05/01/10 Shell doubles investments in second generation biofuel producer Codexis Inc.

Shell will invest approximately 419 million euro to finance research at Codexis.

03/12/09 Commission Corbey reports

The Dutch minister Cramer received three recommendations from the Commission Sustainability Issues (CDB) for the use of biomass on a large scale for energy and transportation.

22/09/09 Eneco paid EUR 30 mln for Econcern units

Rotterdam-based energy company Eneco took the release of its first-half results as an opportunity to reveal that it paid a price of EUR 30 mln this summer to acquire Ecofys, Evelop and Ecostream, units of the now-bankrupt Econcern, according to a report in Het Financieele Dagblad.

19/08/09 Vegetable oil prices expected to increase again

Less than two years after the high food prices that caused the food or fuel discussion, investors are starting to return to vegetable oil markets which may lead to renewed food price inflation.

04/08/09 Major oil companies spend less than 1 percent of investments in renewable energy.

Exxon Mobil is of the opinion that the current first generation of biofuels needs subsidies. Next generations will have more potential.

30/05/09 E.ON sells brown coal power plant

E.ON lignite fired power plant stakes will be transferred to EnBW. It will help in reducing CO2 emissions for E.ON, but will not help in the fight against climate change.

12/03/09 Unfair American Biodiesel finally stopped

The European Commission published a Commission Regulation applying anti-dumping duties against biodiesel imported from the United States of America. It applies to the so called B99 biodiesel with 99% of biodiesel and 1% of fossil diesel.

06/03/09 Credit crises doesn't stop Waterland to join Econcern in BioMCN

Private equity firm Waterland reached a final agreement with sustainable energy company Econcern about participation in BioMCN in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Econcern also acts on behalf of the other shareholders, NOM and Teijin.

05/02/09 Wind power has its ups and downs

Wind installations up in 2008, may be down in 2009

04/02/09 Abu Dhabi goes green!

Abu Dhabi will combine being an Opec member and produce renewable energy.....

02/02/09 Davos: credit crises an opportunity for renewables

The current global economic situation is both a crisis and an opportunity to reset world energy priorities.

That is the one of the messages coming out of Davos, Switzerland, as the World Economic Forum wraps up its business...........

29/01/09 Eneco grows fast in renewable energy in Belgium

Eneco invests more than 100 million Euro in the construction of biogas plants ....

13/01/09 RWE bids 9.3 billion for Essent

The European consolidation in the electricity continues. Will Essent as leader in the use of renewable energy be pushed back by its owners into a the role of energy based on old fossil fuels?