Entries from The Big Biofuels Blog tagged with 'cassava'
FAO wants biofuel support examined and outlines world biofuel capacity
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation wants subsisidies, tariffs and tax-breaks for biofuels production examined and possibly reduced in a press release which marks the publication of its annual report The State of Food. That report makes a compelling...
Tapioca shortage may hit china's biofuels
According to a report on reuters, China is facing a tapioca shortage which may hit the country's bioethanol business. This looks like demand has outstripped supply, in December 2006 ust over a year ago the Chinese government saw the biofuel...
Indonesia plans to pack 10% biofuel into blends by 2010
Indonesia plans to blend 10% biofuels in its fuel by 2010, according to Cassava vs Yams. Which makes me wonder where that leaves the econonmics of western biofuel producers predicated on palm oil imports. Palm oil is up 12% since...
George Monbiot's take on biofuels
UK Columnist George Monbiot has turned his gaze on the global bifofuels business, and doesn't like what he sees. He makes some pretty good, if uncomfortable points about wealthy people's ability to pay more for food than the poor. He...
Indonesia's Medco to invest in cassava-based Ethanol
Indonesia's Medco to invest in cassava-based Ethanol in at least one of three factories it is expecting to build in the country for between $135-144m, according to the Investor daily, quoted by Planet Ark. Medco plans to export the ethanol...
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