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Regulations Could Hamper Biomass Project

by Brent Shrum (The Western News)  Libby is the top choice for a company looking to build a $46 million plant that would use new technology to turn forest debris into 5 million gallons of liquid fuel per year, but there’s

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix?

By Alexis Arthur (OilPrice.com)  Less than a decade ago, biofuels were set to take the energy world by storm. They promised a low-carbon alternative to gasoline, while advances in algae technology were taking biofuels beyond the traditional soybeans and corn.

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Minnesota's Biodiesel Mandate

(Minnesota Trucking Association) A coalition of vehicle and fuel industry organizations have stood up for Minnesota consumers and small businesses by filing suit in federal court alleging that Minnesota’s Biodiesel Content Mandate could create significant harm to vehicles that are not

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

We're Using Natural Gas All Wrong for the Climate

by Harry Saunders (The Energy Collective)  The natural and immediate inclination of emissions reduction practitioners and policy-makers is to substitute gas directly for coal in the power generation sector. But this is a deeply flawed prescription. For maximum advantage, we

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

California Is Smiling On Renewable Diesel HPR Fuel

by Jeff Cobb (Hybrid Cars)  ... More than a pilot project, last month’s launch of 18 stations for the diesel alternative is being propped by a few laws including California’s Low Carbon Fuel standard described by Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Algal Progress Report

by Valerie Reed (US Department of Energy/Industrial Biotechnology) (D)etails the promise of algae as a renewable energy source and describes the BETO-funded research, development, and demonstration projects that have resulted in significant technological advances to help overcome the challenges of

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

BETO’s 2015 Project Peer Review Presentations Now Online

(US Department of Energy)  Visit the 2015 Project Peer Review Web page to download individual project and plenary presentations from BETO’s 2015 Project Peer Review. The peer review process provided BETO with feedback about the management of each of its technology

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South Carolina Tapped for New Pipeline, Tank Farm

by Tonya Maxwell (Greenville Online)  Groundwork for a proposed underground pipeline is beginning in South Carolina, one that would carry fuel from Florida to a tank farm near Belton, where company officials expect to construct a new facility to handle

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Commodities: DDGS Priced out of Domestic Market

by Sean Broderick (CHS/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  With planting season right around the corner, the conversation about grain prices this time of year normally focuses on soil moisture, and temperatures.  This year, though, conversations about DDGS are more focused on Chinese

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

This Modified Hummer Hybrid Will Go to the South Pole on Biofuel

by Jonathon Ramsey (AutoBlog) Zero South Has Been Planning This Trip For At Least Seven Years -- One modified Hummer H1, traveling with another vehicle that looks like a modified Hummer H1, will spend six to 10 days driving to the South

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Three Brothers Plead Guilty to $145 Million Biofuels Fraud Scheme in Indiana

(Department of Justice)  Chad Ducey, 39, of Fishers, Indiana, pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel incentives. His two brothers, Chris Ducey, 48, of North Webster,

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Local Biodiesel Use to Reach up to Four Million KL This Year

by Linda Yulisman (The Jakarta Post)  ... Biodiesel consumption in Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, may reach between 3 million and 4 million kiloliters from the second quarter to the end of the year, according to Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi)

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Harvester Banking on Ethanol Distillery

by John Anderson (Townsville Bulletin) Burdekin sugarcane harvesting contractor Michael Hodder has welcomed moves by the State Government to consider an ethanol mandate for Queensland. Mr Hodder, who plans to build an ethanol distillery to supply fuel for his own machinery, says

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

California's New Goal: 40% Lower Emissions by 2030

(SustainableBusiness.com)  ... California will cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, below 1990 levels, making it possible to reach the ultimate goal of 80% cuts by 2050, he says. These goals are the same as the European Union and are what's needed to keep temperature

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Biodiesel from Waste Grease

(National University of Singapore) A team of NUS researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has developed a set of environment-friendly techniques to produce biodiesel entirely from waste grease more cheaply and efficiently. ... Traditionally, the high free fatty acid content

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Len Rand, CEO, xF Technologies

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The Company produces a family of fuorate esters from biomass feedstock, including sugar, starch and cellulose, using a low cost thermo-chemical process. Uses include industrial solvents, plasticizers, coalescers as well as a fuel blend component

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

EPA Opens Comment Period on Carinata Oil GHG Analysis

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  The U.S. EPA is accepting comments on its analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributed to the production and transport of Brassica carinata oil feedstock for the use in making biofuels, such as biodiesel,

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Canola Growers Want Province to Push Biodiesel

by Jennifer Blair (Alberta Farmer Express)  Effort would create more demand and help with reductions in greenhouse gases -- The new provincial government needs to walk the walk — not just talk the talk — on climate change, starting with better

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Green Plains Sees U.S. Ethanol Retaining Export Advantage vs. Brazil

by Chris Prentice (Reuters)  Green Plains Inc sees U.S. ethanol retaining its export advantage versus Brazil in 2015 and into the beginning of 2016, even as exports from the United States have slowed this quarter, the company's chief said on a conference

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Cargill Acquires OPX Biotechnologies

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The Moguls of Minneapolis pick up an advantaged route to key renewable chemicals. News has filtered out from Cargill that the agricultural giant has acquired OPX Biotechnologies’ proprietary fermentation-based processes and systems. Bottom line, excepting the

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Private Funds to Make Investments in Rural America

(US Department of Agriculture)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of two new private funds, known as Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs), which make equity investments in rural businesses, helping them grow and create jobs. This announcement is

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Parliament Votes to Approve EU Biofuels Cap, Provides Closure

by Ron Kotrba (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The European Parliament voted April 28 to approve the cap on first-generation biofuels and provide a degree of closure to the long-debated measure. The new law caps first-generation biofuels from crops grown on agricultural land

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Scania India Announces Order of 42 Buses at Busworld 2015

by Nabanita Singha Roy  (RushLane.com)    Scania Commercial Vehicles India is showcasing its ethanol engines at Busworld 2015 Expo between April 28 – 30.  The company also showcased its premium range of Metrolink 13.7 m coach and ethanol-powered Green Bus.

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

World-Herald Editorial: Ethanol Comes into Its Own

(Omaha World-Herald)  For years, Nebraskans wondered whether the state’s fledgling ethanol sector would amount to much. Now, the answer is in, as explained in a new report from University of Nebraska economists.  From small beginnings in the 1980s, the report

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

How I Got Converted to G.M.O. Food

by Mark Lynas (The New York Times)    ... As we squatted in the muddy field, examining the lush green foliage and shiny purple fruits, he explained how, for the first time this season, he had been able to stop using pesticides. This

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Supercomputer Helps Identify Materials to Improve Fuel Production

(Newswise/Argonne National Laboratory)  With access to supercomputing resources at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility, a research team from the University of Minnesota and Rice University has demonstrated a

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Michele Bremer, Technical and Executive Recruiter, Bremer Associates

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... I recruit technical and executive talent for companies in biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and related industries. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, with searches from specialized technical expertise to C-level leadership. ... Obviously the bio-based industry

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

XTRM to Produce Residential Hemp and Cannabis Oil Extractor

(Yahoo! Finance/Extreme Biodiesel Inc.)  Extreme Biodiesel Inc. (XTRM) today (April 28, 2015) announced the company's wholly owned subsidiary XTRM Cannabis Ventures is designing a plant and seed oil extractor. XTRM is proud to announce that the company anticipates production of its

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Plant Retrofitting Underway

by Scott Koperski  (Beatrice Daily Sun)  A massive retrofitting of the Duonix biodiesel plant in west Beatrice is underway and on schedule to put the plant into production later this year.  Duonix Beatrice, a joint venture between Flint Hills Resources,

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Big Ox Energy Breaks Ground in South Sioux City

by Bret Hayworth (Sioux City Journal) ... Big Ox Energy, a Denmark, Wis.-based firm, has begun construction on a $30 million plant that will take organic waste from industrial plants and turn it into methane. ... Big Ox's technology includes an anaerobic

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Advanced Bioeconomy Ventures Raise $1.262 Billion in Past 12 Months, up 3.2%

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  44 deals, 37 companies; deal count jumps 16% but deal size drops 17% Here’s the complete skinny on who got what.  In Florida, The Digest reports that 12 advanced bioeconomy ventures raised $1.262 billion in

April 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Blog: Smartphone App, on the Racetrack for Ethanol Education

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  A small company is using out-of-the-box marketing to reach members of the public as well as spread the word about cavitation. I had previously heard the name Hydro Dynamics Inc., which is the developer of

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Counterpoint: E15 Good for Car Owners and Environment

by Joel Hennen (Chicago Sun-Times)  ... Unfortunately, I’ve heard a lot of misinformation during the debate about the Chicago Clean Air Choice Ordinance, which would free Chicago fuel retailers from the oil industry’s burdensome restrictions, allowing them to sell E15. ... Environmentally, E15 offers

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Kum & Go to Offer E15 at More than 65 Stores in 7 States

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Kum & Go has announced it will begin offering E15 as a fuel option. Over the next two years, the company plans to make E15 available at more than 65 stores across Iowa, Nebraska,

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Discovery of New Plant Switch Could Boost Crops, Biofuel Production

(Michigan State University)  A team of Michigan State University researchers has discovered a switch that regulates plant photosynthesis – the process that lets plants store solar energy and use it to grow and produce food. Photosynthesis stores energy in two forms

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Biofuels Need Public Support to Compete: European Biodiesel Board

(Platts)  European Biodiesel Board Secretary General Raffaello Garofalo said Wednesday that the renewable fuels industry needs public support to compete properly in the road fuel sector. Garofalo described electric transportation as "a chimera" which was not adaptable for the goods, navigation

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Holden Drops E85 from Commodore

by Toby Hagon  (Drive.com.au)   Ethanol-based fuel touted as the next big thing has been quietly dropped from the Commodore range.  Holden has quietly dropped the ability for its top-selling Commodore to run on environmentally-friendly E85 fuel.  The move was made

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Tribe to Convert Abandoned Ethanol Plant into Wood Pellet Production Facility

by Dave Flessner (Times Free Press) The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut wants to turn one of Tennessee's biggest renewable energy failures into a business success with another type of renewable product in growing demand around the globe. Northeast Wood Products, a wood

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Remembering a True Visionary: Novozymes Honors Guido Ghisolfi

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The renewable energy industry was saddened on March 3 by the news of the death of Guido Ghisolfi, Vice Chairman of the Mossi & Ghisolfi group and CEO of Beta Renewables. Mossi & Ghisolfi is

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Christian Delahouliere, Business Development and Quality Director, Raizen Trading Geneva Branch

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Raizen is the world largest sugar cane processor. We produce 2 million tons of ethanol and consume more than 4 millions in our petrol stations. ... Demonstrate that electric vehicle are not ready because batteries are

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Indian Railways to Use Diesel Produced from Recycled Plastic

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In India, Indian Railways announced it wants to produce biodiesel for use in its trains using technology patented by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum. The technology breaks down plastic waste, so in essence is recycled

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Urban Air Initiative: New EPA Studies Regarding Ethanol Flawed

(Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The U.S. EPA published two studies recently; defending its stance that ethanol increases toxic emissions. However, if you follow the same flawed formula, you get the same flawed results, warned representatives of the Urban Air

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Downsize Bioenergy Risk while Approaching Scale: Partnering with ZeaChem’s Technology Institute

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For most investors, building a demonstration-scale facility in order to get, and validate, data for the last pre-commercial stages, is a necessary evil somewhere between diaper-changing and a colonoscopy on the “revolting, yet inevitable” meter. Those who

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

China Steel Green-Lights Commercial-Scale LanzaTech Advanced Biofuels Project

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Taiwan, China Steel Corporation announced formal Board approval of a $46M capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility. This follows the successful demonstration of the revolutionary carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Major Advance in Artificial Photosynthesis Poses Win/Win for the Environment

by Lynn Yarris (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)  Berkeley Lab Researchers Perform Solar-powered Green Chemistry with Captured CO2 -- A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide emissions before

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Neil Burns, CEO, P2 Science

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... P2 makes renewable specialty chemicals from vegetable feedstocks, using a proprietary form of ozonolysis, a chemical process. We are operating on the Kg scale using a continuous reactor system developed jointly with our engineering partners,

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Renewable Fuels Association Poll: Over Six in 10 Voters Support the RFS

(Morning Consult)  Morning Consult conducted a national poll on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The survey of 2,047 registered voters took place from April 5-7, 2015. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of ±

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

New VERBIO Plant for the Production of Biomethane from 100 Percent Straw Commissioned as Scheduled

(VERBIO)  New VERBIO plant for the production of biomethane from 100 percent straw commissioned as scheduled.  Jörg Vogelsänger, Minister in the government of the Federal State of Brandenburg, and Kerstin Lichtenvort, EU project coordinator, witness the effectiveness of VERBIOS’s innovative

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

15 Hot and Novel Low Carbon Fuel Technologies to Watch

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  An effort is underway in the UK to classify, within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, “novel low carbon fuels” made by companies such as LanzaTech, Joule, Solar Jet, Velocys, Sunfire, Pyreco and others. -- In the

April 28, 2015 Read Full Article

Introducing the New EnergyFactCheck

by Kyle McGuiness (American Council On Renewable Energy)  ... Half of the electricity capacity added in the U.S. over the last 3 years came from renewable sources. Our energy portfolio – and the debate shaping that portfolio – is shifting. Even

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

New Study Highlights Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Yields of 17-27% from Cellulosic Feedstocks

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington state, a new study released in the journal Energy & Fuels is providing the first, fully integrated assessment of common feedstocks from the field to refinery-ready crude fuel, based on hydrotreatment or fast

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with…Roger Kilburn, CEO, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... The IBioIC’€™s strategic focus is to support industrial membership, develop technical capabilities, support the development of bio-refineries and pilot facilities and provide a skilled workforce for the Scottish IB industry. We have an industry focus that

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

EU Research Project on Underutilised Oil Crops Kicks off: COSMOS – Camelina & Crambe Oil crops as Sources for Medium-chain Oils for Specialty Oleochemicals

(Bio-Based News)  On 24-26 March 2015, the eighteen partners involved in the EU funded research project COSMOS held their kick-off meeting in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Led by Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, this 4.5-year project aims at reducing the

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

NASCAR and American Ethanol Celebrate Five Year Partnership

by Andy Eubank (HoosierAgToday)  For five years and more than seven million miles, American Ethanol and NASCAR have worked together to increase horsepower and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the sport by 20 percent with Sunoco Green E15, a renewable

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

Surfing into a Greener Future

(University of California -- San Diego)  World’s first algae-based, sustainable surfboard produced by UC San Diego biology and chemistry students  --  UC San Diego’s efforts to produce innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s environmental problems have resulted in a

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

Propel Fuels Relocates Headquarters to Sacramento

(Propel Fuels)  Announces new management and directors, strategic focus and operating milestones.   Propel Fuels, California’s largest retailer of low-carbon liquid fuels, has announced it will move its headquarters from Redwood City to Sacramento. As California’s low carbon economy grows over

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

Thought Leadership: The Toxic Substances Control Act and the Bioeconomy: Part 1, The Impact of Nomenclature on the Commercialization of Biobased Chemicals; Part 2, Reportable Substances across the Manufacturing Process; Part 3, Call to Action

by Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. (Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group)  When I meet people from bioeconomy companies, I ask them about their products’ status under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The most common answers I receive are:

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

Local Elementary, High School Students Exhibit Algae Projects at Arizona State University

(Arizona State University)  Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus hosted the Night of the Open Door on Feb. 20, an occasion to highlight clubs and organizations that dedicate themselves to science. The Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI) was

April 27, 2015 Read Full Article

Engineered Softwood Could Transform Pulp, Paper and Biofuel Industries

by Krista Eastman (University of Wisconsin-Madison)  Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

AgEnergy USA, Perdue Farms Partner on Clean Bay Biogas Project

by Megan Greenwalt (Waste 360) ... Anaerobic digester developer AgEnergy USA and Perdue Farms, a major chicken processing company based in Salisbury, Md., recently signed a letter of intent for a project that will use poultry waste to develop biogas while reducing

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Prospects of Producing Bio-Diesel from Oil Palm Sludge to Be Explored

(The Hindu)  The prospects of extracting bio-diesel from the oil palm sludge will be explored at the proposed new oil palm factory at Apparaopeta in Dammapeta mandal, said Minister for Roads & Buildings T. Nageswara Rao. ... The new factory, the

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Audi Produces Its First Batch Of E-Diesel

(TopSpeed.com)  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, carbon dioxide levels are at an 800,000-year high, but what if we could pluck CO2 particles out of thin air to use as a raw material for a carbon-neutral fuel? It’s

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

The Catalyst That Refused To Die

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Battelle-led group succeeds in US Department of Energy challenge — 1,000 hours of continuous biomass hydrotreating on a single catalyst charge.  The undefeated champ hits 1200 hours before being retired from the ring. Next stop,

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

A.I.M. Interview: Sapphire Energy’s Bryn Davis

by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) In January of this year, after six months of plummeting oil prices, Sapphire Energy CEO James E. Levine announced that the company – with eight years and $300+ million of investment into drop-in algal

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Bill Aims to Alter RVO Process, Definition for Cellulosic Biofuel

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Sen. Jeff Flake, R, Ariz., has introduced legislation that aims to amend the renewable fuel standard (RFS) to require the cellulosic requirement to be based on actual production and alter the statutory definition of

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute Publish Paper Outlining Efficient Synthetic Biology Methods to Genetically Engineer Microalgae

(J. Craig Venter Institute)  Results have important implications in developing algae-based products such as biofuels and chemicals  --  Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published a paper today (April 21, 2015) outlining new

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Algae Biomass Exchange(tm) on Linkedin

The National Algae Association encourages you to participate in its Linkedin group, Algae Biomass Exchange. Recent Examples of needs and wants: Buyer: Botryococcus Braunii UTEX 2441 aka SAG 30.81 Powder - Bulk quantity with COA. Buyer: Nanochloropsis - Bulk quantity with COA. Buyer: Chlamydomonas-

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Algae Industry Moves Beyond Research to Commercialization

(SustainableBusiness.com)  ... This crucial industry has the potential to address many of the challenges facing the world today - it can fuel vehicles and airplanes, recycle carbon, provide nutrition for animals and people and create jobs for millions of Americans. Substituting algae for palm oil would go a long

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Editorial: Bright Future ahead for Local High School Student

(Deming Headlight)  Like other high school seniors, Sophia Sánchez-Maes of Mayfield High is weighing her options as she considers where she will go next. ... Sánchez-Maes was a photonics research intern at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Scientists Employ Algae as Biofuel, to Mop up Pollutants

By Chukwuma Muanya (The Guardian)  Scientists have expanded the frontiers in the use of micro-organisms such as bacteria and algae for biofuel and in bioremediation with the utilization of wastewater algae. Scientists, in one of the first studies to examine the

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

How Scientists Are Engineering Algae To Fuel Your Car And Cure Cancer

By Jessica Dineen (Forbes)  ... Once (UC San Diego’s California Center for Algae Biotechnology Director Steve) Mayfield’s lab created cancer-fighting human antibodies, there was no looking back. “We said, what other products can algae make? Fuel? Plastics? Nutraceuticals? Animal feed? Cosmetics?

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Parikshit Dhingra, Head – Public Affairs & Communications, Novozymes South Asia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Our job is to help the Governments understand the benefits a bio-based economy has (especially in Agrarian economies like India)in terms of rural jobs, energy security & environmental benefits. ... Establishment of a financial ecosystem backing

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Algae Sees Profit Where EPA and Industry See Cost

(Algae Biomass Organization)  The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments related to its review of three consolidated cases regarding the EPA’s regulation of toxic emissions from power plants: Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 14-46; Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

Ending International Aviation’s $65 Billion Fuel Tax Exemption an Essential Step towards Decarbonisation

by Andrew Murphy (Transport & Environment (T&E)/GreenAirOnline)  ... The airline industry predicts a massive increase in the use of alternative fuels, although most experts predict an uptake of only a few percentage points in the coming years. More optimistic projections remain purely

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Ups Biofuels Presence at Policy Forum

by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Over the past year, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) increased its work with the biofuels sector of renewable energy, upped its presence and activity at biofuels-related conferences and events, and got into

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

As EPA Finalizes Rule, Klobuchar, Grassley, Durbin, Thune, Franken, and Kirk Lead Bipartisan Group of 37 Senators in Calling for a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard

(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)) The Environmental Protection Agency is working to finalize the proposed rule on biofuels volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard; the latest proposal would create uncertainty for biodiesel producers and undermine job creation.   In a

April 24, 2015 Read Full Article

New Studies Link Earthquakes With Oil, Gas Drilling

by Miguel Bustillo adn Dan Molinski  (The Wall Street Journal)  Scientists say practice of wastewater injection has caused seismic activity in Oklahoma, Texas, other parts of the U.S. New scientific findings released Tuesday linked earthquakes to the practice of injecting wastewater

April 22, 2015 Read Full Article

NexSteppe Takes Biomass Sorghum to Commercial-Scale in Brazil

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Next-gen feedstock developer records 1000% year-on-year growth for its Palo Alto Biomass Sorghum hybrids in Brazil.  Sustainable, available, reliable and affordable? Yes, as the Digest discovers.  In California, NexSteppe announced that it sold more than

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

4 minutes with… Dr Tushar Patil, Lead – Energy Crops R&D and Supply Chain, PRAJ Industries

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Praj has the unique capability to design a bioethanol plant. be it fuel grade, beverage alcohol or industrial grade alcohol plants, With over 600 references in more than 60 countries. PRAJ is building his own 2G,

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Smith Introduces Legislation to Increase Fuel Options for Consumers

(Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE))  Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced legislation today to broaden consumer fuel choice by expanding the existing waiver of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations related to the Reid vapor pressure of motor vehicle fuel to include E15

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Fuel What Matters Campaign Drives Clean Transportation Choices

(North Carolina State University/NC Clean Energy Technology Center)  Focus of Air Quality Education Effort are Consumer and Commuter Options  -- The North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) at N.C. State University has announced the start of Fuel What Matters, a

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Pearson Fuels and G&M Oil Company Announce Plans to Open 13 E85 Flex Fuel Stations in Southern California in 13 Months

(Business Wire/Pearson Fuels)  Pearson Fuels of San Diego, CA and G&M Oil Company of Huntington Beach, CA (held) a grand opening of their newest E85 Flex Fuel location on April 15 at 499 Sandalwood Drive, Calimesa, CA. There(was) a ribbon cutting

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Driving Sustainable Agriculture through Improved Qualities in Eucalyptus and Poplar Trees

(Intreson/PR NewsWire)    Intrexon and FuturaGene Collaborate to Develop Unique Attributes and Agronomic Properties in Significant Plant Species Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology, and FuturaGene Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., the

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Sweetwater Energy Raises $10M; Begins Ramp-Up to First Commercial

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Sweetwater Energy announced it has closed on a $10 million bridge loan. The loan closed as Sweetwater said that it is now opening its Series B investor round to begin construction of a first commercial facility. Sweetwater

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Truckers Sue to End Biodiesel Mandate

by David Shaffer (Star Tribune)  Minnesota truckers and other interests sued Minnesota on Friday seeking to end the state’s requirement that diesel sold at the pump contain 10 percent biodiesel. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota alleges that

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Develops Bio-Renewable Rubber to Reduce Carbon Footprint

(AZOCleanTech.com) With the ever-increasing emissions standards and push for sustainability solutions, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has developed an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber compound from a polymer produced from sugarcane-based feedstock. The bio-renewable rubber, for which development began in 2012, is made

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with Bill Levy, CEO, Pacific Ag

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We are partnered with more than 600 growers across the country, will harvest more than 450,000 tons of biomass alone in 2015, own the single largest fleet of harvesting equipment, and supply the nation’s leading

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes… Jeff Kelley, Director of Marketing, Airstream Innovations

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... (F)ully-automatic customizeable greenhouses maximize photosynthesis and use the physics of ventilation to optimize transpiration resulting in the fastest growth possible. ... We offer algae growers laboratory conditions – optimal growing environments – that until now, were

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Trash-to-Biofuel Takes New Turn in Marion

by Rick Smith (The Gazette)  No one has claimed that making biofuel out of garbage is as simple as tossing leftovers into the trash.  So it is that Craig Stuart-Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Maryland-based Fiberight LLC,

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Navassa Ordinance Would Allow Biofuel Production

by Lynda Van Kuren (StarNews Online) The Navassa Town Council recently tabled a decision on a proposed ordinance that would allow biofuel production in its heavy industrial districts and conditional production in its light industrial district. The council stressed the impact of biofuel

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Earth Day: 3 Big Reads for a Sustainable BioFuture

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Three reports have arrived this week that help – especially in the corner of sustainability relating to biobased energy, fuels and products. One led out of Brazil, tapping the efforts of 137 researchers at 82

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

The British Authorities Impose More Stringent Requirements for the Biofuel Use

(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal)  In April 2015 the companies using biofuel set-ups will be obliged to prove that they use exclusively ecologically clean fuel. Otherwise, they will be deprived of the financial support. In the framework of this inspection, the Department

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

The Production of Biofuel as a Single Possible Way to Rescue of SE Ukrspirt

(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal)  According to official statistics, in 2014 the production volumes and alcohol sales exceedingly declined, which posed the menace for the domestic industry existence. Last year the export volume of alcohol reached only 200 thousands of dal, and 14,

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

An Economic Case for Ethanol

by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer)  ... Industry growth is likely to come as higher blends such as E15 and E85 become more widely available and more widely used. A recent analysis by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association this week makes

April 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Algae Biomass Summit 2015 Mary Rosenthal Memorial Student Travel Grants

(Algae Biomass Organization)  The Algae Foundation, ABO’s sister organization, is pleased to announce that it is offering $500 travel grants to attend the 9th Annual Algae Biomass Summit in Washington, DC, USA, from September 29 through October 2, 2015. Purpose – To

April 20, 2015 Read Full Article

From Food Waste to Fuel, CEAS Does Energy Sustainability Better

By: Ashley Duvelius (University of Cincinnati)  CEAS researchers take aim at reducing the United States' annual 40 percent of food waste and are now able to convert waste into solid fuels, biodiesel and other products. The Food and Agriculture Organization of

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Analysis of State Report Shows E15 Could Save Iowans $50 Million Per Year

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association)  If Homegrown E15 Were More Widely Available, Iowa Consumers Could’ve Pocketed Millions In an analysis of a recent Iowa Department of Revenue motor fuel report, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today revealed that if E15 was

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Scientists a Step Closer to Developing Renewable Propane

(EurekAlert!/University of Manchester)  Researchers at The University of Manchester have made a significant breakthrough in the development of synthetic pathways that will enable renewable biosynthesis of the gas propane. This research is part of a programme of work aimed at

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

"Repeal the RFS – All of It," Koch Companies Writes to Senators

by Philip Ellender (Koch Companies Public Sector)  On behalf of Koch companies, I am writing to urge you to oppose S. 577, a bill introduced by Senators Feinstein and Toomey that seeks to reform, not repeal, the federal Renewable Fuel Standard(RFS)

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

2015 Ethanol RINs Prices Rise to Three-Month High after EPA Announcement

by Jordan Godwin and Wes Swift (Platts)  Corn-based (D6) ethanol RINs for 2015 firmed up to their highest level in more than three months Tuesday as the market continued to show a revival of aggressive bid interest, sources said. ... Market participants

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Bill Would Hike Gas Tax to Pay for Roads

by  Keith Laing (The Hill)  A bipartisan group of House members has filed legislation to hike the federal gas tax and index it to inflation to pay for a new transportation bill.  The measure would increase the gas tax, which

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Total La Mede Crude Refining to Cease: Update 3

(Argus) Total will cease crude refining at its loss-making 160,000 b/d La Mede refinery and convert it into a 500,000 t/yr biofuels facility, the company confirmed today in its French refinery strategy plan. La Mede will cease crude refinery operations by the

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

The Renewable Fuel Standard: A Path Forward

by James H. Stock* (Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy)  America’s renewable fuels policy is at a crossroads. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is derided by some as an inefficient program that is driving up costs for fuel suppliers and

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

EU Reshapes Its Biofuels Policy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Jettisons indirect land use change for now, citing poor data visibility; caps food-crop biofuels to 7%; limits proposed Directives to 2020.   In Brussels, the European Parliament’s Environmental Committee has voted this week to endorse the

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Carmakers Worry Higher Biofuel Mix Could Damage Engines

by Raras Cahyafitri and Linda Yulismann (The Jakarta Post) ... “The usage of biodiesel is good. However, we are still worried about the impacts. There are engines that can accept 15 percent or even 20 percent [biofuel] content, however, some other

April 17, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Ron Rebenitsch, CEO, Bioenergy Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Bioenergy Fuels is a project developer, focused on development of biomass-to-liquid projects of mid-size scale (5-10 MGY). We are a start-up, founded by team of seasoned professionals, with decades of experience in project development, finance and

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Chris Brown, CEO, Environmental Proteomics

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... We are biochemists/entrepreneurs making products for basic and applied research into methane production.   ...   We want to put our technology in the hands of anyone who takes a rigorous approach to optimizing biogenic methane

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Ethanol (ETOH): 2015 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2019

(Blackbird PR News/PR Newswire/ Research and Markets)  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kksnzc/ethanol_etoh) has announced the addition of the “Ethanol (EtOH): 2015 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2019″ report to their offering. ... The report covers data on global, regional and national markets including present

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

R5 Bln Plant to Convert Canola into Diesel Halted by Laws

by Lutho Mtongana (BizNews.com)  PhytoEnergy International Holding AG said it will only proceed with a plan to build a 5 billion rand ($418 million) plant to convert canola into diesel in South Africa if the government passes laws needed by the

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

U.S. Industrial Production Falters as Oil Sector Weighs

by Eric Morath (The Wall Street Journal)  Quarterly decline is first since end of recession in 2009 -- U.S. industrial output fell in March and posted the first quarterly decline since the recession ended, signs that a retrenching domestic oil industry

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

TSCA Nomenclature May Be Barrier for Advanced Biofuels

(The Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group/The Oil Price Information Network)  (The Oil Price Information Network (OPIS) spoke with BRAG's Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor with B&C, regarding the application of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Report: PA Dishes out $3.2 Billion in Fossil Fuels Subsidies while State Faces $1.5 Billion Deficit

by Natasha Khan (PublicSource)   A new report out Tuesday says Pennsylvania provided more than $3.2 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, much of which went to the state’s booming natural gas industry, at a time when the state

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Liberal Groups Aim to Register a Million Climate Voters

by Andrew Restuccia  (Politico)  A coalition of environmental, civil rights and progressive groups aims to register a million climate-conscious voters by Election Day. The goal, shared first with POLITICO, is the latest indication that liberals view climate change as a wedge

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Biofuels: What's Happened and Where Are We Going?

by Scott Chabina (Fierce Energy)  The transformation of Gen 1.0 to 1.5 and the reality of Gen 2.0.  Advanced, commercially viable biofuel facilities no longer "unicorns on the horizon" ... Conventional, or "Gen 1.0", corn ethanol producers have continued to diversify

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Cascades Announces Major Investments in Biorefinery Project at Cabano Plant

(Cascades/PRNewswire) Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials and manufacturing green packaging products and tissue paper, is pleased to announce the company's investment in a new technology at its Norampac – Cabano facility. This innovative

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

On Campuses, a Fossil-Fuel Divestment Movement

by Steven Mufson (The Washington Post originally posted December 2013; includes 2015 updates)  A divestment movement is marching across U.S. college campuses, borrowing tactics from the 1980s anti-apartheid campaign and using them against oil, gas and coal companies to fight

April 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Tobacco Plants May Boost Biofuel and Biorefining Industries

(Science Daily)  Researchers will genetically modify tobacco plants to produce enzymes that can break down biomass from forest raw materials. This may lead to a more effective, economic and sustainable production of biofuels, they say. ... Today the forest-based biorefining industries face

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Iowa Lawmakers Ride-and-Drive on Biodiesel

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Lawmakers in Iowa got the chance to experience the power of biodiesel for themselves. The Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB)held its its first ever Ride-and-Drive event at the capitol in Des Moines as part of the group’s

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Top of Biofuels Class

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Training programs around the U.S. offer opportunities in the biofuels industry for part- and full-time students. ... Mick Miller, president of NuVu Fuels and general manager of DENCO II in Morris, Minnesota, also went through the

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Setting The Table For The Big Score

by David VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ ICM Inc./Urban Air Initiative)  The RFS is important and worthy of support, writes David VanderGriend. However, it should not be viewed as what defines the value of biofuels, a value which can only be

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Report: 2,000 People in East Kansas Employed in Biofuels

by Megan Hart (CJ Online) More than 2,000 people are employed in the biofuel industry in the Congressional district including Topeka, according to a report from Fuels America. The group is made up of major players in the ethanol industry and advocates

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Nebraska Corn Representatives Tell Ethanol’s Story on Capitol Hill

(NebraskaCorn.org)  Ethanol advocates from across the nation came together in Washington, DC in late March as part of a “Biofuels Beltway March” to share their ethanol stories and communicate the widespread grassroots support for American Ethanol and the Renewable Fuel

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Malloy's Rhode Island Company Recognized for Use of Biodiesel

(vtdigger.org/TH Malloy and Sons)  Jim Malloy, of Plainfield, Vermont, is being recognized for his contributions to reducing the use of petroleum fuel in the transportation sector. His business, TH Malloy and Sons in Newport, Rhode Island, is being recognized with

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

US Navy’s 2015-2016 Solicitation for Biofuel Blends Now Posted

(Green Car Congress)  The US Defense Logistics Agency-Energy (DLA-Energy) has posted the Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore (RMW) solicitation (SPE600-15-R-0711) on behalf of the US Navy for fuel deliveries from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016. Vendors can submit bids with

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Direct Conversion of Plant Biomass to Ethanol by Engineered Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

by Daehwan Chung, Minseok Cha, Adam M. Guss, and Janet Westpheling (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)  The ever-increasing demand for transportation fuels, the decrease in global petroleum reserves, and the negative impact of greenhouse gases resulting from burning petroleum

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

University of Rostock Project to Investigate Biodiesel for Stage IV Engines

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Germany, a project at the University of Rostock is investigating the technical feasibility of using certified sustainable rapeseed oil to produce biodiesel. In order to pave the way for manufacturers, the University of Rostock

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with…David Glass, principal, D. Glass Associates

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... My technical training was in molecular biology, and throughout my career I’ve worked to promote the development, government approval and public acceptance of the uses of advanced biotechnologies in agriculture, environmental remediation, and energy production. ... I’ve

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

ARF Challenges Confirmed Candidates

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  The America’s Renewable Future campaign is challenging the two confirmed Republican presidential candidates to take a stand for renewable fuels. In a letter to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has been forthcoming about his opposition to the

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

High-Yield Hydrogen Production from Biomass by in vitro Metabolic Engineering: Mixed Sugars Coutilization and Kinetic Modeling

Joseph A. Rollin, Julia Martin del Campo, Suwan Myung, Fangfang Sun, Chun You, Allison Bakovic, Roberto Castro, Sanjeev K. Chandrayan, Chang-Hao Wu, Michael W. W. Adams, Ryan S. Senger, and Y.-H. Percival Zhang (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Engineers Develop New Yeast Strain to Enhance Biofuel and Biochemical Production

(University of Texas at Austin)  Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have used a combination of metabolic engineering and directed evolution to develop a new, mutant yeast strain that could lead to

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

University of Wisconsin Study Based on Shaky Foundation of Faulty Data and Conclusions

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association)  A recent study published in Environmental Research Letters by authors at the University of Wisconsin uses error-prone satellite data to suggest that growth in U.S. corn and soybean production from 2008 to 2012 drove

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

FFV Fleet Can Serve as Bridge to More Efficient, E30-Burning Vehicles

(25 x '25)  ... The latest report, which is from experts at the DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), describes a study that explores the potential performance benefits of high-octane ethanol blends in the legacy fleet of nearly 18 million flex-fuel

April 13, 2015 Read Full Article

EPA to Finalize 2014, 2015 and 2016 RFS Rules by November

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  The U.S. EPA has posted a notice to its website announcing that the volume requirements for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 renewable fuel standard (RFS), along with the 2017 volume requirement for biomass-based diesel, will

April 10, 2015 Read Full Article

New Study Raises Possible Link between Gas Drilling and Radon Levels

by Jon Hurdle and Susan Phillips  (StateImpactNPR.org)  Radon levels in buildings near unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylvania are higher than those in other areas of the state, suggesting that hydraulic fracturing has opened up new pathways for the carcinogenic

April 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Minnesota, the Green Giant: Going All out on Agrastructure and the Advanced Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Today, we look at how Minnesota, too, has been experiencing success via its bioeconomy, and how and why.  The traditional view of “Minnesota”? A giant metropolis in the Twin Cities, replete with giant ag-focused corporations

April 10, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… Brian Sefton, Founder, Chief Scientist, President, Oakbio

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Oakbio has developed highly versitile microbial platforms and processes for waste carbon conversion. We have fluegas capture microbe, proven fluegas resistant, which producing PHAs and n-butanol. We also have an ecoli platform which can covert

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Gina Lewin Explores How Ants Break Down Cellulose

by Silke Schmidt (Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  ... In the summer of 2009, Gina Lewin participated in a National Science Foundation-funded program called Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), which invites college juniors and seniors to join research projects around the country. At

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Biofuels Research Uncovers Natural Fungicide

by Krista Eastman (Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  Scientists at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) reported today (March 9, 2015) the discovery of a chemical compound called poacic acid that could eventually be used as a fungicide in

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Enhancing Microbial Lipid Production

(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  By revealing a novel molecular pathway involved in microbial lipid accumulation in the bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides, this study could lead to strategies for engineering microbes to increase the production of lipid biofuels and chemicals. Lipids derived

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Daniel Amador-Noguez Engineers Better Bacteria for Biofuels

... (Daniel) Amador-Noguez’s lab focuses on understanding metabolism in biofuel-producing bacteria with the goal of engineering microbes that can more efficiently convert plant biomass to energy. It’s exciting research, but it’s also the kind of data-driven work that Amador-Noguez hungered

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Join Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center: Energy Institute for Educators

(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  GLBRC is partnering with the Wisconsin Energy Institute to offer the Energy Institute for Educators, August 10-13. This program provides the opportunity for educators to engage with cutting-edge energy research at UW-Madison and gain practical tools

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Join Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center: Bioenergy Institute for Educators

Bioenergy is an exciting area of research and development and can provide excellent opportunities for engaging students. Join us for an intensive 5-day program to learn about the latest developments in bioenergy research and hands-on materials to use with students.

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Telling the Biofuels Story to Students: Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Teacher Resources

(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  Understanding role of biofuels in meeting our energy needs and mitigating global climate change is a complex task. Telling stories is an effective way to help students make sense of science ideas and important societal

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Transesterification of Jatropha and Karanja Oils by Using Waste Egg Shell Derived Calcium Based Mixed Metal Oxides

by Girdhar Joshi, Devendra S. Rawat, Bhawna Y. Lamba, Kamal K. Bisht, Pankaj Kumar, Nayan Kumar, Sanjay Kumar (Energy Conversion and Management)  Highlights: Waste chicken eggshell derived CaO(cesp) based mixed metal oxides were prepared. Transesterification of high free fatty acid containing non-edible

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Risk and Reward for Boardman Biomass Proposal

by George Plaven (Capital Press)  One possible biomass fuel for the coal plant is giant cane, known as Arundo donax, which PGE has spent several years growing in small test plots. ... As a potential source of renewable energy, giant cane

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Aemetis Expands Biodiesel Sales to Travel Bus Operators in Tourism Industry in India

(Stockhouse/Aemetis)  Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, today announced that biodiesel sales activity is accelerating in India with travel bus operators who cater to the tourism industry. Aemetis has expanded sales activity since the Government of India

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Answers for Your Questions about Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals, Bioproducts and Sustainable Agriculture.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Amazing questions get asked at ABLC — and except for attendees, you generally don’t hear them, or the answers. Let’s change that.  With great sessions at conferences, delegates are usually keen to get a hold of

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Top 12 Media Myths On Oil Prices

by Dan Doyle (OilPrice.com)  The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. ... There is so much hyperbole and unsupported guesswork that investors don’t have a chance. So, in a

April 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Advanced Energy Legislation Tracker Database Serves as a Central Resource for current Session State Advanced Energy Legislation and Policy Trend Analysis

(Advanced Energy Legislation Tracker)  U.S. states are the laboratories of innovation for advanced energy policy. Tracking national trends in advanced energy therefore requires proficiency in 50 state legislative websites. The AEL Tracker solves this challenge by collecting all advanced energy

April 08, 2015 Read Full Article

Transportation Budget Cuts Alternative Fuel Mandate

by Karen Kasler (WOSU) The transportation budget signed last week includes a change for the state’s vehicle fleet: The budget cuts out a requirement on alternative fuels that had been in place for most of a decade. In July 2006 alternative fuels

April 08, 2015 Read Full Article
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