by Cathy Kessinger (TriCity Herald) A $1.3 million grant from Connect Oregon will help Tidewater Terminal Co. expand its facility in Umatilla, company officials said Monday. The company will install a new 1.26 million-gallon tank at Umatilla. This will allow Tidewater to
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Back TO HOMECarbohydrate-to-Lipid Project Wins Award
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won a $50,000 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize to support the development of a carbohydrate-to-biodiesel process. The technology, which is designed to significantly increase yields, may also
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Repsol, Mexican Firm Form Biofuels Venture
(Oil and Gas Journal) Repsol and Group KUO of Mexico City have formed a 50-50 company based in Mexico to develop a biofuels business based on jatropha curcas, an oil seed with a high content of inedible oil. The new company,
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Drafts Guide To Address E15 Storage in USTs
(NACS Online) Inside EPA says the guidance would address similar concerns that came about from MTBE. According to Inside EPA, the EPA is crafting guidance addressing the compatibility of underground storage tanks with E15, “an effort that appears aimed at addressing
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: UTEX's Dr. Jerry Brand
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) Dr. Jerry Brand, a PhD biologist and photosynthesis researcher, began his association with the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae in 1987, when he performed an extensive survey of the capacity for hydrogen gas production in
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
A Wiki for the Biofuels Research Community
(Physorg.com) Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have created a technoeconomic model that should help accelerate the development of a next generation of clean, green biofuels that can compete with gasoline in economics and well
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Gene Discovery from Jatropha curcas by Sequencing of ESTs from Normalized and Full-Length Enriched cDNA Library from Developing Seeds
(Seventh Space Interactive) Jatropha curcas L. is promoted as an important non-edible biodiesel crop worldwide. Jatropha oil, which is a triacylglycerol, can be directly blended with petro-diesel or transesterified with methanol and used as biodiesel. Genetic improvement in jatropha is
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Global Vegetable Oils Market to Reach 169 Million Metric Tons by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
(StreetInsider.com) ...Factors such as economic recovery; increasing investments in biodiesel plants; new food regulations; growing demand for palm oil-derived biodiesel; increasing world population; changing living standards and eating habits in emerging countries; accentuates a robust outlook for oilseeds and vegetable
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels from the Bottom Up
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest-Asia) “Why wait for top-down solutions? Providing energy in a bottom-up way instead has a lot to recommend it. There is no need to wait for politicians or utilities to act. The technology is is rapidly falling
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Denmark Becomes the First Country Worldwide to Make Next-Generation Biofuels Available at the Gas Pump
(Novozymes) Transforming agricultural residues into advanced biofuels for cars has become a reality making its world premiere at 100 filling stations across Denmark. Made available from today by Statoil, this new biofuel called Bio95 is a mixture of 95% gasoline and 5%
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
ADM to Construct Biodiesel Facility in Joaçaba, Brazil
(BusinessWire) Facility will significantly increase company’s biodiesel capacity in Brazil Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that it will construct a second biodiesel plant in Brazil. The facility, to be built in Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, will be adjacent to existing
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Altranex, Brown University Collaborate on Biodiesel Processing
by Michelle Lang (Mass High Tech) Bedford biofuels startup Altranex Energy LLC is working with Brown University to develop process technology to make biodiesel that works in cold climates. ...At Altranex, the fuel is called Green Kero, and it’s designed to
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
CARBON CORNER: New Carbon Opportunities Coming to Market for Agriculture
by Dawson Williams and Rick Gilmore (GIC Group/Biofuels Digest) ...The Climate Action Reserve (CAR), which was chartered by state legislation in California in 2001, has just proposed three new agriculture related offset categories, including: cropland management, nutrient (fertilizer) management, and rice
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
EBRD Supports Diversification of Agribusiness in Romania: €80 Million Syndicated Loan to Help Expur Develop Oilseed Business
(ActMedia) The EBRD is supporting the development of the Romanian rapeseed industry along its value chain, including oilseed crushing, refining and production of edible oil and biodiesel, with a €80 million syndicated financing package to Expur S.A., a local oilseed
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Mustard Crops Gain Popularity
by Andrew Mole (Weekly Times Now) There's a new crop driving production for South Australia's Murray Mallee farmers and it is thriving despite the area's low rainfall. Just east of Loxton at Nangari, Skye and Mark Hampel run 5680ha of primarily cropping
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Local Growth White Paper
by Vincent Cable (They Work For You) This Government's economic ambition is to build a more balanced economy, driven by private sector growth. Today I am announcing the publication of the Government's local growth White Paper, which sets out what that
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Algae Project Gets $350,000 Boost
by Shelley Ridenour (Daily Inter Lake) Whitefish-based Algae Aquaculture Technologies has received a $350,000 grant from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to build a commercial algae greenhouse that converts waste wood chips into organic fertilizer. The 5,500-square-foot greenhouse will be constructed
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy, Cobalt to Develop Military Jet Biofuel
by Andrew Nusca (SmartPlanet) The U.S. Navy and Mountain View, Calif.-based biofuel outfit Cobalt Technologies on Wednesday agreed to jointly develop military jet fuel converted from biobutanol. Under the new agreement, Cobalt’s biobutanol will be converted to bio-jet and biodiesel fuels using
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Erie's HeroBX Launches New National Biodiesel Lobbying Group
Global Biofuels Alliance, Inc. (GBA), established in 2010, is a new nonprofit trade association representing small to midsize biofuels producers, traders, marketers, distributors, and other interested biofuels parties. The GBA’s formation was prompted by the need for a voice for
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
California Unveils Greenhouse Gas Trading Plan
by Peter Henderson (Reuters) California unveiled on Friday its final blueprint of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the face of a weak economy in a measure that could set the tone for the nation's climate
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Grasses Have Potential as Alternate Ethanol Crop, Illinois Study Finds
(EurekAlert!) Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern United States. Demand for biofuels
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Former OMB Director Named President and COO of Growth Energy
(Growth Energy) Jim Nussle, former eight-term Congressman and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush, was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Growth Energy, the coalition of ethanol supporters announced today. Nussle, who
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
New Report Says Biofuels Industry Spent $22 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions to Influence Policies
(Friends of the Earth) A report released today by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the ways in which the biofuels industry influences legislation through lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions. The report, entitled “Buying Bills: How the Biofuels Industry Influences Congress to Waste
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
DuBay Biofuel Plans Cheese Byproduct Processing Facility
by Molly Newman (Marshallfield News Herald) A new company will convert waste product from the cheese-making process into the very product that drives cheesemaking -- food for cows. DuBay Biofuel-Greenwood LLC was awarded a $1.9 million State Energy Program loan Thursday
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Tsunami: Top 10 Impacts for Biofuels from US Elections
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 1. The bottom line: moderately positive for biofuels. One of the few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree on priorities is the importance of reforming US energy policy, and biofuels enjoy bipartisan support, especially advanced
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Revival! INEOS Awards $100 Million construction Contract for Florida Bioenergy Center
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy has awarded the EPC contract to build its 8 million gallon per year advanced bioenergy facility in Vero Beach to AMEC of Tucker, GA. The facility will also produce up
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Coming Clean on Energy Subsidies
by Paul R. Woodin (OregonLive.com/Community Renewable Energy Association) ...One of the topics sure to be front and center next year will be the topic of federal and state incentives for the renewable energy industry. Opponents will proclaim they should be
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Facility to Focus on Alternative Fuel Technology
by Ronica Shannon (The Richmond Register) A new research facility at Eastern Kentucky University could help the state become a national leader in alternative fuel technology, according to Sixth District Congressman Ben Chandler. Chandler was the keynote speaker Thursday at an
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
First Look: 2012 Ford Ranger
by Benson Kong (Truck Trend) You'd be forgiven for mistaking the present U.S. market Ford Ranger for one from the Ronald Reagan era -- which is exactly why the new global version has truck fans crying foul over Ford's decision
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Kia Unveils Soul for Brazil that Runs on 100% Ethanol
(USA Today) Kia just introduced its first South Korean model that can run on 100% ethanol -- the Kia Soul Flex. It will never make it to the U.S., but cars capable of running entirely on ethanol are critical in Brazil, where
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Inclusion of Maize in Biofuels Strategy Condemned
(The Bioenergy Site) The African Center for Biosafety (ACB) has issued a statement to express concerns over the possibility of the inclusion of maize in a revision of South Africa’s biofuels policy. ACB was prompted into action by an announcement made by
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Photon8 Developing ‘Drop-In’ Fuels from Algae
(Algae Industry Magazine) Photon8, Inc., of Brownsville, TX, has announced that it has succeeded in producing “drop-in” fuel components from its “genetically improved” algae. The recent tests were performed by an undisclosed commercial laboratory using gas chromatography analysis for determining carbon
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
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