Renewable Energy Biofuel News Archive 2

27 January 2006 - Work begins on bio power station Work has started on a £90m biomass power station, hailed as the largest project of its kind in the UK.
BBC New Scotland
26 January 2006 - Construction on bioethanol production plant is launched British Sugar's new plant will produce 70m litres of bioethanol.
BBC News Norfolk
18 January 2006 - Campaigner in row over tax on oil A green campaigner who runs his car on vegetable oil is challenging the government over whether it should be taxed at the same rate as diesel fuel.
BBC News Kent
17 January 2006 - Biofuel raises global dilemmas In Brazil, cars have been running on biodiesel for years, while in Sweden, Ford's flexi-fuel models are outselling its ordinary petrol and diesel cars.
BBC News
16 January 2006 - Chip fat fuel London is at the forefront of an energy revolution. A new and revolutionary process means that chip fat can be converted into diesel oil.
BBC News London
3 January 2006 - Green fuel filling station opens The first bio-diesel filling station in Manchester has opened.
BBC News Manchester
30 December 2005 - NI power plant is revolutionary An NI biomass plant has been named as one of the best in the UK for leading the way in cutting carbon emissions and promoting renewable energy.
BBC News Northern Ireland
24 December 2005 - Festive warning over fat in sinks Thames Water pioneers Bromley scheme to turn household and restaurant waste fat into biodiesel.
BBC News London
24 November 2005 - Renewable waste plans move ahead Plans to increase the amount of waste recycled or converted into energy have moved ahead with major contracts being awarded by Wiltshire County Council.
BBC News Wiltshire
18 November 2005 - West: Green cars Most of the ideas for tackling global warming will leave us worse off. But there are exceptions.
BBC News
26 October 2005 - Greener fuel for council vehicles A fleet of 200 council vehicles has been switched to an environmentally-friendly fuel.
BBC News Teeside

25 October 2005 - Biomass energy report criticised Biomass, which sees crops grown for use as environmentally friendly fuels, should be used to generate heat in the UK, a task force study has concluded. But critics say the recommendations do not go far enough as energy suppliers are not required to source a percentage of heating fuel from renewable sources.
BBC News
24 October 2005 - Cows make fuel for biogas train The new train in Sweden that runs on the biogas produced by the entrails of cows killed in abattoirs.
BBC News
12 October 2005 - Power plan aims to generate jobs Power company E.ON has confirmed plans to build a biomass plant in Scotland, with the promise of more than 300 jobs.
BBC News Scotland
30 September 2005 - Bio-diesel tests for Broads boats Motor cruisers that are hired out on the Norfolk Broads are testing the use of bio-diesel to help protect the environment, it has been announced.
BBC News Norfolk
26 September 2005 - Garden of England could fuel UK The garden of England could soon be helping to produce the fuel of the future following a pioneering project to produce diesel from oilseed rape.
BBC News England
15 September 2005 - Farmers cash in on bio-fuel market The latest fuel price protests may have made little impact, but with petrol at £1 a litre it remains a burning economic issue.
BBC News Northern Ireland
15 September 2005 - West Midlands: Fuel crisis There was panic buying of petrol across the West Midlands this week. Politics Show West Midlands asks how high will you go? What is the most we will pay for petrol rather than be without our cars?
BBC News
7 September 2005 - Olive power could cut emissions Spanish olives are playing a vital role in an experiment that could see a Northern Ireland power station burn less coal.
BBC News Northern Ireland
6 September 2005 - Cooking oil fuels vehicle debate Fuel made from the oils of vegetables, seeds or beans could be used to power vehicles in North Yorkshire.
BBC News England

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