Hunger
UK - Today's biofuel policies are not solving the climate or fuel crises but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation, hitting poor people hardest, according to a report...

Defra Ministers Give Boost to Biogas
UK - Fifty senior industry and NGO executives met Defra ministers yesterday to discuss multi-million pound plans to make greater use of anaerobic digestion – the technology which produces...

Gross Margin Table Topped by Low Biomass Rape
UK - Low biomass oilseed rape has topped the gross margin table for next years harvest, with a projected Gross Margin of £962/hectare, compared with £907/ha for first wheat and £730/ha...

Warning: Biofuels and Biodiversity Don't Mix
UK - Rising demand for palm oil will decimate biodiversity unless producers and politicians can work together to preserve as much remaining natural forest as possible, ecologists have...

NFUS Urges Clarification on Biofuels Debate
SCOTLAND - NFU Scotland is calling for clarity and sensible discussion as the biofuels debate rages on.

Gallagher Review Urges Slowing Down Biofuels Use
UK - The Renewable Fuels Agency's Gallagher review into the indirect effects of biofuels was released on the 7^th of July.

NFU: Government Must Stand Firm on Biofuels Commitment
UK - Sustainably produced biofuels can play a key role in addressing the challenge of climate change and energy security and the Government should restate its commitment to their use...

Expert Says Biofuels Not Behind Inflation
UK - A renowned crop expert says that the reason for food price rise is not biofuels, but rather a lack of political leadership.