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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.
US airlines group claims government aid needed for alternative fuel development
The chairman of the US airline trade group the Air Transport Association has called for government funding to establish a renewable aviation fuels industry and for investors to exploit the large potential market for the fuels.
EU’s biofuel rules face challenge, says study
The European Union (EU) plan to impose sustanability criteria on biofuels could fall foul of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, claimed a study published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development.
Qteros constructs one-step cellulosic ethanol pilot unit
Biofuel developer Qteros of the US is to build a $3.2m pilot plant to prove its one-step process for converting cellulose directly into ethanol, with the aim of putting a commercial plant into operation next year.
BlueFire drops California for cellulosic project
BlueFire Ethanol has switched its planned first commercial plant to make ethanol from cellulosic material from California, citing a long licensing process and a difficult business climate in the state.
Ethanol companies could clean up in carbon trade
US firms that make ethanol from maize could earn valuable income by cutting carbon emissions, says
Insisting on sustainability provides benefits for all
Banks and investors increasingly demand minimisation of environmental risk, say Milena Stoyanova and David Glenister
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