http://www.BiofuelNewsPortal.com/Latest Biofuel, biodiesel and biomass technology news articlesenBiofuel News PortalBiofuel News Portalhttp://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10862.htmlMon, 6 Feb 2012 16:11:22 GMTUkraine seeks to reduce its current dependency on gas imports. To address the issue, a number of initiatives are being taken which are aimed at boosting energy efficiency, introducing energy saving technologies and renewable energy resources. The feed-in tariffs effective since April 2009, rank among the highest in Europe, which considering the saturated European market, makes Ukraine especially l ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10856.htmlWed, 1 Feb 2012 06:24:09 GMTResearchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy. The research was carried out by a team from the University of Cambridge and Rothamsted Research, which receives strategic funding from BBSRC. Their findings wer ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10855.htmlWed, 1 Feb 2012 06:16:53 GMTRenEnergy will be hosting their first-ever Renewable Heat Incentive Conference on February 29th at Dunston Hall, Norwich. On November 28th, 2011, the Government launched the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which pays off-gas commercial concerns for the micro-generation of renewable heat. Keen to raise awareness of the RHI across Norfolk, RenEnergy are hosting the event to help educate those with ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10851.htmlTue, 31 Jan 2012 06:02:01 GMTCommunity Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town's fuel poverty. CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011. ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10839.htmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 12:34:17 GMTClimate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government's flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10838.htmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 12:26:51 GMTViessmann will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the simple integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems, at Ecobuild (March 20-22, 2012; ExCel; London stand N2730). Fourteen products from the company's comprehensive range of quality products for domestic, commercial and renewable applications will be on display includi ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10766.htmlTue, 17 Jan 2012 06:27:50 GMTPDM, the UK's largest food waste recycler, has announced plans to invest a further GBP40 million in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plants this year. This investment will result in two new plants located in Widnes and East London. The announcement follows the completion of the company's first AD plant at its headquarters in Doncaster. The two new plants will each double ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10464.htmlTue, 27 Dec 2011 22:03:06 GMTLast week, Thai Airways International (THAI) was the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight using biofuels to support the Company's Travel Green initiative which is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. THAI operated the first passenger biofuels flight on December 22nd from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Passengers consisted of 100 students and professors who ha ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10450.htmlMon, 19 Dec 2011 06:10:15 GMTIn March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by ... [more] http://www.Biofuelnewsportal.com/biofuel_article10451.htmlFri, 16 Dec 2011 11:50:54 GMTGreenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online acti ... [more]