by Antionio Trabucco, Wouter M. J. Achten, et al.  (Global Change Biology)  Although acclaimed as a biofuel crop with high potential to sustainably replace fossil fuels, Jatropha curcas L. remains a poorly studied plant. Reliable yield assessments with …

(ETCGreen.com)  Vehicle owners now understand the ever dwindling supply and higher expense and risks of extracting petroleum will continue to increase the price at the pumps.
For over 100 years we have enjoyed this cheap energy …

(Michelin)  Victory in the MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge at the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours ended up going to the HPD-ARX 01c N°42 run by Michelin’s partner Strakka Racing whose exceptional energy-efficient performance earned it a …

(World Economic Forum)  Biorefineries have a major role to play in tackling climate change, according to the World Economic Forum report The Future of Industrial Biorefineries launched today(June 29, 2010). The report, produced in collaboration with …

(CORE Biofuel)  CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass to gasoline production process, today announced that it will pursue an additional production facility to be possibly located in northwest Montana. …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is underway, and by the time you are reading this, it may well be over. More than 700 industry professionals …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) posted a Request for Information (RFI) on FedBizOpps this past Friday.  This is DESC’s first step toward procurement of commercial, as opposed …

by Lorraine Mandebvu  (All Africa)  Traditional leaders have embraced the US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project which they believe will bring much-needed development to the area.
Speaking at a meeting of traditional leaders with Arda officials last weekend, Chief …

(BioMCN)  June 25, 2010, the Queen’s Commissioner of the Province of Groningen, Sir Max van den Berg, together with Rob Voncken, CEO of BioMCN, has officially opened the largest second generation biofuel plant in the world. With …

by Noah Haglund (Herald)  A plan to lessen Snohomish County’s dependence on fossil fuels while helping local farmers has fallen well short of expectations.
Supporters urge patience. In time, they say, an improved economy will boost …

(US Department of Energy)  Despite algae’s potential, many technical and economic challenges must be overcome for algal biofuels to be commercialized.
To identify these hurdles and guide research and development activities, DOE convened the National Algal Biofuels …

(US Department of Energy)  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced June 28, 2010, the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels. The selections will …

(Sun Herald)  The California Department of Labor today (June 29, 2010) awarded the San Diego region a $4 million grant to implement new workforce training programs for careers in the emerging biofuels industry.  The San Diego Biofuels …

(ZeaChem)   Company to Demonstrate Integration of Processes at Boardman Biorefinery
 ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced the successful production of ethanol at a …

A comprehensive course detailing the new policy and economic drivers of biofuel supply and demand.
Top experts in the fields of biofuels production, marketing, risk management, RINs accounting and environmental compliance will give you all the …

by Anna Austin (Biomass Magazine)   With their extreme versatility and often complicated nature, it isn’t easy for most people to wrap their brain around advanced biofuels, and the definitions in the renewable fuels standard 2 …

(MarketWire)  Mission NewEnergy Ltd., a vertically integrated biodiesel refiner, and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to announce that it has aggregated, crushed and shipped commercial quantities of Jatropha oil from its …

(Amyris) Amyris, Inc. announced June 25, 2010, that it has entered into an off-take agreement with Shell for the supply of Amyris No Compromise® diesel. The parties have agreed to the terms under which Shell may purchase the …

by Jeffrey Decker (FlightGlobal)  …Biomass can be gasified and converted to fuel through the Fischer-Tropsch process as well, but the USAF has focused on coal-to-liquids to confirm that chemically identical fuels perform alike no matter …

by Penni Crabtree  (SignOnSanDiego.com)  Algae’s potential vast, but the cost so far is immense.
…Scientists agree that the science to turn algae into fuel has arrived. It’s just the economics that remain elusive.
“We all complain about …

(GreenAirOnline)  The first public flights of an aircraft with an engine fully powered by algae-derived biofuel took place last week during the ILA Air Show in Berlin. The demonstration flights of a twin-engined Diamond DA42 …

by Frances Williams (Biofuels Digest and Novozymes)  …Co-location of a cellulosic ethanol facility and a coal-fired power plant is one strategy that holds promise.  Joining these industries in the same location can result in significant …

(DSM)  At the 7th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, taking place this week in Washington D.C. (United States), DSM and Roquette will elaborate on a recent technical breakthrough and proprietary process for the manufacture of …

(Toledo Blade)  By early next year, the University of Toledo’s Scott Park Campus for Energy and Innovation will be home to a nearly $1 million facility to research and develop algae biofuels in hopes of accelerating …

by Stacy Feldman  (The Guardian)   Nearly 50 members of Congress warn State Deptartment against rubberstamping 2,000-mile tar sands pipeline as Obama insider John Podesta says fuel source “cannot be our energy future”.
…In a letter to …

by David Sterrett (Chicago Business)  Capitalizing on the Gulf oil spill, ethanol makers are launching a bold public relations offensive touting their clean environmental image as they lobby the Obama administration to allow more of the …

by  Jennifer A. Burney, Steven J. Davis, and David B. Lobell  (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)  As efforts to mitigate climate change increase, there is a need to identify cost-effective ways to avoid emissions of …

(Red Orbit)  A new type of baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been developed which can efficiently ferment pentose sugars, as found in agricultural waste and hardwoods. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Biotechnology for …

by Jim Lane (Biotech Digest)  …Amyris had its technological foundation nine years ago in the Keasling lab at Berkeley, when Jay Keasling and his team of post-docs pioneered a methodology to produce isopentenyl pyrophosphate, at …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, Amyris Biotechnologies unveiled this week a stunning series of partnerships and investments from Proctor & Gamble, Total, Soliance, Cosan and M&G Finanziaria for the production and off-take of …

by Michael O’Brien  (The Hill)  Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) will offer legislation next week that would allow states to opt out of federal law requiring a certain level of ethanol be blended into gasoline.
Inhofe says …

by  Jeremy van Loon   (Bloomberg)  Demand for fuel made from crop residues including straw and wood is “uncertain” as U.S. and European officials consider regulatory changes, Novozymes A/S energy strategist Anders Lau Tuxen said.
The U.S. Environmental Protection …

(Citizen-Times.com)  A small field of bright yellow flowers planted by the N.C. Department of Transportation along Interstate 40 may look like any other bed of wildflowers, but in the case of this crop, there is …

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  After nearly four years of Underwriters Laboratory (UL) testing, certifications have finally been issued to both the Gilbarco Veeder-Root Encore® E85 fueling dispenser and the Dresser Wayne Ovation® Eco fueling E85 …

by Erica Gies   (New York Times)  …One group, Growth Energy, has blanketed the Metro subway station closest to the U.S. Capitol with ads that send a pointed message: “No beaches have been closed due to …

(Los Angeles Times)  …The California Energy Commission approved three awards to help set up electric- and ethanol-powered vehicle infrastructure around the state. Of the funds, $15.4 million comes from state coffers, $49.6 million is federal …

(Honeywell)  Agreement Includes Testing of Bio-Based Renewable Fuels 
Honeywell announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop mature technology for Fuel Burn Reduction and test aviation biofuels …

Biogas • Anaerobic Digestion • Biofuels • Food Waste • Compost • Markets
This Conference, organized by the editors of BioCycle magazine, brings together project managers and developers; local, state and federal policy makers and …

(BrighterEnergy.com)  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed new legislation that makes tax credits available for projects that use algae to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into biofuels.
…The new legislation specifies that qualified research includes only …

by Dominique Vidalon(Reuters)  Total, Amyris to build biomass-based fuels partnership.
French oil group Total said on Wednesday it will buy a stake of around 17 percent in US. biofuels producer Amyris to expand its reach in …

by Timothy Gardner (Reuters)  U.S. environmental regulators have delayed decisions on whether to allow higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline, a blow to ethanol producers who face a glut of supply but a relief to automakers …

(National Algae Association)  The National Algae Association, a 501(3)6 non-profit association, located in The Woodlands, Texas is starting a new algae production incubator to help lower the cost and risks in the algae production industry. It will be …

(Meat Trade News Daily)  BIOFUEL producers want the Government to protect jobs by prioritising home-produced fuels over exports under its new green fuel usage scheme.
The IFA is enraged that the new Biofuels Obligation Scheme (BOS) …

by Michelle Dunlop (Herald)  It wasn’t supposed to happen so quickly.
But the development of aviation biofuels has occurred at a speed that has surprised everyone.
Just a few years ago, aviation biofuel looked to be decades …

(CSR Press Release)  Portfolio 21 Mutual Fund Favors Investing in Energy Efficiency and Green Technology
In response to a growing number of queries from investors and journalists, Portfolio 21 Investments June 16, 2010, explained why the selection criteria …

(Albemarle Corporation)  Albemarle Corporation, a leader in providing innovative and sustainable chemistry solutions to its customers and communities, partners with LSU students to become a key sponsor of LSU mechanical and biological engineering students’ 2010 senior …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, the USDA released its highly-anticipated “Regional Roadmap to Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022.”…
USDA identified dedicated energy crops, primarily switchgrass, as the practical …

This is the inaugural launch event of the Bioenergy Markets Turkey conference and exhibition and forms part of the Bioenergy Markets Global Series. This leading global series of events, now in its 6th year has …

(CSIR India/The Economic Times)  …The Central Salt Marine Chemicals and Research Institute (CSMCRI) located in Bhavnagar district of the state has hit upon a process by which biodegradable polymers can be developed at almost zero-cost …

by Joelle Dent (Biomass Digest Asia)  …On the science and technology front it has an excellent technical education system in the IITs and access to  the 39 advanced research laboratories of the Council of Scientific …

(Michelin)  As part of the festivities programmed in parallel to last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the race organisers included a parade lap of a certain number of high-tech vehicles round the French venue’s full circuit. …

(Purdue University) Purdue University scientists have improved a strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of the plant’s sugars. Nathan Mosier, an associate professor of agricultural …

(Center for Alternative Technology)   zerocarbonbritain2030 is a fully integrated solution to climate change. It examines how we can meet our electricity and heating requirements through efficient service provision, while still decreasing carbon dioxide, methane, …

(LPP Combustion)   LPP Combustion, LLC, a Columbia, MD based innovator in liquid fuel technology, has successfully demonstrated the clean generation of green, dispatchable, renewable power on a 30kW Capstone C30 gas turbine. LPP Combustion has developed …

(ICM)  ICM, Inc. Signs Contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for $31 Million Cooperative Agreement.  Construction to Commence August 2010 on Pilot Plant in St. Joseph, MO for Production of Fuel Ethanol from High-Impact …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …Like other sectors in advanced biofuels, macroalgae is a world of pilot projects and proposals – commercial scale projects are several years away, even if funding were to appear almost …

by Janneke Pieters (REnewable Energy World)  …CO2 — along with sunlight and water — is needed to grow algae, which can in turn produce oil, otherwise known as “oilgae” or “green crude.” While in its …

by Al Lewis (Dow Jones Newswires/Denver Post)  Eddie Sturman wants to kill the electric car.
Electric cars were all the buzz this week (September 19, 2009) at the latest auto show in Frankfurt, Germany, but Sturman says …

by Joshua Kagan (GreenTechMedia)  …Although first-generation biofuels account for more than 99% of U.S. biofuel production, there are several hundred companies developing third- and fourth-generation “drop-in” biofuels whose chemical compositions mimic the molecular characteristics of …

by Camille Ricketts   (Green Beat)  Five years after its founding, LanzaTech, a company that transforms waste gases released by steel mills into fuel ethanol, is finally commercializing its technology through a new partnership with China’s …

by John M. Broder and Marjorie Connelly  (New York Times)   Overwhelmingly, Americans think the nation needs a fundamental overhaul of its energy policies, and most expect alternative forms to replace oil as a major source …

Meet, listen to and question 250 global biofuels leaders
Over 250 industry leading speakers will share their expertise on all aspects of the biofuels value chain during three days of interactive conference sessions.
Tailor your own agenda from a …

(USDA)  USDA’s Chief Economist Joseph Glauber today announced the publication of a report by the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses that surveyed corn growers for the year 2005 and ethanol plants in 2008, which …

(Scania)  Scania is delivering 85 ethanol-powered buses to Nobina, which operates on behalf of the Stockholm regional public transport company, Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL). Ethanol buses will help SL fulfil its decision to invest only in …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …The Infinite Loop in financing cellulosic ethanol is the setting of conditions for loan guarantees by the Department of Energy which cannot be fulfilled; the insistence of project financiers that, …

by Jim Lane (Biomass Digest)  In Washington, the Environment Working Group has released a study that claims the impacts of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA)—which has already passed the House of Representatives—would …

by Markus Schmidt  (Progress-Index)  The official opening of the Osage Appomattox Bio Energy plant has been pushed back to at least October because of construction delays due to inclement weather.
“Our grand opening got put behind because …

(Advanced Biofuels Association)  Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams briefed the House Agriculture Committee this afternoon, telling its members, “It’s time to take politics out of renewable fuels and let sound science and sound energy …

(EERE)  ZeaChem, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 2 for a new cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon. Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol produced from non-edible biomass sources, such as agricultural residues, trees, or grasses. The …

Our group of global and local renewable energy experts and businesses will share with you what is happening now, what is possible and what is promising for the Southeast. The information you hear will help …

by Robert Block and Mark K. Matthews (Orlando Sentinel)  Charlie Bolden asked Marathon Oil for its opinion on Project OMEGA — but he has financial interest in Marathon, which has a competing project.
While millions of barrels …

(Chemical Online)  In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away large …

by Shigeru Sato  (Bloomberg Business Week)  Toyota Motor Corp.’s research and development unit, Hitachi Ltd. and more than 40 other Japanese companies and institutions have joined a national study into algae’s potential for producing biofuel …

(Farm Chemicals International)  The US Grains Council (USGC) says China could increase its corn purchases from the US to more than 1 million tonnes during the next 18 months, according to Bloomberg. Thomas Dorr, USGC president, …

(Prairie Star)  Editorial     Age and experience has its benefits. Many of us involved in agriculture have witnessed past oil spills and the devastation they cause and leave behind. Another result is that citizens become more …

(LS9)   Renewable Petroleum(TM) technology efficiently converts renewable raw materials into low-carbon fuels and chemicals.
LS9, the Renewable Petroleum Company(TM), today announced that it has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) highest environmental honor for its …

by Louis Bergeron  (Stanford University)  Advances in high-yield agriculture over the latter part of the 20th century have prevented massive amounts of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere – the equivalent of 590 billion metric tons …

by K Rajani Kanth  (Business Standard)  Southern Online Biotechnologies Limited, a Hyderabad-based Internet services provider (ISP) and biodiesel manufacturer, is tapping the biodiesel export market and is expecting to garner Rs 75 crore forex revenues in …

(Agra-net.com)   Ethanol demand by the chemical industry in Brazil is forecast to reach 2 bln litres in 2011, according to Antonio Padua Rodrigues, the technical director of Unica. This compares with 1.5-1.8 bln in 2010.  …

by Yuthana Praiwan   (Bangkok Post)   PTT Plc plans to increase the availability of ethanol-based E85 to 15 stations over the next one to two years from only four available now, and is also considering more E20 …

by  C.G. Carlson, D.E. Clay, C. Wright, K.D. Reitsma (South Dakota State University)  This publication uses a case-study approach to investigate the impacts of linking corn production, ethanol, and backgrounding calves on economics and soil sustainability. The …

(e! Science News)  …Scientists at the University of Minnesota led by Gregg Johnson investigated differences in woody and herbaceous crop productivity and biomass yield as a function of landscape position at the field scale. Results …

(Alpha Galileo)  Producing alternative fuels to petrol, such as biodiesel, is not exempt of generating waste. This is the case of glycerine, which is generated in huge amounts when obtaining biodiesel from vegetable fats. Researchers …

(Biodiesel Magazine)  Alaska Green Waste Solutions begins production in its new biodiesel plant designed and built by Pacific Biodiesel Technologies.
On June 9, the first commercial biodiesel was produced in the state of Alaska. Alaska Green …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …McCarthy arrived less than a year ago from a long stretch at Verenium, where he was the key executive in the strategic partnership and investment from BP. Before Verenium, he …

(HECO)  The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Hawaiian Electric Company’s plan to test biofuel blends in a 90-megawatt steam turbine generating unit at Kahe Power Plant that presently runs on low sulfur fuel oil …

This will be another important year for aviation from an environmental perspective with climate change at the top of the political agenda. The inconclusive outcomes of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the …

(Science Digest)  A new article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) describes how nanoparticles formed by very small numbers of silver atoms can protect against the cell damage caused by ethanol.
The study …

(Enerkem)   Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels and advanced chemicals company, today announced that it has been chosen by the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) to receive $1.8 million in funding for a market demonstration …

byFahad Al Mukrashi    (Times of Oman)    Date palms that have provided food to desert caravans for centuries could soon be the fuel for cars. An Omani entrepreneur, Mohammed bin Saif Al Harthy and his partners …

by Martin Mittelstaedt  (Globe and Mail)  The mania over ethanol as fuel didn’t play out so well for investors last time, but there might be a new way to profit from the renewable energy industry …

(REPREVE Renewables) SunBelt Biofuels, LLC, a leader in bioenergy crops, and Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI), makers of the REPREVE® family of recycled fibers, have announced the formation of a joint venture between certain of their affiliates …

This year’s Tank Storage Asia expo & conference has moved from the traditional storage hub of Singapore to the up and coming region of Malaysia.
Singapore may be one of the largest oil refining and trading …

After 2009’s hugely successful combined Tank Storage/Biofuels International Canada expo & conference in Montreal we are pleased to announce that this year’s event will be held on 28 -29th September in the new location of Calgary, …

by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine)  … I’ve heard a lot of people say that developing algal biofuels is just an engineering issue, that is, all we have to do is engineer more efficient growth ponds …

A dedicated event focusing on biofuels trading, pricing and risk management in Asia and beyond.
The Asian biofuels industry is growing rapidly. With many of the countries in the region aiming to increase mandatory blending targets …

(BERNAMA.com)  The European Commission on Thursday (June 10, 2010) adopted guidelines to implement the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive which forms part of its 2008 climate and energy package.
“The adopted package gives clear guidance to the …

(Times of India)  In a major eco-friendly step towards renewable energy generation in India, seaweed sourced ethanol (ethyl alcohol), a biofuel additive in transport fuel, has been used to run a car for the first …

by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest Asia)  As if the global trade in biofuels wasn’t already fragmented enough, last week Europe weighed in with draconian legislation that effectively bans Asian producers of biodiesel that use what …

(Union of Concerned Scientists)  The Billion Gallon Challenge: Advanced Biofuels from diverse sources such as grasses and agricultural waste hold the promise of sustainably reducing U.S. oil dependence and global warming emissions. Unfortunately the advanced biofuels …