Biofuels

Think bionergy, farmers will be told

12 Apr 13 - Farmers are being urged to think about how they can boost farm income by turning shelter belts and other bits of forestry into biofuels.

Biodiesel NZ good buy, says new owner

15 Mar 13 - Christchurch shipping executive Andrew Stark does not agree with political claims that Biodiesel NZ is a bad investment.

Don't blame biofuels, says minister

15 Mar 13 - The Government is denying its decision to scrap the biofuels obligation contributed to Solid Energy’s financial meltdown.

Wood industry report shows the way

8 Mar 13 - The wood industry’s investigation of future economic opportunities – including biofuels and biochemicals – is finished.

Water huge issue for food producers, says Nestle chief

1 Mar 13 - The food industry has been warned by one of its biggest players that water scarcity is among the greatest threats it faces.

Companies link to build fuel demo plant

15 Feb 13 - Development of a large-scale wood-to-biofuel plant in New Zealand came a step closer this week with the announcement that Z Energy and Norske Skog want to build a demonstration plant.

Former employees buy biofuels maker

15 Feb 13 - Solid Energy’s biofuels production company has been sold to two of its former employees.

Kiwi star LanzaTech turns American

8 Feb 13 - LanzaTech is no longer a New Zealand company.

Wood-waste plant idea excites biofuel pioneer

8 Feb 13 - Ground-breaking biofuel company LanzaTech is interested in building a woody-waste gasification plant in New Zealand.

Bio crop could put money in the margins

18 Jan 13 - A team of New Zealand researchers say that biofuels can be produced sustainably and economically from crops grown on the margins of paddocks.

Organisers hail success of green Olympics

14 Dec 12 - The London Olympics generated 28 per cent less carbon dioxide than was forecast as energy use at venues was cut, the organisers say.

Boost regional bio-industry, says report

16 Nov 12 - Fostering industries such as biofuels from woody biomass and investing in technologies such as smart grids could give New Zealand’s regional economies a real boost, says one of the authors of a new...

We'd sign with Kyoto, promises Labour

16 Nov 12 - A Labour Government would sign up to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

US leads energy race, says report

16 Nov 12 - The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook.

Greenies threaten to sue Netherlands

16 Nov 12 - The Netherlands Government is facing legal action unless it takes swift action on climate change.

US forces going green to fuel military machine

9 Nov 12 - The United States military is going green – for security reasons.

EXPO: How to lower fuel and power prices

9 Nov 12 - An expo featuring ways of cutting power and fuel prices will be held in Wellington this month.

Bioenergy process bad, says report

26 Oct 12 - Bioenergy production is often increasing greenhouse gas emissions in the short term even though the European Union counts it as a carbon neutral technology, according to an unreleased report obtained...

LanzaTech does the business in Malaysia

19 Oct 12 - New Zealand’s LanzaTech is working with Malaysia’s government-owned national oil company, Petronas, to convert carbon dioxide to sustainable chemicals.