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Friday, November 13, 2009
US government agencies give US$24 million in grants to improve biofuels
November 13, 2009 US government agencies give US$24 million in grants to improve biofuels   About US$24 million in research-and-development grants handed out Thursday (November 12) by the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department o ...
Monday, November 9, 2009
Algae may replace corn's role in US biofuels
November 9, 2009 Algae may replace corn's role in US biofuels The US Congress plans to expand its biofuel mandate to include fuels made from algae and microorganisms, which could free up more corn supplies. A climate bill the Senate is cons ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
UK scientist queries sustainability of first generation biofuels
November 3, 2009 UK scientist queries sustainability of first generation biofuels There are "severe questions" around the sustainability of most first generation biofuels, the UK's chief scientific advisor told Dow Jones Newswires Monday (N ...
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Mexico to allow corn imports to produce biofuels
June 20, 2009 Mexico to allow corn imports to produce biofuels Mexico will allow corn imports to produce biofuels, as a law limits the use of domestic food crops to make fuel, the government said Thursday (Jun 18). The partial or total use ...
Monday, August 11, 2008
US meat groups, processors upset on EPA biofuels decision
August 11, 2008    US meat groups, processors upset on EPA biofuels decision Livestock producer groups, meat and poultry processors and the Texas Department of Agriculture quickly expressed disappointment with the Environmental Protection A ...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Brazil's president express support for biofuels
June 4, 2008 Brazil's president express support for biofuels Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday (June 4, 2008) defended biofuels, saying they could be an "important tool" against food insecurity. "Biofuels are not band ...
Thursday, May 22, 2008
USDA says effect of biofuels on feed price minimal
May 22, 2008 USDA says effect of biofuels on feed price minimal The role of ethanol production in exploding feed prices is much smaller than what is often believed, reports the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). A report by the department ...
Monday, May 5, 2008
US food makers lobby Congress to limit corn usage in biofuels
May 5, 2008 US food makers lobby Congress to limit corn usage in biofuels US food manufacturers are lobbying in Washington in an active effort to reshape government policy on ethanol as costs for raw materials like corn rises. The Senate's ...
Monday, May 5, 2008
24 Republican senators urge EPA to rethink US biofuels mandate
May 5, 2008 24 Republican senators urge EPA to rethink US biofuels mandate Two dozen Republican senators on Friday (May 2, 2008)  asked the Environmental Protection Agency to adjust requirements mandated by Congress in 2007 to blend more et ...
Friday, May 2, 2008
Biofuels group points to China as source of global food crisis
May 2, 2008 Biofuels group points to China as source of global food crisis China's change in meat consumption habits could empty world grain stocks in the next two years, according to a new study from Biofuels Digest. The change in China's ...
Friday, May 2, 2008
Biofuels group points to China as source of global food crisis
May 2, 2008 Biofuels group points to China as source of global food crisis China's change in meat consumption habits could empty world grain stocks in the next two years, according to a new study from Biofuels Digest. The change in China's ...
Friday, May 2, 2008
US scientists find new source for biofuels, could relieve corn supplies
May 2, 2008 US scientists find new source for biofuels, could relieve corn supplies   A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, according to scientists from the University of Texas. A mas ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Biofuels may imperil food security in Latin America
April 15, 2008 Biofuels may imperil food security in Latin America A global increase in biofuel production is threatening the food accessibility in Latin America, particularly to the impoverished, according to a United Nations body on Monda ...
Monday, December 31, 2007
USDA chief economist says new US biofuels standard "very ambitious"
December 31, 2007 USDA chief economist says new US biofuels standard "very ambitious" US farmers and fuel refiners face unprecedented challenges to meet the massive goals the US Congress has set for ethanol and biodiesel production over the ...
Monday, December 31, 2007
Review: Asia Biofuels Conference & Expo
Second generation biofuels and the relationship between ethanol production techniques and DDGS quality are among the discussed topics.

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