Marubeni to Build Biomass Cogeneration Plant
SINGAPORE - Marubeni Corporation has been awarded a contract for EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction), worth approximately $250 million, for the Biomass and Clean Coal Cogeneration Plant...

EADS and A*STAR's ICES to Collaborate on Biofuels
SINGAPORE - A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) is entering into a collaborative project with EADS, a global leader in aerospace and defence, to investigate the conversion...

Bioenergy Plantation Upbeat on Jatropha Biofuels
SINGAPORE - Jatropha-based biofuel will continue to be a viable source of energy in the aviation and pharmaceutical sectors despite challenges in cultivation and development, according to Singapore...

Biofuel Potential of Municipal Solid Waste
SINGAPORE - Researchers at Singapore University are looking at the potential to produce cellulosic ethanol from waste paper and cardboard.

Asiatic in JV to Develop Biomass Plant in Malaysia
SINGAPORE - Asiatic Group (Holdings) Ltd said on Monday that it will take a 30 per cent stake in joint venture to develop a RM150 million (US$45 million) biomass project in Perak to convert empty...

Carbon Dioxide to Biofuel
SINGAPORE - Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide – a common greenhouse gas – by converting...

Neste Lays Biodiesel Foundation
SINGAPORE - Finnish company Neste Oil held started on the construction of its € 550 million NExBTL renewable diesel plant in Singapore, with a Foundation Stone Ceremony.

BioPower Generation Asia
SINGAPORE - Green Power Conferences have announced that Shaoyi Li from UNESCAP has been confirmed as a new keynote speaker at BioPower Generation Asia in Singapore from 25-26 March.

Ethanol cash margins likely to rise on U.S. energy bill, Citigroup says
SINGAPORE - Ethanol prices are now trading in line with gasoline prices for the first time since late August and, fueled by the new U.S. energy bill, are likely to rise further, Citigroup said...

Singapore builds alternative energy research centre
SINGAPORE - Singapore is investing S$38.5 million (US$26.7 million) to build a research centre to develop energy systems using alternative sources like solar, wind and fuel cell technology.