The addition of ethanol to US gasoline supplies not only helps keep gasoline prices down, but also helps keep the price of crude oil lower, said the US Renewable Fuels Association in a statement today (17th April). After weeks of

The demand for biofuels will be lower than currently thought by the industry, according to a report, 'Biofuels - Growing in commercial viability?', by Wood Mackenzie. Economic and technological issues, rather than global land availability, is going to squeeze the

Syngenta is to build a new biotech research technology center in Beijing, China. In announcing the move today (17th April) the company said that the investment in the project will be approximately $65 million in the first five years.

The completion of, what is claimed to be, the world's first commerial biomass to liquid (BTL) plant took place today (17th April) in Freiberg, Germany. The plant, built by CHOREN Industries GmbH, will produce a high performance fuel from non-food