by Mary Rosenthal (Algal Biomass Organization/Biofuels Digest) ...When you get past the heated rhetoric of a presidential campaign and the demands of a 24-7 news cycle, support for algae is stronger than you might think. Very quietly, we are seeing
The Navy’s Green Strike Group Sails on Biofuels Blend: Will It Sail Again?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As the Pacific-based forces of Can-Do battle the Washington-based forces of Shouldn’t-Try, we look at the 6 Big Myths of Military Biofuels In Hawaii, the US Navy demonstrated its Green Strike Group as part of the 2012 Rim
July 19, 2012 Read Full Article
USNS Henry J. Kaiser Delivers Biofuel for RIMPAC's Great Green Fleet Demo
(The Maritime Executive) Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), which is currently providing logistical support for U.S. Pacific Fleet's biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise off Hawaii, will deliver 900,000 gallons of a 50-50 blend of
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Known and Unknown, Black Swans, Yellow Cranes, and Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As advanced biofuels companies hit their milestones and watch their stocks get crushed, we look at investor uncertainty, yellow cranes, black swans, and striking announcements from Codexis and Aemetis. READ MORE
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Senators Coons, Moran Introduce Bill to Spark Investment in Renewable Energy Projects
(Senator Chris Coons) Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act gives renewable energy projects access to a tax incentive available now only to oil, gas, and coal projects U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced legislation Thursday to level the energy
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Biological Switch Paves Way for Improved Biofuel Production
(PhysOrg) Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a mechanism that controls the way that organisms breathe or photosynthesise, potentially paving the way for improved biofuel production. READ MORE and MORE (EarthSky.org) Abstract
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Current Biofuels Policy Helps Drive Economy
by Jan Koninckx(DuPont), Adam Monroe (Novozymes), Javier Salgado (Abengoa) and Jeff Lautt (POET) (Politico) The last two presidential administrations differed on many issues, but gave us a bipartisan roadmap for achieving greater energy security and lowering our dependence on fossil
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Old Frog, New Tricks: The Rise of Magnetic Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can the harnessing of the powers of magnetism overcome cost challenges in algal biofuels? Researchers across the globe pursue the answers. ...For the fossil molecule, its time within a living system is complete and its development
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Musim Mas Expects More Demand for Certified Palm Oil
by Novan Iman Santosa (The Jakarta Post) Palm oil producer Musim Mas Group expects that there will be more demand for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), as the company is ready to provide the market with sustainable palm oil and
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Kansas University Researcher Fuels New Use of Wastewater
(Associated Press/FuelFix) A University of Kansas researcher wants wastewater to be less so by using it to manufacture biofuel. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that assistant professor Belinda Sturm grows algae in nitrogen- and phosphorus-laden Lawrence wastewater that ordinarily is discharged into
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Dyadic Launches AlternaFuel CMAX3 Enzyme with Broad Operating Range
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, Dyadic International unveiled its latest biofuels enzyme advancement, AlternaFuel CMAX3. This next generation product enables the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals from a wide range of renewable non-food feedstocks under broad operating
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Cuba Begins Production of Biodiesel Plant "Physic Nut"
(Expansion.com) The first biodiesel plant that uses Cuban bush inedible oilseed "Jatropha curcas", popularly known in the island as "physic nut" began to produce today, according to local media reported. The facility, located in the eastern province of Guantanamo, has capacity
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
European Biofuels Technology Platform Says Certain Biofuels Paths Offer “Low-Hanging Fruit”
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, the European Biofuels Technology Platform has released a new report that says certain biofuels production routes could provide “low-hanging fruits” for early, low-cost CCS deployment. A recent study indicated that, globally, Bio-CCS could
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
USPTO Grants Butamax a Further KARI Enzyme Patent
(PRNewsWire/MarketWatch) Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels, LLC, the biobutanol technology leader, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Butamax Patent Number 8,222,017 which protects a subset of key enzymes in the isobutanol production pathway. ...This latest patent issued
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Oilseed, Algae Could Become Biofuel for GE Aviation Jet Engines
by Jon Newberry (BizJournals.com) As GE Aviation explores ways to secure million of gallons of biofuels for jet engine testing, as the Business Courier reported, one of the potential partners it’s talked with is Cincinnati-based Great Plains Oil & Exploration LLC. Great
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Zero-Waste Tire Processor Targets Environmental Scourge
by Steve Clark (The Brownsville Herald) After a year in development, Tire Recycling & Processing, a facility unlike anything else in Texas and possibly the United States, has thrown the switch in Harlingen. On Friday, several large, expensive, German-made tire-processing
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Modeling Biofuel Fitness for the Sea
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will develop a tool to characterize the performance of a new class of alternative fuels
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Boom Times for Argentina and Biofuels, But Can It Last?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Argentina’s monetary policies run into big trouble, inflation mounts and the peso sinks, can the biofuels boom keep going? ...To keep the biodiesel industry growing and reduce diesel import costs, the Argentine government has also
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
ERDA Hopes to Turn Red Cedar Liability into National Asset
by James Neal (Enid News and Eagle) Enid Regional Development Alliance is hoping to turn one of Oklahoma’s liabilities into a national asset, and boost the local economy in the process, with an ambitious plan to turn eastern red cedar
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
RAND Says US Military Cannot Reduce Biofuels Price; Should Exit Development; BIO Disagrees
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a new study by the RAND Corporation says that the US military’s petroleum demand of 340,000 barrels per day, compared to global demand of 87 million barrels per day, isn’t large enough of
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Biomass Refinery in the Offing
(EcoBusiness/The Borneo Post) Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is planning to set up a biomass refinery at a major city in Sarawak. Without going into full details, its minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said the refinery would be used to recycle
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Incbio Awarded Biodiesel Plant Contract for a Norwegian Client
(OpenPR) Incbio (www.incbio.com), a leading company in design, build and start-up of biodiesel plants with state of the art ultrasonic reactor technology has been awarded a contract to supply a turnkey transesterification unit for N3Pharma AS, a leading Norwegian pharmaceutical
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Regulatory Uncertainty Key Challenge for EU Biofuels: BP Biofuels CEO
(Platts) The EU needs to overcome regulatory uncertainty and provide more clarity on its biofuels policies before new investments are poured into greenfield projects across the 27-nation bloc, BP's Biofuels CEO Phil New said at an event in London Tuesday. ...In
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Ads Hit GOP Lawmakers for Opposing Navy Biofuels
by Jeremy Herb (The Hill/Defcon Hill) A liberal-leaning national security group has a six-figure ad campaign attacking four Republicans, including potential vice presidential pick Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), over their opposition to the
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Algae.Tec Plans Opening Ceremony for Shoalhaven One Facility
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Algae.Tec Ltd. is holding a VIP official commissioning of its Shoalhaven One showcase algae production facility in Bomaderry, New South Wales, Australia, on Aug. 2. Shoalhaven One is a series of enclosed algae photobioreactors (PBRs) co-located
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo and Beta Plot Joint Future Bioisobutanol Projects
(Bioenergy News) Chemical and biofuels company Gevo has signed a joint development agreement with Beta Renewables to develop an integrated process for the production of bio-based isobutanol from cellulosic biomass. The agreement anticipates production plants will be located where cellulosic feedstocks
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Pentagon Biofuels Effort Aids Energy Independence
By Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) (Politico) It’s disappointing that Congress may try to second-guess the Pentagon’s attempts to tackle one big problem: our dependence on foreign oil. Without changes to the new National Defense Authorization
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Danforth Center Part of Biofuel Study
by Tim Bryant (STLToday.com) The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is among five recipients of a $12.1 million federal grant to develop drought-tolerant grass as a sustainable source of biofuel. Developing bioenergy grasses with the desirable traits needed for
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Researchers Make Hydrogen as Cellulosic Ethanol Coproduct
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rather than focusing on a single microbe capable of converting cellulose to ethanol in a fermenter, researchers at Michigan State University are mimicking nature, culturing two bacteria that grow synergistically. The process creates two
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Process Dramatically Improves Energy Recovery
by Danny King (AutoblogGreen) ... Michigan State University scientists have found a biofuel production method that the institution says boosts energy from the production process by a factor of 20. Gemma Reguera, a microbiologist at MSU, led an effort that uses – stay with
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Storm Lake, IA Now Has Ethanol Blender Pump
(KAUTV.com) STAR Energy in Storm Lake, Iowa is now offering a wide range of ethanol blends due to the installation of the city's first blender pump. Iowa is the nation's largest producer of ethanol and biodiesel. With that in mind, STAR
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
South Dakota Seeks Applications for Ethanol Pump Grants
(KSFY) A state economic development agency is accepting applications for grants that will help South Dakota gas stations install pumps that let customers choose different blends of fuel containing ethanol. The Governor's Office of Economic Development is providing $960,000 for the
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups File Petition in Oil Lawsuit
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Six biofuel industry organizations have jointly petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the Western States
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Protabit Wins Award to Advance Biofuels Research
(The Bioenergy Site) US-based Protabit, an off-shoot from the California Institute of Technology, has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research grant (phase one) for engineering cellulose enzymes. The computational protein software platform designers will use the award from the National
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New E85 Fueling Stations in Birmingham
by Bryant Sommerville (ABC3340) ...City vehicles will now be able to fill up at one of the two E85 ethanol fuel stations. One is at the Equipment Management Facility on Sixth Avenue South and the other is at the North Public
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
GOP Puts Biofuels on the Chopping Block
by Zack Coleman (The Hill/E2Wire) The biofuels industry is at loggerheads with House Republicans, who are eyeing its funding for elimination in the farm bill. Biomass and biofuels groups warn that the loss of $800 million in guaranteed federal support would
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
White House Official: Congress 'Short-Sighted' on Biofuels
by Zack Coleman (The Hill/E2Wire) Congress “needs to get beyond short-sightism” that is stunting investment in and handcuffing Defense Department use of biofuels, a senior White House energy official said Wednesday at a conference in Washington, D.C. Heather Zichal, the White
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production from Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves
(Science Daily) Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves -- rather than corn itself -- to produce ethanol to extend supplies
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Cumberland Gulf CEO: Congress Must Act to Promote Alternative Fuels
(Convenience Store News) If Congress is serious about convenience stores and gas stations selling alternative fuels, it must work now to pass H.R. 4345, otherwise known as the Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012, said Joseph Petrowski, CEO of The Cumberland Gulf
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New Algae Strain Could Boost Australian Biofuels Production
(Biofuels International) A new strain of microalgae species, which could benefit the biofuels industry, has been evaluated by researchers at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). The breakthrough comes six years after bioprospecting across several thousand kilometres of South
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
BP Eyes Wind, Biofuels in Alternative Energy
by Meghan Schiller (Medill News Service/Wall Street Journal) The head of BP’s alternative-energy business on Tuesday said biofuel and wind are the stars of the field as the firm ramps up its presence. Katrina Landis, CEO of BP’s alternative energy business, said
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
House Hearing Sends RFS through the Policy Wringer
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A House Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing held July 10 to discuss the challenges and opportunities of alternative fuels provided the latest platform for the ongoing and increasingly heated battle between biofuels and
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
E15 Fuel Reaches the Masses (at One Station)
by Matthew L. Wald (The New York Times) ...The Phillips 66 brand station on Route 10 in Lawrence, Kan., uses “blender pumps” that allow the customer to choose a gasoline-ethanol mix that is 10 percent, 15 percent, 30 percent or 85 percent
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Beets for the Future of Kentucky Farms and Fuel
(Business Lexington) Add “energy beets” to the cash crop list for Kentucky farmers. The high-sugar energy beet, a variety bred to serve the fuel/energy market, is now growing on test plots in Whitley and other Kentucky counties. Kentucky-based Patriot Bio-Energy
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Feedstock Cost and Profitability Calculator
(Bioenergy Science Institute) The Feedstock Cost and Profitability (FCAP) Calculator provides an estimate of the breakeven price needed to cover the costs of producing biomass from alternative feedstocks. These include crop residues from corn and energy crops like miscanthus, switchgrass,
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Energy Crops Resisting Drought so Far
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) While the drought in the U.S. is beginning to take a significant toll on some of the nation’s crops—particularly in the Midwest and the Corn Belt—it seems most energy crops are hanging on, at least
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Canadian, US RFAs Praise Joint Clean Energy Plan
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) A plan by the United States and Canada to develop jointly clean energy technologies, including biofuels, garners praise from each country’s leading advocates for the green fuels. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) and the U.S.
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Board Funding More Blender Pumps
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Retailers in Nebraska will get some help putting in pumps that give more choices when it comes to ethanol. The Nebraska Corn Board will give grants of $30,000 for acquisition and installation of the first blender pump at
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Safety Seminars Various Dates, Locations-- Responding to Ethanol Emergencies – Are you Prepared?
by Taryn Morgan (Renewable Fuels Association) ...But transportation can be unpredictable, and it is important that hazmat and safety teams, shippers, and first responders are knowledgeable and prepared in case of the rare and unfortunate incident involving ethanol. Since December 2010,
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Is Oil Worth a Trillion Dollar Subsidy?
by Ron Miller (Renewable Fuels Association) In these difficult economic times, a recurring question is who should get help and who should stand on their own. With people it's the middle class vs. the 1%. In the corporate world, the
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
REAP Funding Announced for Blender, Flex-Fuel Pump Projects
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Out of 430 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awards announced by the USDA June 25, four were for blender pumps or flex fuel pumps. In all, projects in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and South
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Solazyme Breaks Ground on Brazil Sugarcane Oil Plant
by Lindsay Riddell (San Francisco Business Times) Solazyme Inc. broke ground on its Brazil manufacturing plant adjacent to partner Bunge's sugarcane mill. The companies are targeting the end of 2013 to begin production on renewable oils made from sugarcane using Solazyme's algae-based
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels Patent Marks Milestone for Madison Research Hub
Thomas Content (Journal Sentinel) C5-6 Technologies of Middleton and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center in Madison are celebrating a milestone - the awarding of the first patent from the center's next-generation biofuels research. The patent covers research into a heat-resistant
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Clean Energy is Critical to National Security
by Mike Breen (The Hill/E2Wire/Truman National Security Project) As a young Lieutenant on my first combat tour, in Iraq, I served on an isolated fighting camp south of Baghdad in an area known as the “Triangle of Death.” My unit
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
EdeniQ Receives $3.9M Grant for Biofuel Research
(The Business Journal) EdeniQ, a biofuels technology company based in Visalia, received a $3.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to help in its efforts of researching the commercial potential of cellulosic ethanol. The grant follows $20 million in
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Wood Telephone Poles Turned to Ethanol
by Bill Esler (Woodworking Network) Enerkem Inc. a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, says it has begun production of cellulosic ethanol from used wood telephone poles at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. Enerkem CEO Vincent Chornet called it "a significant
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New UMaine Technology Center to Turn Wood Chips and Grass into Fuel and Plastics
by Nick McCrea (Bangor Daily News) A research and technology hub that one day could help wean the United States off foreign oil opened Monday in a former paper products shipping bay on the grounds of Old Town Fuel and
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
RFA Partners with Talker Likis to Educate about Ethanol
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Getting out the facts about ethanol is what the Renewable Fuels Association is all about. That’s why the RFA is partnering with car-talk host Bobby Likis to extend their ethanol educational outreach to automotive service professionals. This
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Sorghum Fuel Processor Plans Demonstration Plant at Agricenter
(The Commercial Appeal) BioDimensions Delta BioRenewables (BDBR) will install a sweet sorghum processing facility at AgriCenter International after an investment from Epec Biofuels Holdings. ...“We consider industrial sugar to be ‘Nature’s Crude Oil’ and are making a commitment to help BDDR
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Incitor Receive Backing for Low-Temperature Biofuel Demonstration
(Biofuels International) US-based biomass company Incitor will use new funding to demonstrate its low-temperature biofuel production technology. The funding amounts to $1.5 million (€1.1 million) and comes from an investment group, led by Cottonwood Technology Fund, that hopes to finance an
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Register Special Report: Threats to Iowa's Bio-Energy Industry
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) Fossil fuels' attacks on mandates, subsidies put renewables at risk A surge in domestic oil and natural gas production and a decline in national political support for grain-fed biofuels threatens to cripple Iowa’s more than
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Despite EPA Action, E15 Blend Widely Unavailable
by Pat Curtis (RadioIowa) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today (June 15, 2012) gave final approval to retailers to sell gasoline containing up to 15-percent ethanol. However, it may be a while before motorists see more E15 pumps. Monte Shaw, with
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Hurdle Cleared for Sale of 15% Ethanol Blends
by Ciindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Environmental Protection Agency has given its approval for the first retailers to sell 15% ethanol blended fuel. ...EPA announced today (June 15, 2012) the approval of the first Misfueling Mitigation Plans (MMPs) for individual companies after working with
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Fraud Cases Leave Biodiesel Industry Reeling
by Timothy B. Wheeler (The Baltimore Sun) Biodiesel producers told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're struggling to stay afloat in the aftermath of fraud cases uncovered in Baltimore and Texas, and a spokesman for petroleum refiners faulted the Environmental Protection
July 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Rural Energy Programs Cut under House Panel's Version of Farm Bill
(The Hill/E2Wire)Five rural energy programs will end while others will be slimmed down if a draft version of the 2012 farm bill released Thursday becomes law. The cuts, made by leaders of the House Agriculture Committee, will total about $500 million, according to
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Biomass Burning Really Heats Things Up: New Study Shows Significance of Fire's Brown Carbon for Global Warming
(Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development / Environmental News Network) Emissions from forest fires and other biomass burning has a greater impact on global warming than previously understood, according to a new study. “We used to think the lighter particles in
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Lake Station Approves Trash-to-Ethanol Agreement
by Deborah Laverty (Northwest Indiana Times) After a lengthy discussion, City Council members agreed Thursday to sign an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Lake County Solid Waste Management District. The agreement allows the city to take part in the proposed $450
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
American Ethanol 200 Pre-Race Adds to Fan Experience
(SpeedwayMedia.com) ...Also for the first time ever, there will be a ‘mini airshow’ during the pre-race festivities for the fans in attendance. The Vanguard Squadron, from Sioux Falls, SD, and whose planes fly on 100% ethanol fuel, will scream across
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Special Report on Drought
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dire US media headlines abound: “Drought!” What’s real, what’s hype, and what are the impacts? More importantly, what alternatives does science give us now, and in the future, with more drought-tolerant energy and food crops? ...A
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Guatemala Farmers Losing Their Land to Europe's Demand for Biofuels
by John Vidal (The Guardian) Indigenous smallholder farmers are being violently evicted as companies move in to satisfy Europe's hunger for biofuels ...Over the next four days, 10 more villages were cleared. By the end of March 2011, around 800 families
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Used Cooking Oil to Power the Grid in Devon
(Waste Management World) A new scheme to collect and process used cooking oil to produce carbon neutral electricity has been introduced at recycling centres across Devon, UK. According to the council, local residents are encouraged to deposit their used cooking oil in the collection tanks
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Blue Sugars Claims First Cellulosic RIN, Extends Petrobras Deal
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Blue Sugars Corp., formerly KL Energy Corp., can lay claim to a first in the world of cellulosic ethanol technology developers. “It was surprising to us when EPA confirmed [we got] the first RIN [renewable
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Heat-Loving Bacteria Could Lead to Next-Generation Microbe
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Key proteins have been identified in a family of bacteria that help the microbes grab onto pieces of plant material in order to better degrade it. This was discovered during the examination of eight
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Solazyme Announces Successful Commissioning of Integrated Renewable Oil Production Biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois
(Solazyme) Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced today the successful commissioning of its first fully integrated biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois, to produce algal oil. Solazyme has been running routine fermentations at commercial scale since 2007 and
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Growing Better Biofuel Crops
by Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville (The Scientist) Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues. ...Conversion of biomass is currently the most cost-effective route to produce renewable
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
15th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Policy Forum Posts Forum Videos
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On June 21, 2012, the Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses and in partnership with the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition, House Algae Energy Caucus,
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
New Hampshire Bill Restricts Ability for State to Join LCFS Programs
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation (HB 1487) that aims to prohibit the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs that require quotas, caps or mandates on transportation fuels, fuels
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
British Airways First-of-Its-Kind Waste to Jet Fuel Project Finds Technology Provider
(National Non-Food Crops Center) Europe's first waste to jet fuel production plant came a step closer to construction this week as UK-based Oxford Catalysts were selected as the sole technology suppliers to the joint British Airways and Solena GreenSky project. British Airways and
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Guest Column: The Long and Winding Biofuels Road
by Tammy Klein (Hart Energy/Fuel Fix) ...A Hart Energy study examined mandated ethanol production vs. capability and arrived at this inconvenient truth: The government, through the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, has ordered production of cellulosic biofuels to ramp up to
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Major Global Biofuels Agreement Signed at Rio+20
(TheBioenergySite) An agreement has been signed by The Netherlands and Brazil at international sustainable energy conference Rio+20 designed to boost biofuels development between the two countries. Brazil and the Netherlands will intensify their collaboration on the development of biofuels that meet
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Drivers Go Bowsering in Bio-Fuel Free-for-All
Nathan Klein and Samantha Malagre (The Daily Telegraph) If there has been a reluctance to fill up with E10 petrol it certainly wasn't on show yesterday - when it was free. Motorists were stuck in kilometre-long queues of bumper-to-bumper traffic on
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Waste Official: Clock Ticking on Trash-to-Ethanol Deal
by Marc Chase (Northwest Indiana Times) If a would-be trash-to-ethanol developer doesn't have the money in hand to complete its project by July 19, it doesn't have a deal with the county, a top solid waste district official says. "If you
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Big Island Biodiesel Opens
by Peter Sur (Hawaii Tribune-Herald) ...Big Island Biodiesel, located near Keaau, opened its doors for investors to tour the $12 million plant that in a few months will begin turning fuel crops and used cooking oil from across the state
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Optimistic Realism in Commercializing Biofuels
by Robert J. Johnsen (AOL Energy) The theme of this year's recent Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference was "Go Big, Stay Strong," an allusion to the move of biofuels out of the lab and into commercialization. But the theme emerging from the remarks of
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Hey Kids! Grab Your Scissors and Glue! Fun, Transformative Things to Do with Bacteria!
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Of all the microbes we know – and, basically, the human body is a boutique hotel for hosting them, with researchers now estimating that for every human cell in a body, there are at least
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Proposed CAFE Standards Could Pose Deadly Threat to Biofuels
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A coalition of agriculture and bioenergy groups, led by the 25x’25 organization, filed late comments with the U.S. EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 28 to draw attention to an aspect of the
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
SXSW Eco October 3-5, 2012 Austin, TX including i2i Awards Submission Deadline July 13, 2012
SXSW Eco will feature sessions from experts in the public, private and academic sectors committed to finding solutions for a sustainable world. SXSW Eco is a three-day conference addressing the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving the recognized challenges
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report Now Available
(Federal Aviation Administration) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is committed to developing a fiscally responsible action plan to meet the agency's goal of making an unleaded fuel available for most of the general aviation fleet to replace 100 octane low-lead
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
OMV and BDI Make Diesel from Wood
(OMV) On July 2, 2012 Doris Bures, Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology, and Gerhard Roiss, OMV CEO, opened the BioCRACK pilot plant at the OMV Refinery in Schwechat. The plant is the first of its kind in the world
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
NCB Offers New Blender Pump Grant Incentive for Fuel Retailers
(Nebraska Corn Board) The Nebraska Corn Board recently allocated funds in its 2012-13 fiscal year budget to further develop the renewable fuel infrastructure in Nebraska. Through a grant program, Nebraska Corn Board will award qualifying retailers $30,000 for the first blender
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Dealer Uses Truck to Wave Bioheat Flag
by John Davis (DomesicFuel.com) A Massachusetts Bioheat dealer believes there’s no better way to show patriotism this 4th of July than parading his newly wrapped truck proclaiming the goodness of the green heating fuel. Cleghorn Oil, a Bioheat dealer based
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Company Promotes Sorghum for Ethanol Production
by Dan Modlin (WKYUFM) A firm based in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky is hoping more farmers raise sorghum to use in ethanol fuels production in the future. Southeast Biofuels has completed the first phase of a project that resulted in a
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Partners with GE Aviation for Biojet Fuel
(TheBioEnergySite.com) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined forces with jet engine producer General Electric (GE) Aviation, in addition to the Ohio Aerospace Institute, air carriers and producer groups, to produce renewable jet fuel from agricultural products. The biojet will
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Force Tests Jet Using Gevo Biofuel
by Mark Harden (BizJournals.com/Denver Business Journal) The U.S. Air Force has flown the first successful test flight using a type of biofuel provided by Colorado’s Gevo Inc. The single-seat, twin-engine Air Force A-10 Thunder Bolt jet flew June 28 at Eglin
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Independence Day
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The entropy problem in feedstocks In bioenergy, it’s the chief reason, for example, that otherwise perfectly acceptable fruit waste from citrus harvest is a difficult feedstock for energy production. The process for cellulosic conversion was
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Face the Truth: Europe’s Biofuels Bonanza Causes Hunger in Africa
by David Cronin (New Europe Online) ...The production of biofuels is a central factor behind the grabbing of land in Africa. Yet rather than using food crops, many of the players in this murky game have recently chosen jatropha, a
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
High Corn Prices Minimize the Impact of Indirect Land Use from Biofuels
(IowaCorn.org) A new study conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago found a statistical correlation showing that as prices increase, farmers make changes that result in higher per acre yields. Farmers also
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Crews Test Pond near Biodiesel Plant
(ABC2News) ...Princess Anne and Somerset County officials told The Daily Times of Salisbury (http://bit.ly/MEf0Ls ) that they are waiting for state environmental regulators to identify the substance found near a biodiesel plant in the industrial park. State environmental officials began
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Ohio State Partner in $5.7M Grant to Develop New Biofuel
by Mauricio Espinoza (Ohio State University/North Texas d-News) Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will play a key role in the engineering of a novel plant-based fuel, funded by a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
CLC bio Collaborates with Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Project
(CLC bio) Today CLC bio and the International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology (ILTAB) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, announced a collaboration to benefit the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa project (VIRCA), a partnership including researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Myriant’s Debt Deal: A Light at the End of a Long, Bio-Based Tunnel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Myriant closes first bio-based chemicals loan under USDA’s Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program. Industry’s first private bond placement under innovative structure developed to finance advanced industrial scale-up; Q1 2013 commercial start-up in sight In Massachusetts,
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
“End Fossil Fuel Subsidies” Emerges as Rio+20 Theme; PANGEA Says Focus on “Best Practices” for Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, “end fossil fuel subsidies” has emerged as a theme at the Rio+20 Summit is underway, where a flash mob of protesters, organized by Earth Day, 350.org and youth groups attending the summit protested
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Bio-Kerosene GHG Emission Cocktail: Fast Forward Into Clean Air – Against All Odds
by Dr. Christoph Weber, CEO JATRO AG, Frankfurt & Mitchell Hawkins, CEO BioJet Corp, Santa Barbara, CA (JATRO/BioJet) Biofuels provide a viable alternative to conventional fuel and enable airlines to reduce their environmental impact. Over the last three years biofuels for aviation have
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Canada Conducts First Flight with Sustainable Biofuel
(Netherlands Corporate News) Cooking Oil-Powered Flight Expected to Reduce Emissions 40 per cent or more Air Canada will operate its first flight with biofuel today to highlight the airline's commitment to the environment. Flight AC991 from Toronto to Mexico City is expected to
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
The 40 Hottest Partners in Bioenergy and Bio-Based Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...What makes a great partner? According to our readers – acceleration and validation. Partners that can add credibility (via their brands) to your efforts, and accelerate your path to commercialization. Here are, in order of rank,
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Renewable Advocates Battle Oil Industry over Energy Policy
by Christopher Doering (Gannett Washington Bureau/Daily Comet) Big oil and natural-gas companies may vastly outspend and outman the renewable fuels industry on Capitol Hill but the general gridlock in Washington gives advocates of wind, ethanol and other new-age sources the
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report Visits Bobby Likis
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) This edition of “The Ethanol Report” features comments from Bobby Likis of the Bobby Likis Car Clinic Network, a radio, television and internet distributed automotive talk show that recently partnered with the Renewable Fuels Association to help educate both
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Iowa Fuel Retailers Hit Roadblock to E15 Sales
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The independent Linn Co-op Oil Company in Marion, Iowa is all set to be the first in the nation to sell 15% ethanol blended gasoline to customers, except for one little detail. They can’t get the fuel to
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Request for Speakers: Energy, Utility and Environment Conference EUEC2013 January 28-30 Phoenix, AZ DEADLINE: August 31, 2012
Submit Abstract by July 15th: INSTRUCTIONS to Make a 20-Minute PowerPoint Presentation at EUEC 2013: Jan. 28th - Jan. 30th All speakers must fill this form to include a title, one-paragraph abstract (1500 charactres max), contact information, select Track, select Session and any
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Request for Proposals: Viridis Africa October 16-17, 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa DEADLINE: August 30, 2012
Viridis Africa, the only clean energy investor event in Africa that will take place on the 16th and 17th of October 2012 at the Killarney Country Club, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The event is dedicated to entrepreneurs and corporates who are seeking funding to
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Asian Researchers Develop Oil Palm Waste-to-Ethanol Process
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers in Southeast Asia have identified an approach to producing ethanol using an abundant waste feedstock that could potentially add a significant source of biofuel production from oil palm plantations. Oil palm empty fruit
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
The Obama Plan for Cost-Competitive, Military Biofuels: The 10-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Obama Administration has laid out an integrated strategy for commercializing advanced biofuels, with a focus in this phase on military advanced biofuels at cost-competitive prices with conventional fuels. The vehicle is a joint program between
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Study on Fungi Evolution Answers Questions About Ancient Coal Formation and May Help Advance Future Biofuels Production
(National Science Foundation) Study reveals the potentially large influences of fungi, one of the most biologically diverse classes of organisms, on our energy supplies A new study--which includes the first large-scale comparison of fungi that cause rot decay--suggests that the evolution
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Congressman Introduces Phantom Fuel Reform Act
(CSP Daily News) Would eliminate EPA mandates for use of biofuels that do not yet exist Representative Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has introduced the Phantom Fuel Reform Act (H.R. 6047) to reform an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that he said adds
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
NPulp – "Paper From Straw" – Takes Green Chemistry From Concept To Practice
(Retail Solutions Online) Presentation at 16th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference Demonstrates Benefits of Revolutionary Straw-Pulp Technology to the Farmers and Rural Communities of China ...After more than 10 years of research and development, YFY Corp. has successfully moved NPulp from green
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Fuel Treatment Now Available from Dynamic Synthetic LLC
(Yahoo!News/PRWEB) Ethanol is now blended in most motor fuels. When the fuel is not consumed rapidly, such as in lawn equipment, and water sport equipment, performance issues can occur. This treatment addresses performance issues caused by ethanol, and is a short term fuel stabilizer. ...Dynamic
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Outlook: E85, FFV Market Shares to Lead Growth
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest look at long-term projections by the U.S. DOE’s Energy Information Administration shows E85 use growing to a 37 percent share of domestic ethanol production by 2035. The EIA’s “Annual Energy Outlook 2012,”
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Here Comes the Great Green Fleet
by Galrahn (Information Dissemination) With the Great Green Fleet putting to sea for the upcoming RIMPAC 2012 exercise, and more specifically now that the USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T AO 187) has 900,000 of super expensive biofuel in her tanks ready
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Student Biofuels Projects at EnergyPath 2012 Science Fair: From Energy Grasses to Enzyme Fuel Cells with Cellulosic and Biodiesel Research inbetween
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) He was dressed like an executive; dark suit, white shirt, tie, and struggling to get a poster board out of the back of an SUV as his mother tried to help. I glanced the
June 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Shell Scraps Controversial Biofuels Plan after Brazilian Indian Protest
(SurvivalInternational.org) ...But some of its sugar cane is grown on land claimed by the Guarani tribe, one of the most persecuted and impoverished in South America. Their leaders are regularly killed by gunmen acting for the sugar cane growers and cattle ranchers who
June 30, 2012 Read Full Article
EnergyPath 2012 Full of Inspiration
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) EnergyPath, a project of the Sustainable Energy Fund, provides a unique conference/workshop event to promote implementation of sustainable energy in Pennsylvania, in the broadest sense. Founded in 1999 via a settlement approved by the
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
30 Fortune Cookies: More Aphorisms, Diversions, Caveats Collected along Biofuels Road
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Early last year, we published a collection of 100 “Fortune Cookies”. It is the zeitgeist of the times, we suppose, that short and peppy sayings that can meet the 140-character Twitter limit ended up being
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Maryland Man Convicted in Biodiesel Scam
by Ann E. Marimow (The Washington Post) A Maryland man was convicted Monday of selling phony biodiesel credits in a fraud case that has raised concerns about oversight of a renewable fuels program run by the Environmental Protection Agency. Rodney Hailey’s company, Clean
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
KLM Biofuel Flight to Rio Takes off as Innovative Programme Is Launched to Involve Global Corporations in Aviation Biofuels
(GreenAirOnline) As a KLM Boeing 777-200 was readied for yesterday’s longest-ever commercial biofuel flight from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro, KLM and aviation biofuel supplier SkyNRG announced a new programme that will involve global corporations in participating in the development
June 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Continued EPA Delay over Taking Action on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft Engines Angers US Environmental Groups
(GreenAirOnline) A longstanding fight between a coalition of four US environmental groups and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) looks set to continue after the EPA ruled out any short-term decision on whether greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft engines endanger
June 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Powers Energy Meets Goal for Trash-to-Ethanol Plant
by Carrie Napoleon (Post-Tribune/SunTimes) Powers Energy has met the requirements of the 60-day milestone set out by the Lake County Solid Waste Management District board regarding land acquisition for the proposed $360 million trash-to-ethanol plant. Thursday the LCSWMD board accepted 21-1 the
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Racer YouTube
Stock car racer Greg Jensen and engine builder Kevin Stoa have collaborated to race successfully on a blend of 75 percent ethanol and 25 percent racing gasoline. Jensen is winning over other drivers to the performance value of this fuel.
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Tamil Nadu to Have World’s First Biorefinery Using Tannery Waste
by Kumar Chellappan (Daily News and Analysis India) Tamil Nadu will be home to the world’s first biorefinery which will use solid waste generated from tanneries in Vellore district. The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) at Chennai, a unit of the
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
In Groundbreaking Milestone, Primus Green Energy Alternative Gasoline Powers Car in Test Drive
(Primus Green Energy) The test drive of an automobile fueled with 93-octane gasoline made from natural gas and biomass was the highlight of a dedication ceremony for Primus Green Energy's new $7 million demonstration plant at the company's Hillsborough, N.J.,
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Are Biofuels The Answer To America’s Energy Challenges?
by Alison Singer (GreenConduct.com) ...To address the shortcomings of current biofuel production, scientists are developing new techniques and feedstocks to enhance sustainable production. Switchgrass, a North American perennial tallgrass, sequesters far more carbon dioxide than corn and other row crops, and
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo vs Butamax: Biofuels’ Montagues and Capulets Race for Scale with New Agreements
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Colorado, Gevo announced completion of their preliminary evaluation of technical feasibility under a collaboration with BioFuel Energy, designed to explore high-volume production of isobutanol. The companies plan to continue working to develop large-scale production of isobutanol
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Renewable Energy Production, Reduce Energy Consumption
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 450 projects nationwide, including 31 in North Carolina, that are focused on helping agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy consumption and costs;
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Rocks and Blue Ocean Strategies for Ethanol
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...A blue ocean strategy takes a flying leap to create a new paradigm, where the company can flourish, free of competition. ...In one respect, the recent promotions of ethanol in racing circles is an attempt to
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Hobart Supports Garbage-to-Ethanol Plant
by Karen Caffarini (Post Tribune) The City Council has unanimously approved an interlocal agreement to send Hobart-generated garbage to the Powers Energy ethanol plant in Schneider, if and when it is constructed, becoming the seventh community to commit to the project. The
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Novozymes Partners for Waste-to-Ethanol Project in China
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Novozymes and China’s Shengquan Group have signed a final agreement to work together on producing cellulosic ethanol from a waste product of Shengquan’s current production process. Novozymes is supplying the necessary enzymes and Shenquan
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Alberta Seeks Projects for up to $10 Million Matching Grant
Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Alberta is looking for a few good renewable energy projects promising greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. The Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp. issued its call for proposals to qualify for a total of $40 million
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Official: Future of BCAP Could Impact Future of Energy Crops
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The nearly $10 million awarded by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency to three energy crop project areas on June 13 will be the only funding distributed through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program this year
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Sorghum Should Be in the Biofuel Crop Mix, Experts Say
(Science Daily/Purdue University) Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, easily adopted by producers and take advantage of existing agricultural infrastructure, a group of researchers led by Purdue University scientists believes. The scientists
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
European Biofuels Technology Platform Stresses Benefits of Bio-Carbon Capture
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) The European Biofuels Technology Platform published a report in June that addresses the potential to couple carbon capture and storage (CCS) with biofuel and biomass heat and power technologies. The report, titled
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Weed Science Society of America Says Biofuel Practices Are Imperative to Protect against Plant Invaders
(Weed Science Society of America) The biofuels industry is hitting its stride, with both small farms and large-scale plantations producing renewable crops that can be converted to energy. But scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) caution that
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo v. Butamax: Judge Denies Injunction Request
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest chapter is near closure on the butanol patent dispute between Gevo Inc. and Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC. In an opinion filed June 19, U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson denied Butamax’s request for a preliminary injunction.
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
New Kids on the Block: 12 hot bio-based technologies worth watching (Parts 1 and 2)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Yet, even in an era where venture capital has been harder to come by (Why? See these 42 article links under the rubric, “The VC Model is Broken” ) — some great technologies have been getting out
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
New $40 Million Funding Annoucement for Military, Aviation Biofuels from DOE
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) n Washington, the DOE released details of a long-awaited funding opportunity announcement for advanced biofuels for aviation and military applications, titled “Innovative Pilot and demonstration-scale production of advanced biofuels.” According to the DOE, “the intent of
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Everett-Based Coast Guard Ship Testing Biofuel
by Doug Esser (Seattle Times) The Coast Guard's Everett-based buoy tender, Henry Blake, completed its first biofuel-propelled voyage Thursday. The Coast Guard is partnering with the Navy in research of algae-based biofuels for ships, a technology the Navy plans to
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Why the RAND Report on Biofuels and the U.S. Military Has It Wrong
by Andrew Holland (Consumer Energy Report) The RAND corporation recently released a report “Promoting International Energy Security” for the U.S. Air Force that, for the most part, contained the conventional wisdom about oil prices and energy security: in a global
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
No One Size Fits All, Says Bio-Fuels Panel at Rio+20
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) On the eve of the official opening of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development -- Rio+20, a panel discussion was organized by UNCTAD on exploring new sustainable and socially inclusive biofuels experiences in
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Who Shall Dare: Biobutanol and the Intrepid Ethanol Producer
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Declining ethanol margins and plant idlings; ethanol price gloom; controversy over RFS2 targets. Despair? Bah! It all spells “opportunity” for the intrepid ethanolista. This week in biofuels, two storylines that have been gaining a lot
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
E15 Biofuel Officially Approved for Sale in U.S. by Environmental Protection Agency
(AutomotiveDiscovery) While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially approved E15 biofuel for retailers to start selling, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute disagrees and calls E15 “dangerous” and sites that it could “destroy or damage generators, chain saws, utility vehicles,
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Plant Research Funding Crucial for the Future
(Western Farm Press/Carnegie Institute) The scientific community needs to make a 10-year, $100 billion investment in food and energy security, says Carnegie’s Wolf Frommer and Tom Brutnell of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The scientific community needs to make a
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
End the Subsidies of Fossil Fuel
(Bloomberg) There may be little reason to hope the Rio+20 meeting in Brazil this week will lead to major global action against climate change. World leaders have skipped it. The draft agreement the delegates from 190 countries have written is rightly criticized as weak. Yet it turns
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
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