EU vote on biofuels ‘undermines food security’
The latest vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee signifies a bad day for sustainable biofuels and damages renewable energy policy across Europe, the NFU has said today. The vote on the Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) proposal will enforce a 6 per cent cap on amount of crops used for fuel. This will hinder […]
Re-Fuelling the Countryside – Opportunities for low carbon transport fuels
Alternative energy sources can play a key role in reducing the use of fossil based transport fuels on-farm and in rural communities, according to an RASE Report launched today (16th June 2014). “Re-Fuelling the Countryside: the prospects for low carbon farm and rural transport fuels” identifies farm sourced renewable energy including biogas, electric, hydrogen […]
Chickens to benefit from biofuels bonanza
It has long been known that the yeasty broth left over after bioethanol production is nutritious, but it has taken a collaboration between Nottingham Trent University and AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, to prove that Yeast Protein Concentrate (YPC) can be separated from the fibrous cereal matter. The researchers have also […]
Biofuels debate set to continue after European Parliament vote
The Parliament agreed to a six per cent cap of crop-based biofuel production and ILUC (Indirect Land Use Change) factors from 2020, but gave no clear mandate to begin negotiations with the Environment Council. NFU combinable crops adviser James Mills said: “It is clear that many MEPs are not happy with the direction of the […]
Biofuels driving green jobs and growth in the UK economy
The REA welcomes the opening today of Vivergo’s bioethanol plant at Saltend, near Hull. The plant’s development has already created and supported over 1,000 jobs, and will result in 80 full time, highly skilled jobs at the site. As well as producing 420 million litres of renewable transport fuel every year, the £350 million plant […]
