http://www.energyefficiencynews.com <p>According to a report from the World Bank, global biofuel targets are driving an increase in &lsquo;land grabs&rsquo;, where farmland in developing nations purchased on a massive scale by developed and emerging economies.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3350/ 2010-09-09T00:00:00+1:00 Transport, fuels, road, biofuel, land grab, indirect land use change, World Bank, developing world, <p>Scotland is halfway to its target of reducing carbon emissions 42% by 2020, with emissions falling over 20% since 1990, according to the latest official figures.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3346/ 2010-09-08T00:00:00+1:00 UK policy, Scotland, Scottish Government, carbon emissions, renewables, <p>Two US universities will lead research consortia focusing on clean energy technologies with funding from the US Department of Energy and China.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3345/ 2010-09-08T00:00:00+1:00 US policy, Department of Energy, ROW policy, China, clean energy research, transport, road, electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, University of Michigan, West Virginia University, <p>Last week, the Government of Canada finalised regulations stipulating an average renewable fuel content of 5% in gasoline.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3342/ 2010-09-07T00:00:00+1:00 ROW policy, Canada, transport, road, fuels, renewable fuel content, Renewable Fuels Strategy, <p>A research report from HSBC predicts that the low-carbon energy market will treble in size over the next decade to reach $2.2 trillion by 2020.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3340/ 2010-09-07T00:00:00+1:00 HSBC, market report, investment, low carbon, energy efficiency, renewables, nuclear, buildings, transport, electric vehicles, China, US, EU, <p>The US Government is investing $8.9 million in a research programme to develop better biofuel feedstock plants through genetic breeding.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3338/ 2010-09-06T00:00:00+1:00 US policy, transport, road, fuels, biofuel, feedstock, research and development, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, <p>Plans to improve the energy efficiency of urban transport, street lighting and district heating networks could cash-in on &euro;115 million in unspent EU funds.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3332/ 2010-09-03T00:00:00+1:00 EU policy, energy efficiency, transport, electric vehicles, hydrogen and fuel cells, street lighting, heating and ventilation, district heating network, renewables, European Energy Recovery programme, EERP, <p>The US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation are proposing changes to the fuel economy label to make it more simple and straightforward for buyers to compare the performance of electric, plug-in hybrid and conventional vehicles.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3329/ 2010-09-02T00:00:00+1:00 US policy, fuels, road, transport, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Department of Transportation, DOT, <p>Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have developed a new biofuel made from whisky by-products.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3322/ 2010-08-19T00:00:00+1:00 whisky, whiskey, edinburgh, biofuel, napier, glenkinchie, scottish enterprise, scotland, tangney <p>The San Francisco Bay Area is to get $ 5 million to install 5000 electric vehicles across the region.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3306/ 2010-08-12T00:00:00+1:00 Transport, road, electric vehicles, charging stations, US policy, San Francisco, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, General Electric, GE, NEC Corporation, Takasago Rapid Charging Station