A new report developed by Dutch consultancy Ecofys and published by ePURE has explored the role of biofuels and other driving forces behind the 2006-2008 food crisis and the 2011…
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First bioethanol plant in Indonesia
On 27 August the Indonesian Government, launched the development of its first bioethanol plant in Mojokerto, East Java. “It is our first molasses–based ethanol plant. The project will later run…
WELTEC builds 2.4 MW biogas plant for a textile industry in Belgium
Belgian NPG Energy has requested German Weltec Biopower GmbH to set up a 2.4 MW biogas plant in the district of Limburg, that will generate 19 GWh of power and…
Bioenergy zones for renewable energy in Haiti
Haiti based Sonamar S.A. and Bangalore based VayuGrid have signed a joint venture agreement for developing BioEnergy Zones across Haiti. The zones will be located in non-arable land across Haiti to supply…
All-Gas project achieves first algae harvest
The All-gas project, co-funded by the EU with the FP7 programme to convert algae into energy using wastewater, has successfully grown its first crop of algae biomass at its site…
EUBC&E 2014 will be in Hamburg call for abstracts and parallel events now open
The 22nd edition of the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will be held in Hamburg 23-26 June 2014. The call for abstracts is open until 28 October 2013 for scientific…
A plan to achieve 100 biogas plants by 2020 in Midi-Pyrénées France
In France, 100 biogas plants will be built in the region of Midi-Pyrénées until 2020, as announced on July 30th by the President of the Regional Authority Martin Malvy. This…
Agreement signed to assess feasibility of commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Malaysia
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on August 2nd between Hock Lee Group and Beta Renewables to develop a feasibility study for a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Malaysia. The…
INEOS Bio announces commercial scale production of cellulosic ethanol
On July 31st INEOS Bio announced that its plant at Indian River BioEnergy Center is now producing cellulosic ethanol at commercial scale, at the same time exporting renewable power to…
Stump to Pump project to investigate liquid biofuels from forestry waste in New Zealand
In New Zealand the Stump to Pump innovation program has received a co-funding of $6.75 million by the Ministry of Primary industries to develop liquid biofuels from forestry waste, while…
