Biofuel

Row between green groups and farmers highlights cattle industry's links to rainforest palm oil plantations

Synthetic biodiesel to be used by ground vehicles, but supplier confident it can also serve aviation market

Green groups call for International Finance Corp to freeze all investment in palm oil plantations

Christian Aid study claims biofuel targets are contributing directly to deforestation, displacement of farmers and poor labour rights in developing countries

U-turn comes as study reveals palm plantations store less carbon than previous estimates

Partnership with Martek Biosciences to focus on new techniques for converting sugar into biodiesel

Corn ethanol industry accuses EPA of influencing independent panel to boost support for controversial biofuel carbon life cycle regulations

New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomics touts low-cost algae-based biofuel technology

Chinese researchers say shrimp shells hold promise as environmentally-friendly catalyst for biodiesel production

New rules aim to drive greater use of cooking oil and animal fats as fuel