Bumpy road of biofuel industry leads Cofco to gates of tiny farms

Rob | July 13, 2010

Bumpy road of biofuel industry leads Cofco to gates of tiny farms

It was exciting to be mentioned in this article by Kandy Wong in the South China Morning Post (and sorry it is a locked site).
The premise of the article is that as much as cellulosic fuel would like to develop in China, it’s going [...]

Lifecycle GHG emissions of various sources of crude – Alberta

Rob | August 28, 2009

A new study commissioned by the Alberta (Canada) government demonstrates that lifecycle GHG emissions of different sources of crude oil are different, and that China (and all countries) need to take note of this in their transport sector emission calculations.
The Alberta government is trying desperately to make sure that oil sands oil doesn’t get blocked [...]

UK’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, 1 year later: what does it mean for China?

Rob | August 3, 2009

The UK’s Renewble Fuels Agency recently released its first year annual report.  In the 2008-09 season, the UK provided some 50 billion litres of fuels for road transportation, and this time around, 2.6% of it was biofuel, in conforming with the UK’s biofuel policy, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
Since 2008, all companies which provide [...]