by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) First plant will produce 14 million gallons per year by 2018; first production train online in 2017. More plants to come? Up to 150 mgy potential in Europe, ArcelorMittal says; culmination of work since 2011. In
Professor Develops Ethanol from Termites
by Andhra Pradesh (The Hindu) ... Ramesh Malothu, assistant professor and head of the department of biotechnology at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, has developed ethanol by isolating cellulosic bacteria from termites by using bioprocess technologies. He has been successful in
July 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Flogas Group Signs Letter of Intent with Sparks-based Alkcon Corporation
(Alcon Corporation) Alkcon Corporation (the "Company"), a developer of natural gas processing equipment, has entered into an exclusivity agreement and a Letter of Intent with Flogas Group ("Flogas") of Leicestershire, England. The agreement grants Flogas the exclusive right to market and sell the
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Hybrid Electric-Biodiesel Buses: Cleaner, Fuel-Saving Alternative for Public Transportation
by Milsa Vijayadharan* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Hybrid Electric-Biodiesel Buses used in California, Washington and Michigan Model Lower GHG Emissions Options for Cities Everywhere Public transportation plays an important role in green and sustainable practices. Public transportation use means fewer cars on the road and a cleaner environment.
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Oladunjoye A. Waleola, Managing Director, Avandith Renewable Energy Limited
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We are a biofuels technology company, who specialises in Jatropha curcas and the extraction of it’s oil as a sustainable fuel. We consult for farmers/clients and help them in cultivating Jatropha curcas and selling its
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Govt Notifies Rules for Use of Bio-CNG in Vehicles
(Press Trust of India) The government has notified norms for use of bio-CNG for vehicles running on it, in a bid to promote green fuel. "The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has notified norms for the use of bio-CNG for testing
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Touts Biodiesel Made from Recycled Cooking Oil
by Sean Lin (Taipai Times) The EPA said more than 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel per year are made from recycled cooking oil, which have an estimated total value of about NT$3 billion The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday showcased the manufacturing
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Swedish Energy Agency Will Invest €19,2 Million in a Biofuel Production Research
(FORDAQ) The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) is investing SEK 180 million (€19,2 million) in two new research programs to develop more efficient and cheaper principles of the biofuel production. - We stake on the necessity of biofuels for achieving the society's ambition
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
US EPA Unveils New Data for RIN Sales
(Platts) The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released, for the first time, data aggregated by the type of organization selling or holding the credits used to demonstrate compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA said the new aggregated data for
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Breaking through the Non-Cooperative Game
by Bill Brandon (Biofuels Digest) Can Cooperation Survive Within a Non-cooperative Economic System? I say yes it can, but we should not assume it is only a voluntary cooperation. Forty-five years ago we made a major transition in our fuel
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Advanced Bioeconomy Ventures Raise $1.328 Billion in Past 12 Months, up 5.2%
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 45 deals, 37 companies; deal size jumps 7 percent and Q2 2015 is 15% up over 2014 and 138 percent up over Q1. Here’s the complete skinny on who got what. ... Notable transactions in the period include
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… B.B. Klaversteijn, Co-Founder, Fairchar
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Responsible for and engaged in the development of portable biomethanol production units for the on site conversion of wood from invasive trees (Africa) to biomethanol and pyrolysis oil. The most prominent systems component is a
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry, Farmers Advocate against Loudermilk Amendment
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On July 2, a group of two dozen biofuel trade groups and companies issued a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to reject an proposals that amend, repeal, defund
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
“Invisible” Protein Structure Explains the Power of Enzymes
(Umeå University) A research group at Umeå University has managed to capture and describe a protein structure that, until now, has been impossible to study. The discovery lays the base for developing designed enzymes as catalysts to new chemical reactions for
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
NE Ethanol Board Working to Make Ozone Rules Workable
(WNAX) Nebraska Ethanol Board leaders are working with various city officials in the region to find ways to make EPA’s proposed Ozone regulations more workable. Nebraska Ethanol Board Administrator Todd Sneller says there’s a great opportunity for ag and biofuels
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
What’s up with Algae Now?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 31 Algae players, what do they make now, and how are they making out? ... Here’s our company by company guide to 31 of the players on the scene — project developers and technology suppliers. ... AlgaEnergy AlgaEnergy is
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Energy Department Awards $18 Million to Develop Valuable Bioproducts and Biofuels from Algae
(US Department of Energy) The Energy Department today announced six projects that will receive up to $18 million in funding to reduce the modeled price of algae-based biofuels to less than $5 per gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) by 2019. This
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Methane Leaks Raise New Questions about Natural Gas Sites
by Rhiannon Meyers (Houston Chronicle) Some natural gas operations in the Barnett Shale leaked more methane than previously thought, underscoring the need for better and more frequent monitoring and repair of equipment, new studies by the Environmental Defense Fund have
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Landscapers Have Front-Row Seat as Ethanol Fight Rages on
by David Roundtree (Total Landscape Care) ... The makers of gasoline-powered equipment are confident their products can perform well and last as long as they’re supposed to when landscapers fill them with the E-10 found at virtually all U.S. gas stations
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Refinery to Turn Fat and Vegetable Oil into Renewable Fuels
by Bill Mah (Edmonton Journal) The company behind a refinery to turn fat and grease into renewable fuels says the pilot plant could soon offer another local market for Alberta farmers and cut greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. Edmonton-based
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
This Pond Scum May Fuel Your Airplane
by Tom Redmond and Yuko Takeo (Bloomberg Business) The future of Japan’s biofuel industry may be pond scum. Or more specifically, green algae that’s swirling around in tanks on a tropical Okinawan island. That’s what Mitsuru Izumo and his company
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Can Be a Bigger Part of Green Energy
by Johannes Escudero, Tim Cremins and Jose Mejia (The Sacramento Bee) Despite California’s leadership in green energy promotion, our state is a woefully lopsided net importer of clean biofuels. State lawmakers have a golden opportunity to correct this unfortunate paradox by
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory/NewsWise) Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD -- Turning trees, grass, and other biomass into fuel for automobiles and airplanes is a costly and complex process. Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazilian Producers Plan Big Ethanol Push
(EFE/Fox News Latino) Brazil's ethanol producers called at the Ethanol Summit 2015 in Sao Paulo for bolstering sales of the biofuel, which has lost market share to petroleum derivatives in recent years, in an effort to have a more balanced
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Scientists Study Ways to Integrate Biofuels and Food Crops on Farms
by Payal Marathe (Argonne National Laboratory) We ask a lot of the land: feed the world with crops, power the world with bioenergy, retain nutrients so they don’t pollute our water and air. To help landscapes answer these high demands,
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
OriginClear and AlgEternal Partner on Algal Fertilizer
(Algae Industry Magazine) OriginClear Inc. and partner AlgEternal have announced that, based on AlgEternal’s field tests, they believe their pure algae concentrate, harvested with OriginClear technology, may reduce conventional fertilizer cost by up to 40 percent. AlgEternal reported these findings
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Dr Bryan Lavarack, Senior Technologist, MSL
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... A sugar company that is diversifying into co-products that can be produced from fibre (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), sucrose and/or molasses. ... Make crude oil so expensive that everyone is forced to change business practices and
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Production of Biofuel Still in the Mix
(Jamaica Observer) The country is looking to produce its own biofuel and increase the current mix of ethanol in petrol to about 20 per cent. This is according to Principal Director, Policy, Planning, Development and Evaluation Division, in the Ministry
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Finding an Off Switch in Wood Formation
by D'Lyn Ford (North Carolina State University) The same process plants use to respond to environmental stress acts as an on/off switch for a key enzyme in wood formation, NC State researchers have found. The discovery improves scientists’ understanding of how lignin,
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Gulf Petrochem to Set up Rs 1,000-crore Ethanol Plant in India
by Rachita Prasad (Economic Times/India Times) Gulf Petrochem will set up a Rs 1,000-crore ethanol manufacturing plant in India, according to a top company executive, as the UAE-headquartered entity seeks to leverage on the government's mandate to blend ethanol with petrol. It
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Geely Invests $45.5 mln in Methanol Plant
(ECNS.cn/China Daily) Geely Holding Group, which owns Volvo Car Corp, plans to expand its methanol vehicle operation after its decision to invest $45.5 million in Iceland's Carbon Recycling International Inc. The company operates the world's first methanol plant in Iceland. Geely's deal
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Majority of Canadians Support Renewable Fuels Industry
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) According to a new, national survey, more than three quarters (88%) of Canadians believe more renewable fuels should be produced in Canada and that government should do more to promote the industry. The poll of 1,750
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Is EPA Proposing to Continue Delaying the Arrival of Advanced Biofuels?
by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization) ... Stakeholders are all well aware of the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard) waiver provision that allows EPA to rewrite the statutory volumes after 2016, if it is required to waive volumes by more than
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Government to Introduce Flexible-Fuel Policy to Cut Dependence on Imported Fossil Fuels
by Chanchal Pal Chauhan (Economic Times) Government plans to introduce flexible-fuel policy for the automotive industry to promote new sources of alternative energy and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels that has been a major burn on forex reserves. In the first
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Gauging The Carbon Cost Of Fuel From Canadian Oil Sands
By Deirdre Lockwood (Chemical and Engineering News) Environment: New study finds that greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel from Alberta oil sands are about 20% greater than those for U.S. crude oil The oil sands of Canada’s Alberta province are one
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Hospital Honored for Biofuel Initiative
(New Hampshire Business Review) Memorial Hospital in North Conway has been named the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainable Business of the Year, in recognition of its switch to a new form of renewable biofuel. Memorial uses an advanced cellulosic
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Integrating Source Apportionment Tracers into a Bottom-up Inventory of Methane Emissions in the Barnett Shale Hydraulic Fracturing Region
by Amy Townsend-Small, Josette E. Marrero, David R. Lyon, Isobel J. Simpson, Simone Meinardi, and Donald R. Blake (Environmental Science and Technology) A growing dependence on natural gas for energy may exacerbate emissions of the greenhouse gas methane (CH4). Identifying fingerprints
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Policy Lagging
by Ken McCauley (Garden City Telegram) ... American farmers stepped up when called upon, increasing production levels of corn ethanol to meet the growing standards. We restructured our production plants and ways of life to help wean the United States off
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
US Fuel Additives Market to Grow at a CAGR of Over 6% Through 2020 Finds TechSci Research
(TechSci Research/PR Newswire) Increasing biofuel adoption along with growing demand for enhanced performance of transportation fuels to drive US fuel additives market through 2020 According to recently published TechSci Research report "United States Fuel Additives Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020", US
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Blog: Telling Ethanol’s Story through the Local Media
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Does your ethanol production facility have a positive working relationship with the local media? If not, here’s more about why, and how, you should develop one. ... Most people in the ethanol industry are familiar with
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Research and Markets: Next Generation Biofuels Market 2015 - In-Depth Analysis of 90 Major Players Including Abengoa, Verenium, BP Plc., BASF, Shell & Iogen
(Research and Markets/Businesswire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d87gbg/next_generation) has announced the addition of the "Next Generation Biofuels" report to their offering. With the demand for fuel increasing globally, researchers around the world are working on making fuel from waste products like plastic bags,
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
ED95 – The Green Biofuel for Heavy Transport
(SEKAB) ED95 is an ethanol based fuel for adapted diesel engines. It consists of 95 percent pure ethanol with the addition of ignition improver, lubricant and corrosion protection. In a diesel engine adapted for ED95 ethanol’s potential can be up
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Seizing the Global Opportunity
(Global Commission on the Economy and Climate) The new report Seizing the global opportunity: partnerships for better growth and a better climate, released today by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, provides 10 practical recommendations that will boost economic
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Oregon Declares Biomass Carbon Neutral
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) After a House vote of 44-9, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that exempts biomass-derived carbon dioxide emissions from regulation under certain air pollution laws. The bill defines biomass as nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Perennial Biofuel Crops' Water Consumption Similar to Corn
(Michigan State University) Converting large tracts of the Midwest’s marginal farming land to perennial biofuel crops carries with it some key unknowns, including how it could affect the balance of water between rainfall, evaporation and movement of soil water to
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
HCMC Orders Official Vehicles to Switch to Biofuel
(Thanh Nien News) Ho Chi Minh City has announced a plan to make all government offices and state-owned companies switch to a locally-produced biogasoline product that has not been selling well. Six months after it was introduced, the 5-percent ethanol
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Solar Fuels: Making Hydrocarbon Fuels Directly from CO2 and Sunlight
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Drop-in Hydrocarbon fuels made directly by plants? Here. we look at the science and risks of turning an “ability” into an “industrial reality”. It’s common knowledge that terrestrial plants (and many aquatic species) use carbon dioxide,
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
College Divestment Pledges Are Mostly Empty Gestures
by Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) Stanford, Oxford and Georgetown universities have won praise for promising to purge their endowments of direct investments in coal, embracing the fight against climate change. One detail gets lost in the celebration: the colleges have few, if
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Bill Holmberg, Chairman Emeritus, Biomass & Biofuels American Council On Renewable Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Put ethanol and other sustainable forms of transportation fuels on a productive path with the world’s auto industries, environmentalists, businesses and governments with the help of those listed above. ... With the help of those mentioned above,
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Legislative Changes to the RFS
(Renewable Energy World) A consortium of biofuel companies sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to reject proposals that would repeal or “reform” the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The were particularly concerned with the amendment put forth by
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces New Initiatives as Part of Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Summit
(US Department of Energy) The Department of Energy announced several new and expanding initiatives as part of the Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Summit, including the launch of a Clean Energy Impact Investment Center (CEII), which will work to make the
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
by Jeffrey Ball (The Atlantic) ... Saudi Arabia produces much of its electricity by burning oil, a practice that most countries abandoned long ago, reasoning that they could use coal and natural gas instead and save oil for transportation, an application
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Jobs at Barnawartha Biofuel Plant Saved
by Nigel McNay (The Border Mail) Several dozen jobs have been saved at Barnawartha’s biofuel plant. That follows the amendment of federal legislation last week to change the excise rules for biodiesel. ARfuels managing director Andrew White said 12 months of
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Officials Observe Innovation, Ingenuity at EKAE Plant
(Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Renewable Fuels Association member company East Kansas Agri-Energy recently hosted key officials from the U.S. EPA at its facility in Garnett, Kansas, 70 miles southwest of Kansas City. EPA personnel toured the 45 million gallon per
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil Changes Tax Policy for Imported Ethanol
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane association, has announced the country has made changes to its tax policy on imported ethanol. According to a statement issued by Elizabeth Farina, president of UNICA, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Double A Willow Strengthens Biomass Supply Chain by Providing Willow Plantings to Biofuels Industry
(Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium - NEWBio) As the largest supplier of shrub willow planting stock in the United States, Double A Willow is a critical link between research and the commercial development of renewable energy. ... Double A Willow in Fredonia, New
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Biotechnology: White House Directs EPA, FDA, and USDA to Update the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology
(Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.) With little fanfare or advanced notice to the general public, on July 2, 2015, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Trade Representative, and
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
G3P to Develop Waste-to-Diesel Plant in Florida
(BioPower Operations Corp./Biomass Magazine) BioPower Operations Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Green3Power Operations Inc. (G3P) has won an award to build a $175 million renewable energy facility that will convert waste into ultra-low sulfur synthetic green No.
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
U.K. GIB Announces Results, Plans to Raise Private Capital
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.K. Green Investment Bank has announced 2014-’15 results and a plan to raise private capital. The organization also noted that after 2.5 years of operations, it has reached profitability. According to information released by GIB,
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
ACE: Fuel Retailers Counter EPA's Blend Wall Assumptions
(American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Station owners who offer ethanol blends above 10 percent are gaining increased sales and higher customer counts, contrary to assumptions made by the U.S. EPA in its recent proposal that would reduce the amount
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
EU Approves Funding for Circular Bioeconomy Projects
(Bio-based Industries Consortium/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium, has approved the funding of 10 projects totaling €120 million ($132.66 million) to boost the EU capacity to stimulate
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Clean Fuel Standards Face Political Attacks in Washington, Oregon
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Clean fuel standards under development in Oregon and Washington have been under attack by their respective state legislatures in recent weeks. The Oregon Clean Fuels Standard continued moving forward in March when Gov. Kate Brown
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
OMB Weighs in on Biomass Language Included in Appropriations Bill
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a statement of administration policy that details its opposition to several components of an appropriations bill pending the in the U.S. House of Representatives,
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Missionary Zeal for Ethanol in Roots of NASCAR Sponsor
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg/Seattle Times) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the ethanol program, has proposed a sharp cutback in ethanol mandates that were expanded by Congress in 2007. -- Jeff Broin’s silhouette shines in the glossy hood of the modified
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
EDITORIAL: Congress Should Kill Ethanol Mandate
(Las Vegas Review-Journal) ... Although auto manufacturers have longed warned against using gas containing more than 10 percent ethanol, the Environmental Protection Agency — along with misguided renewable-fuel advocates, the big agriculture lobby and their friends in elected office — pushed
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Will Sustainability Fly? Aviation Fuel Options in a Low-Carbon World
by Walter J. Palmer (Ashgate) While international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been less than satisfactory, there is a presumption that a significant level of multi-lateral commitment will be realized at some point. International air and marine travel
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Numaligarh Refinery Looks to Develop Oilfields, Export to Myanmar
by Bikash Singh (India Times/Economic Times0 ... NRL is also exploring the possibility of setting up a bio-refinery in Assam to produce ethanol using non-food biomass resources like bamboo. It has already inked agreements with governments of Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Corn Growers in Cuba
by Cindy Zimmerman (AgWired) ... Cuba has purchased corn from the United States since the early 2000s, with market share varying widely from as high as 100 percent to just 15 percent last marketing year. The country has purchased distiller’s
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Beer-Based Fuel: It's One for the Road
by Susan Strongman (New Zealand Herald) In what is claimed to be a world first, from today Aucklanders can top up their cars with Brewtroleum. Kiwis can now use a beer byproduct to fill their cars, with a new biofuel being unveiled
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Rand Paul: Farmers Need Less EPA, Lower Taxes
by William Petroski (Des Moines Register) ... (Rand) Paul said the federal government is needed to provide national defense, build some roads, and do some other things. But many other matters can be handled at the state and local government level, the
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Crews Harvest Crop Residue for Biomass
by Amy Bickel (Kansas Agland/The Garden City Telegram) The wheat field here is shaved down to a schoolboy’s haircut, but Courtney Wilson’s harvest is just beginning. “I sometimes feel like a door-to-door salesman,” the man admitted as he stood in a field
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Alexandre T. Barbosa, R&D and Consultant Engineer, IVIG / COPPE / UFRJ
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... IVIG is an institute of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and its mission is: Training and development of human resources to act mainly in the areas of science and technology, infrastructure, energy and environment,
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Washington State Nixes Low Carbon Fuel Standard via Transport Bill “Poison Pill”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington state, state lawmakers passed a $15B transportation package by a 27-22 vote that includes a provision that “effectively prohibits a Clean Fuel Standard for Washington state,” according to the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition.
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Washington Should Help Capitalize Green Banks
by Mark Muro and Reed Hundt (The Brookings Institution) ... While the federal government has not been able to lead on the design of modern clean energy and infrastructure finance entities, it now has the opportunity, with its billions of underutilized
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewables Critical for Island Economies: IRENA Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brussels, International Renewable Energy Agency released three reports today for Fiji, the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu, concluding that a combination of solar, wind, geothermal, marine, biomass and biofuel could meet domestic energy needs while
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
3 Biobased Strategies to Beat $60 Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oil price predictions are all over the map. So, how are biobased businesses coping when no one quite knows what’s up with the incumbent? Amyris, Cellerate and Propel Fuels are three ventures showing the way(s) forward. If
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
At a Crossroads, Biofuels Seek a New Path Forward
by Richard Martin (MIT Technology Review) New microbes and new techniques show promise for advanced biofuels, but the industry is still years away from real progress. Attempting to chart a path forward for the beleaguered biofuels industry, a group of researchers
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
In Defense of Renewable Fuel Standard
by Barry Blitstein (Oklahoman) ... Calling the Renewable Fuel Standard a farce is an unfair assessment. It’s true that fracking has impacted the domestic energy picture but it’s only temporary. The IEA projects the Middle East as “the major source of
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Makers Race to Expand even with Policy Uncertainty
by Chris Prentice and Michael Hirtzer (Reuters) ... Betting on exports and robust domestic fuel demand, four companies are finalizing expansions and projects that will add 375 million gallons of corn-based ethanol capacity this year. ... Oil refiners have threatened legal action to overhaul
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
TWB and Hamilton Develop a Unique Microbial Culture Robot
(TWB) TWB and Hamilton have collaborated for 18 months to develop an innovative bioprocessing platform for the in-depth characterization and culture optimization of microorganisms. This platform, with 24 integrated mini-bioreactors (50 mL), will significantly speed up the process to develop industrial
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Such a Struggle to Advance Renewable Fuels?: The (Non-Cooperative) Games People Play
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Are there reasons that mandates and subsidies have a hard time stabilizing, or driving volumes of advanced biofuels or green chemicals — reasons that are grounded in the Prisoner’s Dilemma and game theory? Is there
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
O'Malley: EPA Should Back Off Lowering Ethanol Requirement
by Grant Rodgers (Des Moines Register) Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley strongly backed renewable fuel producers on Thursday, calling on the Obama administration to rethink its controversial proposal to lower standards for the amount of ethanol that will be mixed
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Top 10 Lessons Learned Commercializing Advanced Biotechnologies
by Mark Warner (Warner Advisors/Biofuels Digest) Spending half a billion dollars placing steel in the ground to commercialize advanced biotechnologies for fuels, chemicals and food applications, is the easy part. Doing it successfully is the hard part ... My focus is on the
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Uggah: B10 Biodiesel Programme Will Utilise Crude Palm Oil from Stockpile if Implemented
(Bernama/The Malay Mail Online) Some 1.22 million tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) from the country’s stockpile will be utilised annually upon the implementation of the B10 biodiesel programme, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Food in the Age of Biofuels
by Jose Graziano da Silva (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/Project Syndicate) ... But this is a false dichotomy. The choice cannot be between food and fuel. We can make good use of both. Given the right conditions, biofuels can be an effective means
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Study: Even with High LDV Electrification, Low-Carbon Biofuels Will Be Necessary to Meet 80% GHG Reduction Target; “Daunting” Policy Implications
(Green Car Congress) A study by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Michigan State University colleague has concluded that even with a relatively high rate of electrification of the US light-duty fleet (40% of vehicle miles traveled and
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Plan to Convert Deteriorated Rice into Fuel
by Erich Parpart (The Nation) The Energy Ministry has been assigned by the government to help off-load around 5.89 million tonnes of deteriorated rice held in stockpiles with the plan at the first stage to convert around 1.3 million tonnes of
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
New Biodiesel Facility in Yankton
(WNAX) The grand opening was held this week for a new biodiesel blending facility installed by Gerstner Oil in Yankton. It’s a joint project with the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. Director Kenny Schulte says the ability to blend
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
The Beyond-Two-Degree Inferno
by Marcia McNutt (Science Magazine) ... 2°C above the preindustrial level. This is a target viewed as the boundary between climate warming to which we can perhaps adapt and more extreme warming that will be very disruptive to society and the ecosystems
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... One way to get plastics out of the landfill, where they pile up as waste, is to find a use for them. Numerous project developers have technology that makes liquid fuels directly from recycled plastic
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Jeff Hove, Vice President, RINAlliance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The program serves almost 200 petroleum marketers that bring renewable fuels to the public across the U.S. Our software based programs decrease compliance burdens (RFS and LCFS) and increase the potential to profit from the
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
WTHU Focuses on Advanced Biofuels in "Eye on Our Community" Call-In Show
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) At the foot of the presidential Catoctin Mountain retreat, Advanced Biofuels USA's executive director, Joanne Ivancic, met with WTHU (AM1450, The Source) talk radio host Katherine Heerbrandt during drive time on July 1 to
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Rep. Kaptur Welcomes $50,000 NSF Award For UT Algal Bio-Chemistry Research
(Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)) Innovative extraction method sources chemicals from algae instead of from imported oils -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) welcomed news that The University of Toledo (UT) will receive $50,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into
July 03, 2015 Read Full Article
INSIGHT-California's Push for Cleaner Buses Could Edge out Natural Gas
by Nichola Groom (Reuters) Fifteen years ago, California led the way to cleaner transit buses with strict tailpipe emissions standards that effectively ushered out diesel as the primary fuel for buses in the state and replaced it with natural gas. Now,
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol for All, And Then Some
by Robert Rapier (Investing Daily) ... If less fuel is being produced than the mandated level, it drives up the price of the RIN and in theory increases the incentive to produce the fuel (which is the intent of the system). For
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
First Methanol-Powered Diesel Engine Debuted by MAN D&T
By Charlie Bartlett (Seatrade Maritime News) MAN Diesel & Turbo has run successful tests of a new liquid-gas-injection engine, the ME-LGI, set for installation on a newbuild Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) methanol carrier series. Taking place at MAN’s Tamano facility near Okayama,
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
UPDATE: Single Tank Of Renewable Diesel Fuel Takes Car Cross-Country at 67 MPG
by Stephen Edelstein (Green Car Reports) ... Green Car Reports contributor and electric-motorcycle roadtripper Ben Rich encountered an unusual vehicle on U.S. Route 12 Sunday, while bypassing New Orleans on a cross-country ride. He wrote us to ask about the identity of the
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Nixon: Remember the Evolution of Ethanol
by Julie Harker (Brownfield Ag News) Missouri Governor Jay Nixon tells Brownfield everyone needs to step back and look at 2003 when gas prices were going up and foreign countries were dictating to the U.S. how much people were paying
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Japan Aims to Use Biofuels for Flights by 2020 Tokyo Olympics
by Chisaki Watanabe (Bloomberg) Japan will draw up a plan to introduce biofuels to power commercial flights by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as part of efforts to shift to cleaner fuel. A task force set up by the Ministry of
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Biofuel Enzymes Market Share Till: Acute Market Reports
(EnergyBlogs.com) 2015 Global Biofuel Enzymes Industry Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions of the Biofuel Enzymes industry, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and the main countries
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Grazing Land Has Scope for Biofuel Surge
(SciDev.net) At least 500 million hectares are available for growing biofuel crops; This is after considering rising food demand and growing urbanisation; Only up to 200 million hectares would be needed to slash fossil fuel use Converting grazing land into fields to grow
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Making the Biofuels Process Safer for Microbes
by Scott Gordon (University of Wisconsin-Madison) A team of investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University have created a process for making the work environment less toxic—literally—for the organisms that do the heavy lifting in the increasingly
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Poplars’ Potential: Rathdrum Prairie Grove Part of Study on Cellulose-Based Biofuel
by Becky Kramer (The Spokesman-Review) ... A $40 million research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is studying poplars’ potential to produce cellulose-based biofuels. The grove north of Hayden is one of four test plots in the five-year project, which
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Europe’s Biofuels Debate Needs to Focus on Implementation
by Robert Wright (ePURE/EurActiv) As the debate kicks off on transport within Europe’s 2030 climate and energy framework, policymakers and industry must not lose sight of the challenges, says Robert Wright (secretary general of the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE)). Today,
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR POSTERS: Fuels of the Future 2016 -- January 18-19 -- Berlin, Germany DEADLINE: uncertain
Since 2002, the specialist conference has been providing the global biofuel industry and other interest groups a platform for the exchange of views and the transfer of information. The strength of the conference is that it brings together all the
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Michael R. Schuppenhauer, Ph.D. President & CEO, Farmatic
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Farmatic is since 50 years an internationally successful biogas and waste water EPC and technology provider to customers from agriculture, industry and municipalities. With over 300 completed anaerobic digesters globally, Farmatic plants are technology leaders
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Nearly Half of Senate Writes Urging for Streamlined Support for Forest Bioenergy
by Megan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, nearly half of the US Senate has written to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy and the EPA administrator strongly urging the agencies to streamline support of biomass for energy across all
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Mercedez-Benz Changes Tune, Now Says B10 Biodiesel Is Okay
(Malaysian Digest) Barely two weeks after casting doubt on the viability of Malaysia’s B10 biodiesel fuel for car engines, Mercedez-Benz Malaysia today said the fuel is fine after all. In a statement, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia said: “After having initially stated that the
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
California Ethanol Granted $750K Loan from County
by Michael Dukes (Imperial Valley Press) The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved California Ethanol + Power LLC's proposal to build an ethanol plant in Imperial County back in 2013, but at the time, significant funding hurdles remained in place
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Sao Martinho to Amyris: “We’re out”; Amyris to Sao Martinho: “Whoa, Nelly”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In a Brazilian securities filing, with respect to the Joint Venture between São Martinho and Amyris, Sao Martinho reports “the non-achievement of certain contractual targets by Amyris, impacting the viability of the project. Thus, Sao Martinho decides
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol: Where Are the Gallons? Answers for Your Questions.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Seen a number of high-profile cellulosic projects open in recent years, and not much ethanol being produced? Wondered why? Here are answers to your questions. As Jack Webb used to say on Dragnet, just the facts,
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Hybrid, EV Sales Tumble in 2015
by David Shepardson (Detroit News) Sales of hybrid and electric vehicles fell sharply in the first half of 2015, hurt by low gas prices, fewer incentives and a broader market shift away from cars. This is shaping up to be the
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
BP, Novozymes, Scania, Shell Back Launch of “Biofuels for Europe” Info Site
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brussels, a new interactive website “www.BiofuelsforEurope.eu” launched today in the European Parliament to summarize the latest science on key biofuels issues using fact-based, understandable information. BP, Novozymes, Scania and Shell have sponsored the initiative in
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
GOP Bill Would Repeal Federal Ethanol Mandate
By Timothy Cama (The Hill) A new Republican bill introduced Tuesday (June 16, 2015) would completely repeal the federal mandate to blend ethanol into the nation’s gasoline supply. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) legislation would completely do away with the renewable fuel
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil's Biofuel Industry Finds New Sweetspot
by Daniel Gallas (BBC) ... It is widely available in gas stations across the country. The majority of new cars are able to run on either petrol or sugarcane-based ethanol. The government played a key role in boosting this alternative. Ethanol prices
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
As EPA Hands Down New Rules on Renewable Fuel Standard, Critics Say 'Blend Wall' a Fiction Created by Big Oil
by Paul Alexander (Huffington Post) ... For the first time since it was conceived a decade ago, the Obama Administration has proposed weakening the RFS -- a blow to the green movement, the biofuels business, and especially the ethanol industry. The reduced
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
ACORE Releases Public Policy Insights and Recommendations for Renewable Energy
(ACORE) Policy Pack recaps ACORE’s 2015 Renewable Energy Policy Forum recommendations; warns of a serious market cliff for new investments absent policy action by Congress As the Obama administration announces a 20 percent national goal for renewable electricity generation by 2030,
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Prime the Pump Funds Ethanol Infrastructure
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The chairman of the Prime the Pump fund says getting more fuel infrastructure in the marketplace is vital to getting higher level ethanol blends to consumers. “It’s kind of like the chicken and the egg,” says Ray
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Cactus as Biofuel Could Help with Food-Versus-Fuel Fight
by Jack Busby (ChemistryWorld/Scientific American) Plants on arid land, rather than food crops like corn, could be turned into gasoline, new research shows New analysis from UK researchers suggests a previously overlooked group of plants could be key to providing sustainable bioenergy
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Livestock Feed to Overtake Biofuel in Grain Demand Growth - FAO/OECD
(CNBC/Reuters) Livestock feed will surpass biofuels as the main source of growth in global grain consumption in the next 10 years as emerging countries consume more animal protein while lower oil prices and policy changes end a decade of high
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Second Generation Biofuels (Advanced Biofuels) Market Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Research, Demand And Forecast to 2020: Big Market Research
(Big Market Research/PR Newswire) Second generation biofuels yield more energy efficient output than conventional fossil fuels and are environment-friendly as well. Other enabling factors such as favourable environmental regulations & policies, investments/funds provided by the North American and European
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Michigan-Made Biofuels the Way to Increase Energy Security (Guest column)
by Drew DuBois (DuPont Pioneer/MLive) In a recent guest column in the Kalamazoo Gazette, Michael Miller thanked Congressman Fred Upton for working to allow exports of oil drilled in the United States. Rather than looking for new ways to make money by
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Crops Will Feel Effects of Slumping Oil Prices, Research Shows
Eric Atkins (The Globe and Mail) The crash in oil prices will be felt at the farm gate as demand and prices moderate for biofuel crops corn and soybean, says a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Donal F. Day, Professor, Audubon Sugar Inst. LSU AgCenter
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Lead organization in development of energycane and sweet sorghum for use as biofuel crops in the deep South ... Bringing to fruition the first energy crop to sugar syrup processing facility READ MORE
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Unlocking Fermentation Secrets Open the Door to New Biofuels
by Rick Kubetz (Phys.Org) Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have, for the first time, uncovered the complex interdependence and orchestration of metabolic reactions, gene regulation, and environmental cues of clostridial metabolism, providing new insights for advanced biofuel
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Fuel Tax Savings Kicks in for Biodiesel Blends
(Vinton Newspapers) Truckers, motorists and biodiesel producers alike will soon benefit from a tax savings in Iowa on one of the state’s most beneficial products. As of July 1, diesel blended with at least 11 percent biodiesel (B11) will enjoy
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
United to Start Flying Biofuels out of LAX in 2015; AltAir to Supply 15 Million Gallons in 3-Year Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, AltAir Fuels will begin regularly scheduled deliveries of sustainable biojet fuel to United Airlines LAX operations this year, the airline announced today. AltAir’s Paramount, California-based refinery converts sustainable feedstocks, like non-edible natural oils and
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Oil companies Can Be Sued by Earthquake Victim, Oklahoma Court Rules
(Thompson Reuters) An Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies for damages, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday, opening the door to other potential lawsuits against the state's energy
July 01, 2015 Read Full Article
Spero Energy Receives $1 Million in Funding from DOE
(Spero Energy Inc./Ethanol Producer Magazine) A company that licenses Purdue intellectual property has received federal funding to develop its one-step, patent-pending technology that could improve the efficiency of alternative fuel production. Spero Energy Inc. has received a two-year Phase II SBIR
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Novel Distillation to Be Scaled, Tested by Modular System Builder
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Distillation Technologies Inc. and Easy Energy Systems Inc. announced an agreement to build and test DTI’s technology at pilot scale. DTI’s patented and trademarked Bubble Spray Distillation system reduces the energy needed for
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
USDA Publishes Rule for Revamped Biorefinery Assistance Program
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service has published an interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program, formerly known as the Biorefinery Assistance Program.
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
A Look at EPA’s RVO Proposal
by Michael McAdams (Biomass Magazine) ... For the next-generation biofuels industry, this proposed rule represents a solid improvement, especially for those in the advanced and biomass-based diesel pool, as well as those in the cellulosic pool seeking a concrete signal of
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
The Inevitable Battle
by Tom Portz (Biomass Magazine) ... Ours is an industry looking to take market share, often in declining markets, from well-entrenched incumbents who can only be expected to rabidly defend their enviable market position. In nearly every category, industry groups are
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Udder Confusion: Dairy Digester Development in California
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) The Golden State has borderline personality disorder regarding promotion and discouragement of dairy biogas projects. -- California is by far the No. 1 dairy state in the U.S. with roughly 1.8 million head, concentrated mostly
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Biofuels - Zim Losing Billions
by Stephen Tsoroti (Financial Gazette/All Africa) Hamstrung by debilitating liquidity challenges, Zimbabwe is missing the chance to improve its revenue position by neglecting the development of biofuels, a renewable energy expert has noted. Clement Shonhiwa, a renewable energy expert and consultant at
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Leaked Tape Recordings Unearth the Depth of the New Scandal at Mumias Sugar Company
by Paul Wafula (Standard Digital News) A sting operation conducted at Mumias Sugar Company premises has uncovered an elaborate network through which some of the firm’s employees have been colluding with rogue Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials to defraud the
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
The 35 Hottest Companies in Feedstock Development & Supply in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Solazyme took the #1 spot in the 2015 “35 Hottest Companies in Feedstock Development & Supply” rankings, announced today by The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Feedsrtocks Conference (ABFC
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Ensyn and Youngstown Thermal Sign RFO™ Biofuel Supply Agreement
(Ensyn) Ensyn Fuels Inc. (“Ensyn Fuels”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ensyn Corporation (“Ensyn”), has signed a contract with Youngstown Thermal LLC (“Youngstown Thermal”) for the supply of RFO™, Ensyn’s advanced cellulosic biofuel. Ensyn Fuels is to provide Youngstown Thermal up
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Coloring and Activity Book
(US Department of Energy) The Coloring and Activity Book was developed by Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) as part of its OPERATION BioenergizeME initiative. It is designed for children as a fun learning tool to inform them about bioenergy and raise
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions With Energy Company On Columbia River Oil Refinery
by Conrad Wilson & Tony Schick (Northwest Public Radio) ... A Texas-based energy company wants to site a combined crude oil and biofuel refinery in Longview, Washington. The company’s goal is to capitalize on low carbon fuel standards championed by West
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
EERE Energy Impacts: Biorefineries Give Local Farmers Opportunities for Additional Income
by Dr. Valerie Sarisky-Reed (US Department of Energy) For the past seven years, All-American football player and Iowa farmer Bruce Nelson has been using corn stover—the non-edible corn stalks, husks, and leaves of a corn plant—to generate extra income at his
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Cassava-Run Biomass Plant Closer to Fruition
by Chan Muyhong (Phnom Penh Post) A planned biomass plant run on cassava in Battambang province looks ever more likely after a trial period with 100 farmers was successfully completed. Idemitsu Oil & Gas signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Innovative Breakthrough Demonstrated for Biological Ethanol Production
(US Department of Energy) Microvi Biotechnologies, a leading innovator of biocatalytic processes, together with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated a major breakthrough to biological ethanol production. Compared with a conventional
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Sustainable Transportation Day Drives Innovation Forward
(US Department of Energy) On June 22, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) hosted Sustainable Transportation Day at the Energy Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Together, the Bioenergy , Fuel Cell, and Vehicle Technologies Offices showcased how EERE’s
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Houston-Based Company Proposes Ethanol Plant at Port
by Steve Clark (Brownsville Herald) The grain elevator at the Port of Brownsville , though it’s a dominant feature of the landscape, has been out of service for a while. That might change with a recent vote by port commissioners to
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Etihad, Partners Unveil Biofuel Production Roadmap
(Etihad Airways/Trade Arabia News Service) UAE’s Etihad Airways, in collaboration with Boeing, Takreer, Total and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, has launched a joint industry roadmap for the sustainable production of aviation biofuels in the UAE. The BIOjet Abu
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Winning Team Announced for 2015 BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge Pilot
(US Department of Energy) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Director Jonathan Male announced the winner and finalists of the 2015 BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge Pilot in a special webinar awards ceremony on June 3, 2015. The winning infographic is “Cellulosic Ethanol,” created by
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity for Innovative Bioenergy Technologies
(US Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announces its intent to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) targeting innovative technologies and solutions to
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
BETO Seeks Stakeholder Input on the Use of Advanced Biofuel Blends in Small Engines: DE-FOA-0001373
(US Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input on the following topics related to the use of advanced biofuel
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Ignorance or Ignoring is Bliss
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Many so-called "experts" fail to account for the contributions of ethanol or, in many cases, simply ignore those contributions in order to make their point, writes Mike Bryan. I guess ignoring can be as