1 Biofuel refinery's future uncertain
NETTLETON - If you haven't been by the idle biodiesel plant behind the National Guard Armory lately, you haven't missed much. The stark white refinery, built by the doomed Biodiesel of Mississippi Inc., isn't operating and isn't likely to do so any time soon. Source: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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2 Biofuel demand driving Africa "land grab" - report
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Biofuel demand is driving a new "land grab" in Africa, with at least 5 million hectares (19,300 sq miles) acquired by foreign firms to grow crops in 11 countries, a study by an environmental group said on Monday. Source: The Star
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3 US government pumps fresh cash into biofuel research
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Friday 3 September 2010 at 10:55:00 About $9m of funding earmarked for second-generation biofuel research The US government has announced almost $9m (£5.8m) of fresh funding to support research into second-generation cellulosic biofuels that do not affect food supplies. The research grants, to be administered by the Departments of Agriculture and Energy, will help ... Source: vnunet.com
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4 Biofuel Usage Will Protect Environment, Says Expert
HO CHI MINH CITY, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Experts encourage Vietnamese motor vehicle users to use bio-fuel so as to protect the nation's environment, Vietnam news agency reported Wednesday. Source: Bernama
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5 Big donation for WSU-TC biofuel research
Friday was a big day for Washington State University Tri-Cities. $250,000 was donated toward research in the Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab. Source: KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities
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6 To Eat or To Grow Biofuel: That is the Question
Is biofuel production competing with food production for African land space, or can the two forms of land-use coexist? Source: Discovery News
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7 Biofuel Co-Production: Will it Scale Quickly?
We've heard many promises about large-scale facilities for cellulosic ethanol and diesel, but so far we haven't seen many promising results. This week, Honeywell and Rentech said they'll be working together to build a co-production facility that will produce high amounts of fuel and electricity by 2012. Source: Renewable Energy World
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8 Biofuel demand driving Africa "land grab" -report
Source: Reuters * Friends of Earth says biofuels displace African food crops * Biofuels seen as a key renewable energy source ABIDJAN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Biofuel demand is driving a new "land grab" ... Source: AlertNet
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9 Garbage-to-biofuel plant launched in Edmonton
Edmonton broke ground at its landfill Tuesday morning for a plant that will convert household garbage to biofuel. Source: CBC Edmonton
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10 Waste oil, tofu swap kills 3 birds with 1 stone
FUKUSHIMA - When is used cooking oil not considered waste? Households in Samegawamura, Fukushima Prefecture, think they have the answer. When the excess is exchanged for locally produced tofu, and refined to produce biofuel used to run official vehicles. Source: AsiaOne
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