Month: December 2010

Danish companies see a big business potential in helping to curb the world’s reliance on petrochemicals. Danisco AS and Novozymes AS, which together cover 70% of the world market for enzymes that go into making...

Researchers at an Adelaide University have successfully isolated a gene that could see commercially viable quantities of biofuel produced. The gene has been identified as causing production of the renewable algae responsible for...

Viral Genetics, Inc., (Pinksheets: VRAL.PK) has launched a subsidiary called “VG Energy, Inc.” The new entity is majority-owned by Viral Genetics and its current shareholders, and was formed to market the company’s biofuel...

Voters have a strong emotional attachment to woodlands. Leaked plans to sell state-owned woodlands managed by the Forestry Commission led to fears of a rise in Centre Parcs-style holiday villages, golf courses and adventure...

A vehicle dubbed a “microlight on skis” has become the first biofuel-powered vehicle to drive to the South Pole. The Winston Wong Bio-Inspired Ice Vehicle, developed by Imperial College, reached the pole last night after a...