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White House Needs Political Courage to Support RFS Targets, Climate Goals

(25 x '25)  DOE late last week issued its second Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), which department officials say examines the current status of clean energy technologies and identifies hundreds of clean energy research opportunities. ... So while the Obama administration would use

September 17, 2015 Read Full Article

Abengoa Advancing: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Hugoton Cellulosic Ethanol Project

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The goal of the Abengoa project in Hugoton, Kansas? To design, build and operate a commercial scale bioethanol facility that uses sustainable biomass feedstock, drastically reduces green house gas emissions while achieving output production, yield

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to Spain’s Advanced Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Mandates and national consumption  -- Key takeaway: Spain is part of the EU and the overall Renewable Energy Directive; the country has struggled to meet its targets, but is ramping up national targets. Consumption in 2014

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Oberon Fuels, Ford and FVV Partner to Build, Fuel, and Test the World’s First Production Passenger Car Powered by DME

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, Oberon Fuels, Ford Motor Company, and FVV have partnered on a 3-year, €3.5M project to research, analyze and test the potential of dimethyl ether and OME fuel in passenger cars and heavy-duty truck

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

U of G Researchers Study Sugar Corn as Alternative Fuel Source

(University of Guelph)  Canadian farmers might one day grow sugar corn for a potentially huge alternative fuels market through a new project involving University of Guelph researchers. Along with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Learning about Ethanol Production Is Now Fun & Easy

(Novozymes Think Bioenergy/Bioenergy University)  How do you teach the basics of ethanol production in a fun and engaging manner? The Novozymes Bioenergy team asked itself this question and found the answer in Ethanol Challenge, an interactive game designed to illustrate

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Novzymes Rolls out Ethanol Education Training Program

by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  A new training tool called Novozymes Bioenergy University is available to the ethanol industry. Novozymes created the online training program to address the educational needs of the diverse workforce in the ethanol industry, said Rachel

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

David Attenborough Backs Huge Apollo-Style Clean Energy Research Plan

by Damian Carrington (The Guardian)  Naturalist says 10-year public research and development programme, that would emulate race to put men on the moon, could halt climate change -- ... In a letter to the Guardian, the group argue that the approach,

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

RFS a ‘Vital’ Tool for Addressing Climate Change — McCarthy

by Amanda Peterka (E&E/Governors' Biofuels Coalition)  U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy today said that the renewable fuel standard is a “vital” tool for addressing climate change and that her agency is committed to building up the domestic biofuels industry. But she cautioned

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

BIO Analysis: Oil Companies Set to Lose Trillions

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  A recasting of oil industry data from a recent NERA Economic Consulting study prepared for the American Petroleum Institute (API) found the oil industry would be economically harmed by more than $12.3 trillion in potential profits

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Bernie Sanders Embraces Corn Power

by Alan Bjerja (Bloomberg)  Will the Vermont senator's thumbs-up for ethanol spell problems for Hillary Clinton in the heartland?  ... The statement praising Sanders came after a Sunday interview on Iowa TV in which the Vermont senator embraced corn-based ethanol and the

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

100% Renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Since introducing PlantBottle packaging – the first-ever fully recyclable PET plastic bottle made partially from plants – Coca-Cola has distributed more than 25 billion of the bottles to thirsty consumers in 37 countries. The breakthrough

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

New NIR Models Speedup Feedstock Analysis Process

by Daniel Hayes (Celignis/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Current chemical methods take days and are dependent on analyst’s skill. This contribution appears in the October issue of EPM. -- Efficient cellulosic ethanol processes will depend upon the accurate analysis of lignocellulosic feedstocks. The

September 16, 2015 Read Full Article

It's Time to Stop Thinking in Terms of Food versus Fuel

by Carl R. Woese (Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Science Daily)  How farmers can sustainably, and affordably, meet humanity's growing demand for food, fuel -- Experts predict farmers can sustainably, and affordably, meet humanity's growing demand for food

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Illinois Corn Working to Support #Ethanol, E15

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ... One such initiative is working with key players in Chicago to get 150 E15 stations up and running in the city. A piece of legislation is sitting with the Alderman and the mayor and Hartman hopes

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Ethanol Not 'Racket'

by Barry Blitstein (TribLive) Letter to Editor:  Regarding the editorial “The ethanol racket: More perversion” : Calling the ethanol industry a “racket” as if it were a form of organized crime is nothing short of scandalous. ... Ethanol is the cheapest and safest

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

New Algae Biomass Research Center for Japan

(Algae Industry Magazine)  In Japan, the Algae Biomass Energy System Development Research Center, headed by Professor Makoto Watanabe, was established at the University of Tsukuba on July 1. The new organization’s duties include fundamental research and empirical studies on algae

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA

(Merlo Farming Group)  California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the AgPower Visalia, LLC project in Tulare Co. has been awarded a three million dollar dairy digester research and development grant yesterday. The project, developed by Camco Clean Energy, will be

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Fuel Retailers Worried about Ethanol Mandate

by Jim Alouat (News Mail)  ... Wessel Petroleum managing director Paul Wessel, who owns about 20 service stations in Queensland including several in Bundaberg, said the 2% ethanol mandate proposed by the State Government was detrimental to independent service stations. "You

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Neste Breaks Ground on World's First Bio LPG Facility in Rotterdam

(Neste Corporation)  The ground-breaking ceremony held today at Neste's renewable product refinery in Rotterdam marks the beginning of construction for the world's first Bio LPG production facility. The EUR 60 million facility will start production of Bio LPG in the

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Unlocking Nature’s Treasure-Chest: Screening for Oleaginous Algae

Stephen P. Slocombe, QianYi Zhang, Michael Ross, Avril Anderson, Naomi J. Thomas, Ángela Lapresa, Cecilia Rad-Menéndez, Christine N. Campbell, Kenneth D. Black, Michele S. Stanley & John G. Day (Nature) Micro-algae synthesize high levels of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins photoautotrophically, thus

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Our 7.4 Year Mission, to Boldly Go Where No Biotech Has Gone before: 3 Bioeconomy Must-Reads

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Reports from the EIA, IRENA and Lux Research give key pointers for current trends and a look at “how long does it take to stand up a technology?” ... The US Energy Information Administration updated it’s

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

4 minutes with… Stephen R. Morbley, Bookstore Technician, Government Publishing Office

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... I  work for the Government Publishing Office. I personally believe that waste management and energy from msw can be of interest here. The efforts to recycle paper can use some help. ... Renewable energy is inevitable.

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

NEPCon Earns First Sustainable Biomass Partnership Approval

by Tim Portz (Biomass Magazine)  The Sustainable Biomass Partnership announced today that they have approved NEPCon’s application to become an SBP certification body, the SBP’s first full approval. NEPCon, a Danish non-profit, conducts certification audits for numerous forestry certification schemes

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Growing Minnoco Gas Station Brand Is Fueled by Independent Operators

by David Shaffer (Star Tribune)  ... Across the Twin Cities region, 19 independent gas station owners like Olson have become Minnoco retailers in the past two years, freeing themselves from big oil companies while cutting costs and launching group marketing efforts.

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

ZeaChem and Pure Cultures Announce Product Development and Supply Memorandum Of Understanding

(Zea Chem/PR Newswire) Collaboration Will Accelerate Commercialization of Agricultural Animal Feed Probiotics -- ZeaChem Inc., a biorefinery developer, today announced a Product Development and Supply Memorandum of Understanding with Pure Cultures, a producer of high-quality probiotic products. The agreement will accelerate the

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Walnut Creek Switches City Fleet to Renewable Diesel Fuel

by Bea Karnes (Walnut Creek Patch)  The fuel is used in street sweepers, dump trucks, backhoes, lawn mowers and other equipment. -- Walnut Creek got a little greener last week after the city started pumping renewable diesel fuel into its diesel-powered

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Watch This Space: Rivertop Renewables Begins Its Roll, Water Treatment Now, More Later

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Rivertop Renewables is proving that there’s a way to beat low-cost oil prices and do well in renewable chemicals: chase phosphate replacement rather than petroleum replacement. This week, the focus is on chelation — a chemical

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Survey: Americans Don't Want to Pay for Neighbor's EV

(American Energy Alliance)  Today, the American Energy Alliance released a new survey examining voters’ attitudes toward transportation policy, specifically government support for electric vehicles. The results show that Americans are deeply skeptical of government making decisions for them with respect

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Why Activists Are Pushing a ‘Supply Side’ Strategy for Fighting Climate Change

by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post)  Even as President Obama further amplifies his rhetoric about addressing climate change, a coalition of environmental organizations released a letter Monday seeking to push his administration much further still. Not content with recently announced curbs on emissions

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Farmers Get Chance to Turn Bracken into Biofuel

(Cambrian News)  Mid Wales farmers are bein­g offered the chance to help turn bracken into biofuel by a renewable energy company. Oakland Biofuels extracts valuable bioethanol from the plants which would otherwise be left to infest farmers’ land and reduce their

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

National Biodiesel Board Responds to Protectionist EU Trade Policy

(National Biodiesel Board)  The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) released the following statement from Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs, regarding the European Commission’s decision announced Tuesday to extend protectionist trade duties that have blocked U.S. biodiesel from the European

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

The African Development Bank and Partners Host Energy Week in Abidjan

(African Development Bank Group)  The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting and co-organizing Energy Week, a series of events, including high-level discussions and partnerships focusing on lighting up and powering Africa, and unlocking the continent’s huge energy potential. Energy Week

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe Seized White Farmers’ Land. Now Some Are Being Invited Back.

by Kevin Sief (The Washington Post)  In Zimbabwe, farmland has been a central issue in the African nation’s violent struggles over race. Fifteen years ago, the government began seizing property from thousands of white farmers and giving it to blacks as

September 15, 2015 Read Full Article

Farmers to Be Permitted to Produce Ethanol: PM

(Economic Times)  In a bid to to make environment "clean, green and pollution free", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Centre will shortly permit the farmers in Punjab to produce ethanol from maize. Addressing a rally here, the Prime Minister

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

UN Data Suggests Ethanol Production Does Not Increase Food Prices

(Biofuels International)  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) has released data showing that global food prices have experienced the steepest monthly drop since 2008. According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), the decline in food prices has

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Made Easier, Cleaner with Waste-Recycling Catalyst

(Science News/Cardiff University)  Researchers have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process. Using simple catalysis, the researchers have been able to recycle a non-desired by-product produced when biodiesel

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Zambian Entrepreneur on Running a Biodiesel and Soap Production Business

by Kate Douglas (How We Made It In Africa)  Soon after Mutoba Ngoma finished studying aeronautical engineering in the UK, he decided to return to his home country Zambia to start manufacturing biodiesel in his backyard. Almost 10 years later

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Bringing in the Biomass for Cellulosic Ethanol

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   A multitude of questions surround the challenge of bringing in the mountains of biomass needed to feed a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant: Are crop residues a reliable resource? Will farming communities support the

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Algenol to Distribute Ethanol through Protec Fuel

(Algenol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Offering ethanol made from algae for the first time commercially, Algenol Biotech LLC and Protec Fuel Management LLC have entered into an agreement to market and distribute ethanol from Algenol’s Fort Myers, Florida., commercial demonstration module. The two

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Become an Informed Consumer and Investor in a Truly Sustainable Renewable Transportation Future

by Joanne Ivancic* (Alberta Council of Technologies/Advanced Biofuels USA)  Myths and misunderstandings about biofuels abound.  You've heard them--food vs. fuel, land use change, energy return on energy invested, decreased mileage, harmful to engines, and more. Nevertheless, although fossil feedstock is finite,

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Tailpipe to Tank

by Robert F. Service (Science Magazine)  Stuart Licht has designed the ultimate recycling machine. The solar reactor that he and colleagues built in his lab at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., takes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere—a byproduct of

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Conjuring Chemical Cornucopias out of Thin Air

by Robert F. Service (Science Magazine)  Liquid fuels aren't the only things made from oil. Chemical companies start with oil to make thousands of different products, including plastics and pharmaceuticals. Most of these other commodities are worth more than fuels. So

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Winning Coalitions for Climate Policy

by Jonas Meckling, Nina Kelsey, Eric Biber, John Zysman (Science Magazine) The gap is wide between the implications of climate science and the achievements of climate policy. Natural sciences tell us with increasing certainty that climate change is real, dangerous, and solvable;

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Jerry Brown: “Oil Lobby Gutted California’s Climate Bill”

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, Gov. Jerry Brown called the derailment of efforts to cut gasoline cosumption “a well-financed oil industry effort”, but Brown vowed to keep pushing on efforts to reduce the state’s petroleum usage. From California, the

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

‘American Ethanol’ Is Shootout Top Gun With 208 MPH Run

(LakeExpo.com)  With acclaimed drivers Myrick Coil and John Cosker in the cockpit, Don Onken’s 50-foot Mystic American Ethanol is this year’s Shootout champion. Onken’s yellow and black catamaran hit 208 mph on the first day of the two-day race, running

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

UN Data Shows That Ethanol is Not Causing Food Price Rises

(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance)  The UN FAO has released data showing that global food prices have experience the steepest monthly drop since 2008, casting doubt upon concerns about the impact of ethanol production in food price increases. The recent decline

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Global Bioenergies Joins aireg to Push the Jet Fuel Application of Its Isobutene Process

(Global Bioenergies)  Global Bioenergies has joined aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. – . The French industrial biology company, which is currently developing its demonstration plant in Leuna, Germany will soon be able to produce alternative

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Transformative Algae Products at Scale: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Solazyme

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Solazyme is a renewable oil and bioproducts company that transforms a range of low-cost plant-based sugars into high-value oils. Headquartered in South San Francisco, Solazyme’s renewable products can replace or enhance oils derived from the

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

USDA Invests $100M in Renewable Fuel Pumps: The Deep Dive into Who Got What, and How the Landscape Shifts

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  USDA announces state finalists for the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership. Will it move the needle? The Digest investigates.  In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Urban Air Iniative: Real Economic Harm Is to Keep Using Gasoline

(Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Officials from the Urban Air Initiative called the recent effort by the American Petroleum Institute to discredit ethanol a smokescreen to hide the fact that the toxic components in gasoline are endangering the lives of millions

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Retail Sales by Government Oil Marketing Companies Fuels Aemetis Growth in India

(Aemetis)  Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, today (September 9, 2015) announced that biodiesel produced by its Aemetis subsidiary in India has begun to be sold at retail outlets owned by one of the three

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Efficiency of Biomass Energy: An Exergy Approach to Biofuels, Power, and Biorefineries

by Krzysztof J. Ptasinski (Wiley)  Details energy and exergy efficiencies of all major aspects of bioenergy systems Covers all major bioenergy processes starting from photosynthesis and cultivation of biomass feedstocks and ending with final bioenergy products, like power, biofuels, and chemicals Each

September 14, 2015 Read Full Article

Energy Department Announces $11 Million to Accelerate Alternative Fuel Use in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

(US Department of Energy)  The Energy Department today (September 10, 2015) announced $11 million in available funding to support development and demonstration of innovative alternative technologies for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, designed to help reduce U.S. reliance on gasoline, diesel,

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

Forest Waste-to-RNG Technology to Be Demonstrated in California

(Placer County/Biomass Magazine) A new technology for converting forestry waste into renewable natural gas will be demonstrated for the first time ever Sept. 14 in Auburn, California. The process, developed by Canadian firm G4 Insights, converts scraps and small trees from forest

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

H1 Bioethanol Output in Germany Inches up but Demand Falls 3.7%

(See News Renewables)  ... According to the newly-released figures, food crops again accounted for the largest share of Germany’s bioethanol output at nearly 63.4%. Meanwhile, there was a 21.1% year-on-year jump in the production of ethanol from sugar beet. It reached

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

FDA Releases Details of FSMA Rule, Extends Compliance Deadlines

by  Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Meeting a court directed deadline, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted the final rule for the Food Safety Modernization Act for publication at the end of August, releasing information on its website on

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

US Cannot Abandon Biofuels Global Leadership

by Bliss Baker (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Global Renewable Fuels Association)   ...   Since then it has helped the U.S. diversify its energy supply mix, eased dependence on foreign oil and boosted rural economies across the country. This success has been envied and emulated

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Dear EPA: The RFS Supports Food AND Fuel

by Coral Didion (Renewable Fuels Association)   Food versus fuel is the misconception that we are diverting farmland and crops toward biofuel production to the detriment of the food supply. Didion Milling, which has been in business since 1972, producing corn meal,

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

Valero Resumes Prowl for Acquisitions

(Argus Media)  Valero is considering acquisitions and partnerships that include refineries, chief executive Joe Gorder said today, months after tamping down interest in entering a frothy corporate merger environment. The company has an internal list of midstream, biofuels and even refining

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe: 'Ethanol Monopoly Unhealthy for Industry'

(New Ziana/All Africa)  The absence of competition in the production of ethanol has created an unhealthy monopoly that has prevented costs of fuel from dropping after blending, a senior Government official has said. Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Pattison

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

AGQM to Start First Glycerol Round Robin Test

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  For the first time ever, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM will carry out a round robin test for pharmaceutical glycerol.   Round robin tests are used to check test methods and proper laboratory handling,

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Railways to Use Bio-Diesel in a Big Way

by R. Rajaram (The Hindu)  It will account for 5 p.c. of the total diesel consumption in the railways  --  Southern Railway has decided to use bio-diesel in a big way in its fleet of diesel locomotives to reduce fuel consumption

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An Alternative Path to Alternative Fuels: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Israel’s Fuel Choices Initiative

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  “We choose to live in a world free of dependence on crude oil, with a variety of clean and accessible means of transportation.” Israel’s main effort in addressing this global challenge is the national program for

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

Energy Department Releases Second Quadrennial Technology Review

(US Department of Energy)  Research Opportunities Highlighted in Report Lay Out Options for America’s Clean Energy Future -- Today (September 10, 2015), the Energy Department released its second Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), which examines the current status of clean energy technologies

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Methanol’s Moment: With Low Prices, and Proven Process, Is Meth Your New Best Friend?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Methanol is gaining momentum as a low-carbon fuels target, as Enerkem starts producing in Edmonton.  Why methanol, why now? Here, we look at the technology and market rationale for this rising trend. As we reported earlier

September 11, 2015 Read Full Article

How Much Is the US Really Investing in Biofuels Research?

by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  I, like many of you reading this, am working on a concept paper for the US Department of Energy/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s recent Bioenergy Technologies Incubator 2 Funding Opportunity (DE‐FOA‐0001320). This

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Seaweed Farming: An Alternative Livelihood for Coastal Communities

by Dr Gloria Naa Dzama Addico & Mr Kweku Amoako Atta deGraft-Johnson (Graphic Online)  When one economic activity is on the decline, there is always the natural urge to look for alternatives. That is the situation confronting the coastal communities in

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

USDA Announces State Finalists for the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

(US Department of Agriculture)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to America's drivers. Since announcing the program in May

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

API Study Claims RFS Damage: Biofuel Producers Pan Oil Industry Study Attacking Ethanol

by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer)  ... Biofuels interest groups denounced the study as a rehash of a similar effort in 2012 that made predictions that were provably false. ... Biofuels interest groups countered that the NERA study is just a

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Aeroplane Efficiency More than a Decade behind Schedule

(Edie.net) Despite a 45% reduction in average aircraft fuel burn in the last 40 years, the aviation industry is still around 12 years behind efficiency targets set by the UN's aviation body. That’s according to a new report from the International Council

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Is U.S. Commitment to Renewable Fuels Waning?

by John Sedbrook (Chicago Business)  ... The Obama administration has taken laudable strides to reconcile fossil fuel dependence and climate change. In the past few months, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new efforts to curb emissions from airlines, heavy-duty trucks

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University of California Sells $200 mln Holdings in Coal, Oil Sands Firms

by Rory Carroll (Reuters)  The University of California's chief investment officer on Wednesday said it has sold off about $200 million of direct holdings in coal and oil sands companies, which he said were no longer good investments for the

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Jerry Brown, Kevin de Leon Abandon Legislative Push to Require 50 Percent Cut in Gasoline Use

by David Siders and Jeremy B. White (Sacramento Bee)  Major setback for California governor’s climate agenda;  Decision comes amid resistance from moderate Democrats;  Brown pledges to use executive power to reduce emissions In a major setback for Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate agenda,

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Grant to Help Increase Biofuels Yield while Limiting Fertilizer Use

(Michigan State University)  Michigan State University has earned a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to better understand how biofuel crops acquire nitrogen, insights that could help maximize yields while minimizing fertilizer use. Sarah Evans, an integrative biologist

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Retail Sales by Government Oil Marketing Companies Fuels Aemetis Growth in India

(Baystreet/AccessWire/Aemetis)  Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, today announced that biodiesel produced by its Aemetis subsidiary in India has begun to be sold at retail outlets owned by one of the three major India Government

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

China: Biofuels Annual

(US Department of Agriculture)  China is a major producer of biofuels and production continues to increase. However, it is unclear how the government will meet its ambitious targets for continued expansion given its decision to limit grainbased biofuel production and the limited

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Direvo Announces Enzyme Blend Increases Oil Recovery

(Direvo/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Direvo Industrial Biotechnology, demonstrated that its proprietary enzyme blend, trademarked BluZy-P XL1000 increased oil recovery over traditional mechanical separation and chemical addition by over 20 percent.  BluZy-P XL1000, custom designed to disrupt the corn fiber matrix and release

September 10, 2015 Read Full Article

The New Tobacco Road: A Path beyond Smoking for America’s Traditional Cash Crop

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?  ... If tobacco’s reputation has fallen into disrepute on soil sustainability and smoking

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Tobacco’s New Road: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Tyton Bio

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Tyton BioEnergy Systems is manipulating the DNA of standard tobacco to boost its sugar and oil content, allowing the plant to be used as feedstock for both ethanol as well as biodiesel. The company is collaborating

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How Political Pressure Is Building to Combat Urban Air Pollution – and Creating an Opportunity for Cellulosic Ethanol

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest speaks with Sebastian Soederberg, Novozymes’ VP for Biomass Conversion, on how the emotional issue of city smog is creating an opening for cellulosic ethanol, even with currently low oil prices. ... Let me start with air

September 09, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with… J. Larry Cox, President, Green Diesel & Electric

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... We sell and develop renewable fuel and electric plants. Our focus at this point is renewable ultra low sulfur diesel derived from cellulosic material including plastics. ... Our focus is to develop and promote renewable fuels

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IH2 Technology Licensed for Demonstration Plant

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Norwegian company to convert woody biomass into transportation fuels  --  In Texas, SynSel Energi has entered into an IH2 process demonstration license agreement with CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company Ltd, a member of the CRI Catalyst group,

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A Hoover for Atmospheric CO2

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Why not reduce atmospheric CO2 by capturing it? Why pay $500-$1000 per ton to reduce CO2 via electric cars, if you could pay 80% less via a direct capture of greenhouse gases. Can it succeed? How,

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4 Minutes with… David Rozzell, CEO, Sustainable Chemistry Solutions

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Publish guide books and competitive intelligence products focused on the enzyme industry. The Enzyme Company Guide and The Biocatalysis Company Guide contain profiles of companies in those industries worldwide. Also provide consulting and expert witness

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4 Minutes with… George Poch, President, Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Helping in the process of finding underutilized bio-mass materials  ... The local people, especially their leaders, have to be come more involved, especially in the production of the bio-mass material to be processed. The business and

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RSSC Invests E480m in Ethanol Plant, Power Generation Project

by Nomthandazo Nkambule  (Swazi Observer)  The Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation (RSSC) invested about E480 million (US$40 million) in 2013 on setting up a biomass power generation and ethanol plant. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) annual report 2014

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CALL FOR SYMPOSIA: 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference --- June 14-16, 2016 --- Portland, OR DEADLINE: October 16, 2015

The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 20th annual scientific meeting June 14-16, 2016 in the eco-city of Portland, Oregon. The Green Chemistry & Engineering (GC&E) Conference Advisory Committee is

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Association Motor Club Proudly Supports Ethanol

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  Gene Hammond, Co-Owner with Association Motor Club Marketing (AMCM), supports the use of E15. Over the past few years, despite evidence to the contrary, AAA does not support the use of E15. However, competitor AMCM does

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UK-Based Biodiesel Producer Olleco Acquires Convert2Green

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  In August, U.K.-based biodiesel producer Olleco acquired Convert2Green Ltd., a used cooking oil collection company and biodiesel manufacturer also located in the U.K.  Olleco stated the acquisition is evidence of the company’s continued commitment to

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Study: US Ethanol Mandates Could Cause Severe Harm to Consumers, Economy

(American Petroleum Institute)  The statutory biofuel mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) are infeasible to achieve in 2015 and beyond and could cause severe harm to consumers and the U.S. economy, according to a study by NERA Economic Consulting

September 09, 2015 Read Full Article

Eight Ways to Reach 100% Renewable in Developing Countries

by Anna Leach (The Guardian)  How can developing countries reach 100% renewable energy generation? Our expert panel had these suggestions:  1. Celebrate the positives ... 2. Challenge perceived obstacles ... 3. Make COP 21 in Paris count ... 4. Recognise that there’s no

September 09, 2015 Read Full Article

California Takes the Lead on Climate Policy

by Steven Cohen (Huffington Post/Columbia University's Earth Institute)  ... As Alejandro Lazo reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: Democrats in California, which already has the toughest climate-change rules in the U.S., are pushing to strengthen them drastically, an effort that

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Dumping Energy Stocks Might Cost Harvard $100 Million a Year

by Simon Constable  (The Street)  Harvard's $32.7 billion endowment would generate significantly lower returns if climate-change activists convince the university to abandon fossil fuel investments, according to a new study. Such a strategy might cost the fund more than $100 million

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World’s Largest Producer Of Industrial Enzymes Comes Out Swinging For Biofuel (CT Exclusive Interview)

by Tina Casey (Clean Technica)  The global biotech firm Novozymes has been sailing under the CleanTechnica radar, but we did take note earlier this year when Novozymes CEO Peder Holk Nielsen had some pithy things to say about the global

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Brazilian Ethanol Industry Divided on Issue of Direct Sales to Retailers

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Brazil, the idea that mills could sell ethanol directly to filling stations rather than via fuel distribution systems as is currently the case is a topic still under debate by the sugar industry. Some

September 09, 2015 Read Full Article

World Enzymes Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 -2020

(Allied Market Research)  Enzymes have gathered a special attention in the recent years due to its potential application in the several industries such as food & animal feed, textiles and Surfactants, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology R&D and manufacturing and others (paper

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DEINOVE and Tyton Forge Partnership to Commercialize Unique Solutions in the Green Chemicals Sector

(Globe Newswire/Benzinga)  A technological and commercial partnership between Deinove and Tyton BioEnergy Systems, the leader in tobacco technology for green chemicals production  --  T he synergistic technologies are expected to provide techno-economic benefits in the production of renewable chemicals by

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One Darn-Hot Renewable Chemicals Play: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Verdezyne

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Verdezyne is a privately held industrial biotechnology company that is developing and commercializing novel genetically engineered microorganisms for use as “factories” to manufacture renewable chemicals. Verdezyne’s unique microorganisms permit greener, cleaner and more cost effective

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Blume Distillation and Biogy Renewables Partner to Create Replacement Fuels

(Renewable Energy World)  New Business Partnership Forged at AREDAY Summit -- Two businesses participating in the American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) Summit in Aspen/Snowmass from August 8-13 created a partnership to combine their technologies with the hope of eventually replacing the

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Enerkem Raises C$152.6 Million in Financings; Initiates Biomethanol Production

(Enerkem, Inc.)  Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, announced today it has raised C$152.6 million and has initiated the production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada. "I must say a

September 09, 2015 Read Full Article

U.S. Biofuels Boom Threatens Brazilian Organic Farmers

(Foodtank.com)  ... Miraci Pereira Silva is an organic farmer from the Roseli Nunes settlement in western Brazil. For years, together with other members of her community, she has grown crops like lettuce, beans, and papaya, which are sold locally and provide

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

The Above Ground Oil Field: or, Why $65 and $94 Oil Are Inflection Points for Renewable Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Unlimited oil production, no exploration risk, positive on environment, cheaper than unconventional US crude — what’s not to like about certain biofuels? This year, Joule Unlimited noted that a “10,000 acre plant represents a reserve value

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Waste Makes Haste: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Fulcrum BioEnergy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Fulcrum BioEnergy has developed a “game-changing process for converting municipal solid waste that would otherwise be landfilled, into renewable transportation fuels including syncrude, jet fuel and diesel”. The company has successfully proven and demonstrated this

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Does EPA’s Left Hand Know What Its Right Hand Is Doing on Octane and CO2?

by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Innovation Organization/Biofuels Digest)  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to examine boosting gasoline octane ratings to achieve greater greenhouse gas emission control standards for passenger vehicles after 2025. Higher octane ratings would enable increased fuel

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Peppler: Renewable Fuel Standard Remains Critical to Colorado

by Kent Peppler (Colorado Statesman/Rocky Mountain Farmers Union)  ...   Rocky Mountain Farmers Union supports a strong RFS, and so should Colorado’s congressional delegation. ... Closer to home, the RFS has been a boost to Colorado farmers and our economy. According

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How Viable Is Ethanol? Profit Margins Decrease as Corn Prices Drop from 2014

by Will Buss (Belleville News-Democrat)  Ethanol producers’ profit margins have been squeezed while gasoline prices have fluctuated and oil prices have dropped. However, the biofuels industry is holding to its firm belief in the clean and renewable resource. Crude oil prices

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Yeast Cell Factories on the Horizon

by Jens Nielsen (Science Magazine)  For thousands of years, yeast has been used for making beer, bread, and wine. In modern times, it has become a commercial workhorse for producing fuels, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals such as insulin, human serum albumin,

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Sustainable Development Agenda: 2030

by William Colglazier (Science Magazine)  On 25 to 27 September, United Nations member states will formally adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as key elements of the post-2015 development agenda (1), successors to the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that focused

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Is HVO the Holy Grail of the World Biodiesel Market?

(Greenea)  Overcapacity, shortage of sustainable feedstock, blending wall… they all contribute to the increasingly challenging situation on the biodiesel market in Europe. At the same time, new HVO investments start to pop up like mushrooms after a rain. But can

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Poplar Trees Are Best Bet for Biofuel in UW-Led Research Project

by Michelle Ma (University of Washington Today)  Groves of poplar trees could one day fuel our vehicles and be the source of chemicals that we use in our daily lives.  A five-year, $40 million study is laying the foundation for

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Carlisle Planners OK $10M Biofuels Project

by  Ed Richter (Journal-News)  Plans are moving forward to build a bio-energy production facility in Carlisle. The Carlisle Planning Commission recently approved zoning changes for Agro BioFuels and BioEnergy Inc. to enable construction of a green energy production facility to make

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Genetic Manipulation for Algal Biofuel Production

(Tokyo Tech News)   Studies of the genes involved in oil synthesis in microalgae allow scientists to use a gene promoter to increase algal production of triacylglycerols, which in turn enhances potential biofuel yields.  ...  Now, Hiroyuki Ohta at Tokyo Institute

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A New Transgenic Plant to Produce Biofuel

(Tokyo Tech News)  Tokyo Tech researchers successfully introduced an engineered lipid remodeling system into a transgenic plant to enhance biofuel production. Triacylglycerols from plants can be used to produce environmentally friendly and renewable biodiesel. Therefore, there has been great interest in

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Whisky Biofuels Company Wins £11m in Government Funding

by Ben Martin (The Telegraph)  Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables uses waste products from malt whisky production to produce biobutanol, which power cars and lorries -- A Scottish company that makes bio-fuels from the waste produced by the whisky industry is to share

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

4 Minutes with…Petri Vasara, Head of Biofutures, Poyry Management Consulting

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Poyry is the only Finnish knowledge company to become no 1 in a global industry sector (pulp and paper), and it has always been an enormously good observation post and global laboratory for trends, new

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NSF Awards Maximum Support to Iowa State-Based Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

(Iowa State University)  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has added three years and $8.48 million to the grant supporting the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State University. That brings NSF’s total funding of the center (known

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Five Organizations Awarded Hawaii "Clean Fleets" Certification

(Blue Planet Foundation)  Blue Planet Foundation and Honolulu Clean Cities recognize awardees at Hawaii Transportation Association meeting in Kona -- Blue Planet Foundation and Honolulu Clean Cities are pleased to announce that five organizations will receive certification awards for the inaugural year of the

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

Edeniq Announces Completion of Innovative Upgrade to Cellulosic Sugars Pilot Plant

(Edeniq)  California Energy Commission provided funding for biofuels technology breakthrough -- – Edeniq, a biorefining and cellulosic technology company, completed a major upgrade of its cellulosic sugar and ethanol pilot facility. The company designed and operated new, proprietary equipment for feedstock

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

Taurus Energy Signs Key Brazilian Material Transfer aAgreement; Wins US Patent for More Ethanol, Xylose; Less Xylitol

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Sweden, Taurus Energy has signed a material transfer agreement with a leading research and technology center for sugar cane and ethanol producers in Brazil. Work will be performed in both parties’ respective laboratories to

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

Joule Unlimited: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  1. Who are Joule? Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the Sun, expected to eclipse the scale, productivity and cost efficiency of any known alternative to fossil fuel today. Its transformative

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

Carbon Dioxide and Its Practical, Green Uses

by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd/Biofuels Digest)  ... WHEN CO2 is the subject of discussion, outside of those in the gas trade, it is usually associated with greenhouse gases, a gas exhaled endlessly, and soft drinks. As those in the gas

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

EVs Could Cut Global Gasoline Use By 2040

by Mike Barnard (Clean Technica)  ... The good news is that electric vehicles will reduce gasoline consumption even if no other levers are used related to personal transportation. The bad news is that it will be 15 to 20 years before gasoline consumption

September 08, 2015 Read Full Article

All Hands on Deck! Boaters Navigate Around Waves of Misinformation: Includes Infographic

by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association)  This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and millions of Americans will take to the nation’s highways and drive to unknown destinations. Millions of others will celebrate the long weekend by navigating the

September 07, 2015 Read Full Article

Iowa Has the Blueprint for Energy Independence

by Governor Terry Branstad (The Gazette)  ... The good news is that America has a blueprint for becoming energy independent through renewable energy sources, and that blueprint is right here in Iowa.  I support an all-of-the-above energy approach, including traditional resources, but

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Relevance of Biofuel as UAE Petrol Sector Evolves

by Alexander Pieri  (ConstructionWeekOnline)  ... But when a large part of your business involves the management of a fleet of vehicles, a viable alternative to costly petrol needs to be considered. Such is the case with Transguard Group’s CSR-driven biofuel initiative that

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Consuming Greens

by Sean Gallagher (School Transportation News)  ... While diesel continues to power the vast majority of the nation’s fleet, school districts have still responded with giant leaps forward in promoting greener technologies for bus fleets with the use of alternative fuels, such

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Could Diesel Made from Air Help Tackle Climate Change?

by Padraig Belton (BBC) ... German company Sunfire produced its first batches of so-called e-diesel in April. Federal Minister of Education and Research, Johanna Wanka, put a few litres in her car, to celebrate. And the Canadian company Carbon Engineering has just

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Fuelling Mackay’s Job Market into the Future

by Emily Smith (Daily Mercury)  NOTHING creates jobs like the resource industry.  It's a widely held view in the Mackay region but Carl Morton is throwing it up for debate.  The national operations manager for Wilmar's bioethanol distillery said employment

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

2016 Global Agribusiness Forum Is Launched in Sao Paulo, Brazil

by Lais F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) On September 2, 2015, at the Brazilian Rural Society in Sao Paulo, DATAGRO and its partners launched the Global Agribusiness Forum (GAF). This event will take place on July 4-6, 2016 at Grand

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

CALL FOR SPEAKERS: BIO International Convention --- June 6-9, 2016 --- San Francisco, CA DEADLINE: October 15, 2015

BIO is pleased to announce the 2016 BIO International Convention Call for Sessions is open September 17 - October 15, 2015. The BIO 2016 program will cover a wide variety of topics relevant to the biotechnology industry, including: healthcare, intellectual

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

IEA Bioenergy Newsletter Features New Zealand Biofuel Prospects

by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine)  IEA Bioenergy Task 39, a group of international experts working to commercialize sustainable transportation biofuels, recently released its latest newsletter, featuring an update on opportunities for biofuels in New Zealand. Newsletter Issue No. 40 distributed by

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

A New Maine Manufacturing Strategy Could Turn Plants into Products

By Charlotte Mace (Bangor Daily News/Sustainable Economy Program at Environmental Health Strategy Center)  ... Yes, several Maine mills have closed and pulp and paper production statewide has declined. But the global market for advanced biobased products is skyrocketing. Maine is in

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Rethinking Sustainable Biofuel Marketing to Titivate Commercial Interests

(Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews via Science Direct) Even though considerable strides have been made in the development of effective technologies for the production of different biofuels in some commercial quantities, global consumer patronage in biofuel utilisation has been discouraging. This has

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

New €106 Million Released by BBI JU to Research Innovative Ways of Using Renewable Resources

(Bio-Based Industries)  Second call for proposals for the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) published today (August 25, 2015)   ---  New €106 million for research and development are unveiled today for bio-based initiatives to turn renewable resources into useful

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

BETO Seeks Stakeholder Input on Achieving High Yields from Algal Feedstocks

(US Department of Energy)  The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Request for Information (RFI) titled “High Yields through Productivity and Integration Research.”  BETO is seeking input from

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Water Purification Technologies Being Developed by Noble Purification in Expanded Quarters in Former Trentway Bus Garage on River Rd.

by Joelle Kovach (Petersborough Examiner)  A local company that's developing new technologies to purify water opened a new local facility on Tuesday.  Noble Purification was founded by Adam Noble, 21, a medical student who grew up here. ...  Noble Purification uses

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

IITs Start Virtual Centre on Biofuel Technology

(Press Trust of India/Business Standard)  Five IITs have come together to set up a virtual centre spread across their campuses to develop advanced technologies in the area of biofuels. This is a joint initiative of IITs and Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

RME-FAME Spread at Eight-Month High as NWE Biodiesel Moves to Winter-Spec

by Reinout Geyssens (Platts)  ... European biodiesel demand during the winter switches towards blends that solidify at lower temperatures, such as FAME-10, which represents blended biodiesel that has a cold-filter-plugin-point of minus 11 degrees Celsius. The main blend component for FAME-10 is RME,

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Gevo Reports First Marina Sales of Isobutanol-Blended Gasoline

(Gevo/Biomass Magazine)  Gevo Inc. has announced that Harbor Marina at Lake Pomme de Terre in Missouri is the first U.S. marina to sell gasoline blended with Gevo's renewable isobutanol at the pump. Introduction of the initial isobutanol and gasoline fuel blend

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

That Sleeper Low-Carbon Fuel Market: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Renewable Marine Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In many cases, customers are looking for ethanol free gasoline for a “boat, truck, RV, plane, farm equipment, snowblower, hotrod or motorcycle”, based on concerns over corrosion, engine wear, and performance of E10 in boat engines

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Calling Captain E0: Can Renewable Isobutanol Beat out Ethanol-Free Gasoline in the Powerboat Sector?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  E-Zero – ethanol-free gas, has been popular with boaters, but here comes isobutanol, with Gevo leading the pack.  Are the economics a slam-dunk? Here’s the hard data. One of the more interesting trends in recent years has been

September 04, 2015 Read Full Article

Grease Collection in the US: Feedstock for Biodiesel

by Ian Winner* (Optimus Technologies/special guest author for Advanced Biofuels USA)  Grease Collection Overview  --  When we talk about grease, what do we mean? Grease can refer to yellow grease, choice white grease, edible or inedible tallow, lard, trap grease

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

Turning Garbage Into Profit

by Olga Grigoryants (Pacific Standard)  Last year, Simi Valley Landfill entered what is becoming a fast­-growing business of transforming fetid odors from decaying trash into fuel, a feat made possible by the miracles of modern chemistry and government subsidies. ... Last year, the

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

Avoiding the Cliff: Put Energy Policy to Work for America

by Kevin Haley  (The Hill/American Council on Renewable Energy/Clean Energy Leadership Institute)  ...  Today’s emerging energy paradigm is decidedly moving toward low carbon resources, yet our policy framework is overwhelming biased in favor of carbon-intensive energy. Until Congress again recognizes

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

Mutant Fungus Doubles Biofuel Enzyme Production

(Biofuels International)  Scientists have mutated variants of a certain fungus to double the production of endoxylanase enzymes, which are used in bioethanol production.  ...  To address this problem, researchers have taken a common fungus called Aspergillus nigerand through careful exposure

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

From Guest Blogger Auvisa.org: Mallow-Biofuel–Diesel from a Tough Wildflower

by by msemmawhite (Auvisa.org/2GreenEnergy)  ... Biodiesel can be truly green when it’s produced and distributed locally and grown efficiently without extensive use of pesticides and fertilizers. An even better option would be a crop that also can improve marginal land and produce

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

Biofuel Use in International Markets: The Importance of Trade

by Jayson Beckman (US Department of Agriculture)  Global biofuel production rose tremendously over 2001-13, led largely by rapid growth in the United States and the European Union (EU). Brazil, the second largest biofuel producer, doubled its production in that span. A

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

The Gas Rush: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Farmatic and the Opportunity in Renewable Natural Gas

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In a remarkable presentation at the Infocast Methane Bioengineering Summit in San Diego this week (and earlier at the Advanced Bioeconomy Feedstocks Conference in New Orleans, in June), Farmatic CEO Michael Schuppenhauer said that the

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article

Calysta and Its Happy Meal

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  It’s not just fish meal, it’s happy meal — for investors, we hear. As Calysta pivots towards methane-to-protein and supersizes its business plan, we visit with CEO Alan Shaw to find out who’s lovin’ it.

September 03, 2015 Read Full Article
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