New publication outlines myths and facts about bioenergy in Africa
PANGEA (Partners for Euro African Green Energy) launched today a booklet outlining Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa. The publication presents real facts…
Category: Biofuels
Industry leaders to support “second generation” biofuels in all EU transport sectors
Brussels (Belgium) – 4 February 2013 – The Chief Executive Officers of seven Leading European biofuel producers and European airlines launched today in Brussels…
Germany will help Ukraine to develop biofuels in 2013
At joint council held recently, Jurgen Keinhorst representative of the German Federal Ministry of Environment announced a collaboration with Ukraine to start the production…
Sweet sorghum seen as a strategic crop for bioethanol in Brasil
One of the world’s leading companies in agro-industry, Syngenta, and the energy crop company Ceres will work together to support the introduction of sweet…
Sugarcane for bioenergy in Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a key testing ground for the future global bio-economy, as it lies at the heart of the “biomass-poverty belt,” i.e.…
Harmonizing biofuels greenhouse gas calculations
The EU funded project BioGrace aims at unambiguously defining key parameters of biofuel greenhouse gas emissions and thus enhancing the level playing field…
Reeds will help us meet our energy needs
This post is based on an article by David Chiaramonti, CREAR and Arianna Giovannini, Chemtex published in April 2012 in BE-Sustainable Magazine. Background Ligno-cellulosic…