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Pivot Clean Energy: Accelerating Household Transitions to Bioethanol

(Ethanol Producer Magazine) Produced by Ethanol Producer Magazine, Pivot’s Alicia ElMamouni discusses the movement to increase access to bioethanol for the

July 20, 2023 Read Full Article

The Urgent Need for Ethanol Cooking in Africa

by Douglas L. Faulkner (“The Cleantech Conservative”) and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign) (Biofuels Digest) We have argued

July 12, 2023 Read Full Article

European Commission to Support SAF Development around the World

(International Civil Air Organization/Biobased Diesel Daily) The European Commission announced May 24 support for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

June 06, 2023 Read Full Article

Eni Bets on Agri-business in Africa to Expand Biofuel Production

by Francesca Landini (Reuters) Eni aims to develop farming ventures in at least 9 countries; Eni replicates upstream-downstream model with

June 01, 2023 Read Full Article

Unlocking the Bioethanol Economy

(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) A Pathway to Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in Developing Countries -- ... Developing a

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

How the Biomass Pellet Industry Could Grow 10-Fold, and Help Save the Planet

by Michael Shepard (Bioenergy International) ... The opportunity lies in the kitchens of the nearly four billion people who cook

April 11, 2023 Read Full Article

The Daily Digest’s Biofuels Mandates around the World 2023

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Daily Digest today released its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets

January 03, 2023 Read Full Article

Eni Starts Exporting Vegetable Oil for Biorefining from Kenya

(Eni) The cargo that left the port of Mombasa is the first from Africa -- The first cargo of vegetable oil

October 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Kibo Energy PLC – Kibo Advances Corporate Strategy with Strategic IPO Spinout

(MoneyWeb) ... Projects currently earmarked for inclusion in the IPO portfolio are: – Current waste-to-energy projects in South Africa and the

September 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Eni Launches the First Production of Vegetable Oil for Biorefining in Kenya

(Eni) The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery

July 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Biden Administration Launches $500 Million Program to Transform Mines Into New Clean Energy Hubs

(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Seeks Public Input on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program for Clean Energy Projects That Will Help

July 06, 2022 Read Full Article

Eni, Mozambique Government Partner on Biofuel Feedstocks

(Eni/Biomass Magazine) Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Mozambique (MADER) on Feb. 28 signed

March 03, 2022 Read Full Article

Complete Global Guide: The Digest’s Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2022

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 65 countries have targets or mandates--how much, where, when and what? READ MORE Commodities 2022: European

January 04, 2022 Read Full Article

South African “TONGAAT” Invests in Ethanol Production in Xinavane

( Intelegencia Empresorial) South African company Tongaat Hulett, the majority shareholder in the Xinavane and Mafambisse sugar factories, in the

December 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi Meets the President of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi

(Eni) The CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, has met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi today.

November 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Exxon Debates Abandoning Some of Its Biggest Oil and Gas Projects

by Christopher M. Matthews and Emily Glazer (Wall Street Journal) ... Exxon Mobil Corp.’s XOM -1.82% remade board of directors is debating whether to continue

October 21, 2021 Read Full Article

US to End Overseas Fossil-Fuel Funding as Rich World Urged to Boost Climate Finance

by Megan Rowling (Reuters) The United States will produce a plan to end international financing for fossil fuel projects, its

January 28, 2021 Read Full Article

The Digest’s Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2021

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the

January 08, 2021 Read Full Article

From Americas to EU, Asia, Africa, Who’s Got What?: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Biofuel Mandates Around the World 2020

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, biobased mandates around the world. Where are the markets you can count on, how

September 07, 2020 Read Full Article

The Digest’s Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2020

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 64 countries have targets or mandates - but how much where, and when, and what? Besides

January 02, 2020 Read Full Article

Standards Alliance Organizes Workshop on Biofuel Standards for Household Cooking and Transportation

(American National Standards Institute) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), through its public-private partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Standards

December 24, 2019 Read Full Article

SAS, Finnair and China Airlines Launch Passenger Carbon Offsetting Initiatives

(GreenAir Online) Three airlines – SAS, Finnair and China Airlines – have each introduced carbon offsetting initiatives for their customers. Starting

February 22, 2019 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates around the World 2019

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today (January 1, 2019) releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and

January 02, 2019 Read Full Article

Special Issue: Using an Ecosystem Services Perspective to Assess Biofuel Sustainability

(SEI.org) This special issue of the journal Biomass and Bioenergy attempts to fill research gaps on the sustainability implications of liquid

September 05, 2018 Read Full Article

Japanese Startup Cultivates E-Money Platform for Asian farmers

by Akane Okutsu (Nikkei Asian Review) Japanese startup Nippon Biodiesel Fuel is set to launch its AgriNet website that connects farmers with

August 16, 2018 Read Full Article

New Research Shows the Health Benefits of Ethanol-Fueled Cookstoves

by Jieyi Lu (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Today, about three billion people still cook and heat their homes with traditional

May 07, 2018 Read Full Article

Commonwealth Countries Get Knocked Down, But Get Up Again

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) With 195 countries on the planet today, an impressive 53 countries are Commonwealth countries, including

April 16, 2018 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2018

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the

January 02, 2018 Read Full Article

Perspectives on Biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Susan van Dyk, Emile van Zyl, Brett Pletschke (International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39) This short contribution provides some perspectives on

December 22, 2017 Read Full Article

Major Countries Agree To Develop Sustainable Biofuels Targets And Scale Up Low Carbon Bioeconomy

Countries representing half of the global population and 37% of the global economy today (November 16, 2017) agreed to scale

November 30, 2017 Read Full Article

UN Conference Closes with Renewed Urgency for Greater Ambition to Tackle Climate Change

(UN News Centre) ... The 19 Member countries of the 'Biofuture Platform,' including Brazil, China, Egypt, France, India, Morocco, Mozambique,

November 20, 2017 Read Full Article

Governments, International Agencies Affirm the Need to Massively Increase Bioenergy and Byproducts to Fight Climate Change

(BioFuture Platform) According to projections of international energy agencies, the use of bioenergy as a share of the world’s energy usage

October 30, 2017 Read Full Article

Is It the End or Just the Beginning for Jatropha?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In Botswana, jatropha’s adventures are just beginning according to the Ministry of Minerals Resources, Green Technology and

July 25, 2017 Read Full Article

Production of Biofuels in Mozambique Is No Longer Viable Following Drop in Oil Prices

(Macau Hub) The production of biofuel from Jatropha mollissima “is something to forget,” said Almirante Dima, the deputy national director

April 25, 2017 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

EEP Southern and East Africa Issues Call for Project Proposals DEADLINE: April 25, 2016

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In South Africa, the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA)

April 04, 2016 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2016

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much where,

January 04, 2016 Read Full Article

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: From Rhetoric to Reality

by Shelagh Whitley and Laurie van der Burg (New Climate Economy) The research underpinning this New Climate Economy Working Paper was

December 22, 2015 Read Full Article

New Biobased Projects Around the World

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who’s building what, where, now. 29 projects in construction or in commissioning in Africa, Europe,

November 18, 2015 Read Full Article

Kuwait Invests US$1.5 Billion in Agro-Industrial Project in Mozambique

(Macau Hub) The Al-Bader International Development Company plans to invest U$1.5 billion in an agro-industrial project for the production of

June 03, 2015 Read Full Article

A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon?

by Eduardo Porter (The New York Times) Does combating climate change require burning the world’s forests and crops for fuel?

February 11, 2015 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2015

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much

January 05, 2015 Read Full Article

NewFire Africa Files for Voluntary Liquidation

(Novozymes) The majority shareholders in the clean cooking venture NewFire Africa – which include Novozymes and the Investment Fund for

July 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Japanese Cars Soda Drinks Show Future for Abengoa Biofuel

by Rodrigo Orihuela (Bloomberg) Abengoa SA (ABG/P), the Spanish renewable energy company investing in biofuels, is in talks with Japanese

June 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Mozambique Plans to Start Ethanol Production

(Biofuels International) xperts in Mozambique are meeting to discuss strategies for producing clean energy to reduce pollution and costs in the

May 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels and Local Food Security: What Does the Evidence Say?

by Anna Locke and Giles Henley (Overseas Development Institute) • People worry that using crop-based biofuels to increase the volume of low-carbon fuels could

April 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2014

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

US Producer Takes Trip to African Ethanol Plant

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A two-week trip to help out at an African cooking fuel ethanol plant yielded

November 05, 2013 Read Full Article

Bio Diesel Fuel Project Gains Momentum

by Keikantse Lesemela (The Monitor) In support of the bio diesel fuel project in Botswana, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

August 15, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Investment Firm Wound up

by John Brazier (Insolvency News) A company offering investments in an untraceable biofuel project in Mozambique has been wound up by

August 08, 2013 Read Full Article

Alternative Biofuel Crops to Fuel the Future of the Poor

(EurekAlert/World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)) The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched the

July 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Energy Farms: Is the Time Ripe?

by Peter Brown (Biodiesel Magazine/ Euro Marketing Tools) Biodiesel, ethanol and livestock production, wind turbines and photovoltaic installments situated in close

March 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, PANGEA (Partners for Euro African Green Energy) is launching today a booklet

March 12, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Causing World Hunger

by Rudy Ruitenberb (BusinessDay/iAfrica.com) Biofuel output from agricultural commodities has contributed to surging world food prices in the past decade, says

January 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2012

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Brazil, India, the US, China and the EU point the way towards a 60 billion

November 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazil’s Petrobras Plans to Start Producing Ethanol in Mozambique in 2014

(Macau Hub) Brazilian oil company Petrobras plans to start producing ethanol in Mozambique in 2014, the chairman of Petrobras Combustíveis,

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Africa

(Soros Economic Development Fund) Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Insight: U.S. and Brazil - At Last, Friends on Ethanol

by Brian Winter (Reuters/Chicago Tribune) After years at each other's throats, Brazil and the United States are working together to

September 17, 2012 Read Full Article

The Biobased A List: Biobased Cookstoves and the Himalayas

by Jim Lane (Biobased Digest) ...In Nepal, the Himalayan Stove Project — a US-based charity— is distributing free, clean-burning, highly

September 12, 2012 Read Full Article

International Cooperation to Develop Global Bioenergy Capacity: CleanStar Mozambique – A Case Study

Presentation by Sagun Saxena (CleanStar Ventures) CleanStar is an early stage developer of sustainable food and energy ventures with a

August 27, 2012 Read Full Article

New Biofuels Offer Hope to Hungry World

by James Melik (BBC News) ...The chairman of the world's largest food producer is highly critical of the rise in

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Rocks and Blue Ocean Strategies for Ethanol

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...A blue ocean strategy takes a flying leap to create a new paradigm, where the

June 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Ceci Api Biomassa Mozambique to Harvest It's First Crop of Jatropha

(Macauhub) The first crop of jatropha of biofuel company Ceci Api Biomassa Mozambique is due to be harvested by July,

June 04, 2012 Read Full Article

CleanStar Launches First Cooking Fuel Facility in Mozambique; Alternative to Charcoal Cooking, Health Risks, at Hand in Africa

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Mozambique, the first sustainable cooking fuel facility was inaugurated by Federal Minister of Agriculture José

May 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Portugal’s Galp Energia to Head up Scientific Project in Mozambique

(Macau Hub) Portuguese group Galp Energia plans to head up a project for second generation biofuel produced using cultivated jatropha

February 08, 2012 Read Full Article

French Group Tereos Internacional and Brazil’s Petrobras to Study Ethanol Production in Mozambique

(Macau Hub) French group Tereos Internacional and Brazilian energy company Petrobras Wednesday in Maputo signed a protocol of intentions with

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Clean Food, Via Clean Fuel

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The secret that “food vs fuel” proponents don’t want you to think about? Not all

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

SADC Urged to Consider Biofuel Regulations

(Alternative Energy Africa) Foreign firms are increasing their interest in the biofuel sector resulting in the Southern African Development Community

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

ICM Designs Cassava Ethanol Plant in Mozambique

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Ethanol plant design company, ICM, Inc., of Colwich, Kansas, has designed and constructed equipment for a

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuels in Eastern Africa: Dangers Yes, but Much Potential as Well

(Netzwerk Biotriebstoffe News) Biofuel production is booming. Worldwide, production of ethanol for fuel has almost quintupled since 2000, while that of

October 12, 2011 Read Full Article

Novozymes Invests in CleanStar Mozambique for Food, Fuel Production

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Novozymes announced its investment in CleanStar Mozambique at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. CleanStar

September 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Grown Energy to Invest in Making Ethanol in Mozambique, AIM Says

by Fred Katerere (Bloomberg) Grown Energy Zambeze Ltda. will invest $320 million to make ethanol from sugar cane in the

August 01, 2011 Read Full Article

Mozambique Sells Its First Biofuel Export to Lufthansa

(defenseWEb) Mozambique’s Sun Biofuels has made its first export by selling 30 tons of jatropha oil to German airline Lufthansa. The

July 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuels Boom in Africa as British Firms Lead Rush on Land for Plantations

by Damian Carrington and Stefano Valentino (The Guardian) British firms have acquired more land in Africa for controversial biofuel plantations than

June 01, 2011 Read Full Article

Mozambique: Italian Company to Grow Jatropha in Moamba

(AllAfrica.com) The Italian company "BioEnergy" is to invest 20 million dollars to grow the shrub Jatropha in Sabie, in the

April 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Mozambique: Major Biofuel Project Under Way in Nacala-a-Velha

(AllAfrica.com) A project to grow the shrub jatropha for ethanol production is providing jobs for about 500 people in the

March 31, 2011 Read Full Article

Assumptions in the European Union Biofuels Policy: Frictions with Experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique

by David Fig, Jennifer Franco, Lucia Goldfarb. Les Levidow, Mireille Hönicke, Maria Luisa Mendonça (Transnational Insitute) The biofuel project is an

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Mozambique to Get 19 Million Dollar Biofuels Project

(AFP) Mozambique's state fuel company has partnered with the private sector to invest 19 million dollars (14 million euros) in biofuel

August 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Report Finds Bioenergy Production Can Expand across Africa without Displacing Food

(EurekAlert) Policies needed to address potential conflicts, but report views bioenergy as crucial to 'unlocking Africa's latent potential'. Crops can be