(Biofuels International) MEP Sean Kelly, the lead negotiator for the largest group in the European Parliament on the Renewable Energy
Ireland
Back TO HOMECHASSY – New EU Yeast Biotech Project
(CHASSY) ... Yeast is already the powerhouse behind many food flavourings, the anti-aging compound Resveratrol, the malaria drug Artemisinin, the grapefruit
May 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Gov. Hogan Visits Local Poultry Farm Turning Manure into Energy
by Dani Bozzini (WMDT) The governor of Maryland toured the Eastern Shore today and one of his stops was to
February 23, 2017 Read Full Article
Dail Eireann Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels
(Big News Network) Following a vote in the Dail Eireann, Ireland is set to become the world’s first country to
February 06, 2017 Read Full Article
ICSA Slams Latest EU Commission Leaked Proposals on Biofuels
(Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association) ... According to Mr Kent (ICSA president Patrick Kent), this strategy flies in the face
November 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Food Security Benefits Found in African Biofuels Production
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Biofuels operations under the right conditions can lead to improved household food security in
November 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Come to Bioenergy Country: or, the Bioenergy Countries’ Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, the International Energy Agency has released its Bioenergy Countries’ Report, outlining the national
October 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Dabbling in Duckweed: Environmental Uses for a Green Menace
by Paul Simons (The Guardian) Despite its troublesome reputation, the weed blanket smothering ponds and waterways also has its virtues
August 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers Set to Benefit from Green Partnership
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Biodiesel producers will benefit from a green partnership between Ireland-based industrial enzyme firm Monaghan Biosciences
August 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Euro 2016 Gets Biofuel Floodlights, Thanks to Joint Effort from Greentech Biofuels, Saint Etienne Metropole and Ondaine Agro
(GreenTechBiofuels) Greentech Biofuels, an Irish Company based in Kildare Ireland specialising in green energy solutions, has teamed up with Saint
June 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Chicken Litter to Power a Biogas and Fertiliser Plant in Northern Ireland
(Bioenergy Insight) Ireland-based renewable energy developer Stream BioEnergy has commenced construction in Northern Ireland on a new biogas plant that
June 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel to Power Lighting at Euro 2016
(Biofuels International) Greentech Biofuels, an Irish firm specialising in green energy solutions, has teamed up with Saint Etienne Metropole and
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
REA Report Shows Food Waste Collected Separately Will Save Money
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) A recent report entitled “The Real Economic Benefit of Separate Biowaste Collections” released by U.K.-based
June 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Where Did Biofuels Technologies Come from?
by Gerald Kutney (Lee Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... From the time of the caveman until the early Industrial Revolution, biofuels – namely wood
June 02, 2016 Read Full Article
Boom-boom: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Diesel’s Growth and Horizons
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we held a well-attended webinar on the boom on in Renewable diesel. Here below is
April 11, 2016 Read Full Article
€2.1 Trillion Revenues and 18.3M Jobs: The European Bioeconomy, Demystified
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, the European bioeconomy is generating 18.3 million jobs and driving €2.1 trillion
March 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Brazil's Copel Plans 480-kW Biogas Plant in Parana State - Report
by Lucas Morais (See News) Brazilian power utility Copel (BVMF:CPLE6) is partnering Brazil's International Centre for Renewable Energy (CIBiogas) to
December 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Panning for Green Gold: Developing the Algal Bioeconomy--VIDEO
(Enalgae) EnAlgae has been about finding sustainable pathways for algal biomass. Initially the focus was all about energy, specifically as
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Rise in Dried Grains Supply for Use as Animal Feeds Due to Increased Global Production of Biofuels
(Irish Examiner) Due to increased global production of biofuels, there is a greater supply of associated protein-rich by-products such as
November 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Minister Launches HITRANS Rural Airports Project
(HITRANS) HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, is spearheading a significant European-funded project to assist and
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
New NIR Models Speedup Feedstock Analysis Process
by Daniel Hayes (Celignis/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Current chemical methods take days and are dependent on analyst’s skill. This contribution appears
September 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Is HVO the Holy Grail of the World Biodiesel Market?
(Greenea) Overcapacity, shortage of sustainable feedstock, blending wall… they all contribute to the increasingly challenging situation on the biodiesel market
September 08, 2015 Read Full Article
EnAlgae Research Points to Seaweed as Sustainable Feedstock of the Future
(EnAlgae) Studies conducted by EnAlgae partners in Ireland, France and Belgium point the way to seaweed being a viable and
August 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Seaweed as a Sustainable Feedstock of the Future
(Algae Industry Magazine) Studies conducted by EnAlgae partners in Ireland, France and Belgium point the way to seaweed being a
July 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Flogas Group Signs Letter of Intent with Sparks-based Alkcon Corporation
(Alcon Corporation) Alkcon Corporation (the "Company"), a developer of natural gas processing equipment, has entered into an exclusivity agreement and a
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
EnAlgae Publishes Economic Model for Offshore Cultivation of Macroalage
(EnAlgae) EnAlgae researchers have published an economic model to help to explore the economics of cultivating macroalgae at sea. The
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Uncertainty in RFS Sends the US Ethanol Industry to Overseas Markets: A Report from the National Ethanol Conference, "Going Global"
[caption id="attachment_59831" align="alignleft" width="300"] Renewable Fuels Association President, Bob Dinneen introduces NEC scholarship winner, Lais Thomaz at the National Ethanol
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Beyond Boats To China
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) After halting distillers grains imports late last year, the world's top DDGS buyer is
January 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Ireland Forced to Import 84% of Biofuel Needed
by Margaret Donnelly (Agriland) Ireland imported 126 liters of biofuels in 2013, 84% of what we used, according to An
August 06, 2014 Read Full Article
National Trust for Ireland says Biofuel Targets Unsustainable
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Ireland, to meet binding EU transport targets, Ireland imported 126 million litres of biofuel in
July 01, 2014 Read Full Article
From the Sea to the Pump: Is Kelp a Viable Biofuel?
by Bruce Dorminey (RenewableEnergyWorld.com) Brown kelp macroalgae — the strange, foul-smelling seaweed so often found washed up on the Pacific Northwest’s
March 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Grass as the New Biofuel
by Lisa Deeney (Agriland) A new European research project seeks grass crops that could be grown and harvested on marginal lands,
December 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Seaweed Biomass Cultivation Trials Concluding for At-Sea Project
by Chris Hanson (Biomass Magazine) The three-year European biofuel and biomaterial project, At-Sea, will conclude its first trials of seaweed
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Seaweed Biofuels: A Green Alternative that Might Just Save the Planet
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) Producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Innovation Coupons Worth € 10.000 to Assess the Feasibility of an Innovative Bio-Based Idea
(Bio Base NWE) The project Bio Base NWE is funded under the Interreg IVB NWE framework and has the objective
May 03, 2013 Read Full Article
Great Big Things from Tiny Lil’ Algae: 10 Algae Trends for 2013
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 22 projects around the world show the multi-faceted promise of algae. Concrete, polyurethane, bioplastics, cosmetics
February 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Aviation’s Declan Ryan Invests in Irish Algae-Based Fuels Venture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Ireland, former Ryanair CEO Declan Ryan has joined investors in backing Aer Sustainable Energy
January 28, 2013 Read Full Article
A Million Tonnes of DDGs Pushed onto UK Market
(All About Feed) Two huge wheat-for-ethanol plants are coming on stream in Britain supplying and extra one million tonnes of
October 31, 2012 Read Full Article
What’s a Biodiesel Guy Like You Doing in a Spark Ignition Place Like This?
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) That’s the question that Greg Murphy wants you to ask as he pilots the
October 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Ireland Says Competitive Algal Biofuels within 15 Years
(Algae Industry Magazine) Mark Keenan writes in The Independent that within 15 years, Irish drivers will be filling up their
September 05, 2012 Read Full Article
National University of Ireland Galway Partners in EnAlgae project
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) National University of Ireland Galway recently announced that researchers within its Ryan Institute are participating
February 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Sunflower Power And The Next Generation of Ulster Engineers
(University of Ulster) University of Ulster engineers and pupils at a Portadown primary school have teamed up in a search for
December 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Sugar Beet Industry Could Create 5,000 Jobs
by Suzanne Lynch (Irish Times) SOME 5,000 jobs could be created by the revival of the sugar beet industry, according
December 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Firm’s Next Bet: Algae
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) An emerging green industry aims to develop a new source of fuel to replace oil,
October 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Sugar Could Be Produced Again, Says Minister
SEÁN Mac Connell (Irish Times) Ireland could be producing sugar and ethanol again when the European Commission ends its current quota
September 13, 2011 Read Full Article
7 Guilty in European Biodiesel Investment Fraud
by The Serious Fraud Office (Biodiesel Magazine) Seven men are facing jail after being convicted at Ipswich Crown Court for
September 13, 2011 Read Full Article
European Partnership to Unlock the Potential of Algal Bioenergy
by Dr Matthew Aylott (National Non-Food Crops Centre) A major new €14 million (£12.3 million) initiative - bringing together experts
September 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Streamlining a Community-Scale Solution
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...According to Greg Springer, president of Green Fuels America Inc., interest in community-scale biodiesel production
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Foster Wheeler Provides Engineering Services to Cynar for Conversion of Waste Plastics into Liquid Fuels in Ireland
Foster Wheeler AG announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Cynar Plc to
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Qantas and Solena to Explore Feasibility of a Waste to Jet Biofuel Production Plant in Australia
(GreenAir Online) US-based Solena Group, which is seeking to build and operate a facility in London to convert waste biomass
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Ireland - Biofuel Debate
(Meat Trade News Daily) BIOFUEL producers want the Government to protect jobs by prioritising home-produced fuels over exports under its
June 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Minister Ryan Announces New Biofuels Obligation for Irish Fuel Industry
From July of next year, fuel suppliers in Ireland will have to include an average of 4% biofuels (fuels derived from
November 10, 2009 Read Full Article
Irish Firm Cleanses Chernobyl’s Fields
by Jan Battles (The Sunday Times) It will be centuries before Belarus is completely free from the radio-activity that fell