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by Katie Surma (Inside Climate News) A report released Wednesday faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the
by Katie Surma (Inside Climate News) A report released Wednesday faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the
by Douglas L. Faulkner and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Biofuels Digest) With a nod to the Oscar winning movie of the same
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Daily Digest today released its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets
(Bioenergy Insight) Chipinge Town Council, Zimbabwe, has began a biogas digester project to produce biogas using biodegraded waste from the
by Gay Matambo (ZBC News) AGRO-processing firm, Tongaat Hullet Zimbabwe is on an expansion drive, which is expected to boost ethanol
by Martin Kadzere (Zimbabwe Situation/ The Herald) Green Fuel, Zimbabwe’s sole producer of blending ethanol, says it has capacity to
by Methembe Sibanda (Newsday) THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday scrapped the mandatory fuel blending directive introduced in 2011. The introduction
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 65 countries have targets or mandates--how much, where, when and what? READ MORE Commodities 2022: European
by Leopold Munhende (New Zimbabwe) THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has finally given up on former Governor Gideon Gono’s Jatropha
by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) For this video podcast, I spoke with Dr. Felix Leach, Associate Professor of Engineering Science
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the
(Bulawayo) Zimbabwe's biggest ethanol producer Green Fuel is now selling the commodity in hard cash and accepts only transfers to
(ESI Africa) Green Fuel’s ethanol facility in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe is expanding its mill operations with a new high-pressure boiler to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, biobased mandates around the world. Where are the markets you can count on, how
(ZimEye) The mandatory percentage of ethanol blending has been restored to 20 percent after sitting at 10 percent after ethanol production
by Nyasha Kavhiza (The Herald) A technical analysis of the current situation will point to the lack of feedstock as the
by Shingirai Huni (The Herald) Zimbabwe is facing fuel shortages, with long queues now the order of the day at fuel
(Herald/George Maponga Masvingo Bureau) Three companies have applied for land irrigated by the new Tugwi-Mukosi Dam to grow sugar cane
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 64 countries have targets or mandates - but how much where, and when, and what? Besides
by Lorraine Muromo (NewsDay) Oil Castor Zimbabwe has pledged to end the country’s fuel crisis urging farmers to invest more
(Solutions from the Land) A panel of political, business and environmental leaders is the latest to issue warnings about the growing
by Leopold Munhende (AllAfrica) Government, desperate to end a recurrent fuel crisis, has revived its Jatropha fuel project abandoned during ex-President
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Zimbabwe, the national broadcasting corporation reports that the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority says prices for
(TVC News) Triangle Limited, Zimbabwe’s sole sugar producer is planning to construct a plant to extract the carbon dioxide, a vital
(Bulawayo/AllAfrica/The Herald) Bulawayo's first ever solid waste-to-energy project is back on the rails with the investor, Pragma Leaf Consulting Zimbabwe (Pvt)
(ZimEye.net) The pump price of petrol has come down by 9 cents after government revised its duties and increased the amount
by Chantal Riley (My Press Portal/PR Worx) Following recent inaccurate media reporting, Zimbabwe Bio Energy (ZBE) wishes to set the record straight
by Veneranda Langa (The Zimbabwe Daily) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya on Thursday told Parliament that blending of ethanol
by Almot Maqolo (MSN News) National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (Noic) says it requires about US$1,5 million to complete the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today (January 1, 2019) releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and
by Ishemunyoro Chingwere (The Herald) Government has issued another ethanol licence in an effort to curb shortages. Green Fuel on the
(Radio VOP) VILLAGERS in Chipinge, Manicaland province have dragged ethanol producer, GreenFuel to court to stop it from occupying their communal land and
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) A ‘breakthrough’ mechanical harvesting solution for castor bean plants was developed by Evogene and agricultural equipment
by Debra Matabvu (Sunday Mail) Conceived 12 years ago when the country was in the throes of biting fuel shortages, the jatropha
by Jeffrey Gogo (The Herald) Emerging energy firm Tawanda Energy Ltd has agreed a deal with Egyptian financier and project developer MAFGAIB
(The Herald) Government has increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from 15 percent ethanol to 20 percent with immediate
(The Herald) Fuel prices shot up recently before Government intervened by reducing import duty on fuel to stem the price madness
by Veneranda Langa (News Day) Legislators yesterday grilled Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chief executive officer Gloria Magombo over the price
by Kenneth Matimaire (The Financial Gazette) Ethanol fuel blending saved the country an estimated $26,5 million in 2017, representing 2,65 percent of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the
by Susan van Dyk, Emile van Zyl, Brett Pletschke (International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39) This short contribution provides some perspectives on
by Martin Kadzere (AllAfrica/The Herald) Ethanol producer, Green Fuel has put on hold its $1 billion expansion programme as the
by Tinashe Makichi (The Sunday Mail) The Zimbabwe Energy Council will engage the Energy and Power Development Ministry over relaxation
by Tatira Zwinoira (News Day) Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said players who have the capacity to do mandatory blending
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In Botswana, jatropha’s adventures are just beginning according to the Ministry of Minerals Resources, Green Technology and
(AllAfrica/The Herald) The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) is in discussions with Triangle Limited to form a joint
(The ManicaPost) Government is targeting two percent blending of bio-diesel extracted from the jatropha plant with imported diesel by year
by Tinashe Makichi (The Herald/AllAfrica) Government has liberalised local ethanol production as the country's sole producer, Green Fuel has constantly
by Phillimon Mhlanga (All Africa) Zimbabwe's major fuel retailers have raised fuel prices by at least US$0,04 a litre due to
(All Africa) The National Oil and Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe says it will soon float the tender for the construction
by Charles Laiton (NewsDay) The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd (NOIC) has approached the High Court seeking
by Ndakaziva Majaka (Nahanda Radio) Green Fuel is moving to ramp up ethanol production at its Chisumbanje site through a hectarage
(Collective Action and Property Rights) In this blog, Farai Mutondoro, Mary Jane Ncube, Manase Chiweshe and Derick Hamunakwadi discuss the
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Zimbabwe, technical capacity for biodiesel production from algae has been successfully transferred to Harare
by Xolisani Ncube (NewsDay) Zimbabwe has stockpiled over 130 tonnes of jatropha seeds for biodiesel production, but cannot commercialise the
by Mbongeni Mguni (Mmegi Online) A one-hectare plot containing 1,526 Jatropha trees bears the country’s hopes for greater energy diversity and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much where,
by Shelagh Whitley and Laurie van der Burg (New Climate Economy) The research underpinning this New Climate Economy Working Paper was
(Biofuels International) China New Energy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Sunbird Bioenergy Africa for the development of
by Bernard Mpofu (Zimbabwe Independent) Government has extended Hippo Valley Estates’ ethanol production licence as the company targets an annual output
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who’s building what, where, now. 29 projects in construction or in commissioning in Africa, Europe,
(The Insider/The Source) Green Fuel says it has lost $10 million worth of ethanol and power after the Zimbabwe National
(The Source/New Zimbabwe) ... Sunbird Bioenergy has partnered government to set up a $150 million ethanol operation in Zimbabwe next year,
(New Zimbabwe) Hippo Valley Estates, a unit of South Africa’s Tongaat Hulett, says it intends to break into the local
by Kevin Sief (The Washington Post) In Zimbabwe, farmland has been a central issue in the African nation’s violent struggles
(New Ziana/All Africa) The absence of competition in the production of ethanol has created an unhealthy monopoly that has prevented
by Victoria Mtomba (News Day) Zimbabwe is set to have a cassava ethanol producing plant to boost ethanol output as the
by Stephen Tsoroti (Financial Gazette/All Africa) Hamstrung by debilitating liquidity challenges, Zimbabwe is missing the chance to improve its revenue position
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Zimbabwe, more than 500 workers have gone on strike after going unpaid by Green
(AllAfrica) The Zanu-PF leadership here has given the Zimbabwe Bio-Energy the green light to set up a US$500 million ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much
(New Zimbabwe) Government has further reduced the mandatory fuel blending with ethanol to 5% from 15% owing to low sugar
by Godfrey Mtimba (Daily News) The new Zanu PF provincial executive here has promised to give businessman Billy Rautenbach the
(Biofuels International) A Zimbabwean investor is looking to plough $500 million (€360 million) into an ethanol production plant in Kawambwa,
by Daniel Nemukuyu (AllAfrica.com) Macdom Investments, a sister company to Green Fuel, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zimbabwe
by Ray Bande (Manica Post) Production of ethanol at the embattled Greenfuel Chisumbanje plant stopped after Zinwa disconnected water supplies
by George Maponga (AllAfrica.com) Zimbabwe Bio-Energy has announced plans to set up the country's third ethanol plant at Nuanetsi Ranch
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around
(AllAfrica.com) Green Fuel plans to set up four new ethanol plants and boost output to 1.5 billion litres annually by
(ZimEye.org) The Zimbabwean government has increased the mandatory blending level of the controversial anhydrous ethanol with unleaded petrol from 10
(New Zimbabwe/The Source) THE country’s sole ethanol producer Green Fuel on Wednesday said it plans to start construction of the
(ZimbabweDemocracy.com) Following the re-opening of the Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant run by Green Fuel in the poverty-stricken Lowveld, major investments are taking
by Kudakwashe Pembere (The Herald) Government has with immediate effect introduced E10 mandatory blending of anhydrous ethanol and unleaded petrol
by Tererai Karimakwenda (AllAfrica.com/SW Radio Africa (London)) New clashes between local villagers and the police in the Nyamukwakwa area
(Virtual Strategy Magazine) GreenGold Ray Energies, Inc. {GREENGOLD} is "Fueling the Future" on the brighter side of GREENGOLD the Company
by Judith Namutowe (AllAfrica.com) Government has said it will start importing ethanol from Zimbabwe with a view to lowering the high
by Enos Shumba, et al (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) The bio-fuel debate has largely focused on large feedstock plantations
by Tendai Mugabe (AllAfrica.com) Green Fuel resumed operations at its ethanol plant here yesterday, raising prospects that the country could
(News Day) Acting President Joice Mujuru has assured villagers and other stakeholders that the closed Chisumbanje ethanol plant will be
(AllAfrica.com) Villagers and workers in Chisumbanje and surrounding areas want President Mugabe to intervene and save the US$600 million Chisumbanje
(News Day) The multimillion dollar ethanol project in Chisumbanje is set to re-open after villagers and the company agreed on
by Brian Chitemba (The Independent) The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project is set to resume production on Monday after the adoption of
by Obey Manayiti (News Day) Dozens of angry villagers last week fought running battles with Zimbabwe Republic Police officers over
by Gerald Kitabu (IPP Media) The government of Tanzania has been urged to localise biofuel commercial production by empowering small
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) ... United States Concerns over the price impacts of a devastating US drought have led to
(All Africa) The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project, if properly managed has the potential of bringing about meaningful development that can change
(Zimbabwe Independent) Green Fuel has dismissed claims by government that it has not furnished it with the cost structure into
by Patrice Makova (AllAfrica.com) THE US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project is threatened with collapse as Zanu PF chiefs, including
(AllAfrica.com) Most of the larger fuel companies have started selling the petrol-ethanol blend known as E10, a reference to the
(AllAfrica.com) ...GreenFuel partnered Government in a US$600 million ethanol production project in Chisumbanje, currently with the capacity to produce 18MW,
by Paul Nyakazeya (The Independent) Zimbabwe through Green Fuel has joined a growing list of world economies taking up the
(AllAfrica.com/The Herald) Traditional leaders have identified unnecessary politicking as a challenge to the successful completion of the Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant. The
(AllAfrica.com/The Herald) Zimbabwe is trying to resurrect its biofuels energy sector after needlessly crucifying the ethanol project in the Lowveld
by Caiphas Chimhete (The Standard) After almost five years of on-and-off operations, Zimbabwe’s giant biodiesel plant faces prolonged closure after
(Nehanda Radio) ...Zimbabwe Reporter said Al-Saadi Al-Gaddafi was negotiating with Zimbabwean officials on the feasibility of establishing an ethanol-powered fuel
by Lorraine Mandebvu (All Africa) Traditional leaders have embraced the US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project which they believe will bring much-needed development