Biofuels

What has SAA been smoking now?

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Oct 2014

A strain of tobacco holds the promise of biofuel for South African Airways's fleet of planes, but raises issues of feasibility and economic viability.

Science department launches SA’s bio-economy strategy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Jan 2014

Science Minister Derek Hanekom has launched a road map on how to develop South Africa's natural biological resources into commercial products.

Individual young designers

Article Advertising Supplement - 6 Dec 2013

The Young Designers: Individuals Award is for school-goers with a creative idea, programme, design or prototype for the efficient use of energy.

On full tanks and empty bellies

Article Analysis Roman Grynberg - 22 Nov 2013

South Africa's move to foster bioethanol is self-defeating and unneighbourly.

Biofuels plant will cut UK’s reliance on imported feed

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jul 2013

A new biofuels plant near Hull will be the United Kingdom's biggest buyer of wheat, and the biggest supplier of animal feed.

Biofuel firms’ perseverence set to pay off

Article Teigue Payne - 5 Apr 2013

The announcement of the construction of two factories producing bioethanol from sorghum, costing about R1.6-billion each, appears to be imminent.

Award winner: Biofuel plant backfires on community

Article Sipho Kings - 12 Jul 2012

It started out with a bang, but land deals went sour and farms lie barren as the project stalls, writes Sipho Kings.

R2bn ethanol plant planned for completion by 2014

Article Wendell Roelf - 20 Feb 2012

R2-billion has been set aside for an ethanol plant to help South Africa's budding biofuels sector, which could reduce its reliance on imported fuel.

Biofuels land grab in Kenya’s Tana Delta fuels talk of war

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Jul 2011

Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty crops.

A spoonful of sugar (could) make the world go around

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jul 2011

The current frank discussions internationally and in South Africa on the role of biofuels are both timely and welcome, writes <b>Emile van Zyl</b>.

Tanzania’s biofuel project’s promise proves barren

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Mar 2011

A project to produce clean energy for The Netherlands and Belgium has degenerated into a controversial abuse of natural resources in Africa.

SA farmers see depressed maize prices in 2011

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Nov 2010

SA's maize prices, which have largely been depressed this year, will remain under pressure in 2011 unless the country secures new export markets.

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