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Peterson Comments on Obama Administration Biofuels Announcement

Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (MN) issued the following statement on Renewable Fuel Standard regulations announced by the Obama Administration today. "Typical of most decisions made in Washington, there is some good and some bad in the Renewable Fuel Standard

February 03, 2010 Read Full Article

Government Paper Waste Fuels Truck in DC

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  The Washington Auto Show is in full swing and for the first time ever, a car is being fueled on government paper waste. The two companies behind this feat are Novozymes and Fiberight. Novozymes has been

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

US Ethanol Imports Could Temper Rising Prices - Analyst - Brazil

by João Carvalho (Business News Americas)  Imported corn-based ethanol from the US could help ease ethanol prices in Brazil that have been rising because of increasing demand and heavy rains that have delayed the sugarcane harvest, Julio Maria Borges, a director

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Iran and Brazil to Join for Ethanol Production

(BlackSeaGrain)  According to the Iranian Fars Newsagency, Mr (Deputy Brazilian Science and Technology Minister Czar)  Gadella said that Brazil is ready to cooperate with Iran in fields of technology and production to help the country produce ethanol from sugar cane

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Novozymes to Launch Ethanol Product in Q1

Gerard Wynn (Reuters)  Danish biotech company Novozymes would launch in the first quarter this year a new enzyme to produce transport fuel from agricultural waste, its chief executive Steen Riisgaard told Reuters on Saturday.  That was the company's firmest guidance yet

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Algae-Powered Vehicles within Five Years

Alan Fischer (University of Arizona and Western Farm Press)  University of Arizona (UA) researchers believe the microscopic organism algae will be providing fuel to power vehicles within the next five years. Joel Cuello, UA professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, said

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry to Ask for Iowa Mandate of 10% Blend

(DesMoines Register)  The Iowa ethanol industry plans to ask the legislature to pass a bill requiring that all motor gasoline in the state carry at least 10 percent ethanol.   Despite being the largest ethanol producer in the U.S., Iowa has

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

New Brazilian Laboratory Will Develop Research on Ethanol Cycle

The new research center, Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology National Laboratory, in Campinas, São Paulo State represents a strategic move by the Brazilian Government toward strengthening the country’s leadership in sustainable production of ethanol from sugar cane and fostering innovation

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Ricardo Achieves Breakthrough Efficiency for Ethanol

[caption id="attachment_6062" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kent Niederhofer, President of Ricardo, Inc., unveils highly fuel-efficient, low-emissions, flex-fuel engine at DC Auto Show"][/caption] Ricardo technology achieves breakthrough efficiency for ethanol-fuelled engines System surpasses gasoline efficiency, reaches near-diesel levels and reduces operational costs compared to current

January 29, 2010 Read Full Article

Sunflower DNA Map Could Produce Plants for Fuel

(CBC News, AP)  A $10.5-million-US research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety for both food and fuel.   Researchers envision crossbreeding a standard sunflower with the Silverleaf species from Texas to

January 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Keyes Ethanol Plant to Reopen in Spring

by John Holland   (Modesto Bee)  ...The Keyes plant, the only ethanol operation in Stanislaus County, has dominated the landscape but produced little fuel since it was finished next to a feed mill on the west side of the highway.  ...

January 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Washington Auto Show Emphasizes Electric Cars. Where’s DOE, Tesla, Fisker? Novozymes Represents for Advanced Biofuels Industry

[caption id="attachment_6035" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Last year DOE displayed the Green Challenge winner, but not in 2010. DOE also recognized young innovators and educated the public on its projects and investments in biofuels. Not in 2010."][/caption] by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) 

January 28, 2010 Read Full Article

BYO (Blend Your Own) Ethanol Seeks to Educate, Promote Use of Blender Pumps

Used for years to blend and dispense unleaded and premium to give customers several octane choices, blender pumps are now finding a home in the retailing of ethanol fuels, offering stations the unique opportunity to offer mid-level blends between E10

January 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Wildlife Report Picks and Chooses Data

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)   The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has analyzed a new report out from the National Wildlife Federation on “Corn Ethanol and Wildlife” and found it lacking in accuracy. ... The RFA analysis concludes that “selective and questionable

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Corn Crowds Out Wildlife in Prairie Pothole Region

(National Wildlife Federation)  A new report shows how government incentives for corn ethanol are driving farmers to shift land into corn production, resulting in significant decreases in grassland bird populations throughout the fragile Prairie Pothole Region. The study analyzes the

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Crop Residue - A Valuable Resource

by Don Hofstrand (Agricultural Marketing Resource Center)  Crop residue, traditionally considered as “trash” or agricultural waste, is increasingly being viewed as a valuable resource.  Corn stalks, corn cobs, wheat straw and other leftovers from grain production are now being viewed

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Chevron Will Restructure Refining, Cut Jobs

by Brett Clanton and Monica Hatcher  (Houston Chronicle)  Chevron Corp. plans to restructure its global refining business under a sweeping plan that will result in an unspecified number of job losses and that could see the U.S. oil giant exit

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Combatting Climate Change by Investing in CleanTech: Government of Canada Announces CleanTech Companies to Receive$58 Million

Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

"Certification Strategies, Industrial Development and a Global Market for Biofuels"

by Ricardo Hausmann and Rodrigo Wagner   (Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs)  A disproportionately large amount of the world's agronomic potential for the production of bio-ethanol is concentrated in a subset of developing countries. This phenomenon represents

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Fuel Ethanol Margins: 2009 Update

(Cattlenetwork.com)   The November 26, 2008, edition of This Week In Petroleum looked at profit margins for the dry mill fuel ethanol industry, pointing out the boom-and-bust cycles that had occurred. In 2009, ethanol producers’ margins continued to fluctuate...   The price (revenue) component

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Argentine-European Biofuels Trade: Proposals for the Transparent Development of an Industry

by Carlos St. James (Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber) …Argentina, along with the rest of Latin America, is poised to begin capturing more and more of the growing pie that is global renewable energies investment. …Clearly, the world is coming to the

January 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Tribe Pursues Venture to Turn Waste into Fuel

by Peter Harriman (ArgusLeader.com) The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe wants to be at the forefront of the next revolution in fuel production.   The tribal council last week unanimously approved signing a memorandum of understanding with EcoTech Fuels, a division of Victory Circle

January 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Researchers Discover Switchgrass-Hungry Moth, Fly

by Dirk Lammers (Sun Journal, AP)  Researchers at South Dakota State University have rediscovered a long-ignored moth and found a new fly, both of which like to munch on switchgrass, a crop billed as a future feedstock for next-generation ethanol. SDSU

January 18, 2010 Read Full Article

DOE Announces $1.6 Million to Expand Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure

(US Department of Energy)Secretary Steven Chu also announced the selection of eight infrastructure projects to receive up to $1.6 million to support expanded fueling infrastructure for ethanol blends.  The projects will expand ethanol blends infrastructure at existing retail fueling locations in nine

January 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Algae Emerges as DOE Feedstock of Choice for Biofuel 2.0

by Amy Westervelt (Solve Climate)  There was a sense of deja vu in the biofuels sector this week when U.S. Energy Secretary Chu announced nearly $80 million in funding for research and development of algae-based fuels. The dream of turning pond

January 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Missouri Corn Receives Federal Grant To Establish Ethanol Corridors

With the goal of providing drivers with more choices at the pump, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the number of ethanol stations along major

January 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Q d’Etat at Qteros: CEO Frey Out, Ex-Verenium EVP McCarthy in: Acceleration on Technology, Partnerships in Focus

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Massachusetts, Qteros unexpectedly dumped CEO Bill Frey and installed former Verenium EVP John McCarthy — one of the key players in the Celunol-Diversa merger that became cellulosic ethanol pioneer Verenium. McCarthy lost no time

January 18, 2010 Read Full Article

ICM to Retrofit Idle Fulton N.Y. Sunoco Ethanol Plant

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   ICM Inc. will retrofit an idled 85 MMgy ethanol plant in Fulton, N.Y., now owned by Sunoco Inc. The plant, formerly owned by Northeast Biofuels, was built in 2008, and is the largest ethanol manufacturing

January 17, 2010 Read Full Article

Potential Ethanol Pipeline to Create U.S. Jobs

by POET  (Renewable Energy World)  A proposed ethanol pipeline would be an economic boost for the U.S., a new report demonstrates, creating almost 80,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs across the country.   POET and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. have formed a

January 17, 2010 Read Full Article

Evolution Resources Signs Testing Services Agreement With North Carolina State University

Evolution Resources, Inc., an advanced biofuels production company focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol using the latest in modern processes and technologies, today announced the signing of a Testing Services Agreement with North Carolina State University.   Under the terms of

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, CA, Highlights in Green

April 16-18 in Long Beach California, this weekend of Indy Car, American Le Mans Series and Toyota Celebrity/Pro racing strives to advance “green racing.”  Some announced highlights: - The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Canadian Feds Pump $5.5 Million into Biofuel Plant

by Eric Mcguinness (Hamilton Spectator)  SunOpta BioProcess Inc. of Brampton is getting $5.5 million from the federal government to demonstrate that it can turn wood chips into fuel-grade ethanol and the sugar substitute xylitol. The cellulosic ethanol would replace gasoline, reducing

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol and University of Tennessee/Genera Energy to Hold Grand Opening for Demonstration Plant in Vonore

On Friday, Jan. 29, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE) and University of Tennessee/Genera Energy LLC will hold a grand opening celebration for one of the nation’s first cellulosic ethanol demo plants, and the only one dedicated to converting both

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $80 Million Investment for Advanced Biofuels Research and Fueling Infrastructure

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research and fueling infrastructure that will help support the development of a clean sustainable transportation

January 13, 2010 Read Full Article

California Governor Launches Cobalt Technologies Low Carbon Fuel Plant

Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable fuel and chemical, today formally launched its first facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Silicon Valley cleantech leaders were on hand, demonstrating the importance of clean technology to the state’s

January 12, 2010 Read Full Article

Tests See How Snowmobiles Run on High Ethanol Fuel

(Chicago Tribune, AP) Snowmobiles that don't start when it's cold aren't good for much.   That's why researchers at Michigan Technological University are trying to see how well snowmobiles can perform using fuel with higher levels of ethanol than those in

January 12, 2010 Read Full Article

Baylor Professor Turning Cow Manure into Fuel-Grade Ethanol

J.B. Smith (Waco Tribune-Herald)   To critics who object to making ethanol fuel out of grain, Larry Lehr, of Waco, has an ecology-minded answer: Run it through a cow first. Lehr, who teaches environmental science at Baylor University, is planning to build

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

U.S. Development Group Begins Operations at Southern California Ethanol Handling and Distribution Terminal

U.S. Development Group LLC (USDG), an industry leader in ethanol handling and distribution terminals, announced today that its West Colton Rail Terminal has begun to receive and offload ethanol railcars. The terminal, located in Rialto, Calif., is served by the

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Tapping Our Forests for Green Energy

(Property and Environment Research Center)  Federally owned forests in the United States are facing financial and ecological problems. At the same time, the public’s growing concern over environmental issues and future energy sources are pushing the promotion of renewable energy.

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Penn State Researcher Studying Ways to Handle Huge Quantities of Biomass

As scientists scramble to develop ways to generate enormous amounts of energy from cleaner-burning, renewable fuels to replace coal and oil, promising agricultural crops such as switchgrass have made headlines. But selecting the plants from which to make energy is

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

EVARCO Launches First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Texas

(Aftermarket Business)  ... EVCARCO is an American automotive dealership offering the latest in alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) as part of a multi tiered national strategy. The corporation will launch its first dealership in Fort Worth, Texas due to the regional

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Developing the Feedstock for Biofuels Supply

by Bill Belden (Prairie Lands Bio-Products, Inc.) This presentation at the 4th Cellulosic Ethanol Summit describes developing a sustainable “fuel,” i.e., “feedstock” supply for biofuels and biomass-to-energy projects.   Prairie Lands Bio-Products, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with a current membership of

January 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Groups Want More Tests on Higher-Ethanol U.S. Fuel

by Tom Doggett  (Reuters)   The agency already said it was waiting until this summer, so it can review test data on how a higher ethanol-gasoline ratio would affect engines.   ... Initial tests showed vehicles built after 2001 would likely be

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Syntec Biofuel and EERC to Develop Novel Technology to Produce Bio-Butanol from Biomass and Waste

Syntec Biofuel Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

The Brazilian Connection: As Renewable Jet Fuel Gains Traction, Brazil’s Sugarcane Is More Popular Than Ever

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... The search for cheap sugars ... affects almost every company working on the ethanol platform (really, everyone there except the gasification technologies such as Coskata). It also impacts those like LS9, Amyris and Virent that use

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Ottawa Orders Study into Environmental, Health Effects of Making Renewable Fuels

(Agweek)  A study has been ordered into the environmental and health effects of producing ethanol and biodiesel.   A government contract document says “there is now evidence of implications to the environment from biofuels-based ethanol production facilities.”   The study comes after

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Firm Plans N300bn Investment in Bio-Kerosene Production

by Emeka Ezekiel (The Punch)  Cassava Agro Industries Services Limited has concluded plans to invest N300bn in the development of a new technology that will produce kerosene for domestic use from local cassava.  Chairman of Pan African Cassava Initiative and

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

China's 1st Non-Grain Ethanol Project Goes into Operation

(China Knowledge)  China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp or COFCO Group, China's largest food processing, manufacturer and trader, put China's first non-grain ethanol project into operation in Beihai, Guangxi Province at the end of last year, sources reported. Ethanol

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Ethanol Subsidies are $82 per Barrel of Replaced Gasoline, Says Incendiary Baker Institute Report

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Texas, a report from the Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy concluded that “based on the latest available US GAO data, which is for the year 2008, the US government spent $4 billion

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Fundamentals of a Sustainable US Biofuels Policy

Pedro Alvarez, et al.  (James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy)  The United States is investing billions of dollars each year in subsidies and tax breaks to domestic ethanol producers in the hope that biofuels will become a major

January 08, 2010 Read Full Article

The Energetics of Ethanol: An Introduction and Link to Studies

(New Rules Project)  Does it take more energy to make ethanol than is contained in ethanol?  That question continues to haunt the ethanol industry even after nearly 30 years of expanding production.  Over the years more than 20 scientific studies

January 06, 2010 Read Full Article

OUTLOOK ’10: US Biofuel Firms Need Government Help to Survive

by  Ben Lefebvre and William Lemos (ICIS.com)  US ethanol and biodiesel players have put a disastrous 2009 behind them, but many are wondering if they can survive 2010 without major government support.   Biofuels producers are awaiting the roll-out of the updated

January 04, 2010 Read Full Article

Cuba’s Sugarcane Ethanol Potential: Cuba, Raul Castro, and the Return of King Sugar to the Island

by Nicholas Elledge (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)  ... (W)ould Cuba benefit from, and does it possess the technological and infrastructural means and political will to expand and modernize its sugar and sugarcane ethanol industries to take advantage of the unique

January 04, 2010 Read Full Article

India’s 20 Percent Biofuels Mandate is Back: Biofuels Digest Special Report

Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest) Like Old Saint Nick, the new incarnation of India’s 20% biofuels mandate arrived in Delhi on Christmas Eve, bringing tidings of great joy to those inside and many outside the industry, including the announcement of a national

January 04, 2010 Read Full Article

Cob Harvest Makes Strides

by Jeanne Bernick (Farm Journal)  ... “The equipment companies have stepped up to the plate,” says Weishaar, vice president of commercial development for Poet, the nation’s first cellulosic ethanol producer. Poet recently hosted a biomass harvest field day at the

January 03, 2010 Read Full Article

How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to Replace Oil

by Alexis Madrigal (Wired Science)  For nearly 20 years, a government laboratory built a living, respiring library of carefully collected organisms in search of something that could grow quickly while producing something precious: oil. But now that collection has largely been

January 02, 2010 Read Full Article

China's Low Tariff Opens Door for Ethanol Imports

(Reuters) China has agreed to lower the tariff on imports of ethanol to 5 percent from the previous 30 percent, which traders said could open the door for imports of fuel ethanol from countries like Brazil. …Brazil, the world's largest ethanol exporter,

January 02, 2010 Read Full Article

The “Why” and “Why Not Better?” of the US Tariff on Brazilian Ethanol

Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Q: Why is there a tariff on Brazilian ethanol? A. Under WTO rules the corn ethanol subsidy of 45 cents per gallon has to be made available to domestic and foreign ethanol. The tariff is designed

January 02, 2010 Read Full Article

GE, Embraer, Others Studying Sugarcane-Based Jet Fuel

Embraer, General Electric, and Amyris announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate thetechnical and sustainability aspects of Amyris’ No Compromise® renewable jet fuel. The initiative can culminate in a demo flight, by early 2012, of an Embraer E-Jet

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Washington DC Auto Show Includes Biofuels Section

America’s greenest “tier-one” auto show just got greener. The Washington Auto Show®, which houses more green cars than any major U.S. auto show, is redoubling its efforts in 2010 with a 65,000-square foot display known as the “Advanced Technology SuperHighway.” “We

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

EU Green Protectionism = Economic Madness

by Carpe Diem  (benzinga.com)   Some excerpts from the new study "Green Protectionism in the European Union: How Europe’s Biofuels Policy and the Renewable Energy Directive Violate WTO Commitments" from the European Center for International Political Economy:   Biofuels production in Europe is

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Ethanol Groups Sue California Over Low-Carbon Rule

by Stephen Power  (Wall Street Journal)  Two groups representing ethanol producers asked a federal court on Thursday to strike down a California rule that calls for a reduction in the carbon content of fuels sold in that state, saying the

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Cellulosic-Ethanol Mandate Faces Snags

by Naureen S. Malik (Wall Street Journal)  Cellulosic-ethanol production, a cornerstone of the U.S. government's plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, is earmarked to overtake corn ethanol over the next decade. But the industry's expected takeoff could be delayed by a year. Several potholes

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Jamaica Seeking to Boost Ethanol Production for Export under CBI

(Caribbean Daily News) The Jamaica government says it will continue to develop the biofuels industry so as to boost exports under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands are

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Ethanol from Cellulose Faster

by J.W. Walkinshaw and S.E. Poniatowski (University of Massachusetts and Terrasonics)  This presentation illustrates the usual process of breaking cellulose into sugars for ethanol fermentation by using an enzymatic process and, then illustrates the results of speeding up that process by using

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Biofuels and Indirect Land Use Change Effects: the Debate Continues

by John A. Mathews and Hao Tan, (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia) While debate on biofuels and bioenergy generally has sparked controversy over claimed greenhouse gas emissions benefits available with a switch to biomass, these claims have generally not taken into account

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

An Integrated Strategy to Understand and Overcome Biomass Recalcitrance

Martin Keller, Ph.D. (BioEnergy Science Center) Presentation details biomass recalcitrance and various methods being researched to break down cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins, lignins into sugars as an intermediary step to ethanol production or to serve as "green crude."  READ MORE

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

The Ethics of Biofuels

by Joseph Milton  (Financial Times)  ... The prospect of a second generation of biofuels, derived from waste materials rather than food crops or palm oil, has recently been raised. It is this new generation which the consultation by the Nuffield

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Sugar Ethanol in Florida: Economic, Agricultural, and Environmental Aspects

by Joshua F.  Berger Ethanol production has been widely perceived as a solution to the global energy crisis, with the added benefit of reinvigorating declining agricultural economies. Moves towards dedicating crop production to ethanol however have raised a number of concerns

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Canada’s GV Energy to Produce Little-Known Biodiesel

by Charlotte LoBuono (heatingoil.com)  A Canadian energy company has proposed building a biorefinery to produce dimethyl ether, or DME, the CBC reported Wednesday. In November, Calgary-based GV Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Terrance, British Columbia,

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Renewable Fuels Association Claims Underwriters Laboratories Uses Inappropriate Testing Fuel

 From a letter to Underwriters Laboratories from Renewable Fuels Association:  I am writing to express the Renewable Fuels Association’s (RFA) position that Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has selected an inappropriate test fuel to emulate fuel grade ethanol in its Subject

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Stanford Researchers: Ethanol Results in Higher Ozone Concentrations than Gasoline

by Louis Bergeron (Stanford University)   Ethanol -- often promoted as a clean-burning, renewable fuel that could help wean the nation from oil -- would likely worsen health problems caused by ozone, compared with gasoline, especially in winter, according to a

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

InterAmerican Development Bank Provides $25 Million Funding Boost To Peru's Biofuel Project

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $25 million loan to support an innovative private biofuels project currently being developed in the department of Piura, Peru. An initiative of Maple Energy Plc, an energy company that has focused solely on Peru

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Valero Renewables to Purchase Three Ethanol Plants

Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation , announced today that it has signed an agreement with ASA Ethanol Holdings, LLC to buy two ethanol plants that had been previously owned by VeraSun Energy

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

International Technology Action Plan on Bioenergy Released

Bioenergy includes any kind of chemical energy accumulated through photosynthetic processes in organic plant matter (i.e., biomass). Example sources of bioenergy include dedicated energy crops (short rotation wood, perennial grasses), agricultural and forestry products and wastes, biogas resulting from the

December 15, 2009 Read Full Article

The Who, What and When of Cellulosic Ethanol Commercialization

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Biofuels Digest provides a summary of various cellulosic ethanol production technologies; and who is using them where.  ---... Companies that have been in the R&D phases for years — if not decades — are emerging

December 15, 2009 Read Full Article

INEOS Bio JV Selected for $50 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant for Commercial BioEnergy Facility

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has selected INEOS Bio and its partner, New Planet Energy, for a $50 million dollar grant for its advanced bioenergy facility in Indian River County, Florida. The grant was announced jointly by DOE Secretary

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Market Interactions, Farmers' Choices, and the Sustainability of Growing Advanced Biofuels: a Missing Perspective?

by Yong Jiang  and Scott M. Swinton  (International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology)  Advanced biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol are of great interest in the USA. With agriculture being the major source of feedstock for advanced biofuels, how farmers would

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

California Company Sees Potential in Its Miscanthus Trials

by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  California-based Mendel Biotechnology Inc. has more than 2,000 varieties of miscanthus under development on several different plots and hopes to have significant plantings for biomass power generation in the next two to four years. Fifteen

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Study: Global Biofuels Reduce GHGs by 123.5 Million Tonnes

Just in time for the critical climate talks now underway in Copenhagen, new data once again confirms the significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from global biofuels production. Prepared by (S&T)2 Consultants Inc., an internationally recognized energy and environmental consulting firm, the

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Pawlenty Touts Ethanol on Trade Mission to South America

by Jon Vomhof (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)  ... “Ethanol, I think, is going to be a global commodity in the not too distant future, and as that future unfolds, it’s in everyone’s best interest to have some common standards around

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Breaks Down Walls for Biofuels

by Heather Lammers, NREL (Renewable Energy World)  Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ethanol producers are racing to come up with ways to make ethanol from cellulosic biomass that are cheaper and easier to produce than current

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Niagara, Wisconsin Cellulosic Ethanol Biomass Supply Studies

New North contracted with Resource Analytics to conduct a biomass supply analysis within a fifty mile radius of Niagara, WI for the purposes of evaluating this site as a location for a cellulosic biomass ethanol plant. Primary focus was on

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Petrobras CEO Highlights Performance in 2009

(Pre-Salt)  The president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, ... presented an overview of activities in 2009 . ... "Petrobras has expanded production capacity allowed in biodiesel plants and intensified contacts to expand presence in the area of ethanol. We

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Blender Pump Tax Fix Supported by 152 Groups

Growth Energy’s request to Congressional tax writers to fix a program intended to promote the installation of fuel pumps that dispense mid- and high-level ethanol blends drew support from a total of 152 organizations – a national coalition that ranged

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

LOGOS Technologies and EDENIQ Awarded Cellulosic Bio-ethanol Grant from US Department of Energy

Logos Technologies, Inc. and EdeniQ, Inc. announced that they have been awarded a $20.4 million grant to modify and operate a pilotscale bio‐refinery plant to produce low‐cost ethanol bio‐fuel from cellulosic feedstock, such as corn stover and switch grass. Logos

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US GAO Asked to Study Impact of Higher Ethanol Blend

by Tom Doggett (Reuters)  Two key Republican lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday to study the impact of boosting the amount of ethanol that is blended into U.S. gasoline supplies. The request was made after the Environmental Protection Agency

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Report: Moving to Clean Energy Would Drive Job Growth and Economic Recovery in Arkansas

Shifting to renewable energy sources, such as wind and bio-energy, would bring significant job growth, economic investment and revenues to Arkansas' struggling rural communities, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). These benefits

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

UN Seen Backing Biofuels in Carbon Mechanism

(Economic Times, Reuters)  A United Nations panel has approved the inclusion of biofuels in a global scheme to reduce cargon emissions, a move that should boost investments in such projects, a Brazilian government official said on Friday. "The United Nations has

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

World's Largest Wheat-Based Biofuel Refinery Opens on Teeside

by Tom Young (Business Green)  The world's biggest refinery for making biofuels from wheat was unveiled at Wilton on Teeside yesterday, as the company behind the giant facility confirmed production will begin before Christmas.  The £250m Ensus plant will turn

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

Amyris Signs Letters of Intent Agreements with Bunge, Cosan and Guarani

Amyris Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced that it has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil, Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani, with the purpose of partnering

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

International DME Association Launches North American Affairs Group, Chemrec’s LeBlanc Named as Director to Lead Growth of DME

To actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as an ultra-clean, renewable, low-carbon diesel substitute throughout North America, the International DME Association (IDA) today announced the formation of its North American Affairs Committee (NAAC).   Named as director of

December 08, 2009 Read Full Article

Small-Engine Makers Voice Worry As EPA Weighs New Ethanol Rule

by Mark Long (Wall Street Journal)  Boaters and small-engine-industry groups are worried their concerns about engine damage will be overlooked as the Environmental Protection Agency considers allowing as much as 15% ethanol in the nation's gasoline. Since fuel with an ethanol

December 08, 2009 Read Full Article

ADM Receives $24.8 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Develop and Commercialize Advanced Biofuels

The U.S. Department of Energy today awarded Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) a $24.8 million grant to develop and construct a facility that will convert biomass into renewable fuel. One of 19 biofuel projects to receive Department of Energy

December 08, 2009 Read Full Article

COP15 Limo Fleet Powered by Ethanol Made from Straw

The climate change summit got off to a good start with a fuel change.  For the first time ever, the fleet of VIP limousines switched to a climate-friendly fuel -- The New Ethanol, made from straw by the Danish company

December 07, 2009 Read Full Article

Department of Energy Increases Funding to $81 M for Phase II of BlueFire Ethanol's Planned Fulton, MS Biorefinery

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) increased funding to $81.1 million dollars for Phase II construction

December 07, 2009 Read Full Article

Enerkem Awarded $50 Million Funding by U.S. Department of Energy for Its Mississippi Biorefinery Project

 Enerkem Inc. today announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive US$50 million in funding for the construction and operation of its waste-to-biofuels facility to be located in

December 07, 2009 Read Full Article

SEC Slaps Nova Gen with Charges

by Onell R. Soto (San Diego Union-Tribune)  A La Jolla company bamboozled investors out of $2.3 million with promises of a new technology that would covert coal into green fuels and make trillions of dollars, federal officials alleged yesterday.  The

December 07, 2009 Read Full Article

Green Protectionism in the European Union: How Europe’s Biofuels Policy and the Renewable Energy Directive Violate WTO Commitments

by Fredrik Erixon (European Center for International Political Economy)  This paper examines the trade-policy consequences of current approaches in the  European Union towards biofuels. The EU uses a broad range of measures to sub­sidise the production of biofuels in Europe

December 07, 2009 Read Full Article

Closed Loop Energy System in Germany

by Neil Billinger (CheckBiotech, Saskatoonhomepage.ca) Verbio is based in the former East Germany and has a plant located at Zorbig. Their motto is ''from the farmer to the consumer and back to the field."   A sister company called Marka buys

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

We Are Green: “Always Clean 110″ Project Is an Example of a Growing Trend in Biofuels: “Symbiosis” Project Produce Biodiesel, Using Recovered Methanol, Cooking Oil

by  (Biofuels Digest)  ...Here is an under funded grad student (with a mechanical engineering degree from Northern Illinois University) who, while working part time, put together a system that will produce bio-diesel fuel from basic waste by-products found on campus,

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

GAO: Energy-Water Nexus: Many Uncertainties Remain about National and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel Production on Water Resources

The extent to which increased biofuels production will affect the nation’s water resources depends on the type of feedstock selected and how and where it is grown.  ... (N)ext generation feedstocks have not yet been grown on a commercial scale

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

DTN Guest Editorial: EPA Appears Caught in a Catch 22

by Clayton McMartin (DTN Ethanol Center)  Two key timing issues have essentially paralyzed the Environmental Protection Agency at this point regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard. The first is the pending issuance of the much-awaited final rules for RFS2, and the

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

EPA Indicates E15 Blending OK is Likely, But Delays Ruling to Mid-2010

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the EPA announced that it will delay its determination on E15 ethanol blending until the middle of next year, citing that only 2 of 19 DOE tests are complete at this stage. EPA

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

Purdue to Lead Second-Generation Biofuels Impact Analysis

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Purdue University has been awarded a $933,000 USDA grant to conduct analysis of the global impacts of second-generation biofuels. According to Tom Hertel, ag economics professor at Purdue University and project co-investigator, the team’s

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Canadian Biofuel Cuts Emissions Sharply: Report

by Rod Nickel  (Reuters)  Canadian ethanol emits 62 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional fuel, taking into consideration all stages of the fuel's production from planting a crop to burning the fuel, a new report prepared for Canada's biofuel industry

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuel Capacity Expected to Increase from 6.88 Mgy in 2009 to 640.18 Mgy in 2012

Biofuels Digest released a downloadable, consolidated table of cellulosic ethanol and advanced biofuels production, including current production as of December 2009, and planned introductions of new capacity through 2012. The Digest found in its review of operating pilot and demonstration

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Can Feedstock Production for Biofuels Be Sustainable in California?

by Stephen R. Kaffka (California Agriculture)   The use of crops and crop residues as feedstocks for biofuels increases domestic and global supplies, creates new industries, and may result in reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. Uncertainty about the best crop and residue sources,

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Biomass Could Help Meet California's Transportation Fuel Needs

by Charles E. Wyman, Bin Yang   (California Agriculture)  Cellulosic biomass, which includes agricultural and forestry residues and woody and herbaceous plants, is the only low-cost resource that can support the sustainable production of liquid fuels on a large enough scale

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Group Helps Small Cities Go Green

by Larisa Brass  (Knoxvillebiz.com) A number of new organizations are springing up across Tennessee with a green glint in their eye. Among them is the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council, a group that's working with smaller cities to implement green

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Biofuel Bugs

(Living on Earth)  University of Minnesota biochemistry professor Larry Wackett's team won support from the US Dept. of Energy for their approach to direct solar fuel. Wackett's wants to mimic symbiosis in nature by teaming up microbes. …  YOUNG: One

December 02, 2009 Read Full Article

DOE and Israel Announce US$3.3m in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects

With financial support of DOE and the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, the bilateral BIRD Foundation Energy Executive Committee has competitively selected four cooperative clean energy projects in the United States and Israel. This initiative will award up to $3.3

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Cassakero Project Targets 10,000 Ethanol Refineries In 36 States

by Grace Azubuike (Leadership Nigeria)  The cassakero project has targeted the installation of 10,000 small scale bio-ethanol refineries in the 36 states of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over the next four years from December 2009 to December

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Future Algae Bio-Fuel Production Confirmed in Southern Chile

(MercoPress)  United States corporation Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) has founded a subsidiary, BAL Chile, through which the company has already begun cultivating 100 hectares of seaweed on the island of Chiloé, with the aim of producing bio-fuel. The project, in

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Speech by Philip New, CEO, BP Biofuels at F.O. Lichts World Ethanol 2009 Conference, Paris, 3 November 2009

...I’m here to talk about the role of advanced biofuels and why at BP we believe we need to get them into the market sooner.  We believe this is necessary if biofuels are to fulfil their potential. Biofuels have a

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Companies Fret about Expiring Tax Break

by Brett Clanton (Houston Chronical)  ... Losing the biodiesel tax incentive would be another blow to an industry that has closed many plants this year and slashed jobs amid rising costs of raw materials, weak domestic demand and on-again, off-again backing

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Fiberight to Produce MSW-Based Cellulosic Ethanol

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The former Xethanol LLC ethanol production facility in Blairstown, Iowa, has been purchased by Fiberight LLC and will soon be producing cellulosic ethanol at a demonstration scale. The company recently acquired the shuttered plant

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

2nd Sustainable Biofuels Awards Nominations Invited

Held during the gala dinner on day two of World Biofuels Markets 2010, the awards are designed to recognise the companies who have had the biggest positive impact on their environment and on the wider society. Categories for 2010: - Sustainable Bioethanol Award

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Mozambique and Brazil Seek Partnerships in Biofuels

(AllAfrica)  Mozambican Brazilian, and Southern African business people are meeting for two days in Maputo to look into investment opportunities for producing biofuels, particularly ethanol, from sugar cane in Mozambique. The meeting is organized by the Mozambican government's Investment Promotion Centre

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Growth Energy Calls on ARB to Allow Public Comment on Undisclosed LCFS Documents

Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, called on the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to allow the public to comment on documents pertaining to their low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) rulemaking that were not disclosed and should influence the

November 23, 2009 Read Full Article

Alganomics in Southport Receives 'Green' Grant from North Carolina

by Jim Brumm (Star News)  The governor’s office said that Alganomics is one of 18 small companies that will receive grants to develop and market promising green and alternative energy technologies and products.  Alganomics will receive $59,500 to support its

November 23, 2009 Read Full Article

NCGA Signs N56 Billion Contract For Cassava Kerosene

(AllAfrica.com)  Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has signed a N56 billion contract with the Cassava Agro Industries Services Ltd (CAISL) for the supply of 8 million tons of cassava tubers to the national Cassakero cooking fuel programme. The Chief Executive Officer

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

The US Biofuels Industry Must Address Midstream Ethanol Distribution Bottlenecks If It Hopes to Deliver Next-Generation Ethanol in a Cost-Effective Manner.

by Bill Caesar and Thomas Vanhoutte  (McKinsey Quarterly)   ... But in the United States, next-generation ethanol likely won’t get from the bio-refinery to the retail service station pump in a cost-effective manner unless the biofuels industry can address distribution bottlenecks. Midstream

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Tennessee Legislators Approve Changes to Switchgrass Project

(Tennessean)  A panel of state lawmakers approved plans to amend a $70 million research effort to produce ethanol in East Tennessee, blaming a lack of communication for a hearing two weeks ago in which some members suggested pulling the plug

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Current Cost per Gallon Exceeds POET’s Expectations for Project LIBERTY

POET announced that cost reductions achieved over the past year of operating their cellulosic ethanol pilot plant have exceeded expectations in their drive to commercialize the process. Reductions in energy usage, enzyme costs, raw material requirements and capital expenses have

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Inbicon Sells Out of Cellulosic Ethanol Before Demo Plant's Opening

by Emma Ritch  (CleanTech Group)  Denmark’s Inbicon today opened its first demonstration facility producing cellulosic ethanol, but potential customers will have to wait.   Inbicon has already sold its first year of production to Statoil, which plans to blend the ethanol into

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

E10 to E100 Capable Engine Matches Diesel Efficiency at Lower Cost

by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries)   Recent news that a 5-member team plans commercialization of $1/gal (commodity cost) ethanol from algae, coincides with information that Ricardo engineers have developed a spark ignited engine able to sense and adjust automatically to any

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Wet Ethanol Process Yields More Ethanol

(UPI)  ... University of Illinois scientists, led by agricultural engineering researcher Esha Khullar, said the wet ethanol process involves soaking corn kernels rather than grinding them, resulting in more gallons of ethanol ...  and better quality co-products than does the

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Indian Sugar Firms Seek Higher Ethanol Prices

(Reuters)   Indian sugar firms are seeking a higher price for ethanol to ensure steady supplies to oil firms which blend the liquid with petrol, a senior industry official said.  Diminishing cane output and rising sugar prices had raised concerns that

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Higher US Farm Productivity Will Meet Rising Ethanol Demand

(FarmOnline, Australia)  Higher productivity per acre among those US farmers providing feedstock for ethanol will meet the increased demand for petrol-ethanol blends this year.   Those familiar with the US agriculture sector's long history of productivity and efficiency have maintained that

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Frontier Renewable Resources Awards $2-Million Grant to Boost Sustainable Forestry, Help Keep Cellulosic Ethanol Low-Cost, Low Carbon

Frontier Renewable Resources, the Michigan-based company building the state's first cellulosic ethanol plant in the Upper Peninsula, has provided a $2-million grant designed to strengthen the sustainable wood fiber supply, develop greater efficiencies in the harvest and transportation equipment and

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

The Evolution Of An Eco-Prophet

by  Sharon Begley (Newsweek)  Interview with Al Gore: ... But next-generation biofuels are a different story, he says. "The pathway that I think is likely to be the winner is enzymatic hydrolysis, which essentially uses engineered enzymes to break down the cellulose,

November 14, 2009 Read Full Article

Interview with Mark Emalfarb, CEO of Dyadic International

(Renewable Energy Magazine)  In this, Renewable Energy Magazine’s latest in-depth interview, Mark Emalfarb describes the interesting path that led him to develop Dyadic’s patented C1 technology platform and his thoughts on the future of the production of sugars from biomass

November 14, 2009 Read Full Article

BP Publishes Video on Cellulosic Ethanol Conversion and Projects

BP has added to its web site page on dedicated energy crops a video describing cellulosic ethanol and BP's cellulosic refinery projects.  View the video. See also BP's video on sustainable biofuels development with a focus on biobutanol. View the video.

November 13, 2009 Read Full Article

DOE and USDA Select Projects for more than $24 Million in Biomass Research and Development Grants

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy today announced projects selected for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products.  Of the $24.4 million announced today, DOE plans to

November 13, 2009 Read Full Article

US May Reduce Cellulosic Mandate for 2010

(FarmOnline; North Queensland Register)   Not enough cellulosic ethanol may be produced to fill the United States proposed 100 million gallon mandate for 2010, prompting a rethink from officials. At a recent conference, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality

November 13, 2009 Read Full Article

Canadian Government Program Invests Money in SK Ethanol Plant

(TradingMarkets.com)  The Government of Canada announced Tuesday that it would invest up to C$77.75 million over seven years to help support ethanol production in Saskatchewan, said National Resources Canada in a press release November 10. The money is being delivered

November 13, 2009 Read Full Article

DOE Intends to Develop Drop-In Advanced Biofuels: Focus on Algae

by Anna Austin  (Biomass Magazine)Valerie Reed of the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy talked about the direction the DOE is taking to accelerate the development of algae-based biofuels at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology

November 13, 2009 Read Full Article

Ants May Provide Cellulosic Solution

by Craig A. Johnson (Biomass Magazine)  At the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center in Madison, Wis., researchers are looking to leafcutter ants for new enzymatic processes that will further progress to commercialize cellulosic ethanol. Leafcutter ants, which are found in

November 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Natural Resources Defense Council Publishes "The Promise of Algal Biofuels"

The algae biofuels industry is comprised of many pathways to produce fuels from algae and is developing rapidly, with most companies operating in “stealth” mode. This makes measuring progress toward the promise of algae extremely difficult. Given the thousands of

November 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Joule Reports Breakthrough in Renewable Diesel Production

Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule is advancing a new, photosynthesis-driven approach to producing

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide

(Science Daily)  ... (I)n two studies published online in Genome Research, scientists have analyzed the genome structures of bioethanol-producing microorganisms, uncovering genetic clues that will be critical in developing new technologies needed to implement production on a global scale.  yeast

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Closing Down $24 Billion Biofuels Tax Credit Loophole: a Good Idea (Here’s Why)

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   In Washington, the Health Care Bill passed the US House of Representatives and included - as part of a 42-page "manager's amendment", a provision striking a biofuel tax credit used by pulp and paper firms

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

MSU, Michigan Tech Sign Biofuel Research Contract with Frontier

Ensuring a sustainable supply of woody biomass for the state's first cellulosic ethanol plant is the goal of a research partnership between Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University supported by Frontier Renewable Resources, of Kinross, Mich. MSU and Michigan Tech

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Brazil Raises Cane over U.S. Ethanol Tariff

by Chris Kraul (LA Times)  Who could resent the attention being showered on electric cars? Stylish and clean, they're the darling of the renewable-energy crowd, which is hailing the scheduled rollout of several e-powered models next year as a major blow

November 06, 2009 Read Full Article

Neste Oil and St1 to Collaborate as Part of VTT's TransEco Development Program

Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The project will focus on developing cost-efficient solutions tailored to Finnish conditions that

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

Impact of Biofuel Crop Production on the Formation of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

by Christine Costello, et al.  (Environmental Science and Technology)   Many studies have compared corn-based ethanol to cellulosic ethanol on a per unit basis and have generally concluded that cellulosic ethanol will result in fewer environmental consequences, including nitrate (NO3−) output. This study

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

Engine That Runs on Any Fuel Advances Toward Chinese Patent

Robert L. Scragg, the inventor of the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine ("DCGT") engine and founder of Alpha Engines Corporation, has received confirmation that the National Stage Application for an advanced version of the DCGT engine was accepted by the Chinese

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

Irish Firm Cleanses Chernobyl’s Fields

by Jan Battles (The Sunday Times)  It will be centuries before Belarus is completely free from the radio-activity that fell after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 23 years ago. But an Irish company has come up with an innovative way of

November 04, 2009 Read Full Article

U.N. Panel Report Confirms Potential for Significant GHG Reductions from Biofuels

The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) today responded to a report on biofuels produced by the United Nation’s International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.  The report, “Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels”, asserts that more research and

November 04, 2009 Read Full Article
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