Biofuels and biomass news articles 
Tesco vans fuelled by Gasrec's sustainable Liquid Biomethane from landfill sites
Tesco is commissioning 25 Iveco EcoDaily light commercial vehicles fuelled by sustainable Liquid Biomethane for its online grocery shopping and delivery service tesco.com. The fuel is made by UK company, Gasrec (the first commercial producer of Liquid Biomethane in Europe), and is created by extracting naturally occurring methane from organic waste in landfill sites and converting it to a high quality, clean fuel. Gasrec will initially supply... [more]
Strategic review of the biomass power plants market for power generation in Europe
Research and Markets has added Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Biomass Power Plants Market" to their offering. This analysis is available through the Energy & Power Growth Partnership Services programme. This study covers the European biomass power plant market with detailed analysis on revenues and forecasts for the same. It also discusses some of the more important issues facing the market in the form of drivers and restraints along ... [more]
We need all possible sources of energy to replace our dependence on declining fossils fuels
We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from? With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times... [more]
Bioprotect 350 prevents damage to engines arising from the by-products of biodiesel oxidation
Vitablend has announce the availability of Bioprotect 350, a liquid antioxidant designed for direct addition to biodiesel fuels that exhibits superior shelf-life extension and prevents damage to engines arising from the by-products of biodiesel oxidation. Studies carried out as part of the AGQM approval process demonstrated that 350ppm of Vitablend Bioprotect 350 offers the same performance as 1000ppm BHT and out performed all other antioxida... [more]
KBR to provide engineering services for a pilot plant designed to produce fuel from algae in Australia
KBR has been chosen to provide engineering services for a pilot plant designed to produce fuel from algae. It was recently announced that the plant, to be located in South East Queensland, Australia, is to receive approximately USD$1.3m of funding from the Queensland Government. KBR will provide engineering services for the project. Construction is planned to begin in August and the plant is expected to be operational within six months. KBR wi... [more]
Other Biofuels and biomass news and reviews
Maximising Africa's bioenergy potential
Africa has immense potential when it comes to producing energy from biomass, particularly 'second generation' technologies that convert woody or grassy materials — including agricultural waste — into biofuels.
Study Confirms Farmer Concerns about Collecting Corn Cobs
A Purdue University study funded by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council found that farmers would need about $100 per dry ton for corn cobs from biofuels producers before they would consider adding cob harvesting capabilities, according to the West Lafayette Journal & Courier in West Lafayette, Ind., http://dld.bz/uMZ4.
Trees in the tank – NZ’s energy future?
Within 30 years, more than a quarter of New Zealand’s energy needs and nearly a third of our transport fuels could come from energy crops and materials that are currently wasted.
Biofuel firm raises cool $3M
Camarillo-based Cool Planet Biofuels has raised another $3 million and leased 50,000 square feet of space to propel the development...
Local company turns focus to Yuma's natural resources
SouthWestern Technologies (SWT) of Yuma made a million dollars a year. Then the economy went sour, and revenues dropped to $40,000 a month. Then revenues dipped even more.
Renewable energy defined
Renewable energy is the energy that can be used continuously and it cannot be exhausted.
Planet Ark
Canadian organic food processor SunOpta Inc said it has sold its SunOpta BioProcess unit to Mascoma Corp for $51 million, to form a company focused on production of transportation fuels from non-food biomass.
Selling Southwest Miss.: The branding of a region
JACKSON — It's not just companies and products that need solid branding. Sometimes entire regions need a "hook." One area of the state is hoping to get just that, and it is looking for immediate results.
The branding of a region
It's not just companies and products that need solid branding. Sometimes entire regions need a "hook." One area of the state is hoping to get just that, and it is looking for immediate results.Southwest Mississippi suffers from an identity crisis that hinders economic development in the region,...
WSU Tri-Cities working to turn ag waste into energy
RICHLAND -- Washington State University Tri-Cities will be working on ways to turn local ag waste in
