(Associated Press) Gov. Matt Mead has signed into law a bill that extends the state fuels tax to include alternative highway fuels, including natural gas, pure ethanol, E85 and biodiesel. The new law, which Mead signed on Wednesday, will take effect in
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Back TO HOMERIT Prof's Reputation in Waste Reaches Trump Organization
by James Goodman (Democrat & Chronicle) Jeffrey Lodge is finding a niche at Rochester Institute of Technology as a go-to guy for finding new uses for waste. An associate professor of biological sciences, Lodge knows what it takes to break down
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Corn Growers 'Pump' for Higher Demand
by Nat Williams (AgriNews) The National Corn Growers Association is going into the gas pump business. The commodity group is working with service station chains and even manufacturers of pumps in order to expand sales of ethanol. Large ending stocks call for
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Guatemala Launches Pilot Ethanol Tests
(SeeNews Renewables) Guatemala's energy ministry presented on Wednesday a pilot plan to test ethanol in 25 vehicles and five motorcycles during four months. The government will use blends containing 5% and 10% of ethanol, supplied by local alcohol association APAG. The ethanol
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Rod Cummings, President, EUDORA Biomaterial Consulting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Aid in building a deeper understanding of biobased products fundamentals across the entire supply chain by connecting agri-processing (1st & 2nd generation) to technology developers to manufacturing to OEM/Brand Owners. ... Several technologies are beyond pilot/demo scale
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
USDA, DOE Farm and Fuels Funding Updates
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) USDA and DOE announced a raft of grant and loan opportunities and funded projects, many of them funded through the 2014 Farm Bill. On February 20, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO),
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Energy Union Pushes for E-Mobility and Alternative Fuels in Transport
(EurActiv) The European Commission plans further steps to decarbonise the transport sector through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility, according to the latest draft of the Energy Union proposal, ... According to the draft proposal, the Commission will take steps to
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
The Great Algae Robbery
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) An arbitration ruling details how Roquette seemingly attempted one of the most brazen intellectual property heists in the history of biotechnology, and almost got away with it. Today, the story of a JV gone wrong,
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Rail Issues Panel at #NEC15
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The last but certainly not least panel at the 2015 National Ethanol Conference dealt with the timely issue of rail transportation and how safety and congestion are impacting the marketplace. Renewable Fuels Association Director of Regulatory Affairs
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
The Latest Addition to the List of Renewable Fuels – Biopropane – Will Soon Be Available
(Neste Oil) A new renewable fuel will enter the market when Neste Oil starts the manufacture of biopropane. The investment will be made at the Rotterdam refinery. The market for propane in LPG applications is large because of the undeniable
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels even Greener than Electric Cars
(Neste Oil) The world needs transportation now and in the future. However, traffic should be handled in a sustainable way. Renewable fuels may provide the answer, since they seem to be an even more environmentally friendly alternative than electric cars.
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Palm Oil Update Indonesia: Subsidies for Biofuel to Lift CPO Prices
(Indonesia-Investments) Due to the Indonesian government’s plan to increase biofuel subsidies from IDR 1,500 per liter to IDR 4,000 per liter - in a move to protect the domestic biofuel industry - palm oil futures climbed the most in 28
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Economic Models Provide Insights into Global Sustainability Challenges
(Purdue University) Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in trade and natural systems in one part of the world affect those in another, a review concludes. Tom Hertel, distinguished professor
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
New Study Reveals Wide-Ranging Economic Impact of Ethanol Production
(Renewable Fuels Association) At this year’s National Ethanol Conference, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a new ABF Economics study titled “Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States in 2014,” which quantified the economic, national
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Novel Pretreatment Could Cut Biofuel Costs by 30 Percent or More
(Science Daily/University of California-Riverside) Researchers have invented a novel pretreatment technology that could cut the cost of biofuels production by about 30 percent or more by dramatically reducing the amount of enzymes needed to breakdown the raw materials that form
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Industry Criticizes Toomey, Feinstein RFS Bill
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Feb. 26, Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015. The bill, which is cosponsored by Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., aims to alter the
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Not Pleased with Rekindled RFS Reform Act
(Farm Futures) Bill to eliminate corn-based ethanol requirement of the Renewable Fuel Standard doesn't receive warm welcome from ethanol and ag groups. Calling it a "huge step backward" for energy independence, the National Corn Growers on Wednesday (February 4) made it
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Toomey, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Repeal Ethanol Mandate
(Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)) U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) are working to repeal a law that drives up the cost of everything from gasoline to groceries. The Toomey-Feinstein Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, introduced today,
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Mann-Splaining the Global Warming Slowdown
by Darius Dixon (Morning Energy-Politico) ...A trio of climate scientists has pointed to the Pacific Ocean as a major culprit behind the slowing rate of average global temperature increases over the past decade. Climate skeptics have seized on slowdown as
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
European Parliament Votes against First-Gen Biofuels
by Danny King (AutoBlog) Just 6 Percent of Euro Fuel Supply Can Come From Biofuel by 2020 European Parliament's Environment Committee voted Tuesday to put a cap on how much of the continent's fuel supply can come from so-called first-generation biofuels by
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
World's First Biofuel from Whisky Residues Aim for Lead in £100m Market
(The Engineer) A Scottish company has revived a defunct fermentation technology to create biofuel from the residues of whisky production. Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables said it now plans to build a production facility in central Scotland after manufacturing the world’s first
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Byogy Renewables and GEN 2 Energy Advance Value Chain to Produce Biofuels Competitive With Today's Oil Price
(Byogy/PR Newswire) Byogy Renewables, a biofuels producer based in San Jose, California, has executed a strategic partnership agreement with Gen 2 Energy, an alternative energy company from Ames, Iowa, to develop a more cost-effective biofuel production process. New yeast strains developed by
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Oberon Fuels Poised for Growth as State of California Approves Dimethyl Ether (DME) for Legal Use as a Vehicle Fuel
(Oberon Fuels) Another milestone for the introduction of a new, low carbon fuel in the United States Oberon Fuels, Inc. (“Oberon”), the first company to produce fuel-grade dimethyl ether (“DME”) in North America, announced today that DME is now approved for
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Acquires E85prices.com
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced today that it has acquired E85prices.com, which is a crowdsourced website that offers updated prices for E85 and other ethanol flex-fuels — including E15 — from thousands of stations across the
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
ADM Cuts Biodiesel Output as Industry Hit by Weak Margins
by Rod Nickel and Chris Prentice (Reuters) Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world's top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Deinove Strengthens Its Position in the United States
(AG-IP-News/Deinove) DEINOVE (Alternext Paris: ALDEI), a biotech company developing innovative processes for producing biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains, today announced in a press release that its patent, "High-performance metabolic bacteria ", has been granted
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant to Rise in Zambo Soon
by A. Perez Rimando (Manila Standard Today) A P17 billion ethanol gas plant will soon be built by a consortium in the island barangays of Limaong and Tumitus here, first district Rep. Lilia Macrohon-Nuno said. Nuno said a group of investors from
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Amyris Says 132% Increase in Sales to $100M Is in the Cards for 2015
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The first of the “2010-12 IPO kids” completes its transformation to a lively, product-driven commercial company with revenues in fragrances, emollients, solvents and fuels. In California, Amyris announced Q4 2014 revenues of $11.6 million and $43.3M
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
4 minutes with… Al Kaczanowski, VP Marketing and New Product Development, EP Minerals
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) EP Minerals is a worldwide leader in diatomaceous earth (DE), clay and perlite. These unique industrial minerals are used as filter aids, absorbents and functional additives for a variety of industries including biofuels and biochemicals.
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Uncertainty in RFS Sends the US Ethanol Industry to Overseas Markets: A Report from the National Ethanol Conference, "Going Global"
[caption id="attachment_59831" align="alignleft" width="300"] Renewable Fuels Association President, Bob Dinneen introduces NEC scholarship winner, Lais Thomaz at the National Ethanol Conference.[/caption] by Lais F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Last week, from February 17 to 21, the 20th National Ethanol Conference "Going
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Middle East OPEC Countries See a Future in Algae
by Imran Khan (Algae Industry Magazine) The global demand for fossil fuels is swelling against a tight economic environment and the Middle East is no exception. The domestic consumption of energy in the region is increasing at an astonishing rate.
February 25, 2015 Read Full Article
A CORN-acopia of Energy Options Coming
by Jason Spiess (Fargo Business Examiner) Recently I sat down with Tom Lilja, executive director, North Dakota Corn Growers Association, to chew the fat on a variety of corn-themed energy and agriculture topics. ... "I think a lot of people just
February 25, 2015 Read Full Article
2015 Sun Grant Conference: Academia Jumps One Step Forward and Shows What Will Be the Future of Lignocellulosic Biomass Production and Utilization in the Southeastern USA
Author, Dan Quadros, in Auburn, Alabama.by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA) After two days (February 2-3, 2015) in “Sweet Home Alabama” at Auburn University, we got overwhelmed with the most recent discoveries of cutting-edge research that were presented
February 25, 2015 Read Full Article
A Policymaker's Guide to the GMO Controversies
by Val Giddings (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) Crops and foods improved through biotechnology, popularly known as “GMOs” (for “genetically modified organisms”) remain at the center of a maelstrom of conflicting claims and assertions. This is evident throughout all media, but especially
February 23, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. EPA to Propose Biofuels Standards This Spring -official
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to offer a proposal for Renewable Fuels Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 this spring, and will use actual production levels to determine last year's mandated volumes, an official said on
February 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Enters Growth Period
By Xiao Er'ya (China Economic Net) Automobile exhaust has become a major source of air pollution in Chinese cities, and ethanol gasoline can effectively lessen the smog and reduce carbon emissions. If 2004 and 2005 are to be considered the
February 23, 2015 Read Full Article
What’s New, Different and Hot in Military and Aviation Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the world of aviation biofuels, the bands and the bunting are rolling out less frequently. But mostly, because the sector has moved out of a noise-filled early R&D phase and is heading towards deployment.
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
'Unrealistic' Goals for Cellulosic Fuels Render US RFS Road Map 'Obsolete'
by Tim Worledge (Platts) "Unrealistic" expectations around the contribution of cellulosic biofuels to the energy mix are rendering the existing US Renewable Fuel Standard road map "obsolete," Jeremy Martin of the Union of Concerned Scientists told delegates at the National Ethanol
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Association Chief Lays out Plans for Ethanol's Future
(Farm Futures) RFA President Bob Dinneen lists supporting better rail service and creating a level playing field for cellulosic biofuels in 10-point agenda to expand renewables industry Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen discussed a 10-point plan for the
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Good News and False Solutions
by Elmar Baumann (Association of German Biofuels Producers (VDB)/Euractiv) While the discussion hots up, there is good news for all those in favour of biodiesel and bioethanol as more scientific work on iLUC has been published. ILUC means that some of
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Farmers Look to Legislature for Expansion Paths
by Don Davis (Daily Globe) Minnesota farmers want state leaders to help them expand to new markets. They are ready to enter a new era of producing crops that can be made into products ranging from rope to ink, but
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
South Dakota Driver Wins Renewable Fuels Association’s E85 “Post Your Price” Contest
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is pleased to announce Scott LeBrun as the winner of RFA’s E85 “Post Your Price” contest. The contest, which was announced last October and concluded just before midnight on Tuesday, allowed
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
US EPA to Base 2014 RFS on Actual Output; Blend Wall to Factor in 2015/2016 Rule
by Herman Wang (Platts) The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to base its 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard on actual biofuels production, an agency official said Thursday at an ethanol conference, reiterating its pledge to issue the 2014, 2015 and 2016 mandates
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Hastings Link to Innovative Biodiesel Project in Papua New Guinea
(Macquarie Port News) Port Moresby's first used cooking oil biodiesel plant has links to the Hastings region. The plant at Papua New Guinea's largest university, Pacific Adventist University, processes used commercial cooking oil into biodiesel. Crescent Head-based consultancy business Grown Fuel
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
California's Revised LCFS Challenged: Biofuel Industry Questions Standard's Lack of Real-World Data
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Though real-world data suggest biofuel production has not led to so-called indirect land-use change, the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, continues to see ILUC as a vital part of its low-carbon fuel standard. The state's
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Europe Needs to Introduce Practical Incentives for Best Biofuels
by Robert White (ePURE/Euractiv) MEPs must move beyond the polarised debate about biofuels and introduce practical measures that will pull Europe’s biofuels policy in the right direction, says Robert Wright. Later this month, the three-year battle to reform Europe’s biofuels policy
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
8 Ways Obama Sucks on Climate
by Ben Adler (Grist) ... But many of the administration’s moves, including a string of recent actions by federal agencies under Obama’s control, show this conventional wisdom to be false. Here are the president’s top eight climate failings, many of them
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Things You Should Know about Oregon's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
by Ian K. Kullgren (The Oregonian/OregonLive) ... The law aims to position Oregon as a leader in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting an increasingly cleaner standard for gasoline distributors over the next decade. ... 1) The low-carbon fuel standard
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Oregon Senate Approves Clean-Fuels Extension Despite Tie to Cylvia Hayes
by Ian K. Kullgren (The Oregonian/OregonLive) The Senate approved a bill Tuesday to extend the state's clean-fuel standard, bucking Republican opponents who decried the program's connection to the scandal involving John Kitzhaber and his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. In a display of political
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Oregon Proposes Elimination of Ethanol Requirement in Gasoline
(SEMA Action Network) Legislation (H.B. 2373) to remove the requirement that all gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives. Currently, the state requires that “a retail dealer,
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Business Secretary Announces £20M for UK Industrial Biotechnology
(UK Department of Business Innovation and Skills) Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (17 February) unveiled the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market. A total of 23 projects, ranging from making biofuel from household
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Josue F. Zaide, CEO/ President, Econergy Corporation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Econergy Corp is a producer of Biodiesel and we supply it to different fuel companies here in the Philippines ... It is our goal to become one of the leading biofuel producer in the country. Selling them
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Pittsburgh Looks to Add Biofuel Systems to Trucks
by Robert Zullo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh is looking to add new fuel systems to 20 trucks in the Department of Public Works that will allow the engines to run on biofuel as well as traditional fuel, reducing emissions and expenses. Legislation
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
BioBears: Who’s Shorting What in the Advanced Bioeconomy?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Feeling bullish or bearish on renewables? Before deciding, why not check out the current short interest in sector equities? ... Over the past six months — mostly because of the oil price debacle but sometimes because
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Transfer of Subsidy to Biofuel Accelerates Deforestation, Says Walhi
(Jakarta Post) The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is warning that the government’s policy to shift subsidies from fossil fuels to palm oil-based biofuel will only accelerate deforestation in this country. “Shifting subsidies to land-based biofuel will worsen deforestation that
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Dear EPA, Please Fix Biofuels in 2015
by Maxx Chatsko (Motley Fool) Say what you want about renewable fuels, but the policies jointly enacted by Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2005 and 2008 were wildly successful in creating globally competitive ethanol and biodiesel industries. Since
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Bozeman-Based Group Creating Bio Diesel from Other's Waste
by Keele Smith (KBZK) Cheap gas prices have been in the headlines recently, but there's a greener fuel being made in our own back yard. A Bozeman-based group is using other people's waste and taking off. "Restaurants will have this and
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Contributes to State's Record Ag Exports
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) The producers of Wisconsin's biofuels are taking some of the credit for the state's new record for total farm exports during 2014. Joshua Morby of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance says export numbers from the Wisconsin Department
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Trash Could Create Green Jobs Bonanza, Says Report
by Arthur Neslen (The Guardian) Advanced biofuels industry could spur hundreds of thousands of jobs across Europe, says new report, but key European parliament vote next week could throw clean fuel ambitions into disarray Creating biofuels from waste produced by industry,
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Moran Talks Renewable Fuels, ACA, Change of Power
by Scott Aust (Garden City Telegram) As part of his Kansas listening tour, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., stopped in Garden City Monday afternoon to visit with officials of the Conestoga Energy Partner’s Bonanza BioEnergy plant. CEO Tom Willis stressed
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
E15’s Big Dance
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The future is bright as hundreds of E15 stations are in the works with many expected to open, writes Bob Dinneen of RFA. It’s still early in the game for E15 and
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
RecOil Project Team Organizes Round Table on Used Cooking Oil
(RecOil) The RecOil project team organizes a round table “Used Cooking Oil to Biodiesel Chain towards 2030” on 3/03/2014 at the headquarter of the European Biomass Industry Association. The event is organised with the support of the European Commission under
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
"Bionic Leaf" Uses Bacteria to Convert Solar Energy into Liquid Fuel
by Elizabeth Cooney (Harvard Medical School/Wyss Institute) Harvard scientists have created a system that could speed adoption of solar-generated fuels as a power source ... Now scientists from a team spanning Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School and
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Gookche Jeon, Senior Researcher, KBCH and KRIBB
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... I’m going to make and manage web site about white biotech portal such as biosugar, bioplastic, biorefienry etc. Also, our project team are working on comercializing and developing some biochemicals such as bio BDO, nylon pilot
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Digest’s Advanced Bioeconomy Awards for 2015
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Project of the Year, Deal of the Year, Partnership of the Year, Chemical of the Year, and Cap Raise of the Year — who are the big winners? Each year, the Digest recognizes projects, feedstocks, processing
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Falling Oil Prices
By Osaretin Omorodion* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Falling oil prices is a popular topic amongst conversations spawning all over the U.S. Many base their opinions on the relief that this price drop has given their wallets. Many applaud the policies behind
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
A Third Act For Biofuels
by Ryan Clarke and James Hyun (techcrunch.com) ... Our vision for a carbon neutral world is one in which the ultimate goal is replacing petroleum-based energy consumption systems with clean energy production/consumption. However, replacing fossil fuel-derived energy with renewable sources such as
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Forget Food and Fuel: America's Corn Is Worth $125 Billion to This Industry
by Maxx Chatsko (Motley Fool) While the most arguments typically center on the "food vs. fuel" debate, most corn produced in the United States never actually becomes food. Consider that 44% of last year's harvest went to animal feed, another
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Valicor Announces Patent for Ethanol Coproduct Recovery Process
(Valicor Inc./Ethanol Producer Magazine) Valicor Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a patent that covers the extraction of protein from corn ethanol stillage and is designed to help ethanol producers maximize their coproduct recovery and value. The
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
IRENA Report Highlights Bioenergy Growth Potential in the U.S.
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a report that highlights the realistic potential for higher renewable uptake in all sectors of the U.S. energy system, including power, industry, building and the transportation sector. The
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
UGA Researchers Develop Super Yeast that Turns Pine into Ethanol
(University of Georgia/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a "super strain" of yeast that can efficiently ferment ethanol from pretreated pine, one of the most common species of trees in Georgia and the U.S. Their
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
BPI Announces Startup of Pilot Plant Featuring LTSD Technology
(Bio-Process Innovation Inc./Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bio-Process Innovation Inc. has announced the completion of the construction of its 1-ton pilot plant and successful operation of its low temperature steep delignification (LTSD) pretreatment process at its pilot facility in Otterbein, Indiana. The
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
E15 Would Reduce 358,000 Tons of CO2 Emissions Annually in Minnesota
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Making E15 (gasoline with 15 percent ethanol) the new regular unleaded fuel in Minnesota would eliminate 358,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a technical analysis by the University of Illinois at Chicago. In response to a query
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Washington Solicits Comments on Potential Clean Fuel Standard
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Washington Department of Ecology recently published a discussion document to jumpstart dialogue on a potential rulemaking for a state clean fuel standard. According to information released by the department, it was directed by
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
California Air Resources Board (ARB) Hearing on the Re-Adoption of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
(California Air Resources Board) On Thursday, February 19th (and perhaps continuing to the 20th), the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold a Board Hearing to consider the re-adoption of a revised Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The last day to
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Agricultural History of North Carolina
by J. Paul Lilly (North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) In order to understand both agriculture and forestry as they are today, I believe we need to know what they have evolved from. Thomas Isern, Professor of History
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Positive Review of "Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean"
by Thomas N. Thompson (Biofuels Digest/U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Washington) ... This superb collection of essays shows that Latin America is emerging as a major global producer of biofuels as countries across the region seek to leverage competitive advantages like vast
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Maya Chhetri, Swaviman Jaibik
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The focused sources are mainly Jatropha, Castor and pongamia. What do you feel are the most important milestones the industry must achieve in the next 5 years? Increased output of cleaner and cheaper renewable fuel so that
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Marine Industry Consortium Confirms Positive Test Results Using Gevo's Isobutanol in Boat Engines
(Gevo) Tests Demonstrate That Isobutanol-Blended Gasoline Meets Performance Requirements of the Multi-Billion Gallon Marine Fuel Market A consortium of leading organizations from the recreational marine industry has completed more than four years of testing Gevo's (Nasdaq:GEVO) renewable isobutanol in marine engines. Thousands
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Tough Characters: Looking for Biofuel Plants that Can Survive Drought and Other Harsh Conditions
by Chris Woolston (Bioenergy Connection) With its crown of pink blossoms, the humble seashore mallow may look unassuming, even delicate. But when it comes to brutal environments, this seaside shrub is no pushover. Seashore Mallow can survive one drought after
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Innovation and Investment in AgTech — The What, When, Who, Why, and How
by Vonnie Estes (Biofuels Digest) ... AgTech did not receive much attention from venture capital prior to 2012. Investment in 2012 was around $150M – and then it exploded to $1.8 B in 2014. Investment momentum is continuing into 2015. Much
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil: Bioenergy Powerhouse at a Crossroads
by Chris Woolston (Bioenergy Connection) In 1903, the year that the Wright Brothers made their first flight at Kitty Hawk, another world-changing innovation took place in Brazil. That year, Brazil’s First National Congress of Industrial Applications of Alcohol recommended large-scale
February 16, 2015 Read Full Article
The Cellulosoic Biofuels Odyssey: Crossing the Finish Line
[caption id="attachment_59604" align="alignleft" width="300"] "The Cellulosic Biofuels Odyssey," artwork by David R. Dudley; concept by Heather Youngs, Susan Jenkins, and David Dudley.[/caption] by Greg Breining (Bioenergy Connection) When Bioenergy Connection first covered the progress to commercial cellulosic ethanol in 2011, a dozen
February 15, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Algae Event 2015 June 2 Vienna, Austria DEADLINE: March 2, 2015
Macroalgae and microalgae are increasingly being considered as a useful source of biomass for a number of industrial purposes. The aim of this one day event will be to get a better understanding on the sustainability of algae production and utilisation
February 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Algae Event 2015 June 2 Vienna, Austria
Macroalgae and microalgae are increasingly being considered as a useful source of biomass for a number of industrial purposes. The aim of this one day event will be to get a better understanding on the sustainability of algae production and utilisation
February 14, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: TechConnect World Innovation Conference June 14-17, 2015 National Harbor, MD DEADLINE: February 27, 2015
Submit your technical research and development innovations for review and consideration for poster presentation.. Your submission will be reviewed by at last three members of our review committee who will favor work that is innovative and has clearly defined applications
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Ag Innovation Showcase September 14-16, 2015 St. Louis, MO
Six years ago we saw a need to establish a gathering of innovators, investors, and others in the ag-tech space. We are proud to report that since that time the Ag Innovation Showcase has established a loyal following and community.
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Global AgInvesting 2015 April 27-30 New York, NY
Now in its seventh year, Global AgInvesting 2015 offers a comprehensive overview of agriculture investment opportunities, risks and return profiles across all major global production regions, as well as strategies for diversified ag portfolios including regional variation, private equity, and
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR SPEAKERS: European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Biobased Economy October 27-29, 2015 Brussels, Belgium DEADLINE: February 28, 2015
The plenary sessions will be developed by the advisory board on an invitation only basis; however, organisers welcome presentation proposals for this year's innovation sessions, in addition to proposals for topic sessions covering finance, feedstocks and more. In its 8th year,
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Student Poster Contest: tcbiomass2015: Technology for the Bioeconomy November 2-5 Chicago, IL DEADLINE: April 10, 2015
Join the thermochemical bioenergy community and meet the experts that are shaping the world for tomorrow. Don’t miss your chance to attend the 4th international conference on thermochemical biomass conversion science, tcbiomass2015; an event that gives you an in-depth look at
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: tcbiomass2015: Technology for the Bioeconomy November 2-5 Chicago, IL DEADLINE: April 10, 2015
The tcbiomass2015 Technical Program Committee invites you to share your latest breakthroughs, experiences, and innovations with the global bioenergy industry. A broad array of papers will be selected for oral or poster presentation at dedicated sessions during the conference. Researchers, scientists,
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Algae Biomass Summit September 30-October 2, 2015 Washington, DC DEADLINE: March 16, 2015
The Algae Biomass Summit is the largest algae conference in the world. This is where leading producers of algae products go to network with industry suppliers and technology providers, where project developers converse with utility executives, and where researchers and
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Andrew Livingston, President, Earth Care Products
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... biomass dehydration, torrefaction and carbonization. ... Establish commercial scale torrefaction and carbonization plants based on our proprietary processing technology. Target various markets contributing to a sustainable bio-economy such as bioenergy, biofuels, biochemicals, biofillers, biochar, etc. READ
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Dr. Victor S Jackson, Consultant, Material Flow Solutions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Companies who are having feedstock handling issues, can be assisted by having their feedstocks characterized and also with design of their handling systems. READ MORE
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Murphy USA to Offer E15 and E85 in Chicago and Houston Locations in 2015
(Murphy USA/Globe Newswire) Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE: MUSA), a leading marketer of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise, announced today an expansion program that will bring E15 to consumers in the suburbs of Chicago and Houston in 2015. After several
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
The Outlook for Renewable Fuels: The Top 10 issues for 2015
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Here’s our most recent update, focusing on 10 key issues (though not ranked in order of importance): 1. Oil price volatility — will it stabilize? 2. RIN price volatility — will the rollercoaster end? 3. Ethanol blend wall
February 13, 2015 Read Full Article
US, California Double Down on Climate Change, Energy Security via New Initiatives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Obama unveils Clean Energy Investment Initiative; California lawmakers introduce a trio of bills aimed at 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In Washington, the Obama Administration launched its Clean Energy Investment Initiative, with a
February 12, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Names 10 More Efficient Corn Ethanol Producers
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ten more corn ethanol plants were approved through the U.S. EPA’s efficient producer petition process (EP3) at the end of January, bringing the total to 19. The first round of nine approvals were announced in
February 12, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Second Generation Biofuels (Advanced Biofuels) Market Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Research, Demand And Forecast to 2020: Big Market Research
(Big Market Research) Second generation biofuels yield more energy efficient output than conventional fossil fuels and are environment-friendly as well. Other enabling factors such as favourable environmental regulations & policies, investments/funds provided by the North American and European governments for
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
High School Students from Arizona Charter Academy are Taking Part in Innovative Biodiesel Project
(PR Web/Arizona Charter Academy) The Students are in the Process of Producing an 80-Gallon Batch of Biodiesel Fuel that they will Use Later this Spring to Power a Diesel Bus Purchased by the School Thanks to the hard work and dedication
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Satnavs, Biofuel and Climate Change
by Geoff Russell (Brave New Climate) ... How often have you seen news stories about some so-called climate friendly project; they all have a prominent claim somewhere like: “This project will deliver clean energy to Y thousand homes!” or, “This
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
ICM, Inc. Announces Contract with Kansas Ethanol LLC on Full-Scale Commercial Installation of its Fiber Separation Technology™ (FST™)
(ICM, Inc.) ICM, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kansas Ethanol LLC, of Lyons, Kansas, has signed an agreement for purchase, license to operate, and full-scale installation of ICM’s patent-pending Fiber Separation Technology™. FST™ is a value-added platform technology that removes
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Harper Government Supports New Ethanol Production Technology
(Government of Canada) The Government of Canada is making an investment of $3.7 million to help Integrated Grain Processors Cooperative (IGPC) Ethanol Inc. install Canada's first Fiber Separation Technology™ (FST) system to help boost production through operational efficiencies. This investment will
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Engineered Yeast Turn Three Carbon Compounds Into Ethanol
by Jyoti Madhusoodanan (Chemical & Engineering News) Biofuels: Yeast designed to ferment compounds found in treated biomass could boost biofuel production When biofuel producers turn agricultural waste into ethanol, they start by treating the biomass with acid to hydrolyze complex carbohydrates
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
China Sees Biofuel Potential
(Daily Express) Kota Kinabalu: A biofuel expert based in China has identified Sabah as a suitable location for planting sweet sorghum that can produce biofuel. Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo Chee Kang recently met with Shi-Zhong Li, the executive
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon?
by Eduardo Porter (The New York Times) Does combating climate change require burning the world’s forests and crops for fuel? ... Absent a big increase in bioenergy supplies, the climate change panel’s analysis reported, it would cost about two-thirds more, on
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Bill Would Mandate More Biofuel in Home Heating Oil
by Erin Durkin (New York Daily News) A new City Council bill would require heating oil used in city buildings to contain at least 5% cleaner biofuel by next year. And the mandate would jump to 20% by 2030, under
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Ian Thomson, President, Western Canada Biodiesel Association
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We’ve lead the low-carbon fuels advocacy in British Columbia as the Pacific Coast states and BC take on clean fuel standards. We’re also very engaged in 2G. ... The Pacific Coast low carbon fuel standards are
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Biomass Power Generation the Key to Carbon-Negative Energy, Study Concludes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, a new UC Berkeley study shows that if biomass electricity production is combined with carbon capture and sequestration in the western United States, by 2050 power generators could reduce emissions up to 145
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Algenol Racks up $65M in New Algae-to-Fuels Investment, from Mexico’s BioFields
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mexico’s BioFields pours in $65 million to commercialize next-gen algae-to-fuels venture -- In Florida, Algenol, a pioneer in turning CO2 emissions into fuels, announced that it has closed on a new $25 million investment from BioFields, a
February 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Scott Pope Invites You to Petition the White House and Congress to Increase the Gas Tax
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA has long supported increasing the highway user fee to address our transportation infrastructure--and to support development and deployment of renewable transportation fuels. Scott Pope, whose background is in tech & green tech investing
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
5 Years after the Haiti Earthquake, a Breakthrough
by Brady Luceno (Project Gaia) Five years ago today at approximately 5pm, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti. Over three million of Haiti’s ten million people were affected, and over 230,000 deaths were reported. The earthquake put Haiti in the
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Tulare County Collaboration Changing Cow Waste Into Clean Energy For Calgren
(Regenis) Sustainable energy production entered a new era in California today as a consortium of American companies joined together with state energy officials to launch the Calgren Ethanol Biodigester, which utilizes waste from dairy farms to power the production of
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Alliance Congratulates Winners of Pilot Innovation Fund
(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) This year marks the third round of the Pilot Innovation Fund (PIF), which provides funding and capacity building to organizations and entrepreneurs to develop and test game-changing ideas for the clean cooking sector, either through
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Strong Biodiesel RFS
(National Biodiesel Board) A bipartisan group of 32 U.S. senators wrote to the EPA Monday calling for the agency to quickly approve strong biodiesel volumes under the RFS for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Highlighting biodiesel’s track record as the only EPA-designated
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Scientists Develop Higher Yielding Sorghum Plants
by Dennis O'brien And Sharon Durham (Phys.Org) ... It is drought tolerant, can thrive in poor soils, requires little or no fertilizer, and will grow in a wide range of temperatures and altitudes. Sorghum grain is used in breakfast cereals, in
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… John Marano, President, JM Energy Consulting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... For the last several years, I have been working in carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) evaluating CO2 utilization options for the DOE. I am a cheerleader for this cause! ... Given a choice, consumers would
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Board Orders Study on 5% Biodiesel Blend
by Claire-Ann M. C. Feliciano (Business World) The National Biofuels Board (NBB) has tapped an institution within the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) to evaluate the impact of increasing the alternative-fuel content of the biodiesel blend to 5% from
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
ISA Partners with American Lung Association to Launch B20 Club
(Illinois Soybean Association) To help recognize Illinois-based fleets running on blends of B20 biodiesel, the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) and the American Lung Association in Illinois have launched the B20 Club. "B20 offers economic and environmental benefits to the fleets that
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Used Cooking Oil From 934 Wetherspoon Pubs To Be Turned Into Biodiesel
by Darrel Moore (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)) Brocklesby, specialists in the recycling of used cooking oil, edible fats and food that has a high fat content, will recycle used cooking oil from J D Wetherspoon’s chain of 934
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
SRS & BEI Partner to Develop Enzyme Catalyst Transesterification
(SRS International/PR.com) SRS and Biodiesel Experts have developed a transesterification system for biodiesel production process that utilizes enzymes efficiently to produce quality biodiesel on any scale. While using high-FFA feedstock, the primary job of the enzyme becomes the conversion of
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels vs Hybrids vs Plug-ins vs Gasoline: Who’s the Cost Winner?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Have low gas prices changed the equation for drivers looking to reduce pain at the pump? Who’s the best on cost? And, is there surprising news on emissions? ... We looked at a couple of good data
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation
(Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space) The Government of the State of Israel considers the research, development and integration of technologies reducing global use of petroleum in transportation to be an international mission. This effort requires the investment of
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Dennis Adkesson, Consultant, Tate & Lyle
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Tate & Lyle operates three corn wet mills in the US, and views bio-based chemicals as a way to sustain grind as HFCS and starch markets decline. We currently have an ethanol plant and are
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
National Academies Press Publishes "The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health"
by Robert Pool, Rapporteur; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine (National Academies Press) Liquid fuels are a major part of modern life. They supply energy for ground, water, and
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Thomas H. Arrington III, Chairman, Tidewater Biodiesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Our first goal is to prove to our local government (Mid-Atlantic) that we can achieve what City Council and Planning Commission willingly approved us to do; which is to finalize our financing and continue to
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Douglas Furtek, Director, Operational Innovation, R&D, Teck Guan Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Teck Guan Group is a progressive multinational (Malaysia, China, Indonesia) oil palm plantation, palm oil mill, and oleochemical company. We are now converting our massive amounts of agricultural residues into biogas and liquid biofuels. The
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes… Mark Herrema. Co-Founder and CEO, Newlight Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Newlight is harnessing methane-based carbon emissions as a resource to replace oil and reduce the cost of plastics production ... Newlight successfully scaled up to commercial scale at a four-story manufacturing facility in California, converting methane
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… William Ramírez, President, COLBIOCEL
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Colbiocel is a Colombian company that is developing a cellulosic ethanol project with a production capacity of 28 million gallons using bagasse as feedstock READ MORE
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… James Wynn, Director Bio-based Technology Derisking, MBI
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In addition to derisking technologies for clients, MBI is working to commercialize 3 major bio-based technologies, the most revolutionary of these being the AFEX biomass pretreatment. ... MBI is finalizing plans to transition AFEX from pilot
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Ariel Scaparro, President, ALS Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We have what we believe are the best technologies for producing Biodiesel and sub products with very high added value that can subsidize the Bio itself. Our R&D now it is focusing in developing new
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
EBA Calls for Bio-Based Product Policies, Addressing of Barriers to Investment in EU Bioeconomy
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EBA) has called for bioeconomy development to be set as a priority in the European Commission’s new €315 billion investment plan as well as in national and regional measures.
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
CARB Issues First-Of-Its-Kind LCFS Pathway for Sustainable Oils' Patented Camelina
(Globe Newswire/Sustainable Oils, Inc.) Sustainable Oils Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:GCEH), has been issued a first-of-its-kind feedstock-only pathway by the California Air Resources Board for the production of Camelina-based fuels under the Low
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
The Big Move: The Leap from First-Gen to Next-Gen Biofuels Companies, How Does It Happen?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does the biofuels industry move from its roots in first-gen corn starch or cane sugar fermentation towards diversified products, more capacity and distribution, and new inputs like cellulosics? How are the economics now — and
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
PNNL Awarded for Algal Biofuel Innovation
(Algae Industry Magazine) Developing renewable fuel from wet algae is one of the latest innovations Richland, Washington-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has successfully driven to the market with the help of commercial partners. As a result, the Federal Laboratory
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
$500/BOE Profit from Algae? Yes We Can!
by Stafford “Doc” Williamson (Biofuels Digest) ... The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a plan. Specifically it has a 5 year plan known as the Multi-Year Program Plan (and with the typical zeal of most
February 09, 2015 Read Full Article
World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund Dumps Dozens of Coal Companies
(Earth Island Journal/The Guardian) Norway’s giant fund removes investments made risky by climate change and other environmental concerns, including coal, oil sands, cement and gold mining -- The world’s richest sovereign wealth fund removed 32 coal mining companies from its portfolio
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Dubai Municipality to Use Locally Produced Biofuel
by James Morgan (Construction Week Online) Dubai Municipality and Neutral Fuels have penned an agreement concerning the supply of locally produced biodiesel for municipal vehicles. The deal was signed during festivities for the Emirate’s sixth Car Free Day, and makes way
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
White House: Climate Change Threatens National Security
by Timothy Cama (The Hill) The Obama administration looks at climate change as a threat to national security on par with terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and disease outbreaks. President Obama’s national security strategy released Friday updates the previous plan published
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Vietnam Lowers Biofuel Prices to Boost Consumption
by Manh Quan (Thanh Nien News) Retailers of biofuel in Vietnam cut prices by two percent on Thursday in an effort to boost consumption. Petrolimex, Vietnam’s leading fuel importer and distributor, decreased the price of biogasoline E5 RON 92, the fuel
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Fuel Summit Reflects on Lack of RFS, Options for Expansion
by Gene Lucht (Iowa Farmer Today) Government uncertainty and low oil prices pose the biggest challenges to the ethanol and biodiesel markets in 2015, according to speakers at last week’s Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. ... The 10 percent ethanol blend known as
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Will Low Oil Prices Be the Downfall of Cellulosic Biofuels?
by Wally Tyner (The Conversation/Purdue University) ... One challenge to commercializing biofuel made from non-food sources — called cellulosic biofuels — has been cost. Unlike ethanol made from corn, cellulosic biofuels are made from the inedible parts of plants or organic materials,
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Report Based on False Assumption of Either-Or Land Use Approach
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) In the World Resources Institute (WRI) working paper, “Avoiding Bioenergy Competition for Food Crops and Land,” the authors work off the assumption that land-use decisions are used making an “either-or” approach, i.e., land can either
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Beneficial Algal Species Discovered
by K. S. Rajgopal (The Hindu) Two new bloom-forming algal species were discovered recently off the west coast of India. These two species have excellent carbon capture properties — ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce global warming
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Ruling Regarding Biodiesel Imports Batters Oil Values
by Mark Conlon (Farm & Ranch Guide) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent ruling to allow U.S. imports of Argentine biodiesel under the Renewable Fuel Standards had a bearish effect on oil values. “Oil values took a beating after the ruling by
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Car Care: Is Ethanol Fuel Okay to Use?
by Jack Biddle (The New Zealand Herald) Blended fuel is fine in suitable cars. ... Ethanol blended biofuel was introduced by Gull in August 2007 amid controversy over its suitability for a high percentage of the New Zealand fleet. Concerns were
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Expands Global Reach, RFA Releases New 2014 Export/Import Publication
(Renewable Fuels Association) U.S. ethanol exports reached near-record levels in 2014, sending 836 million gallons of ethanol worth $2.1 billion to international markets, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) explained today in its new publication “2014 U.S. Ethanol Exports and Imports:
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Indian Scientists Turn Coconut Oil into Biofuel
(Mid-Day) Kochi: Scientists who have been running the four-stroke diesel engine of a light pick-up truck on coconut oil for the past one year have approached the union government to commercialise the biofuel. The scientists are attached to the Kochi-based
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Once-Golden Biofuels Market Flattened by Cheap Diesel
by Chris Fleisher (Trib Total Media) Last fall, Ed Vescovi planned to restart a dormant biodiesel plant in Beaver County. The market for biofuel was shaky. But a new owner, Weavertown Environmental, pledged to get the plant going after purchasing
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Fuel Project Inches Closer to Construction
by Russell Hixson (Journal of Commerce) Blue Fuel Energy, based in Victoria, plans to make its final decision on a $2.5 billion gas refinery at the end of the year. The renewables and natural gas-to-gasoline plant would be built at a