Solar provides 250 times as much energy per land area than biofuels, and without all the pollution inc a lot of CO2
So with 2.3% of UK farmland now used to grow biofuels, it makes zero sense to block solar on "loss of farmland" grounds
Wish people would protest about the biofuels craziness instead
So with 2.3% of UK farmland now used to grow biofuels, it makes zero sense to block solar on "loss of farmland" grounds
Wish people would protest about the biofuels craziness instead
I think this is both a) a mistake and b) makes the political cost of doing the right thing on energy and climate policy higher:
Ministers reject plans to build Britain’s largest solar farm
UK government says proposed Botley West project would cause ‘substantial harm’ to the greenbelt and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
www.ft.com
November 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Solar provides 250 times as much energy per land area than biofuels, and without all the pollution inc a lot of CO2
So with 2.3% of UK farmland now used to grow biofuels, it makes zero sense to block solar on "loss of farmland" grounds
Wish people would protest about the biofuels craziness instead
So with 2.3% of UK farmland now used to grow biofuels, it makes zero sense to block solar on "loss of farmland" grounds
Wish people would protest about the biofuels craziness instead
und da kam noch kein Schlauberger und rief Grüner Wasserstoff! Biofuels!? 😃
November 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
und da kam noch kein Schlauberger und rief Grüner Wasserstoff! Biofuels!? 😃
Dale Vince's position on heat pumps and biofuels is 👎
...but on this 👇he is 👍
...but on this 👇he is 👍
Clearing up confusion over iodine in milk | Letters
Clearing up confusion over iodine in milk | Letters
Letter: Cow’s milk is not a natural source of iodine. It is fortified, at the cow, notes Dale Vince of the Green Britain Foundation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Dale Vince's position on heat pumps and biofuels is 👎
...but on this 👇he is 👍
...but on this 👇he is 👍
Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after 'credible threat' of explosive device reut.rs/4ziC0f1
Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after 'credible threat' of explosive device
State and federal officers on Saturday searched a biofuels plant in Peoria, Illinois, for explosives after a device deemed a "credible threat" was found nearby, officials said, prompting a notice for residents to evacuate an area with a 1-mile radius.
reut.rs
November 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after 'credible threat' of explosive device reut.rs/4ziC0f1
This is exactly right. Solar farms are not a threat to productive UK farmland. I'll add that land used for biofuels is a much bigger threat, since solar farms are vastly more efficient at turning sunlight to energy than photosynthesis, especially once you factor in subsequent biofuel processing.
Roof top 1st but by 2050, ground-mounted solar farms will occupy less than 1% of agricultural land less total area than is currently used by golf courses. It is climate change that is destroying harvests. Between 2024-26 farmers lost £5 billion in real terms. Small scale solar can support farmers £
Are solar farms really “stealing” Britain’s farmland?
Solar farms occupy less than 1% of agricultural land – less than golf courses or airports. But the debate gets more complicated when the land is some of the UK’s best & most productive.
What is the reality in the East?
Stephen McNair reports
Solar farms occupy less than 1% of agricultural land – less than golf courses or airports. But the debate gets more complicated when the land is some of the UK’s best & most productive.
What is the reality in the East?
Stephen McNair reports
November 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is exactly right. Solar farms are not a threat to productive UK farmland. I'll add that land used for biofuels is a much bigger threat, since solar farms are vastly more efficient at turning sunlight to energy than photosynthesis, especially once you factor in subsequent biofuel processing.
Not that this is news but solar panels require around 20 times less area than biofuels for the same energy. So if you want accessible pleasant countryside you will be in favour of solar farms
November 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Not that this is news but solar panels require around 20 times less area than biofuels for the same energy. So if you want accessible pleasant countryside you will be in favour of solar farms
Im Verkehrsbereich haben wir auch ein leichtes Plus, obwohl der Verbrauch gegenüber 2024 um 14% gestiegen ist. Erneuerbaren-Wachstum gab es vor allem bei Advanced Biofuels (Annex IX), auch ein Mehr an Elektroautos trägt zum Anstieg des Erneuerbaren-Anteils von 15 auf 16 Prozent bei.
November 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Im Verkehrsbereich haben wir auch ein leichtes Plus, obwohl der Verbrauch gegenüber 2024 um 14% gestiegen ist. Erneuerbaren-Wachstum gab es vor allem bei Advanced Biofuels (Annex IX), auch ein Mehr an Elektroautos trägt zum Anstieg des Erneuerbaren-Anteils von 15 auf 16 Prozent bei.
Biofuels, a biotech product supported by over 80 governments in the name of ‘renewable’ fuels, illustrate land’s high carbon cost and the reason for such a simple test.
When carbon opportunity cost is factored in, biofuels are more damaging to the climate than are gasoline and diesel.
When carbon opportunity cost is factored in, biofuels are more damaging to the climate than are gasoline and diesel.
The relentless expansion of agriculture is ravaging biodiversity and the climate. Biotech can help redesign food systems for sustainability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP31
#COP31
November 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Biofuels, a biotech product supported by over 80 governments in the name of ‘renewable’ fuels, illustrate land’s high carbon cost and the reason for such a simple test.
When carbon opportunity cost is factored in, biofuels are more damaging to the climate than are gasoline and diesel.
When carbon opportunity cost is factored in, biofuels are more damaging to the climate than are gasoline and diesel.
Biofuels and, worst of all..Hydrogen.
There may be a very small place for both of these in a carbon neutral energy future ..very ,very, very small.
There may be a very small place for both of these in a carbon neutral energy future ..very ,very, very small.
November 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Biofuels and, worst of all..Hydrogen.
There may be a very small place for both of these in a carbon neutral energy future ..very ,very, very small.
There may be a very small place for both of these in a carbon neutral energy future ..very ,very, very small.
🏦 UAE Circular Economy Advances Through Industrial Recycling
Resource recovery projects are accelerating across the UAE, converting waste streams into biofuels, fertilizers, and industrial inputs.
🔗 Read the full story on GazeWire
#Economy #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #GazeWire
Resource recovery projects are accelerating across the UAE, converting waste streams into biofuels, fertilizers, and industrial inputs.
🔗 Read the full story on GazeWire
#Economy #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #GazeWire
🏦 UAE Circular Economy Advances Through Industrial Recycling
Resource recovery projects are accelerating across the UAE, converting waste streams into biofuels, fertilizers, and industrial inputs.
gazewire.com
November 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
🏦 UAE Circular Economy Advances Through Industrial Recycling
Resource recovery projects are accelerating across the UAE, converting waste streams into biofuels, fertilizers, and industrial inputs.
🔗 Read the full story on GazeWire
#Economy #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #GazeWire
Resource recovery projects are accelerating across the UAE, converting waste streams into biofuels, fertilizers, and industrial inputs.
🔗 Read the full story on GazeWire
#Economy #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #GazeWire
You understand that a lot of farmland is used for growing feedstocks for biofuels not foods.
If we all drove EVs and used solar, there would be more farmland for food, not less.
If we all drove EVs and used solar, there would be more farmland for food, not less.
November 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
You understand that a lot of farmland is used for growing feedstocks for biofuels not foods.
If we all drove EVs and used solar, there would be more farmland for food, not less.
If we all drove EVs and used solar, there would be more farmland for food, not less.
Why stop there? Why not just “End biofuels subsidies” to capture biodiesel too?
November 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Why stop there? Why not just “End biofuels subsidies” to capture biodiesel too?
Kinda cancels out the 100% traceable biofuels used in the F1 cars unless the ai data centre is 100% solar
November 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Kinda cancels out the 100% traceable biofuels used in the F1 cars unless the ai data centre is 100% solar
The "loss of farmland" argument is bullshit.
If you want to preserve productive farmland limit the use for biofuels: 142,000ha (2.3% of UK arable land) is used for biofuels (solar covers 0.08%) but it's massively less efficient (ha of solar will give 70-100 times more vehicle mileage than biofuel)
If you want to preserve productive farmland limit the use for biofuels: 142,000ha (2.3% of UK arable land) is used for biofuels (solar covers 0.08%) but it's massively less efficient (ha of solar will give 70-100 times more vehicle mileage than biofuel)
The UK govt has REJECTED plans for Britain's biggest solar farm, Botley West in Oxfordshire.
The decision was taken by Miatta Fahnbulleh, who recently approved the Jackdaw gas field.
In reason for her refusal, she cited green belt, visual impact and loss of farmland, all issues critics raised
The decision was taken by Miatta Fahnbulleh, who recently approved the Jackdaw gas field.
In reason for her refusal, she cited green belt, visual impact and loss of farmland, all issues critics raised
November 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The "loss of farmland" argument is bullshit.
If you want to preserve productive farmland limit the use for biofuels: 142,000ha (2.3% of UK arable land) is used for biofuels (solar covers 0.08%) but it's massively less efficient (ha of solar will give 70-100 times more vehicle mileage than biofuel)
If you want to preserve productive farmland limit the use for biofuels: 142,000ha (2.3% of UK arable land) is used for biofuels (solar covers 0.08%) but it's massively less efficient (ha of solar will give 70-100 times more vehicle mileage than biofuel)
And if we are looking at land use, biofuels and golf course take up land too. Golf is more difficult to combine with farming than solar www.solarstrategies.co.uk/insights/agr...
UK Agrivoltaics: Grazing and Cropping | Solar Strategies
A practical guide to UK agrivoltaics: sheep grazing versus arable cropping under solar, what government policy says, and what to check before leasing land.
www.solarstrategies.co.uk
November 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
And if we are looking at land use, biofuels and golf course take up land too. Golf is more difficult to combine with farming than solar www.solarstrategies.co.uk/insights/agr...
This is shameful. More reasons to vote Green instead of Labour. I live in Oxfordshire, and this solar farm would have been a great think for our progress towards net zero, and far better for biodiversity than land squandered on biofuels.
The UK govt has REJECTED plans for Britain's biggest solar farm, Botley West in Oxfordshire.
The decision was taken by Miatta Fahnbulleh, who recently approved the Jackdaw gas field.
In reason for her refusal, she cited green belt, visual impact and loss of farmland, all issues critics raised
The decision was taken by Miatta Fahnbulleh, who recently approved the Jackdaw gas field.
In reason for her refusal, she cited green belt, visual impact and loss of farmland, all issues critics raised
November 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This is shameful. More reasons to vote Green instead of Labour. I live in Oxfordshire, and this solar farm would have been a great think for our progress towards net zero, and far better for biodiversity than land squandered on biofuels.
Yikes. Always thought biofuels were a crock.
November 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Yikes. Always thought biofuels were a crock.
They're also not necessarily biofuels. That's a commonly understood misconception. The fuels are synthetic, which in some cases does use biomass, but the process is fundamentally built on carbon capture
November 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They're also not necessarily biofuels. That's a commonly understood misconception. The fuels are synthetic, which in some cases does use biomass, but the process is fundamentally built on carbon capture
🗳️ Who's lobbying Heath MacDonald?
24 meetings in the 90 days to Oct 30. The average MP had 8.
Top visitor: Canola Council of Canada (3 meetings), whose stated aim: “Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers…”
Liberal MP, Malpeque. Full record 👇
#cdnpoli #peipoli
24 meetings in the 90 days to Oct 30. The average MP had 8.
Top visitor: Canola Council of Canada (3 meetings), whose stated aim: “Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers…”
Liberal MP, Malpeque. Full record 👇
#cdnpoli #peipoli
Who's lobbying Heath MacDonald
Liberal MP for Malpeque. Every lobbying meeting, their votes and their speeches.
mymp.ca
November 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Someone posted this recently
A good reminder that there are no easy answers
It loses itself near the end with biofuels but makes the point that no technology is resource extraction or exploitation free
youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE
A good reminder that there are no easy answers
It loses itself near the end with biofuels but makes the point that no technology is resource extraction or exploitation free
youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE
Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans | A Film by Jeff Gibbs | Full Documentary
YouTube video by Michael Moore
youtu.be
November 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Someone posted this recently
A good reminder that there are no easy answers
It loses itself near the end with biofuels but makes the point that no technology is resource extraction or exploitation free
youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE
A good reminder that there are no easy answers
It loses itself near the end with biofuels but makes the point that no technology is resource extraction or exploitation free
youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE
#BIOF #$BIOF Blue Biofuels (OTCQB: BIOF): Why Now Low-Carbon Renewable Fuels in Focus
thestreetreports.com/blue-biofuel...
thestreetreports.com/blue-biofuel...
Blue Biofuels (OTCQB: BIOF): Why Now Low-Carbon Renewable Fuels in Focus
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DALLAS, Texas, November 9, 2026 – Blue Biofuels, Inc. (OTCQB: BIOF) is advancing toward commercial renewable-fuel production as the November 3 election resul...
thestreetreports.com
November 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
#BIOF #$BIOF Blue Biofuels (OTCQB: BIOF): Why Now Low-Carbon Renewable Fuels in Focus
thestreetreports.com/blue-biofuel...
thestreetreports.com/blue-biofuel...
Is a more #sustainable rocket propellant out there, somewhere?
cleantechnica.com/2026/11/14/n...
#spacex #rockets #rocketfuel #naturalgas #methane #fossilfuels #elonmusk #starbase #datacenters #fossilenergy #rocketlaunch #louisiana #texas #us #energypolicy #biofuels #electrofuels #saf #efuels
cleantechnica.com/2026/11/14/n...
#spacex #rockets #rocketfuel #naturalgas #methane #fossilfuels #elonmusk #starbase #datacenters #fossilenergy #rocketlaunch #louisiana #texas #us #energypolicy #biofuels #electrofuels #saf #efuels
Rocket Fuel Is The Last Frontier For Natural Gas
SpaceX is among the industrial-scale consumers of natural gas adding more pipes to the nation's sprawling network of gas pipelines.
cleantechnica.com
November 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Is a more #sustainable rocket propellant out there, somewhere?
cleantechnica.com/2026/11/14/n...
#spacex #rockets #rocketfuel #naturalgas #methane #fossilfuels #elonmusk #starbase #datacenters #fossilenergy #rocketlaunch #louisiana #texas #us #energypolicy #biofuels #electrofuels #saf #efuels
cleantechnica.com/2026/11/14/n...
#spacex #rockets #rocketfuel #naturalgas #methane #fossilfuels #elonmusk #starbase #datacenters #fossilenergy #rocketlaunch #louisiana #texas #us #energypolicy #biofuels #electrofuels #saf #efuels