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Obama's Electric-Car Cult

by Charles Lane (The Washington Post)  ...The pitch is lyrical, almost religious. It asks consumers to make an economic and technological leap of faith - just as both GM and the firm's biggest backer, the Obama administration, have invested, financially,

October 31, 2010 Read Full Article

New Reports Reinforce Need to Expand Biofuel Production

by Bob Dinneen  (The Hill/Renewable Fuels Association)  Given the latest news from two government reports, we need to start changing the “drill baby drill” chant to “distill baby distill.” One study, from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently

October 29, 2010 Read Full Article

Until Regulations Are Finalized, Retailers Should Limit E-15 to FFVs

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Today, PMAA and RFA joined forces to urge their members to limit E-15 sales to Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) until regulations governing the fuel are finalized and implemented. The following is the PMAA/RFA joint memorandum: To: PMAA and

October 29, 2010 Read Full Article

The Future of Biofuels: The Post-Alcohol World

(The Economist)  Biofuels are back. This time they might even work. MAKE something people want to buy at a price they can afford. Hardly a revolutionary business strategy, but one that the American biofuels industry has, to date, eschewed. Now a new

October 29, 2010 Read Full Article

Building Bioenergy-Savvy Educators

By Linda Brozyna (Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center)  For most, the ideal summer vacation does not include donning lab goggles, performing hands on field research or analyzing data. The teachers who participated in the 2010 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) Bioenergy

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Free Trade in Asian Palm Biofuels takes Baby Steps Forward, but Maybe It Shouldn’t Have

by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest Asia)  ...On the one hand, the EU position to allow import of uncertified Malaysian palm biodiesel, but withhold EU subsidies, is not clear or comprehensive enough. On the Asian side, it involves only Malaysia, one

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Malaysian Palm Oil Products Not Affected by EU RED

(The Star)  The European Union Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) and its sustainability criteria will not affect Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the EU market for consumer products like food, cosmetics and detergents, according to ambassador and head of the EU

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Cane Ethanol Leader Brazil Considers Using Corn

by Peter Murphy (Reuters)  Sugar cane ethanol pioneer Brazil, which touts the efficiency and environmental qualities of its biofuel, could soon begin making it from less-efficient corn to soak up excess grains in remote areas. The combined industry and governmental steering committee

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Gen. Wesley K. Clark says Ethanol Key to Fixing Economy, National Security

(Growth Energy)  For the November/December issue of Washington Monthly magazine, Growth Energy Co-Chair General Wesley K. Clark wrote an in-depth examination of the costs of our nation’s addiction to foreign oil, and the opportunity for ethanol to help strengthen our national

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Obama’s Riding the (Cellulosic) Ethanol Pony—Here’s Why He Should Buck the Trend

by Tom Philpott  (Gist)  ...Not surprisingly, according to a Reuters account of Vilsack's speech, the USDA chief barely mentioned corn ethanol. Instead, he fixated on "assistance, from field to filling station, to bring next-generation biofuels to market." That means cellulosic

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Reality Check for 'Miracle' Biofuel Crop

by Miyuki Iiyama and James Onchieku (SciDev)  It sounds too good to be true: a biofuel crop that grows on semi-arid lands and degraded soils, replaces fossil fuels in developing countries and brings huge injections of cash to poor smallholders. That is what

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

The Algae Bears Give Their Growl

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pike Research released a report projecting the growth of algal fuel production to only 61 million gallons per year by 2020. Interestingly, the Pike Group projected an overall value of $1.3 billion, or more than $20

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Audi A3 TDI® Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel® Synthetic Fuel

(Rentech, Inc.)   ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ drive raised awareness with California political leaders, consumers on 1,000-mile drive The journey was a crowning moment for the Audi A3 TDI as the ‘2010 Green Car of the Year®’ Two cars on the tour averaged

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

U.S. Biofuels Exchange Announces Opening in Colorado

(US Biofuels Exchange)  The US Biofuels Exchange, “the US-BX”, has opened today for live Ethanol and Biodiesel trading and will offer free trading on all listings posted before January 1, 2011. The US-BX’s proprietary “two-sided” trading platform was designed with direct

October 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Interface :Uniform Format Design and Deployable Process Demonstration Unit

by Dr. Christopher Wright (Research Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory)  Dr. Wright's presentation describes his current project on the creation of a mobile unit to preprocess bales of cellulosic feedstock into a form that can be utilized by a fuel production facility. He

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Interface: Desirable Wood Properties for Biofuels Production

by Dr. Theodore Wegner (Assistant Director, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service)  Dr. Wegner begins with an interesting profile of the demand for advanced biofuels, and the different pathways to produce biofuels from cellulosic feedstocks. He shows the distribution

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock-Conversion Interface Projects – Connecting Feedstock Resources to Conversion Processes

by Dr. J. Richard Hess (Biomass Program Technology Manager, Idaho National Laboratory)  Dr. Hess details the biomass attributes that impact the nature of and cost of feedstock preparation, biochemical conversion, and thermochemcal conversion, along with general flow diagrams for each process.

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives --Purpose Grown Trees as an Economical and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock

by Dr. Barbara Wells (President and Chief Executive Officer, Arborgen)  Arborgen is an industry leader in tree production and  improvement, and is well situated in the market to meet the heightened demand for woody biomass to be turned into advanced biofuels

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives -- Ceres, the Energy Crop Company

Anna Rath (Vice President of Commercial Development, Ceres, Inc.)  Ceres is a seed company that uses advanced biotechnology to develop and distribute energy crop seeds. Rath discusses reasons for their commercial development being slower than planned, but Ceres still anticipates several

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives --Miscanthus Commercial Varieties and their Production

by Dr. Neal Gutterson (President and Chief Executive Officer, Mendel Biotechnologies, Inc.)  Dr. Gutterson details the activities of Mendel Biotechnologies relevant to the advanced biofuels business space. Mendel developed Miscanthus x giganteus, a custom, sterile, weed-resistant variation of miscanthus. Currently, Mendel is

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Logistics: Business Modeling/Planning for Commercial Algae Production

by Dr. Miles Palmer (Founder, Palmer Labs)  Dr. Palmer analyzes the capital and operating expenses for commercial algae production, with a variety of considerations. His analysis shows facilities larger than 400 acres can be profitable, with high internal rate of return for

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Logistics: Development of a Harvesting System for Short Rotation Willow and Hybrid Poplar Biomass Crops

by Dr. Timothy Volk (Research Associate, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry)   Dr. Volk proposes a cycle for growing and harvesting willow trees for use in advanced biofuel production. The amount of usable biomass per acre is very high in woody

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Logistics: Demonstration of a Large-Scale Integrated Switchgrass Supply Chain

by Dr. Kelly Tiller (President and Chief Executive Officer, Genera Energy, LLC)  Dr. Tiller details the large commitment the state of Tennessee has made to biofuels research. Genera Energy, a research firm owned by the University of Tennessee, has worked with switchgrass

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Feedstock Logistics: Myths, Mysteries, and Misconceptions

by Bob Matousek (Manager of Plant and Harvesting Research and Development, Agco Corporation)  Mr. Matousek's presentation discusses techniques for collecting corn crop residues into solid bales that can be transported to fuel production facilities. He details research performed on equipment

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

What Food v. Fuel Debate?

by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy)  ...You have one nutritionist with Tyson Foods speaking about the great value of DDGs (Dried Distillers Grains) as a feed for livestock. And then another expert takes it a step further, saying that

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet at The White House

(PR NewsWire)  Leaders of the advanced biofuel industry personally delivered an important message to the Obama Administration this morning at a White House meeting that included representatives of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Algal Biomass

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

US Energy Information Administration Indicates Growth in Renewable Energy

(AZO CleanTech)  A recent data released by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates the growing role of renewable energy sources in the national growth. ...Wind energy has increased its percentage of growth by 21.4% and currently constitutes nearly

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Stickwitu: Promise Rings, Partnerships in Advanced Bioenergy Grow in Size, Complexity

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...for several years we have been tracking the growing complexity and size of the partnerships and strategic investments in bioenergy, as the industry inches towards the commercialization of advanced biofuels. It was partnership that funded the

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Spring Groundbreaking Eyed for Ethanol Plant

by Scott Gilbert (WITF)  The Lancaster County developers behind a proposed ethanol plant hope to break ground in about six months. ...The facility will generate ethanol using second generation beets with high sugar content, most of which Wheaton says will be

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Woodland Park Firm Hosts renewable Energy Summit

by Andrew Wineke  (Colorado Springs Gazette)  There’s not a lot of corn in Teller County, but that isn’t stopping Sturman Industries from bringing together the top minds in the ethanol industry for a two-day technology summit ending Wednesday at its Woodland

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

University of Hawaii's New Center Should Aid Renewables

by Sophie Cocke (Pacific Business News)  Monday’s grand opening of the Center for Microbial Oceanography at the University of Hawaii Manoa could work in tandem with the state’s push towards renewable energy. Microbial oceanography, an emerging sub-discipline within oceanography, studies marine microbes,

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

iDiverse Modifies Yeast to Excel under Stress

by Susanne Retka Schill  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Using a proprietary gene construct, California-based iDiverse has successfully modified yeast to be highly resistant to a number of lethal stresses normally encountered in the bioproduction of fuel ethanol, improving yields. “We’ve targeted

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Guest Column: Give Farmers Credit Due for Conservation

Dean Taylor (Des Moines Register/Iowa Corn Growers Association)  ...Iowa farmers have made measurable progress in conservation and water quality. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, farmers' use of nitrogen and phosphorus per bushel has been drastically reduced over the

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol and Gasoline Prices

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association)  Ethanol prices have strengthened over the past several months in response to higher corn prices and growing ethanol demand. Some have attempted to single out the escalation in ethanol prices as a primary driver of

October 27, 2010 Read Full Article

Natural vs. Synthetic Flocculents

by Ed Laurent (Water & Oil Technologies, Inc./Algae Industry Magazine)  ...In algae production, if synthetic polymers are used to floc the high lipid content algae, and water is recycled back to your algae cultivation area, you are adding residual acrylamide

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Senator Nelson Wants Tax Break for Algae Biofuel Companies

by Eric Staats  (NaplesNews.com) ...Today, growing algae to turn into biofuel is serious business, and (US Senator Bill) Nelson wants to give the fledgling industry a tax break. Nelson, D-Fla., toured the headquarters and research labs of Algenol Biofuels off Alico Road

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Secretary of Agriculture Looks to Expand Local Ethanol Plant's Efforts Nationwide

by Sarah Bleau  (MySouthwestGA.com)  ...Congressman Sanford Bishop brought Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to tour First United Ethanol and talk about their plan to expand Southwest Georgia’s renewable energy efforts to a national level. “I’ve been to a few ethanol facilities in

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Aloha Delivers First Supply of E85 in Hawaii

(CSP)  Believes new E85 station at Marine base will help pave way for wider use in Islands Aloha Petroleum Ltd. last week delivered the state's first supply of E85 fuel (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline). The fuel was

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

USDA Announces Support For 10,000 Ethanol Blender Pumps

(Gerson Lehman Group)  ... However, this program may not provide enough incentive for retailers to install new pumps that custom blend gasoline with ethanol on site. Retailers would not only have to invest their share of the $135,000 cost for one blender

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Swine and Poultry Experts Discuss DDGS Use

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  ...Dr. Phillip Smith, a nutritionist with Tyson Foods, spoke at the recent Export Exchange event sponsored by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and the U.S. Grains Council about the value of DDGS in the poultry sector. “It’s a

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

How to Get Biofuels Moving Again

by Michael Kanellos and Jim Imbler  (Green Tech Media) To help this industry thrive, governments need to develop and implement a strategy that will last decades, argues Zeachem CEO Jim Imbler. the advanced biofuels industry is determined to commercialize and stand on

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Life Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for an Ethanol Production Process Based on Blue-Green Algae

by Dexin Luo, Zushou Hu, Dong Gu Choi, Valerie M. Thomas, Matthew J. Realff, and Ronald R. Chance (Environmental Science and Technology)  Ethanol can be produced via an intracellular photosynthetic process in cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), excreted through the cell walls, collected

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Material Handling for the Biomass Energy Industry

by John Lukas (Harris Group)   The Achilles heel of many of the new biomass conversion projects, be they for fuel energy or chemicals, will be the material handling portion of these facilities. The projects will utilize a wide range of feedstocks

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

REVIVAL! Hawai’i Bi-O Style: Elite Squad of Scientists Aim to Boost Hawaii via Bioenergy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...Hawaii is a code word meaning “paradise” not only to sun-starved tourists, but to bioenergy developers. It has all the hallmarks of the “perfect market”. 1. A state that generates no energy from fossil fuels and

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Refining Equipment Funding Available in Ohio

by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine)  The Advancing Biofuels Beyond the Basics program, run by the Ohio Department of Development, is now accepting applications from biodiesel and ethanol companies seeking funding for refining equipment purchases. With $8 million in available funding

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Nagoya 2010: Weighing up the Risks and Benefits of Biofuels Development

(United Nations Environment Programme) Water, land use change and invasive species are key factors that must be addressed alongside greenhouse gas cuts Water could determine the degree to which bioenergy can contribute to combating climate change by reducing the world's reliance on

October 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Is Corn Stover the Next Big Biofuel?

by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register)   If the cobs, stalks and leaves left behind after corn harvest become the next big source for ethanol, the technology to pick up the stover is decidedly old-school. "A farmer who bales hay can do this,"

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

BIO Joins 50+ Ag Groups in Abandoning Leonardo “Sustainability” Talks

(BIO)  Mainstream Agriculture Was Given a “Decidedly Minor Voice”  Representatives from national and regional agriculture, food and feed organizations withdrew en masse this week from the Leonardo Academy’s sustainable agriculture standard setting initiative citing “fatal, systemic limitations and chronic biases”

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Chemists Improve Synthesis of Biodiesel

by Sahil Luthra  (The Brown Daily Herald)  Two Brown chemists have developed a more efficient way to produce biodiesel from waste vegetable oil.   Using two catalysts common in organic chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jason Sello and Postdoctoral Fellow Aaron Socha

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Assumptions in the European Union Biofuels Policy: Frictions with Experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique

by David Fig, Jennifer Franco, Lucia Goldfarb. Les Levidow, Mireille Hönicke, Maria Luisa Mendonça  (Transnational Insitute)   The biofuel project is an agro-industrial development and politically contested policy process where governments increasingly become global actors. European Union (EU) biofuels policy rests upon

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Catching on with Brazilian Underclass

(Just Means)  The MIT's IDEAS Competition challenges members of the MIT community to come up with good ideas that make a positive change in the world. One of this years' winning teams is doing just that. The Grease Project is

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Weyland Look to the Future with the Opening of Their Bioethanol Pilot Plant

(Weyland)  Weyland started production of second generation bioethanol at it’s pilot plant in Bergen, Norway. The plant was formally opened by State Secretary Per Rune Henriksen of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy during an opening ceremony at the plant.

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Navy Unveils Its 'Mean, Green Riverine Machine' in Norfolk

by Bill Sizemore (Virginia-Pilot)  The Navy took a step toward breaking its dependence on petroleum Friday, powering up a boat with fuel derived in part from seaweed. In a demonstration at Norfolk Naval Station, an experimental boat was put through a series

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

How and Why Did Energy-Producing States Skirt the US Recession?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A new Biofuels Digest report found that states that produced enough energy to meet their internal demand for gasoline maintained growth rates 2.5 times above the national average, and either completely avoided the 2007-09 recession

October 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Fernando Alonso Beats Red Bulls Using BioGasoline and Cellulosic Ethanol

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) from news reports      The Scuderia Ferrari race team announced last week that it would run its last three races of the Formula One season using a fuel that contains biogasoline made by Virent Energy Systems,

October 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Australia Biofuel Output Seen Doubling by 2015

by Bruce Hextall(Reuters)  Australia's biofuel production is forecast to more than double by 2015 as new capacity is installed and as demand for alternative fuels to gasoline increases, a private consultancy forecast on Wednesday.  READ MORE

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

NREL Releases Biomass Mapping Application

by Jennifer Runyon  (Renewable Energy World) A mapping application shows where bio-energy facilities are located now and where more could be developed. With funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Blue Skyways Collaborative and DOE's Biomass Program, NREL has developed a

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

OriginOil Launches Expert Services Division

(Algae Industry Magazine)  ...“For the past three years, hundreds of large companies, entrepreneurs, development agencies and investors have asked for our help in launching their algae programs,” said OriginOil CEO, Riggs Eckelberry. “With our own products now hitting the market,

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Algal Biomass Organization Applauds Passage of Algae Parity Bill

(Algae Industry Magazine)  The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) is praising the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4168, the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act. ABO specifically recognized Reps. Harry Teague (D-NM), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Brian

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Science Foundation Arizona and ASU Start Algae R&D Center

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) and Arizona State University (ASU) on have announced the creation of a world-class center dedicated to researching and bringing to fruition “green” technologies using algae. The announcement was made at the fourth annual gathering

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

PSA Peugeot Citroën and FNSEA to Develop Biofuels

(The Engineer)  PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d’Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA), France’s largest farmers’ union, are in discussions to jointly develop biofuels. ...FNSEA confirmed that French and other European agricultural resources are sufficient to deploy biofuel solutions without disrupting

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Study Finds Fumigation Ethanol Operation with Diesel Reduces PM and NOx, While Oxidation Catalyst Reduces Resulting Increased CO and HC

(Green Car Congress) A study by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tianjin University has found that the use of fumigation ethanol in a 4-cylinder diesel decreases NOx, smoke and particulate mass and number concentrations. An accompanying significant increase

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Illinois College to Develop Biofuels Program

Erin  Voegele  (Biodiesel Magazine)  Ina, Ill.-based Rend Lake College has received a $60,835 grant from the USDA to support a three-part biofuels education program, which will include training on farm-based biodiesel production. The program is currently slated to run 18

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

International Paper Weighs Options for Franklin Production

by Philip Walzer (Virginia Pilot/HamptonRoads.com)   International Paper might maintain a presence near Franklin, but the mill won't make paper anymore. In the company's most detailed comments since its paper mill stopped production in April, a spokeswoman said Thursday that it is considering

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

EPA Right to Accelerate Auto Ethanol Usage

by Jim Nussell (The Washington Times) letter to editor   Tuesday's Washington Times editorial "Administration caves to Big Corn" (Comment & Analysis) ignores the hidden costs of our addiction to foreign oil and what moving to higher blends of ethanol could mean

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Ford College Community Challenge Grants

(Ford) Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been selected as one of the 2010 winners of the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3) and the recipient of a $50,000 grant to develop a student-led community project focused on sustainability in the farm

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Disputes Lurk behind Biofuel Projects — Study

(The Citizen Reporter)  Tanzania urgently needs to put in place a policy framework to guide biofuel crops production and stave off the danger of serious food shortages in communities around biofuel plantations, a new study has warned. “The government of is on

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Effects of Increased Biofuels on the U.S. Economy in 2022

by Mark Gehlhar, Ashley Winston, and Agapi Somwaru   (USDA Economic Research Service)   Achieving greater energy security by reducing dependence on foreign petroleum is a goal of U.S. energy policy. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) calls for a

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Biofuels as Prepared for Delivery at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

(EIN News/USDA)   ...USDA announced assistance under the Recovery Act for 334 broadband expansions designed to reach more than 6 million people and 250,000 businesses in rural and remote areas. ...By launching the USDA led effort "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food"

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

New Oil Reports Breakthrough in Processing Algae for Fuel without Dewatering

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Louisiana, New Oil Resources announced that it has developed a process that uses hot, pressurized water to treat the biomass in a process commonly referred to as hydrothermal liquifaction or thermal depolymerization. According to the research

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Vilsack Announces Funding for 5 New Biorefineries, FAA Partnership, among Major New Bioenergy Measures

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... "Today, I am directing the Rural Development mission area of USDA within 60 days to announce funding under the current Biorefinery Assistance Program for the construction (to commence in 2011) of a biorefinery or

October 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuels Done Right: Land Efficient Animal Feeds Enable Large Environmental and Energy Benefits

by Bruce E. Dale, Bryan D. Bals, Seungdo Kim and Pragnya Eranki (Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University)    There is an intense ongoing debate regarding the

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Dept. of Energy Researchers: ILUC Impact "Minimal to Zero"

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The unproven notion that expanded U.S. ethanol production means new acres around the world must be brought into cultivation is taking another blow.  In  a soon-to-be published paper,  researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Verenium Announces Regulatory Approval for Purifine(R) PLC in China

(Verenium)  Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzyme solutions, today announced that Purifine(R) PLC, the Company's novel enzyme specifically developed for the edible oil industry, has received all necessary Chinese government authorizations for sale as

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Board of Australian Renewable Fuels Announces Biodiesel "Take or Pay" Arrangement

(Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd.)  The Board of Australian Renewable Fuels (ASX:ARW) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been concluded for the production by the Company of at least 30 million litres of biodiesel per annum under a minimum

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Boeing to Test China Biofuel

(Chicago Breaking Business/Dow Jones Newswire)  Boeing Co., in cooperation with Air China Ltd. and others, plans to test a commercial-jet biofuel in China produced from a locally grown plant by the middle of 2011-part of an effort to commercialize cleaner fuels

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

OriginOil’s Riggs Eckelberry on CA Prop. 23

by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine)  California’s clean energy initiatives and businesses are at a crossroads, pending the outcome of Proposition 23 on the November ballot. Should the proposition succeed, it would suspend California’s 2006 history-making climate bill, AB32, which mandates,

October 21, 2010 Read Full Article

U.S. Military Plan: Get Off Oil By 2040

by Bill Moore (Reuters/EV World)  In September, the Center for New American Security (CNAS) issued a 36-page study entitled Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era (PDF). ...Why the urgency and why get off of

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol Producers Value DDGs Exports

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  ...“For every three bushels of corn that comes in, you get a bushel of DDG out, and what we sell that DDG for helps us to create a revenue stream so we can buy more corn,”

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuels Only Partly to Blame for High Food Prices

(Reuters)  * Biofuel demand, tight supplies supporting corn prices  * Corn rising to 2008 levels rekindles food vs fuel debate ...But this month's corn market rally to highs near $6 per bushel was driven more by the U.S. Agriculture Department's lower corn

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

LakeMaster to Co-locate at Northern Biodiesel Refinery

(Algae Industry Magazine)  LakeMaster Corporation, of Rochester, NY, has announced a move to co-locate in space within the refinery of Northern Biodiesel, Inc. in Ontario, NY. LakeMaster will produce lipid oil made from algae as a feedstock for the NBI refinery

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

What Do Next-Gen Biofuel Companies Offer the Biotech Investor ?

by John Hamer (Biofuels Digest/Burrill & Co.)  One might ask, “What do next-gen biofuel companies offer the biotech investor ?” 1. Well known products. ... Biotech’s make high risk products... 2. Early revenue and earlier profits.  ...biotech drug development is a long process with

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Argentine Researchers Find Major Flaws in US EPA’s Indirect Land Use Change Methodology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Argentina, researchers from INTA, analyzing the assumptions of the US EPA’s indirect land use change models, concluded that “•    Significant errors have been verified in the determination of the original use of lands in

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce the Potential for Misfueling

(EPA)  EPA is concurrently proposing a regulatory program to promote the successful introduction of E15 into commerce by ensuring that E15 is used in approved motor vehicles and reducing the potential for the misfueling of E15 into vehicles and engines for

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

New Processing Plant for Biofuel Firm

(EADT24)  Green energy company Living Fuels has launched a new processing facility to help it meet growing demand. The East Anglia-based firm, which collects used cooking oil from more than 270 recycling centres across the country and refines in into biofuel, has

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Microbubbles to Make Biofuel Plants More Economic

(The Engineer)  A University of Sheffield researcher has won national recognition for the development of a ’microbubble device’ that promises to make the production of biofuels much more energy efficient. ...This new method consumes much less energy, using a special air-lift

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Virent Biogasoline Blended by Shell into Scuderia Ferrari Race Fuel at South Korea Grand Prix

(Virent)  Virent’s biogasoline has been blended into fuel supplied by Shell to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship . Virent Energy Systems, Inc. announced October 19, 2010, that Scuderia Ferrari will use a fuel containing Virent’s

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Global Consultations on Cassava as Bio-Fuel Open

(Ghana News Agency)  Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Monday noted that the commercial cultivation of cassava as an alternative source of bio-energy, would not compromise Ghana’s agricultural lands or threaten its food security. ...Mr Ahwoi, who was

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Railway in Hyogo Unveils Biodiesel-Fueled Train

(The Japan Times)  Japan's first train to run on biodiesel fuel, in this case refined edible oil, has taken to the tracks in Hyogo Prefecture. Hojo Railway Co., a third-sector entity financed by the city of Kasai and other organizations, started

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

New Math: Will E15 Rules, Biomass Supply Barriers Frustrate Biofuels’ Best Intentions

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In the long term, major oil companies like Shell and ExxonMobil see global transition in the 30-40 percent range by 2050. That may sound like small potatoes. Voters, project developers, and politicians would like to see

October 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Algenol Biofuels Opens State-of-the-Art Labs in Lee County, Florida

(Yahoo! Finance/PR Newswire) U.S. Rep. Connie Mack and Lee County Commissioners Tammy Hall and Ray Judah join in celebrating new advanced research labs and integrated biorefinery that will diversify local economy and create clean energy jobs Algenol Biofuels Inc. celebrated the opening

October 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Brazilian Scientists Turning Nation into an Agro-Power

By Juan Forero (The Washington Post)  ...Once seen as a wasteland, the Cerrado is now the motor of an agro-industry so potent that Brazil threatens to surpass the United States as breadbasket to the world. The answer to how that

October 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Plant to Produce Biodiesel by Months End

by Inderia Saunders (The Nassau Guardian)  The production of biodiesel at the Bahamas Waste plant set to start by the end of this month. State Minister for Utilities Phenton Neymour said the move will mean real progress is being made in renewable

October 19, 2010 Read Full Article

South Africa Could Face Blackouts again Next Year: MaNoa

(Times Live) ... She (MaNoa director Esmé Bluff) says although it's not feasible for everyone, first prize is to get off the grid as much as possible - which is not as expensive or tricky as it may sound. "When the power

October 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Quangos Working on Renewable Energy No Longer a 'Priority'

by Damian Carrington and James Randerson (The Guardian)  Renewables Advisory Board and Office for Renewable Energy Deployment among bodies axed Two renewable energy quangos have been axed, with a leaked letter describing the function delivered by one of them as no longer

October 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Found in the 1978 Archives: President Thanks NASCAR for Converting to E-15 “Gasohol”

by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Just looking into the deep recesses of emails and found this: October 16, 1978 Office of the President, Washington DC  On behalf of the American public I’d like to congratulate NASCAR on their recent decision to

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Cellodextrin Transport in Yeast for Improved Biofuel Production

by Jonathan M. Galazka,  Chaoguang Tian,  William T. Beeson, Bruno Martinez, N. Louise Glass, Jamie H. D. Cate    (Science) Fungal degradation of plant biomass may provide insights for improving cellulosic biofuel production. We show that the model cellulolytic fungus Neurospora crassa

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Arkansas Receives $20M to Study Renewable Energy

(AP/Bloomberg Businessweek)  The Arkansas Science and Technology Authority has received a $20 million grant to study renewable energy. The five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will be bolstered by $4 million in matching funds from the state. ...Researchers at seven Arkansas schools

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Development of Technology to Produce Biodiesel from Microalgae

(FIS Worldnews)   A new project, which is financially supported by the Chilean government, will promote the diversification of energy through the production of biofuels from microalgae. The main objective of the initiative is to develop algae production which captures carbon dioxide

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Fishing Company Begins Cultivating Algae for Biofuel

by Analia Murias  (FIS Worldnews)   Pesquera San José plans to produce biofuels from brown algae (Macrocystis pyrifera), better known as huiro. With this objective in mind, the company is now co-developing the InnovaChile project BAL Biofuels, a consortium of biotechnology research, development and

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Study: Miscanthus Guzzles More Water Than Corn but Soaks Up More Nitrates Too

by Lisa Song (Solve Climate News)  Research emerging from the University of Illinois paints an ambiguous picture of the grass's biofuel potential. Miscanthus, a potential bioufuel crop, uses more water than corn or soybeans but is better for water quality, reported scientists

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Nebraska Universities Win $20M Research Grant

(AP/Bloomberg Business Week)  Several Nebraska universities will share a $20 million grant to develop new research focused on algae and nanotechnology, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced Monday. Part of the five-year National Science Foundation grant will help one group of researchers build

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Canada Probes the Frontiers of Biofuel

by Crystal Luxmore  (Renewable Energy World)  Four enterprising Canadian firms have joined the race to replace fossil fuels with affordable and planet-friendly second-generation bio alternatives. Despite decades of work, most next-generation biofuels — made from materials that do not compete with

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Predicting Algal Lipid Content Using NIR Spectroscopy

by Lieve Laurens, Ed Wolfrum, and Al Darzins  (NREL/Algae Industry Magazine)  At NREL’s National Bioenergy Center, we are working towards developing a new method for estimating the oil or lipid content and chemical composition in a wide range of algal strains

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Ready for Commercial-Scale Production

by Natasha Odendaal  (Engineering News)  Process technology supplier Honeywell UOP is ready to move its green jet fuel into commercial-scale production within the next two or three years, and has started the certification and licensing processes. The green jet fuel was originally

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

AltAir Fuels May Fly You on Biofuel Sooner than You Think

by Margaret Santjer   (Puget Sound Business Journal)  ...Seattle-based AltAir Fuels, which received a $2 million federal stimulus grant this year, plans to begin construction next year on a jet biofuel plant in Anacortes, with production slated for 2012. “We’re actually a lot

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

US Fuel Convoys Under Attack, Amplifies Call for Renewable Energy

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ...U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ 8th) came out in support of bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services Committee for urging Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to study new ways of reducing energy use. ...“Transporting fuel for operational

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

The Marines Go Green

by Fred Kaplan (Slate) How the military's shift to renewable fuel could lower the entire nation's energy costs.  ...The Navy is also experimenting with fuel made from algae. And the Air Force is planning to convert its entire fleet of airplanes to

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Syracuse University Partners with Arden-Fox to Support the Advancement of Department of Defense's Net Zero Energy Initiative

(PR Newswire)  Syracuse partnership substitutes petroleum diesel with biodiesel Syracuse University today announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels by the U.S. armed forces as an alternative energy source.  The effort involves entrepreneurs John Fox '92 and Wayne Arden,

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Pennsylvania Bill Would Establish New Biodiesel Fee

by Erin Voegele  (BioDiesel Magazine)  Legislation currently pending in Pennsylvania could negatively impact the state’s biodiesel industry. On Oct. 6, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted an amendment, SB 901, which seeks to impose a new fuel tax on businesses

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Giant Sweet Potato May Be Viable Ethanol Feedstock

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ...Letterman was doing a special featuring giant vegetables and North Charleston native and horticulturalist, Janice Ryan-Bohac, was selected to showcase her 15 pound sweet potato. She did, only she threw a few extra messages into the mix.

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Danville Center Aims to Grow Biofuel Industry

(GoDanRiver.com)  ...On Friday, state and local leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of SEnTeC — a research and development facility that would commercialize bio-energy projects for the region through contract research, developing licensed technologies or creating spin-off businesses. Construction should be completed by

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Producers Advance Projects

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producers Magazine)  Recent activities in the cellulosic ethanol industry have shown that while financing continues to be a major hurdle, technological advancements continue to be made and companies are beginning to construct their first commercial-scale facilities. BlueFire

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Is the RFS Broken?

by Kris Bevill  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  There’s a growing consensus among the budding cellulosic ethanol community that the renewable fuels standard (RFS) is not doing its job. Enacted in 2005 and amended in 2007, the RFS was part of legislation

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Poll: Strong Support for Renewable Energy, as Long as It doesn’t Cost Much

by Darren Goode (The Hill)  There is strong support for using wind farms and other sources of renewable energy in the U.S. and the largest European countries but little appetite for paying much for it, according to a new poll.   People

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Gas Oil Users Warned to Check for Biodiesel Presence

by Dennis Flower (H&V News)  Users of gas oil should prepare for the inclusion of biodiesel following changes in line with new European Directives for Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality, ICOM Energy Association has warned.  The new fuel will be available later

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Petrobras and Novozymes Partner on Cellulosic Ethanol

(Novozymes) Petrobras and Novozymes have entered an agreement to develop a new route to produce second generation biofuel from sugarcane bagasse. The agreement covers the development of enzymes and production processes to produce second generation lignocellulosic ethanol from bagasse in an

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Maverick Biofuels Plans to Build Pilot Biorefinery in North Carolina

(Maverick Biofuels)  Maverick Biofuels, a second-generation biofuels company, October 12, 2010, announced that it is planning to build a pilot scale biorefinery to produce mixed-alcohol biofuels from biomass and municipal solid waste. With 85% of the energy of gasoline, Maverick’s mixed-alcohol

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Griffith Trash Pact 60 Percent Higher than Ethanol Plant Fee

by Diane Krieger Spivak  (Post-Tribune)  If the town approves any of three recently opened trash hauling bids, residents here would likely pay 60 percent more to have their trash taken to a landfill than to a proposed garbage-to-ethanol plant. Town officials, who

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

INEOS Bio Secures Key Permits for BioEnergy Center in Florida

(INEOS Bio)  INEOS Bio’s first commercial project in the United States has secured key permits to build its waste to bioenergy facility in Indian River County, Florida. The INEOS Bio joint venture has obtained its final air permit and environmental

October 18, 2010 Read Full Article

National Algae Association Looking to Fast-Track Commercialization

(Algae Industry Magazine)  The National Algae Association’s (NAA) collective of producers, researchers, technologists, engineering and equipment manufacturers have developed preliminary designs for a 100-acre commercial-scale algae production system and have identified the majority of the CAPEX and OPEX issues, according to

October 16, 2010 Read Full Article

NASCAR Moving to Ethanol Fuel Mix for '11

(NASCAR)  NASCAR announced Saturday it will race with E15 fuel in its three national touring series in 2011. Sunoco Green E15 is a 15-percent ethanol blend using American-made ethanol from corn grown by American farmers. "NASCAR is committed to being an environmental

October 16, 2010 Read Full Article

Compact Contractors for America Developing Powdered Algae as Jet Fuel

by Tamra Fakhoorian  (Algae Industry Magazine)  Recent press about the seemingly novel concept of powdered algae as a jet engine fuel has raised eyebrows in the airline industry, and among competing algae processing technologies. However, Robert Fulton, president of Utah-based Compact

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Could “Putting the Cow Inside the Plant” Make a New Biofuel?

(Reuters) The Next Big Thing in biofuel might involve genetically engineered plants that digest themselves, making it cheaper to turn them into fuel. That’s one of the new ideas that Arun Majumdar finds fascinating. As the head of the U.S.

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Dow Chemical Mulls Energy Field Stake

by Ernest Scheyder  (Reuters)   ...Dow, the largest U.S. chemical producer, consumes about 1 million barrels of oil and natural gas equivalents per day. The company is also doing research on several different kinds of alternative, cleaner energy, including algae and

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Helios Scientific Looks to Bridge Gap with Cellulosic Ethanol at Curwensville Facility

by Aaron T. Evans (Gant Daily)  During a press conference on Thursday, Helios Scientific announced the launch of its cellulosic ethanol project in Curwensville. ...Polite said the Curwensville facility will use cutting-edge technology to turn cellulose into affordable energy. The site will

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

The Massive Potential of U.S. Biofuels

by Al Fin (OilPrice.com)  ...Up until now, most people analysing US biofuels potential have failed to look at a realistic and integrated system of fuels and food. In real life -- unlike a typical computer model with excessively simplified and

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Kuwaiti Company Inaugurates First Green Fuel Station in Sweden

(Zawya.com)   Kuwaiti Petroleum International saidMonday it inaugurated the first station for ED95 environment-friendly fuel in Sweden. The company's public relations and services director Adnan Al-Qallaf told KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) that the International Diesel Service (IDS) is a driving force in

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Brazil Set to Assist Tanzania Survey Biofuel Farming Areas

by Beatrice Philamon (IPP Media)  Tanzanian and Brazilian experts are expected to carry out a countrywide survey to identify and propose strategic areas that would be allocated for biofuel farming. “Our intention is to have special areas or land that will be

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Global Bioenergies Reaches Milestone

(Biofuels International)  A producer of hydrocarbons from renewable resources, Global Bioenergies has reached a key milestone in the development of its process for the transformation of renewable resources into gaseous isobutene. According to Marc Delcourt, the co-founder and CEO of Evry,

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

San Diego Biofuels Company Lands $1.8M Grant

by Onell R. Soto (Sign On San Diego) Pearson Fuels is working on infrastructure to make it easier and cheaper to distribute biodiesel. San Diego-based Pearson Fuels has landed a $1.8 million state grant to help put biodiesel into more tanker trucks. "We

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Terrabon: Accelerating Commercialization of Drop-In Fuels, Waste-to-Energy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  (T)he Digest spent time this week with Gary Luce, CEO of Terrabon, whose advanced biofuels technology converts MSW and other residues into drop-in biogasoline, renewable diesel and jet fuel. The company, which has attracted investment from Waste

October 15, 2010 Read Full Article

RVers Outpace Military In Fuel Cell Use

by Bill Sweetman (Aviation Week)  Fuel-cell manufacturer SFC of Germany has rolled out a new product in its line of methanol-air electrochemical cells, a system designed to provide secondary power to military vehicles - for example, keeping sensors and communications

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Why Is China Still Hoarding Its Rare Earths?

by Steve LeVine  (Foreign Policy)  ...China's ban on the export of the 17 so-called rare-earth metals -- indispensible as of now in the manufacture of high-tech products like wind turbines, advanced batteries and flat-screen TVs -- has now passed three

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Opportunity for Students to Win Scholarship to Attend National Ethanol Conference

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Educating America’s students about America’s number one alternative fuel is an important step in working toward an oil dependent-free future. The Renewable Fuels Foundation (RFF) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) are offering scholarships to six students

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

My Word | Boaters: Don't Fault Corn

by Jeremy Susac (Orlando Sentinel)  ...Older boat motors and fuel systems were not designed for ethanol use. But, ethanol-blended fuels can still be successful in marine applications. ...So, what's a boater to do?Check the owner's manual — the vast majority of

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Algae Power Reaches for the Sky

by Catriona Davies (CNN)   Air travel could be powered from vast seas of algae growing close to airports within four years, according to researchers and airlines hoping to find a green future for aviation.Industry giants including British Airways and Airbus are

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Folks Pumped up over Ethanol Fuel

by Alyssa Sunkin  (Times Herald-Record)  One of the brand-new gas pumps at the 84 Quik Stop on Route 17M in New Hampton just isn't like the others. The pump is painted a vibrant yellow, but the difference isn't just in the color. It's

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Export Exchange Conference Zeros in on Supply

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  U.S. farmers will continue to produce an abundance of food and feed for both the domestic and international markets. This was an often repeated message at the Export Exchange, a conference focused on connecting

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Ford Scientists to Explore Algae Biofuels

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Ford Motor Company scientists have announced that they are working to understand the suitability of algae as potential automotive biofuels. This effort is an integral part of Ford’s desire to better understand the use of biomass to produce

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Loyola University Chicago Becomes First School of Any Kind Authorized to Produce and Sell Biodiesel Fuel

Biodiesel Fuel Manufactured From Cafeteria Waste Oil and Sold to Area Businesses  The Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy's (CUERP) Biodiesel Program has become the first school program in the United States to be licensed by state

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Financing Fix: Change Needed to Help Ensure Clean Energy

(BioTechNOW)  Congress urged to restore funding to DOE Loan Guarantee Program Growth of clean energy has been stifled, biofuel advocacy groups maintain, by a lack of funding and shortcomings in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program for advanced biofuels. DOE established

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol Plant in Rapho Township Wins Appeal

by Jon Rutter (LancasterOnline)  Beets-to-ethanol site won’t have to pay impact fee. Developer expects to break ground in the spring. Proponents of a Rapho Township plant that would convert sugar beets to ethanol won a sweet victory last week. Lancaster County

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Reuters Summit: British Airways Sees Big Biofuel Role for Cutting Plane Carbon

by Kwok W. Wan (Reuters) Biofuel could cut plane carbon emissions by 20 pct by 2030.      Aviation biofuel costs similar to jet fuel. Biofuels have a growing role to play in cutting carbon emission in the aviation sector and could save airlines

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Shell sees 2011 as "Year of Choices" on Biofuels

by Scott Malone (Reuters)   Royal Dutch Shell, which is investigating about 10 second-generation biofuel technologies that would use nonfood raw materials, expects to narrow its research to about five options next year, its top scientist said. "I am putting a lot

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuel Technology Mature, Industry Says

by Teis Jensen and John Acher (Reuters)  The technology to produce so-called second-generation bioethanol has moved beyond the research phase and is ready to be used if policymakers back it with incentives, Danish industry leaders said on Wednesday. ...Steen Riisgaard, head

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Let’s Not Rekindle “Food vs Fuel”

by Bob Meyer (Brownfield Ag News)  ...The American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association and National Corn Growers issued a joint statement noting “Global coarse grain supplies are nearly unchanged, the USDA reports with lower U.S. supplies offset

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Algae Industry Growth and Future Directions

by Mark Edwards  (Algae Industry Magazine)  ...The 2010 Algae World Europe Industry Survey was conducted in association with the Centre for Management Technology and 2nd Algae World Europe 2010 Conference in Brussels. The 2010 Algae World Survey follows the 2009

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Avantium Builds YXY Pilot Plant for Green Materials and Fuels

(Avantium)  Avantium announced October 14, 2010, that it has started with the construction of a pilot plant at the Chemelot site (Geleen, the Netherlands). The pilot plant will produce YXY building blocks for making green materials and fuels. Avantium has developed a novel and

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article

New Method Emerges to Deter “Indirect” Land Grab for Biofuel Production

(World Wildlife Fund)  A new methodology that could deter the “indirect” conversion of virgin or tropical forests for biofuel production was published today by prominent consultancy Ecofys, WWF and Conservation International. The Responsible Cultivation Area [RCA] methodology could complement emerging bans

October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
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