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Global Bioenergy Industry News
Thursday, March 11, 2010
REG Applauds Tax Credit Reinstatement US - Renewable Energy Group has applauded the US Senate’s passage of a bill containing the reinstatement of the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit, a critical piece of energy independence and green...
Enhanced Renewable Energy Target Scheme AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government’s Renewable Energy Target scheme will be enhanced to provide greater certainty for households, employees and businesses within the renewable energy industry,...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Norway Pushes Forward with Wind Power Plans NORWAY - Norway has joined nine EU countries in an initiative to mdevelop off shore wind power.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Moves to Restrict Clean Energy Grants Attacked US - In the wake of a new report revealing that a clean-energy grant programme in the stimulus has paid out more than $1 billion to foreign manufacturers, US Senators Charles E. Schumer, Bob...
Friday, March 05, 2010
Wind Energy at Heart of EU Smart Growth Strategy EU - The European Commission’s ‘Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ published today contains grid and market commitments that will boost the growth of wind energy...
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Commission Steps up Biomass Use EU - A major European Commission research initiative to improve and increase the sustainable use of biomass has been launched.
Canada Invests in Oil Seed Research and Innovation CANADA - The Canadian Government is investing in research and innovation that will give oil seed producers the tools to protect and build their businesses.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Joining Forces for Renewable Energy in Europe EU - Europe's research driven clusters in sustainable forest management and wood based industries have received new co-operation opportunities within the ROKFOR project which started on 23 F...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
NFU CONFERENCE - Opposition Launches New Agenda for Agriculture UK - A shake up of the food and agriculture industries has been promised following the forthcoming general election in the UK if the opposition Conservative party wins control, writes TheBioenergySite...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
NFU CONFERENCE - Fighting the British Corner in Europe UK - The voice of British farmers has to be heard in the forthcoming negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy in Europe, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message from the president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall, writes...
Monday, February 22, 2010
NT to Cut Fossil Fuel by Fifty Per Cent by 2020 UK - The UK conservation organisation National Trust is to reduce use of fossil fuels by 50 per cent within the next 10 years.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Organic Feedstock for Anaerobic Digester CANADA - Organic Resource Management Inc. is to supply organic residuals to a farm-based Anaerobic Digester ("AD") at the Delft Blue, "Corner Farm", a division of Grober Group Inc., located near...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Associations Call for Stronger RES US - CEOs representing America's renewable energy industries have announced a major new study showing that a 25 per cent by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Senator Introduces Major Solar Energy Initiative US - Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate's green jobs subcommittee, has introduced legislation with nine cosponsors to encourage the installation of 10 million solar systems...
Gene Discovery to Increase Biomass for Green Fuel UK - Manchester scientists have identified the genes that make plants grow fatter and plan to use their research to increase plant biomass in trees and other species – thus helping meet the need...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
NBB Welcomes RFS3 Rule US - The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has welcomed the issuing of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule to implement the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) provided for...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Cash Rewards for Low Carbon Electricity and Heating UK - Households and communities, who install generating technologies such as small wind turbines and solar panels, will from April be entitled to claim payments for the low carbon electricity...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Sorghum Feeds Africa and is Important to US US - Sorghum, a main food crop in many African nations and the second most important animal feed crop in the United States, has the potential for expanded food and fuel uses both here and abroad,...
Bio-Future for Canada’s Forest Products Industry CANADA - A study by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) shows how the forest products industry can build on its world-class forest management practices to emerge from the current...
Monday, February 01, 2010
Wind Farms Offset Federal Financial Incentive CANADA – A study by GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, estimates that renewing a Canadian federal financial incentive that has now allocated virtually all of its funding for wind energy...
Rebirth of British Wind Energy Manufacturing UK - The British Wind Energy Association Cymru has welcomed the announcement by engineering firm Mabey Bridge to invest £38 million in a Chepstow-based factory to build and paint wind turbine...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
World's Largest Wood Pellet Plant Underway RUSSIA - Vyborgskaya Cellulose is building the world's largest wood pellet plant at its facility in Russia near the border with Finland. Production capacity will be over 900,000 tons per year....
Friday, January 22, 2010
USDA and Navy Join to Boost Renewable Fuels US - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Navy (DoN) have joined forces to encourage the development of advanced biofuels and other renewable energy s...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Biofuels to Create Green Future INDIA - Much of the discussion on combating climate change is focusing on captivating carbon dioxide and methane, the two major culprits causing global warming, a biofuels conference in Delhi...

