The Magoo Congress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The response to all this worry over oil? The United States House of Representatives in a new series of measures just passed, is doing its level best to ensure the failure of the only at-scale,
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Back TO HOMEBiofuel Dreams Running on Vapor
by Dan Chapman (AJC/Atlanta Business News) ...One day, the dreamers said, Georgia would turn corn, pine trees, yeast, soy beans, peanut shells — any rapidly grown feed stock — into gasoline for cars or diesel for trucks. Alternative energy factories
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Expands Its Feedstock Radius after Study
by Sue Roesler (Farm & Ranch Guide) ...The biomass refinery would be a part of Dakota Spirit AgEnergy LLC and would be located next to the Cargill barley malting plant and the Great River Energy CHP power plant, according to
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Offered at Sheetz
(SWVA Today) At the beginning of February, the Sheetz in Wytheville became one of seven Sheetz in the country to offer the corn-based fuel. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of energy, there are only 2,324 stations in the entire
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Mideast Turmoil Hits U.S. Wallets
by General Wesley Clark (Politico) ...How long chaos continues in that critical corner of that world remains unknown. But one thing is certain: As long as there is chaos and fears of access to Mid East oil upsets the market,
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Use Bio-Fuel Car, Gadkari Tells Yeddyurappa
(The Hindu) Bangalore: Karnataka's first-ever commercial bio-diesel production unit installed by Eco Green Fuels Private Limited was inaugurated by the Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari at Peenya here on Sunday. Hailing the efforts, Mr. Gadkari, who came to the function
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Abercrombie Introduces Biodiesel Crop Research Project
by Lance Cpl. Vanessa American Horse (Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System) A project that is expected to help reduce dependence on fossil fuels kicked off here (Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay) Feb. 4. The 24-month research project will focus on sustainable
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
US Agency Studying Proposal to Allow Canola Biodiesel Imports
(Platts) The Environmental Protection Agency is studying a proposal by the US biodiesel industry to allow imports of Canadian canola-based biodiesel into the US. "The question is always of what feedstock the biodiesel is made of," Karl Simon, a representative of
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Veteran Lawmakers, State Ag Leaders, Renowned Academic, Military Experts Join 25x'25 Steering Committee in Push to Reframe U.S. Energy Discussion
(25 x '25) Nationally recognized and respected leaders in federal agricultural and energy policy, state energy policies, research, and military applications of renewable energy have accepted positions on the 25x'25 National Steering Committee. New members include Len Bull, past chairman of
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Why We Still Don't Know How Much Money Goes to Fossil Energy
by Mike Casey (Renewable Energy World) The national conversation about wasteful welfare for highly profitable dirty energy corporations has gone from the dramatic statement by the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency that fossil fuel subsidies are one of the
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
E-15 for NASCAR: Facts are Facts: Dealing with Biofuel Controversies
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Part II: An Interview with Mike Lynch, Managing Director of NASCAR’s Green Initiative When we met with Mike Lynch last week at Daytona Speedway we spoke with him about some of the controversies, such
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Lowers Food Costs
by Orrie Swayze (Ag Week) America’s corn crop is a miracle crop that, on a sustainable, per-acre basis, grows three times as much grain and creates three times as much soil organic matter by capturing three times as much carbon as
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
US Needs Uniform Standard for Higher Ethanol Blends - Official
(ICIS) The US needs a uniform standard for the roll-out of higher ethanol blends, a government official said on Tuesday, citing rules in several states that cap ethanol blending at 10%. Some states limit blending at 10%, even though the Environmental Protection Agency
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
CARB Tackling Crude Oil’s Carbon Intensity in LCFS
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...(S)till under fire is CARB’s final ruling on the carbon intensity levels given for ethanol and biodiesel. When CARB determined the original levels of corn ethanol, it essentially barred the fuel from qualifying as a low
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell, Brazil's Cosan Form $12 Billion Ethanol Unit
(Google/AFP) Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell and Brazilian sugar-production group Cosan said Monday they were forming one of the biggest joint ethanol fuel ventures in the world, with an estimated market value of $12 billion. The new entity, to be called Raizen, will
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Wall Street Journal Bigotry, Lies and Abuse of Power or a “Range Fiasco”?
by Vinod Khosla (GreenTechMedia) Mr. Khosla comes out swinging at the Wall Street Journal’s take on Range Fuels and biofuels. ...Regarding certain “facts” in the editorial, “The Range Fuels Fiasco” (Review & Outlook, Feb. 10): The WSJ persists in mischaracterizing my relationship
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Abengoa to Build Ethanol Plant
(Biofuels International) Technology provider for the energy and environment sectors Abengoa will implement its enzymatic hydrolysis process technology to produce bioethanol at a commercial-scale in the US. The news comes after the company's second generation bioethanol pilot production plant, located in
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
70,000 Americans Directly Involved in Ethanol Production, Distribution
(Renewable Fuels Association) While the rest of the economy slowly recovers, American ethanol production has been an economic success story. With ethanol plants operating and being built in 29 states, the economic benefits of domestic ethanol production are having an
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
One Dozen Algal Biofuels Companies, Three Strategies, Will Reach Commercial Scale
by Will Thurmond (Emerging Markets Online/Biofuels Digest) ...Digest columnist Will Thurmond released Algae 2020, Vol. 2 highlighting why some algae companies will be winners and some will be losers bringing their product from pilot to commercial scale from 2011-2020. ...The study
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
ROI, Not IOU: Why Federal Investments in Energy Technologies Will Grow Our Economy
by Mary Rosenthal (Algal Biomass Organization/Biofuels Digest) ...(T)argeted investments in clean energy technologies like advanced biofuels, including those derived from algae, will grow our country’s economy, foster the creation of new industries, create tens of thousands of jobs in the
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol is 'Good, Good, Good,' Grassley Says
by Courtney Blanchard (Telegraph Herald) Senator rejects new criticism of U.S. ethanol policy that comes after reports of low corn reserves. Near record-high corn prices and the lowest reserves in 15 years have reinvigorated the debate over ethanol. U.S. Sen. Chuck
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazilian Ethanol Is the Best Hope for Replacing Oil, Says BP's Bob Dudley
by Robin Yapp (The Telegraph) Ethanol derived from Brazilian sugar-cane offers the best hope of replacing oil as the world's main source of fuel when it runs out, according to Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive. He said Brazilian ethanol is the "best
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Is Valuable State Crop, Group Says
(Ashland Current) A recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the total value of Wisconsin crops rose by more than $1 billion dollars last year to $4.8 billion, up from $3.5 billion in 2009. More than half of
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Releases Latest B20 Biodiesel Fuel Quality Results
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Teresa Alleman, a senior chemist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., presented the latest biodiesel quality survey results at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo this week—and the results are very positive, not only
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Katter Urges Union to Save Sugar Industry
(The Age) Federal independent MP Bob Katter has urged the Australian Workers' Union to help save Queensland's sugar industry from ruin by campaigning for wider ethanol use. "At this point of time in Queensland, the sugar industry is a bigger employer
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Posco and LanzaTech to Collaborate on Renewable Energy
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco, one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel maker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products. Posco is a
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Frustration, under the Optimism and Hoopla of the National Biodiesel Conference
by Peter Brown (Biofuels Digest) ...Walking the floor at the NBB last week, speaking with exhibitors, buyers and sellers, and the broad Biodiesel community in general, one topic was raised time and again: the parlous state of project financing. While the
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
W2 Energy Begins Construction of 2nd Generation SunFilter Algae Bioreactor
(W2 Energy, Inc./MarketWire) W2 Energy, Inc., is pleased to announce that the SunFilter algae bioreactor has been up and running successfully for over 15 months, growing algae on a steady diet of air and carbon dioxide. W2 Energy has designed a
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
S.S. Lootah to Introduce Compact Biodiesel Processor to UAE
(Zawya) The UAE-based conglomerate S.S. Lootah Group will introduce biodiesel processor known as the Biobot to the UAE, in cooperation with UK- based Practical Energy Solutions. The compact processor is fitted with a unique feature that accelerates the reaction and settling
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Joule on Pace to Produce Solar Fuels at Productivities Far Exceeding Those of All Known Biofuel Processes
(Joule) Peer-reviewed article addresses the advances made by Joule to achieve direct, continuous conversion of solar energy to renewable diesel at 15,000 gallons/acre/year Joule Unlimited, Inc., pioneer of Liquid Fuel from the Sun™, today supported the high-productivity potential of its production process
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Pulp Non-Fiction: Biofuels a Ray of Sunshine in a Gloomy Season
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As the pulp and paper industry reels from the internet’s impact, biofuels and renewable chemicals are offering value-adds, waste remediation, and new markets In Florida, the affable Rod Young, perhaps the most pre-eminent analyst and forecaster
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A Billion Tons of Biomass a Viable Goal, but at High Price, New Research Shows
by Phil Ciciora (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A team of researchers led by Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois, shows that very high biomass prices would be needed in order to meet the ambitious
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Crops to Fall within Assurance Chain
by Julian Gairdner (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Grain destined for the biofuel chain looks set to fall within farm assurance following negotiations between Assured Food Standards, the NFU and the European Commission. Ensuring there was a single assurance programme was a key objective of
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Plant to Use Cooking Waste
by Gavan Gideon (Yale Daily News) Leftover cooking oil from (Yale) University dining halls will soon contribute to an expanding renewable energy industry. Connecticut-based Greenleaf Biofuels is planning construction of a biodiesel production facility in New Haven. If everything works out
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Optimized Catalyst for Biomass Gasification for Production of Synthetic Fuels
(Green Car Congress) A team from the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences reports on a pilot-scale biomass-gasification-reforming system with optimized catalyst to produce synthesis gas for liquid fuel
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Fishers Want Bioethanol Farms Dismantled
by Gerry Albert Corpuz and John Llyod Hoffman (All Voices) The militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday urged Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto to dismantle the 23 bioethanol farms previously cultivated in 23 coastal
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Blame it on Biofuels: The Same Old Food vs Fuel Argument Is Back Again and Just as Irrelevant as Last Time
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...(M)ost of the food vs fuel stories archived on the web were dated either 2008 or 2011, and that many seemed remarkably similar. That’s when it dawned on me that very few people want
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Government Hands May Be Tied on Ethanol: USDA Official
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) ..."The fact is the industry has pretty much been built," USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber told reporters on the sidelines of a Commodity Markets Council conference. "This isn't a question of just saying 'cut it off.'
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Chromatin’s Sorghum Hybrids Top in Biomass Yield, Energy and Sugar Content
(Chromatin/BusinessWire) Chromatin, Inc., announced that its sorghum hybrids showed top performance in its 2010 biomass and sugar testing programs when compared to other materials from public, private, and commercial sorghum collections. In the first trial, 50 biomass sorghum entries were
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Texas A&M Dining Takes Sustainability To The Next Level
(Texas A&M University) Sustainability is more than a buzz word with Texas A&M University Dining, which partners with Terrabon, Inc. to collect post- consumer food scraps from the two biggest dining centers on campus for use in producing biofuels. Terrabon will produce the
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
UK's Carbon Trust Funding Cut by 40%
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) Cuts to the government's low-carbon agency will cancel grants to biofuel projects and cause dozens of redundancies The government's leading low-carbon agency has had its funding cut by 40%, causing the cancellation of grants to a major
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Jamaica Looks at Castor Oil as a Biofuel
(Jamaica Information Service) A $10.3 million research partnership agreement for a small scale biodiesel pilot project, using Jamaican oilseed bearing plants to produce fuel, was signed Friday February 11 between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s Centre of Excellence for Renewable
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Bill Requiring Increased Use of Biodiesel Sparks Dispute
by Cy Ryan (Las Vegas Sun) Truckers would be required to use 10 percent biodiesel in their fuel under a bill introduced in the Senate, which is already sparking a disagreement. Paul Enos, representing the Nevada Transport Association, said such a
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Boom Catches Drivers In Grease Trap
by Jeffrey Ball (Wall Street Journal/MarketWatch) ...It takes grit to be a greaser: Stalwarts must recruit restaurants as back-alley sources, filter the smelly liquid in the garage or backyard, and modify a vehicle with a diesel engine to burn it.
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Boeing Hopes Biofuel Market-Ready By 2015
by George Tibbits (AP/Manufacturing.net) Boeing Co. hopes aviation biofuels will be practical for the market by around 2015, but it's going to take a lot of work. Richard Wynne, Boeing Commercial Airplane's director of environment and aviation policy, told reporters
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
The Money Identity, the Bond Supremacy, the Washington Ultimatum: Biofuels and Loan Guarantees
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Essentially, despite rising banking sector profits and good results from stress tests, the bank financing market has not returned for biofuels – the financing source for whom the USDA loan guarantee was developed in the
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Gearing up for Bagasse
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) KL Energy Corp. is preparing to validate its modified process technology to turn sugarcane bagasse into ethanol. As the bitter winter turns to spring in the tiny town of Upton, Wyo., located on the northern
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Burdekin Council Approves $200m Ethanol Plant
by Natalie Poyhonen (ABC News) The Burdekin Shire Council has given the final approval for the creation of a $200 million ethanol plant at Mona Park, near Home Hill in north Queensland. The Austcane Energy project will produce ethanol and co-generated
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
VIASPACE Reports Independent Test Results for Giant King Grass as Feedstock for Renewable Bio Ethanol and Other Cellulosic Biofuels
(Viaspace/PRNewsWire) High Per-Acre Productivity of Giant King Grass Promises 40% Reduction in Biofuel Feedstock Costs VIASPACE Inc., and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc., reported results of recent independent testing of Giant King Grass as a feedstock for producing second-generation cellulosic biofuels
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...From the low points like the closure of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Aquatic Species Program to highs like 2009′s “Summer of Algae”, aquatic organisms from cyanobacteria to macroalgae have maintained a hold
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Development of Measurements and Standards for Biofuels
(National Institute of Standards and Technology) With concerns over the limited supply of non-renewable forms of energy, there is growing interest in renewable sources of energy such as biofuels. The change to renewable energy, however, presents new questions as combustion
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers, Militants Protest Bioethanol Project in Isabela
by Villamor Visaya Jr. (Inquirer Northern Luzon) Some 400 farmers and activists on Tuesday staged a protest march to oppose the construction of a bioethanol plant here, a project that is supported by the provincial government. Diony Yadao, leader of the farmers'
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Malthusiasm Returns: Is It “Food vs Fuel”, or “Progress vs Same as It Ever Was”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The dialogue over the opportunities for biofuels continues to veer, as ever, away from the technology itself, or any emission-reducing or security-enhancing attributes of the fuel – and comes down to two questions. Can biofuels
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Challenges for Biofuels: Not Just Technical Hurdles To Overcome
by Lynn Yarris (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Renewable Energy World) That is the promise of advanced biofuels and the focus to date has been on the technological challenges of producing high quality biofuels in a way that is both sustainable and
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Excellent Results from Biofuel Trial Involving Neste Oil, Helsinki Region Transport, and Proventia: Significantly Reduced Local Emissions
(Neste Oil Corporation) A three-year biofuel trial organized by Neste Oil, Helsinki Region Transport (HSL), and Proventia has recently been completed, and the results have confirmed that Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable diesel can significantly reduce local emissions that have a
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Seventh U.S. Patent Issued to Dyadic International
(Dyadic) Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products and solutions for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has been issued U.S. Patent
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Solazyme, Qantas Sign Aviation Biofuels Development Partnership
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Solazyme announced that it has begun a collaboration with Qantas, to pursue the potential for commercial production of Solazyme’s microbial derived aviation fuel, Solajet, in Australia. This represents the first collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
House Turns against Ethanol in E15 Votes
(Des Moines Register) The U.S. House has rebuffed key initiatives to expand the market for corn ethanol, a sign that the industry's once legendary political clout is weakening with the conservative gains in Congress. The Republican-controlled House voted 285-136 early
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Approves Corn Amylase Trait for Enogen(TM)
(Syngenta) First corn output trait for ethanol industry Enables ethanol industry to improve efficiency and profitability Significant environmental benefits Syngenta announced February 11, 2011, it has received full deregulation for its corn amylase trait from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is the
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Blender Pumps Fuel Ethanol Growth
by Candace Krebs (AgJournal.com) Since Stratton Equity Co-op installed Colorado’s first “blender pump” offering a range of ethanol based fuels last April, interest has slowly been rising, right on track with national ethanol usage overall. “We’ve had a gradual increase in
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Buick Regal Turbo Gets Industry-First Turbo Direct-Injected Engine with Flex-Fuel Capability
(General Motors) The 2011 Buick Regal Turbo is the first direct-injected turbocharged production car capable of running on any blend of gasoline or E85 ethanol, joining more than 5 million flex-fuel models General Motors has produced over the last 15
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Municipal Solid Waste to Biofuels Summit: Conference Report
by Bill Brandon (Advanced Biofuels USA) On February 10 & 11, about 120 participants gathered in chilly Chicago for the first Municipal Solid Waste to Biofuels Summit presented by the British firm, Eye for Energy. The conference drew participants from
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Jatropha - Green Biodiesel from African Tree
by Bård Amundsen/Else Lie. Translation: Darren McKellep/Carol B. Eckmann(The Research Council of Norway) Jatropha has been championed as a major environmental opportunity for developing countries with a semi-arid climate and marginal soil. Scientist Karl Hilding Thunes of the Norwegian Forest
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
UK Wheat Crop Can Expand to Meet Food and Fuel Demand
by Nigel Hunt (Reuters) * UK wheat yields seen having potential to rise * EU biofuel expansion seen mainly based on bioethanol * Higher percentage of equity used in financing project Britain can grow enough wheat to supply the needs of food, feed
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Scania Receives Large Order for Biofuel Buses in Sweden
(BusinessWire) Scania has received an order for 158 buses from public transport company Keolis Sverige. By ordering buses that run on biofuels, the company strengthens its position in sustainable urban transport. The delivery to Keolis consists of urban, suburban and intercity
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
ADM to Invest in Sustainable Palm Production in Brazil
(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced plans to invest in sustainable palm production in Brazil. Spanning five years, the ADM investment will encompass approximately 12,000 hectares of palm production in the state of Pará and include the
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Create Jobs and New Economic Opportunities for Rural Residents
(USDA) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 16 projects in 10 states for funding to create jobs and provide new economic opportunities. The projects are being funded through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDLG), which
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy - Australia Could Lead The World : WWF
(Energy Matters) A major study released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says Australia has the potential to meet all its energy needs from renewable energy sources, and it could do it on the cheap. The WWF study,
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Jatoil Reaches Shipping Milestone
(Biofuels International) On 3 February 2011 energy company Jatoil achieved production of 200 tonnes of crude jatropha oil, all of which will be shipped and used as feedstock for biojet aviation fuel for use by commercial airlines. ...'Currently, only limited supplies
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Railways to Set up Four Biodiesel Plants
(Economic Times/India Times) In one of the biggest initiatives for bio-fuel production in the country, Indian Railways is poised to set up four bio-diesel plants costing about Rs 120 crore. While two bio-diesel esterification plants are going to be commissioned at
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
The Truth about 2011
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...“If weather blesses the world with bountiful crops in 2011,” writes Economic Times commodities editor Nidhi Nath Srinivas, “and that’s a giant if, they will first replenish exhausted stocks in the trading pipelines. Globally,
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
BFJ.com Podcast with GM's Coleman Jones on GM's 2011 B20 Pickup Trucks Announced Feb. 8
(Biofuels Journal) General Motors Announced Feb. 8 at the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Conference in Dallas, TX, that pickup trucks in 2011 will be capable of using B20 biodiesel blends. BioFuels Journal interviewed GM's Dr. Coleman Jones, biofuel implementation manager, at the
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Nation's Advanced Biofuel to Break Records This Year
(National Biodiesel Board/PRNewsWire) The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo wraps up today leaving attendees with many reasons why the future is bright for biodiesel. 2011 promises to set a record pace for biodiesel. Here's why: Record biodiesel sales. Petroleum companies
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
25x'25 Offers New Food-versus-Fuel Information FAQ
(25 x '25) Last week, USDA reported that surplus corn stocks have hit their lowest point since 1995 and corn prices have risen from $3.50 per bushel in July 2010, to $6.10 in January 2011. Critics of biofuels charge that
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Ethanol Leaders Join RFA to Form New Advocacy Council
(Renewable Fuel Association) Cutting edge leaders in the world’s advanced ethanol industry announced today that they are coming together in conjunction with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) to form the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC). The AEC will be singularly focused
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
GM CEO Akerson Says 'Doors Open' to Alternative Energy
by Chris Woodyard (USA Today) Just because General Motors (GM) is touting its Chevrolet Volt electric car technology, it hasn't stopped pursuing other energy alternatives, from hydrogen fuel cells to natural gas, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said Wednesday. ... •Hydrogen. While "There
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
2 Studies Target Sticking Points, Gaps in Life-Cycle Calculations of Biofuels
by Jenny Mandel (New York Times/Greenwire) Conducting in-depth life-cycle assessments of the environmental impacts of biofuels is complicated, and new research suggests some questions in comparing biofuels to alternatives like petroleum-based fuels will never be answered. Furthermore, one study argues, consumer
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Launches One-Stop Shop Biofuels Website
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a new interactive website meant to integrate a wide variety of data and resources related to bioenergy in an attempt to provide a holistic view
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Echols Hopes Discussions Will Spur Ideas on Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
by Walter Jones (Morris News Service/The Augusta Chronicle) Georgia’s rookie state energy regulator is crossing the state in search of ideas for making the roads more friendly to cars and trucks that run on electricity, solar power, natural-gas and other
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Gets Seat on California LCFS Panel
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Vice President of Research and Analysis Geoff Cooper has been selected to represent the ethanol industry on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) Advisory Panel. Panel
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Startup Launches Chemical Side Business
by Nathalie Weinstein (Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon) Research into sugar-based biofuels requires sugar not sold at a grocery store. Corvallis start-up Trillium FiberFuels for the last five years has been developing cellulosic ethanol technology that uses xylose, a sugar contained in biomass. Trillium
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Action This Day: Concerted Industry Action May Avert Biofuels Policy Peril
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Washington, there’s chaos this week, as members of the House of Representatives offer dozens, if not hundreds, of amendments to the continuing budget resolution designed to keep the government funded while the country hammers
February 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Off into the Wild, Green Yonder
(The Economist) SPOOKED by the spike in oil prices in 2008 and warily eyeing the latest spurt in fuel charges, airlines have noted that the costs of not going green are growing. In particular, they fret about the painful levies on
February 17, 2011 Read Full Article
From Farm to Fuel to a NASCAR Track
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Transitioning to unleaded gasoline at NASCAR occurred only a few years ago. NASCAR race cars still use carburetors without fuel injection. The move to Sunoco Green E15 represents an enormous cultural shift in NASCAR
February 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Officials Certify First Aircraft for Biofuel Usage
by Maj. Richelle Dowdell (US Air Force) The C-17 Globemaster III was recently certified for unlimited usage of hydroprocessed blended biofuels known as hydrotreated renewable jet fuels, officials said here Feb. 9. "This certification marks the Air Force's first platform to be
February 15, 2011 Read Full Article
OriginOil to Help Mexico Industrialize its Algae Production
(OriginOil) Government-funded ‘Manhattan Project’ to pursue aggressive national jet fuels goal OriginOil, Inc., the developer of breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, has agreed to participate in a pilot scale
February 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell Future Energy Scenarios: 'Zone Of Uncertainty' Ahead
(Royal Dutch Shell) Shell, February 14, 2011, published Signals and Signposts - a report into future energy scenarios which offers a deeper understanding of global developments and the world's energy supply, use and needs. They help us to make crucial choices in
February 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Gordon Say E15 Good for the USA, Good for the Environment
[caption id="attachment_16804" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Media crowd around Dale Earnhardt, Jr., as he comes off the track after winning the Pole position for the 2011 Daytona 500. Photo: J.Ivancic"][/caption] by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Use of E15 in NASCAR
February 13, 2011 Read Full Article
The Other Big Issue in Scaling Up: Land Use Permission
by Al Maiorino (Public Strategy Group/Algae Industry Magazine) ...Despite the fact that the new plant would generate clean energy, increase the tax revenue and improve the local economy, the community doesn’t seem to understand these benefits. The residents say the
February 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevy VP of High Performance Vehicles Says No Racing without Biofuels
[caption id="attachment_16797" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="GM's commitment to racing with biofuels continues with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. winning the pole position for the 2011 Daytona 500. Photo: J.Ivancic"][/caption] by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) NASCAR is kicking off their season next week
February 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Solar Acquisition Corp. Signs MOU With Global Natural Energy to Form Bio-Fuel Subsidiary
(MarketWire) GNE-USA Will Have Exclusive US Rights to Breakthrough Bio-Diesel Technology Solar Acquisition Corp. and Global Natural Energy Cyprus Ltd today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture, GNE USA, to produce algae-based bio-diesel
February 12, 2011 Read Full Article
INEOS Bio JV Breaks Ground on 1st Advanced Waste-to-Fuel Commercial Biorefinery in U.S.
(INEOS) $130 million facility to produce ethanol and renewable power from waste; major first step in INEOS Bio global licensing strategy * Today the Indian River BioEnergy Center officially started construction; it will be the first commercial-scale facility in the United
February 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Gevo Raises $107 Million in IPO; Solazyme Next? Butamax Boogieing to Brazil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Highlights from the road show, according to our Digest spies. The company (Gevo) is touting that it will cost $40-45 million for each conversion of an existing ethanol facility to the production of biobutanol. The
February 10, 2011 Read Full Article
The Faces of Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Propel Fuels and Biofuels Digest undertook to discover, and publish, the stories of people that use renewable fuels. Too often, in our view, stories about renewable energy focus on oil companies, or the environmental establishment,
February 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Railways to Set up Four Biodiesel Plants
(Deccan Herald) In one of the biggest initiatives for bio-fuel production in the country, Indian Railways is poised to set up four bio-diesel plants costing about Rs 120 crore. While two bio-diesel esterification plants are going to be commissioned at Raipur
February 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Sales Reach New Record Levels
(Scoop) Independent fuel retailer Gull New Zealand has today reported record bio fuel sales volumes. Over the past three years, Gull has expanded its biofuel range and its distribution and now sells bio fuels at 39 locations throughout the North Island,
February 08, 2011 Read Full Article
RIN-Tin-Tin: Will the RINs Mechanism Save the Day, Power Biofuels to New Heights?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...RINs- those pesky Renewable Information Numbers that have so many digits they give 140-character tweets on Twitter a run for their money. The bar code of biofuels – the thing that virtually no one understands,
February 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Flex Fuel Advocates Looking for Answers
by Art Hovey (Lincoln Star Journal) Nineteen years after cars capable of using 85 percent ethanol blends went on the market, it appears that Schuyler is about to join the ranks of Nebraska communities that make the product available to
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell, Codexis to Roll Out Cellulose Technology for Biofuel
by Eduard Gismatullin (Bloomberg) Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, and Codexis Inc. will roll out technology this year to make biofuels from wheat straw and sugar-cane bagasse, the cellulose-rich waste from cane processing. Shell and Codexis have been researching enzymes to
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Tagging the Most Promising Feedstocks for Biofuels
by Cole Gustafson (Western Farm Press/North Dakota State University Extension Service) A USDA-funded study is developing new pricing and trading standards for cellulosic biomass feedstocks. A first step in the study is to identify the most promising feedstocks and the
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Ben Cloud, CEO, Phyco Biosciences
(Algae Industry Magazine) Ben Cloud had a radical idea. Coming from an agricultural background that included 17 years as president and CEO of Western Agri-Group—a diversified farming enterprise comprising 4500 acres and 250 employees producing, packing and shipping dates, cotton,
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization's Response to EPA's "Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress"
(Algal Biomass Organization) We support the EPA's effort to quantify the potential for algal biomass to serve as a long term, viable option for low carbon fuel and the potential environmental impacts of algae-to-fuel technologies. The authors of the study focused
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Facility Planned for New Haven Terminal Site
by Mary E. O'Leary (New Haven Register) A biofuels production facility with water transport access in the city’s port is being planned for the New Haven Terminal property. Greenleaf Biofuels would operate the plant at 100 Waterfront St. and hopes to
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Venture Valuation Tool
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biofuels Digest released an alpha version (that is to say, released for testing and comment) of its Biofuels Venture Valuation tool. Using the tool, biofuels venture developers can, by inputting a few keystrokes, calculate a value
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Roars Back with Mandate, Tax Credits, B20 OKs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“The EPA has said that they are going to enforce the 800 million gallon volume RFS2 requirement” said National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe to Biodiesel magazine, “and we will have the tax credit in
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Aviation Biofuels: Real or Green Fantasy?
by Paul Bertorelli (AV Webinsider) ...There are aspects of this story that I find encouraging and some that I find worrisome. Specifically, the sheer amount of research work in this area is staggering. There are probably dozens of processes using just
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Environment - The Growth of Biofuels.
by International Aviation Transport Association (4Hoteliers) Biofuels offer the greatest hope for aviation to reduce its carbon emissions, savings of up to 80% are on the table if the industry can get it right, however if airlines wait until the
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Air China and Boeing Make Plans for the First Trans-Pacific Sustainable Biofuel-Powered Flight
(GreenAir Online) Air China and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intention of carrying out a trans-Pacific biofuel flight between China and the US, and will follow China’s first biofuel demonstration flight planned for the second half
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Pacts Like REDD Ignore Primary Causes of Destruction of Forests, New Study Suggests
(Science Daily) A new study by some of the world's top experts on forest governance finds fault with a spate of international accords, and helps explain their failure to stop rampant destruction of the world's most vulnerable forests. The report
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Military Defends Alternative Fuel Efforts
by Joshua Philipp (The Epoch Times) A movement in the military to develop affordable alternative fuels may be moving the industry toward fruition, yet has fundamental gaps, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation. ...Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Vinod Khosla on Biofuel Feedstocks
by Vinod Khosla (GreenTechMedia) Imagination is in shortest supply when it comes to agronomic econometrics that extrapolate the past instead of inventing a new future. Part II: Feedstock. Feedstock cost, environmental impact and even its politics are critical variables. With each
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Grown in Pecos for Fuel
by Geoff Folsom (OAOA.com) Icicles drip from the paddlewheel in the only one of the three 12th-of-an-acre algae ponds at Texas A&M University’s Pecos Research Center that’s operating this January morning. Not much is happening in the other six, smaller ponds
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
BA, Rolls-Royce Ramp Up Biofuel Effort
by Robert Wall (Aviation Week) British Airways and Rolls-Royce will begin work on validating 10 different alternative fuel programs this year, with the hope of completing work on the initiative by early 2012. The two last year launched a new call
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Qantas and Solena to Explore Feasibility of a Waste to Jet Biofuel Production Plant in Australia
(GreenAir Online) US-based Solena Group, which is seeking to build and operate a facility in London to convert waste biomass feedstock into sustainable jet fuel, has signed a letter of intent with Qantas to develop a business plan over the
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
10 to watch: Senators on Energy
by Darren Goode (Politico) With Republicans controlling the House and ramping up oversight and investigations of the Obama administration, focus at least initially in the next Congress will be on the Senate to lay a potential pathway for legislative compromise
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to ‘Bring It’
by Grace V. Jean (National Defense Magazine) The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. As
February 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Algaeventure Awarded Loan for Algae Dewatering Systems
Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Algaeventure Systems Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million loan from the Ohio development department’s R&D investment loan fund to support the purchase of machinery and equipment to manufacture its algae dewatering systems. The $2.5 million
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol to Take Off From 2013, Novozymes Chief Says
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) The market for ethanol made from plant waste and grasses rather than foodstuffs is set to ramp up in 2013 as the first commercial plants start, Novozymes A/S Chief Executive Officer Steen Riisgaard said. Novozymes partner Poet
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
New Eco-Friendly Fuel Pumps Arrive in the Wiregrass
by Jim Cook (Dothan Eagle) Local drivers of flex fuel vehicles can enjoy the benefits of their eco-friendly rides now that two E85 fuel stations have opened in the area. On Thursday, the Inland Food Stores at 2747 Ross Clark Circle
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Play Increasing Role in Reduced U.S. Oil Imports & Reduced Vulnerability
by Jon H. Harsch (Agri-Pulse) ...Energy Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. pointed to the EIA forecast that after peaking in 2005-06, U.S. oil imports should continue to decline – showing that the U.S. has already reduced its dependence on imports.
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Masdar Institute Completes First Sustainability Assessment for Biofuels Production from an Integrated Seawater Agriculture System
(ME NewsWire) Research confirms viability of using saltwater and arid land to create new forms of sustainable bio energy Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Boeing Company, Etihad Airways, and Honeywell’s UOP announced today the completion of a Sustainability
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Crops Will Not Increase Food Prices, Shortages
by Samihah Zaman (Gulfnews) More production aids development There is currently no need to worry that increasing biofuel crops for transport purposes will create food shortages and food price rises in the world, a panel in the capital heard yesterday. Instead,
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
India’s Alcohol Wars: Once an Afterthought, Ethanol Now Has too Many Suitors
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...The reality, however, is that Indian ethanol plants increasingly are co-located with distilleries, using their waste as feedstock, and as a result competition between the liquor and ethanol industries is decreasing. Where the competition
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Successful Jatropha Planting Season Expanding New Acreage by Over 30%
(Mission NewEnergy Ltd.) Mission NewEnergy Limited, a vertically integrated biodiesel producer and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to announce results of the Jatropha planting season as follows: Outperformed projected new Jatropha planting target; Increased overall productive
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
KiOR Receives Loan Guarantee Term Sheet for over $1 Billion Project from US Department of Energy
(KiOR) Project would produce drop-in fuels from wood biomass at four facilities across three states KiOR, Inc., announced today that it has received a term sheet for a loan guarantee supporting an over $1 billion biofuels project from the U.S. Department of Energy’s
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
BioJet Receives $1.2 Billion Funding Facility
(BioJet International Ltd.) BioJet International Ltd. announced that it has received a US $1.2 Billion funding facility from Cayman based Equity Partners Fund SPC. The funding structure is a 3 year facility, further terms of the funding were not disclosed. BioJet
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Resistance is Futile: Codexis and the Chase for Low-Cost Cellulosic Sugars
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Codexis yesterday announced a stunning 29% increase in revenue, ...What’s driving the numbers in Redwood City? ”We achieved our technical milestones with Shell, we made our first shipments of two important enzymes to Merck and
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Montana Advanced Biofuels: Past, Present and Future
(KRTV.com) Plans for a wheat and barley based ethanol plant near Malmstrom Air Force Base first began 20 years ago. Although Montana Advanced Biofuels nearly started construction in 2006, the project was stalled by financing issues. ...Developers are also asking the
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevy Volt to Get California Tax Credit in 2012
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) A crazy wrinkle in a California law makes it a bit difficult for the Volt to qualify for the $5,000 rebate, but the company believes it will make it. Also, updates on Volt shipments. ...General Motors won't
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Project Advances at Green Plains Renewable Energy Plant
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) BioProcess Algae LLC has begun operating commercial-scale algae bioreactors at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.’s 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. The project is a joint venture among GPRE, BioProcessH20 LLC, a division
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
The Short View: Oil Industry Bracing for Cuts
by Eben Esterhuizen and Alicia Sellitti, Kapitall (Motley Fool) ...Up to now, the oil industry has been able to benefit from substantial tax breaks to the tune of $4 billion a year, which purportedly help keep prices in check and
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Technologies to the Marketplace
(US Department of Energy) Energy Innovation Portal now has more than 300 business-friendly marketing summaries available to help investors and companies identify and license leading-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The Portal is an online tool that links available
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazilian Miner Vale Expands Its Activities to Produce Biodiesel
(UPI.com) The mining company Vale, the world's largest producer and exporter of iron ore, is intensifying its efforts to produce bio-diesel. It already opened since last year project to produce 160,000 tonnes of this cleaner fuel, from 2014, for personal use
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
RAND Van Winkle: an Inside Look at RAND’s Controversial Survey of Military Alternative Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A large number of leading companies, and industry associations, reported that they had had no contact with the RAND report team. There have been allegations that the RAND team, either through naivete or deliberately, ignored projects
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
What the RAND Report on Biofuels Really Said
by Robert Rapier (Consumer Energy Report/R Squared Energy Blog) The just-issued RAND report Alternative Fuels for Military Applications has generated quite a bit of controversy. However, in my opinion many of the news stories covering the report got the gist of
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Don't Worry About Rare Earths
by Dana Blankenhorn (Renewable Energy World) ...There are 17 elements classified as Rare Earths. Rare Earths aren't really rare. It's just rare to find them in commercial-grade ore. China has lots of Rare Earths, and as part of its export-oriented economic
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
World Economy Gives America Chance to Control Energy Future
(Farm Futures) RFA says there are tradeoffs in any energy decisions. ...Renewable Fuels Association spokesman Matt Hartwig says it's also become a double-edged sword for ethanol. On the one hand he says the U.S. can say thanks but no thanks to
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Sales More than Double in North Dakota from 2009 to 2010
(The Bismark Tribune) Sales of E85 fuel in North Dakota last year more than doubled. State officials credit a grant program for retailers who install so-called blender pumps. Gov. Jack Dalrymple said between January and November last year, about 582,000 gallons
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
RFA Analysis of EPA’s “Preliminary” Triennial Report on Biofuels and the Environment to Congress
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) In compliance with Section 204 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to report to Congress every three years on the environmental and resource conservation
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Plant Would Turn Waste to Ethanol in Holland, MI
by Andrea Goodell (The Holland Sentinel) From the dump to powering your toaster in the morning — a company is proposing to turn waste into energy with a plant in Holland. Renewable Energy Technologies LLC wants to retrofit an empty factory
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Easier than Finding a Needle in a Haystack Novozymes and POET Demonstrate How to Find Fuel in Agricultural Waste at Washington Auto Show.
(Novozymes/Bradenton.com) The road to commercialization of cellulosic biofuels may be bumpy and less traveled, but it’s actually an easier road than many might think. This week at the DC Auto Show, Novozymes and POET will celebrate being one mile closer to their destination --
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Netherland Launches Biofuel Certification Scheme
(Argus Media) The Netherlands has launched the first system for the certification of all types of sustainable biomass. The system was launched last week by standardisation institute NEN and the Rotterdam Climate Initiative (RCI). The system is based on the Dutch
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Fuelled Bus Trials Coming Soon
By Watcharapong Thongrung (The Nation IN) ...It will be the first time ED95-fuelled buses are trialled in Thailand, where public buses currently use natural gas or diesel. Industry Minister Chaiwut Bannawat said Sweden's Scania would provide buses for the trials. The
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Hawaiian Electric Seeks Suppliers of Biodiesel for Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station
(Hawaiian Electric) Hawaiian Electric Company today issued a call for a supply of three to seven million gallons of biodiesel per year for the 110-megawatt Campbell Estate Industrial Park Generating Station. Included is a request to supply 250,000 gallons per
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Do You Know the Way to San Jose (dos Campos)? Total, and Its Biofuels Babies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...And, today, the story of advanced biofuels in Brazil amped up considerably yesterday with the announcement that TAM Airlines in conjunction with Airbus, jatropha biofuel producer Brasil Ecodiesel, and AirBP (the specialized aviation division of
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Funds SRI to Enhance Bioinformatics Tools for Renewable Energy Research
(SRI) DOE-funded project will develop enhanced tools to accelerate bioenergy research SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today it has been awarded a grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) to expand its MetaCyc database and enhance
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuels Could Replace Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2050
(EMM NewsBrief) Alternative fuels have the potential to gradually replace fossil energy sources and make transport sustainable by 2050, according to a report presented to the European Commission today by the stakeholder expert group on future transport fuels. The EU
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Company Developing Fuel for Future
by Jenette Sturges (Naperville Sun) In only a few short years, it could be fueling cars and trucks while producing 90 percent less greenhouse gas, providing energy security for the nation, and creating high-tech jobs in the Naperville area. It’s a process
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
State of the Union Talks Trade and Biofuels
(AgWired.com) President Obama made some folks in the ag industry happy with his State of the Union (SOTU) address Tuesday talking about the importance of both biofuels and free trade agreements. Corn farmers and representatives of the renewable fuels industry were especially pleased
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Former Senator is Biofuels Convert
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania was never a believer in ethanol, biodiesel and other forms of renewable energy until one devastating day in American history. “I looked at this issue differently, until 9/11,” ...Santorum believes that domestic production
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
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