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Ethanol Blends Overtaking Gasoline Supply Chain
March 23, 2012 – 5:51 pm | No Comment

(OPISNet.com)  It’s been a long time coming, but ethanol now dominates the U.S. gasoline blending landscape. The number of wholesale terminals supplying only conventional clear gasoline for truck loadings has trimmed down to just nine …

IN FOCUS: Pricing and Supply Key to Unlocking Large-Scale US Biofuel Use
February 23, 2012 – 9:45 am | No Comment

by Lori Ranson (FlightGlobal)  Successful commercial biofuel flights operated by US carriers in late 2011 were underpinned by an understanding that price and supply chain infrastructure remain the big hurdles to creating a viable full-scale …

Brewing up Power: Beer Maker Finalizes Biofuels Project
January 13, 2012 – 9:40 am | No Comment

by Jonathan Grass (Alaska Journal of Commerce)
Alaskan Brewing Co. has entered the final stage of a 16-year process in setting a precedent in renewable energy. The Juneau-based brewery has a new boiler to make its …

‘If You Build It, We Will Buy It’ Says Airline CEO on Biojet Fuel
November 17, 2011 – 4:10 pm | No Comment

by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine)  The second week in November could go down as one of the most significant weeks for advanced biofuels, airline companies and the use of biofuel-blended jet fuel in the U.S. …

Biofuel Flights Signal Demand From U.S. Airlines
November 14, 2011 – 7:14 pm | No Comment

by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week)  As airlines launch the first commercial biofuel flights in the U.S., the government is working with industry to scale up production of biomass-derived jet fuel to commercial quantities beginning in …

SkyNRG Serves First Airline Customer out of the US: Alaska Airlines and launches SkyNRG in North America together with Partner EPIC Aviation
November 10, 2011 – 8:26 am | No Comment

(SkyNRG)  SkyNRG, the Amsterdam based global market leader in sustainable jet fuel will supply Alaska Airlines with sustainable Jet Fuel in the month of November. The airline will operate 75 regularly scheduled flights out of …

Race for Scale: United, Alaska Airlines Launch Commercial Aviation Biofuels Flights
November 7, 2011 – 7:56 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  United and Solazyme, Alaska and Dynamic Fuels hook up, as producers scramble to make fuel, raise cash, ratchet down costs. Will producers scale, or fail?
…United Airlines will operate the first …

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest
May 5, 2011 – 11:26 am | No Comment

(Climate Solutions)  Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Company, Port of Seattle, Port of Portland, Spokane International Airport, and Washington State University have initiated a strategic stakeholder process to develop a “Flight Path” (action plan)  to produce …

10 to watch: Senators on Energy
February 5, 2011 – 3:17 pm | No Comment

by Darren Goode (Politico)  With Republicans controlling the House and ramping up oversight and investigations of the Obama administration, focus at least initially in the next Congress will be on the Senate to lay a …

Transportation and Aviation Leaders Launch Sustainable Biofuels Initiative
July 12, 2010 – 10:48 am | No Comment

(PR NewsWire)  Regional assessment to outline biomass sources for creating renewable jet fuel.
Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University today announced a strategic initiative to promote …

First Commercial Biodiesel Produced in Alaska
June 18, 2010 – 6:56 pm | No Comment

(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 …