Biofuel News

WAM Rome, Nov 06th, 2009 : The twin battles to improve food security for a growing world population and contain climate change can be fought on the same front the world's farmland, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday.

A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area.

As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future.

Gov. Phil Bredesen branded a legislative attack on the BioFuels Initiative he launched two years ago as "ridiculous" and "outrageous" Thursday and said it endangers an unannounced "very large investment in East Tennessee." "I'm more than irritated about it, I'm mad about it," Bredesen told reporters at a news conference when asked about the Fiscal ...

Neste Oil and St1 to Collaborate in VTT's TransEco Development Program; Focus on Bio-ethanol and Bio-components for Gasoline 4 November 2009 Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

The world's farmlands can be the frontline for the fight against the impact of climate change and the battle to feed the mounting global population, according to a new report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization today.

Oil major BP may start construction next year of a cellulosic biofuel plant as part of a push toward commercial production of new types of biofuels from next year, the head of the group's biofuels division said.

Commenting on a decision by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil today not to include greenhouse gas emissions standards in its certification criteria, Friends of the Earth's biofuels campaigner Kenneth Richter said: "By refusing to bring greenhouse gas emission standards into their certification scheme, palm oil producers have themselves ...

A biofuel firm from Stonehouse has warned that scrapping a 20p tax "buffer" on its products could force small companies to go under.

Planned palm oil carbon emission targets will be delayed by at least a year as planters clash with NGOs on calculating the vegetable oil's environmental impact, officials said on Monday.

All those churning windmills, all those solar panels soaking up the sun's rays, all that biofuel sloshing around, and yet the Oregon Legislature was operating in utter darkness when it wrote into law the nation's most generous, most lucrative green energy tax credits.

A new farm subsidy program created to spur the development of next-generation biofuels could turn out to be a cash cow for a decidedly old business - paper mills and their suppliers.

Growth Energy says testimony before a House Ag Subcommittee Thursday helped cement ethanol's role as the leading biofuel to reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil.

Iraq's date palm industry, traditionally a major employer and exporter, has yet to begin recovery from the 2003 invasion and remains in a crisis caused by underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, according to key industry figures.

Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue fought a house fire at 3312 Valley Crest Way Thursday evening that might have been sparked by homemade biofuel.

Viro International Corporation , is pleased to report that it has remitted payment for its 10-year promissory note for the balance of the acquisition of N-Viro's Florida operations, acquired December 28, 2006.

An adhesive used in products like laminate countertops may also help cement a place for economically viable biofuels, according to a Kansas State Univ.

PORTLAND – Governor John E. Baldacci joined partners Jarmin Kaltsas and Dean Sgouros of Maine Bio-Fuels Inc.

Biofuels produced from biomass feedstocks are, by definition, carbon neutral. Yet, in a newly published article in Science, frequent biofuel critics argue that this widely held scientific convention is erroneous.

Philippines News.Net Monday 26th October, 2009 Visiting US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has said his government is seeking partnership with the Philippines in biofuel research.