by Anne Blythe (The Charlotte Observer) Yellow kitchen grease has become as good as gold as gasoline prices soar and biodiesel fuel becomes more appealing. Just as one industry's waste becomes a hot commodity for another, a slippery underworld of fry
10 Top Strategic Investors in Biofuels & Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What makes a top strategic investor? Who are the players at the top of their investment game in biofuels now? First of all, by definition, strategic investors are generally non-financial corporate entities for whom the investment
June 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Pellet Technology Targets Cellulosic Ethanol Producers
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nebraska-based Pellet Technology LLC is teaming up with CPM to offer second-generation biofuels producers a solution to the logistical issues surrounding the use of bulky biomass as feedstocks. Pellet Technology, which became commercially active
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Isobutanol- A Renewable Solution for the Transportation Fuels Value Chain
(OPIS) OPIS has posted a brand-new FREE white paper “Isobutanol- A Renewable Solution for the Transportation Fuels Value Chain”. Written and sponsored by Gevo Transportation Fuels, this white paper details the increased demand for a clean, renewable biofuel as new benchmarks
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Filmmaker Puts His Energy behind a Coal-Mining Movie
by Mark Jenkins (The Washington Post) Bill Haney devotes only one-third of his time to filmmaking. But at this precise moment, he’s 100 percent focused on “The Last Mountain,” his documentary about the coal-mining technique known as “mountaintop removal.’’ The movie covers
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Namibia Bans Large-Scale Jatropha Plantations as It Plans Further Study
by Chamwe Kaira (Bloomberg) Namibia has banned large scale jatropha-based biofuel projects in its north east until a study on its impact is undertaken, according to the country’s communications ministry. ...The Namibian government’s study will “determine the suitability of jatropha plant
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Enzymes Turn Vegetable Oils into Fuel through a Flexible Two-Step Process
by Lee Swee Heng (Physorg.com) Biodiesel is a promising future fuel, particularly because it can be made from a wide variety of renewable sources such as crude vegetable oils and waste fats produced by commercial kitchens. Conventional chemical processes for
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Virent Makes Gasoline from Cellulosic Biomas
(Virent) Biofuels Pioneer Converts Corn Stover and Loblolly Pine Into BioFormate™ Gasoline with Molecular Composition Similar to Gasoline Derived from Fossil Fuels Virent announced it has successfully produced biogasoline from corn stover and pine harvest forest residuals, as a recipient of the U.S.
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Independence Bio-Products Receives Patent for Low-Cost Algae Production System
(PRWeb/Independence Bio-Products) Independence Bio-Products (IBP) of Dublin, Ohio has received a patent from U.S. Patent Office covering the company’s low-cost open-pond system for producing algae for biofuels and animal feeds system year-round, regardless of climate or season. IBP’s system uses
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
The Defense Department Is a Significant Driver of New Technology
by Brent Erickson (BIO/Biofuels Digest) To carry out military and humanitarian missions around the world, U.S. forces require reliable fuel supplies and secure supply lines. The military is as much at the mercy of high oil and gasoline prices as
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Consolidated Bioprocessing: A Revolution in Biofuels Development
by Jeremy Fordham (Green-Trust.org) ...Microorganisms are incredibly abundant and diverse, especially in their metabolic functionality. Consolidated bioprocessing takes advantage of this versatility. ...Cellulose is a crystalline molecule that is critical to a plant cell’s structure, so it is hard for microbes
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Myriant’s $125M IPO: The Complete Digest Analysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Massachusetts, Myriant filed for a $125 million IPO, becoming the 8th company in industrial biotechnology to file in the past 18 months. ...From the S-1: “We are an industrial biotechnology company focused on becoming a
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Ford CEO Mulally Urges One Fuel Standard
by Nathan Hurst and David Shepardson (Detroit News) Ford Motor Co.'s top executive pushed for unity on national fuel efficiency standards for automakers Tuesday, telling Capitol Hill legislators that multiple U.S. standards put undue burden on automakers and consumers. ...In the meeting
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
California Studies Present Conflicting Views on Ethanol
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Two recently released studies examining California’s future energy needs address biofuels’ role in contributing to the state’s fuel mix. Both reports are aimed at evaluating methods to reduce the state’s overall emissions, but reach
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
National Farmers Union Rejects Biofuel Criticism
(National Farmers Union) Biofuels can help to create a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in Europe, NFU policy director Martin Haworth stressed this week. Speaking at an international food security conference in Brussels this week Mr Haworth criticised campaign groups for painting
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Stevens Students Develop Cheaper, Greener, Alternative Energy Storage
(Stevens Institute of Technology) Every year, the world consumes 15 Terrawatts of power. Since the amount of annual harvestable solar energy has been estimated at 50 Terrawatts, students at Stevens Institute of Technology are working on a supercapacitor that will
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels About to Take Off - Just Not Yet
by John Daly (OiPrice.com) ...So why, no U.S. production? The answers are both complex and simple. First, new biofuels are up against the well established ethanol lobby. Secondly, given renewables’ battle against the ethanol Goliath, there are yet exist no subsidies, crop insurance
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Open Fuel Standard Legislation Is Bad for the Environment; Bad for Biofuels
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Shale Natural Gas Does Not Belong in Pro-Environmental Legislation A new legislative analysis by Advanced Biofuels USA concludes that the Open Fuel Standard (OFS) is bad for advanced biofuels and will add to environmental damage if passed and
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
The Politics of Tax-and-Blend
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Instead of simply not collecting a portion of the fuel tax, the consumer is charged the whole amount, which is collected by the gas station and paid to the government. The government analyzes all this.
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Valero and Waste Management Team Up Again, Investing in the Capacity Scale-Up of a Celebrated Waste-to-Biofuel Technology.
In Canada, Enerkem Inc has closed a $60 million financing round that includes Valero Energy Corp. who joins existing investors Waste Management, Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and Cycle Capital, who have each invested in the new equity round. ...“With Valero joining
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Is the Open Fuel Standard Good for Advanced Biofuels or for the USA? Don’t Think So!
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) A proposal called the Open Fuel Standard (OFS) has recently been included in a number of bills (HR 1687 is one example) submitted for consideration by the US Congress. These OFS provisions go beyond
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Bioconcept Car to Run on a Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Blend
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) ...(F)or two teams set to compete in a 24-hour race in Germany, a blend of renewable diesel and biodiesel might be the secret to earning a victory. The teams will put Neste Oil’s NExBTL
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Pilot Algae Facility in Holland Targets Wastewater Streams
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A pilot-scale project in Olgergen, Holland, is investigating the use of algae cultivation as a method to remove nutrients from wastewater. The project, under development by Ingrepro Renewables, is housed at Waterstromen bv, a water
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Senate Dems to Biden: Deficit Deal with GOP Must Kill Oil Industry Tax Breaks
(The Hill/E2Wire) Twenty Senate Democrats are ramping up political pressure on the White House to ensure that any deficit-reduction deal with Republicans strips billions of dollars in tax breaks for major oil companies. The group — led by Sen. Robert Menendez
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Biotech Students to Produce Alternate Source of Energy in Surat
(Daily India.com) In a bid to help cut down the price of fuel in the market by using waste material, some biotech students in Surat, Gujarat, are using water hyacinth to produce ethanol, which can be used as an alternate
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Battles over Biofuels in Europe: NGOs and the Politics of Markets
by Sarah Pilgrim and Mark Harvey (Sociological Research Online) In this paper, we argue that a consortium of NGOs has played a significant role in shaping the market for, and restricting the use of, biofuels as an alternative to conventional
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
What High Gas Prices Mean for Renewable Energy
by Jennifer Kho (Renewable Energy World) While high energy prices in 2008 pushed investors towards renewables, the story is very different this time around. ...In 2008, the last time gasoline approached $4 a gallon, the sticker shock prompted many drivers to
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Joint Venture Secures Financing For Renewable Diesel Facility
(Daily Markets/PRNewsWire) Darling International Inc. today (May 31, 2011) announced that Diamond Green Diesel LLC, its previously announced joint venture project with Valero Energy Corporation, has secured financing for the planned construction of its renewable diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana.
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
CEPSA Develops New Process to Manufacture Biofuel from Vegetable Oil
(iStockAnalyst) CEPSA, a Spain-based company primarily active in the energy sector and the hydrocarbons industry, has developed a new process to manufacture biofuel from vegetable oil. This research project has been in progress since 2007, leading to the development of a hydrogenation
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Plan Needs Nudge from Congress
by Robert F. Dorr (Air Force Times) ...Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz has been the driving force behind the service’s conservation movement, both because it saves the environment and it saves money. And for that he deserves a salute. Schwartz couldn’t
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Boom in Africa as British Firms Lead Rush on Land for Plantations
by Damian Carrington and Stefano Valentino (The Guardian) British firms have acquired more land in Africa for controversial biofuel plantations than companies from any other country, a Guardian investigation has revealed. Half of the 3.2m hectares (ha) of biofuel land identified –
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. Reaches Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Venture to Develop Algae Biodiesel Production Farm
(MarketWire/World Health Energy Holdings, Inc.) Joint Venture Agreement With Serial Business Founder, David J. Lobo, of Deejay Coconut Farm PVT World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company focused on developing algae farms for the production of biodiesel and fish
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Hungary to Double Biofuel Use by 2020
(Argus Media) Hungary is planning to increase the share of biofuels in the total energy use of its transportation sector from 4pc in 2009 to 10pc in 2020 and 15pc in 2030, according to the first draft of the country's
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Tobacco Funds Give Danville Boost
by Tara Bozick (GoDanRiver.com) ...Other projects receiving tobacco commission money: ...• The commission approved $490,000 for Piedmont BioProducts in Gretna to improve its biofuel-making process, which will lead to the company’s first commercial bio-refinery in Gretna Industrial Park. READ MORE and MORE and
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
ZeaChem Executes Joint Development Agreement with Procter & Gamble
(Seeking Alpha/ZeaChem) Agreement Will Accelerate Commercialization of Sustainable Bio-based Chemicals ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable feedstocks into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced a binding multi-year joint development agreement with Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). The agreement
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
The Biofuels Wiki Introduced by the Biofuels Center of North Carolina
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) The Biofuels Wiki provides a virtual online encyclopedia about renewable transportation fuels, the feedstocks making up those fuels, and the issues implicit in producing biofuels and other industrial bioproducts at large scale from biomass. Thanks to
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Texas A&M University Creates App for Algae Production Conversion
(Texas A&M University) The Algae Production Conversion Calculator created by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center is available in the iTunes App Store for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. A web based version is also available for many other mobile devices(eg. Android
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization Member Spotlight: Bertrand Vick, Ph.D.,Chief Scientific Officer of Aurora Algae
(Algal Biomass Organization) ...Aurora Algae is focused on cultivating marine algae in open pond systems for omega-3 oils, protein, feed and fuel. Our main revenue drivers are higher value products, and as we scale the business, the fuel component will
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae-Based Biofuels Represent a Trillion Dollar Potential Market Opportunity, but Cost Is an Obstacle to Commercialization
(Pike Research) Among next generation renewable fuel alternatives, algae stands out as one of the most promising and scalable options with the potential to supply key fuel and co-product markets. Strong demand from aviation and military consumers, technological breakthroughs in
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
The Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, Day 3: What Would You Say You Do Here?
by Will Dalen Rice (Earth Science Erratics) ...The final day of the conference was all about being “feedstock agnostic” in terms of what you give to your genetically engineered, “proprietary organisms.” This was the really cool day where they all
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Truckers Want Limits on Biodiesel
by Dana Flavelle (The Star) Canadian truckers say new biofuel requirements for diesel that come into effect July 1 will cost taxpayers $2.5 billion over the next 25 years and do little to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Similar to earlier legislation
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Request for Proprosals: EnAsia 2011-Enabling Energy Dialogue December 5-6 New Delhi, India Abstracts Due June 30
Green World Conferences Ltd and Cerebral Business Research (CBR) will be holding the prestigious EnAsia 2011 – Enabling Energy Dialogue conference and exhibition in New Delhi on 5-6 December 2011. The event will include AWARD: Advanced World Algae Research and Development
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Military Sets Its Sights on Sustainability
by Richard Baillie (Renewable Energy World) A host of renewable technologies are now winning the hearts and minds of military planners. ...But the military's adoption of new technology had its greatest and most enduring impact in 1912 when Winston Churchill, then the
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
How Manomet Got It Backwards: Challenging the "Debt-then-dividend" Axiom
by Dr. William Strauss (Renewable Energy World/FutureMetrics) This short article challenges the assumption that there is always a carbon debt incurred first and then a carbon dividend realized later (debt-then-dividend) when using woody biomass for energy. The Manomet Study has generated
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
More Advances in Producing Inexpensive Hydrogen
by Glenn Meyers (CleanTechnica) There is now more good news on producing hydrogen, the clean-burning fuel that leaves behind water as an emission. An international scientific team has announced creating hydrogen using ambient temperatures and pressure through a combination of sunlight
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
DEINOVE Achieves the First Key Milestone in the DEINOL Project and Receives €1.6 Million from Oseo
(DEINOVE) Oseo has validated the first key milestone in the DEINOL project (on the production of second-generation ethanol using Deinococcus bacteria) with Deinove and its partners. As a result, Oseo has paid Deinove a second tranche of €1.6 million in funding. DEINOVE,
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
MIT Researchers Increase Algal Hydrogen Production
(Algae Industry Magazine) Many kinds of algae and cyanobacteria are capable of using energy from sunlight to split water molecules and release hydrogen. One reason this approach hasn’t yet been harnessed for fuel production is that under ordinary circumstances, hydrogen
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Plantation to Be Established near Hughenden
by Amy Phillips (ABC Rural) Australian PhytoFuel aims to establish hundreds of thousands of hectares of 'kulpa' plantations across northern Australia in the next five to seven years. Spokesman Marshall Mackay says trees will be grown at the Hughenden racecourse to
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Stop Moving the Goal Posts, and Two More Principles for an Advanced Ethanol Policy that Works
by Brooke Coleman (Advanced Ethanol Council/Biofuels Digest) ...Often lost in the counter-productive and backward-facing public obsession with corn ethanol are the clear attributes of the ethanol molecule itself. A recent study, “Ethanol – the Primary Renewable Liquid Fuel,” makes the case
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol from Seaweed Project to Get a Major Boost
(Jagran Post) The project of deriving ethanol, a bio-fuel for blending with petrol, from a seaweed is all set to get a major boost, with the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) deciding to ramp up off-shore production
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Middle Eastern Airlines Studying Biofuels as Efficient Alternative
by Ivan Gale (The National) Middle Eastern airlines are being urged to invest in biofuels programmes to help their industry achieve ambitious targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Aviation produces about 2 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but growth
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Ethanol in the US: Dead or Alive?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...According to E85prices.com, Iowa E85 fuel is priced just about on the money, compared to gasoline. Overall, E85 gasoline sells for an average of $2.97 per gallon, or 76 percent of the price of E10 gasoline,
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Romney Hearts Ethanol Subsidies
By Jonathan Weisman (Wall Street Journal) It was an odd setting for a policy pronouncement, but on the sidewalk outside the Historical Building here, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney embraced ethanol subsidies. It came just days after and blocks from where
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
UNL Feedlot Research to Look at Ethanol Byproduct
by Matt Luebbe (The Fence Post) University of Nebraska researchers plan to conduct a study this summer at the Panhandle Research Feedlot to determine the effects of including a common ethanol plant byproduct, condensed distillers soluble, in beef feedlot diets. What
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Saudi Prince Calls for Lower Oil Prices
(CNN) ...In an interview broadcast Sunday on "CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS," the grandson of the founding king of modern Saudi Arabia said the oil price should be somewhere between $70 and $80 a barrel, rather than the current level of
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Mina-Made Ethanol Heading to Brazil
by Jeff Natalie-Lees (Aberdeen News) Export options help facility weather weaker domestic demand Ethanol produced in Mina is helping Brazil avoid a fuel crisis after a weak sugar cane crop cut that country's ethanol production. When the sugar cane crop — the
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Rules on Biofuel Concern Soybean Growers
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The European Union has set new environmental and labor standards for the crops used to make biofuels there, angering U.S. farmers who worry that such restrictions could spread to other products and countries. The standards
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: Food Price Hike More than Ethanol
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a gathering of international agricultural development activists recently that U.S. biofuels should not blamed for most of the increases in food prices in recent years. “With respect to food prices, corn-based
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Counterpoint: Gas Prices Would Double without Ethanol
by Ken Field (Financial Post) The myths that smear a superior fuel ...A recent study released by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) states that adding ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average of US89¢ per gallon (US24¢/litre)
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Included in Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act Introduced to Senate
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...The Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act (S. 1085), gives individual states the option not to participate in the corn ethanol portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). It also expands the cellulosic biofuel carve-out to include algae and
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Video tour: Pond Biofuels Turns Cement Plant Emissions into Algae
by Tyler Hamilton (Clean Break) I had the opportunity this week to visit a St. Marys Cement plant in the small and scenic town of St. Marys, Ontario. A subsidiary of Brazilian cement giant Votorantim Cimentos, the company is working with Toronto-based Pond
May 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa Becomes First State to Incentivize E15
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign a bill today, May 26, which will provide a boost to the state’s renewable fuels producers and distributors. The bill, S.F. 531, was passed by the state
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Relies Less on Oil Imports to Meet Fuel Demand-Govt
by Tom Doggett (Reuters) U.S. dependence on imported oil fell below 50 percent in 2010 for the first time in more than a decade, thanks in part to the weak economy and more fuel efficient vehicles, the Energy Department said
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Green and Lean: Secreting Bacteria Eliminate Cost Barriers for Renewable Biofuel Production
(Physorg.com) A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing low-cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. The team has reprogrammed photosynthetic microbes to secrete high-energy fats, making byproduct recovery and
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
European Commission Sued for Lack of Transparency on Biofuels Policy
(Client Earth) The European Commission has been sued, accused of violating European transparency laws. Environmental law organisation ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE), FERN and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) filed the lawsuit following the Commission’s refusal to provide access
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Malaysia and Indonesia Bolster Defence of Palm Oil Industry to West
(The Guardian/Eco-Business) Malaysia and Indonesia, which together account for about 90% of the world’s palm oil production, have launched a joint PR offensive to defend the industry’s environmental record. ...(M)inisters from the two countries agreed to finalise plans for a European Palm Oil Council
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Defense Energy Reform Efforts Divorced From Political Reality
(National Defense) The Obama administration essentially has given up on sweeping energy reform. But the U.S. military nonetheless is plowing ahead with an ambitious agenda aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption, switching to renewable energy sources and planning for a
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
New Sustainable 'Bio-Derived' Jet Fuel Industry Is Achievable
(CSIRO) Establishing an economically and environmentally beneficial, 'bio-derived' Australian and New Zealand aviation fuels industry is a viable proposition, according to a report compiled by CSIRO in collaboration with the region’s major aviation industry players. The report, Flight Path to Sustainable
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Sunoco Offering Biodiesel Blends on N.J. Turnpike, Garden State Parkway
(CSPNet) Ultra-low-sulfur diesel provided along toll roads will contain 2% biodiesel Sunoco Inc. said yesterday that customers are now able to refuel with biodiesel blends at several New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway service plazas. The ultra-low-sulfur diesel provided along
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Vermont Heating Oil to Contain Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) Vermont continues the momentum for clean air policies in the North East by passing a requirement for renewable, cleaner-burning biodiesel to be used in home heating oil throughout the state. ...The broad-based energy legislation establishes low sulfur
May 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Fuel Production: One Step Closer to Standard Refining
by Ed Olson (Biorefining Magazine) The advanced renewable fuel standard (RFS2) requires aggressively increasing amounts of cellulosic biofuels to be included in the fuel pool each year, and it is likely that there will be a strong market demand from
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
WikiLeaks: Saudis often Warned U.S. about Oil Speculators
by Kevin G. Hall (McClatchy Newspapers) When oil prices hit a record $147 a barrel in July 2008, the Bush administration leaned on Saudi Arabia to pump more crude in hopes that a flood of new crude would drive the
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
FAO and GBEP: Biofuels an Opportunity—Not a Threat—for Developing Nations
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) ...Luddites and Malthusians have suggested that crop-based biofuels simply can’t provide significant volumes of energy for transportation without starving the world’s poor. ...Of course, these ridiculous charges have been disproven time and time again, and the world’s
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
25x'25 Alliance Responds to 'Draconian' Cuts to Farm Energy Program
(25 x '25) The 25x'25 Alliance recognizes that all sectors must make sacrifices to achieve true reductions in spending and the national deficit. However, draconian cuts to a number ofUSDA renewable energy programs included in a larger farm and food spending billadopted
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
ESF Produces ‘Next Generation of Biofuels’
(SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) Researchers work to make biobutanol from sustainable resource: wood ...(S)cientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are researching ways to turn wood into sustainable biobutanol. Researchers in the college's Department of
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
3-Way Partnership Formed to Commercialize Biodiesel-Fueled Genset
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) A three-way partnership between Angel Labs LLC, Industrial Green Power Inc. and Titan Biodiesel was forged whereby Angel Labs will deliver to market its ultra-efficient, six-inch “Massive Yet Tiny” (MYT) engine to power a 40
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Uncle Sam: How Much Can You Produce and When can You Produce It?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(T)he US Navy released an RFI that indicated that it will fuel the first 450,000 gallon fuel order for the Great Green Fleet via the small hamlet of Manchester, Washington, less than 10 miles from
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Taking It to the Hill: Making the Case for Advanced Biofuels to Congress
by Mike McAdams (Biorefining Magazine/Advanced Biofuels Association) I recently had the privilege of testifying before the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce and share with its members the incredible progress the advanced biofuels
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
ARPA-E Fellows Program: An Energy Think Tank
The ARPA-E Fellows Program consists of highly technical scientists and researchers who will actively help create the strategic direction and vision of the country’s first agency devoted exclusively to transformational energy technology research and development. Fellows will support ARPA-E’s Program
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Opportunities for Australia as Europe Seeks More Biofuel
(ABC Rural) The European Union wants more of its transport fuel to be made from renewable biomass like canola oil. ...EU member states can't supply enough canola or soy oil to meet the demand, so there's an opportunity to increase
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
New Report: Chemical Policy Reform Creates Jobs, Drives Innovation
(BlueGreen Alliance) Economic Study Shows Shifting a Fifth of Plastics Production to Bioplastics Could Create More than 100,000 Jobs; New Markets in Sustainable Chemistry Enable Chemical Industry to Remain Competitive in Global Economy that Requires Cleaner, Safer Production A new study
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Groundbreaking Study Details Viable Pathway to Develop Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry in Northwest
(Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest) Political support needed to jumpstart growth of domestic biofuels industry The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
National Tractor Pullers Association Benefiting from Biodiesel
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) In the past 20 years, the National Tractor Pulling Association has never seen as much excitement over a tractor pulling class as it did during the 2010 inaugural season for the Light Pro Stock class.
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
PetroVietnam to Export 85% of Fuel Ethanol Production over 2011-2013
by Michelle Ho (Platts) State-owned refiner PetroVietnam plans to export around 85% of its fuel-grade ethanol production upon its startup until 2013, when it expects the Vietnamese government to implement a mandate that requires 5% of all gasoline sold in
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Next Generation Fuel Economy Labels Arm Consumers with Information They Can Use
by Ray LaHood (Department of Transportation) ...Because of President Obama's efforts and automakers' innovations, Americans today have many more options for fuel-efficient vehicles than ever before. And the new labels will help us make sense of those options and take
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Push Stalls In 'Car Crazy' Germany
by Eric Westervelt (NPR) ...And even though it's cheaper, the new 10 percent ethanol gas is not something she'd risk putting into her car, the 32-year-old says. "You bet I'm worried about my car — most of all about the motor,"
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Could This Be the Farm of the Future?
by Tom Quaife (Dairy Herd Network) “Pretty amazing,” commented one man standing next to a demonstration model at the Alltech International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium this week in Lexington, Ky. The large-scale model, measuring approximately 4 feet by 4 feet,
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
California Fuels Report Released
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A new report, “Projected Outlook for Next Generation and Alternative Transportation Fuels in California 2010-2030,” has been released. The report concludes that with current investments and advances in alternative fuels over the past several years should
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Zambia: Investor Sets Up Biofuel Plant
(AllAfrica) Black Power Investment has set up a refinery plant which produces 3,000 litres of biofuel a day. ...Mr Sheriff said the firm spent US$250,000 to acquire equipment which produces 3,000 litres of fuel a day. READ MORE
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
BioPro Takes DIY Approach To Biofuels
(TechCrunch/Washington Post) ...The BioPro 190, made by Springboard, is a tall stainless steel box containing a biodiesel processor that that mixes, heats and separates used cooking oil, producing ready-to-pump biodiesel in about 48 hours. Both animal and vegetable oils can be
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Veggie Oil Shortage Slows County Biodiesel Plan
by Laura Johnson (Anniston Star) Inside the Calhoun County Highway Department’s complex at McClellan, Eric Feemster brews batches of biodiesel fuel. ...It’s a program that has garnered Calhoun County two awards from state associations in the past 12 months. The fledgling
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Ceres Files $100M IPO – The Complete Digest Analysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In California, energy crop breeder Ceres has filed for a $100 million IPO on Nasdaq, with Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital as underwriters. ...From the S-1: “We are an agricultural biotechnology company selling seeds to produce renewable
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
OriginOil Receives Order for Large-Scale Algae Extraction System
(OriginOil) MBD Energy places an order for a large-scale algae extraction system to be installed at the first of three commercial ‘CO2 to Energy’ power station projects in Australia. OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance
(The White House) The Federal Government operates the largest fleet of light duty vehicles in America. We owe a responsibility to American citizens to lead by example and contribute to meeting our national goals of reducing oil imports by one-third
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Majestic Muck: Can Pond Scum Revive Airlines?
by Jennifer Booton (Fox Business) ...Many aviation and renewable-energy experts have expressed optimism that biofuels made from algae and certain plants will one day lessen airlines’ dependency on petroleum, while lowering painfully high operating costs and increasing sustainability. The environmentally friendly
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
As Jet Fuel Prices Soar, a Green Option Nears the Runway
by Marianne Lavelle (National Geographic News) ...The standards-setting body ASTM International is set to vote this summer on certification of hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel. Tests both in the laboratory and in the air (led by a most prodigious jet
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Brazilian Jet Biofuel Ventures Blossom as Jatropha 'Field to Wing' Platform Adds a New International R&D Partner
(GreenAirOnline) Global industrial crops technology company Quinvita is the latest to join a new biofuel alliance that has come together to produce sustainable jet biofuel from Brazilian-grown jatropha. The Brazilian Bio-Jetfuel Platform is a collaboration led by Curcas Diesel Brasil
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World Economic Forum Report Identifies Biofuels as the 'Game Changer' to Achieve Aviation Emissions Targets
(GreenAirOnline) An aviation sustainability report from the World Economic Forum finds that achieving the industry’s target of halving its carbon emissions by 2050 will be a significant challenge given an 85 per cent CO2 emissions reduction gap. This is despite
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Worldwide Biofuels Production Guidelines Set by G8-Led Group of Nations
by Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) The U.S. and China led 23 nations in agreeing on the the first guidelines for producing biofuel from crops such as palm oil, an agricultural commodity used for cooking and to make detergents as well as
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EdeniQ Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony in California
by Brian Sims (Ethanol Producer Magazine) State, county and city dignitaries were on hand to witness the official groundbreaking last week of EdeniQ Inc.’s Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ’s headquarters in Visalia, Calif. EdeniQ had been optimizing its biomass conversion
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Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
(US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee) The House Appropriations Committee today (May 23, 2011) released the subcommittee draft of the fiscal year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which will be marked up in the Agriculture Subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation continues the
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Survey Says Consumers Consider Ethanol A Green Product
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) In a study released by Genencor during the BIO World Congress in Toronto, when U.S. consumers were asked to name a product they considered green, 39 percent of them named ethanol first and 31 percent of Canadian
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USDA Chief Touts Ethanol's Benefits
by Andy Humbles (The Tennessean) He lauds TN's key role in development of rising biofuel ...U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Nashville on Monday, speaking at a Thorntons gas station in West Nashville on the advantages of ethanol and the
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Ethanol Subsidy Phaseout is Necessary, Pawlenty Says
by Jason Clayworth (Des Moines Register/Juice) What once would have been considered a bold, even politically suicidal, call to do away with ethanol subsidies has become the position of some key industry trade groups, paving the way for candidates like
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Biodiesel New Zealand Establishes Nelson Distribution Hub
(Scoop) Biodiesel New Zealand is establishing a bulk distribution facility in Nelson to supply upper South Island customers with both its Biogold™ NZ20 renewable fuel blend and Biogold™ NZ100 pure biodiesel. General Manager Andrew Simcock says demand from customers in the
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Extreme Biodiesel Contracted With a Algae Oil Company to Produce Biodiesel Fuel for a "Million Mile Test" With Major Trucking Company
(Agoracom) BookMerge Technology, Inc. , through its wholly owned subsidiary, Extreme Biodiesel, has contracted with a Algae Oil Company to produce biodiesel fuel from algae oil for a "million mile test" for a major trucking company. Extreme Biodiesel has been
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Extreme Biodiesel Selected to Produce Biodiesel for Two Major Supermarkets
(Agoracom) BookMerge Technology, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Extreme Biodiesel, has been selected to produce biodiesel for two major supermarkets. The preliminary agreements are that, on an ongoing basis, Extreme Biodiesel will collect and deliver the supermarkets' waste vegetable
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Osage Bio Energy Cancels Startup, Puts Barley Ethanol Plant up for Sale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Virginia, Osage Bio Energy announced that its board of directors has decided to market the company for sale.The company has also decided not to start production at its Appomattox Bio Energy ethanol plant in Hopewell,
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“The $1.01 a Gallon Tax Credit Will Help, but We Could Live without It”: Genencor
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Genencor CEO Tjerk de Ruiter says, “As long as they create a mandate, the $1.01 a gallon cellulosic tax credit will help, but could live without it.” Last week, Genencor released a foundational survey on consumer
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Big Food Shifting the Blame Higher Grocery Costs
by Chris Thorne (Growth Energy/NewsOK) letter to editor: Regarding “Corn ethanol is burning up food budgets” (Point of View, May 13): J. Patrick Boyle, president and CEO of the American Meat Institute, misled readers about the real reason behind rising grocery
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Setting the Record Straight: Ethanol is Best Solution
by Mark Borer (Mansfield News Journal) Letter to Editor: ...Importantly, all of corn's high-value components, protein and fat, are returned to the feed supply. Ethanol production only converts the low-value component of corn, starch, into ethanol. Koschnick's claim that ethanol is
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Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global
by Eric Ehrmann (Huffington Post) Speculators hedging uncertainty in world energy markets are again making renewable fuels derived from corn, cane sugar and soybeans the drivers of food price inflation, just as they did on the eve of the 2008 economic
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European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Ethanol, Biodiesel and Bioproducts from Algae
(PR-Inside) Nine partners from seven countries have joined in an innovative project to show that ethanol, biodiesel and bioproducts can be produced from algae on a large scale. The BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT) project, largely funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework
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Expanding Market and Future Use for Diesel Fuel and Vehicle Technology, Greater Use of Biodiesel in the Southeast and Prospects for Second Generation Renewable Diesel Fuels
(Diesel Technology Forum) A near-capacity room of Congressional staff members, industry and energy representatives gathered on Capitol Hill on May 13th to hear a diverse group of speakers – including U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett – discuss clean diesel technology and
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Improving Ethanol Production Economics
(WOWT.com) Iowa State University's Hans van Leeuwen has moved his research team's award-winning idea for improving ethanol production from a laboratory to a pilot plant. Now he knows the idea, which produces a new animal feed and cleans water that can be
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E85 Holds Price Edge over Traditional Gas
by Jon Chavez (Toledo Blade) The price spread isn’t as much as it was a week ago, but ethanol-blended gasoline in the area is still at least 40 cents a gallon cheaper than regular unleaded gas at one retailer. Meijer is
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Ethanol Proponents Say Pump Up Its Benefits
(KELOLAND.com) ...High fuel costs are once again fueling the debate about alternative energy sources. And with ethanol one of South Dakota's biggest industries, both politicians and ethanol supporters say now's the time to pump up its benefits. ..."With ethanol 80 cents
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A.I.M. Interview: NASA Ame's Dr. Leslie Bebout
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) ...Dr. Leslie Bebout (who goes by “Lee”) heads the team of microbial ecologists at NASA’s Moffett Field, CA-based research facility, though much of their work is done in far away places like salt marshes,
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UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub
(National Biodiesel Board/PRNewsWire) What can Brown do for you? For a start, it's making your world greener by using cleaner burning biodiesel. The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its most vital hub in Louisville, Kentucky this month. "There is a
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Biofuels Digest Community Debuts Online: Social Media for Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, the Digest is launching our new online Biofuels Digest Community, going to the next level in connecting you with contacts and opportunities in the bio-based world. Plus, a chance to share about your
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Agrivida Teaches Biofuel Crops to Self-Destruct
by Martin LaMonica (CNET) ... Agrivida is using genetic engineering and other techniques from the biotech industry to create proteins with specific traits designed for rapid, and cheaper, biofuel production from sorghum, switchgrass, and corn stover, the residual material from corn harvesting. Company
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Should Government Keep Financially Supporting Ethanol? (The Debate 5/23-5/27)
(Minnesota Public Radio News) The Assertion: The state and federal government should continue subsidizing ethanol Ethanol's promise as America's path to energy self-sufficiency once seemed strong. But in recent years, that attraction has been tempered. Even supporters of ethanol, such as
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Do Biofuels Reduce Greenhouse Gases?
by Kevin Bullis (MIT's Technology Review) A new study fuels the debate over the impact of growing crops for fuel. Greenhouse-gas emissions from biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, may be lower than many researchers have estimated, according to a new
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Scheub Says $600 Million Committed to Ethanol Production
by Bill Dolan (Northwest Indiana Times) Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub, D-Merrillville, announced Thursday that an out-of-state investment firm is committing $600 million to the construction of trash-to-ethanol production. "The groundbreaking will be sometime after Memorial Day. The festivities will be
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Start up of Osage Plant a Concern for Hopewell, Va, Officials
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nearly a year after Virginia’s first ethanol plant was scheduled to be producing ethanol, the grounds of Appomattox Bio Energy stand quiet, with very little activity. In fact, the rumor going around town is
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The American Ethanol Racecar Making Its Debut in Kansas!
(Growth Energy) The American Ethanol NASCAR racecar is making its grand entrance. At the June 5th NASCAR Kansas Speedway Sprint Cup race, the No. 33 Chevrolet racecar, driven by Kansas native Clint Bowyer of Richard Childress Racing, will debut on the
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The Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, Day 2: We Need the Money
by Will Dalen Rice (Earth Science Erratics) ... The ALBC was more of a business conference than it was a technology conference. Many technologies have been able to prove viability in the laboratory. Step two, proving it can work at
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MIT Adds to the Cap-and-Trade Debate
by James Ott (Aviation Week) A report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) should be required reading for environmental policymakers. “The Impact of Climate Policy on US Aviation” was issued this week by the Transportation Research Board. It is
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U.S. Scraps Letter Grades for Cars
by Josh Mitchell and Stephen Power (Wall Street Journal) The Obama administration has scrapped a proposal to assign new passenger cars a letter grade from A to D based on their fuel efficiency, according to people familiar with the
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DOE Announces Funding for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center
(US Department of Energy) As part of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India last November, the Department of Energy has committed $25 million over the next five years to support
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Eucalyptus Tree Genome Deciphered
(EurekAlert!) Key to new possibilities for renewable bioproducts The key to the survival of forestry in South Africa as well as many new possibilities for renewable bioproducts like biofuels and biopolymers may now be available with the click of a mouse. This
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Bio Energy of Malawi to Build $18 Million Jatropha Plant, Daily Times Says
by Frank Jomo (Bloomberg) Bio Energy Resources Ltd. of Malawi plans to build an $18 million plant to produce bio-fuels from jatropha seeds, the Daily Times reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Lourie Webb. The company plans to start trial output in the final
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Portland-Area Sea Scouts Learn All Things Nautical, from Sailing a Ketch to Converting a Mine Sweeper to Biodiesel
(The Oregonian) ...the Tsunami, recently won the most prestigious national honor awarded by Sea Scouts: the position of National Flagship. The award recognizes program quality, youth achievement and adult commitment, and is given to just one ship of the more
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Propel Fuels Opens Station in Hometown of Redwood City, CA
(Awake at the Wheel) Residents and passersthrough of CA’s Bay Area Peninsula have a new choice in fueling with the Grand Opening of Propel Fuels’ newest renewable fuel location in Redwood City, CA. ...As with all its CA stations, Propel’s Redwood
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Development Showcase: Champagne-Ardennes, France
by Jim Lane and Ben Lazarus (Biofuels Digest) ...To be an ideal location for bioenergy projects, a site must have an advantaged combination of feedstock, infrastructure for production and distribution. Access to local markets is a plus, incentives help, and
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National Advanced Biofuels Consortium: How Biomass Fits into the Petroleum Infrastructure
(National Advanced Biofuels Consortium) This 55-slide presentation from a National Advanced Biofuels Consortium Webinar describes the organization and work of the consortium using many valuable charts, graphs and illustrations, including those that depict existing infrastructure. One of the most useful illustrations
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Algal Harvesting Progress Update from DOE
(Algae Industry Magazine) Joyce Yang, Technology Development Manager for the Department of Energy’s Biomass Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, has revealed recent progress made in algal harvesting technology by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in
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Scientists to Grow Experimental Biofuel Grass at Chernobyl
(Monsters and Critics) Scientists are to plant and harvest grass inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in an experiment to determine if biofuel can be safely produced in the region, an alternative-energy company said Monday. PhotoFuels, a Belgian-Ukrainian joint venture, has obtained approval
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Australia and India Tie the Knot on Biotech Research and Free Trade
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...(T)wo of the world’s major biofuel producing nations, India and Australia, announced a joint multi-million dollar biotechnology research program intended to lead to more temperature tolerant crops, better vaccines, healthier foods and greater protection
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Talking Tubers—Energy Beets to Ethanol
by Cole Gustafson (Ethanol Producer Magazine/North Dakota State University) ...Why beets? The Northern Plains is the nation’s lowest-cost producer of sugar due to a favorable growing climate and cold winters that extend feedstock storage and processing. The energy beet industry
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Ending the Enzyme Enigma
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Figuring out how to produce enzymes at a feasible cost is just part of the puzzle A decade ago, the cost of enzymes was at the top of the list of concerns for most
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DGs Could End up in Plastics if Biocomposite Facility Is Built
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Distillers grains as a component in plastics? You bet, if two Nebraska companies achieve their goals. It will start by building a manufacturing facility, Laurel BioComposite LLC, in Laurel, Neb. Major investors include Kearney Area
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India Could Replace Gasoline Imports With Ethanol by 2020, Study Shows
By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) ...India can potentially harvest enough bagasse, rice husk and sugar waste to produce as much as 50 billion liters (13 billion gallons) of ethanol without relying on food crops or disrupting agricultural land-use, according
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Vietnam’s Dung Quat Ethanol Plant Set for October Start
(Argus Media) State-owned Vietnamese oil firm PetroVietnam is on track to start production at its 100mn litre/yr (1,700 b/d) Dung Quat ethanol plant on schedule in October this year. Work is said to be 75pc complete. The plant, financed by Vietnamese
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Air Force Thunderbirds to Demonstrate Flights with Biomass Fuels
(WJLA TV ABC7) The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team has been testing the use of "green" biomass fuels. The public is invited to watch flights burning the alternative fuel for the first time at the Joint Services Open
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Everett Boatbuilder's African Ferry Almost Ready for Service
by Kurt Batdorf (Snohomish County Business Journal) Thain Boatworks' effort to bring reliable ferry service back to east Africa's Lake Victoria is about to bear fruit, albeit two years late. Rob Smith, chief executive and president of EarthWise Ventures Inc. and
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Analyser Detects FAMEs in Aviation Turbine Fuel
(Laboratory Talk) PAC has released an analyser that is designed to detect traces of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), more widely known as biodiesel, in aviation turbine fuel. ...(T)here is concern that other products, using the same production, storage and transport
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Brazil: Attitude before Altitude, Part 3
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In part 3, we look at 12 companies and compare and contrast the Brazilian and US paths to advanced biofuels. Does Brazil have a “must emulate” model? ...What we found is a stable, straightforward system of
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Vantage Point: Views on Food, Fuel and Land Use May 24, 2011 Webinar
It wasn’t long ago that the World Bank debunked the report that claimed biofuels cause food prices to increase. Still, the issue is resurfacing, as can be seen in a flury of recent news reports. Food prices are climbing, but experts agree
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ATAG's Steele: Airline Industry Needs Biofuel
by Aaron Karp (ATW) Air Transport Action Group Executive Director Paul Steele said the airline industry failing to achieve its stated goal of a 1.5% improvement in fuel efficiency/carbon dioxide emissions annually through 2020 and CO2-neutral growth beyond 2020 would