A recent study has found that abandoned agave plantations in Mexico and Africa could be reclaimed for biofuel crops. The research suggests that the plants used to distil tequila could be used as an alternative crop source that does not…
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Agave could pave the way for new biofuel crops
Tagged with: Agave, Agave biofuel, biofuel crops, mexican biofuel, University of Oxford
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel Production, News
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel Production, News
Australia push back alternative fuel taxes to encourage biofuel innovation
In Australia, the federal government has introduced draft legislation for public consultation that would push back the date for taxing alternative fuels including ethanol and LPG into the excise tax regime until December 2011, pushed back from the original July…
Tagged with: Australia biofuel, biodiesel, bioethanol, biofuel tax
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
EPA biomass delay gives biofuels industry breathing room
The EPA has announced it will delay planned greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for biomass for at least three years. The delay is welcome news for the biofuel advocates, who have been warning that EPA plans to regulate biogenic CO2…
Tagged with: EPA, greenhouse gas
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Bioethanol Production, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Singapore To Hold Biofuels Conference In March 2011
International academia, scientists and experts on biofuels will meet in Singapore in March to identify promising avenues to a viable biofuels future. The experts will discuss economic and environmental considerations of biofuel technologies and the integration of biofuels into the…
Tagged with: A*STAR, biofuels future, singapore, Singapore's Agency for Science Technology and Research, University of California
Posted in Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Bioethanol Production, Biofuel for Military, Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel from Algae, Biofuel Funding, Biofuel Home Production, Biofuel in Motorsport, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, Food Crops, News
Posted in Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Bioethanol Production, Biofuel for Military, Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel from Algae, Biofuel Funding, Biofuel Home Production, Biofuel in Motorsport, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, Food Crops, News
Green energy and biofuels company REG Bio-Power meets UK demand with new processing plant
Green energy and biofuels company REG Bio-Power has launched a new processing facility – the first of its kind in the UK – after an investment of almost one million pounds. REG Bio-Power, part of AIM-listed Renewable Energy Generation Group,…
Tagged with: REG Bio-Power, Renewable Energy Generation Group, Waste vegetable oil
Posted in Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Bioethanol Production, Biofuel Production, News
Posted in Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Bioethanol Production, Biofuel Production, News
EU biofuels policy could create “major environmental pressure”
EU biofuels policy does not adequately protect the environment against negative consequences, according to a study reviewing the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the EU’s planned increase in biofuels use up to 2020. Based on newly released national…
Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet at The White House
Leaders of the advanced biofuel industry personally delivered an important message to the Obama Administration this morning at a White House meeting that included representatives of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Algal Biomass Organization(ABO).…
Hallen villagers unite in biofuel power station fight
Nearly every resident of a village near Bristol has signed a petition to oppose the building of a biofuel power station in their community. Campaigners in Hallen, just west of the city, say there is already too much industry in…
Germany to raise it’s bioethanol blending in gasoline
The German cabinet will vote on Wednesday on a proposal to raise the maximum level of bioethanol allowed in blended gasoline to 10 percent in January 2011 from 5 percent now, the country’s environment ministry said on Monday. The move…
UK biofuel use hits target early
Biofuel use in UK road fuels has met the government’s third-year target ahead of schedule, according to latest Renewable Fuels Agency figures. In the first three months of the 2010/11 reporting period for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, some 426m…
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