by Jenny M Kniss (Greenspeed Research) To showcase the viability of renewable energy, non-profit group Greenspeed Research (GsR), reached 209 mph with a truck powered by vegetable oil at the
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by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) The ethanol industry knows that one area for the growth of the renewable fuel is through mid-level ethanol blends such as E30. The auto industry is
by Heather Haddon and Julie Jargon (The Wall Street Journal) The U.S. is on track this year to post the longest stretch of falling food prices in more than 50
(WNAX) The U.S. Energy Department has released the results of a compilation of several studies that show mid level ethanol blends, E 25 and E 40 could offer significant benefits
by Robert C. Brown (Des Moines Register) … The genesis of the latest headlines is frustration among certain biofuels critics that life-cycle analysis no longer supports their criticism of biofuels.
(Bio-Based World News) Palm oil has become one of the world’s most versatile and controversial raw materials. Found in approximately 50% of products on supermarket shelves, including food and non-food
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association/Wayne Fueling Systems) Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations announces that all Wayne
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) As expected E15 sales in Minnesota fell in June as a result of the EPA-imposed Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) season, which bars the sale of E15 from
by Timothy J. Rudnick (Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Seldom do the puzzle pieces align so perfectly as they now have to give Minnesota motorists greater access to E15 and higher blends

A special BDC Fall Symposium will be held this year at the Embassy Suites in downtown Washington DC on September 27-28, 2016. This is a unique event, so if you
ACI’s 6th Annual Gasification Summit, taking place on 15-16 March 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference will comprise two days of formal presentations, interactive roundtable discussions and excellent networking opportunities. The
(Renewable Waste Intelligence) Three of America’s leading experts guide us through the pitfalls to profits — The challenges of financing biogas and biofuel projects are many and daunting for investors

The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology provides a unique forum for business executives, government officials, academic researchers and industry leaders to share the latest advances in renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, enzymes,
(The Trucker News Services) NATSO, the national association representing travel plazas and truck stops, has called on the Department of Transportation to work with private, exit-based businesses within the confines
(Phys.Org/Department of Energy) Soil fungi secrete a wide range of enzymes that play an important role in biofuel production and bioremediation of metal-contaminated soils and water. A recent study reveals
by Zhou Tailai and Li Rongde (Caixin Online) Advocacy group claims some of the city’s carcinogen-laced grain may have already hit the market — … Tian Jing, a volunteer at the nongovernmental
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans, progress and future milestones of strategic stakeholders in the Advanced Bioeconmy. In this
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you were reading BBC’s coverage of the aviation biofuels space yesterday, you would have seen the provocative headline: Wood fuel plan to cut plane
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Energy Regulatory Commission of Mexico (CRE) published Monday their recently-passed fuel regulation (NOM-016-CRE-2016) in the Mexican federal register, allowing for the blending and sale of up
by David Dittman (Wall Street Daily) … ClimateWire recently reported that scientists have engineered a bacterium that can turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel in a single, enzyme-catalyzed metabolic step. Summarizing
by Kari Lydersen (Midwest Energy News) … The Argonne modeling shows that when grassland, cropland and pasture in the Midwest are converted to corn for biofuels, the level of carbon sequestration
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A recent report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network provides updated data on Australia’s biofuel industry, noting ethanol production
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) … I can’t say for sure, since I haven’t done a count and compared it to a calendar, but it seems to me that
by Eddie Scott (TheVillagesSuntimes) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the second annual Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. — … Trump promised to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) St. Paul based Diesel Dogs Fuel Service is the first distributor to offer pre-blended E15 in Minnesota. This week the company delivered its first gallons of
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Ethanol provides consumers savings at the pump – especially when the retailer passes along the RIN (Renewable Identification Number) savings to their customers. No one knows this
Rowena Lindsay (Christian Science Monitor) A new study suggests that biofuels can mitigate only 37 percent of the CO2 released by burning the biofuel. — That’s a flawed premise, argues
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Biofuel and climate experts have questioned Brazil’s commitment to a plan to cut carbon emissions by raising ethanol use after the country’s government this week said it
(RTI International) The U.S. Department of Energy awarded RTI International a project to support the development of biomass-to-hydrocarbon biofuels conversion pathways that can produce variable amounts of fuels or products.
(U.S. Geological Survey) The Northern Great Plains of North and South Dakota, which support over 40 percent of United States commercial honey bee colonies, are quickly becoming less conducive to commercial
by Brian Parkin (Bloomberg News/Arkansas Online) A giant form of a flowering daisy plant that can grow 10 feet high may become the favored fuel of Germany’s biogas industry. The
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans, progress and future milestones of strategic stakeholders in the Advanced Bioeconomy. In
by Don Scott (National Biodiesel Board) … Everyone knows that trees (and other plant life) absorb carbon from the atmosphere. It’s important to remember that plants also return their carbon to
(Nebraska Ethanol Board) The Nebraska Ethanol Board presents the third annual Field to Fuel video contest, which encourages Nebraska high school students to explore the importance and value of American Ethanol. With
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium at San José State University released a study on the generation of various pollutants during low-temperature combustion (LTC)
(btg-btl) Technip announced … that it has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids B.V. (BTL) to provide EPC(1) services for its modular pyrolysis plants. The plants will be
(Propel) Apparel, accessories, aficionado clubs and social networks link together Propel’s largest customer segment, millennials. — Propel Fuels, the nation’s leading low-carbon fuel brand, announces the launch of the Propel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans, progress and future milestones of strategic stakeholders in the Advanced Bioeconmy. In
by Alister Doyle (Reuters) Investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged leaders of the Group of 20 on Wednesday to ratify a global climate deal by the end

Even with years of continuous investments by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to de-risk first-of-a-kind technologies, numerous challenges still need to be addressed to achieve reliable
by Jonathan Male (U.S. Department of Energy) A large part of the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector could be uniquely filled by biofuels and bioproducts.
by Zia Haq (U.S. Department of Energy) Booking a flight soon? You may be leaving on a jet plane powered with renewable fuel. With more than 87,000 flights and approximately

Join us at United Airlines’ Chicago office for RSB’s first ever North America Business Forum, which will bring together members, leaders and stakeholders from industry associations, civil society organisations and companies to debate,
(Intratec Solutions LLC/EIN Presswire) New reports evaluate the economic feasibility of chemicals manufacturing through alternative, bio-based routes — Intratec Solutions LLC, the leading source for chemical markets data and production
by Robert Mills (Iowa State University) A team of researchers from Iowa State University’s Bioeconomy Institute is investigating a new technology for converting biomass into biofuels and chemicals. With a
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Rep. Tim Walz visited Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont on Aug 24 to learn more about the plant’s upcoming expansion exercise and reiterate his support for clean Minnesota-produced

Third in Chemical Watch’s series on TSCA reform, this webinar will focus on changes to the US’s information and reporting requirements under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. The programme will
(Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) The Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) is pleased to announce that the California State Senate and Assembly have approved a pair of ground-breaking climate bills (SB
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Sustainability is a key topic in both the biofuels industry as well as among consumers. However, each person seems to have a different definition of what
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Higher octane. The automakers want it. Many consumers want it. But how to get it? Ethanol. — Many in the ethanol industry have begun to realize
(MichBio/BusinessWire) MichBio, the biosciences industry association in Michigan, issued the following statement today regarding the release of a University of Michigan research study that claims the rising use of biofuels
by Hannah Madans (Orange County Register) To celebrate its opening, a new E85 gas station in Santa Ana is offering E85 ethanol for 85 cents a gallon. The deal only
by Jodi Delapaz (Agri-Pulse) High octane fuels (HOF), specifically mid-level ethanol blends (E25-E40), could offer significant benefits for the U.S., according to a new study by the Energy Department’s Oak
International Conference on Enzymology, will be organized around the theme “Exemplifying the Prominence of Enzymology among Interdisciplinary Sciences” Enzymology 2017 is comprised of keynote and speakers sessions on latest cutting

International Conference on Enzymology, will be organized around the theme “Exemplifying the Prominence of Enzymology among Interdisciplinary Sciences” Enzymology 2017 is comprised of keynote and speakers sessions on latest cutting
by Allison Lampert and Julia Fioretti (Reuters) A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the right to opt out of its initial voluntary phases, according
by Lorenz Bauer and Gerald Kutney (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) … In this report, we are focused on bioenergy and biofuels (and not bioproducts) that are moving from the lab
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we conducted a webinar on Biorenewables Megatrends with NEXANT principal Ron Cascone, who gave these incisive slides on the state of commercialization in fuels,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Is there some fundamental reason that the automotive biofuels people haven’t shifted to butanol or iso-butanol or some other compound that would be more compatible
(National Transport Confederation (Google Translation)) Fuel is produced from used cooking oil. Goal is to reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases — … About two months, Camaqua Distributor installed a
by Chip Bowling (Capital Gazette/National Corn Growers Association) Letter to Editor: As a boater from Southern Maryland, I read Chris Dollar’s
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) … Mr. (Mark) Perry suggests (without any scientific support or a single citation) that ethanol
by Devin Henry (The Hill) … Climate change, she (Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein) said during a National Press Club event
by Brian Scheid and Herman Wang (Platts) Growing pressure for a federal probe of the opaque market underpinning the Renewable Fuel
by Richard Truett (Automotive News) Raising the octane in gasoline — seen as a way to improve fuel economy and
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, University of Michigan Energy Institute researchers, led by longtime biofuels critic Professor John DeCicco, released a
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Oil from recycled tyres has been overlooked as a potential biofuel source, yet it is
by Donna Funk (K·Coe Isom/Ethanol Producer Magazine) … One way food companies can connect to this new consumer mindset is to
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) It’s the Holy Grail for many in the ethanol industry to
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Given the instability in the world, there never has been a time in the
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol Nationals shines a spotlight on high ethanol blends in inaugural street car race.
(Government-Fleet) New York City plans to test the use of renewable diesel in its fleet across at least four departments
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Canada recently filed annual biofuels report with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural
By Ana Isabel Martinez (Reuters Africa) Mexico will ban the sale of gasoline oxygenated with ethanol beginning in late October
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A biorefinery proposed to be built in Grand Forks, North Dakota, would transform low-value
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Abengoa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Draws Wide Interest — … Mark Fisler, managing director of
by John M. Urbanchuk (PennLive/ABF Economics LLP) … Thanks to the RFS, nearly every drop of gasoline sold now contains at
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/U.S. News and World Report) … Indeed, it’s fairly obvious that (Mark) Perry’s yarn is simply intended
by Brooke Coleman (Bloomberg/Advanced Biofuels Business Council) … (Carl) Icahn’s ask is pretty simple. He wants the EPA to change the
(Algae Industry Magazine) lgae Industry Magazine contributing editor, emeritus agribusiness professor at Arizona State University, and algae industry icon Mark
by Keith Matheny (Detroit Free Press) The multi-billion-dollar U.S. biofuels industry — promoted and expanded for over a decade by the
by Anshu Siripurapu (Sacramento Bee) After an intense floor debate, a bill extending California’s greenhouse gas emission targets squeaked by in
(Sputnik News) It might sound like science fiction but it’s not! Employees of Parana Technological University in Brazil designed a
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, we are conducting Strategic Intent, our 19 webinar series on major companies and
by James Stafford (OilPrice.com) … Lithium is our new fuel, but like fossil fuels, the reserves we’re currently tapping into are
(Greenbelt Resources/PR Newswire) Company Plans to Build Model Waste-to-Energy Ecosystem — Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), an innovator of sustainable
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … The BBC is reporting that although microplastics form only 0.01% to 4.1% of the total
by David Schenker (Greenspeed Research) Yes, we have been quiet lately. We’ve been able to work twice as hard now
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers program awarded $8 million worth of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Plains is a vertically-integrated ethanol producer based in Omaha, Nebraska. They currently have an
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Nebraska, word has arrived from Green Plains that it will purchase the Madison, Ill.,
(The Financial) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide BRL 150 million of long-term financing to CerradinhoBio,
by James Osborne (FuelFix) Now gas station owners say they, too, are losing out after the price of RINs –
(Motherwell Times) A Newarthill project promoting the use of biodiesels has been awarded £1.7 million in EU funding. Argent Energy
(Enerkem/Newswire) Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, announced it has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

Opportunities in Operational Energy Efficiency, Product Recovery and Low Cost Systems — State regulators, municipalities and other industrialized jurisdictions are
by Mark Schipper (DNA info) Loyola University has the only college-level chemical manufacturing business in the country that is federally licensed
by David Suzuki (EcoWatch) The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is occurring mainly at the power plant level.
by Kathie Obradovich (Des Moines Register) It’s hard to beat this as a summer job for a Des Moines teenager: Two weeks
by Jim Talent (The American Spectator) The case for alternative energy done right. — … No other policy has so effectively
by David Shepardson (Reuters) U.S. regulators late on Monday denied a request by major automakers to extend the comment period
by James Trimble (Falkirk Herald) A company renowned for using residues from the whisky industry to produce biofuel capable of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, we are conducting Strategic Intent, our 19 webinar series on major companies and their partnerships,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lightning strikes often in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Magic catalyst, the miracle microbe, the super
by John Harwood (CNBC) … JOHNSON: I do think that climate change is occurring, that it is man-caused. One of the
by Kent Harrington (Chenected) … For example, which country should own the emissions from a Mexico City flight to New
by Doug Durante (The Hill/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) … The US Department of Energy just last week released a report that
by Mike Lorenz (Sheetz) Back in 1990, Congress limited the amount of evaporative emissions from vehicle fuel at 9 pounds
by Barbara Grady (Green Biz) … Letting the fields temporarily dry has reduced the methane released from that rice field by 50
by Kelsey Landis (The Telegraph) A grant from a national non-profit organization will fund a study examining how to develop Madison
by Faith DeAmbrose (The Weekly Packet) Owners of the Orrington-based trash-to-energy facility Penobscot Energy Recovery Company have filed suit in
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Regarding the Edeniq acquisition, McAfee indicated Aemetis is in the process of completing the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Direct Combustion, Anaerobic Digestion, Cellulosic Biofuels, Biochemicals, and Animal Feed: these are just some of the markets envisioned

Moringa Oleifera, an Indian origin plant has gained its importance due to nutraceutical values and is considered as indispensable plant

IEA Bioenergy invites you to participate in an international webinar entitled, “Cascading of woody biomass definitions, policies, and effects on international trade”.
(St1/Globe Newswire) St1 Nordic Oy’s Norwegian subsidiary, Smart Fuel AS, has signed a letter of intent with Viken Skog SA

How can biodiesel help me? That’s a question fuel marketers have been asking themselves in recent years as they consider
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … well, it’s big business, and every day around the world millions of people are
by Adele Peters (FastCoExist.com) … A new Bay Area-based biotech startup called Kiverdi has a different solution: a synthetic palm oil,
(Neste) Neste Renewable Diesel is now being used by the County of Sacramento, California. In moving to Neste Renewable Diesel,
(Ship & Bunker) Chuck Red, Vice President at US-based biofuels firm Applied Research Associates (ARA), says the current cost of
by Rebecca Chillrud (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) … Gas stations that offer higher blends are currently few and far between,
(Algae Industry Magazine) In Australia, the New South Wales Deep Green Biotech Hub (DGBH) has been launched as an enabling
(Agriculture is America/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Twenty-one land-grant institutions and partner organizations are collaborating to provide researchers, Extension professionals, regulators, feed
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Aug. 18, the U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General published a report finding
by Terry Mazanec (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) … The US EPA estimates that 250 million tons of municipal solid wastes are sent
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In developing a bioconversion project, the steps are numerous, interconnected and complex. Conducting a feasibility study,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One of the more perplexing problems of the advanced bioeconomy is getting algae out of the
(Alliance BioEnergy/Globe Newswire) Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (OTCQB:ALLM) (the “Company”), is pleased to announce today that its patented CTS process will
by Christopher Burns (Bangor Daily News) … The alternative fuel revolution has so far belonged to corn, but efforts to develop
by Jeff Lynn (State Journal-Register) A recent letter to the editor from Don Breiner got biodiesel all wrong. The letter is
by Scott Rutherford (Navy Daily) Alternative fuels and energy efficient systems were on everybody’s lips when American ship USS Stethem, arrived alongside Fleet
by Dustin Walsh (Crain’s Detroit Business) Jerry Jung, former owner of Michigan CAT and longtime environmentalist, is using his wealth
(The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance/Yahoo! Finance) The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) announces its search for professional auditors in the United States

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is a membership association of colleges & universities, businesses and
(SEED Center)As part of a national effort to support sustainability practices, programs and training at the nation’s more than 1,100
by Orrie Swayze Wilmot (Argus Leader) E30 can prevent up to a $5,000 maintenance problem for especially vulnerable new turbo-charged gas
by Bob Krause (Storm Lake Times Letter to Editor) Only 35 years after the 1980s farm crisis, another storm seems
by Jamie Kitman (Automobile Magazine) Getting real about ethanol — … But until solar and wind power charge our national fleet
by Owolabi Oluwasegun (The Herald) The Petroleum Technology Development fund (PTDF) said it would establish a national coordination centre for research
(Environmental Research and Education Foundation) Using a first-of-its-kind Life-Cycle Assessment model of biofuel production using MSW, this report includes an assessment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Some time back, Digest contributor Tim Sklar wrote that “it is conceivable that Torrified Wood production could
(Xinhuanet.com) Cuba is set to hold its first Energy & Infrastructure Summit in an effort to boost clean and renewable
(Honeywell/PR Newswire) Honeywell Solstice® yf mobile air conditioning refrigerant and Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ provide alternatives for global transportation —
by Zia Haq (U.S. Department of Energy) Renewable biofuel alternatives can help replace conventional petroleum-based jet fuel. — New White House
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … There’s a separate category of RINs for advanced biofuels. These are fuels that have at
by Alex Brown (Inside Indiana Business) The Indiana Office of Energy Development and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council have awarded more
by Sara LaJeunesse (Penn State News) On July 20, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a law allowing the Pennsylvania Department of