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Truly Sustainable Renewable Future
March 17, 2009 – 10:42 am | One Comment

Advanced Biofuels are high-energy liquid transportation fuels derived from: low nutrient input/high per acre yield crops; agricultural or forestry waste; or other sustainable biomass feedstocks including algae.  The key word is “sustainable.”
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Indianapolis-Based Xylogenics Licenses Yeast Strain to Ethanol Producer
August 30, 2010 – 2:36 pm | No Comment

(Indianapolis Business Journal)  Indianapolis-based bioengineering firm Xylogenics Inc. has licensed its proprietary yeast strain to a Milwaukee firm that is a supplier to the fuel-ethanol industry. It is the first such licensing agreement for Xylogenics.
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Local Racing-Fuel Supplier Expands Territory to 26 States
August 30, 2010 – 2:31 pm | No Comment

(Indianapolis Business Journal)  A subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp. that supplies racing teams with ethanol-based fuel made from Indiana corn has signed contracts giving it a distribution channel in 26 states.
National Biofuels Distribution LLC began …

Some Question E85’s Staying Power
August 20, 2010 – 4:49 pm | No Comment

by Norman Cox  (The Indy Channel)  Five years ago, it was being promoted as a partial solution to the imported oil problem and a great opportunity for Indiana farmers, but E85 fuel hasn’t taken off …

Federal Stimulus Dollars to Convert Vehicles to Alternative Fuels
July 1, 2010 – 12:45 pm | No Comment

by Amber Stearns  (WIBC)  A federal stimulus grant through the U.S. Department of Energy will allow eight Indiana public and private agencies to convert over 900 work vehicles to use alternative fuels.
The Greater Indiana Clean …

Hoosiers Confident China Will Buy More Corn
June 8, 2010 – 3:20 pm | No Comment

by Gary Truitt  (Hoosier Ag Today)  After a Sunday touring Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China, it was back to work Monday for the delegates on the Indiana Agricultural, Jobs and …

Benefits of Sugarcane Ethanol to Hit U.S. Airwaves in New TV Ads during ‘Indy 500’ Telecast on ABC
May 27, 2010 – 6:19 am | No Comment

(SweeterAlternative.com)  Sugarcane ethanol is a clean, renewable fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 60% compared to gasoline and can save money at the pump. These are just a couple of the points delivered by …

Indiana Biodiesel Operation Could Lose USDA Incentives
May 7, 2010 – 4:05 pm | No Comment

by Andy Eubank  (Hoosier Ag Today)  USDA Rural Development has a proposed rule on the table that would exclude the Louis Dreyfus biodiesel plant from USDA Advanced Biofuel Payment Program eligibility because of its foreign …

Purdue Report Refutes Indirect Land Use Numbers
May 4, 2010 – 1:48 pm | One Comment

(Farm Futures)   A recently completed analysis from Purdue University concluded that the California Air Resources Board overestimated the indirect land use change impact of grain-based ethanol by a factor of two in developing its Low …

The DeltaWing Indy Race Car Is Not Only the Future: It’s Important!
March 4, 2010 – 6:16 pm | One Comment

by Bob Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)   It is Memorial Day Weekend 2013, the annual Indianapolis 500 car race is attracting the largest crowd in years. The televison audience is also looking to be a record, …

Transitioning from 1st Generation to Advanced Biofuels
March 4, 2010 – 4:42 pm | No Comment

by GTM Research in partnership with Enterprise Florida, Inc.    In recent years, the growth in the U.S. biofuels production and consumption has been driven largely by policy measures. Mandates are requiring increasing amounts of biofuels …

E85 Infrastructure Legislation Supported in Indiana
March 2, 2010 – 3:25 pm | No Comment

by Michelle Kautz (DomesticFuel.com)  E85 infrastructure legislation that will extend grants of $100,000 up to 50% is one step closer to being a reality. According to BrighterEnergy.org, House Bill 1261 was voted through without opposition …

TerraSolutions Take Top Honors at 23rd Annual Business-Plan Competition
February 27, 2010 – 4:38 pm | No Comment

by Phillip Fiorini (Purdue Newsroom)  Student-led companies that develop consumer products from the byproducts of ethanol production and a tissue-healing technology that also reduces scarring took top honors at Purdue University’s 23rd annual $100,000 Burton …