by Niu Shuping and Li Ran (Reuters) China's largest animal feed producer, New Hope Group, called on the government to stop its anti-dumping investigation against exports of U.S. DDGS, a by-product of corn-based ethanol used to substitute corn by feed
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by Gene L. Dodaro (Comptroller General of the United States/US Government Accountability Office) ...Domestic ethanol production: Congress supported domestic ethanol production through a $5.4 billion tax credit program in 2010 and through a renewable fuel standard that applies to transportation fuels used in
March 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Realities
by General K. Wesley Clark (Ret.) (Growth Energy/Biofuels Digest) ...(E)very Administration has warned of America’s addiction to foreign oil but none has dealt successfully with it. ... And today we are paying the price. We have seen our military presence in the
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Advanced Biofuels USA Publishes Paper and Slide Presentation on Truly Optimized Flex Fuel Vehicles: Benefits and How to Achieve Them
Meeting two parts of its mission, to increase the 1) understanding and 2) use of advanced biofuels, Advanced Biofuels USA, a nonprofit educational organization, published a paper and accompanying slide presentation. A revised version of Robert E. Kozak’s paper on
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Kenny Wallace & RAB Racing Partner with American Ethanol
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) American Ethanol has officially become an associate sponsor of RAB Racing with Brack Maggard. The No. 09 Toyota Camry driven by Kenny Wallace will feature the American Ethanol logo on the hood of its car for
March 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Ethanol Leaders Together
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...(T)he 2011 National Ethanol Conferenceconcluded with a lively panel discussion featuring global ethanol leaders. Those on the panel were (LtoR) George Fitch, Director of theCaribbean Basic Ethanol Producers Association; Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association;
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Biofuel Boom Could Follow Oil Price Spike
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) When biofuels match oil on price, production could boom in the developing countries that also have the greatest need to boost food supply The production of biofuels, good thing or not, will be decided by the setting
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Labels for Gas Pumps Spur Debate in the Legislature
by Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) ...Monte Shaw with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association wants a brand new protocol for labeling at the pump. “We’ve done a lot of research all over the country and labels are inherently viewed negatively. If
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Biofuel Startup Hopes to Win Over Skeptics
by Marc Gunther (Sustainable Business Forum) ...If I’d taken biology and chemistry in college, I might be explain to explain Codexis’s technology in a sophisticated away. Here’s the best I can manage: In brief, the company rearranges the DNA of
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TU Delft Licenses Sustainable Ethanol Technology to DSM
(Delft University of Technology) TU Delft and the Kluyver Centre have developed an innovative technology for efficient production of bioethanol from agricultural waste and licensed it to the Life Sciences and Material Sciences company DSM. As part of this
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Three-Component Blend of Ethanol-Biobutanol-Gasoline “Has Significant Advantages”: DuPont
by Thomas Saidak (Biofuels Digest) In New York, DuPont Applied BioSciences President Craig F. Binetti, speaking at the Jeffries 11th Annual Clean Technology Conference, talked about Dupont’s intentions regarding biotechnology and biofuels. Dupont currently estimates the biofuels industry worldwide will
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Scientific Panel to Review EPA's Triennial Biofuels Draft Report
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has scheduled an independent peer review meeting for March 14 to review a draft report it is preparing for Congress which will detail the current and potential future environmental impacts associated
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Agrivida, Developer of Cheap Biofuel Tech, Seeks Deals to Broaden Commercial Horizons
by Ryan McBride (Xconomy Boston) ...Agrivida also gained attention in July when it showed that its engineered crops could greatly boost the efficiency of the process of extracting sugars from the crops for biofuel production. Michael Raab, the firm’s president and
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Coalition of 90 Groups Blast Ethanol Tax Credits
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a coalition of 90 organizations urged Congress to let the refundable Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) expire and to resist calls for spending on infrastructure for conventional biofuels. The coalition says: “Congress has
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Biofuel Confusion Strains Super Petrol Supplies
(The Local) High-octane petrol is getting scarce at German gas stations as drivers uncertain about the safety of new Super E10 gasoline-ethanol mix fill up with traditional super grades. The government and auto lobby are calling for better information on
March 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Algstralia: the Land of Gold from Green
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Solazyme teaming up with Qantas for a renewable jet fuel project. A Dunaliella salina plant at Hutt Lagoon in Western Australia, co-developed by Murdoch University. The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), which has
March 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Demand Topped off for Ethanol
by Leslie Brooks Suzukamo (Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com) 2010 saw record production for evolving industry. U.S. ethanol production pretty much hit a ceiling last year at 13.23 billion gallons, or about 10 percent of all gasoline production, according to an industry report Monday. To
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Higher Crude Oil Prices Could Send More US Ethanol Overseas
by Ben Lefebvre and Tom Polansek (Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal) A spike in crude oil prices is boosting already record demand for ethanol as the corn-based fuel additive increasingly becomes cheaper than gasoline. Yet U.S. ethanol producers have all but saturated
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New Owner Has Big Plans for Former Ethanol Plant
(Chron/AP) A Houston company that has assumed ownership of a former ethanol plant in southern Idaho intends to develop and diversify the site for production of natural gas, alternative fuels and a key product used in beverages and personal care
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Algae Industry Magazine Interview: Algenol's CEO, Paul Woods
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) "The conclusions from the Aquatic Species Program are not correct,” says Algenol CEO Paul Woods, taking issue with the 1980’s assessment that photobioreactors cannot be a cost effective means for biofuel creation. He
March 01, 2011 Read Full Article
The Brew Barons: Masters of Advanced Fermentation, Driving the Redefinition of Biofuels: Pt 1
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Is there enough energy, food, fiber and feed for all? Advances in industrial fermentation – a/k/a an incredulous “you’re making what? from what? using what? – will be the key to answering that question. The stars of this drama
March 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Assocation's Ethanol Industry Outlook 2011 is Available
(Renewable Fuel Association) The 2011 Ethanol Industry Outlook is now available. The Outlook catalogs the important statistics for America's domestic ethanol industry while providing the most recent, up-to-date graphs, charts and facts about the production and use of fuel ethanol.
February 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Overfertilizing Corn Undermines Ethanol
(ScienceBlog) ...A new paper in today’s online edition of the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science and Technology shows how farmers can save money on fertilizer while they improve their production of feedstock for ethanol and alleviate damage to the environment. ...The team led by
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Looks to Expand Biofuels Partnerships
by Heather Lammers (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) The scenario for your business dream plays out like this. You have an idea to make a fuel from biomass using a biochemical conversion processes. You and your investors have completed bench-scale
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Sign MOU to Support Continued Development of Biofuels and Related Products
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that he will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage the continued development of bio-based products for energy consumption, animal feed, chemicals and other uses. " This agreement will strengthen public,
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Alltech Cuts the Ribbon on Opportunity at $200 Million Algae Facility in Kentucky
(Alltech) Alltech, a global leader in natural animal nutrition, cut the ribbon on its $200 million Alltech Algae plant in Winchester, Kentucky. Alltech Algae is a state-of-the-art algae fermentation facility that was acquired in 2010 from Martek Bioscience Corporation for approximately
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Ohio FFV Awareness Campaign: What Would You Do For $1,000 of Free Fuel?
(National FFV Awareness Campaign) What would you do for $1,000 worth of free fuel? The National FlexFuel Vehicle (FFV) Campaign is betting drivers in Ohio will check their fuel doors, gas caps, and especially their vehicle identification number (VIN) to see
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BP Biofuel Breakthrough Imminent
by Graham Cooper (OilPrice.com) BP is poised for a major advance in its biofuel operations, as it is completing commissioning of the world’s first biobutanol pilot plant and plans to begin full–scale production later this year at its Vivergo Fuels
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DuPont Exec: Company to Become Renewables 'Powerhouse' by 2015
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) DuPont Applied BioSciences President Craig Binetti told attendees of a recent clean technology conference that DuPont expects the biofuels industry worldwide to grow by $25 billion in the next five years and it plans
February 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Enzyme Cocktail Could Eliminate a Step in Biofuel Process
(Virginia Tech/EurekAlert) Conversion of biomass to fuel requires several steps: chemical pretreatment to break up the biomass – often dilute (sulfuric) acid, detoxification to remove the toxic chemicals required in pretreatment, and microbial fermentation to convert the soluble sugars to
February 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Clinton Warns of Biofuel Impact on Poor
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) Former President Bill Clinton sounded a warning today on the impact that biofuels can have on global food prices and political stability. “We have to become energy independent but we don’t want to do
February 25, 2011 Read Full Article
SmartFlow Technologies Awarded Contract for Advanced Solids Separation and Cell Concentration at INEOS Bio’s First Commercial-Scale Advanced Bio-Energy Facility
(SmartFlow Technologies) SmartFlow Technologies announces that it will supply its advanced continuous processing solids separation and cell concentration systems to INEOS New Planet BioEnergy for use in their commercial-scale advanced bio-energy facility, the first to use the INEOS Bio technology. The
February 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Grassley and Ethanol: Industry Loses Key Ally in Deficit Battle
by Phil Brasher (Des Moines Register) Cutting the deficit is more important than protecting the ethanol industry if it comes to that, says Sen. Chuck Grassley, long the biofuel industry's most powerful ally in Congress. Grassley said Tuesday that he would
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
American Jianye Greentech Holdings Expands Into Alcohol-Based Biodiesel Production With Plan Approval For 200,000 Metric Ton Plant
(GlobeNewsWire) American Jianye Greentech Holdings, Ltd. , a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of alcohol-based automobile fuel and civil-use fuel in China, today announced that AJGH has received approval to undertake a new project in alcohol-based biodiesel fuel production. Specifically, AJGH
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Amyris Technology Performs Successfully at Industrial Scale
(Amyris, Inc.) Amyris, Inc., announced that it has completed multiple runs of its fermentation process using Amyris engineered yeast to produce Biofene™, Amyris renewable farnesene, in 100,000 and 200,000 liter capacity fermentors. These runs were completed through contract manufacturing operations
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
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,
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Local View: Ethanol Makes Sense Only in Fantasy World
by William R. Stone, Jr. (Journal Star) ...As an old ranch hand, I've never made much of being an environmentalist, but I support protecting the environment more than most of the rabid environmentalists I've met. So since ethanol became available
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel 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
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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
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
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
National Security Leaders, CEOs Call for Action to Reduce California Oil Dependence
(CalSTEP) Former Sec Shultz and Panel Cite Skyrocketing State Oil Imports, Price Shocks, Federal Inaction in Report A diverse group of leaders, including President Reagan’s Secretary of State, released a report today that said California would benefit if it took a
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Genetically Modified Prairie Grass Yields Cheaper, More Abundant Ethanol
By Elizabeth Lopatto (Bloomberg) Switchgrass, the prairie plant that once fueled the buffalo herds of the American Great Plains, may one day fill automobile tanks in a bioengineered form that’s cheaper and yields more ethanol than the original variety. Researchers showed that
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
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
Austin Peay State University Professor and Students Author Paper on Groundbreaking Biofuel Research
(Clarksville Online) ...Dr. Sergi Markov, associate professor of biology at Austin Peay State University, has an idea that could help push the alternative fuel race to new levels of possibility. For the last several years, Markov and two of his APSU
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
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
Bio-Ethanol from Cashew Apple
(Deccan Herald) Horticulture Research Station waiting nod from Varsity The Horticulture Research Station in Ullal has submitted a proposal to the Horticulture University in Bagalkot to prepare bio-ethanol from cashew apple, said Station Head Dr Lakshman. Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
E15 for NASCAR: Cellulosic Ethanol is on the Table
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Part I: An Interview with Mike Lynch, Managing Director of NASCAR’s Green Initiative When millions of people watch the NASCAR Daytona 500 this Sunday they will see all 43 cars running on E15
February 19, 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
American Ethanol Has NASCAR Racing Partner
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) American Ethanol has entered into a sponsor partnership with Richard Childress Racing and its No. 33 Chevrolet driver, Clint Bowyer, for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. American Ethanol will be the primary sponsor of the No.
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Top Dems Call on House GOP to Eliminate Oil Industry Tax Breaks
by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire) Top Senate Democrats are calling on House Republicans to agree to a plan to eliminate oil industry tax breaks as a means of reducing the deficit. The proposal comes as House Republicans have pledged to cut
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
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
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
Strategy is Key in 2011
by Mike Neff (Athlon Sports) ...E15 fuel and the resulting change in fueling rigs, the elimination of the catch can man and stricter limits on tires during the race will have an impact on what crew chiefs decide during pit
February 17, 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
Growing Biofuel Crops in Unusual Places
(Michigan State University) Michigan State University researchers are finding new locations to grow crops used for biofuel. The land they’ve identified might surprise some because it’s right next to where the fuel is being used. Dennis Pennington, an MSU Extension bioenergy educator,
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
How Biofuels Contribute to the Food Crisis
by Tim Searchinger (op ed The Washington Post) ...Agricultural production is keeping up in general with the growing demand for food - but it keeps up with the added demand for biofuels only if growing weather is good. ...Higher fuel
February 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Editorial: Florida Should Be a Leader in Biofuels
If any state should be leading the way in biofuels development, it’s Florida. With abundant sunshine, a long growing season, and plentiful waste from agriculture and from a big human population, the possibilities are obvious for refining biological materials, including algae,
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
Seaweed Study Boosts Prospects for Marine Biofuels
(EnvironmentalExpert.com) Seaweed biofuel farms have come a step closer to reality with an improvement in the way seaweed sugars can be converted to ethanol. Dried seaweed can be fermented to produce ethanol but breaking down galactose, the dominant sugar in
February 09, 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
Tennessee Opens New Research Facilities at Center for Renewable Carbon
(University of Tennessee) Facilities expected to advance biobased research for energy, fuels, chemicals and materials The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has opened a comprehensive research facility to accommodate faculty and industry initiatives through the new Center for Renewable Carbon
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
Update on DDCE Cellulosic Ethanol Projects
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Two and a half years ago DuPont partnered with Danisco (whom DuPont is now acquiring) to create DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE). In just a short amount of time, the venture has come a long way
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Microbiologists at the TU Muenchen Aim to Optimize Bio-Ethanol Production
(Technische Universitat Muenchen) Food versus fuel - this rivalry is gaining significance against a backdrop of increasingly scarce farmland and a concurrent trend towards the use of bio-fuels. Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are helping to resolve this
February 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Advancing Biocrop Alternatives in the Pacific Northwest
by Ann Perry (USDA ARS) Pacific Northwest farmers could someday be filling up their machinery's tanks with fuels produced from their own fields, according to ongoing research by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. Since 2003, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Hal Collins and
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
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
Bovine Bellies Yield Clues for New Biofuels
by Maggie Fox (Reuters) Researchers looking for better ways to make biofuels turned to experts at breaking down grass -- cattle -- and found more than a dozen new compounds in their guts that might help make new, cheap sources
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
NASCAR Puts Ethanol to the Test
by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby (Farm News) ..."I'm very excited that we're going to be racing on ethanol in the Cup Series, the truck series and the Nationwide series," said NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, who was in Des Moines on Tuesday
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Get the Energy Sector Off the Dole
by Jeffrey Leonard (Washington Monthly) Why ending all government subsidies for fuel production will lead to a cleaner energy future—and why Obama has a rare chance to make it happen. ...If President Obama wants to set us on a path to a sustainable
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
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
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
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
Fill 'Er Up: Teams off and Running with E15 Fuel
By Dave Rodman (NASCAR.COM) The Sprint Cup Series' introduction to E15 Ethanol-blended Sunoco race fuel began in earnest during the past three days of Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway. And while NASCAR teams, their manufacturers and engine suppliers have had a
February 03, 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
Students Show Talent in Renewable Fuels Video Contest
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Students were challenged to create the best video highlighting the importance and benefits of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, to local communities, Iowa and the nation and the four winning videos were featured at
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
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
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
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
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
There Is No Food-Ethanol Trade-Off
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Wall Street Journal) letter to editor Regarding your editorial "Amber Waves of Ethanol" (Jan. 22): Ethanol production today is as much about feed as it is about fuel. One out of every three bushels of corn entering
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Senate Panel to Put Ethanol under the Microscope
by Ben Geman (The Hill) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s agenda this year includes new scrutiny of ethanol. A spokesperson for committee Democrats said a hearing is in the offing but hasn’t been scheduled yet. Whenever it occurs, the session
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Biomass Pretreatment Development Gets $1 Million Boost in Funding
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) One year after receiving $1 million grant from Ohio Third Frontier, SuGanit Systems Inc. is getting another $2 million from the same group to establish a cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Toledo, Ohio. The company, which
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Energy Industry Braces for Cuts
by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico) ... In his State of the Union speech last Tuesday, Obama cracked a smile as he repeated a call he’s made the past two years for the elimination of billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil companies.
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Regents Give LSU AgCenter 5-year Extension on Biofuels Institute
(Louisiana State University) The LSU AgCenter has received a five-year extension from the Louisiana Board of Regents to continue with the establishment of the Louisiana Institute for Biofuels and Bioprocessing. “We appreciate the vote of confidence,” said John Russin, LSU AgCenter interim
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Prince Edward Island Firm to Design Pilot-Scale Ethanol Plant
(CBC News) Diversified Metal Engineering in Charlottetown has been awarded the contract to design and build a pilot-scale ethanol plant, but it's not on P.E.I. It will be located in Edmundston at the New Brunswick Community College campus there and will be
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Now Delivering Biomass to POET's Project LIBERTY Storage Site
(POET) First farmers completed BCAP applications Monday Farmers are now delivering biomass bales to POET's 22-acre storage site in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the future home of the 25 million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant dubbed "Project LIBERTY." Area farmers harvested 56,000 tons of corn cobs, leaves,
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
The Corn Ethanol War: Wall Street Journal, Gingrich Get out the Slingblades
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, the Wall Street Journal launched a bitter counterattack this week on former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, after Gingrich remarked, at a meeting of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association that “Obviously big urban
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa Economy Powered by Renewable Fuels
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...At the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit in Des Moines on Tuesday, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) released a new study detailing the positive benefits that provides for Iowa. According to the report, the renewable fuels industry, both
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Cost of Electricity Will Not Rise: Dr. Joseph Romm at the Green Car Summit. Bartlett Proposes Open Fuels Act
[caption id="attachment_16299" align="alignleft" width="300"] Warren Brown, automotive columnist for the Washington Post, discusses Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Open Fuel legislation with Astrid Dorner, US Correspondent for Handelsblatt, Lisa Lyons Wright, Energy and Stem Cell Legislative Assistant and Press Secretary for Congressman
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Small-Scale Enzyme Research Could Have Big Biomass Implications
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, based at the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University, are three years into a research project focused on identifying new enzymes for cellulosic ethanol
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Trade Groups Bash Draft EPA Report
by Ben Geman (The Hill/E2Wire) The ethanol industry is quickly attacking a draft EPA study that details a slew of ecological harms that could accompany increased biofuels production. “EPA’s failure to provide this report in any context with the environmental degradation done
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Environment: the First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The "Biofuels and the Environment: The First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)" (EPA/600/R-10/183A) report, prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development, is the first report
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
“Stay Midwest, Young Biofuels Entrepreneur”: a Counterpoint
by Todd Taylor with Christina Connelly, Ralph Groschen, Mark Lindquist, Gregg Mast, Tim Welle and Doug Cameron (Biofuels Digest/Minnesota) ...Venture capitalists in California support and encourage these and many other companies and deserve ample credit for the Cambrian-like explosion of new
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell Exits Algae as It Commences “Year of Choices”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Last week [after previously exiting their investment in Choren, a Fischer-Tropsch technology based in Germany] Shell announced that it will will exit its shareholding in Cellana, a joint venture between Shell and HR Biopetroleum. Today,
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Bio-dynamic Group Announces Fuel Ethanol Production Plan
(PR Log) According to Industrial Biotechnologies China News,unlike most producers of cellulosic-based ethanol adopting straw as raw material, the joint venture will choose kenaf as raw material with several obvious strengths. On January 6, 2011, Bio-Dynamic Group Limited (or Bio-Dynamic Group)
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Bugs Might Convert Biodiesel Waste Into New Fuel
(NewsWire/University of Alabama) A strain of bacteria found in soil is being studied for its ability to convert waste from a promising alternative fuel into several useful materials, including another alternative fuel. A graduate student at The University of Alabama in
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Enervation Advisors Aquires Tri-City Energy Biodiesel
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...The company will deploy multiple feedstock technology as rising costs of feedstocks are a common source of financial hardship for biofuel plants. It has recently been reported that rising corn prices are currently squeezing ethanol margins. This
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Can We Innovate Our Way Out of the Challenges that Confront Us?
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest-Asia) As New Year celebrations get under way throughout Asia, the year in biofuels is shaping up to be one of uncertainty. Already, notable advances in sustainable palm oil supply, cellulosic ethanol production, and biofuels from
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
European Commission Approves State Support for Development of Second Generation Biofuel
(Chemrec) The European Union has approved the SEK 500 million (€55 million, $75 million) R&D grant awarded by the Swedish Energy Agency towards the industrial scale demonstration biofuels plant based on Chemrec’s gasification technology at the Domsjö Fabriker biorefinery in
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Jobs Offer Limited Hope to Iowa
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) ...The potential for some green jobs, especially in biofuels, is dependent on technologies and processes that haven't proved economical. Ethanol giant Poet LLC wants to produce fuel from corncobs, a form of cellulose, as
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Why Indiabulls Sec is Betting on Praj Inds?
(Sugar Industry) Praj Industries, a small cap company provides turnkey plants and equipments for fermentation and distillation systems used in bio fuels processing, primarily which are ethanol related. Sabyasachi Ganguly, Analyst, Indiabulls Securities and author of a report on how
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
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