Biofuel
EVs may be in the fast lane, but the government needs to accelerate renewable fuel progress
REA's Dr Nina Skorupska welcomes the government's recent investment in green vehicles, but warns more must be done to deliver much needed progress on aviation and biofuels
Biofuel battles loom as government launches green fuel proposals
Department for Transport emphasises future role of waste-based and advanced biofuels and but draws criticism for capping supply of crop-based biofuels
JetBlue clears runway for 10-year aviation biofuel deal
US airline announces it has inked long term biofuel deal with SG Preston, delivering one of the largest renewable jet fuel deals in aviation history
SIMEC and Liberty House cut ribbon on first 'Greensteel' biofuel power plant
New 9MW peaking plant hailed as the first in a national network of low carbon power stations designed to support conglomerate's 'green' steel push
Fixing our heat and transport to meet renewable targets
Good Energy boss Juliet Davenport calls for a shift in attitude towards renewable heat and transport in order to meet the UK's 2020 renewable energy targets
Could driverless vehicles put the brakes on the rollout of greener transport?
Driverless cars show huge potential to slash the environmental impact of transport, but uncertainties over how they will be used mean their green credentials are not assured
Business coalition launched to boost market for low carbon fuels
New below50 initiative aims to grow the market for sustainable fuels with at least half the carbon intensity of conventional fossil fuels
Industry slams proposed AD tariff cuts
Government consultation proposes scrapping Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for sites larger than 500kWe
Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
Christian Ridley of the University of Cambridge explores whether developing algae-based products alongside biofuels could help the emerging sector overcome current cost challenges
Boeing joins Mexican jet biofuel research alliance
Aerospace giant teams up with Aeromexico and Mexican government to support four year sustainable biofuel research programme
Could Novozymes' enzyme be the route to low cost, sustainable biofuels?
BusinessGreen talks to the winner of its Biotechnology of the Year award on how its Eversa technology could drastically improve the green credentials of biodiesel production
ExxonMobil to research biodiesel production from agricultural waste
Agreement with biofuels developer will see the oil giant explore biodiesel production from sugars found in non-food sources
Football star Mathieu Flamini reveals secret biofuel investments
Arsenal midfielder set up GF Biochemicals seven years ago to focus on mass producing levulinic acid
Report: Germany should step up renewable heat and transport efforts
Report from the international renewables body says Germany must expand clean energy focus beyond the power sector
United Biscuits adds new batch of biofuel trucks to delivery fleet
Snacks giant adds six lorries to its fleet of vehicles powered by waste cooking oil
Advanced biofuel researchers bag £25m in government grants
Funding will boost research into how clean fuel can be created from household, forestry and Scotch whisky waste
Bio-bean to bring coffee-to-biofuel service to UK stations
Network Rail inks deal with innovative biofuel firm to turn waste coffee grounds from six stations into carbon-saving biofuel
US aims to power up algae-based biofuels with $18m boost
Colorado School of Mines and University of California among winners of latest funding round
BusinessGreen Zero Deforestation Hub
News and analysis exploring the challenges businesses face as they seek to tackle global deforestation
Joule raises $40m for clean biofuels technology
US company will use finance to build large-scale New Mexico plant turning recycled CO2 into liquid fuels
Finland chips away at transport emissions with sawdust to fuel plant
New €40m plant next to sawmill set to produce 10 million litres of cellulosic ethanol a year
Europe's biofuels bubble bursts
Friends of the Earth's Kenneth Richter says Europe turning its back on biofuels sends a strong signal to global markets that cannot be ignored
EU moves to clean up biofuels, shipping and plastic bags
Landmark biofuels vote ends six years of uncertainty, while MEPs also back move to report on shipping emissions and phase out plastic bags
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