Switchgrass Bio Fuel Could Boost Local Economy (WHSV Harrisonburg)
(03/10/2010 07:08 PM)

Local farmers and scientists are promoting a form of fuel that you can grow in your backyard... called switchgrass. More>>

Solid Energy opens Taupo wood pellet plant (Otago Daily Times)
(03/10/2010 07:08 PM)

Prime Minister John Key today opened Solid Energy's new $34 million wood pellet fuel plant in Taupo today, as the plant's first big export order heads to Europe. More>>

Clean NZ fuel to power up Europe plants (Marlborough Express)
(03/10/2010 07:08 PM)

New Zealand's largest wood pellet fuel plant, owned by Solid Energy, has opened in Taupo, with its first major shipment destined for European power plants. More>>

Solid Energy opens large wood pellet plant (Scoop.co.nz)
(03/10/2010 07:08 PM)

New Zealand’s largest wood pellet fuel plant was opened today by the Prime Minister, the Hon John Key. Built by Solid Energy business, Nature’s Flame, the $34 million Taupo plant will initially produce up to 40,000 tonnes a year of the clean-burning, low-carbon fuel with a substantial proportion of its output exported. More>>

Otago should cash in on clean-burning wood (Otago Daily Times)
(03/10/2010 07:08 PM)

Shaun Bowler extols the virtues of "wood energy". In stark contrast to the fossil fuels we consume so much of, wood energy is 100% renewable. It's also virtually carbon-neutral, as trees consume enough CO2 while they grow to offset the CO2 released when burned. More>>