by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Poet LLC CEO Jeff Broin told attendees at a recent energy conference that the U.S. will need to eventually utilize the equivalent of E27 in the nation's fuel supply in order to meet renewable
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Back TO HOMEEasy Energy Scores First Commercial Sale
Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Minnesota-based modular ethanol production system manufacturer Easy Energy Systems Inc. recently finalized its first commercial sale and will soon begin building equipment for a 2 MMgy corn-based plant in Lake Wales, Fla. The central Florida
December 09, 2010 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Technology Yielding Success
by Trevor Curwin (CNBC) Recent advances in production and technology have moved the ball downfield in biofuels’ big game to take market share from fossil fuels. “We’ve done it already,” says Advanced Biofuels Association president Mike McAdams, referring to the November 2010
December 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Sugar Ethanol Gets Boost in US from Unlikely Foe
by Alan Anderson (Newsvine) The ruling by Judge Jeffrey White on Nov. 30 ordering that the current rootstock for producing Roundup Ready sugar beet seeds be removed from the ground should be made into a positive. The Center for Food Safety,
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Toyota's DNA Analysis Tech to Boost Sugar-Cane Biofuel Output
(Japan Today) Toyota Motor Corp said Monday the company has developed a technology to analyze the DNA of plants to shorten the time needed to improve varieties of sugar cane with an eye to boosting bioethanol production. The technology—developed with the National
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Flex Ethanol Australia Brings Waste-To-Ethanol Plant A Step Closer
(The Auto Channel) A ground-breaking plant capable of turning household rubbish into ethanol is one step closer with a new company, Flex Ethanol Australia, to be formed. Making the announcement to Melbourne business leaders at the American Chamber of Commerce today, Holden
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Inspired by “Grassoline” Cover Story, High School Student Takes First in Statewide Science Competition
(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) At the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences (PJAS) state competition earlier this year, Jacob Robertson took home a first prize for his project, “Could Corn be Put to Better Use?” Robertson, a high school student from
December 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Call for Cuts to Trade Barriers for Ethanol and Sugar Trade
(ABC Rural) ...At a meeting in London, the Global Sugar Alliance has called on governments to eliminate subsidies and trade barriers. It says sugar consumption around the world is expected to increase by 40 million tonnes over the next decade, but
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Viral Genetics Launches VG Energy to Market Biofuel Technology
(BusinessWire) Viral Genetics, Inc., (Pinksheets: VRAL.PK) has launched a subsidiary called “VG Energy, Inc.” The new entity is majority-owned by Viral Genetics and its current shareholders, and was formed to market the company’s biofuel technology. “The new brand will help open
December 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Commentary on Biofuels Digest's 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Shockers in the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy Our picks for most underrated company? American Process at #97 and Fiberight at #85 got short shrift from the voters this year, and Targeted Growth has an outstanding story
December 07, 2010 Read Full Article
The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2010-11
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, renewable fuels and chemicals developer Amyris took the #1 spot in the 2010-11 “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” rankings, published today in Biofuels Digest, the online daily bioenergy news service. Solazyme (#2), POET (#3), LS9
December 07, 2010 Read Full Article
To 20 Green Tech Ideas: Algae Biofuel
by Bryan Walsh (Time/CNN) ...One of the best options on the horizon is biofuel made from algae, which counters a lot of the problems with corn ethanol. (The right strains of algae secrete oils that can be used to make
December 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Team Motors to the South Pole
(Business Green) Researchers hope to prove biofuels could be a viable alternative to diesel in Antarctic temperatures An attempt to record the quickest ever crossing of Antarctica has reached the South Pole, powered entirely by biofuels. The 10 man team from the Moon
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BP Biofuels CEO Presents Sugar-Based Vision
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growing biofuels mandates will require 220 “world-scale” cellulosic biofuels plants to be operational in the U.S. by 2020, according to Phil New, CEO of BP Biofuels. The head of the oil giant’s biofuels division
December 06, 2010 Read Full Article
NASCAR, Ethanol Industry to Push E15
(Argus Leader) 'Rather than an outlet for our product, this is more of a showcase' NASCAR has announced a marketing partnership with the ethanol industry to highlight its switch to a 15 percent ethanol blend next season. The announcement was made Thursday morning
December 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday: Why the Advanced Biofuel Industry Needs to Embrace "Real" Green Racing--The American Le Mans Series
[caption id="attachment_14675" align="alignleft" width="288"] The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Ford GT-40. Can this car really be 43 years old? We’re still using the lessons learned at 210+ mph. Photo: J.Ivancic[/caption] by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Back in
December 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Global Green Success for Drayson Racing in 2010 Season Review
(Drayson Racing) Over 79 hours of extreme sportscar racing across three continents proving the competitiveness of second-generation biofuel, promoting green racing world-wide and achieving: 3rd place; ALMS and ILMC Team Championships 1st overall; Road America 3 Michelin® Green X® Challenge Wins Jonny Cocker 3rd, Paul
December 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Grassley Speaks Out on Renewable Fuels Tax
(Farm Futures) Iowa Senator says what's fair for oil should be fair for ethanol. ...During a speech on the Senate floor, Grassley said, "I'd like to remind my colleagues of a debate that we had earlier this year on an amendment
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Five Reasons the Tea Party Is Not Lobbying for End of Ethanol Subsidies
(Newsweek) Republican Sens. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma were Tea Partiers before the term existed. ...Now they've found a new, eminently worthy target: The 7 billion taxpayer dollars that annually go to subsidize the production of corn-based
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazil 2010 Amazon Deforestation Data Shows Lowest Rate Ever Recorded
(PR NewsWire) Deforested area reaches lowest levels for second consecutive year Deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon declined 14 percent from August 2009 to July 2010, reaching the lowest rates ever recorded for the second consecutive year, President Luiz Inacio Lula
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American Ethanol Led by Growth Energy Becomes Official Partner of NASCAR
(Growth Energy) In preparation for the 2011 season and as part of its long-term commitment to “going green,” the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced a major long-term partnership with American Ethanol led by ethanol advocacy group Growth
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
NASCAR Ethanol Fuel Comes from Wisconsin Corn
by Nathan Phelps (Green Bay Gazette) Farmers: Deal raises awareness of alternative fuel Several Wisconsin farmers say a new partnership between NASCAR and the newly formed American Ethanol will help boost the visibility of ethanol and serve as an educational tool for
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Mendota Firm Gets $1.5M for Bioenergy Testing
(Business Journal) A Mendota biofuel company will be using a $1.5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to test the feasibility of converting sugar beets and agricultural waste into ethanol and other forms of clean energy. ...If proven feasible, the project
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Shock Wave: Cavitation Shaking up Ethanol with Revenue Upside
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Ohio, Arisdyne Systems has pioneered technology that can increase ethanol production by 10 percent, or reduce the use of catalyst by 25 percent in biodiesel production. ...that could translate to roughly 1.8 billion additional
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
AT&F Advanced Metals Partners with AdvanceBio Systems LLC to Manufacture a Bench Scale System for Cellulosic Ethanol Processing
(PRNewsWire) AT&F Advanced Metals, LLC, a fully-owned subsidiary of Cleveland-based AT&F (American Tank & Fabricating Company), is completing production on the innovative and first of its kind Bench Scale Reactor System developed with AdvanceBio Systems LLC of Cincinnati. The system is
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels in Canada--The Future Is Now
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) New Report Card: Canadian Industry Delivers on the Economy & Environment The release today (November 30, 2010) of a report card on the Canadian renewable fuels industry shows that ethanol and biodiesel in Canada are delivering tangible economic
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Corn Crops for Biofuels Production Have Unintended Consequences on Water Quality and Quantity in Northwest Mississippi
(US Geological Survey) Growing corn for biofuels production is having unintended effects on water quality and quantity in northwestern Mississippi. More water is required to produce corn than to produce cotton in the Mississippi Delta requiring increased withdrawals of groundwater from the
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Agricultural Waste to Biofuel Research Published in India
(Waste Management World) Two scientists from Sri Paramakalyani Centre of Excellence in Environmental Sciences (SPKCEES) - affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University - have extracted fuel from agro-waste, according to The Hindu Times. C. Sathesh Prabhu, a post-doctoral researcher of the centre,
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels Feedstock Supply Chain Forum
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Animated discussion characterized the fourth day of the Infocast series on cellulosic biofuels. Much is at stake. The industry is so close to being able to find success. If gasoline was $4.00/gallon, implementation would
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Body Wants Quotas Doubled
by Nicole Mordant (Reuters/Toronto Sun) Canada’s renewable fuels industry is pressing the federal government to double the percentage of renewable fuels it will require in gasoline and diesel, the head of the industry association said on Tuesday. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association wants
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Cello Energy Finally Out of EPA ’11 Projection After Bankruptcy
by Katie Fehrenbacher (GigaOM) Cello Energy, the beleaguered, infamous biofuel company that was hit with fraud allegations, has finally dropped off of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of potential cellulosic ethanol suppliers for 2011. ...What’s the reason? Well, first off,
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Getting the Facts Straight on Ethanol, Letters to the Editor
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) Letter to the Editor, Chicago Tribune, Re: Dennis Byrne’s column “Time to stand up to ethanol interests.” ...First, Byrne’s facts and figures are accurate for the tax credits for domestic ethanol and the renewable fuels standards
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Africa Mulls Biofuels as Land Grab Fears Grow
(International Business Times) Farmers in this iron-roof village in Sierra Leone say they didn't know what they were getting into when they leased their land for a biofuel crop they now fear threatens their food harvests. Addax Bioenergy, part of privately-owned Swiss
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
The Rocky Road: What Can Biofuels Learn about Paths to Commercialization from Standard Oil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Yet the farm sector has become, in the wake of ethanol, a rare shining star in the sputtering US economy. Cleantech investors are pouring funds into bio-based investments that are getting shatteringly close to price
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA: More Renewable Fuels Required
by Robin Bravender & Darren Samuelsohn (Politico) ...Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Monday said that the future of transportation fuels shouldn't involve ethanol, the gasoline additive that historically has received billions of dollars in federal subsidies. "Ethanol is not an ideal transportation
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
County Terminates Agreement to Transfer $2M Grant to Ethanol Research Center
by Jessica Shirey (Gant Daily) The Clearfield County Commissioners voted to terminate its cooperation agreement with SWAN Biomass Inc. at its meeting Tuesday in order to proceed with the transfer of grant funding to a cellulosic biomass ethanol research project
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Confirms Tiny Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate for 2011; Is Brazil the Big Winner?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In July, the EPA indicating in a draft ruling that it would specify a range of 6-25 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol, and finalized its mandated volumes at 6.6 million gallons, way, way down from
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
(US Environmental Protection Agency) Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set renewable fuel standards each November for the following year
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Cargill, Copersucar among 8 Brazil Mills Cleared to Export ethanol to US
(Platts) Eight Brazilian ethanol producers have registered as advanced renewable fuel producers with the US Environmental Protection Agency, easing controls on their exports to the world's largest fuels market, Unica, Brazil's main sugarcane group said Friday. The companies registered are Cargill,
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Washington Could Determine Ethanol's Indiana Future
(Chicago Tribune/AP) A decision by Congress on whether to extend or gradually phase out a tax credit to oil companies and refiners to blend ethanol with gasoline could make or break some of Indiana's 12 ethanol plants. A study by a
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
White House Names Top Mobile Apps
(Information Week Government) ...In a White House blog post last week, the Obama administration listed 10 "must-have" mobile applications it's made available on its USA.gov mobile applications site. The site, launched in July as part of a redesign of USA.gov, supports
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
GOP Battle over Ethanol Heats Up: Grassley Swipes at Coburn and DeMint
by Greg Sargent (The Washington Post/The Plum Line) It looks like Chuck Grassley is not happy with fellow GOP senators Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn for calling on Congress to let billions in ethanol subsidies expire this year. ...Now Grassley has
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Gene Find Could Lead to Healthier Food, Better Biofuel Production
(EurekAlert!) Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional values and produce better biofuel
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Pennycress, French Weed, Fanweed: by Any Name, a Biofuel Rose
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“How do get growers to grow if there’s no market? How do you get a market if there are no growers?” Arvent CEO Sudhir Seth summed up the problem. ...The problem is in the feedstock. or
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Biomass-Harvesting Equipment for the Ethanol Market
by Lynn Grooms (Farm Industry News) The market for corncobs for cellulosic ethanol production is still new. So, too, is the market for other types of biomass. But new research and new collection equipment are paving the way for the
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
The Next Big GOP Intra-Party War: Ethanol Subsidies?
by Greg Sargent (Washington Post/Plum Line) Fresh off a big victory over the GOP establishment on earmarks, conservative GOP senators are opening up a new front in the battle on government spending that could be similar to the earmarks standoff: They
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Logistics Prove Complex in Purdue Study
by James Cartledge (BrighterEnergy.org) New research from Purdue University highlights the need to improve efficiencies in the logistics of cellulosic biomass feedstocks for ethanol production. A study from the university’s agricultural and biological engineering researchers found that turning cellulosic feedstocks like corn
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Al Gore’s Flip-flop on Ethanol, He Had it Right the First Time
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Now he tells us: Al Gore was for grain ethanol before he was against it. Speaking at a green energy business conference in Athens, the former vice president declared “it is not good policy to have
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Corn Ethanol "Was Not a Good Policy": Gore
by Gerard Wynn (Reuters) Former vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good policy", weeks before tax credits are up for renewal. U.S. blending tax breaks for ethanol make it profitable for refiners to
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Algae Fuel Inches Toward Price Parity with Oil
by Stacy Feldman ( SolveClimate/Reuters) With over 100 start-ups hard at work, industry predicts it can deliver success in under a decade if granted production tax credits ...The head of the 170-member Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), Mary Rosenthal, predicts the fledgling fuel
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
California Regulator's Move Helps Corn-Based Ethanol Demand: RFA
(Platts) A decision this week by California regulators to lower corn-based ethanol's so-called indirect land use penalty is good for that product's demand, but timing of the change is not, the Renewable Fuels Association said Friday. California is in the midst
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Proterro Produces Low-Cost Fermentable Sugars
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Venture-capital backed Proterro has developed a technology using a microorganism grown in a unique bioreactor that secretes fermentable sugars using sunlight, CO2, water and a few commonly available micronutrients. Economic modeling suggests the
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Defending Ethanol Subsidies
by Bob Hague (Wisconsin Radio Network) ...Madison based environmental consultant Brett Hulsey said it’s important to realize that while corn-based ethanol is subsidized, it’s not as if petroleum based gasoline isn’t. “Depending on who you listen to, it’s subsidized anywhere from
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Traction: 13 Companies Gaining Momentum in Advanced Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Today, we look at companies that, in the month of November, have made material strdes towards commercialization – through securing of funding, commencement of construction, offtake deals, or in other ways. AE Biofuels – ethanol from cellulosic
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Marine Corps to Open First Station for Ethanol Blended Fuel
(Star Advertiser) The Marine Corps said it will host a ribbon cutting tomorrow for the first "E85" fueling station in Hawaii that utilizes a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. "As always, we are excited to lead the way
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
The Thin Line Between Academics and Advocacy
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Earlier this week, Iowa State University Professor Bruce Babcock released a policy brief entitled “Impact of Ethanol, Corn, and Livestock from Imminent U.S. Policy Decisions.” Much of this analysis is predicated on anticipated fears
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Toward a Clean Energy Deployment Plan For Jobs, Security, and Broad-Based Economic Growth in 2011
by Bracken Hendricks, Lisbeth Kaufman, Ken Berlin, Monty Humble, Reed Hundt, Alex Kragie, Gerry Waldron (Center for American Progress) ... Congress must move immediately to reduce the cost of clean energy and remove infrastructure and regulatory barriers to its deployment so that
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Liquid Fuel Technology Enables Clean and Green Power
(Earthtimes/PRNewsWire) LPP Combustion, LLC, a Columbia, Maryland-based innovator in liquid fuel technology, has successfully demonstrated clean and green generation of renewable electric power using both bio-ethanol and bio-diesel. LPP Combustion has developed a
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
In Crowded Ethanol Market, Waste Has the Edge
by Iris Kuo (VentureBeat/Reuters) ...The good news is, biofuels and solar technology are the most likely of all alternative energies to reach the holy grail of grid parity in the next decade — that is, they may become competitive with
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Guidance for Underground Storage Tanks
(US Enviromental Protection Agency) As part of its commitment to help ensure that biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are safely stored in underground storage tanks (USTs), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance for UST owners and
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Evaluation Proves Taurus Energy Yeast
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) SEKAB E-Technology and Taurus Energy AB have successfully carried out a three-week long industrial demo scale evaluation of Taurus Energy’s yeast. The yeast has been specially developed, and, in contrast to ordinary yeast, it can ferment pentose
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Collaboration Announced
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Two major organizations have announced that they will collaborate on key issues moving forward. The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) and the Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Association (SSEA) will begin working together to develop and expand the sweet sorghum
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Harkin Threatens to Oppose Electric Vehicles Bill if Ethanol Provisions Aren’t Added
by Andrew Restuccia (The Washington Independent) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), in a floor speech today, called for expanding electric and natural gas vehicles legislation slated to come up for a procedural vote during the lame-duck session to encourage the use of
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Bogus Logic in E15 Suits
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a thinly veiled attempt to further line their pockets, the meat and poultry industry, and the grocery and convenience store associations, are once again trying to stop the advance of ethanol use in
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Survey: Interest in Electric Cars Is growing, but Practical Concerns Remain
by Eric Evarts (Consumer Reports) ...Overall, 63 percent expect to get a significant increase in fuel economy, regardless of the type of vehicle they buy. Only 67 percent said they are considering a traditional gasoline engine in their next new-car
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Uniting Producers
By Robert Vierhout (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The eBIO brand is no longer. For five years it served the European fuel alcohol industry well. In those years, the industry has changed. Few players became many players and small players became big
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Potential in Coastal Districts Will Be Tapped
(Deccan Herald) Sardine oil, cashew apples, jackfruit are good source of bio-ethanol State Taskforce on Biofuels is ready with several initiatives and programmes to boost the production of biofuels. In coastal districts, the taskforce will produce biofuel using cashew apples, jackfruit
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Project Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to Advanced to the Final Stage for a Loan Guarantee
(Fulcrum BioEnergy) Fulcrum Receives Detailed Term Sheet Proposal from DOE Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced November 16, 2010, that the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has selected Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant to enter the final phase of DOE’s Loan Guarantee Program. Fulcrum has
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Report Questions Cellulosic Ethanol Merits
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) A study making its way around the Agriculture Department raises doubts about the prospects for biofuels made from crop residue and other types of plant cellulose and calls for shifting the focus of government
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Letters: Stoking the Ethanol Debate
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Houston Chronicle) Letter to Editor ...The Chronicle says natural gas from shale deserves federal subsidies for production, but says ethanol doesn't because it requires too much water to produce. The water needs of fracking and
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
E-100-4 The Revolutionary Fuel - Just Add Water
by Aureon Kwolek (E-100-4) ...Today’s gasoline engines are not currently designed to exploit the attributes of ethanol and blends of ethanol-water, which already carry most of the oxygen required for combustion. Mainstream engine specifications (including spark plugs) are optimized for
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Production Nears A Million Barrels Per Day
(New Energy and Fuel) ...The U.S. is closing in on the million barrel per day milestone. Cheers in some sections, groans in others, but for America, slashing off the equivalent of 750,000 b/d of imported oil is a good thing. Most
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels Summit Day 2: Taking Biofuels to the Next Level
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Technologies proven at the bench scale and biofuel feedstocks developed or identified are worthless until they come together at a successful biorefinery. Getting there involves a series of choices: new, "greenfield" construction "from scratch" or
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels & Biorefineries Summit Day 1
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuesl USA) The Renewable Fuel Association's Bob Dinneen started the Cellulosic Biofuels & Biorefineries Summit with a call to the biofuels community--ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, advanced biofuels, renewable and biodiesel--to realize their common bonds and interests. Particularly,
November 16, 2010 Read Full Article
King: GOP House Good for Ethanol, Biodiesel Tax Cuts
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Republicans taking control of the U.S. House is good for the chances of the federal ethanol and biodiesel tax breaks seeing renewal … that’s according to a GOP member from Iowa. AgriNews.com reports that U.S. Rep. Steve
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Will GOP Gains Mean Ethanol Producer Losses?
by Gary Clark and Rachel Ziemba (Forbes) Doctor Doom: With Congress gridlocked, the U.S. may put the brakes on biofuels support. Following the Republican Party's capture of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, U.S. policy on the use of biofuels for
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Veteran’s Day - Honoring Those Who Have Served
Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association) ...The U.S. ethanol industry has the capacity to produce nearly 14 billion gallons of domestic renewable fuel annually, or more than 10% of our fuel supply. The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) calls for this to
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Isobutanol Secures EPA Registration
(Gevo) First Isobutanol to Receive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Registration as a Fuel Additive Gevo, Inc., a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, announced November 11, 2010, that it received notification that its isobutanol had successfully cleared registration with the U.S.
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Solar, Wind And Biofuels Are Alternative Energy’s Most Likely Disruptors, Says New Report
by Kerry A. Dolan (Forbes) Billions of dollars have been poured into alternative energy technologies and companies in the past several years. The four areas most likely to reach cost competitiveness over the next decade? Advanced biofuels, onshore wind, solar photovoltaic
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
You Can Have Your Opinion, but Not Your Own Facts
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) That the Houston Chronicle would be anti-ethanol is not surprising to anyone. It is Houston, Texas, after all. But that the editorial board would play fast and loose with the “facts” they use to support
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Growing Sorghum for Biofuel
(EurekAlert!/American Society of Agronomy) Iowa State researchers examine the efficiencies and environmental impacts of growing sorghum for ethanol Conversion of sorghum grass to ethanol has increased with the interest in renewable fuel sources. Researchers at Iowa State University examined 12 varieties of
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Power Fund Gives Corncob Ethanol Plant First Approval
by Dan Pillar (Gannett/Des Moines Register) The Iowa Power Fund Board voted Wednesday to enter into negotiations with a joint venture of DuPont and Danisco, for an $19.8 million grant for the joint venture to build an ethanol plant in Story
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
The Development of Butamax
(Butamax) This PowerPoint presentation describes the development of Butamax as a company, a joint venture between Dupont and BP. It also diagrams the process of biobutanol production and explores their analysis that isobutanol production combines economic manufacture with high value
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GreenShift’s Patented Corn Oil Extraction Process Demonstrates Record Yield: 4 Gallons of Corn Oil for Every 100 Gallons of Ethanol Produced
(BusinessWire) GreenShift Corporation announced that its patented corn oil extraction processes have consistently demonstrated record levels of performance. David Winsness, GreenShift’s Chief Technology Officer, said: “We are proud to announce that one of our licensees, the first to have installed our full patented
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Biofuel Production, Use Lags
by Philip Brasher (Zanesville Times Recorder) Motorists will use just a fraction of the next-generation biofuels in 2011 that Congress intended, and even that small amount depends on a single project in Iowa that isn't ready yet. ... Cellulose and algae are
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
RFA Urges White House to Support Cellulosic Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) In a letter hand (delivered) to President Obama this week, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen urged the Obama Administration to maintain its commitment to the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels. The RFA letter is
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Oil Industry Joins Others Attempting to Block E15
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The oil industry is joining with food manufacturers, livestock producers and fast-food restaurants in an effort to block an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be added to gasoline. They say the Environmental
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazil Needs $50 Billion To Meet Ethanol Demand By 2015-16
by Tony Danby (NASDAQ) Brazil's ethanol sector needs around $50 billion of new investments by 2015-16 to meet the country's surging demand for the alternative fuel, according to the president of local ethanol giant ETH Bioenergia. Brazil's consumption of ethanol is expected
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Focus Falls on Next Generations
by Paul Hanley (The StarPhoenix) ...Today, algal growth is being looked at as a new source of biofuel. Biofuel -- fuel made from new plants (corn, canola, sugar cane) instead of old plants (petroleum) -- already makes up a small but
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Foodlink Teams with Epiphergy to Turn Its Waste into Ethanol
by Erinn Cain (Messenger Post) Foodlink, the regional food bank for Central and Western New York, is teaming up with a local alternative-energy company to transform its organic food waste into a golden opportunity. Foodlink has partnered with Epiphergy, out Pittsford,
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
World Biofuel Demand to Reach 121 Million Metric Tons in 2014
(TransWorldNews) Growth in world biofuel demand will continue to expand at a rapid double-digit annual pace, reaching 121 million metric tons in 2014. Bioethanol will experience the greatest gains, as continued steady growth in the large North American market will be
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
POET Biorefining – Caro (Mich.) Helps Bring Two New Ethanol Blender Pumps to Area Drivers
(POET/Renewable Energy World) Sebewaing, Elkton stations now offering blends of E30, E50, E85 and more POET Biorefining – Caro has helped two area businesses install new blender pumps, providing more alternative fuel options for drivers in Sebewaing and Elkton, Mich. The plant
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
First European Ethanol Swap Traded Against Argus Price
The first Argus-based European ethanol swap was traded November 8, 2010. The December swap for 1,000m3 was sold by AOT to Total at $695/m3 and brokered by Prebon. International energy price reporting agency Argus produces daily price assessments for T1 and
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Researchers Find New Switchgrass Virus
(High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal) University of Illinois researchers have confirmed the first report of a potential new virus belonging to the genus Marafivirus in switchgrass, a biomass crop being evaluated for commercial cellulosic ethanol production. The virus is associated with mosaic and
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Energy Commission Awards $9.6 Million for Electric Vehicles, Biofuels, More
(California Energy Commission) Hundreds of Jobs Created in California's Alterative Vehicle and Transportation Fuel Sector The California Energy Commission has approved eight grants that leverage more than $9.6 million in state funding with $11,969,855 in private funds. The projects will reduce
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
US to Develop Sugarcane Ethanol Industry
(ITS International) The first major sugarcane ethanol refinery in the continental United States will be built in the Imperial Valley of California, said to be one of the best locations for growing sugarcane in the world. The ethanol will meet California’s
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Sheetz Creating E-85 'Clean Fuel Corridor'
(PRNewswire) Pennsylvania motorists wishing to use E-85, a cleaner fuel consisting of 85 percent Ethanol, will soon have a more consistent source of fuel as they travel between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Sheetz today unveiled its "East-West Clean Fuel Corridor" where E-85
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Guidance for Boat Owners: E10 and Winterization
(Renewable Fuels Association) It's time to take your boat out of the water and store it for the winter months. To assure proper storage and preparation guidelines are followed, the Renewable Fuels Association has put together three bulletins providing watercraft
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Grass Could Turn Toxic Waste into Energy
by Carl Holm (ABC Science) A team of Australian and Chinese scientists claims to have pioneered a method to decontaminate polluted land and provide an ecologically renewable energy resource in the process. They say the secret lies in a relative of the
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Valley Company to Test New Crop for Biofuel
(The Business Journal) A $2-million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) will help to install a testing facility in Hanford to evaluate biofuel production using a crop new to the Central Valley. The grant, part of a $9.6-million allocation across the
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Queries Welcomed
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) Earl Powers said he is ready to answer questions regarding his proposed nearly $300 million garbage-to-ethanol plant. Powers, president of Evansville-based Powers Energy of America, said Wednesday he will attend the Lake County Solid Waste Management District's
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Biofuel Output Will Lag 2011 Requirements, EIA Forecast Shows
by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg) Oil companies won’t be able to get as much cellulosic biofuel as they might need next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA, a unit of the Energy Department that compiles industry data, expects cellulosic biofuel
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
BP Sees Biofuel Growth from U.S. Grass, Brazil Sugar
by Laura MacInnis (Reuters) BP is focusing its biofuel efforts on Brazilian sugar cane and U.S. energy grasses, holding off on investments in the rest of the world for the moment, a senior executive of the global energy group said on
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
First U.S. Commercial Scale Advanced Biofuels Plant Opens
(Stockhouse) Dynamic Fuels Producing World's Leading Fuels From Non-Food Fats, Greases Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which is successfully converting animal fats and greases into high quality renewable fuels, officials from Syntroleum Corporation and Tyson Foods, Inc.
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Sees Friend in Likely House Agriculture Chairman
(Platts) Ethanol producers could hold onto a strong position in the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives, an ethanol lobbyist said Wednesday. Oklahoma Republican Frank Lucas, who is poised to become chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has warned some groups that being "anti-ethanol" would be
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Ricardo Wins Green Innovation Award
(The Green Car Website) TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has announced the winner of its third annual ‘Green Innovation’ award today. This year’s winner Ricardo, was selected after much deliberation for its multidisciplinary approach to producing solutions to designed to reduce emissions within the automotive
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Gene Discovery from Jatropha curcas by Sequencing of ESTs from Normalized and Full-Length Enriched cDNA Library from Developing Seeds
(Seventh Space Interactive) Jatropha curcas L. is promoted as an important non-edible biodiesel crop worldwide. Jatropha oil, which is a triacylglycerol, can be directly blended with petro-diesel or transesterified with methanol and used as biodiesel. Genetic improvement in jatropha is
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Mustard Crops Gain Popularity
by Andrew Mole (Weekly Times Now) There's a new crop driving production for South Australia's Murray Mallee farmers and it is thriving despite the area's low rainfall. Just east of Loxton at Nangari, Skye and Mark Hampel run 5680ha of primarily cropping
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Grasses Have Potential as Alternate Ethanol Crop, Illinois Study Finds
(EurekAlert!) Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern United States. Demand for biofuels
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Former OMB Director Named President and COO of Growth Energy
(Growth Energy) Jim Nussle, former eight-term Congressman and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush, was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Growth Energy, the coalition of ethanol supporters announced today. Nussle, who
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
New Report Says Biofuels Industry Spent $22 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions to Influence Policies
(Friends of the Earth) A report released today by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the ways in which the biofuels industry influences legislation through lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions. The report, entitled “Buying Bills: How the Biofuels Industry Influences Congress to Waste
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Tsunami: Top 10 Impacts for Biofuels from US Elections
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 1. The bottom line: moderately positive for biofuels. One of the few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree on priorities is the importance of reforming US energy policy, and biofuels enjoy bipartisan support, especially advanced
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Revival! INEOS Awards $100 Million construction Contract for Florida Bioenergy Center
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy has awarded the EPC contract to build its 8 million gallon per year advanced bioenergy facility in Vero Beach to AMEC of Tucker, GA. The facility will also produce up
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
First Look: 2012 Ford Ranger
by Benson Kong (Truck Trend) You'd be forgiven for mistaking the present U.S. market Ford Ranger for one from the Ronald Reagan era -- which is exactly why the new global version has truck fans crying foul over Ford's decision
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Kia Unveils Soul for Brazil that Runs on 100% Ethanol
(USA Today) Kia just introduced its first South Korean model that can run on 100% ethanol -- the Kia Soul Flex. It will never make it to the U.S., but cars capable of running entirely on ethanol are critical in Brazil, where
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
New Reports Reinforce Need to Expand Biofuel Production
by Bob Dinneen (The Hill/Renewable Fuels Association) Given the latest news from two government reports, we need to start changing the “drill baby drill” chant to “distill baby distill.” One study, from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Until Regulations Are Finalized, Retailers Should Limit E-15 to FFVs
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, PMAA and RFA joined forces to urge their members to limit E-15 sales to Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) until regulations governing the fuel are finalized and implemented. The following is the PMAA/RFA joint memorandum: To: PMAA and
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
The Future of Biofuels: The Post-Alcohol World
(The Economist) Biofuels are back. This time they might even work. MAKE something people want to buy at a price they can afford. Hardly a revolutionary business strategy, but one that the American biofuels industry has, to date, eschewed. Now a new
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Cane Ethanol Leader Brazil Considers Using Corn
by Peter Murphy (Reuters) Sugar cane ethanol pioneer Brazil, which touts the efficiency and environmental qualities of its biofuel, could soon begin making it from less-efficient corn to soak up excess grains in remote areas. The combined industry and governmental steering committee
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Gen. Wesley K. Clark says Ethanol Key to Fixing Economy, National Security
(Growth Energy) For the November/December issue of Washington Monthly magazine, Growth Energy Co-Chair General Wesley K. Clark wrote an in-depth examination of the costs of our nation’s addiction to foreign oil, and the opportunity for ethanol to help strengthen our national
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Obama’s Riding the (Cellulosic) Ethanol Pony—Here’s Why He Should Buck the Trend
by Tom Philpott (Gist) ...Not surprisingly, according to a Reuters account of Vilsack's speech, the USDA chief barely mentioned corn ethanol. Instead, he fixated on "assistance, from field to filling station, to bring next-generation biofuels to market." That means cellulosic
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Audi A3 TDI® Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel® Synthetic Fuel
(Rentech, Inc.) ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ drive raised awareness with California political leaders, consumers on 1,000-mile drive The journey was a crowning moment for the Audi A3 TDI as the ‘2010 Green Car of the Year®’ Two cars on the tour averaged
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Biofuels Exchange Announces Opening in Colorado
(US Biofuels Exchange) The US Biofuels Exchange, “the US-BX”, has opened today for live Ethanol and Biodiesel trading and will offer free trading on all listings posted before January 1, 2011. The US-BX’s proprietary “two-sided” trading platform was designed with direct
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
US Energy Information Administration Indicates Growth in Renewable Energy
(AZO CleanTech) A recent data released by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates the growing role of renewable energy sources in the national growth. ...Wind energy has increased its percentage of growth by 21.4% and currently constitutes nearly
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Stickwitu: Promise Rings, Partnerships in Advanced Bioenergy Grow in Size, Complexity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...for several years we have been tracking the growing complexity and size of the partnerships and strategic investments in bioenergy, as the industry inches towards the commercialization of advanced biofuels. It was partnership that funded the
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Spring Groundbreaking Eyed for Ethanol Plant
by Scott Gilbert (WITF) The Lancaster County developers behind a proposed ethanol plant hope to break ground in about six months. ...The facility will generate ethanol using second generation beets with high sugar content, most of which Wheaton says will be
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Woodland Park Firm Hosts renewable Energy Summit
by Andrew Wineke (Colorado Springs Gazette) There’s not a lot of corn in Teller County, but that isn’t stopping Sturman Industries from bringing together the top minds in the ethanol industry for a two-day technology summit ending Wednesday at its Woodland
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
iDiverse Modifies Yeast to Excel under Stress
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Using a proprietary gene construct, California-based iDiverse has successfully modified yeast to be highly resistant to a number of lethal stresses normally encountered in the bioproduction of fuel ethanol, improving yields. “We’ve targeted
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol and Gasoline Prices
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Ethanol prices have strengthened over the past several months in response to higher corn prices and growing ethanol demand. Some have attempted to single out the escalation in ethanol prices as a primary driver of
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Secretary of Agriculture Looks to Expand Local Ethanol Plant's Efforts Nationwide
by Sarah Bleau (MySouthwestGA.com) ...Congressman Sanford Bishop brought Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to tour First United Ethanol and talk about their plan to expand Southwest Georgia’s renewable energy efforts to a national level. “I’ve been to a few ethanol facilities in
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Aloha Delivers First Supply of E85 in Hawaii
(CSP) Believes new E85 station at Marine base will help pave way for wider use in Islands Aloha Petroleum Ltd. last week delivered the state's first supply of E85 fuel (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline). The fuel was
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Support For 10,000 Ethanol Blender Pumps
(Gerson Lehman Group) ... However, this program may not provide enough incentive for retailers to install new pumps that custom blend gasoline with ethanol on site. Retailers would not only have to invest their share of the $135,000 cost for one blender
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Life Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for an Ethanol Production Process Based on Blue-Green Algae
by Dexin Luo, Zushou Hu, Dong Gu Choi, Valerie M. Thomas, Matthew J. Realff, and Ronald R. Chance (Environmental Science and Technology) Ethanol can be produced via an intracellular photosynthetic process in cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), excreted through the cell walls, collected
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Refining Equipment Funding Available in Ohio
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The Advancing Biofuels Beyond the Basics program, run by the Ohio Department of Development, is now accepting applications from biodiesel and ethanol companies seeking funding for refining equipment purchases. With $8 million in available funding
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Is Corn Stover the Next Big Biofuel?
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) If the cobs, stalks and leaves left behind after corn harvest become the next big source for ethanol, the technology to pick up the stover is decidedly old-school. "A farmer who bales hay can do this,"
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Weyland Look to the Future with the Opening of Their Bioethanol Pilot Plant
(Weyland) Weyland started production of second generation bioethanol at it’s pilot plant in Bergen, Norway. The plant was formally opened by State Secretary Per Rune Henriksen of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy during an opening ceremony at the plant.
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
How and Why Did Energy-Producing States Skirt the US Recession?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new Biofuels Digest report found that states that produced enough energy to meet their internal demand for gasoline maintained growth rates 2.5 times above the national average, and either completely avoided the 2007-09 recession
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Fernando Alonso Beats Red Bulls Using BioGasoline and Cellulosic Ethanol
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) from news reports The Scuderia Ferrari race team announced last week that it would run its last three races of the Formula One season using a fuel that contains biogasoline made by Virent Energy Systems,
October 24, 2010 Read Full Article
NREL Releases Biomass Mapping Application
by Jennifer Runyon (Renewable Energy World) A mapping application shows where bio-energy facilities are located now and where more could be developed. With funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Blue Skyways Collaborative and DOE's Biomass Program, NREL has developed a
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Study Finds Fumigation Ethanol Operation with Diesel Reduces PM and NOx, While Oxidation Catalyst Reduces Resulting Increased CO and HC
(Green Car Congress) A study by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tianjin University has found that the use of fumigation ethanol in a 4-cylinder diesel decreases NOx, smoke and particulate mass and number concentrations. An accompanying significant increase
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Illinois College to Develop Biofuels Program
Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Ina, Ill.-based Rend Lake College has received a $60,835 grant from the USDA to support a three-part biofuels education program, which will include training on farm-based biodiesel production. The program is currently slated to run 18
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
International Paper Weighs Options for Franklin Production
by Philip Walzer (Virginia Pilot/HamptonRoads.com) International Paper might maintain a presence near Franklin, but the mill won't make paper anymore. In the company's most detailed comments since its paper mill stopped production in April, a spokeswoman said Thursday that it is considering
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Right to Accelerate Auto Ethanol Usage
by Jim Nussell (The Washington Times) letter to editor Tuesday's Washington Times editorial "Administration caves to Big Corn" (Comment & Analysis) ignores the hidden costs of our addiction to foreign oil and what moving to higher blends of ethanol could mean
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Biofuels as Prepared for Delivery at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
(EIN News/USDA) ...USDA announced assistance under the Recovery Act for 334 broadband expansions designed to reach more than 6 million people and 250,000 businesses in rural and remote areas. ...By launching the USDA led effort "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food"
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
New Oil Reports Breakthrough in Processing Algae for Fuel without Dewatering
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Louisiana, New Oil Resources announced that it has developed a process that uses hot, pressurized water to treat the biomass in a process commonly referred to as hydrothermal liquifaction or thermal depolymerization. According to the research
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Done Right: Land Efficient Animal Feeds Enable Large Environmental and Energy Benefits
by Bruce E. Dale, Bryan D. Bals, Seungdo Kim and Pragnya Eranki (Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University) There is an intense ongoing debate regarding the
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Dept. of Energy Researchers: ILUC Impact "Minimal to Zero"
(Renewable Fuels Association) The unproven notion that expanded U.S. ethanol production means new acres around the world must be brought into cultivation is taking another blow. In a soon-to-be published paper, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Value DDGs Exports
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...“For every three bushels of corn that comes in, you get a bushel of DDG out, and what we sell that DDG for helps us to create a revenue stream so we can buy more corn,”
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Only Partly to Blame for High Food Prices
(Reuters) * Biofuel demand, tight supplies supporting corn prices * Corn rising to 2008 levels rekindles food vs fuel debate ...But this month's corn market rally to highs near $6 per bushel was driven more by the U.S. Agriculture Department's lower corn
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce the Potential for Misfueling
(EPA) EPA is concurrently proposing a regulatory program to promote the successful introduction of E15 into commerce by ensuring that E15 is used in approved motor vehicles and reducing the potential for the misfueling of E15 into vehicles and engines for
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
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