Algae may someday be a source of bioenergy on an industrial scale, but it remains difficult to say exactly when that may happen, according to the head of the newly launched European Algae Biomass Association (EABA).
The US oil industry is urging the government to postpone new rules designed to promote biofuel use in the United States, arguing that too much work remains to be done.
At a slash conference in Jönköping, Sweden, kicking off Elmia Wood 2009, 139 delegates from 29 countries gathered to learn more on effective handling and utilisation of slash.