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Welcome
...to the June edition of our e-bulletin Biofuels News, bringing you the latest Technical, European and International news.


In this edition:
  • Technical News
      Lignocellulose Centre formed for advanced biofuels
      Cars could run on residues says Novozymes
      Water footprint could sink biofuels

  • European News
      Wales looks to grass
      German town gets biogas power

  • International News
      Jatropha land-grab continues
      US growers eye miscanthus
      Indonesia delays biofuels

  • Latest Industry Press Release Round-up...

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  • Lignocellulose Centre formed for advanced biofuels


    Plans by the US Department of Energy for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centres (EFRCs) include a novel Centre for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation at Pennsylvania State University.

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    Cars could run on residues says Novozymes


    A new report from Danish-based enzyme developer Novozymes suggest that Brazil could produce up to 8 billion litres of biofuel from sugarcane bagasse by 2020.

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    Water footprint could sink biofuels


    A new analysis of the water required to produce ethanol from various crops suggests that the water footprint of ethanol could lead to a new series of problems in terms of water availability and quality.

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    Wales looks to grass


    The Welsh Assembly Government is backing a £1 million ‘grassohol’ project to develop a commercially viable method to produce bioethanol from ryegrass.

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    German town gets biogas power


    The future of power is being pioneered in the German city of Lünen where they are building a dedicated biogas network.

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    Jatropha land-grab continues


    Friends of the Earth released a damning report on Jatropha as a biofuel feedstock last month, but a number of companies around the world continue to sign deals with African countries for the production of the crop on a large scale..

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    US growers eye miscanthus


    American farmers are increasingly viewing miscanthus as a new crop with the potential to produce both biomass fuel and second-generation biofuels.

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    Indonesia delays biofuels


    Despite being the largest producer of palm oil in the world, Indonesia’s fledgling biofuels industry has accused the Government of not doing enough to develop the country’s renewable fuel resource.

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    Latest Industry Press Release Round-up...


    • SG Biofuels Advances Efforts to Develop Cold-Tolerant Jatropha
    • Food grade protein production technology maximizes the value of biofuel side streams
    • The Future of UK and EU Climate Change Policy
    • Microchannel reactors: Intensifying hydrocracking makes small units beautiful
    • Burges Salmon Appointed to Gwynwdd’s AD Project

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