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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Renewables attracting investment interest from pension fund owners

  21 Mar 2012

  Leading investors and experts in cleantech say renewable energy represents an attractive alternative to government bonds for pension funds, family offices and insurance groups.

• Leaders debate whether we can produce food and biofuel from the same land

  15 Mar 2012

  PRESS RELEASE. York, UK - 15 March 2012. Experts from agriculture and the biofuels industry came together at the BP Biofuels Sustainable Resilience Series in London to discuss the future of UK wheat and how it can be a sustainable source of both food and fuel.

• New nano-catalyst could be biggest bioplastic breakthrough in three decades

  13 Mar 2012

  A new nano-catalyst being developed by chemical giants Dow could help the company commercialise a process for making traditional plastics from biomass, according to research published in the journal Science.

• Yulex and Cooper Tire to develop bio-based rubber tyres

  12 Mar 2012

  US natural rubber specialists Yulex and tyre manufacturers Cooper Tire have signed a joint venture to develop tyre's made from a desert shrub, native to south west America, known as Guayule.