Northeast Biofuels (NEB) is a cluster of companies and organisations committed to the development of a sustainable biofuels industry in North East England.
Northeast Biofuels members share a number of common aims:
- To act as an engine for commercial and economic growth in the business of biofuels
- To create a business network which helps to improve business practices and efficiency and stimulates effective supply chains from ‘field to tank’
- To build a centre of expertise and competency in biofuels within the North East region.
Note from the Chairman
These are challenging times for the European biofuels industry. On the one hand, the need for urgent action to tackle climate change and to address the finite nature of fossil fuels is becoming ever more apparent by the day.
On the other hand, the European biodiesel industry has suffered from the unintended consequences of a US tax incentive, prospective investors are struggling to read the runes on the debate about how to deliver both food and fuel, and governments ponder the subtleties of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC).
A clear message arising from all of this is that we need to develop ways of using the whole crop and diversify the feedstock base - and do this by building on the successful investments and associated infrastructure developments that have marked the last few years.
NEB is central to the development of this new industry in the region. It is a key partner in delivering the Regional Strategy for Transport Biofuels, and is actively seeking new members from the North East and beyond who can help deliver this vision. You are more than welcome to join us in developing this new industry.
Professor Dermot Roddy
Chairman, Northeast Biofuels