March 2010 – Advanced BioFuels USA

Southeast Illinois College Hires First Biofuels Education Instructor

(Southeastern Illinois College) Southeastern Illinois College has landed a top flight professional to aid in the launch of its Biofuels Education program… READ MORE and MORE

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MSU Researchers to Use NSF Grant to Develop Better Scientists

(Michigan State University) A $2.65 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Michigan State University graduate students to hone their skills as science communicators and teachers by

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Liquid Biofuels:Background Brief for the World Bank Group Energy Sector Strategy

(Masami Kojima of the Oil, Gas, and Mining PolicyDivision of the World Bank/Scribd.com) Liquid biofuels are being increasingly used to substitute fuels derived from oil. A number of governments have provided

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MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge – Michelin to Continue the MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge

(Michelin) Building on the success it encountered in 2009, the MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge is to be organised once again and will this year cover the American Le Mans Series,

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Scientists Look to Tobacco as a Potential Biofuel

by Michael Felberbaum (AP) …Tobacco is an attractive “energy plant” because it can generate a large amount of oil and sugar more efficiently than other crops, said Vyacheslav Andrianov, a researcher

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Uganda Scientists Find Ways to Get Ethanol from Stems, Leaves

by Halima Abdallah (The East African) Uganda scientists have made a breakthrough in extracting bio-ethanol from non-food parts of plants — cassava stems, cassava leaves, pineapple leaves, elephant grass stems and

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Botswana Plans a 50m-Litre Per Year Biodiesel Plant

by Mokagedi Gaotlhobogwe (MmegiOnline) Coal-rich Botswana has announced its ambitious plans to reduce carbon emissions by setting up a 50 million-litre per year bio-diesel processing plant to be fed from jatropha

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Furst-McNess Expands: Company Markets a By-Product of Ethanol Production to China

by Eric Petermann (The Journal-Standard) Furst-McNess has started a new business that markets a by-product of ethanol production, dry distillers’ grain, for use as a feed supplement for livestock, and

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Cup Plant Promising for Ethanol Use

by Thom Gabrukiewicz (Argus Leader) A native perennial might hold the promise of being not only a new source crop for cellulosic ethanol, but also a way to help capture and

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British Airways Calls for Carbon Revenues to Be Used to Help Scale up the Development of Aviation Biofuels

(GreenAirOnline) Carbon pricing is critical to the business case for aviation biofuels as airlines join schemes such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which starts in 2012, said

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Send the Marines: 17 Steps the US Military is Taking to Advance, Use, and Advocate for Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …orchestrating a sweeping revamp of energy strategy at the Department of Defense — where a new generation of leaders cite benefits such as these when

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Bioenergy Credit Program Extension Supports Renewable Fuels Standard

To promote more clean energy production the Alberta government is expanding and extending an incentive program for producers of bioenergy products. Funding under the Bioenergy Producer Credit Program is extended

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

LS9: Genetically Modified E. Coli that Secrete Drop-in Diesel

by Joshua Kagan (GreenTechMedia.com) …The company (LS9) already produces a diesel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for road use in the U.S. The technology is

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Jet Biofuel Blends on Course for Certification within 12 Months as Testing Concludes and Research Report Issued

(GreenAirOnline.com) Aircraft and engine manufacturers have reported that after successful air and ground fit-for-purpose testing, jet biofuels blended 50/50 with conventional jet kerosene are likely to be certified for commercial

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Deforestation Continues, but More Slowly, Report Says

World deforestation, mainly the conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land, has decreased over the past ten years but continues at an alarmingly high rate in many countries, FAO announced

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Final Rule

Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate regulations implementing changes

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NREL and 3M Sign Agreement on Renewable Energy Research

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a series of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with 3M, the St. Paul, Minn.-based technology company.

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Trash Plant Plan Moves Forward

by Gerry Tuoti (Tauton Daily Gazette) Mayor Charles Crowley is enthused by the feedback he’s received from the state about Taunton’s plans to create a new trash processing facility that

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuels Test Flight Was a Promising Demonstration, Air Force Says

by John Nolan (Dayton Daily News) The Air Force flew an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, operating solely on a biomass-derived jet fuel blend Thursday, March 25, in a major step toward

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

EU Report Signals U-Turn on Biofuels Target

(Reuters) …The European Union appears to be backtracking on its biofuels policy with a new study showing that more than 5.6 percent of biofuel in road fuels can damage the

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Taiwan to Help Pacific States Plant Biofuel Trees

(Focus Taiwan) Taiwan is suggesting its South Pacific allies plant Jatropha trees to help solve energy shortages. …”Jatropha is the recipe for green energy, ” said Tao Wen-lung, secretary-general of

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Accelergy and EERC Reach Milestone in Development of Cleaner Jet Fuel

Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in high-grade domestically sourced liquid fuels, today announced that it has begun production of their highly efficient fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated

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Great Plains- The Camelina Company Teams with Accelergy to Produce Clean Jet Fuel

Camelina oil and domestic coal will soon be blended to create clean biojet fuel using coal-biomass-to-liquid technology (CBTL), thanks to an agreement between Accelergy Corporation and Great Plains Oil &

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Pomeroy, Shimkus Introduce Bill to Preserve American Energy Jobs

Joined by advocates of America’s renewable fuels industry, Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) unveiled legislation that would extend tax incentives that are critical to the nation’s ethanol

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Alternative Petroleum Technologies Enters Agreement with Port of Los Angeles

Alternative Petroleum Technologies (APT) announced March 21, 2010, that it has completed contractual arrangements and will begin a diesel emissions control technology demonstration at the Port of Los Angeles. The demonstration will

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Iogen Energy’s Cellulosic Ethanol Helps Fuel Drayson Racing in American Le Mans Series

Iogen Energy announced today that its cellulosic ethanol helped fuel Drayson Racing’s “Lola-Judd” in the 58th running of Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, March 20th. This is the first

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Uiversity of Nebraska at Lincoln Team Looks to Tap Algae for Energy

by Kevin Abourzk (Lincoln Journal Star) But algae? A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers is working to extract oil from that sticky green stuff that gums up boat motors and

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Oil Reserves ‘Exaggerated by One Third’

by Rowena Mason (Telegraph) The world’s oil reserves have been exaggerated by up to a third, according to Sir David King, the Government’s former chief scientist, who has warned of

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Fuel Injection “On Target” for 2011 Debut, NASCAR Says

(Racer.com) NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton says that the sanctioning body is on target for introducing fuel injection systems to Sprint Cup racing for 2011. He added that

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Angolan Parliament Approves New Biofuels Law

by Henrique Almeida (Reuters) Angola’s parliament on Wednesday approved a new law to regulate the production of biofuels, opening the way for multi-billion dollar investments in the sector. The African

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

EPA Proposes Regulation to Prevent Misfueling of Vehicles–Pump Labeling

EPA’s Abstract: Regulation to Prevent the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines with Gasoline Containing Greater than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline This rulemaking

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change April 6-7 Washington, DC

Energy Secretary Steven Chu and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers will be the keynote speakers at the annual energy conference hosted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in partnership

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Algae Production Certification Program April 27-28 Houston, TX

The two day program will provide comprehensive training about algae strains, growing, harvesting techniques and extraction methods. You will also explore the key issues facing algae production companies today –

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol Project Fuels Teen’s Career Choices

by Carol Comegno (CourierPostOnline.com) …Organic chemistry instructor Terrence Sherlock of Burlington County College wanted to find out if the additive level was the same in commercial grades of gasoline from

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Frogs, Foam and Fuel: UC Researchers Convert Solar Energy to Sugars

For decades, farmers have been trying to find ways to get more energy out of the sun. In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Tennessee DOT Switches More than 200 East Tennessee Vehicles to E85 Fuel

(WATE) More than 200 state Department of Transportation (TDOT) vehicles in East Tennessee can now fill up with cleaner burning E85 fuel. E85 is a blend of ethanol and gasoline

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Flex Factor: Minnesota Is a National Leader When It Comes to the Flex Fuel E-85

by David Richards (Austin Daily Herald) …The fuel, which basically blends 85 percent Ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, has skyrocketed in popularity over the past decade in the United States

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Air Transport Association/Defense Energy Support Center Announce Strategic Alliance for Alternative Aviation Fuels

The Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Energy Support Center and Air Transport Association of America, Inc., signed a strategic alliance agreement today in Washington, D.C., recognizing a partnership for the development

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

The True Cost of Corn Ethanol: A Number of Recent Studies Have Missed the Mark.

by Joshua Kagan (GreentechMedia) …While I am completely unapologetic in my belief that Congress and the White House are unwisely pursuing a biofuels policy in which corn ethanol, soybean biodiesel,

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Solazyme and Unilever Partner to Bring Algal Renewable Oil to Personal Care Products

Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, has signed a research and development agreement with Unilever to develop oil derived from algae for use in soaps and other personal

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Northeast Biomass Conference and Expo August 4-6 Boston, MA

With an exclusive focus on biomass utilization in the Northeast – from Maryland to Maine – the Northeast BIOMASS Conference & Expo is a dynamic regional offshoot of Biomass Magazine’s

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuels in Asia April 28-29 Bangkok, Thailand

HEAR EXPERT OPINION AND BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS Praj Industries Ltd Jatoil Limited OWW Consulting Sriya Innovations Inc. BioEnergyPlantations Grabner Instruments TOP 8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Renewable Fuels Association Publishes “What All Ethanol Producers Need to Know” about New RFS2 Registration

With full implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) now in full swing, ethanol producers will be required to register with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In an effort

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Fowl Fuel? Scientists Have Developed a Process for Converting Chicken Feather Meal into Biodiesel Fuel

(NACS Online) Is biofuel development going to the birds? Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, have found a way to convert chicken feather meal into biodiesel fuel, Alternative Energy

March 24, 2010 0 comment Read Full Article

Tilapia Entrails Churn Out Biodiesel

(FIS) The Ceara Nucleus Foundation of Industrial Technology (NUTEC) is moving forward with a project that will transform it into a pioneer in the research of biodiesel production from tilapia

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Highlands County, FL, Still Waiting for Biofuels

by Gary Pinnell (Highlands Today) In April 2008, Congressman Tim Mahoney told county commissioners that Highlands was poised to become “the biofuels capital of America.” They were expected to produce

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Qteros and UMass Amherst Announce the Issuance of a U.S. Patent for Production of Ethanol from a Unique Microorganism, the Q Microbe™

Qteros, Inc., and the University of Massachusetts Amherst announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,682,811 titled “Systems and Methods for Producing Biofuels

March 24, 2010 Read Full Article

OriginOil Announces Initiative to Make Jet Fuel from Waste Using Algae

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, March 24, 2010, announced the formation of

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Bio Base Europe’s GM Poplars Are Popular for Ethanol

(Biofuels International) According to Bio Base Europe the first crop of genetically modified poplar plants will be converted into ethanol in a Flemish-Dutch pilot installation. The poplars were planted in