Southern African, EU Negotiators Sign New Trade Pact
(Reuters) Negotiators for Southern African states have agreed a new trade pact with the European Union which will give the countries a bigger market for food exports, South Africa’s trade and industry...
View ArticleMore Energy from a Litre of Biofuel
(University of Twente) Catalyst developed at University of Twente helps achieve European 2020 objective Oil produced from biomass – such as wood chips or plant residues – seldom has the same quality...
View ArticleNew Council of International Biotech Associations Formed
(Biotechnology Industry Organization) An international confederation of biotechnology trade associations announced today the ratification of bylaws creating the International Council of Biotechnology...
View ArticleThe Economic Competitiveness of U.S. Ethanol
by John M. Urbanchuk (ABF Economics/Renewable Fuels Association) … Reflecting this enhanced competitiveness and maturation, ethanol prices (both FOB plant and delivered at key U.S. markets) have...
View ArticleIreland Forced to Import 84% of Biofuel Needed
by Margaret Donnelly (Agriland) Ireland imported 126 liters of biofuels in 2013, 84% of what we used, according to An Taisce. An Taisce says the EU biofuels policy is failing to meet one of its key...
View ArticleBiofuels Making Progress on Two Continents
(RenewableEnergyWorld.com) New Hampshire, USA — … In a move that could restore biofuel market uncertainty in Europe, this week (June 11, 2014) energy ministers are expected to reach political...
View Article8 Trends Driving Aviation Biofuels Today
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … SkyNRG is undertaking its first major feedstock project in South Africa, featuring a nicotine-free energy tobacco crop that’s developed by Sunchem under the name of...
View ArticleEU May Renew US-Biodiesel Tariffs Targeting ADM to Cargill
by Jonathan Stearns (Bloomberg) The European Union threatened to renew tariffs on biodiesel from the U.S. for another five years in a sign of persistent trade tensions over renewable energy. The EU...
View ArticleWorld Bank: Climate-Smart Development Benefits Lives, Jobs, GDP
by Sue Retka Schill (Biomass Magazine) Advanced biofuels and biomass play supporting roles in several scenarios examined in a recent report from the World Bank Group looking at climate-smart...
View ArticleEnAlgae Scientific Papers Are Now Available Online
(EnAlgae) Anyone wishing to find out more about the results of the EU project EnAlgae can now find all the latest scientific papers relating to the project available online. EnAlgae, which is a...
View ArticleAnswers for Your Questions about the Bioeconomy, Biofuels, Renewable...
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … With great sessions at conferences, delegates are usually keen to get a hold of the powerpoint decks. But how do you get a hold of the great Q&A that follows the...
View ArticleEuropean H1 Ethanol Market Weak, Lacking Political Support: Abengoa CEO
(Platts) Fuel ethanol consumption in Europe in the first half of 2014 was low and the sector lacked the political support to meet Europe’s renewable energy targets, Manuel Sanchez-Ortega, CEO of...
View ArticleAlkol Biotech to Develop Sugarcane Research Lab in Europe
(Global BioBusiness) … Alkol Biotech, signed an agreement with the council of the city of Motril in the Andalusia region of Spain to develop what could be Europe’s first sugarcane development lab. The...
View ArticleNeste Oil Announces Off-take Agreement with U.S. Algae Producer
(Neste Oil/Biomass Magazine) Neste Oil and Renewable Algal Energy, a U.S.-based algae biomass producer, have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the...
View ArticleDo GMO Crops Foster Monoculture?
by Steve Savage (GMO Answers) Do GMO crops “foster monoculture?” This is a frequent criticism of modern agriculture. I have three with problems it: “Monoculture” isn’t the right term to use to...
View ArticleAdvanced Drop-In Biofuels for Commercial Aviation, Marine Shipping, and...
(Navigant Research) Viewed as a game changer in the race to commercialize advanced biofuels, aviation and marine biofuels represent a very significant opportunity for emerging producers in the...
View ArticleBiofuel Production to Surpass 50 mil. Gallons by 2019?
(Canadian Biomass) According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Biofuels Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 – 2019,” biofuels...
View ArticleEU Biofuel Outlook Bad for Rapeseed, Less So Wheat
(agrimoney.com) Use of rapeseed for making biofuels in the European Union is to stagnate at levels 20% below its high four years ago, but consumption of wheat, which has been replaced by corn, may...
View ArticleDong and Novozymes Win $53 Million From EU for Bioethanol Plant
by Louise Downing (Bloomberg News) Dong Energy AS and Novozymes AS won 39 million euros ($53 million) from the European Union to build a plant in Denmark that will use straw to produce clean fuel. The...
View ArticleSouthern African, EU Negotiators Sign New Trade Pact
(Reuters) Negotiators for Southern African states have agreed a new trade pact with the European Union which will give the countries a bigger market for food exports, South Africa’s trade and industry...
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