Bioenergy News for September 2012

Bioenergy News Archive

New Blog: Water use in electricity generation: the sobering facts that make a case for wind and solar power

Did you know it takes 100,000 gallons of water to produce a single megawatt hour of electricity?

Stop Press: Webinar - Advanced Conversion: Maximising the Potential for Energy from Waste Stop Press: Webinar - Advanced Conversion: Maximising the Potential for Energy from Waste

Our next webinar on October 24 will give a snapshot behind the development of Energy-from-Waste, and highlight the benefits of Advanced Conversion Technologies...

Proposed land use rules will “penalise biofuels producers in Europe” warns European Biomass Association

The European Commission (EC) is preparing new rules on indirect land use change (ILUC) for the biofuels sector, but the current draft, if adopted, will have a number of negative impacts on biofuels sector, according to the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM).

US biofuel organisations appeal to Obama to maintain Renewable Fuels Standard

The Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council (BPCC) has urged President Barack Obama to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a series of regulations requiring the blending of renewable fuel into transportation fuel with a current target of 36 billion gallons by 2022.

Blog: an introduction from our new Managing Editor Gail Rajgor...

When David passed on the editorial metaphorical torch to me for Renewable Energy Focus, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind first month or two...

Stop Press: Our newsletter is back up and running...

Renewable Energy Focus' e-newsletter service returns after an unscheduled break...

Japanese research institute receives funding for algae harvesting biofuel project

The Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-tech has received funding from the Japanese government for its ambitious algae biofuels programme.