by Steve Weiss (Genomatica/Chemical Engineering) Biotechnology is increasingly proving its ability to address chemical industry challenges. An engineering-focused approach — bioengineering — is vital to successful industrial application For those undertaking overall process design and implementation for intermediate and specialty chemicals,
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Back TO HOMEDo Environmental Groups Really Want Solutions?
by Timothy J. Rudnicki, Esq (Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) ... Consider, for example, that approximately a third of annual GHG emissions emanate from the transportation sector which still relies heavily on carbon-intensive petroleum. Last year, some 17.5 million new vehicles were sold
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Flying High with Algae
(James Cook University) A native freshwater algae grown in northern Australia can be used to create a high-quality, renewable jet fuel, an international research team has found. The multi-disciplinary team including researchers from James Cook University, University of Sydney and Israel’s
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Volkswagen Teams with Shell to Convince EU the Way to Decarbonize Transport
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, Volkswagen has teamed with Shell on a new report by Roland Berger promoting a policy path forward towards a European transport market that achieves environmental and GHG goals set at the COP21 meeting
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Biomass Provision in Bipartisan Energy Bill Touches Environmental Flash Point
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... In the sweeping measure that was overall non-controversial, one provision in particular has some environmental groups in apoplexy – the categorization of biomass as carbon neutral. ... Passed by voice vote in February and advanced by
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
PHYCO2, MSU Announce Breakthrough in Algae Technology
(PHYCO2/Biomass Magazine) PHYCO2, an emerging algae growth and carbon dioxide sequestration company, has made a technology breakthrough in Phase I of the multi-year trial with Michigan State University. The technology partnership set out to capture man-made carbon dioxide (a greenhouse
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Publishes Analysis of California LCFS Data
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, noting grain-based ethanol provided nearly half of the greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions achieved under the first five
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Green Energy & Biofuels Gets Acumen $800,000 Investment for Clean Cooking Solutions
(Development Diaries) Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund, announces its new investment in Green Energy & BioFuels (GEB), a Nigerian company creating cleaner, more cost-effective cooking solutions for West Africa’s low-income households. In Nigeria, more than 40 percent of urban
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
BETO Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Bioenergy with 4-H Youth Leaders from Across the Nation
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted a roundtable discussion with a group of 4-H youth delegates from across the country on April 12, 2016. The roundtable, which was part of the larger
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Co-Optima Stakeholder Listening Day Summary Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) Bioenergy Technologies Office, in partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Office and DOE national laboratories, hosted a stakeholder listening day last June to concurrently investigate the optimization of fuels and vehicles. Formerly called “Optima,” this work is now
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
The Growing Problem of Patent Trolling
Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers (Science Magazine) The last decade has seen a sharp rise in patent litigation in the United States; 2015 has one of the highest patent lawsuit counts on record (1). In theory, this
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Double-Win “Algal Turf Scrubbers” Help to Clean Up Baltimore Harbor and Fuel Cars
(U.S. Department of Energy) Algae absorb nutrients and produce oxygen—ecosystem services that are vital to the health of impaired water bodies like the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico. Energy Department-funded researchers are investigating how to mimic these natural services,
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts
by Jonathan Male (U.S. Department of Energy) Biomass is a very versatile energy resource. While it can be converted to biofuel for vehicle use, it can also serve as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels in the manufacturing of plastics,
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Technologies Office Announces Notice of Intent for the Manufacturing of Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biopower
(Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Project Definition for Pilot and Demonstration Scale Manufacturing
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
The U.S. Oil and Gas Boom Is Having Global Atmospheric Consequences, Scientists Suggest
by Chelsea Harvey (The Washington Post) Scientists say they have made a startling discovery about the link between domestic oil and gas development and the world’s levels of atmospheric ethane — a carbon compound that can both damage air quality and contribute
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Mercedes-Benz Proposes to Shift Its Cars to Biodiesel in India
(Biofuels International) German automaker Mercedes-Benz is probing the possibility to shift its diesel cars and other vehicles in India to biodiesel. "Mercedes has given me a letter that they can use 100% biodiesel in their cars and buses," Road Transport and
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Future Unclear for $700m Project
by John Andersen (Townsville Bulletin) ... The Pentland Bio-Energy Project has been sidelined by the State Government’s draconian new Vegetation Management Reinstatement Legislation Bill. Land clearing around the State has been stopped pending a vote on the Bill later this year. Stage
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Earth Gen-Biofuel Plans Expanded Operations for Renewable Energy Castor Bean Crop
(Digital Journal/Marketwired/Earth Gen-BioFuel) Earth Gen-BioFuel (OTC PINK: EGBB), "EarthGen" or "the Company," today announced that it has finalized plans for expanding castor bean operations in Laos. George Shen, Chairman, commented, "Castor beans, a key ingredient in over 700 manufactured products and
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 7th International Conference & Exhibition on Metabolomics 2016 — November 14-16, 2016 — Orlando, FL DEADLINE: unclear
Metabolomics 2016 will be a global platform to share knowledge and expertise with the eminent personalities and for session talks, B2B meetings, poster presentations, workshops, symposia and much more. It will provide a platform wherein you will have enormous exposure
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Latest Diesel Quality Trends Revealed in Biennial Survey
(Infineum International Ltd./Biodiesel Magazine) Infineum has revealed the initial results from its latest biennial global Winter Diesel Fuel Quality Survey, offering a unique update on the current trends in the industry across the global marketplace. The Infineum survey collected samples from
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Scale-up from Pilot to Commercial: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Fermentation 2.0
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As part of March Madness 2016, Mark Warner presented this highly-praised slide deck on Fermentation 2.0. You can access the recorded webinar here. And Mark’s latest Thought Leadership column in The Digest is here, on
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
USGC Promoting US Ethanol for Mexico’s Energy Policy Reforms
(Biofuels International) As Mexico works to implement energy reforms, the US Grains Council (USGC) is working to educate end-users and energy policymakers on the advantages of using ethanol as an oxygenate in fuel. Last year, Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, announced
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
One Step Closer to the Biosynthesis of Renewable Propane
by Lindsay Dodgson (Power-Technology.com) ... The pressure is on to reduce the environmental impact of transport fuels, particularly after the climate change agreement in Paris. With that in mind, researchers from the University of Manchester and Imperial College have made significant advances
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
USTR Releases Special 301 Report on Protection of American Intellectual Property Rights Across the World
(Office of the United States Trade Representative) Obama Administration unveils list of the world’s most significant challenges facing American intellectual property rights alongside bipartisan members of Congress and business community leaders -- On the heels of World Intellectual Property Day,
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Fifth Bio-based Jet Fuel Approved by FAA
by Curt Epstein (AIN Online) The FAA recently approved a new, alternative bio-based jet fuel that meets ASTM International standards. Known as Alcohol to Jet Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (ATJ-SPK), the new aviation fuel is created from isobutanol, an alcohol that
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE to Offer Funding for Biorefinery Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced plans to issue a funding opportunity on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office to support technology development plans for the manufacture
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Pipestone Area High School Visits Highwater Ethanol
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Close to 70 high school students from Pipestone Area High School visited Highwater Ethanol today to get a better understanding of how clean Minnesota-grown renewable energy is produced. During the tour, the students were briefed on the various processes of
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
A Cellulosic Ethanol Milestone
by Robert Rapier (Forbes) Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that during the first quarter of 2016, just over 1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol were produced. In fact, production for the month of March jumped 64% from
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
OEMs Continue Push for High-Octane Gas
by Tom Murphy (Wards Auto) 2016 SAE World Congress -- ... “These speakers are responsible for powertrains delivered to 28 million vehicles per year,” moderator Jeff Hemphill, chief technical officer at Schaeffler Group USA, says in introducing executives from Fiat Chrysler,
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
$30 Oil Is Changing the World and Washington
by Timothy Cama, Julian Hattem and Devin Henry (The Hill) ... The oil industry and its supporters in Congress still have a long wish list. The federal ethanol blending mandate continues to anger oil refiners, and producers would like to
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Indiana’s Family Express Awarded Blender Grant
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Indiana fuel retailer Family Express has been awarded more than $789,000 through an Indiana blender pump program. The retailer will be using the monies to install 45 dispensers at 37 stations. Of the stations, 34 already
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Stanford Rejects Student Request to Divest Fossil Fuel Holdings
by Jenna Lyons (SF Gate) Stanford University’s board of trustees says it will not fully divest from the fossil fuel industry following a nearly four-year battle with a student organization campaigning against the practice. The school’s board of trustees said Monday
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR POSTERS AND PAPERS: 5th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers — December 6-7, 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany DEADLINE: uncertain
In the last years the explosion of interest in CO2 has led to a new awareness at industrial, societal and scientific levels with the result that CO2 is no longer a mere waste product, but rather an abundant, low cost
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Define Your Problem: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Partnering in Advanced Biotechnology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This month, we held a well-attended webinar on renewable chemicals intermediates and cellulosic sugars, with the sugars slide deck presented by industry consultant Vonnie Estes — whose latest Digest column is here. Vonnie’s latest deck is a winner,
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Criticize US Climate Plan for Excluding Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... “It is beyond baffling that biofuels or the RFS were not included in the U.S.’ plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen. “The U.S. should be proud that
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Driving Emissions Cuts thru 2030, Says Lux: But Which Feedstocks?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lux Research projects that the emergence of low-carbon fuels and vehicle efficiency will cut emissions by 29% in 2030 compared to a business as usual scenario, with biofuels and natural gas vehicles together accounting for
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Issues New Equipment Guidance for E15 Retailers
(Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... In a new RFA communication about how to properly offer E15 at retail, we highlight several items retailers should consider before ordering equipment, including: - What are the equipment options to legally offer E15 to 2001 and newer
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Cellerate + Enogen = More Ethanol Production
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) According to Syngenta, the combination of Cellerate process technology with Enogen can increase ethanol production by 20 percent. The 18 day trial was conducted at the Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) plant. Since going online, the
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Worse for the Environment than Fossil fuels, Warn Green Campaigners
by James Crisp (EurActiv) Instead of reducing them, using biodiesel in transport will increase polluting emissions by 4%, the same as putting an extra 12 million cars on the road in 2020, green campaigners have said. Biodiesel is touted as one way
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Bahamas Waste: Biodiesel Deal ‘Huge Win-Win’
by Neil Hartnell (Tribune 242) Bahamas Waste yesterday said it had created “a win-win” for all stakeholders by selling a majority 51 per cent interest in its fledgling biodiesel business to a local partner for just $180,433. Francisco de Cardenas, Bahamas
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Argentina Ethanol Blend Hike to 26% in 2017 'Impossible': Industry Group
by Charles Newbery (Platts) Argentina's ethanol sector needs more time and investment in order to meet potential significant increases in the country's gasoline ethanol blend, Claudio Molina, executive director of the Argentine Biofuels and Hydrogen Association, said Thursday. The government is considering
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
WestJet Supporting Development of Canadian-Made Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
(WestJet/PR Newswire) Airline teams up with Alberta's Clean Energy Technology Centre (CETC) -- WestJet today announced it has teamed up with Alberta-based, Clean Energy Technology Centre (CETC) to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation biofuel in Western Canada. "WestJet's collaboration with
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Not just CH3-CH2-OH: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol from Conventional to Advanced
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This month, we held a well-attended webinar on the markets and makers of ethanol from conventional to advanced. Here below is a slide deck presented on the day, from industry consultant Michele Rubino — whose latest Digest column
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
C-Sharp: Spring’s 3 Hottest Markets Start with C
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) California and the green premium -- One of the biggest myths running is that there is no green premium, which is to say that customers will not pay a cent more for a cleaner fuel
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Pacific Biodiesel Certified by Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance
(Energy Global Hydrocarbon Engineering) The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance has announced that it has certified Pacific Biodiesel, Hawaii's award winning and internationally recognised producer of renewable fuels and the only commercial biofuel producer in the state, and its Big Island Biodiesel
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Muradel Refocuses Whyalla Biofuel Venture
(Algae Industry Magazine) Valerina Changarathil writes in Adelaide Now that the Whyalla, Australia-based commercial biofuel producer Muradel will receive a new federal grant next month to start scaling up its demonstration plant as it refocuses on new feedstock. Muradel did
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
How Drones Can Give a Boost to Biofuels
by Christina Couch (MIT Technology Review) Next month, a team of researchers will load one small aerial drone and two ground drones with sensors and release them on a field planted with hundreds of varieties of sorghum. In just one
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Hawaiian Electric Interested in Renewable Energy Projects on A&B’s Maui Sugar Lands
by Duane Shimogawa (Pacific Business News) Hawaiian Electric Co. and Alexander & Baldwin Inc. may be working on a deal where the Honolulu-based utility would utilize A&B subsidiary Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co.’s land for possible renewable energy projects as the
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Food & Ag Groups Urge Support for Biotech Education Provision
by Karen Batra (Biotech Now) As the House Committee on Appropriations marks up the FY2017 agriculture spending bill, the Committee is considering $3 million for consumer education and outreach to “promote understanding and acceptance of” biotechnology, a joint effort by the
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Market Study: Global Biofuels Market to Grow to $246bn by 2024
(Biofuels International) The global biofuels market was valued at $168.18 billion (€149.05bn) in 2016 and is projected to reach $246.52 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 4.92%, a new market study finds. According to Transparency Market Research’s new study biofuels and bioenergy are a
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Vermont Public Service Board Authorizes RNG Project
(Vermont Public Service Board/Biomass Magazine) The Vermont Public Service Board recently authorized the construction and operation of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility on a farm in Salisbury, Vermont. The project will use primarily manure, corn silage, and brewery waste to
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Publishes 21st Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 21st annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), today, which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. The inventory shows a
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Availability, Use, and Removal of Oil Palm Biomass in Indonesia
by Christopher Teh Boon Sung (International Council on Clean Transportation) Reviews the environmental impacts of removing palm residues from plantations and estimates how much of this resource could potentially be used for advanced biofuels in Indonesia. ICCT commissioned this study by Dr.
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Clariant’s Sunliquid Technology Price Competitive with Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, testing on Clariant’s sunliquid technology has confirmed that the cost per liter of cellulosic ethanol can achieve price competitiveness with sugarcane ethanol prices in Brazil. Clariant’s testing evaluated over 40 containers of sugargane
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
RIMS 2016: Sea Level Rise Will Be Worse and Come Sooner
by Don Jergler (Insurance Journal) ... Sea levels could rise by much more than originally anticipated, and much faster, according to new data being collected by scientists studying the melting West Antarctic ice sheet – a massive sheet the size of
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
The RITE Bioprocess: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Green Earth Institute
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Earth Institute Co., Ltd. is focused on producing carbon-neutral biofuels and green chemicals derived from non-food biomass, such as leaves and stems of plants, instead of using food and feed crops. Using technology originally invented
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
A New Obama Emissions Play
by Michael Grunwald (Politico) The administration floats a rule governing transportation projects. -- Administration officials told POLITICO they are about to propose rules that could force recipients of federal transportation dollars to track transportation-related emissions and set goals for cutting
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae & CCS: Incremental Heroes
(Algae Biomass Organization) As we noted in a recent post, Carbon Balance and Management journal published a study in late 2015 touting the emissions reduction potential of algae when used as animal feed. The authors highlight the tension between food
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae Eat up Oilfield Byproducts
by Adam Wilmoth (The Oklahoman/Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise) An oil-field waste product that poses environmental challenges and is linked to earthquakes could become a valuable economic resource if the efforts of Oklahoma State University researchers are successful. Biosystems and agricultural engineering professor Nurhan
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Republicans Propose Bill to Scrap Tax Credits for Animal Fat Biodiesel
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, seven Republican US Representatives led by Randy Weber of Texas have submitted a bill to disallow certain biodiesel and alternative fuel tax credits for fuels derived from animal fats which has since been
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Mexico Ideal Growing Microalgae to Produce Biodiesel
by Jorge Castañeda (ADNSURESTE.INFO (google translation)) A scientific study that helped experts from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of Newcastle, UK, concluded that our country is ideal for developing the growth of certain species of microalgae,
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Distribution of Neste Pro Diesel Expands to Latvia
(Neste) The premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel is now available from the most of the Neste stations in Latvia. Neste Pro Diesel supplements the range of high-quality Futura fuels launched previously in the Baltic region and Russia. Neste Pro Diesel is
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Time for Full Carbon Accounting
by Zoltán Szabó (Biofuels Digest) The sustainability aspects of transport fuels are in the spotlight this year in Brussels as a number of key files make their way through the process, namely the Energy Union package, the new Renewable Energy
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol from Conventional to Advanced: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Having established a global leadership in 1st Generation Ethanol technology, Praj has initiated a project in expanding its 2nd Generation Cellulosic Ethanol Program to Demo scale. The plant will utilize agri-residues like cane trash, corn cobs,
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Indian Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Set for Debut at Demonstration Scale in Uttarakhand
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, the first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant will open this week at Indian Glycol Limited, Kashipur in Uttarakhand, with the Indian Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences on hand for the ceremonies. The
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
China, India, Russia and South Africa Express Concern that GMBM Proposals Do Not Address Differentiation
(GreenAir Online) The 2016 round of ICAO’s Global Aviation Dialogues (GLADs) to provide Member States with information and receive feedback on developing a global market-based measure (GMBM) to address carbon emissions from international aviation has concluded in Mexico City. ...
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
NGOs Clash over Eligibility of REDD+ Forestry Credits under ICAO's Proposed Aviation Carbon Offsetting Scheme
(GreenAir Online) ... UNFCCC launched in 2008 a programme called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD, later enhanced to REDD+) in developing countries through which a financial value could be created on the value for the carbon stored in
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Make Biofuels Part of Paris Agreement Implementation
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ... Nearly a third of global GHGs come from the transportation sector making it a key area of focus in efforts to reduce emissions. Studies have shown that biofuels, like ethanol, are proven to reduce harmful GHGs
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
#EarthDay, #Ethanol and the Global Climate
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The signing of the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day 2016 puts the focus on what countries are doing to make the world a better place, and some of the nearly 170 countries signing the accord
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
More Misinformation from Fossil Fuel-Backed Special Interests about Renewable Energy
by Gabe Elsner (The Hill) ... American tax payers have paid conventional fuels more than $500 billion and counting over the last 100 years. The International Monetary Fund calculated global fossil fuel subsidies to be a whopping $5.3 trillion in 2015,
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Congress Tells EPA Biomass Is Carbon Neutral. Now What?
by Brittany Patterson (E&E/Climatewire) Two amendments tucked inside the bipartisan energy bill that passed the Senate yesterday are elevating the question of whether biomass is a renewable energy source on par with wind and solar in the eyes of federal policy. Both
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Making Biodiesel with Used Cooking Oil and a Microwave
(American Chemical Society) "SiO2 Beads Decorated with SrO Nanoparticles for Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using Microwave Irradiation" -- Weaning cars and trucks off of gasoline and diesel made from fossil fuels is a difficult task. One promising solution
April 21, 2016 Read Full Article
This Earth Day Choose the Cleaner-Burning Fuel, American Ethanol
(Nebraska Corn Board) As Earth Day nears, environmental stewards around the world will take part in events to raise awareness about challenges facing the environment. But drivers can do their part year round by filling up with renewable biofuels such
April 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Tenacity Required to Secure Advanced Biofuels Future
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/Biomass Magazine) Addressing climate continues to be one of the major reasons to support and develop advanced and cellulosic biofuels. -- Once again, we enter spring awaiting the U.S. EPA’s proposal for the renewable volumes obligations
April 21, 2016 Read Full Article
US Oil Drillers Seek Limits on Crude Imports
(Associated Press/FuelFix) Oil drilling companies and royalty owners from the Texas Panhandle to New Mexico’s stretch of the Permian Basin are embarking on a grass-roots campaign to limit foreign oil imports, salvaging what they say is a major sector of the
April 21, 2016 Read Full Article
GRFA Supports Adoption of National Policies to Reduce Emissions
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bliss Baker, president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, recently sent letters to the national leaders of 24 countries that highlighted biofuels as part of their Intended Nationally Determined Contribution plans at the recent
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Etankfire Reports Results of Large-Scale Ethanol Fire Research
By Kassidi Andres (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A Swedish research institute released experimental results on the burning behavior of various ethanol blends, conducted as part of the Etankfire project. The purpose of the joint industry project run by Sweden’s SP Fire Research is
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Retail Advancement in Wisconsin Transportation (BRAWT) Additional Funding Available Now!
(Wisconsin Clean Cities) Second Round Funding Now Available--ALL GRANT PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016 AT 12:00 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME Submit completed applications via email to seo@wisconsin.gov. Questions? Submit to seo@wisconsin.gov and answers will be posted at the bottom. On October 28,
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Iowa Offers Tax Incentives In Bid To Become An Epicenter For Innovation In Bio-based Materials
by Steven Savage (Forbes) Last week the governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, signed a bill which came to him with bipartisan support from the legislature. The measure institutes tax incentives designed to accelerate the growth of the emerging biotech industry
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
UK Government Would Probably Abandon Biomass Policy If Not Committed to It by EU law, MPs Say
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) A cross-party group of MPs has said that the UK government would probably abandon the EU’s biomass and policy if it was not committed to it by EU law. The group, part of the Environmental Audit Committee
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Plane Makes Stop in Walnut Ridge
by Seth Stephenson (WMCActionNews5.com) A Rhode Island science teacher made a stop in Walnut Ridge Sunday during his cross country flight using a Cessna powered by biofuel. Ross McCurdy, the pilot, teaches science and alternative energy at a high school on the
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
The World Could Phase Out Fossil Fuels within a Decade
by Anthony Cuthbertson (Newsweek) ... Fossil fuels, the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases, have been steadily losing ground to clean energy solutions, such as wind and solar, in developed nations. This has been helped by significant cost reductions in technologies—solar dropped
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Submits 2017 RFS Rule to White House OMB for Review
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA delivered the proposed rule for the 2017 renewable fuel standard (RFS) to the White House Office of Management and Budget on April 15. OMB review marks a final step before the
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Recyclable, Sugar-Derived Foam -- A Renewable Alternative to Traditional Polyurethanes?
(American Chemical Society/EurekAlert!) Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they have served their purpose, most of the non-degradable materials pile up in landfills. Now scientists report in the
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Boko Haram, Facing Fuel Shortages, Makes Its Own
(The Peninsula/Agence France Presse) Boko Haram has been forced to produce its own fuel to power its motorbikes because of an acute petrol shortage caused by a military squeeze on supply lines. A senior military source said the Islamists were paying huge
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
The New Sugars: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to 5C and 6C sugars
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As part of March Madness, we held a well-attended webinar on the markets and makers of 5C and 6C sugars, from pilot to player. Here below is a slide deck presented on the day. The recorded
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Comet, BioAmber in Big Cellulosic Sugar Partnership: Biobased’s Hot Babes Hook Up
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Ontario, Comet Biorefining has signed an off-take agreement with bio-succinic acid producer BioAmber for cellulosic dextrose from Comet’s upcoming first commercial plant in Sarnia, Ontario. The dextrose will be produced from agricultural residues using
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Diamond Green Diesel Expanding Production to 275 Million Gallons Annually
(Next-Gen Transportation News) Darling Ingredients Inc. is expanding the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) facility in Norco, La., to increase annual production capacity from 160 million gallons of renewable diesel to 275 million gallons. ... Production is expected to ramp up in the
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
IRFA: Iowa Achieves Record E85, Midlevel Blend Sales in 2015
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) An analysis of a recent Iowa Department of Revenue report shows the average biodiesel blend purchased in Iowa reached 11.0 percent in 2015, an increase from the 9.4 percent average blend in 2014 and a new all-time
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
ORNL Hosts Southeast Bioenergy Meeting, Study Tour
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers and others interested in establishing a sustainable bioeconomy in the U.S. are taking part in a five-day study tour led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Approximately 70 attendees from DOE
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
ACE, Ethanol Retailers Counter Ethanol Myths during Briefing
(American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Drivers want this fuel, and it doesn’t cost an interested retailer an arm and a leg to get the right fueling equipment to sell higher blends of ethanol. That was the theme of the
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil Wins Big on Taxes
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Today is Tax Day. While many Americans will receive a modest refund, oil producers are raking in the big bucks, $4 billion to $6 billion, through tax incentives dating back more than 100 years. Today, the
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Technologies Office Announces Notice of Intent for the Manufacturing of Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biopower
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Project Definition for Pilot and Demonstration Scale
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Carbon Farming – Agriculture’s Answer to Climate Change?
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On April 12, the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced a new funding opportunity aimed at increasing the carbon storage potential of U.S. agricultural soils. Land-use, which includes agriculture, is responsible
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Fossil Fuel Companies Need to Become Renewable Energy Companies
by Steven Cohen (Huffington Post/Columbia University's Earth Institute) ... It remains unfortunate that many fossil fuel companies have not redefined themselves as energy companies that lead the effort to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. If I had money to
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Proxy Carbon Pricing: A Tool for Fiscally Rational and Climate-Compatible Governance
by Alison Cassady and Gwynne Taraska (Center for American Progress) ... By putting a price on carbon, governments can correct the market’s failure to account for the climate costs of burning fossil fuels; in so doing, carbon pricing mechanisms
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
New EPA Stats Confirm: Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Far Exceed Prior Estimates
(Environmental Defense Fund) Higher Baseline Plus Year-on-Year Increase Make Sector the Top Emitter over Ag -- The oil and natural gas industry has moved into first place as the highest sources of U.S. methane emissions, according to a long-awaited inventory
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Fast & Flexible: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Renmatix
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renmatix is a technology licensor that enables the production of petrochemicals from plants. The company’s water-based Plantrose process is the lowest cost method for converting a wide range of non-food biomass into cellulosic sugars, used
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
What Do We Do about Palm Oil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the world of fuels, Neste Oil has backed away from palm oil in order to expand in the US market on more favorable terms, with palm’s lowly status after indirect land use change modeling
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
UPM Biofuels Gains ISCC PLUS Certification for Bio-Based Applications
(UPM Biofuels) UPM Biofuels has extended sustainability certification to cover all of its output streams from the Lappeenranta Biorefinery in Finland under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Scheme ISCC PLUS. UPM Biofuels produces renewable diesel and naphtha at the
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Plastics and Drugs: Is This the Future of Our Farms?
by John Vidal (The Guardian) Climate change and poor returns on wheat and dairy drive rural revolution in ‘future-proof’ agriculture -- ... In Essex, David Eagle is growing acres of sea buckthorn, a salt-tolerant plant that grows wild in Siberiacorrect and
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Catalyst Ranks to Expand
By Michael McCoy (Chemical and Engineering News) Seeing more growth ahead, two small companies invest in new plants -- Growth in the biodiesel market is spurring two small companies to invest in U.S. production of sodium methylate, a catalyst used
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Investors with $6 trillion in Assets Back ExxonMobil Climate Change Resolution: UK Church Fund
by Simon Jessop (Reuters) Institutions managing $6 trillion in assets plan to back a call for U.S. oil major ExxonMobil to disclose the impact of climate change policy on its business, one of the organizers of the vote said On
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The Most Important Mystery about U.S. Climate Change Policy
by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post) ... Environmentalists have charged for some time that the fracking boom — the rise in unconventional natural gas that is the key driver of all of this — has a dark underbelly. Natural gas’s principal
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit over Pollution from U.S. Aircraft
by Valerie Volcovici (PlanetArk) Three environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to press for faster action in setting limits on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. aircraft. Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of
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California Energy Commission Announces $17.3 M in Funding for Hydrogen Infrastructure
(FuelCellsWorks) The California Energy Commission recently released a $17.3-million solicitation (GFO-15-605) for hydrogen stations in California. Summary of the Funding: $17.3 million funding opportunity for light-duty hydrogen stations in California O&M funding for stations previously funded with CEC grant New station funding for I5 connector and
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Diversification of Feedstocks the Answer to De-Fossilisation: Panel
by Caroline Knight (Platts) Increasing the depth and width of feedstocks in the biofuels blend was needed if Europe was serious about lowering reliance on fossil fuels, members of a panel discussing the matter said Wednesday at Platts annual biofuels
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Crops of the Biofrontier: In Search of Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Cropping
by Stephanie Searle, Chelsea Petrenko, Ella Baz, and Chris Malins (International Council on Clean Transportation) Describes case studies of energy cropping in Europe in the context of advanced biofuel and bioproducts sustainability. -- European biofuel policy has been dominated by discussions
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‘Algal Turf Scrubbers’ Help Clean Baltimore Harbor, Fuel Cars
(U.S. Department of Energy) Algae absorb nutrients and produce oxygen—ecosystem services that are vital to the health of impaired water bodies like the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico. Energy Department-funded researchers are investigating how to mimic these natural services,
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
How Reid Vapor Pressure Impacts #Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ... American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) senior vice president Ron Lamberty gave a brief lesson on RVP to attendees at the organization’s annual legislative fly-in this week as they prepared to visit lawmakers and ask them to
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Minnesotans Breathe Easy Thanks to Diesel
(Diesel Technology Forum) Minnesota can breathe a little easier with its fleet of clean diesel vehicles powered on blends of biodiesel fuel. -- In case you missed it, the Minnesota chapter of the American Lung Association (ALA) estimates that the air is
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
A New Long-Range Plan Every 4 Years
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) When America talks about long-range planning that typically means until the next election. For example, the renewable fuels standard (RFS) is in place until 2022. ... But wouldn’t it be great if Democrats and Republicans got
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Poses Viable Option
by Curt Bennink (ForConstructionPros.com) By now, most are familiar with biodiesel. It is a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional petroleum-based diesel fuels when used in the correct applications. “Biodiesel improves lubricity when compared to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
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New, Evolving Coproducts Require Regulatory Due Diligence
by Kurt A. Rosentrator (Distillers Grains Technology Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Altered, novel products may require new AAFCO definitions, GRAS affirmations. -- ... During the past two years, we have reviewed and commented on two key rulings in the Food Safety Modernization Act,
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New Coproduct Technology Produces Food-Grade Yeast
by Don McLellan (AFC Yeast/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Typically, in ethanol production the nonfermentable leftovers from the feedstocks and yeast are combined and sold either as wetcake or dried distillers grains for feed. But the yeast included in that sale of animal
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Biomass-Based Diesel Poised for Growth
by Dave Elsenbast (Renewable Energy Group/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Biodiesel proves to be a major, and growing, market for distillers corn oil. -- ... The industry nearly reached record production levels last year and, according to U.S. EPA data, U.S. consumers used a
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DG-Based Resins Spring into Plastics
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nebraska’s Laurel Biocomposite produces biomaterials for thermoset applications. -- Laurel Biocomposite LLC is using distillers grains to create biomaterials that will be used in lawn and gardening products across the United States this spring. The
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Protein Packs A Punch in New Ethanol Coproducts
by Holly Jessen and Kassidi Andres (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Two companies gain traction in the quest to produce high-protein feed products from ethanol coproducts. -- Novita Nutrition and Nutrinsic Corp. approach producing high-value feed products from ethanol coproducts differently—Novita removes unsaturated
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Species-Specific, Process-Specific DDGS Nutrition Profiles Needed
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) How do low-oil, low-fiber, high-protein coproducts successfully find their best markets? -- An array of distillers grains coproducts are entering the market—low oil, low fiber, high protein—with great potential. But animal nutritionists caution
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Duel Fuel--Colocating Ethanol, Biodiesel
by Keith Loria (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Biodiesel tanks are popping up in the tank farms at some ethanol plants these days. -- During the past decade, there has been a great deal of innovation and thought put into the synergies between
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Data Firm Backs Wood as Best Choice for Biofuels
(Biofuels International) ... In a statement, North Carolina-based Forset2Market said wood works as a logical choice for biofuels because “the number of trees growing in the US has increased by more than 50% in the past 60 years” and “the
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APEC Ethanol Forum Highlights Asia as Next Frontier For Exports
(U.S. Grains Council) The growing interest for ethanol in the Asia-Pacific region is driven in part by ever-growing environmental concerns, especially those related to rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deteriorating air quality, the direct results of rapidly-rising fossil fuel consumption
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Despite Concerns, Many See Bullish Future for Canada's Biofuels Industry
by Michael Schneider (Oil Price Information Service) While some observers express concern over the future of Canada's biofuels industry, participants there describe a situation that they say is headed in the right direction. ... Andrea Kent, president of the Canadian Renewable
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Navy to Require Climate Change Reporting From Vendors (Corrected to reflect Request; not Require)
by Ellen KNickmeyer (Associated Press/ABC News) The U.S. Navy on Tuesday became the first branch of the U.S. military — the world's single-largest user of fossil fuels — to say it will start requiring big vendors to report their output
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Powertrain Executives Press for Higher Octane Gasoline to Help Meet MPG, CO2 Rules
by Richard Truett (Automotive News) Automakers say they need higher octane gasoline -- more in line with what is available in Europe today -- to meet the government’s strict 2025 fuel economy and C02 standards. During a panel discussion today at
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Scott Peters Named a Biotech Legislator of the Year
by Bradley J. Fikes (San Diego Union-Tribune) San Diego congressman earning a national reputation in field -- ... The largest biotech trade group in the country, BIO announced the award to Peters Wednesday. BIO also honored other legislators, including Sen. Pat
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Student Startup Turning Heads by Utilizing Biofuel Waste for Good
(Tennessee Today) ... Enter Tony Bova and Jeff Beegle, a pair of doctoral candidates in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, which is run jointly by UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The pair has developed a process to
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol Granted Clean Diesel Patent in Malaysia
(Latin American Herald Tribune) Colombian state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol said it was granted a patent by Malaysia to produce diesel that is cleaner and comes from renewable sources. “The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) granted a patent for the process
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Advanced Biofuels Association Heads Unusual Team against Biodiesel Producers Tax Credit
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Advanced Biofuel Association has teamed with an unexpected group of lobbying partners in favor of keeping the biodiesel tax credit as a blenders credit. Partners include the National Association of Truck Stop Operators,
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
New Alternative Jet Fuel Approved
(Federal Aviation Administration) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has played an integral role in development, testing and recent approval of a new alternative, environmentally-friendly, bio-based jet fuel, bringing the total number of these approved products for use in air travel
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Senate Hearing on Ethanol Tax Breaks Stirs Small-Engine Debate
by Tim Landis (State Journal-Register) .... At issue is a proposal to eliminate a 20 percent per-gallon sales tax break on sales of E10 fuels and create a 10 percent break for E15, which currently gets no tax incentives. Agricultural
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
March Madness Webinar Series: In Review, the 600+ slides, the BioChannel.TV Replay Schedule
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...We’ll have more webinars over the coming weeks as we turn our attention to new pressing topics — but first of all, thank you to the 1300+ season pass holders who joined us these past
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Supporting the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Biomass Programs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This month, we held a well-attended webinar on USDA Biomass programs. Here below is a slide deck presented on the day, by the USDA’s Mark Brodziski. The recorded version of the USDA Biomass Programs webinar can
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae + Papaya = Biofuel
by Jan Suszkiw (US Department of Agriculture) ... At the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center in Hilo, Hawaii, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist Lisa Keith has spent the past 5 years fine-tuning conditions under which Chlorella
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double
by James Stafford (OilPrice.com) Demand for lithium—the hottest commodity on the planet and the only commodity to show positive price movement in 2015—is poised to continue on its upward trajectory, becoming the world’s new gasoline and earning the moniker of
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Barbecues, Beaches and E15? You Bet
by Bob Dinneen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. EPA provided a 1-pound-per-square-inch (psi) waiver of the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility requirements for certain ethanol blends. It did so in recognition of the fact that lower
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Rounds Sends Mixed Signals on Ethanol
by Erin Wicox (Capital Journal) Recently, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds was a keynote speaker at an event in Washington, D.C. hosted by the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF). The ACCF sounds harmless, but if you do a little
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Cooper: Don't Reverse Course on Ethanol
by Tom Thoma (Globe Gazette) Alan Guebert’s recent column (“The ethanol trap”) asks, “Where would the nation, its farmers, livestock growers, and rural America be today had ethanol not been given … a role in U.S. farm and energy policy
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University of Iowa Gets Landmark Air-Quality Deal Enabling More Biofuel Use
by Vanessa Miller (The Gazette) the University of Iowa has reached a first-of-its-kind agreement with state air quality regulators, allowing it to expand its use of biofuels and continue experimenting with environmentally friendly options. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Environmental Engineering Student Wins Prestigious Award to Pursue Biofuel Research
(Tennessee Today) UT Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral student Hannah Woo was recently honored as one of ninety students in the United States and Canada to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood. Woo focuses on environmental issues
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
New SPI Bioplastics Division Report Defines Bioplastics, Explores the Growing Field of Bioplastics and Demonstrates How Material Innovation Can Offer Environmental aAdvantages.
(SPI) As bioplastics become more popular and an emerging material of choice, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association's SPI Bioplastics Division released a new report today (April 1, 2016), Bioplastics Simplified: Attributes of Biobased and Biodegradable Products, which explains bioplastics in
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Fund for Environmental Journalism Announces Grant Opportunity DEADLINE: June 15, 2016
(Fund for Environmental Journalism) SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism invests in top quality public service reporting on environment-related issues, and the journalists who produce it. FEJ grants support development and dissemination of significant coverage that otherwise could not be completed. JUNE
April 14, 2016 Read Full Article
McGinn: Navy Energy Programs Are ‘All About Warfighting’
by John Grady (USNI News) When asked what happens to the Navy’s energy initiatives when President Barack Obama leaves office in January, the service’s top civilian official overseeing those efforts said, “Nothing”—because the business and warfighting cases “just makes sense.” Retired
April 13, 2016 Read Full Article
New Survey: California’s Advanced Energy Industry Up 18 Percent from Last Year
(Advanced Energy Economy) Growing at three times the rate of employment overall and accounting for more than 3 percent of the state total, advanced energy supports more jobs in California than agriculture, three times as many as motion pictures, TV,
April 13, 2016 Read Full Article
California Wants Back $1.7M From Biofuel Project
by Elizabeth Warmerdam (Courthouse News Service) California sued a bioenergy company, claiming it improperly spent as much as $1.7 million in public money targeted for equipment purchases for a project to refine sugar beets into ethanol fuel. ... The commission helps fund
April 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Methanol as a Chemical Platform: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Enerkem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we held a well-attended webinar on the markets and makers for chemical intermediates, from pilot to player. Here below is a slide deck presented on the day, from Enerkem Senior Vice President Tim Cesarek,
April 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Where’s the Algae?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This week, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced an amendment that would provide tax credit support for carbon capture and utilization technologies that enable the conversion of CO2 into valuable products such as advanced biofuels,
April 13, 2016 Read Full Article
U.S. Shale Oil Firms Feel Credit Squeeze as Banks Grow Cautious
by Swetha Gopinath and David Henry (Reuters) Nearly two years into an epic oil rout, U.S. shale drillers that have upended global energy markets are finally feeling a credit squeeze as banks make their biggest cuts yet to their loans. Every
April 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Planned for Spiritwood
by Keith Norman (Jamestown Sun) Plans for a $150 million cellulosic ethanol plant at the Spiritwood Energy Park Association industrial park are underway, according to Thomas Corle, founding partner of New Energy Investors, a Pennsylvania company. If built, the ethanol plant
April 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Implement RFS As Congress Intended
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The renewable fuel standard (RFS) is the most successful energy policy our nation has seen in the last 40 years. It has created almost 400,000 jobs and contributed nearly $44 billion to the nation’s
April 12, 2016 Read Full Article
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