by Cahal Milmo (IOL Scitech) When it comes to weaning the world’s motorists off their addiction to fossil fuel, few would have bet on finding part of the solution in the pungent depths of elephant droppings and a Swiss compost
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Back TO HOMENCGA Highlights NASCAR Program at ACE Event
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) During the American Coalition for Ethanol Conference this past week in Des Moines, Iowa, the attendees were treated to a presentation on green NASCAR initiatives including their use of ethanol, by Bart Schott, the president of the
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
New Zealand, Texas Companies Collaborate on Algae Process
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) Aquaflow Bionomic Corp., a New Zealand-based algae technology developer, is taking a broad approach to algae-to-fuel development—one the company’s director Nick Gerritsen said may include nonalgae feedstocks. Aquaflow recently agreed to work with Texas-based CRI
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Green Grease Solutions to Supply Feedstock to e-Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ..."We are very excited to strengthen our relationship with our primary feedstock supplier–Green Grease Solutions LLC—and to secure a longer term feedstock supply agreement for our biodiesel operations,” said Jeffrey Wilson, president of Imperial Petroleum.
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NextCAT Gets NSF Award to Help Commercialize Catalyst Technology
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Detroit-based startup biodiesel technology developer NextCAT Inc. has received $498,830 in funding from a National Science Foundation Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award. The funding will help commercialize alternative biodiesel catalyst technology, developed at
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Denmark's DONG Energy Exploring Large Biofuel Plant
by Teis Jensen (Reuters) New consortium invests in feasibility study * Plans involve second-generation bioethanol plant * Plant could cost $390 million - $580 million Denmark's DONG Energy and local partners will explore the possibility of building a bioenergy complex, including a large-scale
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Vonore Biomass Plant Could Go Commercial as Switchgrass Gains Ground
by Ed Marcum (KnoxNews.com) The University of Tennessee showed off its biofuel facilities here Tuesday to top state officials as the school works to increase efficiencies so that the experimental project can become a commercial operation. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen.
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Engineer Touts Ethanol Pipeline in Hamilton County
by Ansley Haman (TimesFreePress.com) A local engineer wants to build a "moonshine" pipeline through county property in the Bonny Oaks Industrial & Office Park. Mike Price, with M.A.P. Engineers, has been meeting individually with Hamilton County commissioners about a proposed ethanol facility.
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
SDTC Announces Call for Statement of Interest Applications for Clean Technology Funding
(Sustainable Development Technology Canada) If you have an innovative clean technology, we want to hear from you. That is the message Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) sent out today as it announced its 20th round of funding, which will be
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Merkel Coalition Partners Attack 'Failed' Government Biofuel Rollout
(Deutsche Welle) Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners, the liberal Free Democrats, have criticized the botched introduction of the E10 biofuel. The party called on the environment minister to revise its policy on green fuels. The pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), Angela Merkel's
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Discovery Turns Seaweed Into Biofuel in Half the Time
(University of Illinois/Science Daily) University of Illinois scientists have engineered a new strain of yeast that converts seaweed into biofuel in half the time it took just months ago. ..."The key is the strain's ability to ferment cellobiose and galactose simultaneously,
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Canola Trials Show Great Promise in San Joaquin Valley
by Steve Olson (California Agricultural Technology Institute/Western Farm Press/Fresno State University) A study indicates possibilities for new farming methods on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley, which is challenged by selenium-laden irrigation effluent. One method of using excess selenium in
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Moving Customers from “Why?” to “Why Not?”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Alternative fuels have work to do, say retail marketing experts, to win customer acceptance, but the work can be done. Here are 14 points to consider. “(A)lternative fuels need many things, but the most important thing
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
End the Ethanol Charade
by Karen Hosler (The Baltimore Sun) Karen Hosler writes that the great environmental hope has been exposed as a hoax; conservation is a better bet than magic elixirs ...At best, ethanol enthusiasm has always been muted in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Emerging Markets Online CEO Introduces Houston's Biofuels Task Force
(Emerging Markets Online) Emerging Markets CEO Will Thurmond introduces the concept for The Greater Houston Partnership's Biofuels Task Force initiative at the Americas Energy City Summit. The Greater Houston Partnership is a non-profit, policy advocacy group. The GHP is a public-private
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
China’s Vision for Renewable Energy: The Status of Bioenergy and Bioproduct Research and Commercialization
Elizabeth R. Nesbitt, Paul Thiers, Johnway Gao, Sharon Shoemaker, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Julie Carrier, Joy Doran-Peterson, John Morgan, Guangyi Wang, Pierre Christian Wensel, Shulin Chen (Journal of International Commerce and Economics) The Chinese government is vigorously promoting commercialization of renewable energy and bioproducts, given environmental issues plus food, energy, and national security concerns,
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA, Departments of Energy and Navy Seek Input from Industry to Advance Biofuels for Military and Commercial Transportation
(US Department of Agriculture) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus today announced the next step in the creation of a public-private partnership to develop drop-in advanced biofuels. The Secretaries
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
SCBI to Produce Ethanol Year Round Now: Zabaleta
by Carla Gomez (Daily Star) San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. has resumed production of ethanol fuel and recently delivered 1.08 million liters to Petron, Arnel Amparo, its vice president for operations and resident manager, said last night. “We intend to produce ethanol
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
China and Biofuels - Stir-Fry or Fly?
by Dr. John C.K. Daly (IBTimes) While biofuel production is one of the rising energy stars of the 21st century, it is unlikely to become a significant source for China in the near future, as the country's arable land is devoted
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
“Be Part of Change, or Be Left Behind”, Beattie Challenges Australia on Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Australia, former Queensland premier Peter Beattie issued a stark challenge to Australia on biofuels, at the opening of the Australian Alternative Fuels Summit in Brisbane. “As President Obama has said, ‘the country that leads on
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Honeywell’s UOP Breaks Ground on Facility to Convert Biomass to Green Transportation Fuels
(Honeywell) UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has begun construction in Hawaii of a biofuels demonstration unit that will convert forest residuals, algae and other cellulosic biomass into green transportation fuels. Backed by a $25 million U.S. Department of
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Call for Presentations: BIO's International Convention June 18-21, 2012 Boston, MA Deadline: September 30, 2011
There will be no better opportunity to gain publicity and recognition as a biotech thought leater to a global audience of thousands. Grab the spotlight and share your expertise in a Breakout Session. Submit a session idea today. Over 120 educational breakout
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Testing the Water for Bioenergy Crops
by Liz Ahlberg (University of Illinois) Many energy researchers and environmental advocates are excited about the prospect of gaining more efficient large-scale biofuel production by using large grasses like miscanthus or switchgrass rather than corn. They have investigated yields,
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Pooping Pandas May Make Better Biofuels
by Alexandra Witze (Science News) Two giant pandas in the Memphis Zoo have dropped researchers a gift. Studies of the pandas’ poop show that their gut microbes break down bamboo efficiently — a trick that humans could co-opt to turn
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Planet Ozone, Stuart, Helps Protect the Earth with New Fuel Option
(TCPalm.com) As its name implies, Planet Ozone in Stuart, aims to help protect the ozone, even though it is technically a gas station. This week, in time for Labor Day travel fueling, they’ve taken it a step further by offering
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Zoning Request Sparks Safety Concerns, Reveals Divide among City Council Members
by Beverly A. Carroll (NOOGA.com) A rezoning request to allow an ethanol transfer station in the Bonny Oaks Industrial Park has brought to a head the Chattanooga City Council’s philosophical differences over the use of special exception permits. Englewood Enterprises is
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Fairgoing Public to Learn More about Ethanol
(The Independent) The Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Ethanol Board are partnering at the 142nd Nebraska State Fair to promote ethanol and flex fuel vehicles. Vendor booths from each agency will be set up in the Exhibition Building to focus on
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Wind Projects Provide a Model
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Investors with an appetite for loss, common in wind projects, may be what's needed to see CHP take hold in the ethanol industry. ...using corn stover for biomass power and steam, selling the excess power
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
First Navy Trainer Flies on Biofuel
(U.S. Naval Air Systems Command) The Navy’s alternative energy program expanded yesterday when a T-45 training aircraft completed a successful biofuel flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Joint Nature Conservation Committee Publishes "Indirect Land Use Change from Biofuel Production: Implications for Biodiversity"
by Monika Bertzky, Valerie Kapos & Jörn P.W. Scharlemann (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) Inference from production statistics and modelling studies suggest that iLUC has occurred, is likely to increase with increasing demand for biofuels and needs to be considered when assessing the
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Bruce Dale: Michigan State Chemical Engineer Takes a Critical Look at the Pluses and Minuses of Biofuels
by Stephen K. Ritter (Chemical & Engineering News) Bruce E. Dale often plays the role of devil's advocate not only against the rosy picture of biofuels painted by start-ups and trade associations but also against the gloom-and-doom message of some
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Biofuels Policy Driving Regional Product Demand
by Caroline Henshaw (Drovers CattleNetwork) Europe's stringent biofuels policy is driving growing interest in region-specific ethanol and rapeseed oil hedging products, a senior executive for CME Group Inc (CME) in Europe said Friday. The global exchange provider said its new German-Spec
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Crop of IPOs Provides Expanded Biofuel Bets
by Lynn Cowan (Wall Street Journal) Four years ago, alternative-fuel IPOs came in only one flavor in the U.S.: corn-based ethanol. In the last 18 months, a new wave of initial public offerings has come from companies focused on creating biofuels
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Missouri Leads in Ethanol Blender Pump Plans
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Missouri has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the leader in ethanol blender pumps. During the Missouri State Fair, an official from USDA’s Rural Development agency paid a visit to recognize Missouri as the
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
New USGS Marcellus Shale Anaylsis Drastically Cuts DOE Estimates
by David Hughes (Post Carbon Institute) This week the USGS released anew assessment of gas resources in the Marcellus Shale, Appalachian Basin. The report is a reasonable effort by the USGS to sort out some of the wheat from the
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Vitter Seeks ‘Parity’ over Alternative Energy
by Alan Blinder (American Press) U.S. Sen. David Vitter vowed again Tuesday to push Congress to consider objectively the merits of potential alternative energy sources instead of giving preferential treatment to some. “Congress has been using exactly the wrong model,” Vitter
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Company Takes Biodiesel From Field to Fryer to Fuel
(Voice of America) ... At Cork Street Tavern in Winchester, Virginia, kitchen manager Chris Bennett cooks his freshly-fried potato chips in canola oil from Shenandoah Agricultural Products, a small company just a few kilometers away. ... After the restaurant has fried
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Assessing Opportunities and Constraints for Biofuel Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Graham von Maltitz, William Stafford (Center for International Forestry Research) Sustainable biofuel production should provide opportunities for sub-Saharan African countries and their inhabitants, especially in impoverished rural areas. Biofuel feedstock production has the potential to bring job opportunities
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Hartley, IA Ethanol Plant Eyes Expansion
by Mark Victoria (KTIV.com) ...Now after seeing profits, an expansion is in the works. "Each of the plants has seven fermenters which help in the ethanol making process. We're going to build an 8th, which will help again increase some of
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Transforming Waste to Bio-products - Biological Engineering at Utah State University
(Utah State University) Biological Engineering students and faculty at Utah State University transform waste water into biofuels and other bio-products. WATCH VIDEO
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
US Biodiesel Industry Producing Record Volumes
(Farm Business) US biodiesel production reached a new monthly high of 81 million gallons in June, according to the latest EPA statistics, marking a third consecutive month of record volumes and continuing a remarkable turnaround in which biodiesel production in
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Biobased Materials Minnesota’s Opportunity & Challenge
(Agricultural Utilization Research Institute) As the interest and use of biobased products grows, so do the opportunities and challenges. According to a recent report sponsored by AURI and the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Minnesota’s fundamental strengths in agriculture,
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
HDS International Provides Information on Project Scope for Back Bay Location
(HDS International/PR NewsWire) HDS International Corp., a provider of industrial ocean-based biomass production and other high-value eco-sustainability solutions, today provided additional details regarding the project scope for its targeted production site in Back Bay, New Brunswick, Canada. "To date, most commercial initiatives
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Federal GHG Reporting Tool Opens for Business
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA announced Aug. 22 that its electronic tool for reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, dubbed e-GRRT, is finally ready for use. The agency is requiring participants of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Valero: ‘Ethanol Has Been Successful for Us’
by Bill Shea (The Messenger) Company leaders visit Webster County plant Trucks loaded with corn line up every day at the front gate of the Valero Renewables ethanol plant west of Fort Dodge, while at the opposite end of the facility
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Investor Interest in U.S. Biofuel Production Set to Soar
by John Daly (OilPrice.com) ...While it remains to be seen how the joint investments between the U.S. government and private sector will work in practice, the announcement nevertheless represents an unprecedented commitment by several federal departments to stimulate the production
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Improvements in Ethanol Process Result in Lower GHG Emissions
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) America is home to the most innovative, productive and efficient ethanol and grain producers in the world. ...(T)he trend line for both industries is toward greater productivity utilizing fewer resources. When viewed as a
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Oxford Study Highlights Advantages and Barriers for Algal Biodiesel
(Algae Industry Magazine) A new life cycle analysis by a team from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, at the University of Oxford, states that algae-derived biodiesel could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deliver a high financial return,
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper
(R&D Magazine) Here's one way that old-fashioned newsprint beats the Internet. Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed "TU-103," that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline. They
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
South Africa Should Step up Its Biofuels Efforts – Toyota
by Loni Prinsloo (Engineering News) South Africa should step up its efforts to introduce biofuels into its fuel supply mix, Toyota South Africa CEO Dr Johan van Zyl said on Thursday. Speaking at the 2011 South Africa Automotive Week conference, in
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
First Load of Biodiesel Sold from Re-Started REG Albert Lea Biorefinery in Minnesota
(Renewable Energy Group) Biodiesel is now available via truck and rail from Renewable Energy Group®’s (REG) newly acquired facility, REG Albert Lea, LLC. The first truckload of biodiesel exceeded ASTM D6751 and was picked up this morning for the
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Honeywell to Build Pilot-Scale Biomass Refinery in Kapolei
by Duane Shimogawa (Pacific Business News) ...Groundbreaking for Honeywell’s UOP integrated biorefinery is scheduled for next week at Tesoro Corp. ’s refinery in Kapolei. The project, funded by a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, will integrate two
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Call for Proposals to Present AIChE SBE’s Conference on Electrofuels Research November 6-9, 2011 Providence, RI Deadline September 15
In order to ensure our national security, it is imperative that we change the way we produce and use energy. To aid this goal, SBE is initiating a new Conference series on Electrofuels Research to be held November 6-9th in Providence, Rhode Island.
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
The Unicorn and the Fairy: Corn Declares War on Cellulose
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The National Corn Growers Association declares War on cellulosic biofuels, calling them “non-existent”, then mysteriously removes the blog post. What gives? Ten days ago, Cathryn Wojciki, communications manager for the National Corn Growers Association, wrote a
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Harkin Backs Ethanol Expansion
by Daniel Looker (Agriculture.com) Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) told the American Coalition for Ethanol Wednesday that he’ll continue to work for passage of a bill that would expand ethanol’s access to markets. It won’t be easy. Harkin acknowledged growing ethanol opposition
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Big Three Automaker Gives Cellulosic Ethanol Industry a Needed Lift
by Maria Gallucci (SolveClimate News) Chrysler's new partnership with cellulosic producer ZeaChem is part of the automaker's larger push to get E85 ethanol in its vehicles Last week, a Detroit Three automaker joined the handful of mostly oil companies that have
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Co-op Caters to Fuel Flex Cars
by Kevin M. Smith (the Kearney Courier) Area drivers with fuel flex cars now have more options at the pump. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative announced recently that its new blender pumps at Platte-Clay Fuels in Kearney and Platte City are open. Those
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Work Begins on Carbon-Capture at ADM Decatur Site
(St. Louis Today/AP) The U.S. Department of Energy says construction has started on a $207.5 million project to capture carbon dioxide produced by an ethanol plant in Illinois and store it underground. The Energy Department said construction started Tuesday on the
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Is Independence Down South Good for the US?
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/Biorefining Magazine) ...Below are some guiding principles for consistent public policies to foster growth of the domestic biofuels industry in America. Technology Neutrality: Don’t pick a winner! The government’s track record of picking winning technologies does
August 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The Path to Validation
by Bryan Sims and Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) Biorefining technology does not grow on trees but there is no shortage of innovative ways to turn biomass into an advanced biofuel or a biobased chemical. Some of those technologies, like the
August 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Creating a Biobased Economy
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) Fast-tracking bioenergy development in Holland Due in part to its strong chemical industry and logistical advantages, Holland is uniquely suited to become a central biorefining hub in Europe. According to Renee Bergkamp, director general of innovation
August 25, 2011 Read Full Article
A Sweet Opportunity for Biofuels
by Florentino Lopez (United Sorghum Checkoff Program/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Just like our dedication in promoting grain sorghum for biofuels production, the Sorghum Checkoff is now looking to the future to find the most profitable possibilities for all sectors of the
August 25, 2011 Read Full Article
On the Brink of Sweeping Change
by Eugene Gerden (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Russia plans to tap into bountiful resources to expand ethanol production The Russian government is considering the implementation of a state program to develop a biofuel and ethanol industry in Russia. Amid dwindling hydrocarbon reserves
August 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Lights, Camera, Congress…
by Michael McAdams (Biorefining Magazine) ...Washington’s jolting performance and the economic aftershocks have those of you on the verge of commercializing your replacement fuels questioning whether Congress and the White House can successfully provide the policy tools needed to ensure
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Spurious Claims
by Ron Kotrba (Biorefining Magazine) ...I told him I’m the editor of two monthly magazines centered on renewable fuels and chemicals. He sort of scoffed, and I knew we were going to get into “the discussion.” He led into our talk
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Hitachi Zosen to Convert Waste into Biofuel
(TheBioenergySite.com) Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with the city of Kyoto and Kumamoto University to begin converting municipal waste into ethanol on a trial basis. ...The biofuel produced will be used to fuel cars and as boiler fuel for factories. READ
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
A Decade of Ethanol
by John Maday (Drovers CattleNetwork) This probably doesn’t surprise you, but growth in ethanol production since the year 2000 contributed to dramatic shifts in U.S. agricultural production, according to a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service. The report, titled “The ethanol
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
AMERIgreen Plans Energy Independence Convoy
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Pennsylvania-based fuel dealer AMERIgreen Energy Inc. is hosting its Energy Independence Convoy on Aug. 25. As part of the event, a convoy of elected representatives and officials and representatives of businesses committed to using domestically
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of the Navy Goes Green with Osprey
(US Navy/Naval Air Systems Command) The Navy and Marine Corps team reached another milestone toward achieving the Secretary of the Navy’s energy goals by successfully flying a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey on biofuel Aug. 10 at Naval Air Station
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels USA Opens on I-70 in Missouri
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...On Friday, the new biodiesel station at exit 175 in New Florence held its official grand opening, offering a variety of home grown choices for diesel vehicle drivers. “We have ten pumps, three different flavors of biodiesel
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E85 Station Opens in Corpus Christi, Texas
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A new E85 station has opened at the Stripes Convenience Store in Corpus Christi, Texas and is now the only E85 station within 100 miles. The pump is located at its location on Weber Road, south of
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Elusieve Process Removes Fiber From Corn
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A new way to remove fiber from corn has been discovered by a professor from Mississippi State University (MSU). He calls his process Elusieve and has filed for a patent. The process was invented by Dr. Radhakrishnan Srinivasan
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
NNFCC to Investigate Environmental Impacts of Algae Bioenergy
(National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials) The new research will explore what needs to be done to sustainably produce bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals from algae in the UK. Algae have the potential to make a significant contribution towards our future
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Firm's US Deal Paves Way for Major Plant
by Bill Moore (Stuff.co.nz) Nelson-based biofuel company Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation has announced a deal with a Texas-based renewable fuel company that paves the way for the building of a multimillion-dollar biofuels plant. Its agreement is with CRI Catalyst Company, a provider
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Next-Generation Renewable Fuels to Play Crucial Role in Canada's Transition to a Bio-Based Economy: SDTC Canada Makes Annual Call for Applications to $500 million
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is issuing its Annual Call for Applications under the NextGen Biofuels Fund™, which was created by the Government of Canada to support the establishment of first-of-kind large demonstration-scale facilities for the production of next-generation renewable
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Economía/Motor.- Managed to Make Biodiesel from Seaweed Farming
(elEconomista.es) Scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), associated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have managed to make biodiesel from the cultivation of three species of marine algae. ...Additionally, the three species that have proved viable,
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Glycos Biotechnologies and Solix BioSystems Achieve Positive Results for the Suitability of Solix’s Algal Oils for the Production of Bio-derived Sustainable Chemicals
(Solix) Algal Oils Proven as Next Generation Feedstock for Industrial Bacterial Fermentation Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. (GlycosBio), an international biochemical company commercializing high-value bio-chemicals, and Solix BioSystems, Inc. (Solix), a leading provider of integrated solutions and services that enable large scale cultivation
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Virent’s Biogasoline Passes First Test in European Auto Fleet Trial
(Virent) Virent’s Biofuel Satisfies “No Harms” Criteria in Shell Road Trial Virent has taken another step in the gasoline certification process, successfully completing its first road fleet test organized and executed by Virent collaborator, Royal Dutch Shell. Virent’s biogasoline was found to cause
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Ford F-250 Super Duty Breaks Two Land Speed Records
by Greg Emmerson (EuroTuner) Using the new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbo-diesel engine, the truck hit a top speed of 171.123mph setting the new B Production Diesel Truck land speed record. The Ford truck broke the B Production Diesel Truck record
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Montana State University's Dr. Keith Cooksey
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) Although veteran research scientist at Montana State University, Dr. Keith Cooksey, describes himself modestly as a biochemist that works with microorganisms, his algal biofuel-driven discoveries from the ’80s and ’90s are still considered state
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel: Sterol Glycosides and Filterability
(AGQM) Sterol glycosides and acylated sterol glycosides are natural components of vegetable oils. When producing biodiesel based on these oils, they are not fully removed and can hence be shown to occur in biodiesel in low concentrations. Due to the
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Sets Sail
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) A high percentage of biodiesel is used by consumers on land, and marine operators are trying to match that same level of usage by sea ...Perhaps no one understands the trials and tribulations of biodiesel better
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Steaming Ahead to a Better Fuel: Railroad Companies Investigate Benefits of Using Biodiesel-Blended Fuels
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The railroad is already considered one of the most environmentally sustainable and efficient ways to transport freight. Although most railways address fuel efficiency in terms of gallons-per-mile rather than miles-per-gallon, the sheer volume of cargo
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Don't Forget the Event: Why Biodiesel Is Important to Events and Concerts
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) ...“No one had requested it when I started using it,” he (Aaron Levinthal) explains. “For lack of a better term, I had an epiphany one day that I’m in the most wasteful business I’ve ever seen.
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
The Work at Hand for E15 Market Expansion
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...First, working with Growth Energy, the RFA has submitted health effects testing and worked to fulfill the fuel registration process that must be conducted for any new fuel. That process is now
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Oil Palm Residue Could Solve Food vs. Biofuel Debate
by Ismira Lutfia (Jakarta Globe) The millions of tons of fibrous residue produced by palm oil plantations across the country could soon become a major source of raw material for renewable fuel. Over the past year, scientists from the Indonesian
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Fuel Plant Cancels Lease: $350M Ethanol Project at Port Terminated by Mutual Agreement
by Larry Rulison (Times Union) Plans for a $350 million ethanol plant at the Port of Albany have been scrapped as Congress inches closer to eliminating lucrative tax subsidies for the corn-to-fuel industry. Port of Albany General Manager Rick Hendrick said Monday that the
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama Sets Sights on Making U.S. No. 1 in Alternative Energy
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Republican presidential candidacy and President Obama’s comments on ethanol have thrown the corn-based ethanol industry into turmoil as it struggles to convince Congress to provide assistance to build blender pumps. Texas Gov. Rick
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum Boosts the Efficiency of Ethanol
by Benjamin Burroughs (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol has some distinct advantages as a fuel, and sweet sorghum promises even better input/output ratios ...In addition to having a higher ratio, the cost of production for sweet sorghum is lower than for corn. For
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Louisiana Biofuels Plan Would Decentralize Production
by Michael K. Bullard (Ethanol Producer Magazine) How the 2008 Recession Halted the Progress of Louisiana’s Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative ...The Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative (Act 382) represents a complete strategy to not only address the aggressive federal mandates
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Catching the Sugar Wave
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Not content to let Brazil hog all the glory, three development-stage companies eye sugar-based ethanol feedstocks ...If successful, California Ethanol & Power LLC will be the first ethanol production company bankrolled partially by Brazilian money,
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
A Constant in Changing Times: One Plant’s Success Story in an Ever-evolving Industry
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Near Hastings, a community of about 25,000 people nestled amid the seemingly endless corn fields of south-central Nebraska, Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. has been steadily churning out ethanol since late 1984. The oldest dry-mill
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
2011 FEW Review: Advancing the Industry Through Promotion, Policy and Technology
by Holly Jessen, Kris Bevill, Ron Kotrba and Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo is well-known for its top-notch networking opportunities and technically oriented panel sessions, but it also provides an opportunity for
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Canadian Alliance to Advocate for Biorefining Sector
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) An alliance of energy-related trade organizations in Canada is calling on the nation’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to act now to develop a comprehensive energy strategy. The coalition, known as the New Economy Alliance,
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Compact Car Will Feature Diesel Engine for US Market in 2013
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) Chevrolet has plans to offer a new engine option in the Cruze for improved fuel efficiency and use, but forget about electric hybrids because starting in 2013 the automaker will offer the U.S. a diesel
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
New Minnesota Clean Energy Company, Rosemount Clean Energies, Refuels Midwest Bio Market
(Reuters/PR NewsWire/Rosemont Clean Energies) An obsolete 50-acre industrial site in a St. Paul, Minnesota suburb has been redeveloped into a large terminal facility with capabilities to provide the region with enhanced clean energy products. The only of its kind and scale in
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Microalgal Biofuel: Is it the Right Dream?
by Fadhil M. Salih (ClearValue Companies/Renewable Energy World) ...Microalgae are a superior biofuel feedstock as opposed to plants such as corn and soy used today. They need substantially less water and fertilizer than other plant life and they are
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Politicking Stalling Ethanol Project - Villagers
(AllAfrica.com/The Herald) Traditional leaders have identified unnecessary politicking as a challenge to the successful completion of the Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant. The task-force chaired by Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development secretary Mr Ngoni Masoka visited the project yesterday. In his submission to the
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Sought for Biofuel Project
(The Record) Farm officials, hoping to get California farmers to plant as much as 25,000 acres of camelina, an oilseed, for a biomass start-up project are offering incentives to growers in San Joaquin County and other areas of the Central
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
The XTL Diet: New Paths to Feasible, Domestic Low-Carb Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can synthetic biology capture and utilize CO2 to such an extent that it not only can make money – but can mitigate the carbon intensity of no-no feedstocks like coal, gas and oil, opening up
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Study Shows Alligator Fat an Effective Biodiesel Feedstock
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have shown alligator fat to be an effective feedstock for biodiesel production. The team, led by Rakesh Bajpai, has published its findings in the American Chemical Society
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Water Intensity of Corn-Based Ethanol Needs to Include DDGS Credit
by Gouri Shankar Mishra and Sonia Yeh (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Study recalculates water consumption with expanded system boundaries and coproduct credit Recent studies have estimated the “consumptive water use,” “water embodied,” and “water footprint” of corn-based ethanol in the U.S, with
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Harvesting Both Corn Grain and Stover in Adverse Weather
by Cole Gustafson, Thein Maung and David Ripplinger (Ethanol Producer Magazine/North Dakota State University) If cellulosic biofuel development remains on track, several commercial firms will be contracting for corn stover in 2012. How will farmers balance the field workload of harvesting
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Funding Secured for Brazilian Research Study into the Sustainability of Renewable Jet Fuel Sourced from Sugarcane
(GreenAir Online) The regional initiative launched in June by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide finance for renewable jet fuel projects in Latin America and the Caribbean has made its first grant. The IDB, along with aircraft manufacturers
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Production: A Threat to Livelihoods
by Mario Osava (Aljazeera) Biofuels are an alternative energy source that can drive local development by generating jobs, know-how and technology. But they can also cause social damage, as locals fear in the case of industrial-scale exploitation of babassu palm
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biochemical Developer Aurora Algae Raises $22M
by Matthew Lynley (GreenBeat) Aurora Algae, a developer of biofuels and biochemicals produced from processed algae, announced today that it has raised $22 million in its most recent round of funding. The company is part of a small set of funded
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
POET Partners with Ecological Restoration Firm on Energy Grass
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Poet LLC is venturing into the realm of energy grasses with a newly launched collaborative effort to establish native grasses on degraded lands in areas surrounding its 100 MMgy ethanol plant at Chancellor, S.D.
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Area to Get a Second Alternative Fuel Station
(ShreveportTimes.com) Bossier City has announced a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the city's second alternative fuel station to be located at 4520 Barksdale Boulevard. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle is scheduled
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: NASA's OMEGA Scientist Dr. Jonathan Trent
(Algae Industry Magazine) NASA scientist – the inventor, heart, and soul of the OMEGA system (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae) – Dr. Jonathan Trent received his PhD in biological oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He went on to
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Kenya Develops Unique Bio-Ethanol Gel Biofuel for Kitchen Use
by Joao Peixe (OilPrice.com) The bio-ethanol gel is an alternative biofuel developed by Consumer's Choice Limited to reduce Kenya’s reliance on imported petroleum. ...Consumer's Choice Limited developed a bio-ethanol gel made from molasses derived from sugarcane. Kadhi noted, "During the sugar
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Examining Biofuels Policy
by Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay (Chemical and Engineering News) Government mandates have shaped the market but not always for the best By 2050, the global population will hit between 7.5 billion and 10.5 billion. Energy demands will soar, and traditional energy supplies, such
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Hawaii Biofuels Option Could Prove Costly
By Sophie Cocke (Honolulu Civil Beat) Two contracts for locally-produced biofuels, aimed at supplying a portion of the state’s electricity needs, are under consideration by the Public Utilities Commission, and more are expected. But the cost of the energy to
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Official: Ag Economy Is Sound but Rural Communities Need Boost
by Ross Dolan (The Daily Republic) The nation’s agricultural economy is sound but many rural communities are not reaping the benefits, said Dallas Tonsager, undersecretary for rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The South Dakota native would like
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
University of Illinois Students Receive BP Grant to Study Biomass Engineering Properties
(Biofuels Journal) Five undergraduate students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a $5,000 grant from British Petroleum to research the engineering properties of biomass. The students wrote the grant to develop a virtual database that will tell end users the properties
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A Quick Way to Grade Grasses for Ethanol Yields
by Don Comis (US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have developed an inexpensive way to grade the ethanol potential of perennial grasses at the biorefinery's loading dock. That future has been made possible by
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Construction of Ethanol Fuel Stations Begins in Birmingham
by Melynda Sides (MyFoxAL.com) Construction of two new E-85 ethanol fuel stations in Birmingham began today. One of the stations will be located at 515 6th Avenue South. ...A grant from the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is paying for 80 percent
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
The True Cost of the Military's Oil Addiction
(CNN Money) Among the many incentives pushing the military to use less oil, reducing the number of casualties it takes to protect vulnerable fuel convoys is one of the most important. 1 in 8 soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq in
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Vital to US Production of Homegrown, Reliable Energy
by Russ Newman (InForum) Ethanol, made right here in our backyards, has provided an unparalleled, value-added opportunity for agriculture and America. ...It has generated good-paying jobs, spurred economic activity, and provided rural youth a reason and an opportunity to find
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: USDA Will Continue to Push for Blender Pump Expansion
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Aug. 17 announcement of 900 Rural Energy for America Program grants included just 21 awards for blender pumps. USDA officials promise, however, that more funding is on the way. The announcement highlighted
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Sustainable Retail Biodiesel is Here!
(Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance) The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, alongside SBA Business Member companies in three states unveiled the first retail locations scored through the Sustainability Report Card for biodiesel at the nozzle. SBA Business members participated in this new system that scores
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
From Farm to Biorefinery: Ethanol Production Efficiency Improves
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) ...In this week’s installment of the RFA’s series on efficiency, RFA Vice President Geoff Cooper takes on the critics who contend that both farming and ethanol production is simply too energy-intensive. Critics of farmers, and by
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
POTUS Puts Focus on Agriculture and Biofuels
by Cindy (Corn Commentary) President Obama’s Midwest bus tour this week really put a spotlight on agriculture and biofuels. The POTUS visited three of the nation’s top four ethanol producing states,accounting for more than 42 percent of the country’s ethanol
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Berkeley Lab Opens Advanced Biofuels Facility
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) The ailing United States’ economy would receive a much needed boost with the commercial development of a domestic source of transportation fuel – especially if that fuel were to be clean, green and renewable, and could
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere
(Chemistry News Articles) Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle emissions. Brian Giebel, a Marine and Atmospheric
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
North Dakota State University Researchers Develop Revolutionary Biobased Technology From Crop Materials Produced in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University) Several crops produced in North Dakota could play a significant role in biobased resins and coatings recently developed by researchers at North Dakota State University. Scientists at NDSU have developed biobased resins that may prove to
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Plans for ‘Tree of Life’ Plantation
by Laea Medley (Independent Online) ...The iLembe District Municipality and Dr Samson Tesfay, a post-doctoral student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s discipline of horticultural science, are planning a plantation project for the plant. The project will harvest Moringa pods for
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
INEOS Bio JV Closes $75m in Private Financing Under USDA Loan Guarantee Program for Advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida
(INEOS Bio/PR NewsWire) Florida project is first large-scale advanced biorefinery facility in U.S. to close financing in latest round of USDA backed financing INEOS Bio announced that its joint venture project closed private financing on a $75m loan backed by a Loan Guarantee
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Abengoa Announces DOE Offer of Conditional Commitment for $133.9 Million Loan Guarantee to Build Inaugural Biomass Plant in United States
(Abengoa/PR NewsWire) Abengoa today announced that its subsidiary, Abengoa Bioenergy, has been selected by the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office to receive an offer of a conditional commitment for a $133.9 million federal loan guarantee for the construction of
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
The Selling of Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In all the discussions about renewable fuels R&D, engineering, policy, finance, and construction, the customer – that is, you and me – generally are an afterthought. Could be because most renewable fuels producers generally will
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Questions that Anyone Discussing the Future of Personal Transportation Should Be Able to Discuss Knowledgeably
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Background: With the understanding that if auto makers selling in the US intend to meet new 54.5 mpg CAFÉ standards, it is likely that they will build lighter weight, high performance engines that require
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Dodge City High School Teacher Gets Fired up about Research
by Mark Reagan (Dodge City Globe) Dodge City High School biology teacher Shannon Ralph said she'll never look at algae like she used to. Ralph spent six weeks this summer in Lawrence attending the Research Experience for Teachers and Shaping Inquiry
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Policy Implications for China
Qi Wang and Zhihong Tian (Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. The paper explores China’s biofuel policy and compares biofuel development in China and the rest of the world. It is argued
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Nandan Bio in Biodiesel JV with BPCL, Shapoorji
by Bv Mahalakshmi (The Financial Express) Nandan Biomatrix Ltd, an integrated R&D company for neutraceuticals and medicinal plants, has signed agreements with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Shapoorji and Pallonji Ltd to form a JV company for producing biodiesel
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
HPCL Bio Fuel to Start Sugar Production in Bihar Soon
by Shishir Sinha (The Hindu Business Line) What could be seen as a revival of the sugar industry in Bihar, HPCL Bio Fuels Ltd will start producing sugar and ethanol from the coming sugar season starting October. HPCL Bio Fuels Ltd is
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
The Great Jatropha Race
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) With new research on environmental and biomedical benefits of Jatropha is appearing regularly, it’s no wonder that the race for patents is heating up, and fast. Last year Mission New Energy began a joint venture
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Peterson Questions Federal Biofuels Plan
by Don Davis (Duluth News Tribune) Minnesota’s senior congressman said that the plan administration officials announced this week probably will not work and threatens Minnesota’s 21 ethanol plants. “I think that is a big a problem,” said U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson,
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
France Debuts E85 Location-Mapping Website
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In France, the ministry of economy, finance and industry has launched a website that shows each of the 339 gas stations offering E85 in the country, listed by department. Not only is the gas station listed,
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Weighs Options
by Joseph Morton (World Herald Bureau/Omaha.com) The ethanol industry is preparing itself for life after federal subsidies. Key tax credits that pay blenders for using the renewable fuel are set to expire at the end of 2011. At a cost to
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Missouri Envisions Profit from Pond Scum as Biodiesel Source
by Steve Everly (Kansas City Star) Say “biofuel,” and most people think “ethanol.” But someday they might think “algae-diesel.” And if they do, Missouri is likely to have helped make it happen. The idea of turning algae, also known as pond
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Increase in Demand from India, China to Drive up Food Prices: Obama
(The Economic Times of India) US President Barack Obama today highlighted the need to develop biofuels out of things that do not involve fuel chain, arguing that increase in demand from India and China would drive up the food prices. "As
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
CTSI Announces Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions
(Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization/PR Newswire) The Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) recognizes the 2011 Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions. From over 220 global applicants spanning the energy spectrum, the organizations with the most promising military-related technologies were
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Racing - The American Le Mans Series' Role As Proving Ground for Developing Future Consumer Vehicle Efficiency and Sustainability Solutions
(Reuters/American Le Mans Series) At the National Press Club, Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at 8 AM, the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron (ALMS) will provide news about its relationship with the U.S. DOE and EPA and its role as a
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
BQ-9000: A Community-Scale Perspective
by Rachel Burton (Biodiesel Magazine/Piedmont Biofuels) ...Piedmont Biofuels made a strategic decision to voluntarily implement a quality management system (QMS) at its central North Carolina production facility. With this NREL data published, Piedmont was inspired to demonstrate that smaller producers
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Streamlining a Community-Scale Solution
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...According to Greg Springer, president of Green Fuels America Inc., interest in community-scale biodiesel production is increasing all around the world. He attributes this to both high fuel prices and the specific advantages community-scale production
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Do Community Co-Ops Matter?
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Biodiesel co-ops are doing their part in the continued growth of the industry one 5-gallon jug of waste vegetable oil (WVO) biodiesel at a time. If the 5 MMgy producers are working to provide an
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
HDS International Announces Acquisition of License for Carbon Capture and Algae-to-Biofuel Technologies
(PR Newswire/HDS International Corp.) HDS International Corp. today (August 17, 2011) announced that it has acquired an exclusive license relating to carbon capture, carbon sequestration and industrial algae-for-biofuels technologies from Hillwinds Ocean Energy, LLC. The acquired technology can be applied for
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels Offers B20 at Three New Locations in Bay Area
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) In an effort to bring increasingly sustainable fuels to California drivers, Redwood City-Calif.-based fuel retailer Propel Fuels is now offering B20 at three of its stations in the San Francisco Bay Area: one in Berkeley
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Industry Producing Record Volumes, Fueling Job Creation
by National Biodiesel Board (Biodiesel Magazine) ...The new numbers, coming after Congress reinstated the biodiesel tax incentive this year, demonstrate the power that strong domestic energy policy can have in helping create jobs and economic activity. Despite the weak economy, the
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Senator Warner and Vice Admiral McGinn Discuss Energy Security, Fuel Economy
(The Pew Charitable Trusts) This week, former Navy secretary and U.S. senator John W. Warner (R-Va.) is traveling with Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn (Ret.), vice chairman of the CNA Military Advisory Board, as part of a national tour to discuss
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
It’s Out There
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Inbicon conducted an extensive crop study and biomass research project to show just how much biomass is available in the Midwest. “Our findings confirm that North America’s great abundance of corn stover and wheat
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
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