UK SHOULD LIMIT BIOENERGY USE FOR CO2 GOAL: ADVISER
LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain should aim for a 10-percent share of bioenergy in total energy demand in 2050 to achieve its long-term climate target, but
any more could do more harm than good to the environment, a government adviser said on Wednesday.
The Conservative-led coalition government will unveil its strategy for bioenergy early next year, as part of a wider plan to cut carbon emissions by 80
percent by mid-century.
CHICKEN FAT-FUEL TO POWER US WARSHIPS IN '12 GAMES
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military, in the largest ever government purchase of biofuel, bought a batch of fuel made from chicken fat and algae
that will be burned by the Navy in war games next year, officials said on Monday.
The Defense Logistics Agency purchased 450,000 gallons of fuel from Dynamic Fuels LLC, a Louisiana-based venture owned by Tyson Foods Inc and Syntroleum
Corp, which makes biofuel from used cooking oil, and from California-based Solazyme Inc , which makes fuel from algae.
AGCO DEAL UNCOVERS HIDDEN CORNER OF U.S. FARM BOOM
CHICAGO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The boom times for U.S. agriculture in 2011 have focused on soaring land and crop prices, bumper harvests and biofuels, but a
recent deal has spotlighted a quiet industry that's booming: grain storage.
Agco , the world's third-largest farm equipment manufacturer, this week finalized its purchase of grain storage manufacturer GSI Holdings for $928 million.
ASIAN PALM-BASED BIOFUEL MAY STRUGGLE IN U.S.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia Dec 1 (Reuters) - Indonesian palm-based biodiesel shipments seeking a foothold in the United States will face stiff competition from
feedstocks such as corn oil and waste oils, which will become cheaper as more supplies hit the market, a top USDA official said on Thursday.
Indonesian processors must also first get a clear pathway from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over concerns of higher emissions arising from
converting the edible oil, said Michael Dwyer, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's global policy analysis division.
US ETHANOL OUTPUT UP 1.4 PCT, MOST IN NEARLY A YEAR
Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. ethanol production rose 1.4 percent last week to the highest in nearly a year, while stocks fell more than 2 percent, the Energy
Information Administration reported on Wednesday.
U.S. ethanol production totaled 930,000 barrels per day in the seven days to Nov. 25, up 13,000 bpd from the previous week. Output was last that strong when
it hit 937,000 bpd for the week ended Dec. 10, 2010.
TOTAL, AMYRIS TO DEVELOP FUELS FROM PLANT SUGARS
Nov 30 (Reuters) - Giant French oil company Total SA and U.S. biofuels company said on Wednesday they would form a 50-50 joint venture to develop and sell
renewable fuels made from plant sugars.
Total, which bought a 17 percent stake in Amyris last year when the two companies first agreed to work together on biofuels research, said it would also
contribute $105 million toward the companies' existing $180 million research program.
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