Bioenergy Features for February 2010

Bioenergy Features Archive

Bioenergy from olive oil Bioenergy from olive oil

Widely used throughout the Mediterranean and beyond for cooking olive oil, or its residues are also an important bioenergy source. Andy Allen reports from Spain.

Comment: Is the biofuel bubble bursting? Comment: Is the biofuel bubble bursting?

Following a production boom from 2000-2008, biofuel is now leaving the R&D stage entering the commercial realm – something that could prune the biofuel company landscape. Lux Research looks into how to make biofuel companies successful.

Renewable energy at Linde Gas Renewable energy at Linde Gas

Linde’s involvement in renewable energy stretches back 20 years, when Linde started its development of hydrogen as a fuel. Since then, the company has entered renewable energy areas such as biogas, biomass, wind, geothermal, solar photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal, and fuel cells. Here Renewable Energy Focus’ Steve Barrett and Kari Larsen talk to Alan Watkins, Head of Merchant and Packaged Gases, and Andreas Opfermann, Head of Innovation Management at Linde Gas.

Comment: France ups feed-in tariff for solar, geothermal and biomass Comment: France ups feed-in tariff for solar, geothermal and biomass

France has introduced new feed-in tariffs for 2010 with higher geothermal, biomass, and building integrated solar photovoltaic (BIPV) tariffs than in 2009.