"Sweet Fuel: A Political and the Environmental History of Brazilian Ethanol traces the ethanol industry from its inception under a state institution in 1933 through the height of government intervention under the national program during the dictatorship to its rebirth with the launch of the...

Food for fuel or fuel for food? -- The effects of EU biofuel policy on agricultural markets -- Large-scale land acquisitions in Africa: exploring players, roles and responsibilities -- Effectiveness of EU biofuels sustainability criteria in the context of land acquisitions in Africa

"This book is an extensive update and sequel to the successful 2010 book Biomass to Biofuels: Strategies for Global Industries, with an expanded focus on the next generation of energy technologies. Significant progress has been made in this field in the interim, and global market conditions have...

Die dezentrale Produktion von Pflanzenölen, die in Verbindung mit der Förderung der Biokraftstoffe gesehen werden muss, erlebt in den vergangen Jahren in Deutschland einen rasanten Aufstieg. Die Förderung der Biokraftstoffe ist ein globaler Trend, wobei Deutschland bei der Entwicklung der...