by Ann Perry (Phys.Org) At the Agricultural Research Service’s Bioenergy Research Unit in Peoria, Illinois, field work and bench investigations keep ARS scientists on the scientific front lines of converting
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Within CAAFI, I’m sorta the 12th man – a coach, a quarterback, a general manager, a reluctant office linebacker, as well as a cheerleader
(Midlands Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine) ATP-SC LLC and Midlands Biofuels jointly announced an innovative collaboration to grow biocrops, produce, sell and utilize solid and liquid biofuels, and to expand the state’s bioeconomy,
(Syngenta) Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) is Quality Assurance Program-certified to generate D3 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs); Cellerate process technology, enhanced by Enogen® corn enzyme technology, produces cellulosic ethanol from
(The Crop Site) US – The potential for producing cost-effective cellulosic ethanol that uses plentiful and sustainable cellulosic plant biomass continues to grow, thanks to research at the US Department
by Yongchun Hong, He Zhang, Junming Sun, Karim M. Ayman, Alyssa J. R. Hensley, Meng Gu, Mark H. Engelhard, Jean-Sabin McEwen , and Yong Wang (ACS Catalysis) In this
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … After a decade as the bioenergy technology leader, I just created a new role building a new initiative in water. Water is a critical
(BiodieselBR.com) A Vale pretende começar a fabricar biodiesel a partir do segundo semestre de 2016. O biocombustível será usado pela mineradora nos equipamentos de suas minas no Norte e nas
(Blue Ridge Biofuels) Want to know what exactly biodiesel is? How it works in your vehicle? Any tips or tricks to help you use it in your car or truck?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does a technology take municipal solid waste and turn it into liquid fuels and chemicals? What’s the “death of landfill” all about in terms
(Lootah Biofuels) Lootah biofuels, a fully owned subsidiary of SS Lootah group and Emirates Transguard, a leading security service provider will collaborate on a new initiative to support a sustainable
by Nancy Lofholm (The Denver Post) … For some reason, one that is not known and may never be, Beau (Murphy) and a dozen other infants died in this oil-booming
(University of Illinois/Biomass Magazine) Two University of Illinois crop sciences researchers interested in improving plant feedstocks for bioenergy production were selected to receive funding by the USDA and the U.S.
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) On Oct. 24, the European Council issued a statement announcing it has agreed on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework for the European Union.
(Renewable Fuels Association) RFA’s “Fueling a Nation, Feeding the World” handbook highlights ethanol’s contribution to the global food and feed supply and contains information that disproves the fabricated food-vs.-fuel argument.
by Louise Downing (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Italy today became the first member of the European Union to mandate the use of renewable fuel made from inedible crops. The law requires that
by Beatriz Pupo, Alessandra Rosete (Platts) An increase in Brazil’s subsidized gasoline prices by state-owned oil company Petrobras is understood to be getting ever closer. And the company’s board of directors
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters Africa) Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a two-word phrase dropped from the U.S. law establishing the
(GreenAir Online) Air France has launched a one-year programme, called ‘Lab’line for the Future’, to showcase various sustainable development projects the airline is undertaking. Starting last week, and running until
(GreenAir Online) Even with improvements in aircraft technology, airline efficiencies and operational improvements, together with the introduction of biofuels, there will be a sizeable carbon gap between commercial aviation forecasts and
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Tired of buying lop-sided candles or ugly wrapping paper just because you want to help your school make a few bucks? Well, maybe you can do
(Life Cycle Associates, LLC for the Washington State Office of Financial Management) … Governor Inslee’s Executive Order 14-04, directed the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to commission an update to the
(North Carolina State University/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Scientists are using biotechnology to chip away at barriers to producing biofuels from woody plants and grasses instead of the corn and sugarcane used
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Very interested in processes that use oxygen, hydrogen, CO2 and other industrial gases as process feed or to enhance productivity. … Get same government incentives/subsidies
(The Spokesman-Review) A Spokane ethanol project promising rich financial returns to dozens of local investors turned out to be a fraud. The man behind the scheme, 55-year-old businessman Robert J.
(Green Car Congress) A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announcednine topics and 26 new subtopics under its Small Business Innovation Research
(Algae Industry Magazine) Renewable fuels company Muradel has launched Australia’s first integrated demonstration plant to sustainably convert algae into green crude, as a first step towards a commercial plant with
by Tamar Haspel (The Washington Post) … I’m guessing you’d agree that the public debate about GMOs isn’t playing out in a constructive way. Both sides have dug trenches, and
(EBB-EU.org) …(T)he undersigned associations and companies representing all the steps of the EU biofuels chain would like to underline the following points: • The EU transport sector, being largely
(Lux Research, Inc.) Following a drop in investment caused by the financial crisis, venture capital (VC) investment in bio-based materials and chemicals (BBMC) came back with a boom. VC investment rose
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … I am responsible for corporate research & development. In this role, I am responsible for development of new and improved technology in ICM’s Gen
(National Ethanol Conference) Now in its sixth year, the NEC Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Renewable Fuels Foundation and the Renewable Fuels Association, seeks to attract students of higher learning
by Stu Ellis (Herald-Review.com) … Last fall, the market was telling farmers to raise more soybeans in 2014, but don’t cut back too much on corn acres, and total planted
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … My primary focus is Genomatica – and helping them increasingly be seen as the biotechnology partner of choice for the mainstream chemical industry. … I’m also
by Russell Hubbard (Omaha World-Herald) Green Plains Inc., whose shares have climbed 80 percent this year, told investors Wednesday that higher blends of ethanol are making it into the nation’s gas
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) With the mid-term elections around the corner, we asked several candidates running for office their views on biofuels. The candidates were selected on their current committee positions
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the US, Fuels America has launched a six-figure TV and radio campaign in Minnesota, Michigan, and Nebraska thanking American renewable fuels champions Sen. Al
by Alicia Moulton (U.S. Department of Energy) … These cellulosic ethanol plants managed by Abengoa, POET-DSM, and INEOS are three of the fifteen active integrated biorefinery projects under the Energy Department’s
by Reuben Sarkar (US Department of Energy) Green Racing is helping to bring new levels of “Clean, Fast, and Efficient” to motorsports competition and consumer vehicles through the announcement of this
(Rutgers-Camden News Now) … Using a software program they developed, computer science majors Jim Kelley and Tony Lane create mathematical models of organisms to better predict how they can be
(Virent) Virent’s Bio-based Paraxylene, BioFormPX®, Will Allow PTC Members to Offer Customers 100% Renewable and Recyclable PET Resin and Polyester October 30, 2014 – Virent and the PlantPET Technology Collaborative
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … We have extensive experience in the Advanced Bioeconomy, notably having completed more transactions in the domestic ethanol industry than any other financial advisor in recent
(Scania) Swiss supermarket chain Coop is taking delivery of more than 50 Scania biodiesel trucks as part of an ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2023. The chain says
(Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group) On October 21, 2014, the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®) submitted petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting that biodiesel
(Governor Terry McAuliffe) Governor McAuliffe Announces 40 New Jobs in Russell County Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today (October 29, 2014) that Appalachian Biofuels LLC will invest $3.5 million to establish
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Flexible electric circuits and solar panels? Advanced biofuels? New concretes and steel-like materials? New medical implants and sutures? Drug delivery vehicles? Cosmetics? Lightweight armor? That’s
(Associated Press/The Maui News/Bellingham Herald) A group backed by biotech companies raised more than $7.9 million to fight a Maui ballot initiative calling for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms.
by Richard Blackwell (The Globe and Mail) Montreal-based Enerkem Inc., the company that built Edmonton’s state-of-the-art plant that turns non-recyclable municipal garbage into biofuel, has signed two deals to build
(Louisiana State University/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sweet sorghum is not currently grown as a commercial crop in Louisiana, but in the future, producers may consider growing it for use as a
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Despite delays, Fiberight’s plans to produce cellulosic ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Iowa are moving forward. In fact, an equity drive happening
by Alex Nicolson (Renewable Energy World) … Economists recognize the existence of these costs and call them “externalities.” Other than this recognition, externalities are still not assigned to their correct
by Nancy Bazilchuk (Norwegian University of Science and Technology/REnewable Energy World) A Norwegian research group has been able to achieve bio-oil yields of 79 percent from a common kelp, much higher

The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology Call for Papers is Now Open Leaders from the industrial biotechnology industry, academia, and policy community are invited to submit an abstract or

Sharing of information and collaboration between algae producers, commercially-minded algae researchers, engineers and equipment companies are key factors in building the algae production industry. NAA is technology neutral. Algae technologies
(Creative Discovery Museum) Did you know that fuel can be made from things like switchgrass, algae and trees? They’re called biofuels and they are all around us. Creative Discovery Museum
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/The Hill) In a recently released report entitled “Why Biobased?” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) answers the question of why America should invest in
by John Hansen (Nebraska Farmers Union/Omaha.com) … When Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development examined the impact the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has on a family of four,
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The growing use of ethanol in the country’s gasoline supply has reduced the average energy content of a gallon of gasoline by about 3
(National Biodiesel Board) The Nov. 24 deadline is fast approaching for science students interested in applying to attend the National Biodiesel
by Richard Weiner (Fredrikson & Byron/Biodiesel Magazine) The Council of the European Union has recently enacted regulations that require the member
by Laura Barron-Lopez (The Hill) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is preparing legislation that will put a price on carbon and
by Lynn Yarriss (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory) Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Combine Systems Biology with Genetic Engineering to Improve Production of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Glycell pretreatment process. … I studied science with majors in biochemistry and microbiology at Griffith
(Green Car Congress) The California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) announced (PON-14-602) the availability
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, as the first African Sustainable Transport Forum gets under way in Nairobi, Kenya, the Global Renewable
(Yahoo! News/PR Newswire) Do transit buses operating on biodiesel emit more or less particulate matter and gases than those using
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With the Abengoa and POET-DSM openings behind us, time to look ahead to the next
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Alberta looks at what might works for them in industrial biotech — Jacobs comes
by Brooke Coleman (Biofuels Digest/Advanced Ethanol Council) … It is doubtful that anyone on the Obama energy team regards themselves
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Two weeks from Election Day, Bob Dinneen told a crowd of international grain and
(Choose Ethanol) You can now use your Garmin or TomTom GPS device to locate E85 stations all over the country.
by Tim Maverick (Wall Street Daily) Ethanol prices recently hit a four-year low, plunging 28% in September alone. The price on
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) An ethanol association is working hard to grow the ethanol industry in South Africa
by Aaron Turpen (Torque News) The UAI and the EFC have called the EPA MOVES2014 corn ethanol emissions model “seriously
(National Biodiesel Board) Policies supporting biodiesel production would win a resounding vote of confidence if they were on the ballot
(South Dakota State University/Lab Manager) South Dakota State University food science professor Padmanaban Krishnan received a four-year grant geared toward
(Tri-State Biodiesel) … The Tri-State Biodiesel project is part of a significant green investment into the Bridgeport Eco-Industrial Park that
(Renewable Energy Group) Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) announced today that commercial-scale quantities of renewable hydrocarbon diesel (RHD) produced at
(Enerkem/PR NewsWire) Enerkem Inc. (http://www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, today announced it has signed an agreement with Qingdao City
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … The opportunity to change the political environment having politicians care more about the health of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … To Aemetis, a route to improved margins that will also help the environment. Here’s
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Patriot Renewable Fuels has signed a Professional Services Agreement to install ICM’s Fiber Seperation Technology (FST)
by Laís Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) At the event “The Power of Opinion: How Americans’ Preferences on Energy Point a
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Oct. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied
BlueFire Plays the China Card? Ex-Im Bank of China Issues $270M LOI for Mississippi Biofuels Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, BlueFire Renewables has received a Letter of Intent from The Export Import Bank
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does the Congressional Budget Office look at biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard? How
(Globe Newswire/BlueFire Renewables) BlueFire’s Mississippi Fulton Project Paves the Way for Other U.S./China Renewable Energy Projects BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC:BFRE),
by By Nok-Noi Ricker (Bangor Daily News) The organization representing the trash interests of 187 Maine towns is now partnering with
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Over the past year we have seen some remarkable developments in the sector, starting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, Virgin Atlantic has announced that the UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is joining
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Technology developed in China to convert waste cooking oil into jet fuel. China-U.S. Aviation
by Julie Wernau (Chicago Tribune) … It’s (coal rolling) also an apparent response to the Obama administration’s fight to lower
(University of California Office of Research) Tech ID: 23816 / UC Case 2014-170-0 Abstract: A simple method of synthesizing gasoline
(Rnewable Fuels Association) In an effort to promote E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) sales and track E85 prices,
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today (October 22, 2014), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 105 graduate students across
by Mark Jaffe (The Denver Post) A host of chemical emissions seep are seeping from oil and gas drilling pads
(U.S. Congressional Budget Office) Presentation by Terry Dinan, Senior Advisor in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies Division. With Ron Gecan and David
(Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems (IBSS)) 10 WEEK SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (MAY 25‐JULY 31, 2015) The Southeast
(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today sued the Environmental Protection Agency
(Institute for Energy Research) Congress and President Bush determined that the United States should be producing specified amounts of cellulosic
by Jessica Martin (Washington University in St. Louis) The government of India’s Department of Biotechnology, Indian corporate leaders and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … ALS Bioenergy is a company that develops and commercialize technologies for biofuels, agroindustrial and bioproducts.
by Elaine Yau (South China Morning Post) The recent gutter oil scandal leads to calls to set up a licensing
(Pacific Biodiesel Technologies/Biodiesel Magazine) Divers and crew aboard Aqua Adventures Maui are no longer breathing petroleum exhaust when they begin
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) When we think of the past 12 months and the remainder of 2014, we’re going
by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization) A report released a couple of weeks ago by the USDA’s BioPreferred Program,
(US Department of Energy) EERE is seeking interdisciplinary projects that apply landscape design approaches to integrate cellulosic feedstock production into
(Balkans.com) Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use
The 2015-16 Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time scholarship award presented to a high school senior who
by amandanurmi (ACS Green Chemistry: The Nexus Blog) Throughout the 2013-2014 school year 97 undergraduate ACS Student Chapters achieved their goals
(Phys.org) Meet the farm of the future, where common seaweed is being upgraded from an environmental problem to a valuable

The Southeastern Sun Grant Center invites you to participate in the Regional Conference on Southern Crossroads: Progress In the Science
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A joint venture of an M&G Chemicals subsidiary and China-based Anhui Guozhen Co. Ltd. has
(economictimes.indiatimes) NEW DELHI: Chemicals & Fertilisers Ministry has written to the Petroleum Ministry conveying concerns of chemical industry that compulsory blending
(IndianAutosBlog)Volkswagen-owned Scania Commercial Vehicles India has delivered its first Metrolink bus in Chennai, to Parveen Travels… … The Metrolink bus
(Biofuels Digest) In Egypt, the government has proposed the UAE invest $250 million in a 100,000 ton per year molasses-based ethanol
(BiofuelsDigest) In India, the government regulator Sebi has found Sunshine Global Agro Limited (formerly known as Sunshine Forestry Private Ltd) cheated 40,000

We will be focusing on five (5) areas of interest: Commercial cultivation, harvesting and extraction of haematococcus pluvialis for astaxanthin
(National Algae Association) The National Algae Association is pleased to see commercial algae production taking place in the US, and is
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, Missing Link Technology has been awarded patents for its deep water growth, harvesting,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … I am responsible for developing the communication & branding approach to ensure delivery of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and Evogene signed a joint research agreement
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, ZeaChem has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Leaf Resources. The agreement covers ZeaChem’s evaluation

The Call for Papers for the upcoming EUBCE 2015 in Vienna is open. Be part of this leading international Biomass
by Thomas K. Thomas (The Hindu Business Line) India and Finland have agreed to double bilateral trade to $2 billion
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Oct. 14, Gov. Terry McAuliffe officially unveiled the 2014 Virginia Energy Plan, which
(The Hill) The Pentagon is integrating climate change threats into all of its “plans, operations, and training” across the entire
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Renewable Fuels Association’s (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen has submitted a letter to the
(Abengoa/GlobeNewswire) U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and Kansas Senator Pat Roberts offer remarks during
by Kelly April Tyrrell (University of Wisconsin-Madison) In Wisconsin, bioenergy is for the birds. Really. In a study published today
(MarketWatch/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) congratulates Gale’s Gas Bars on its debut of E30 gasoline
by Kamis (AntaraNews.com) The use of crude palm oil (CPO) as biodiesel fuel can reduce the state expenditure by US$2.43
by Caitlin Kennedy (Biotech NOW) National Geographic’s October issue contains an in-depth article, “The Next Green Revolution” on how plant biotechnology will
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Could diverting agricultural residues for cellulosic ethanol solve the problem of tilling agricultural residues into
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … (W)e hope to publish an updated version of an easy-to-read engaging quick “Guide to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Macedonian government joins as signatory for MOU. 100 million liter cellulosic refinery could start construction

Nearly 200 transportation industry leaders will present throughout the four-day program on the key fueling, equipment, technology, and policy advancements
by Vanessa Dezem and Gerson Freitas Jr. (Bloomberg) GranBio Investimentos SA, the Brazilian biotechnology company that opened the southern hemisphere’s first
(Algae Biomass Organization) In a sign of growing awareness among policy makers of carbon utilization as a climate change mitigation
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) … Insights were given by Mike Jerke, CEO, Guardian Energy Management LLC; Brian Kletscher, CEO/General Manager,
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today (October 15, 2014), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced a new mobile app titled “RFA Advocacy.”
by Seth Borenstein (AP/SFGate.com) Cheap and plentiful natural gas isn’t quite a bridge to a brighter energy future as claimed
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) The Obama administration is trying to balance its support for renewable fuels with awareness of infrastructure
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Michigan, discovery of a cellular snooze button has allowed a team of Michigan State
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Our technology is based on a proprietary yeast that is selectively engineered to use a
(Transparency Market Research) Transparency Market Research, in its latest report, says that higher investments will be seen in the global
(The Green Optimistic) Advanced biofuels will have to make up 0.6% of all types of petrol and diesel used to