GBEP Newsletter n.2 - 4 February 2008

M&G/GBEP conference to examine potential for second-generation bioethanol

Second-generation biofuels are still some years from commercial production, much effort and funding is being poured into research and development because of the social, economic and environmental benefits they could offer. As part of this process, the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and Italian company Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G) have organised a conference to discuss the outlook for second-generation bioethanol technologies.

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EU’s sustainability standards set agenda for biofuels debate

The debate about how to encourage the most sustainable forms of bioenergy will focus in coming months on a proposed European directive aimed at promoting renewable energy use.

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US energy bill sets industry challenge of supplying advanced biofuels

The latest US energy legislation, which increased fuel efficiency for cars and will phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs, set a long-term challenge to the country’s bioenergy industry: to transform today’s research programmes and pilot projects into mass production of second-generation biofuels within the next decade and a half.

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Brazil imposes 2% biodiesel quota, looks to cooking oil as feedstock

Brazil, famous around the world for the scale of its bioethanol industry, took a step towards further bioenergy development by imposing its first blending quota for biodiesel.

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Shell joins Chevron in studying biodiesel production from algae

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, raised hopes about the possibility of industrial-scale production of biodiesel from algae when it announced it would invest in a pilot plant in Hawaii.

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China offers financial help for non-food biofuel cultivations

The Chinese government, seeking to tackle mounting food inflation, is offering financial support to biofuel producers and farmers who use non-food crops such as cellulose, sorghum or cassava as feedstocks.

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UK to start carbon and sustainability reporting on biofuels

UK fuel suppliers are preparing to start reporting on the carbon and sustainability impact of biofuels they sell as part of the government’s effort to promote renewable transport fuels.

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