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Don't Turn the Clock Back on Building Better Fuels: ABFA Letter to Senate Committee

(Advanced Biofuels Association) The Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) today sent the following letter to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chairman Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member, opposing any efforts to repeal Section 526 of

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Is China for You? The Opportunities, the Risks, the Way

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A combination of industrial biotech know-how, an array of biomass feedstocks (particularly lignocellulose), a strong and growing domestic market, and ready access to scale-up debt for scale-up through China’s steadier project finance system – well,

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

SRS Energy Grows Toward Commercialization

by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) Brian Goodall, the Vice President of Business Development at SRS Energy, spoke at the 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts on how their company is moving towards commercialization of their AlgaFrac™ System. Unlike

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Neste Oil to Take Part in International Algae Research Projects in Australia and the Netherlands

(Neste Oil) Neste Oil's research into the potential for using algae oil as a feedstock for producing renewable diesel is continuing to progress. The company will be taking part in two research projects starting this summer to test various methods

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A New Japanese Venture to Pursue Mass Production of Algae Biofuel

(The Denki Shimbun) Three Japanese companies of IHI Corporation, a biotechnology venture Gene and Gene Technology (G>) based in Osaka Prefecture, and the Neo-Morgan Laboratory Incorporated (NML) based in Kawasaki City announced July 7 that they would establish a joint

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GM Builds B100 Vehicles

by Virendra Pandit (ETCGreen.com) The global giant recently joined a tripartite agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, in a $950,000 project in Gujarat for five years. CSMCRI on

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

DOE Releases Annual Market Reports for Wind Energy, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Technology

(US Department of Energy) Reports Find Continued Growth in Manufacturing and Deployment of Clean Energy the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released three 2010 market reports which detail the market conditions and trends for wind energy, advanced vehicles, and fuel cell

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Elsevier Launches Biofuel Research and Discovery Tool, Accelerating BioEnergy Research and Development

(PR NewsWire/Elesvier) New Tool Enables the Successful Commercialisation of Alternative Energy Technologies Elsevier, the world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Elsevier Biofuel, an online search and discovery tool that provides biofuel managers

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Former Iowa First Lady Runs for Congress on Energy Issues

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Wind energy and biofuels are part of the campaign for Congress launched this week by former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack. ...Vilsack officially announced her bid to represent Iowa’s newly formed 4th district yesterday (July 19,

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Researchers Find Potential Key for Unlocking Biomass Energy

(Department of Energy/Los Alamos National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) LANL molecular model helps expose cellulose weakness Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from

July 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Nebraska Ethanol Workers Earn More

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Nebraska Ethanol Board reports that wage growth in that state’s ethanol sector outpaced all industry wage growth in the past decade, increasing by more than 58%. According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, average pay in the

July 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Link Between Crops and Deforestation in Amazon Not So Cut and Dry

(InfoZine) A Kansas State University geographer is part of a research team out to prove what environmental scientists have suspected for years: Increasing the production of soybean and biofuel crops in Brazil increases deforestation in the Amazon. ...Although this cause-and-effect finding

July 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Denmark's Garbage-Turned-Biofuel to Power Homes

(Irish Sun) 'Our goal is to change the management of wastewater and household rubbish from a costly problem into a valuable resource for local energy production,' said Thomas Banke, mayor of Fredericia city on Denmark's Jutland peninsula. 'Rubbish will be

July 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The bulk of mandates comes from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) specifies a 10 percent renewables content by 2020 across the entire membership – though 7 percent of that will come from

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Call for Papers: 2nd World Congress of Bioenergy-2012 April 25-28, 2012 Xi’an, China Deadline: February 25

With the impact of increased Bioenergy utilization factors, BIT Life Sciences and the organizing committee launched the 2nd Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2012 (WCBE-2012), with a theme of Renewable Energy for Sustainability will be held during April 25-28, 2012, Xi’an,

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Spain's Cepsa to Expand into Second-Generation Biodiesel

by Ivan Castano (Renewable Energy World) The firm will begin making the fuel with palm oil, animal fats and other residues at its recently expanded La Rabida plant in Huelva in July and will subsequently begin manufacturing it in its

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Mississippi State Licenses MSW Conversion Tech to Harrelson & Assoc.

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) A novel waste conversion technology developed at Mississippi State University’s Sustainable Energy Research Center is moving out of the lab and into the marketplace thanks to a licensing agreement between Shreveport, La.-based Harrelson & Associates

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Sao Paulo to Fuel 160 City Buses with Amyris' Renewable Diesel

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) In response to Brazil’s growing need to include low-sulfur fuel in its diesel pool, Amyris Brasil S.A., a subsidiary of Amryis Inc., will supply an expected 160 city buses in the Brazilian city of Sao

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Lignol Phases Out Demo Project, Pursues Commercial Opportunities

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Lignol Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Lignol Energy Corp., has reached an agreement with the U.S. DOE’s Biomass Program to discontinue work of a proposed 2.5 MMgy cellulosic ethanol demonstration-scale project in Grand Junction,

July 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Makers Losing $6 Billion Tax Break Keep $6.9 Billion

(San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg) Ethanol manufacturers are set to thrive even if they have to give up $6 billion a year in U.S. tax subsidies because a government mandate for increased use of the fuel may add $6.9 billion a year

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SIPI Students Win Award for Algae Biofuel Project

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A team of students at New Mexico-based Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has been awarded first place in the 2011 Renewable Energy Challenge Competition with its algae biofuel project. The competition is sponsored by the Bureau

July 20, 2011 Read Full Article

Diversifying The Ethanol Industry With Biodiesel

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...A new option for the ethanol industry to diversify is to add a biodiesel plant to the end of its corn oil extraction technology. This idea lends itself one step closer to a true biorefinery. ...(A) 100 million

July 20, 2011 Read Full Article

National Security, Energy Security, and Environmental Imperatives

by General Charles F. Wald and David W. Conover (Bipartisan Policy Center/The Hill/Congress Blog) News reports indicate that some Senators may seek to repeal a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) during Thursday’s consideration of

July 20, 2011 Read Full Article

First EU Sustainability Schemes for Biofuels Get the Go-Ahead

(European Commission) Brussels, 19 July 2011 - Biofuels can represent an environmentally-friendly replacement of fossil fuels. However, we need to make sure that tropical forests and carbon rich peatlands are not turned into oil palm or sugarcane plantations. We also

July 20, 2011 Read Full Article

CSHL to Help Assemble ‘Knowledgebase’ on Plants, Microbes, to Aid US Biofuel, Environment Efforts

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) In Kbase, cloud computing brings disparate data streams into focus In the decade that has passed since the completion of the first draft sequence of the human genome, biologists have grown increasingly aware of a problem ironically

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Illovo Sugar Plans to Produce Ethanol From Molasses in Tanzania by 2013

by Niki Moore (Bloomberg) Illovo Sugar Ltd. (ILV), Africa’s largest producer of the sweetener, plans to start making potable ethanol from molasses in Tanzania by 2013, Managing Director Graham Clark said. “We have created an opportunity in Tanzania to produce ethanol from

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PTTAR Shelves Jet Biofuel Project

by Nalin Viboonchart (The Nation) PTT Aromatics and Refining (PTTAR) has put on hold its US$150-million (Bt4.5 billion) jet-biofuel project, given the exorbitant production cost and the likelihood that the price of the fuel would deter potential buyers. Prajya Phinyawat, chief operating

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PetroAlgae Partners with CRI Catalyst to Optimize Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Fuel

(PetroAlgae) Signs Agreement with Leading Global Catalyst Technology Company for joint technology integration leading to direct conversion of biomass to transportation fuels at commercial scale PetroAlgae Inc., a leading provider of licensable commercial micro-crop technology globally, today announced that it has entered into

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PetroAlgae Feed Meal Confirmed as New Source of High Value Commercial-Scale Feed for Dairy Cattle

(PetroAlgae) Important New Animal Feed Ingredient for Dairy Cattle Diets According to University of Minnesota Study PetroAlgae Inc., a leading renewable energy company that licenses its commercial micro-crop technology globally, announced today the completion of a major third party study showing that

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Biodiesel Shipment Could Be First Step in Fueling Base

by Suzanne Ulbrich (ENCToday) A delivery aboard Camp Lejeune Monday morning marked the culmination of a test project to provide renewable fuels for North Carolina’s military. Officials aboard Camp Lejeune received 800 gallons of state grown and processed biodiesel fuel as part

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The Sugar Rush: Dow, Mitsui Revive Major Renewables Project in Brazil

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Brazil, Dow Chemical has teamed with Mitsui in a JV that will produce ethanol and bioplastics from sugarcane, which the companies are saying will be the world’s largest biopolymers investment. The project will produce DOWLEXT

July 20, 2011 Read Full Article

US Energy Department Celebrates Loan Guarantee Successes as Stimulus-Supported 1705 Program Comes to Close

by Jonathan Silver (Department of Energy/Biofuels Digest) ...the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has been extremely busy, committing or closing 19 additional financings of clean energy projects – including one of the country’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol

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Will the EU Reveal Judging Criteria for Biofuel Bodies?

by Jessica Shankleman Green groups slam Commission's "back room" processes for approving sustainable biofuel certification schemes Green groups will today learn if the European Commission is ready to lift the lid on the methods it used to decide whether biofuels can be certified as

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Oil Is Biggest Military Weakness

by Senator Mark Udall (Politico) The Pentagon released its first-ever operational energy strategy last month — a plan that could dramatically cut costs and save service members’ lives. The plan is not about fielding a new weapons system, but rather

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Greenhouse Packs A Power Punch

by Joan Melcher (BioCycle) Closed loop system utilizes gasification, algae ponds and anaerobic digestion to convert wood waste to a variety of products, including biofuel, biogas and a soil amendment. Michael Smith is supervising the first commercial-scaleGreen Power House at the

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Hoover Algae-to-Oil Fuel Plant Fails to Get Grant

by Steve Irvine (The Birmingham News) The Ohio-based company seeking to put a pilot plant in Hoover that would harvest oil from algae to form an alternative fuel didn't receive the $45 million grant it was seeking to build the

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

LS9 and HCL CleanTech Awarded a $9 Million Grant From the Department of Energy

(LS9) LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced that it has been awarded in conjunction with partner HCL CleanTech Ltd., a $9 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve and demonstrate

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuels Center Looks at Research Triangle Partnership Area

by David Ranii (News Observer) The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is one of seven regional groups across the state selected by the Biofuels Center of North Carolina to identify sites suitable for a biofuels production facility. The goal is to come up

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Purdue Economists Report on Causes of High Commodity Prices

by Keith Robinson (Purdue University) Growing demand for corn to use in biofuels and for soybeans to help feed a booming Chinese economy are among key forces driving commodity prices higher this year, according to a report by three

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Analysis: Ethanol to Edge Pigs for Corn Use, but Not Quite Yet

by Charles Abbott and Karl Plume (Reuters) Ethanol appears almost certain to win the food-versus-fuel contest in the United States. But not just yet. The Agriculture Department forecast that a tad more corn will be used to make ethanol than to feed livestock

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Zimbabwe: Biofuels - a 'Happy Accident'

(AllAfrica.com/The Herald) Zimbabwe is trying to resurrect its biofuels energy sector after needlessly crucifying the ethanol project in the Lowveld 20 years ago. More than anything else, this has been a direct response to the country's fuel crisis of 2003-2009 and

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Finnair to Operate Amsterdam-Helsinki Biofuel Flight

by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) Finnair has become the latest airline to announce plans to operate flights partially-powered by biofuel. The carrier plans to operate a biofuel flight between Amsterdam Schiphol and Helsinki in the week beginning 18 July, using either an Airbus

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Soy Chemicals: A Global Strategic Business Report - New Market Report Published

(PR-Inside.com) The global soy chemicals market is forecast to reach over $13 billion by the year 2017, spurred by the anticipated high demand from bio-diesels market and growing adoption of alternative renewable sources of energy. In particular, the soy-derived chemicals

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

REG Files for $100M IPO: The Complete Digest Analysis

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A successful IPO would cap a remarkable comeback for biodiesel from the depths of “The Troubles” in 2008-09. It’s a second time through for REG: the company filed for a $150 million IPO in 2007,

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Seambiotic’s Algae Plant in China to Open September 2011

by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) In December 2009, Seambiotic announced that they would be building an algae production plant that will use flue gas in China. Though originally scheduled to be operational in 2010, the plant will open in September

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

New Race, New Fuel

by Chad Bishop (Bowling Green Daily News) Cars using corn-based ethanol in Sparta’s inaugural Sprint Cup race A NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race has finally found itself in Kentucky. And when the lights go on tonight in Sparta, the sport will

July 19, 2011 Read Full Article

CTSI Defense Energy Technology Challenge: Deadline August 5

Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. From it’s own research labs to partnerships with start-ups and major contractors, the U.S. Department of Defense is seeking innovative energy

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World's Top Eco-Car Wins Using Ethanol Inbicon Makes From Straw

(The Street/PR NewsWire/Inbicon) Inbicon has revealed a frugal new customer for the cellulosic ethanol made from straw at its Inbicon Biomass Refinery in Kalundborg. The biofuel powered the winning car in the Urban Concepts class of the 2011 Shell Eco-marathon

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CTSI Defense Energy Technology Challenge: Deadline August 5

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Alliance Releases Wood-to-Energy Policy Roadmap

(25 x '25) The National 25x'25 Alliance released this morning a new National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap - A Guide for Developing Sustainable Woody Biomass Solutions. The report that shows how focused use of woody biomass can help meet America's energy needs

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Microalgae Could Be Texas’ Next Big Cash Crop

by Rod Santa Ana (AgriLifeToday) Just as corn and peanuts stunned the world decades ago with their then-newly discovered multi-beneficial uses and applications, Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Corpus Christi think microalgae holds even more promise. “It’s a huge, untapped source

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

New Gas Station Offers Fuel Alternatives

by Richard Craver (Winston-Salem Journal) ...Sparky's is not just one of only five stations in the state offering E85 and biodiesel. It also is the only one using recently approved ethanol-blending dispensers that provide two lower ethanol options — E15 and E30.

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Food Security Not Necessarily Threatened By Biofuels

(Rainharvest) To achieve “win-win outcomes” for bio-energy, food security and poverty reduction, we must recognise that these outcomes are possible. This is what Prof Lee Lynd, of Dartmouth College and the Mascoma Corporation, told delegates during a seminar at Stellenbosch University,

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Future of Food: Meet the Farmers and Scientists Who Could Save Our Fragile Global Food System

by Robin Barton (The Independent) ...So I called my local farmer, David Bowtell. Sparing me the arcane details of the deal, he explained that growers of oilseed rape have received a cast-iron subsidy courtesy of the Common Agricultural Policy since

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A Car that Runs on Micro Algae Biodiesel

(Deccan Herald) Researchers have claimed to have run a car on B-20 biodiesel derived from marine micro algae. Under the New Millennium India Technology Leadership project (NMITLI), a regular diesel vehicle, Tavera, under full load condition, was successfully test driven

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Analysis: EU Cushions Biodiesel from Damning Carbon Research

by Charlie Dunmore (Reuters) The EU will protect existing investment in its $13 billion biodiesel sector even as it acts on new evidence that suggests making the fuel from food crops can do more harm than good in fighting climate

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United Arab Emirates Seeks $100b Investment

by Shehab A. Makahleh (Zawya) The UAE government wants to attract $100 billion (Dh367 billion) worth of investment in alternative and sustainable energy projects by 2020. Feras Dahlan, CEO of Dar Al Tawasol and First Deputy Chairman of the Organising Committee

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BioVerde Expands From Biodiesel to Chemicals Derived From Plants

by Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg) BioVerde Industria e Comercio de Biocombustiveis SA, a biodiesel company that’s building Brazil’s biggest refinery, is seeking to become the country’s top providers of specialty chemicals produced from renewable sources. The company plans to retrofit a facility

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EdeniQ Signs Deal to Continue Cellunator Improvements

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) EdeniQ Inc., which is developing technology to add cellulosic ethanol production capabilities to existing corn-to-ethanol facilities announced it has reached a deal with IKA Works Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based manufacturing firm IKA

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: What Color Is Your Biochute?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BIO says there are 800,000 direct and indirect jobs that would be created in advanced biofuels by 2022 by meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard targets. What jobs are there for you? ...In today’s special Biofuels Digest Report

July 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Leading By Example: How Energy Innovation is Strengthening America’s Military

by Aaron Hull (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Pew Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate hosted an event titled Leading By Example: How Energy Innovation is Strengthening America’s Military on July 7, 2011. Those in attendance included former Senator John

July 15, 2011 Read Full Article

House Science Subcommittee for Energy and Environment Holds Hearing on EPA E15 Waiver

by Aaron Hull (Advanced Biofuels USA) On July 7, 2011 the House Science Subcommittee for Energy and Environment held a hearing to discuss the EPA’s decision to issue a waiver for E15 usage in light-duty motor vehicles. The hearing

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Wyden Act Promotes Alternative Fuels

(MyCentralOregon) Legislation introduced by Senator Ron Wyden and Michigan's Debbie Stabenow to promote the implementation of viable alternatives to oil passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday. Wyden said the Alternative Fuels Vehicles Competitiveness and Security Act will increase

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Grant to Study Municipal Solid Waste as Feedstock for Biofuel

(Waste & Recycling News) The Environmental Research and Education Foundation received $93,000 in funding from the North Carolina Biofuels Center to study the potential for using municipal solid waste as feedstock for biofuel production. The study will evaluate the mechanisms and

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Navy Secretary Mabus Unabashed about ‘Choosing Winners’ in Fuel Market

by John Tomasic (Colorado Independent) Makes case again for Udall Energy Security Act Coming on the heels of Colorado Senator Mark Udall’s reintroduction of the Energy Security Act, which would boost efforts to power the military with alternative energy, U.S. Navy Secretary

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SCS Offers Sugarcane Certification Program

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...Brazil’s sugarcane industry is also accused of not producing the crop, nor the fuel, in a sustainable manner. As a result, the EU Renewable Energy Directive was created to address concerns including labor and environmental issues.

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Debate over Corn Use Estimates Shows Need for Solid Ethanol Data

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates marked a milestone of sorts for the ethanol industry. For the first time, the USDA predicts that more corn will be used for ethanol production

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New Online Ad Touts Advanced Biofuels Success

(KPHO/Advanced Biofuels Association) Following its annual summer board meeting featuring a lineup of congressional and administration leaders and senior staff, the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) launched the first in a series of online advertisements promoting the successful uses of advanced

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Lignol Energy Says U.S. Gov't Will Phase out Funding for Ethanol Pilot Project

(Canadian Business) Lignol Energy Corp. says its demonstration project to show the commercial potential of producing ethanol from plant cellulose no longer qualifies for up to US$30 million of funding from a U.S. government biofuels program. The Vancouver-based company said Friday

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House Vote on Section 526 Raises Questions of Commitment to Energy Security

(25 x '25) The House of Representatives seems to have gotten things backwards. Lawmakers there say they were shoring up national security and supporting U.S. military fuel flexibility when they voted to end a provision in federal law that requires

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Making Integrated Food-Energy Systems Work for People and Climate

(United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) A safe integration of food and energy production may be one of the best ways to improve national food and energy security and simultaneously reduce poverty in a climate smart way. This study on Integrated Food-Energy

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Biologists Discover an 'Evening' Protein Complex that Regulates Plant Growth

(EurekAlert!/University of California San Diego) Farmers and other astute observers of nature have long known that crops like corn and sorghum grow taller at night. But the biochemical mechanisms that control this nightly stem elongation, common to most plants, have

July 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Fuel - Crude Thoughts

(IATA) Challenges in the jet fuel supply chain are intensifying, making investment in biofuels essential ...(T)he airline industry fuel bill rose more than 11% to $139 billion in 2010, equivalent to 26% of operating expenses. ...How airlines manage fuel is therefore

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Biojet and UWI Partner in Biofuels

(University of West Indies Cave Hill) UWI-Cave Hill and BioJet International Initiate Research and Commercial Biofuels Partnership. The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus in Barbados, and BioJet International, Ltd. jointly announce a biosciences research and commercial partnership. The University

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Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. Announces Intention to Enter Tire Recycling Market

(MarketWire/GreenEnviroTech) Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. Chairman and CEO Mr. Gary De Laurentiis announced today that Green EnviroTech is planning to establish two tire recycling plants in the United States using the latest technology from East Asia. The technology, which is currently

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Biofuels 2.0

Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The rise of themochemical biofuels, the power of markets, and the anarchic essence of energy development ...The “failure” of cellulosic ethanol is a failure of the policy framework, I said. It was suicidal to pass legislation that

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No Eureka Moments in Long U.S. Campaign to Crack Cellulosic Code

by Paul Voosen (New York Times/Greenwire) ...For eons, plants have locked the sun's energy into complex strands of sugar, used to build their stems and leaves. These chains are far different from table sugar or grain starch; they cling together,

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Search Produces Energy from Biodiesel Waste

(Correio do Brasil) School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC) of USP, a research proposes the production of energyfrom the gas released in the treatment of glycerol originating from the biodiesel. The residue is rich in impurities, which increases the

July 14, 2011 Read Full Article

Spanish NGO Recycles Used Oil Into Solidarity With Peru

by Tierramerica (EurAsia Review) Tons of artisanal soaps made from recycled olive oil are regularly shipped from Spain to Peru, where their sale and use helps finance local development and education for children in poor communities. When poured down the drain,

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Neste Oil Expands Its Renewable Raw Material Base with Jathropha and Camelina Oils

(Yahoo!Finance/Neste Oil Oyj) Neste Oil will expand the raw material base used to produce NExBTL renewable fuel with jatropha and camelina oils. By introducing these new raw materials in its feedstock base, Neste Oil increases the proportion of non-food materials

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AMA Wants Motorcycles Included in Study of Ethanol-Blended Fuel

(American Motorcycle Association) The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is asking a key U.S. House panel to include motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in any future study of ethanol-blended gasoline. In a letter sent July 11 to the House Energy and Environment

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Purdue Research Investigates Digestive Enzymes in Termites

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Delving into termite guts to find the best cellulases or lignocellulases to efficiently convert cellulose and hemicelluloses, even lignin, into advanced biofuels isn’t a new concept within the biorefining community, but researchers at Purdue University

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Energy Crops Could Be Answer to Increased Insecticide Use

by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) The link between increased insecticide use and landscape simplification has now been documented by a team of researchers from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. ...But, while the research showed the upwardly trending use of insecticides

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Kentucky Researchers Unlock Promise of Ancient Algae Strain

by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) Botryococcus braunii, an ancient strain of algae more than 500 million years old that researchers say is responsible for creating oil and coal shale deposits, may not grow fast enough for advanced biofuels consideration,

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Sensenbrenner Wants to See Results of DOE's E15 Tests

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is stepping up his efforts to do away with proposed mandates that would require gasoline for newer vehicles to use 15-percent ethanol. This week, the Brookfield Republican wrote to U.S. Department of Energy

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Ending US Ethanol Subsidies Could Be Bullish for European Prices

(Platts) A plan by US senators to end ethanol subsidies on July 31 could prove bullish for the European market, trading sources said Wednesday. "It should be pretty supportive, the EU needs the [US ethanol] supply," one source said. ...Europe's ethanol market

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From Apples to Ethanol: Manson Teacher Finds Power in Wasted Fruit

by K.C. Mehaffey (The Wenatchee World) Instead of fueling his truck at the gas station, Tim Bombaci is getting his fuel from his neighbors. His neighbors who own orchards, that is. Over the past year, the Manson Middle School teacher developed and

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The Controversy over Ethanol

by Chris Chmura (My Fox Tampa Bay) Move over regular, mid-grade, and premium -- there’s another choice at select gas stations: Ethanol-free unleaded. It’s as much as 50 cents per gallon more expensive than a conventional fill-up, but some consumers insist

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US Navy Issues 350K Gallon RFP for Advanced Biofuels

(US Department of Defense; Navy) The Government has a requirement for 100,000 USG of Hydrotreated Renewable JP-5 (HRJ5) and 350,000 USG of Hydrotreated Renewable F-76 (HRD76) to support the Navy's "Sail the Great Green Fleet" initiative. This requirement is for

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Biofuel Maker Claims New Technology Can Create PET Bottles from Waste

by Guy Montague-Jones (FoodProductionDaily) The US-based company recently announced that it had created a PET feedstock - paraxylene (PX) - entirely from plant-based sugars using its own catalytic process. The process results in the creation of a PET product, which

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$70M Approved for Ethanol Plant

by Bob Moser (The Advertiser) Lacassine Syrup Mill will be joined by nation's first sugar-to-ethanol facility Bonds worth $70 million to help build the nation's first sugar-to-ethanol plant in Lacassine passed a first step of approval Monday by the Louisiana Public

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Isuzu Commercial Trucks Now Powered by B20 Biodiesel Blends

(PRNewsWire/National Biodiesel Board) Biodiesel Industry Bolstered by Growing OEM Support, Momentum Under RFS-2 At its semi-annual board meeting in Washington D.C. last week, members of the National Biodiesel Board applauded the latest Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to announce its support for use of

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Hino Trucks Approves the Use of B20 Biodiesel

(PR NewsWire/Hino Trucks) Hino Trucks' complete product line of class 4 and 5 cab over, and class 6 and 7 conventional trucks are now approved to use up to B20 biodiesel. All 2011 and 2012 model year cab over and conventional

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Grassley Q&A: Looking Forward with Biodiesel

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) (Biodiesel Magazine) Q. Why do you support the production of biodiesel? A. Too much of America’s energy comes from fossil fuels imported from countries that don’t like us. We can reduce dependence on foreign oil, and be

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Chicago Park District Launches New Biodiesel Production Program

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Through a public/private partnership with Darling International, in participation from this year’s Taste of Chicago and area restaurants for the supply of feedstock, the Chicago Park District officially launched a biodiesel production program that will

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New Holland Sponsors UN Climate Change Convention Reception

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) New Holland Agriculture, a manufacturer and seller of agricultural equipment and a division of CNH Global N.V., announced that it has signed on as a Gold Sponsor of the Climate Action Networking Reception. The event

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BASF Testing Procedure for B100 Adopted by ASTM

by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The ASTM D6751 biodiesel specification will soon include three additional test methods for B100. The tests methods will use a BASF patented infrared spectroscopy process for the rapid analysis of total glycerin, free glycerin and

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E-15 Gasoline Won't Be Sold for at Least a Year, Watchdog says

by Neil Roland (Automotive News) Gasoline with up to 15 percent ethanol probably won't be sold at the pump for at least another year because of health, safety, cost and environmental concerns, a government watchdog said. ...The report makes clear that

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Va. Shifting to Alternative Fuel Vehicles

by Steve Szkotak (Forbes) Virginia is moving forward to power its fleet of 10,000 vehicles with alternative fuels, ranging from biodiesel to propane to exotic mixes intended to ease the state's reliance on foreign oil. ...Surrounded by a fleet of

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Klobuchar Calls Out Oil Companies to Give Up Subsidies

by Larry Bivins (SCTimes) Sen. Amy Klobuchar urged oil companies Tuesday to follow the lead of the ethanol industry and give up government subsidies to help defray the nation’s burgeoning deficit. In a speech on the Senate floor, Klobuchar

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Exclusive: Climate Impact Threatens Biodiesel Future in EU

by Charlie Dunmore (Reuters) Europe's biodiesel industry could be wiped out by EU plans to tackle the unwanted side effects of biofuel production, after studies showed few climate benefits, four papers obtained by Reuters show. Europe's world-leading $13 billion biodiesel industry,

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Switch from Corn to Grass Would Raise Ethanol Output, Cut Emissions

(EurekAlert!/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Growing perennial grasses on the least productive farmland now used for corn ethanol production in the U.S. would result in higher overall corn yields, more ethanol output per acre and better groundwater quality, researchers report

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12 Synthetic Biology Biofuel & Biochemical Companies to Watch

by Chris de Morsella (Green Economy Post) A detailed review of 12 U.S. based synthetic biology, biofuel & biochemical companies that are developing third and fourth generation biofuels, bioindustrial & household chemical, and food additive products; using synthetic biology to produce engineered microorganisms

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German Biofuel Firm Choren Declares Insolvency

(Reuters) German second generation biofuels company Choren Industries GmbH has declared insolvency, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Choren is building Germany's first biofuels plant producing using second generations of biomass raw materials. ...The plant is being built in Freiberg in south

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Biofuel Startup Sundrop Fuels Lands $175M Investment, Mostly from Chesapeake

(Denver Business Journal) Colorado biofuel startup Sundrop Fuels Inc. on Monday announced it will get $175 million in new investment, with the lion’s share coming from natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corp. ...Chesapeake said it plans to fund the investment by

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Danica Patrick Says Ethanol Is Great

by Chuck (DomesticFuel.com) ...I asked her for a comment on having Iowa corn growers supporting this race again and what she thinks about racing with ethanol. She said, “I think that we’re in definitely in an age where everybody is

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San Diego-Center for Algal Biotechnology’s One Barrel for Baja Project

(Algae Industry Magazine) O ne Barrel for Baja (1BFB) is a project made possible by the San Diego Center for Algal Biotechnology (SD-CAB) in support of research aimed towards understanding and developing eco-friendly energy solutions. The goal of 1BFB is