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Algae in Iowa

(Algae Industry Magazine)  This American Land travels to Shenandoah, Iowa, to take a look at BioProcess Algae’s novel technology for recycling CO2 from corn ethanol production into algae production.  WATCH VIDEO  and Duke Power VIDEO

March 17, 2014 Read Full Article

Lesaffre Announces Leaf Technologies

(Lesaffre)  Through its business unit Fermentis launched in 2003 Lesaffre has successfully served the fuel ethanol industry with yeast, yeast products and technical support.  Aiming to concentrate their efforts on offering more specialized services and products to theirpartners in the first

March 17, 2014 Read Full Article

Flotta Verde! The Italian Navy’s Green Fleet Underway: The Story, in Pictures

by Commander Pasquale Tripodi (Italian Navy/Biofuels Digest)  Italy’s Navy joins the global green fleet movement with its first sea trials and certifications.   Including a dramatic at-sea rescue, powered by alternative fuel blends.   The complete story, in pictures. ... On January 27th, ITS Foscari was refuelled

March 17, 2014 Read Full Article

IMSA Green Alternative Fuels Lauded by DOE, EPA

Leaders from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined top executives from the automobile and fuel industries Saturday at Sebring International Raceway to praise the International Motor Sports Association’s (IMSA) alternative fuels program,

March 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Nova Synthetix and Precision BioSciences Announce Collaboration to Develop Non-GM, Ricin-Free Castor with Customizable Oil Content

(Precision BioSciences)  Nova Synthetix and Precision BioSciences, Inc., today announced that they have initiated a joint research effort to generate non-GM, ricin-free castor plants using Precision’s Directed Nuclease Editor (DNE) technology in combination with Nova Synthetix’s proprietary plant transformation system. Scientists at Nova Synthetix

March 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Upbeat Update on Waste-to-Energy Plan Is Music to Marion’s Ears

by Rick Smith (The Gazette)  Keynote speaker Craig Stuart-Paul, chief executive officer of waste-to-energy company Fiberight, told a luncheon crowd of 315 here on Wednesday that his company will be able to keep 80 percent of what they toss in

March 14, 2014 Read Full Article

The Hydrogen Spring

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Reminiscent of 2009′s Summer of Algae, when those technologies were coming out of the woodwork, we appear to be in the Hydrogen Spring.  Every time we write about them, more pop up, like a Prairie

March 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Low Profile Biodiesel or Natural Gas Semi to Hit Road

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  It’s a pretty cool looking design (although I’m not sure how my friends in the trucking industry would take to being inches from the roadway). And what makes it even cooler is the fact that a

March 14, 2014 Read Full Article

$100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge Announces Elite Eight Plus Two, Will Vie To Reach Final Four

(University of Maryland/Yahoo! News)  The $100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge, a business plan competition supported by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) encouraging students from universities in the southeastern United States to develop business plans for

March 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Ethanol Fights for Life

by Mark Peplow (Nature)  Pioneering biofuel producers hope that US government largesse will ease their way into a tough market. ...Thousands of tonnes of corn stover — the leaves, stalks and husks left over after the maize harvest — are already waiting,

March 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Climate Consultant Refutes Cost Assumption

by Brad Shannon (The Olympian/The News Tribune)   A consultant to Gov. Jay Inslee’s bipartisan work group on climate change is disputing Republican and oil-industry claims that a clean-fuels standard in Washington could tack $1 or more to the cost of

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Developers of Project to Convert Sugar Beets into Ethanol Looking for Commitment from Growers

by Dave Kolpack (Associated Press/Star Tribune)  Backers of a proposed project in North Dakota that would turn a variety of sugar beets into ethanol have preached patience for the last five years. Now they're looking for a commitment from farmers

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

The Sugar Producers

by  Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Sweetwater Energy and Proterro, two companies using widely different approaches, aim for low-cost sugar that may give today’s corn ethanol plants a glide path into advanced ethanol production. They're in different stages, but share

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Use of Separators, Decanters in Biodiesel Processing

by  Ted Neuman (Biodiesel Magazine/GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc.)  A historical look at how biodiesel production in Europe and, later, the U.S. has relied on centrifuges for a number of aspects in the biodiesel process. Technologies and markets have changed, but

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Breaking New Ground with Glycerin

by Atul Deshmane  (Whole Energy/Biodiesel Magazine) ... Today most glycerin is derived from biodiesel production. ... The basis of Whole Energy’s glycerin process is to distill off water and methanol and then allow salts and other residuals from biodiesel production to separate from

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

The Next Generation of Biodiesel Coproduct Research

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) The uses of glycerin - crude, USP-grade or otherwise - and other byproducts from biodiesel production are virtually limitless. Profiled here is the glycerin and coproduct research of three Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel. In the early

March 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Scientists Urge CARB to Revisit LCFS Land Use Change Penalties

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association)  According to the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and other media organizations, 14 scientists and researchers submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on March 6 urging the agency to meaningfully reduce its

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Co-Product Can Reduce Soil Nitrogen Losses to Groundwater

(Rothamsted Research) Application of biodiesel co-product (BCP) reduces the amount of soil nitrogen (N) loss when compared to traditional agricultural practices. An important goal in agricultural sustainability that would also impact national sustainability is to establish better management of nitrogen (N) to

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

PCJ Biofuel Research Favours Chinese Castor Bean

by Avia Collinder (The Gleaner)  The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) research on oilseeds from three geographical sources as biofuel has so far favoured the Zibo 8 variety of castor bean from China that was grown in St Catherine. PCJ is

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Algae Biomass Organization Hails New Publication that Identifies Most Promising Locations for Commercial Algae Production Projects

(Algae Biomass Organization)  Analysis can reduce time, cost associated with site development The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today (March 10, 2014) lauded a new publication from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in partnership with

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

BRICS and Mortar: The Fast-Growing BRIC Economies Take Aim at Aviation Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Brazil, Russia, India and China — and throw in South Africa for a complete BRICSA set.  The vaunted new economic engines for the 21st century — and, lately, home to a beehive of activity around drop-in,

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Natural Gas Vehicles Worse for Climate than Diesel Ones?

by Wendy Koch (USA Today)  Trucks and buses that run on natural gas may actually be worse for the climate, over the long run, than diesel-fueled vehicles, study says. Natural gas is widely hailed as cleaner than other fossil fuels, but

March 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Neste Oil and DONG Energy to Begin Cooperation on Technology Development for Renewable Fuels

(Neste Oil Corporation)  Neste Oil, the world's largest producer of premium-quality renewable fuels, has joined forces with DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, to develop an integrated process to produce renewable diesel and aviation fuel

March 07, 2014 Read Full Article

The Hunt for Hydrogen and Hydro-Riches

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... “You will never have enough affordable hydrogen.”   Perhaps that is the attractor in the news from little-known Solarvest Bioenergy, when they announced  third party confirmation of their bio-hydrogen expression system following the successful completion of a six

March 07, 2014 Read Full Article

South Dakota to Include 15% Ethanol in State Fleets

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  South Dakota will soon begin incorporating 15 percent ethanol (E15) fuel into its state vehicle fleet.  Governor Dennis Daugaard announced Thursday that E15 will be made available this year during a test period at four major fuel

March 07, 2014 Read Full Article

PeaceEnergy Launches Crowd-Sourced Fundraising to Fuel Motorbikes with Ethanol in Vietnam

(PeaceEnergy)  Mobile Payment Technology for E-85 Fuel KIOSK Vietnam 40 million motorbikes Vietnam's mandate is to reduce Green House Gases for a cleaner Planet. PeaceENERGYs Mobile Payment Fuel KIOSK will use E-85 & E-100 for 40 million motorbikes. PeaceENERGY's Technology can implement

March 07, 2014 Read Full Article

The Next Generation of Biodiesel Coproduct Research

Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  The uses of glycerin - crude, USP-grade or otherwise - and other byproducts from biodiesel production are virtually limitless. Profiled here is the glycerin and coproduct research of three Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel.  READ MORE

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Ethanol Requires Efficiently Collecting Corn Stover Bales

by Andrea Johnson (Midwest Producer) Corn stover experts have found ways to reduce the cost of bringing corn stover from the field to cellulosic ethanol plants. A study conducted by DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol and Iowa State University was able to reduce the

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

This American Land - Emmetsburg, Iowa Video

(POETTV)  A story of spirit and ingenuity in Emmetsburg, Iowa.  WATCH VIDEO

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Camelina Refinery Seeks to Jump-Start Jobs in Delta

by Green Guide Staff (InArkansas.com)   In the sleepy town of DeWitt, past a wooden sign labeled “ArcoFeed,” within the walls of a half-ruined filling station, there sits a metal box about the size of a refrigerator.  The box could be

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Study Published for Siting Algae Cultivation Facilities in U.S.

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Locating sites for new algae cultivation facilities is a complex task. The climate must support high growth rates, and cultivation ponds require appropriate land and water resources as well as transportation and utility infrastructure. In a study recently

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

New Catalyst Could Lead to Cleaner Energy

by Anne Trafton (MIT News)  MIT chemists have devised a way to trap carbon dioxide and transform it into useful organic compounds, using a simple metal complex. More work is needed to understand and optimize the reaction, but one day this

March 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Tennessee’s Biomass Innovation

by  Susanne Retka Schill (BBI International/Biomass Magazine) Genera Energy is applying a systems approach to developing customized energy crop supply chains. ... Genera Energy aims to help clients answer those questions using a systems approach to developing customized supply chain solutions. As it wrapped

March 05, 2014 Read Full Article

University of Texas Austin Engineer Rewires Yeast Cells For High Lipid Content

(University of Texas at Austin/Biodiesel Magazine)  Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar. This yeast produces oils and

March 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Erie Region's Farmers Consider Energy Crops

by Valerie Myers (Erie Times-News)  Local farmers soon might be planting crops that previous generations would have plowed under. That's the goal of a $10 million, five-year project to convert perennial grasses and other "throwaway" plants to fuel. Local farmers and landowners

March 05, 2014 Read Full Article

The Race to Capture, Use and Monetize Waste CO2

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Reduce carbon? Rid the world of excess CO2? Not so fast, buster. A new generation of technologies has come along that capture, re-purpose and monetize CO2 emissions. Will they realize their promise? As Liquid Light steps out of

March 05, 2014 Read Full Article

UC San Diego Takes Top Two Positions in National Rankings for Biofuel Research

(University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography)  Department of Energy report rates Scripps Institution of Oceanography lab and UC San Diego consortium as country’s best in algae technology research A new report issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies

March 05, 2014 Read Full Article

The 10 Hottest Trends in Algae

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Algae has been touted as the ultimate platform for fuels, chemicals, nutraceuticals, proteins — even cancer therapies. There’s been a rate of progress that would impress any devotee of Moore’s Law — and a series of

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

AFM-IR Used to Study and Optimize Biofuel-Producing Microbes

(AZONano.com)  Anasys Instruments reports on the publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters demonstrating the use of AFM-IR used by French researchers to identify best microbes for biofuel production. While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Endophytics, LLC Announces an Advanced Biofuel and Green Chemicals Technology Platform Utilizing Fungi

(Virtual-Strategy.com)   Changing the way the world looks at the source of hydrocarbons for biofuels and sustainable green chemicals, Endophytics LLC announces a new technology platform in Bozeman, Montana that is receiving attention from many throughout the industry. Endophytics, LLC recently announced

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

POET-DSM Says Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Running by June

by Michael Hirtzer (Reuters)  An Iowa ethanol plant that will be one of the first producers of biofuels made from crop waste will be operating by June, a general manager of the plant said in an interview on Tuesday. POET-DSM, a

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Big Plans to Power the Future with Microscopic Algae

by Christian Ludwig (The National)  ... In order to offer a viable alternative to oil or natural gas, the microalgae have to be produced sustainably, and fuels derived from them have to be compatible with today’s distribution grid, while also being able

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Alkol, U of Madrid to Develop Sugarcane Varieties for Spain

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   Alkol Bioenergy and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have signed an agreement to develop a Brazilian sugarcane variety for Spain.  The School of Forestry, ETSI, at UPM, will conduct the research. ...   Alkol has an

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Algae Biofuel: A Review of Some Recent Developments

by Milsa Vijayadharan* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Most of the oil that we drill out of the ground was formed by algae and other sea-borne flora that piled up at the bottom of the ocean over the course of millions of

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

From the Sea to the Pump: Is Kelp a Viable Biofuel?

by Bruce Dorminey (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)  Brown kelp macroalgae — the strange, foul-smelling seaweed so often found washed up on the Pacific Northwest’s volcanic sand beaches — could ultimately offer an almost unlimited global supply of commercial-quality ethanol  or biomethane. ... Although in the U.S.

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Unique Bioreactor Finds Algae's Sweet Spot

by Bill Scanlon (Renewable Energy World/National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A unique bioreactor at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) can help find the ideal locations for farms to produce algae that could someday compete with renewable diesel, cellulosic ethanol,

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Team Converts Sugarcane to a Cold-Tolerant, Oil-Producing Crop

by Diana Yates (University of Illinois)  A multi-institutional team reports that it can increase sugarcane’s geographic range, boost its photosynthetic rate by 30 percent and turn it into an oil-producing crop for biodiesel production. These are only the first steps in

March 04, 2014 Read Full Article

UPM BioVerno Diesel Works Exactly Like Any Regular Diesel

(AZOCleanTech.com/UPM)   The first fleet tests of UPM’s renewable diesel proved that UPM BioVerno works in cars just as well as any regular diesel. The fleet tests were conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. They were started in

March 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Renewable Carbon Fiber Funding Opportunity Announcement: DE-FOA-0000996

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the Renewable Carbon Fiber Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which seeks to develop a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. For more

March 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Cool Planet Breaks Ground on Commercial Facility

(Cool Planet/Biomass Magazine)  Cool Planet Energy Systems, a technology company producing green fuels and biochar products, has broken ground on the company’s first commercial facility in Alexandria, La., dubbed Project Genesis. Permits have been received to begin earthwork and grading,

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Duckweed Genes Left Exposed for Future Biofuel Research

by Chris Hanson (Biomass Magazine) Greater Duckweed, which holds potential for biofuel production, had its genes analyzed by Rutgers University researchers. Duckweed, also known as Spirodela polyrhiza, is characterized by a small, bean-shaped leaf with thin roots growing underneath and is usually

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Lignocellulose Shown to Have Potential in Bioplastic Production

(Wageningen University/Biomass Magazine)  Chemical building blocks from lignocellulosic feedstock form a huge potential for the production of bioplastics. More specifically, they have potential for biodegradable plastic polylactic acid (PLA). The building block for PLA - lactic acid - is currently

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

New Holland Provides Tractors to ISU BioCentury Research Farm

(Iowa State University/Biomass Magazine)  The loan of two tractors by New Holland Agriculture to Iowa State University’s BioCentury Research Farm has provided new options for its biomass research projects. The BioCentury Research Farm combines biomass feedstock production, harvesting, storing, transporting and

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Chromatin Announces Production of Farnesene in Sorghum

(Chromatin/Biomass Magazine)  Chromatin Inc., an agriculture technology company, has announced that it has created sorghum plants containing elevated levels of the energy-rich compound farnesene. “We have demonstrated that sorghum can be modified to produce significantly elevated quantities of farnesene relative to

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Carbon Sequestration Not So Simple in Biomass Crop Production

by Ann Perry (USDA/Biomass Magazine)  Findings at the USDA are providing information about the soil carbon dynamics that play a crucial role in lifecycle assessments of bioenergy production. These studies at the Agricultural Research Service, USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, support

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

How to Make Cheaper Second-Gen Biofuel

by Thomas Anderson   (TGDaily)  Producing second-generation biofuel from dead plant tissue is environmetally friendly - but it is also expensive because the process as used today needs expensive enzymes, and large companies dominate this market. Now a Danish/Iraqi collaboration presents

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Ethanol Here at Last

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  During the National Ethanol Conference, representatives of four leading companies talked about how advanced ethanol is here at last. Moderated by Advanced Ethanol Council Executive Director Brooke Coleman, the panelists included Chris Standlee with Abengoa; Kenneth Hill

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Michigan State University Advances Algae's Viability as a Biofuel

(EurekAlert! / Michigan State University)  Lab success doesn't always translate to real-world success. A team of Michigan State University scientists, however, has invented a new technology that increases the odds of helping algae-based biofuels cross that gap and come closer

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Waste-Based Biofuels Sector Needs Smarter EU 2030 Package to Realize Its High Potential

(UPM/GlobeNewsWire)  UPM participated together with a coalition of technology innovators and green NGOs to a project which results were published today.  Europe has a significant untapped potential for converting wastes from farming, forestry, industry and households to advanced low-carbon biofuels,

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Iberdrola-Backed AlgaEnergy May Build Mexico Biomass Plant

by Stefan Nicola (Bloomberg)  AlgaEnergy SA, part-owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA (IBE) and Repsol SA (REP), is in talks with potential partners to set up a plant in Mexico to supply the American markets with biomass made from algae. Chief Executive

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Amyris: Out of the Doghouse, But Can the Stock Rally Continue?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... In April, International Flavors & Fragrances and Amyris announced a collaboration to develop and commercialize a specific set of renewable fragrance ingredients. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, IFF and Amyris will jointly develop

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

RPT-EU Policy Gap Choking off Next Generation Green Fuel-Industry

by Barbara Lewis (Reuters)  * New research underlines benefits of new generation biofuel    * Commission 2030 policy outline omits transport goals   * Research has questioned credentials of first-generation fuels Projects to deliver a next generation of green transport fuel, which

February 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Wood-Boring Gribbles Intrigue Researchers

by Bill Scanlon  (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)  Tiny wood borers known colloquially as gribbles make their own enzymes and use them to eat through docks in harbor towns, earning enmity from fishermen all around the world. Now, researchers from the Energy

February 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Supercomputer Exposes Biofuel Enzyme's Secrets

by Heather Lammers (National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Renewable Energy World Magazine) Thanks to newer and faster supercomputers, today's computer simulations are opening hidden vistas to researchers in all areas of science. These powerful machines are used for everything from understanding how proteins work

February 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Sale of Ethanol Plant's Waste Heat Will Eliminate Smokestack

by Peter Epp (QMI Agency/Chatham Daily News) It might not happen this year, but plans are in place for GreenField Ethanol's smokestack at its Bloomfield Road production facility to be removed once the energy company starts piping its waste heat across

February 27, 2014 Read Full Article

High-Mileage Beans: Slick New Uses for High-Oleic Beans

By Emily Unglesbee (DTN/The Progressive Farmer)   ... Biosynthetic Technologies, a synthetic oil manufacturer that uses bio-based ingredients, has produced synthetic motor oil made from Monsanto's Vistive Gold high-oleic soybeans. The company just finished a successful test of the soybean-based motor

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

First Production Scale Test of Giant King Grass Grinding Equipment for Nicaragua Power Plant

(Viaspace/PRNewsWire)  VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) conducted a full production scale test of Giant King Grass grinding equipment on February 18, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. 6,000 pounds of 18 foot tall Giant King Grass stalks were cut and shredded in a few minutes in

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Proterro Wins Key Notice of Allowance for its Photobioreactor from USPTO

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Photobioreactor is a key innovation in Proterro’s patented sugar-making process now deployed at the company’s pilot plant in Orlando, Florida In New Jersey, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Solar-Induced Hybrid Fuel Cell Produces Electricity Directly from Biomass

(Georgia Institute of Technology)  Although low temperature fuel cells powered by methanol or hydrogen have been well studied, existing low temperature fuel cell technologies cannot directly use biomass as a fuel because of the lack of an effective catalyst system

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

New Policy Paper Discusses Future of the Biochar Industry

(University of Northern British Columbia)  Biochar, a renewable charcoal-like product derived from burning organic matter in a high-temperature oxygen-limited kiln, could be a substitute for the coal and some of the natural gas burned in British Columbia, according to a

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

ABO Publishes Updated Standards for Measuring Algae Industry Operations

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Industry standards establish “operator’s manual” for comparing algae technology performance.   In Washington, the Algae Biomass Organization announced the publication of “Industrial Algae Measurements, Version 6.0” (IAM 6.0), a significant update to the common standards established

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

ILUC and the Renewable Fuel Standard: Hard Data Appears for the First Time

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  After six years of debate — finally a database appears on actual indirect land use change.  The Partners? Including Google, UNEP, Imazon, the Center for Global Development, the University of Maryland, OSFAC, the Jane Goodall

February 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Greenbelt Resources: Why Small Is the New Big

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ... Greenbelt’s strategy is working with local communities to convert their waste to biofuels that are then used locally. And for a small community, a “small-scale,” system can range between 500,000 gallons per year (gpy) up to

February 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Long-Term Growth in Today’s 53.2 BGY Biofuel Market Will Be Led by Novel Fuels and Novel Feedstocks

by Andrew Soare (Lux Research, Inc.)  The 53.2 billion gallon biofuel industry has enjoyed capacity growth of 19.6% annually since 2005, but growth will slow to just 3.2% annually through 2017. Ethanol represents 65.9% of global biofuel capacity in 2013

February 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Capacity for Bio-Based Materials and Chemicals Nearly Doubles to 13.2M Tons in 2017

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Massacusetts, Lux Research reports its forecast that bio-based material and chemical (BBMC) technologies “have reached an inflection point with companies scaling to commercial production levels and growing revenues”, according to Lux Research. The leading growth

February 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Algae Research Gives Hope for Renewable Carbon-Negative Source of Food and Medicines

(University of Greenwich)  Bright pink-orange microalgae found in salt lakes and coastal waters could become a renewable source of food, plastics, health products and fuel as a result of new research announced this week. The University of Greenwich is leading a

February 20, 2014 Read Full Article

National Association of Convenience Stores Publishes Latest Assessment of Fuels Market Through 2040

(National Journal/National Association of Convenience Stores)   Gasoline will remain the dominant fuel powering light duty vehicles through 2040, but consumption will drop 24% and market share will shrink 14% as fuel efficiency improves and alternative fuels - led by diesel

February 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Brazil Providing $618 Million for Sugar-Based Ethanol Innovation

by Justin Doom (Bloomberg)  BNDES, Brazil’s national development bank, and the state research-financing agency Finep are providing 1.48 billion reais ($618 million) to encourage agricultural innovation in its sugar-based ethanol industry.  READ MORE

February 19, 2014 Read Full Article

National Ethanol Conference Panel Affirms 2014 is the Year of Cellulosic Ethanol

by Tim Portz (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Chris Standlee, executive vice President at Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies, began his remarks on the “Advanced Ethanol: Building Plants, Coming Online” panel at the National Ethanol Conference by stating, “I’m thrilled to be able

February 19, 2014 Read Full Article

Global Bioenergies Partners with AUDI on Drop-In Biofuel

(Global Bioenergies)  Global Bioenergies announces the signature of a collaboration with the German car-manufacturer Audi on the development of isobutene-derived isooctane, a high performance biofuel for gasoline engines. Global Bioenergies, a NYSE Alternext Paris listed company (ALGBE), is a pioneer in the development

February 19, 2014 Read Full Article

Schott, Heliae, Arizona State University Partner to Showcase Algae Technology

(Heliae/Biodiesel Magazine) Schott North America, Heliae and Arizona State University announced a partnership to bring Heliae's algae production technology to ASU's algae testbed facility. Through the partnership, Schott, a global leader in glass innovation, financed a Helix photobioreactor built by Heliae and installed

February 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels, and the Crossing of the Rind

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  New separation technologies offer a route to massive cuts in the cost of biofuel production, by changing the way we extract useful sugars. ... Which brings us to the separation of lignin from hemicellulose and cellulose —

February 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Levels of Global-Warming Gas Methane Exceed Government Estimates, New Study Contends

by Lenny Bernstein (The Washington Post)  The amount of the heat-trapping gas methane in the atmosphere is considerably great­er than government estimates, a problem significantly fueled by leaks from the U.S. natural gas system, according to a study released Thursday. The leak rate probably

February 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy the Focus of Unique UH, Maui Company Partnership

(University of Hawaii)  Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are working with Maui based company Pacific Biodiesel to develop a way to make water from restaurant grease traps reusable. The collaboration is an example of a new type

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Yamaha XTZ150S Crosser BlueFlex (Ethanol) Launched in Brazil

by Sam Sims (Ultimate MotorCycling)  ...One of the biggest problems with Ethanol is it leans out a motorcycle’s air-fuel mixture, which can cause major damage. Many newer cars arrive with fuel-injection systems that can compensate for the leaning, known as

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Improved Test Method to Help Predict Diesel Winter Performance

(Biofuels International)  The Energy Institute (EI), based in the UK, has been working to improve the test methods for predicting winter performance of diesel fuels, particularly those containing significant amounts of biodiesel. ... Enhancements to the method include changes to the sample

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

“Red Tide” Algae Treating Sewage in Hong Kong

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Cheung Chi-fai writes in the South China Morning Post that a top research team from the Open University in Hong Kong has been encouraged by the government to test an emerging technology that uses algae to treat

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

DuPont: “Future Fuel” Cellulosic Ethanol Here Today

by John Davis and Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  Cellulosic ethanol is not just a fuel of the future; it’s here today. And at the recent 8th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit held in Altoona, Iowa, Steve Mirshak from DuPont’s cellulosic division talked with

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

2013 Pacific Rim Biofuels and Biotechnology Summit Report: the Golden Age of Advanced Biofuels Is Coming

by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Good news for mankind worried about getting a more sustainable world: it is expected that the next few years will be decisive for the future of advanced biofuels and bioenergy with the establishment

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

ASTM D7901 Standard for DME

(Fleets and Fuels)  It’s Good News for Oberon Fuels, and for Volvo-Mack   ASTM International has issued a standard for dimethyl ether, a diesel replacement that can be made from organic material ASTM D7901 for DME, the organization says, “is for use

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Fracking: Study Warns of ‘High Risk’ to Maryland Air, Water and Quality of Life as General Assembly Weighs Action

(Chesapeake Climate Action Network)  Independent study provides lawmakers and the public with first Maryland-specific risk assessment, coming on the heels of violent gas well explosion in PA Advocates call on the General Assembly to pass SB 745 to ensure that

February 13, 2014 Read Full Article

New Study Says Diverting Pine Chemistry Co-Products to Biofuel Does Not Further Reduce Greenhouse Gases

(American Chemistry Council/Pine Chemicals Association)  Results of a third-party peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA), published today -- "Greenhouse Gas and Energy Life Cycle Assessment of Pine Chemicals Derived from Crude Tall Oil and Their Substitutes" -- found that diverting Crude Tall Oil

February 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Iogen Announces New Drop-In Cellulosic Biofuel

(Iogen)  Iogen Corporation today announced it has developed and patented a new method to make drop-in cellulosic biofuels from biogas using existing refinery assets and production operations. The company estimates there is refining capacity in place to incorporate 5-6 billion gallons per year

February 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Oklahoma State University Receives Grant to Investigate Redcedar, Biofuels and Water

(Oklahoma State University) Oklahoma landowners have been hearing for years that removing the eastern redcedar trees from their property is essential for proper land management. Aside from being an eyesore, the trees are extremely invasive, are an incredible fire danger, and large,

February 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Leaf Energy Announces Preliminary Results of Pilot-Scale Trial

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Australia-based Leaf Energy Ltd. recently announced it has received a preliminary report from Andritz AG outlining the results of a pilot-scale trial of Leaf Energy’s Glycell Process, a glycerol pretreatment process, at the Andritz

February 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Novozymes and Monsanto Complete Closing of The BioAg Alliance

(MarketWire)  The BioAg Alliance Will Discover, Develop And Sell Microbial Solutions That Enable Farmers Worldwide To Increase Crop Yields With Less Input Novozymes (nasdaq omx:NZYM B) and Monsanto Company MON -0.02% today announce they have completed the closing of the The

February 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Envisioning the Bioconversion of Methane to Liquid Fuels

by Robert J. Conrado and Ramon Gonzalez (Science Magazine)  Efforts to use natural gas in transportation, either directly or by conversion to a liquid fuel, have been spurred by recent increases in available supply and a growing price spread between

February 10, 2014 Read Full Article

The Fuel that Keeps on Growing and Growing

by Michael Daly (Fairfax NZ News/The Nelson Mail)   Researchers at Lincoln University trying to boost the biofuel industry have found ways to lift yields of crops that can be turned into fuels, while reducing inputs.  Their work has focused mostly

February 07, 2014 Read Full Article

XTRM Announces Mobile Cannabis/Hemp To Biodiesel Unit

(Baystreet.CA/AccessWire)  Extreme Biodiesel, Inc. (PINK:XTRM) today announced that the Company wholly owned subsidiary XTRM Cannabis Ventures has just completed assembly of its first Mobile Hemp To Biodiesel Production Unit. XTRM Cannabis Ventures will begin marketing and posting specs for the Mobile

February 07, 2014 Read Full Article

Establishment and Short-term Productivity of Annual and Perennial Bioenergy Crops Across a Landscape Gradient

by Danielle M. Wilson, Emily A. Heaton, Lisa A. Schulte, Theodore P. Gunther, Monika E. Shea, Richard B. Hall, William Landon Headlee, Kenneth J. Moore, Nicholas N. Boersma (Iowa State University/Bioenergy Research/Springer)    Cropping systems that are profitable for farmers and

February 07, 2014 Read Full Article

Pathfinder: Sierra Energy Heads for a World beyond Garbage, Traditional Power, Fuel

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...One of these days, someone might make a commercial in which the protagonists find a detour around some methane-reeking Mt. Garbage, crowning peak in a range of towering landfill mountains. In the foreground, impassable mountains

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

European Fleet Test for Biofuels Kicks Off

(Biofuels International)   A partnership between Clariant, Haltermann and car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is to road test biofuels in Germany.  Haltermann takes cellulosic ethanol produced from wheat straw by Clariant and mixes it with conventional fuel components to form a new fuel

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Scania Plans to Unveil Green Buses by April

(Business Standard)  Firm is in talks with govt for promoting commercial sale of the buses and arrangement of ethanol-blended fuel for them Swedish commercial vehicles manufacturer Scania plans to unveil green buses based on non-conventional fuel such as bio-gas and ethanol

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Why the Promise of Cheap Fuel from Super Bugs Fell Short

by Martin LaMonica (MIT Technology Review)  The sell-off of synthetic biology pioneer LS9 goes to show that making biofuels from genetically engineered microbes has yet to deliver economically. ... LS9 had hoped to be selling diesel to refineries at least two years

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Neol Patents Microorganism for Waste-to-Oil Production

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Neol Biosolutions, a 50/50 joint venture between the Neuron Bio Group and Repsol, has patented the microorganism Neoleum, which the company says is able to produce oils from waste at a faster rate than oil-bearing

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Students and Companies Worldwide Invited to Join Open-Source Embry-Riddle Project to Develop Renewable Jet Fuel

(GreenAirOnline)  Senior students at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona are taking part in an open-source project to develop jet biofuel. The ‘CapStone’ project is also inviting the participation of students and academics from universities around the world

February 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Genera Energy Showcases Commercial Biomass Harvesting Concept

(General Energy/Biomass Magazine)  Genera Energy Inc., winner of the prestigious 2013 Sustainable Biofuels Award for Sustainable Feedstock Innovation, is showcasing some of the most cutting-edge, effective and innovative commercial harvesting techniques available in the biomass industry as it begins its

February 05, 2014 Read Full Article

New Technique Makes "Biogasoline" from Plant Waste

(UC Davis)  Gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste using a new process invented by chemists at the University of California, Davis. The process could open up new markets for plant-based fuels, beyond

February 05, 2014 Read Full Article

The Economics of Willow in Poland: Lessons Learned from an Entrepreneur

by Michael Jacobson (NEWBio)  Michael Jacobson, Professor of Forest Resources at Penn State, recounts his October 2013 visit and conversation with bioenergy entrepreneur and willow grower Stanislaw Dolata, whose willow business is located in northwestern Poland. Jacobson toured Eastern Europe

February 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Open University Algae-to-Fuel Project Blossoms after Government Go-Ahead

by Cheung Chi-fai (South China Morning Post)   Government gives green light to scientists' 'brilliant idea' to turn sewage into biofuel that could one day power aircraft and vehicles A top research team from the Open University has been encouraged by the government

February 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Nonsugar Sugar Beet Promo Prompts Interest

by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek)  “Industrial beets” is now the preferred moniker for beets being promoted for growing outside the Red River Valley to make things such as industrial sugar components or “green” ethanol, but not sugar. For the past five years,

February 04, 2014 Read Full Article

UT Austin Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel

(University of Texas at Austin) Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar. This yeast produces oils and fats, known

January 31, 2014 Read Full Article

Native Plant May Be Next Source of Biofuel

by Antoine Abou-Diwan  (Imperial Valley Press)  It doesn’t look like much at the moment, but research at a small field here may one day yield a domestic source of biofuel.  Researchers at the University of California Desert Research & Extension

January 31, 2014 Read Full Article

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel Provider of IMSA

(VP Racing Fuels)  Multiple Green Fuel Formulatins to be Utilized across Multiple Series: The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today (January 20, 2014) named VP Racing Fuels the Official Fuel Provider and a Proud Partner of IMSA and the TUDOR United

January 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Yulex Corporation Opens Guayule Seed & Genetics Center

(Yulex/Reuters)  Yulex Corporation, an agricultural biomaterials company, today announced the opening of a Seed & Genetics Center focused on plant breeding, molecular genetics and development of agronomic best practices to support the global cultivation of sustainable guayule plantations for medical,

January 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Study Suggests E30 Biofuel Offers Huge Efficiency Improvement

(The Green Car Website)  How much of an impact could a mid-level biofuel blend have on the efficiency of the vehicles we drive? According to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the improvements could be significant. The laboratory's national transportation research

January 20, 2014 Read Full Article

LANXESS Introduces New Stabilizer Baynox Extra for Biodiesel

(LANXESS/NewsWire Today)  Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has added Baynox Extra, a highly concentrated liquid stabilizer for biodiesel, to its range. The easy-to-meter additive effectively prolongs the shelf life of biodiesel, even when it contains polyunsaturated fatty acids. This combination of

January 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Boeing Joins New BIOjet Abu Dhabi Team to Grow Biofuel Supply Chain in United Arab Emirates

(Boeing/PR NewsWire)  - Collaboration focuses on research, feedstock production and refining capability  - Announcement follows Etihad 777 biofuel demonstration flight in Abu Dhabi  Boeing [NYSE: BA], Etihad Airways, Takreer, Total and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced they

January 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Jolt! Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota aims to boost Chems and Advanced Biofuels Industries with New Policy Initiatives

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Minnesota, the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota, who announced their 2014 Minnesota legislative agenda today at the Minnesota Green Chemistry Conference, is proposing the creation of a new production incentive program for renewable chemicals and

January 20, 2014 Read Full Article

Nonenzymatic Sugar Production from Biomass Using Biomass-Derived γ-Valerolactone

by Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Jacqueline M. Rand, David Martin Alonso, Jeehoon Han, J. Tyler Youngquist, Christos T. Maravelias, Brian F. Pfleger, James A. Dumesic (Science Magazine)    Widespread production of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals will require cost-effective processes for breaking down

January 17, 2014 Read Full Article

The Cruze Offers B20 Mass Appeal

by Jenna Higgins Rose (Biodiesel Magazine)  MTV brought music videos to the masses. Can the diesel Chevy Cruze do the same for B20? The Cruze is a potential game changer because it bridges the gap between biodiesel and the average

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Commercializing Enzymatic Biodiesel Production

by Rebecca Hobden (Biodiesel Magazine)  Viesel Fuel, in collaboration with Novozymes and Tactical Fabrication, has developed and implemented a biodiesel production process using enzymes to produce at a rate of 5 MMgy. The company says its process can be easily

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Low-Cost Biodiesel Production

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  As federal biodiesel policy uncertainty rises, low-cost biodiesel production with new technologies to allow processing of cheaper, lower quality feedstocks, is paramount. Biodiesel Magazine provides a cross-section of new technologies being deployed. ... If the final (EPA

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Elegant Engineering

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  A recently issued U.S. patent, the culmination of more than five years of lab-scale and pilot-plant research at Texas Tech University, provides simplicity and holds great promise for economical, large-scale biodiesel production. ... The fact is, in

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

New Technique May Reduce Biofuel Production Costs

(Canadian Biomass Magazine)  Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive technique for removing lignin from the plant material used to make biofuels, which may drive down the cost of biofuel production. ... As part of

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

RTA Powers 11 Buses By Biofuel, 60 In 3 Years

(Middle East Events)  The number of Green Buses powered by biofuel within the fleet of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)has risen to 11 buses under a plan based on the Green Economy initiative launched in January 2012 by HH

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

IHI Biotech Unit Succeeds in Cutting Cost of Growing Oil-Producing Algae

(Japan Times)  Biofuel research firm IHI NeoG Algae LLC, a unit of major heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., has succeeded in cutting the cost of producing oil from algae, an alternative to crude oil-based fuel.  Working at a 100-sq.-meter outdoor

January 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Aphios Granted Patent for Cellulosic Biomass Pretreatment

(Aphios/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Aphios Corp. has announced that it was granted U.S. Patent No. 8,540,847 entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Processing Cellulosic Biomass,” for its Aosic enabling technology platform. ... Trevor P. Castor, inventor of the Aosic platform, states that, “Cellulosic biomass

January 14, 2014 Read Full Article

2013 Report on the International and Chinese Biodiesel Industry

(PR NewsWire/Research and Markets)  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International and Chinese Biodiesel Industry" report to their offering. "2013 Report on the International and Chinese Biodiesel Industry", provides an overview of the industry including definitions, classifications,

January 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Hydrogen, Gasoline, Solar Panel Hybrid or Cellulosic Ethanol: What’s Better, What’s Best?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Plenty of opportunities for new automotive technologies to strut their stuff — and they’ve

January 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Boeing Finds Significant Potential In 'Green Diesel' As A Sustainable Jet Fuel

(AviationPros.com/PR NewsWire)  Boeing [NYSE: BA] has identified "green diesel," a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle.

January 14, 2014 Read Full Article

New University Analysis: No Changes Needed to 2014 and 2015 Renewable Fuel Requirements

(KTIC Blogs)  The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to slash 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending requirements is unwarranted and economically irrational, according to a new analysis released today by Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD).

January 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Gilbert Company Grows Algae with Hope of Profiting from Its Many Uses

by Ryan Randazzo  (The Republic/AZCentral.com)  Inside a greenhouse operated by Heliae Development, paddle wheels tranquilly push along green-tinted water in a large, oval raceway, gently churning the water and ushering it through a continuous loop used to grow algae. Once the

January 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Commercializing Enzymatic Biodiesel Production

by Rebecca Hobden (Viesel Fuel LLC/Biodiesel Magazine)  Viesel Fuel, in collaboration with Novozymes and Tactical Fabrication, has developed and implemented a biodiesel production process using enzymes to produce at a rate of 5 MMgy. The company says its process can

January 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Cold Flow Properties for Blends of Biofuels with Diesel and Jet Fuels

by Anne L. Lown, Lars Peereboom, Sherry A. Mueller, James E. Anderson, Dennis J. Miller, Carl T. Lira (Fuel)  •We report cloud point temperatures of diesel, jet fuel, and biofuel mixtures. •Compound classes included alkanes, ethers, ketones, esters, and diesters. •Cloud point depression

January 03, 2014 Read Full Article

The Digest's Bioeconomy Achievement Awards for 2013-14

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Beta Renewables, Abengoa, Enerkem, Proterro among the winners for Project of the Year — as residues and waste are keys to the big wins.  For Fuel of the Year, Renewable Chemical of the Year, Product

January 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol’s Story

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)   The Missouri Corn Growers Association has produced a video that tells “the greatest story never told” – Quiet Revolution: The Ethanol Story. READ MORE    WATCH VIDEO

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Effects of Piston Bowl Geometry on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Biodiesel Fueled Diesel Engines

by J. Li, W.M. Yang, H. An, A. Maghbouli, S.K. Chou (Fuel)  This paper presents the numerical study of the effects of piston bowl geometry on combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with biodiesel under medium load condition.

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Obtained a Biofuel that Extends the Life of Vehicles

(Iberio-American Agency for the Diffusion of Science and Technology)  Entrepreneurs get a biodiesel with higher qualities traditionally  ... However, the Mexican firm entrepreneurs Der Tek, managed to get biofuel superior to traditional biodiesel qualities. According to Jonathan Hernández Díaz, director of the

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

How Much Will You Pay for Renewable Fuels?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In early December, The Digest undertook a voluntary survey on renewable fuels and pricing, inviting its global readership to answer four questions relating to the price of ethanol, biodiesel, jet fuel and drop-in fuels — and

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

York Scientists’ Significant Step forward in Biofuels Quest

(University of York) Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second generation biofuels.  Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at York have discovered a family of enzymes that can degrade hard-to-digest

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Field Trial with Lignin Modified Poplars Shows Potential for Bio-Based Economy, but Also that Work Still Needs to Be Done

(VIB)  The results of a field trial with genetically modified poplar trees in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, shows that the wood of lignin modified poplar trees can be converted into sugars in a more efficient way. These sugars can serve as the

January 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Scientific Results Presented at 2013 ASA Annual Meeting Indicated: The Environmental Benefits of Biofuels Are Much More than We Had Thought

by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The substitution of fossil fuels by advanced biofuels per se has a huge impact on the environment through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, consequently mitigating global warming effects by the transportation

December 31, 2013 Read Full Article

Purti Signs Pact with Praj Industries for Ethanol

by Ramu Bhagwat (Times of India)  Pune-based Praj Industries which is a pioneer in developing new technology for ethanol production from agricultural waste has signed an agreement with Nitin Gadkari-promoted Purti Sugar to set up a new generation ethanol plant. To be located

December 31, 2013 Read Full Article

Most Automakers on Board with E15

by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Overcoming the E10 blend wall is priority No. 1 for the ethanol industry, and progress is being made on two fronts. The number of retail stations offering E15 is growing in step with the

December 31, 2013 Read Full Article

Montana State University Research into Algal Biofuels Keys Larger Study

by Sepp Jannotta (MSU News Service)  ... Robin Gerlach is the MSU professor coordinating research into the production of oil-producing algae, as well the feasibility of commercial-scale biofuel production based on microbes discovered in Yellowstone National Park. Part of a multi-institutional

December 31, 2013 Read Full Article

Beating the Drum for Industrial Beets

by Keith Norman (Forum News Service/Ag Week)  The promoter of an idea to raise sugar beets to be converted into energy and chemicals says 13 communities in central North Dakota could be home to processing plants. Maynard Helgaas, president of the

December 31, 2013 Read Full Article

Cellulose Fibre Chain Initiative Creating a Long-Term Future for SA’s Forestry Industry

(South Australia Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy)  Developing higher-value forestry products is the key to creating a sustainable future for the forestry industry. A new study into developing more sustainable and higher-value products from the Limestone Coast’s forestry

December 30, 2013 Read Full Article

Viji Sitther Wins Maryland Innovation Grant for Biofuel Research and Development

(Morgan State)  Maryland may soon delve into a new way of sustainable biofuel production, thanks to the research of Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin

December 30, 2013 Read Full Article

Research Aims to Expand Brazil Sugarcane Acres Further South

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Brazil ethanol producers are looking for new areas for future expansion of sugarcane production. Petrobras signed a technical cooperation agreement with Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corp., to develop sugarcane production in the

December 30, 2013 Read Full Article
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