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• UK well positioned to lead the world on Algal Sustainability

  14 May 2012

  PRESS RELEASE. York, UK – 14 May 2012. A new report by bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says that the UK can be an international leader in algal sustainability.

• Understanding life cycle assessment is vital to the success of green businesses

  02 May 2012

  PRESS RELEASE. York, UK - 02 May 2012. NNFCC and North Energy publish new report, which calls on policy makers and businesses to improve their understanding of how life cycle assessment (LCA) results vary according to the methodology used and how this can have a major impact on business decisions.

• Are biofuels sustainable? Exclusive interview with Dr Alena Buyx from Nuffield Council on Bioethics

  01 May 2012

  In each issue of the NNFCC Newsletter we feature an expert voice in the field of biorenewables who will give their opinion on the latest developments in the field. In the latest issue, we talk exclusively to Dr Alena Buyx from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics about the role of biofuels in global land use change.

• French say oui to algae

  23 Apr 2012

  INRA announce €160 million new collaborative platform to bring together key players in the development of microalgae in France.

• NNFCC shortlisted for Consultancy of the Year

  18 Apr 2012

  PRESS RELEASE. York, UK - 18 April 2012. NNFCC has been shortlisted for The Consultancy of the Year award at the prestigious Business Green Leaders Awards 2012 for our pioneering work on advanced biofuels.

• Dreamliner makes first transpacific flight using biofuel

  17 Apr 2012

  Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) today became the first to fly over the pacific ocean using an aviation jet fuel made in part from sustainable biofuel.

• Shell outline plans for advanced biofuel production

  12 Apr 2012

  Petroleum giants Shell have outlined their commitment to advanced biofuels made from crop residues and wastes in their latest sustainability report, published yesterday.

• Frontier deliver first wheat to Vivergo bioethanol plant

  11 Apr 2012

  Feedstock suppliers Frontier have delivered the first lorry loads of wheat to Britain's largest biofuel plant, Vivergo Fuels Ltd. near Hull.

• Biofuels part of the solution to tackling emissions from aviation & shipping, say Government advisers

  05 Apr 2012

  In a new report published today The Committee on Climate Change has urged the UK Government to include aviation and shipping in their emission reduction targets and has suggested sustainable biofuels will play an important role in reducing emissions from these sectors over the forthcoming years.

• What does the UK budget mean for the biomass industry?

  22 Mar 2012

  PRESS RELEASE. York, UK - 22 March 2012. Chancellor George Osborne re-affirmed the Government's committment to renewable energy and offered new support for green vehicle fleets and micro-renewable heat and power generation but other aspects of his annual budget address have left the industry cold.