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Sun Biofuels eyes 2 mln litres of oil in Mozambique

UK-based Sun Biofuels plans to produce 2 million liters of fuel from its jatropha plantations in Mozambique's central Manica province by 2018, an official...

South African maize farmers lobby government for ethanol production from idle land

In South Africa, maize farmers are lobbying the government to list maize as an allowable feedstock for ethanol.  Last December, Lulu Xingwana, Minister for...

Zimbabwe ethanol plant should put fuel on market by June

The news comes as Green Fuels, the company setting up an ethanol plant in Zimbabwe's Lowveld region, reports delays to construction efforts at the...

Clinton: Too much ethanol could lead to food riots

US former President Bill Clinton is warning farmers not to use so much corn for ethanol fuel that it raises food prices and causes...

Global ethanol production to reach 23.4 billion gallons in 2011

The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), in cooperation with F.O. Licht, released its global annual ethanol production forecast last week. The GRFA forecasts ethanol production...

Ethanol output to hit 88.7 billion litres in 2011

Global ethanol production is likely to hit 88.7 billion litres this year, according to Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA). In its latest global annual...

Global Ethanol Production to Reach 88.7 Billion Litres in 2011

The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) in cooperation with F.O. Licht released its global annual ethanol production forecast today. The GRFA forecasts ethanol production...

Jatropha: Green Biodiesel from African Tree

Jatropha has been championed as a major environmental opportunity for developing countries with a semi-arid climate and marginal soil. Scientist Karl Hilding Thunes of...

Prairie grass-based biofuels could meet half current fuel demand without affecting forests, food

Biofuels could meet up to half the world's current fuel consumption without affecting food production or forests, argues a study published last month in...

EU Boost for Africa's New Renewable Development

Travellers to Cape Verde will soon spot visible evidence of the tiny African island nation's big ambitions in renewable energy set against its beautiful...

A Solar Strategy for Africa: International Players Set To Expand Key Markets

There is a need for a shift in focus on solar markets in Africa away from donor and rural electrification projects to commercial and...

Qantas may build a jet biofuel plant in Sydney

QANTAS will team with Solena Fuels to investigate the feasibility of constructing the world's second commercial jet biofuel plant in Sydney. The joint-venture will...

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December 9, 2024 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia On December 9, 2024, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)...

Liu Zhuo, Sales Manager of TBEA, delivered a speech titled “Green Energy Makes Life Better” at COP16

On the afternoon of December 9, Liu Zhuo, Sales Manager for the Middle East Region at TBEA, delivered a speech titled "Green Energy Makes...

Side Event Themed “Solar empowers land and People from scarcity to prosperity:Integrated Solutions for water, food and ecosystems” took place at COP16

The side event of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (COP16) "Solar empowers land and People from...

COP16 China Pavilion Side Event Series Report: Wang Weiying of China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute Proposed Coordinated Development of Renewable Energy and Ecology in...

The China Pavilion held a side event with the theme of "Planning and Ecological Design of Solar PV Power Stations in Desert Areas" on the...