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Welcome to Bioenergy Business, a monthly newsletter, from Environmental Finance Publications, dedicated to keeping you up-to-date with all the issues influencing investments in this fastmoving sector.
Buchanan to build Liberia biomass power plant with US aid
Buchanan Renewables has obtained a $122m loan from the US government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to help finance a 35MW biomass power plant it is building in the west African country of Liberia.
Malaysian biodiesel policy in tatters, says anti-subsidy group
Malaysia's biofuel policy has been a failure and it should permanently scrap its 5% biodiesel mandate, according to the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI).
US import tariff on ethanol comes under pressure
US Senators have clashed over whether the the country should amend its import tariff on ethanol, against a background of a possible challenge to the tariff at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by major ethanol exporter Brazil.
Disputed report claims biofuels causing environmental and social destruction in many Latin American countries
Agrofuels development in Latin America is unlikely to benefit ordinary people, according to a Friends of the Earth (FoE) International report – which has been disputed by the Brazilian sugar cane industry association.
White House hopefuls at odds on bioenergy
The main bidders to be the next president of the US differ in their views on how to support the biofuel sector. Gloria Gonzalez reports
Real option analysis can predict decision triggers
Real option analysis illuminates investment decisions for biofuel plants, say Todd Schmit, Jianchuan Luo and Loren Tauer
