Cost of Biofuels No Longer Sky High
by Peter Hannam (The Age) Whether it's the use of organisms first found in the guts of rabbits in New Zealand
by Peter Hannam (The Age) Whether it's the use of organisms first found in the guts of rabbits in New Zealand
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in
by Nina Chestney (Reuters) * U.S. cellulosic biofuel goals not reached * Beta sees industry stepping up output by 2015 * New
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is fibre fuel, how does it displace petroleum via supercritical technology, and what does
by Michael Berry (The Press/Stuff.co.nz) Solid Energy's biofuel company has been sold to its management, two Christchurch men who are
by Jason Krupp (EIN News) Petrol retailer Z Energy says world oil prices could plunge by almost half in the
(Radio New Zealand News) Service station chain Z Energy is expecting a new push to replace some of its fossil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Brazil, India, the US, China and the EU point the way towards a 60 billion
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the biofuels revolution, the primary focus has been not on producing methanol (and,
by Grant Bradley (The New Zealand Herald) ...A major report out today reviews New Zealand's green growth opportunities and outlines
(Radio New Zealand) Z Energy says it may switch to ethanol-blended petrol, but this could cost the Government up to
by John Vidal (The Guardian) Israeli biotech firm says its modified eucalyptus trees can displace the fossil fuel industry It's a
by Mridul Chadha (Clean Technica) Solar power plants and coconut biofuel-powered generators will be switched on in Tokelau next week as the three-atoll
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... United States Concerns over the price impacts of a devastating US drought have led to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul
(Radio New Zealand International) Pacific nations which are most under threat from rising seas have vowed to abandon diesel and
(Radio New Zealand) The researchers are putting 7000 Miscanthus giganteus plants on sites near Port Chalmers and Oturehua in central Otago to
(Scoop/Solid Energy NZ) The Department of Corrections has signed on to supply used cooking oil from all 18 of its
by S. Heather Duncan (Macon Telegraph) Although the company that purchased a defunct ethanol refinery in Soperton has some of
by S. Heather Duncan (Macon.com) The new owner of a shuttered ethanol plant in Soperton plans to eventually add hundreds
by John Lewis (ODT) Large colourful crops of oil-seed rape may become a more common sight on Otago farms in
(Bloomberg) LanzaTech NZ Ltd., a closely held biofuels company backed by billionaire Vinod Khosla, will convert a U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Australia, Licella had a big day, announcing the opening of its demonstration plant, a
by Michael J. Coren (FastCoExist.com) It’s not a joke. Coconuts—and not much else—are plentiful on the islands of Tokelau. So
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Philippe Marlière, co-founder of Global Bioenergies and president of its Scientific Advisory Board, comments: “Carbon
(Scoop/Christchurch City Council) A wastewater treatment process that recycles biodiesel glycerol and produces 'green' renewable energy is now underway in
Laurel Harmon (LanzaTech Inc.) LanzaTech, Inc., was founded in January 2005 by CSO Dr. Sean Simpson in New Zealand. Funds
by Shishir Prashant (Business Standard) Ruchi Soya, an oilseed company, with a Rs 13,000-crore turnover, wants to replicate the experiment done
By: Sarah Zielinski (Smithsonian Magazine) If one of the goals of growing plants for biofuel is to be kinder to the environment
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) Aquaflow Bionomic Corp., a New Zealand-based algae technology developer, is taking a broad approach to
by Bill Moore (Stuff.co.nz) Nelson-based biofuel company Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation has announced a deal with a Texas-based renewable fuel company
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) Months are passing but New Zealand ’s new government still won’t say whether or
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) In New Zealand, the government’s policy to promote biofuels is facing the axe on
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) Suddenly it’s scale-up time in Asia and everyone is scrambling for biofuels. Only a
(GreenAirOnline) A study to determine the feasibility of the Australian and New Zealand aviation sector using sustainable biofuels to meet
by Glenn Meyers (CleanTechnica) There is now more good news on producing hydrogen, the clean-burning fuel that leaves behind water
(CSIRO) Establishing an economically and environmentally beneficial, 'bio-derived' Australian and New Zealand aviation fuels industry is a viable proposition,
(Scoop) Biodiesel New Zealand is establishing a bulk distribution facility in Nelson to supply upper South Island customers with both
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Distillers grains as a component in plastics? You bet, if two Nebraska companies achieve
(Radio New Zealand) /...Stuart Locke, who heads Waikato University's Institute of Business Studies, says the need to free up land
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) It was quite a shock to return from the exciting and very sustainability-oriented Advanced
(TVNZ) ...ONE News has discovered the programme to subsidise the fledgling biofuels industry isn't delivering, even though at least one
by Simon Shepherd (3News) The first of a new bio-friendly fuel has gone on sale in New Zealand. The new fuel,
by Helen Murdoch (Nelson Mail) ...Biodiesel New Zealand general manager Andrew Simcock yesterday told 60 people at a Nelson seminar
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New Zealand, LanzaTech is partnering with China’s LCY Chemical Corporation to identify key bio-based
(Neste Oil) Neste Oil with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr. Teo Chee Hean, Finnish Minister
(Syngenta) First corn output trait for ethanol industry Enables ethanol industry to improve efficiency and profitability Significant environmental benefits Syngenta announced February 11, 2011,
(Scoop) Independent fuel retailer Gull New Zealand has today reported record bio fuel sales volumes. Over the past three years, Gull
by Isaac Davison (NZHerald.co.NZ) ...The truck, launched in Rodney yesterday by Auckland Mayor Len Brown, is the result of
by Rose Stirling (Dargaville News) Pine plantations in the Kaipara can be converted into biofuels as part of a nationwide proposal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New Zealand, LanzaTech announced that its cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with PNNL has
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech announced that it has produced 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block used to make
(Business Day) Fourteen Marlborough companies have joined forces to buy 2.5 million litres of biodiesel. Marlborough Biodiesel User Group's co-ordinator, Kevin Parker
(New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment) The purpose of this report is to take a fresh look at biofuels –
by Grant Bradley (New Zealand Herald) The Government is boosting support for the growing number of biofuel makers by extending its
(CSIRO) CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) together with Australasia’s major aviation players is leading a study to help
by Nina Fowler (National Business Review) Queenstown tourism operators are scrambling to establish a viable local biofuel industry before government assistance