Investors burnt in biofuel explosion

Article shows conflicting government interest are damaging small biofuels producers to the benefit of large. They don't discuss, but it does show, the industry is driven by government policies. A little change in policy can easily favor one group over another - not free markets. Yet, they call for more government involvement and incentives????

Globe Asia April 07,2008
In January, the Netherlands announced that it would no longer subsidize the import of palm oil, the main source of “green” power generation, after evidence showed biofuel sources were grown on Asian plantations created from drained peat land with disastrous environmental consequences.

Industry operators say the government should give additional incentives to biofuel users. “No matter where you are, new energy is always more expensive than conventional sources. The government should give incentives to push the development of biofuel,” says Adrisman.