(Thoroughbred Times) Multiple Grade 3 winner Biofuel, who was Canada’s champion two-year-old filly in 2009, was named that country’s 2010 Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old filly during the 36th annual Sovereign Awards, which were presented on Friday night
Ethanol's Overlooked Source of Food Supply
by Gavin Maguire (Commodities Now/Reuters) Ethanol producers often get much of the blame for driving the price of corn to its current multi-year high levels due to that industry's strong usage of corn to make fuel. But critics overlook the
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BARD and ABS to Develop Algae Facility in Georgia
(Algae Industry Magazine) ARD Holding Inc. and Algae Bioenergy Solutions LLC (ABS) have announced a Joint Venture to develop an algae production facility in Augusta, Georgia. Projections are for the site to accommodate a ten million gallon—expandable to 100 million
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Biotech Deinove Eyes U.S., Brazil Ethanol
(Reuters) French green biotech firm Deinove, which hopes to use a 4 billion year old bacterium to develop the fuel of the future, is eyeing new projects in the United States and Brazil, its chief executive told Reuters. The company is in
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Biodiesel Experts International to Provide Enzymatic Process For Biodiesel Production
(Biofuels Journal) Biodiesel Experts International LLC is prepared to provide engineering, onsite supervision, startup, training, enzyme material, and complete plants for an enzymatic process to convert waste oils or greases into ASTM spec biodiesel. The enzymatic process consist of two (2)
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Oregon’s Diesel to Contain 5 Percent Renewable Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board) Oregon is about to become the second state to require that most of the diesel sold there contain at least 5 percent biodiesel (B5). The National Biodiesel Board applauded the state on its progressive upgrade. “Policymakers in Oregon
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E.P.A. Eases Way for Alternative-Fuel Engine Conversions
by Paul Steinquist (New York Times) The Environmental Protection Agency has revised its alternative-fuel conversion regulations for light and heavy-duty vehicles, making it easier for manufacturers to sell conversions that are compliant with clean-air laws. The 186-page ruling provides an exemption
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Aviation May Be Biofuels’ Killer App
by Mark Ingebretsen (Investor Place) ...While the military may see biofuels as a way of guaranteeing supply in times of crises, commercial aviation likely sees them as a way to control costs. As National Defense Business and Technology, noted recently, “Fuel is
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Editorial: Welcome Back Carbon?
(Air Transport World) ...(A)bsent major advances in wind and solar technology, the role of fossil fuels in powering the world economy will grow, not shrink, over the coming decades notwithstanding concerns about global warming. The implications for the airline industry
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Vision 2050: a European Future Where Society Has Recognised Travel by Air is Environmentally Friendly
(GreenAirOnline) The public in the year 2050 is informed, understands and is convinced that the aviation sector has made the utmost progress in mitigating its environmental impacts and therefore considers air travel is environmentally sustainable. So says a new
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NASA Awards $16.5 Million towards Research into Green Technologies for Aircraft Entering Service after 2030
(GreenAirOnline) Four industry and academic teams have been awarded contracts by NASA to continue research on technologies that could enable aircraft entering service between 2030 and 2035 to further reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise. In NASA-speak, this time period
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Mayrhuber Urges Teamwork to Make Aviation More Sustainable
By Michael Gubisch (FlightGlobal) Former Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber has called on European aviation industry stakeholders and policy makers to work closer together to make air transport more efficient and to focus on sustainability as a means to maintain the region's
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Global Renewable Fuels Alliance to UN FAO: Oil Prices Are Driving Up the Cost of Food
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) As the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) gathers in Rome for a council meeting on food security issues, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) has called on delegates to focus on the real driver
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Reality Check: Benefits of Biodiesel and the 2% Renewable Fuels Standard
(Marketwire/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The 2% federal renewable fuels standard for biodiesel set to come into force on July 1, 2011 will create new jobs, clean the air, and benefit farmers and drivers alike. The Canadian Trucker's Alliance (CTA) is
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Launch of the Construction of Plant IBP Creswell (Vercelli), the First in the World Able to Produce Bio-Ethanol Second Generation from Biomass Food
(Bio Crescentino) In the presence of local and national authorities, the M & G Gruppo Mossi - the world leader in the production of PET - is today celebrating the laying of the cornerstone of the system IBP (Italian Bio
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Aurora Algae A2 Product Portfolio Equals Sustainable Nutrition, Energy and Aquaculture
(Aurora Algae) Company Announces Availability of A2 Omega-3, Fuel, Protein and Feed Products for Customer Evaluation Aurora Algae today introduced the A2 product portfolio, a series of natural products derived from its proprietary algae platform. The A2 product portfolio is uniquely
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Transformers: 8 Technologies To Rock the Bio World
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Game changer, breakthrough, revolution, quantum leap. A lot of technologies arrive on the Digest’s doorstep wrapped in one of those descriptors, or another. Sometimes wrapped in all of them. But what are technologies that would really
April 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Recovering Ethanol From Waste Water
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) R3 Fusion, Inc. has announced the availability of its commercial system for recovering ethanol from waste scrubber water. The technology is coined the SPaCeRTM. The system is designed to process 50 gallons per minute of scrubber
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
LanzaTech, Jianye Greentech Projects Move forward in China
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Two companies working on building ethanol plants in China announced progress in their project development in late March. Construction began on a demonstration plant that will produce ethanol from steel mill off-gases
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E85 Station Opens in Atlanta
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Protec Fuel along with AJ Energy announces the opening of a new E85 site at a BP station in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia to provide the choice for flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) owners in
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Shift Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Back Clean Tech-IEA
by Nina Chestney (Reuters) Fossil fuel subsidies worth $312 billion should be realigned to ensure the growth of renewable energy and curb the world's reliance on carbon-intensive fuels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report. Demand for fossil fuels
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Algae Farm Education Affiliation
(MSN.com) Algae Farm, (Pink Sheets:ALGF), announces that it has signed an Education Affiliation Agreement with Lone Star College System (“LSCS”), Conroe, Texas. The purpose of this agreement is to provide educational experiences for students enrolled in algae related programs in
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: CEHMM's Doug Lynn
(Algae Industry Magazine) Southeastern New Mexico’s Center of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management, better known as CEHMM, was established in May of 2004 as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to reducing the impact of hazardous materials on the environment. Somewhat under
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A Fiber of Hope: Missouri Plant Wants to Make Ethanol in a New Way
by Steve Everly and Scott Canon (Kansas City Star) This country’s battle to curb oil imports is being plotted in high-tech laboratories and elite universities hunting for breakthroughs in alternative fuels. But the frontlines in the effort to bring such fuels
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Spring Ethanol Plant Map Shows 14.31 Billion Gallons of Capacity
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Spring 2011 Fuel Ethanol Plant Map is Ethanol Producer Magazine’s twice-yearly look at the industry, being distributed with the May issue, soon to be out. This spring, the printed wall map includes enhancements
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USDA Changes Corn Wording after Ethanol Makers Complain
by Charles Abbott and Christopher Doering (Reuters) The government introduced new wording on corn use on Friday following complaints from ethanol makers that they were not getting credit for the corn byproducts that are fed to livestock. Instead of saying "corn for ethanol"
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Harvesting, Storage and Transfer Technology Update
by Maynard Herron and Bob Matousek (Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy) AGCO (Hesston, KS) received an award for biomass feedstock supply demonstration as a partial match of a $5 million renewable energy R & D grant
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Protecting Big Oil at the Expense of Consumers
by Daniel J. Weiss and Richard W. Caperton (GreenTechMedia) Paul Ryan’s budget proposal eviscerates green technology projects, but leaves massive subsidy loopholes for the oil industry. House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s(R-WI) proposed FY 2012 budget resolution is a backward-looking plan
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National Institute of Technology Trichy Study Links Nanoparticles to Increased Biofuel Performance
(ANI/Daily India) A new study by an Indian researcher has indicated that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel. The idea, said lead author R. B. Anand, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the
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SAIL Capital Creates Louisiana Sustainability Fund
(CityBizListAtlanta) Today, SAIL Capital Partners, LLC of Irvine, CA and SAILSustainable Partners of Louisiana, LLC (SSP), announced the creation of The Louisiana Sustainability Fund (LSF), a new private capital fund dedicated to building a sustainable economic future in Louisiana by investing in
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Gevo: The Owner’s Manual
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Gevo GIFT system – three innovations in one First, its magic bug that indeed, produces isobutanol at a far higher rate, yield and concentration than traditional yeasts. Second, an extraction system that gets the
April 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Clean Tech Rising
(Scientific American) China outshines the U.S. as the top investor, while Europe is a close third The U.S. has been a major player in clean energy technologies, but China is now the leader. The top six European countries, together, are
April 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Senate Energy Committee Explores Biofuel Infrastructure Expansion
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Senate energy committee held a two-hour hearing April 7 to discuss proposed legislation to expand the domestic biofuels market, but expanded its scope through testimony and committee member questions to cover nearly every
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Program Provides Consumers More Choices at the Pump With Flex-Fuel Options
(US Department of Agriculture) Funding for Flex-Fuel Pumps Will Help Build Out Critical Infrastructure and Promote Greater Use of Biofuels Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Americans will soon have more choices at the gas pump through a USDA program
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Trends in Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity 2009
(U.S. Energy Information Administration) Despite an economic recession and a significant fall in overall energy demand/consumption, the use of renewable fuels grew strongly in 2009. This growth has been supported by Federal and State programs, including federal tax credits, state
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Auto Industry Willing to Talk Higher Ethanol Blends
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) During Thursday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Shane Karr, Vice President of Federal Governmental Affairs for the Auto Alliance, stated automakers would commit to a dialog with Congress and the appropriate federal
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FACT SHEET: National Clean Fleets Partnership
(U.S. Department of Energy) In 2008, America imported 11 million barrels of oil a day. On Wednesday, the President announced a bold goal of cutting that amount by one-third by 2025. To achieve this goal we will harness a broad
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Boeing, Yale University Conduct Jatropha Sustainability Study
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Boeing issued research conducted by Yale University’s School of Environmental Studies that showed significant potential for jatropha-based aviation fuel. The study showed that, if cultivated properly, jatropha could deliver strong environmental and socioeconomic benefits in
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization Presents First Annual Algae Industry Leadership Awards to Advocates in U.S. Congress, Navy
(MarketWire/Algal Biomass Organization) Recipients' Support of Algae Critical to Accelerating Industry's Growth and Reducing Major Barriers to Commercialization The Algal Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, presented its first annual Algae Industry Leadership Awards to United
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Pulls the Plug on Massive Training Initiative
by Jeffrey Mervis (Science Magazine) In April 2009, President Barack Obama announced an ambitious 10-year, $1.6 billion education and training initiative at the Department of Energy (DOE), dubbed "Regaining our Energy Science and Engineering Edge." But Congress twice declined to
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Economics, Physics Are Roadblocks for Mass-Scale Algae Biodiesel Production, Study Finds
(EurekAlert/Kansas State University) "Fossil fuels are limited, and since we can't use more than what Earth offers, a lot of people are looking for alternative fuel sources like algae," said Peter Pfromm, professor of chemical engineering and member of a
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
POET Corn Oil to Supply up to 60 Million Gallons Biodiesel Production Annually
by POET (Renewable Energy World) "Voilà™" corn oil separated using POET centrifuge technology Planned expansion of corn oil production to all of POET's ethanol plants will produce enough raw material for up to 60 million gallons of biodiesel. POET is now selling Voilà™
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
The Class of 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Will these biofuels projects make the expected steps towards commercialization? There was a strong response to yesterday’s Top Story about technologies that were approaching make-or-break milestones in 2012. But what about 2011, asked some? What
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Come On Seven: Investors Weigh Options, as 7 Companies Near Key Biofuels Milestones
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As seven projects aim for important milestones, investors face big decisions on whether advanced biofuels companies, even after the run-up in share prices, are still undervalued. ...(I)s it time to get in, hold, or lock in
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Huge Opportunity for Oil Companies, But Challenges Abound
by Jon LeSage (Green Machine Digest) ... "Biofuels is the area that makes most sense for oil companies, as it aligns most easily to existing infrastructure and knowledge. However, biofuels growth in China will be carefully managed by government departments
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels and Biofuel Research beyond Ethanol is Crucial to Developing Alternative Sustainable Energy Resources
(KQED/Quest/Planet Forward) For years there’s been buzz — both positive and negative — about generating ethanol fuel from corn. The Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives. Meet the scientists investigating
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
GeneSyst Plans $618 Million Investment in Ethanol Plants on Malta Islands
by Louise Downing (Bloomberg) GeneSyst U.K. Ltd., part of Hudson, Ohio-based Genesyst Inc., is planning to invest 435 million euros ($618 million) in three waste-to-ethanol plants in Malta. The first project will produce as much as 90 million liters of ethanol
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
AGZAM to Invest $251M in Sugar, Ethanol in South Africa
by Nicholas Bariyo (Dow Jones Newswires) South Africa-based AGZAM Project Developers Ltd. is planning to invest at least $251 million to develop a sugar plant and at least 15,000 hectares of sugar plantations in Zambia's southern province, the state-run Zambia Development
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
LanzaTech, LCY Partner for Chems, Biofuels Plant Construction
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New Zealand, LanzaTech is partnering with China’s LCY Chemical Corporation to identify key bio-based chemicals to produce for global fuels and chemicals markets. Mr Lee says LCY plans to investigate alternative bio-C2 to C5
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Food vs Fuel: Are Biofuels Moral or Immoral?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The public says “depends on the feedstock,” but generally more moral than converting land for oil & gas or housing. An in-depth Digest survey looks at a wide variety of cases. In Florida, respondents to a
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Enabling the Navy's Great Green Fleet
by Louise Poirier (Fuel Magazine/Ethanol and Biofuels News/Hart Energy) Amid persistent concerns about supplying the enormous energy demands of the United States' armed forces, the military is pursuing alternatives, and the Department of the Navy is leading the way. For
April 07, 2011 Read Full Article
GM, Coskata Join Forces to Correct Misconceptions about Ethanol
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With four decades of experience backing him up, Rathin Datta, chief scientific officer for Coskata Inc. has identified the primary renewable liquid fuel. “There’s no doubt—no technical, thermodynamic or energy or any other doubt—that
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Stabenow Wants to Move Quickly, but Methodically on New Farm Bill
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Senate Agriculture Commitee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., says the Senate will proceed on its own schedule on the farm bill and should finish the bill as quickly as possible, but she will not promise to finish
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrivida Reports Increased Glucose Yields from Cellulosic Biomass for Fuel and Chemical Production
(Agrivida) —New Data Presented at Annual American Chemical Society Meeting— Agrivida's engineered feedstock and proprietary low temperature, low cost processes release over 80 percent theoretical glucose yield from cellulosic biomass, according to data presented today at the annual meeting of
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
New Blender Pump in York, NE
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) A new ethanol blender pump opened last week in York, Nebraska thanks to the efforts of the Nebraska Ethanol Board and the Nebraska Corn Board. ...The York E85 / blender pump is the 61st in Nebraska to offer
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
The World Market For Ethanol You Did Not Know About.
by Stu Ellis (FarmGateBlog.com) ...(E)thanol producers who have a pipeline into the export market may find added demand from a variety of nations that need to buy it. At a time when ethanol imports are controversial along with the
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Call for Presenter: Algae Growing, Harvesting and Extraction Technologies Conference May 19, 2011 Fairless Hills, PA
In continuing its efforts to fast-track commercialization of algae production, The National Algae Association's next workshop, May 19, 2011 at BARD HOLDING, will focus on progress in growing, harvesting and extraction methods, along with proven technologies that are ready for
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Indirect Fuel Use Change (IFUC) and the Lifecycle Environmental Impact of Biofuel Policies
by Deepak Rajagopal, G. Hochman, and D. Zilberman (Science Direct) A common assumption in lifecycle assessment (LCA) based estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits (or costs) of renewable fuel such as biofuel is that it simply replaces an energy-equivalent amount of
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Indirect Land Use Change: A Second-Best Solution to a First-Class Problem
by David Zilberman, Gal Hochman, and Deepak Rajagopal (AgBioForum) Concern about the possible effects of biofuels on deforestation have led to assigning biofuel producers with the responsibility for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the indirect land-use changes (ILUC) associated
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
EU's Airline Emission Goals under Scrutiny
(Euractiv.com) When the European Commission unveiled plans to slash transport CO2 emissions by 60% by 2050 last week, many assumed the figure would apply to road, rail and air travel in the same way. But EurActiv has learned that
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Algae Could Make Biofuel Cheaper than Oil
by Megan Detrie (The National) Algae that thrive in sun-drenched wildernesses are an important source of natural nutrition and biofuel. But while most projects have grown algae in closed conditions, there is hope that the open environment of the UAE
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Startup Proterro Engineers Bacteria For Higher Ethanol Producing Sugar Yield
by Mihai Sandru (UK.IBTimes Green Economy) Princeton-based startup Proterro has announced the development of a technology that can produce sugar, the main source for ethanol, by using engineered cyanobacteria, photosynthetic organisms that can produce sucrose through a normally-occurring defense system. ...Their
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The Band Wagon: Investors, First Gen Biofuels, Oil Companies Join the Advanced Biofuels Parade
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “Coming out of graduate school at MIT in the late 1990s,” Biofuel Energy CEO Scott Pearce recalls, “everyone was flooding into technology companies, dot coms, and I went back into the boring energy space. I
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Are Genetically Modified Algae a Threat?
by Stephen Lacey (Renewable Energy World) No one knows. And that's what scares some people. ...Tom Allnut, the senior vice president of R&D at the algae start-up Phycal, believes some of the concerns about engineered algae are valid. Given that algae are
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Key Players: Advanced Biofuels
by David Beattie (Renewable Energy World Magazine) ...Importantly, and what sets these latest fuels apart from their first-generation predecessors, is the fact that they are produced using feedstock that would normally be classed as waste or non-food. These include parts
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EPA Solicits Applications for RE-Powering America’s Land
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from states, tribes, regional governments, and communities that are interested in the development of renewable energy on current and formerly contaminated properties. The opportunity is offered
April 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Next-Gen Biofuel Depends on Subsidies, Senate Told
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) Even as President Barack Obama renewed his push for next-generation biofuels, an industry official warned that cuts in biomass subsidies could discourage farmers from providing corn residue and other needed feedstocks. If farmers “see the
April 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama Announces Clean Fleets Partnership
(SustainableBusiness.com) ...The public-private partnership aims to assist large companies in reducing diesel and gasoline use in their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and fuel-saving measures into their daily operations. AT&T (NYSE: T), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), UPS
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Cape Coral Group Wants to Clean Water, Make Biofuel
by Brian Liberatore (News-Press) ..."I'd like to be able to get excited about this," said Ken Langeland, a professor of agronomy with the University of Florida. "But I've seen too much money go down the tubes in the past trying
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Ethanol: Pros, Cons Fuel Debate over Its Worth
by Tyler Ellyson (Columbus Telegram) Robeson, general manager of Frontier Co-op in Brainard, considers the corn-based fuel to be the crutch that the Midwest and Nebraska economies leaned on during the recent recession — keeping our heads above water while
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Experts: Farmers not to Blame for High Food Prices
by Michael J. Crumb (Associated Press/Forbes) ...Now, they're concerned again as corn prices rose even higher last week following an announcement that U.S. farmers are planting the second largest corn crop since 1944, but it won't be enough to meet
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Students Preparing to Push the Boundaries of Fuel Efficiency and Go the Distance at Shell Eco-Marathon® Americas 2011
(Shell/PRNewsWire) While many students spent the weeks and months leading up to spring break preparing for midterm exams, an ambitious group of students geared up for another important test. They are the 70 teams from 18 high schools and
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Interjet and Airbus Test First Biofuel Flight in Mexico
(Biofuels International) Interjet and Airbus tested their first Jatropha-based biofuel flight in Mexico on 1 April 2011, using an Airbus A320 aircraft. The biofuel comes from the local region’s Jatropha plant which is harvested in the southern state of Chiapas,
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Waste Management, Total Invest in Agilyx, Waste Plastics-to-Crude Oil Pyrolysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Portland-based company, once known as Plas2Fuel, is developing a novel, scalable technology that converts difficult-to-recycle waste plastics into synthetic sweet crude oil. Last year, it received TechAmerica’s 2010 Cool Product of the Year Award.
April 04, 2011 Read Full Article
What About Diesel? Group Makes the Case that Obama's Energy Plan Should Include Diesel Fuel.
by Josh Cable (Industry Week) The nonprofit Diesel Technology Forum responded to President Obama's energy speech earlier this week by declaring that diesel fuel "can and must be part of our current and future national energy strategy." ..."The diesel engine is
April 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Scientists Aim to Improve Photosynthesis to Increase Food and Fuel Production
(University of Glasgow) Scientists from the University of Glasgow are working with international colleagues on a £5.4m collaboration to improve the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process whereby biological systems convert sunlight into food and the source of all the
April 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Maximizing Efficiency. Minimizing Impact.
by Julie Flannery-Allen (POET/Vital Online) The next generation of engine technology is here. ...Ethanol enjoys a very high octane rating of 113. When blended with gasoline, the octane rating of the fuel goes up improving the fuel's performance. In addition, ethanol
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Zambia: Bio-Fuel Association to Enhance Awareness
(AllAfrica.com) The Biofuels Association of Zambia (BAZ) will this year enhance public awareness programmes on biofuel. BAZ chairperson Thomson Sinkala said in an interview that the organisation would increase public awareness activities because they were a participatory industry and wanted to
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Low Cost Sugars? The Beet Goes On
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...For hot technology companies such as Amyris, Solazyme, LS9, Cobalt and Virent, it all comes down to low-cost sugars. Which brings us to the case of that other sugar source: your friend, the sugar beet. The
April 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Start-Ups Work to Reinvent the Combustion Engine
by Todd Woody (New York Times) ...As the first mass-produced electric cars hit the streets, Pinnacle is just one of several start-ups backed by prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalists aiming to reinvent the century-old internal combustion engine. The big
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Hoping for Surge
by Kate Galbraith (New York Times) Cellulosic ethanol could be poised for a surge — finally. Around the country and especially in the Midwest, a number of proposed plants that would turn corn cobs, wheat straw and other plant-based feedstocks
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US 2011 Ethanol Exports Seen at 500 Mln gal
by Inae Riveras (Reuters) U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 should surpass last year's record high as the fuel remains relatively cheaper than Brazilian cane-based ethanol in external markets, a director at the largest U.S. farm co-op, CHS,
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Spanish Government, Iberia Airlines, and Airbus Launch Aviation Biofuel Initiative
(Biofuels Journal) The Spanish government, Iberia Airlines and Airbus have signed an agreement to develop a complete Spanish ‘value chain’ for sustainable and renewable aviation bio-fuel for commercial use. Other key members are expected to join the agreement shortly. Signatories to the agreement signed
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DOE Announces $12 Million in Available Funding to Support Advanced Biofuels Development
(US Department of Energy) To support the goal announced by President Obama today to reduce America’s oil imports by one-third by 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will be accepting applications for $12 million in funding for
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Senate Hearing Examines Oil Price Spikes, Role of Biofuels
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) During a U.S. Senate committee hearing on March 30, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said that focusing on advanced biofuels for homegrown energy is in the best interest of the United States. “I think that
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Mozambique: Major Biofuel Project Under Way in Nacala-a-Velha
(AllAfrica.com) A project to grow the shrub jatropha for ethanol production is providing jobs for about 500 people in the northern Mozambican district of Nacala-a-Velha, according to the district administrator, Daniel Chapo. The investor is the company Aviam, which is owned
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State Alliance to Pump $200,000 into KU Biofuels Lab
(CheckBioTech) The Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy (KABB) announced its investment Tuesday, of $200,000 in the Biofuels Testing Laboratory at the University of Kansas. The Biofuels Lab is a $1.2 million initiative to develop a full suite of testing facilities
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Leveling the Playing Field for Algae-Based Fuels
by Mary Rosenthal (Biofuels Digest/Algal Biomass Organization) ...Our federal tax policy actually discourages the production of low-carbon, renewable algae-based fuels, including drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, as well as ethanol, by failing to provide them the same incentives accorded
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Pinnacle Engines Introduces its Ultra-Efficient Combustion Engine
(Pinnacle Engines) Top Investors Commit $13.5 Million; Former Cummins Executive Ron Hoge Named Chairman and CEO Pinnacle Engines today unveiled plans to commercialize a breakthrough ultra-efficient engine by 2013. The new engine design enables significant reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse
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UGES Expands New York Rail-to-Rack Biodiesel Terminal
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Ultra Green Energy Services Inc. expanded operations at the New Hyde Park Fuel Terminal in New Hyde Park, N.Y., by increasing railcar storage capacity by 30 percent. The terminal, owned and operated by Hart Petroleum,
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Olives: A Feedstock for Food, Biodiesel, Ethanol and Medicine
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) There are some valuable commodities in waste products. Professor Zeev Weisman and a team of researchers at Ben Gurion University here have adopted a low-power nuclear magnetic resonance device (NMR) along with predictive analysis software to scan
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Details Legal Avenues for E15 Sales
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ...On March 24, the EPA sent a letter to leading stakeholders in the gasoline and ethanol industry to clarify what is legal and what isn’t legal at this time regarding the sale of E15 blends.
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama Talks Energy Policy as Gas Prices Climb
(AP/MSNBC) ...Even if Obama's efforts can reduce U.S. demand for foreign oil, experts say that is unlikely to bring down the cost of gasoline, since oil is priced globally and increased demand from China and other developing nations continues to
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar for Biofuels
(University of California, Riverside) Research by UC Riverside's Charles Wyman could lead to less expensive production of biofuels New clues about plant structure are helping researchers from the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center narrow down a large collection of poplar tree
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
More Psuedo-Science and the Preposterous Claims of Anti-Ethanol Activists
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) A new pseudo-analysis published by the controversial and discredited Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons claims that biofuels expansion is increasing hunger and poverty-related health risks in developing nations. The four-page article was written by
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Top 11 Algae Biofuel and Biochemical Trends From 2011-2020
by Will Thurmond (Renewable Energy World/Emerging Markets Online) The following article is an excerpt from a technology, investment, and market study titled Algae 2020, Vol 2 (2011 update) from market research firm Emerging Markets Online. The excerpt provides a summary
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Dakota Spirit AgEnergy Biorefinery Evolves into Hybrid Concept Based on Study Results
(Dakota Spirit AgEnergy) Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, a proposed cellulosic biorefinery near Spiritwood, N.D., has evolved from a 20 million gallon per year (MGY) cellulosic ethanol plant into a 58 MGY “hybrid” ethanol plant comprised of a 50 MGY dry mill ethanol
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Food and Fuel Debate Important to All Ethanol
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels Digest) ...This faux debate is as important to future ethanol producers as it is to existing ethanol producers. And those looking to capitalize on starch-based ethanol’s public relations struggles need to be cognizant
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Will the DOE Loan Guarantee Program Be Chopped by Congress, as US Falls to 3rd in Cleantech Investment?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, 34 cleantech CEOs, are trying to make sure the DOE doesn’t drop its loan guarantee program despite threats of budget cuts from Congress. Signatories to the letter include Abengoa Bioenergy EVP Christopher
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Fearing Ethanol Damage, Engine Makers Want Current Gas Blends to Stay
by Rick Barrett (Journal Sentinel) Briggs & Stratton Co. and other engine manufacturers want the government to ensure that current grades of gasoline will remain available when fuel with a higher ethanol content - which could damage engines - is
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Rising Food Prices? Can't Blame Ethanol
by John Block (Chicago Tribune) With food prices rising worldwide, some self-styled authorities on agriculture are claiming that producing ethanol in the Midwest causes food riots in the Middle East. Their story is simple: Biofuels are gobbling up the grains that
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil's Imports of 200 Mil Liters of Ethanol Not Enough: Traders
(Platts) Brazil's imports of about 200 million liters of ethanol ahead of the official sugarcane harvest will fall short of demand for the fuel before mills around the country start the 2011-12 season by mid-April, sources said. According to traders, demand
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University of Missouri FAPRI Delivers 2011 Agricultural Economic Baseline to U.S. Congress
(University of Missouri) Food prices could increase by more than 4 percent in 2011 as the farm sector recovers from a sharp downturn in the recession, University of Missouri economists reported to Congress. An annual MU FAPRI baseline shows net farm income
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
World Advances on Cellulose Ethanol, Brazil Lags
by Inae Riveras (Reuters) Research to develop second-generation ethanol is advancing globally, but Brazil, which vaunts its sugar cane as the ideal raw material for such fuels, lags in the race, industry experts said on Monday. Investments from foreign companies associated
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Alt Energy Groups Ask Congress to Support DOE Programs
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A multitude of leading energy trade associations today wrote to Congressional leaders with a request for Congress to maintain support and funding for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) including the Loan Guarantee Program. The program, in
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
S.Africa's Illovo Says May Opt to Produce Biofuels
by Ruona Agbroko (Reuters Africa) South Africa's Illovo Sugar may opt to produce biofuel from sugarcane if it makes commercial sense, its managing director said late on Wednesday. South Africa's Department of Energy said earlier this month it would make
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Urged to Grow Grass for Use as Biofuel
by John Colson (The Citizen Telegram) A new kind of economic development is being pursued in the West. Area ranchers and farmers are being urged to grow grass that can be converted to a liquid “biofuel,” rather than relying solely on
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Benishek under Pressure to Block Federal Funding for Ethanol ‘Boondoggle’
by Eartha Jane Melzer (The Michigan Messenger) Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) campaigned on cutting federal spending. Now some of his constituents are asking him to keep the U.S. Dept. of Energy from spending $58 million on a project to
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Hold the Thin Green Line by Protecting Farmers
by Wesley Clark (Kansas City Star) ...The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City credits agriculture with being at the forefront of the nation’s economic recovery. Unfortunately, the Fed also warns that farm debt is rising to dangerous levels, leaving the
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: USDA's Dr. Rick Barrows
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) ...Fishmeal is a major source of protein and oil in the fish diet, and is also used heavily in pet foods, as well as for swine and poultry feed. Looking to address the
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Chicken Fat Studied by NASA as Eco-friendly Jet Fuel
by Michael Finneran (Yahoo! News/PR NewsWire) In an RV nicknamed after an urban assault vehicle, scientists from NASA's Langley Research Center traveled cross-country this month for an experiment with eco-friendly jet fuel. The Langley team drove 2,600 miles (4,184 km)
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Argonne Creating Life Cycle Analysis Tools for Algal Biofuels
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...The objectives of the (Argonne National Laboratories) Algae LCA project include: Assemble a life cycle inventory for algal biofuels Implement an algae life cycle analysis (LCA) Enable and stimulate additional LCA communications The methods chosen to accomplish those objectives are: To
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Focus on Cost and Sustainability Issues as Aviation and Biofuel Sectors Meet Face to Face in Rotterdam
(GreenAirOnline) Sustainability and economics dominated debate at last week’s World Biofuels Market (WBM) event in Rotterdam as airlines gathered to make the case for aviation biofuels commercialisation to a wider biofuels industry audience. In a keynote speech, KLM Managing Director
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Cheap Grain: Winners & Losers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Here is dilemma of agricultural prices. Reducing demand, and commodity prices, benefits meat and dairy producers, and oil & gas companies. High prices benefit farmers, and technology companies creating new markets and co-products from land
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. Delivers Biodiesel System To Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(PR Log) Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has completed a B-60 Biodiesel Processor sale, made by 70centsagallon.com to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The Biodiesel production equipment will be used to demonstrate Green Fuel technology to students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Archer Enhances Capability
(Zacks Equity Research) The wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company's ADM Agri-Industries announced that it is going to double its canola seed receiving capabilities and storage capacity at the company's Lloydminster, Alberta, processing facility, in an effort to meet the
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Microfuelers: Biofuels Companies Aim Big, by Thinking Small
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...NGOs in Africa have been touting for some time the use of ethanol cook stoves, to replace three-stone, wood based stoves that can trigger local deforestation and expose women and girls (who do much of
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Delayed Biofuel Approval Expected By August
by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week) Approval of biofuels for use in commercial aircraft is now expected by August, a glitch in fuel testing having pushed back a final vote on the new specification by the aviation fuels subcommittee of
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Combatting Today’s High Gas Prices
by Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo) (GlobeGazette) ...For too long, we’ve depended on foreign countries for our oil — and we’ve sacrificed our independence and our national security in the process. But there’s no one, easy solution to the problem. We need
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Qteros CEO John McCarthy Offers Space in New Chicopee Plant for Biofuel Start-Ups
by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal) With the major costs associated with proving out new biofuels technologies, John McCarthy says he’s seen a number of Massachusetts startups in the space enticed to do larger-scale work in other states. McCarthy, CEO of
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Argonne National Lab, Nalco Ink Technology License Agreement
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) The U.S. DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals. According to
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Builders Erect Cellulosic Ethanol Plant at Port of Morrow
by Dean Brickley (East Oregonian) Zea-Chem’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant is more than one-third finished. Builders erected three 40,000-gallon fermentation tanks this week and continued bolting together the steel structure for the two-story operations building. Excavation began last fall, and contractors poured
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Critic of Ethanol Got It All Wrong
by Jeff Zueger (Inforum.com) To read Ross Nelson’s column on ethanol (“Ethanol’s promise is empty, “ March 14, Forum), one could come away with the impression that ethanol production is an inefficient and outdated technology. The truth is, ethanol is more
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil May Import U.S. Ethanol After Rule Change, Folha Says
by Iuri Dantas (Bloomberg) Brazil may import ethanol from the U.S. in the short term in a bid to contain rising prices, Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported, citing a decision by the oil regulator. Brazil’s oil regulator allowed an increase
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Systematic Use of Fertilizers Can Save Forests, Fight Climate Change
(IITA) As the world grapples with the challenge of feeding an ever growing population in the face of dwindling natural resources confounded by climate change, findings from a recent research by IITA show that science-based farming methods integrating the systematic
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Board Member Works toward Renewable Energy
by Ike Wilson (Frederick News Post) Donald C. Erbach recently became the newest board member of Advanced Biofuels USA in Frederick. Erbach has clocked 40 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service with a focus on technologies related
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Not Supporting NGOs Against Palm Oil
by Rupa Damodaran (Business Times) The European Union is not using environmental non-government organisations as a "fifth column" to help it achieve its Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which places palm oil for biofuel at a disadvantage, says Trade Commissioner Karel
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Plant to Extract Oil from Jatropha for Bio-Diesel
by Surbhi Khyati (IndianExpress.com) The state department of science and technology is establishing a bio-diesel plant here for extraction of jatropha oil and its conversion into bio-diesel. The plant, funded by the department of science and technology, Government of India, will
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Soybean Growers Seeing Positive Results from Biodiesel
(Southeast Farm Press/United Soybean Board) An updated, independent study funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff shows production of biodiesel continues to positively impact U.S. soybean farmers’ on-farm profitability, as well as the bottom lines of U.S.
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Sustainable Development Technology Canada's Round 19 Accepting Statements of Interest Until April 20th
(Sustainable Development Technology Canada) SDTC’s SD Tech Fund™ invests in late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of clean technologies by Canadian companies. The Statement of Interest (SOI) is an initial application used for preliminary screening and is subject to a competitive review
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
ABO Member Spotlight: Tim Burns, Chief Executive Officer, BioProcess Algae
(Algal Biomass Organization February 25 Newsletter) ...We are designing, manufacturing and operating systems that enable controlled, economical cultivation of algal biomass using attached growth technology. We are currently beginning the second phase of a project that utilizes waste products - including
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Congressional Budget Office Publishes Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
(Congressional Budget Office) The federal government collects revenues from taxes paid by highway users, mostly from those levied on gasoline and diesel fuel, and credits them to the Highway Trust Fund. Those revenues and others are subsequently used for federal spending on
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Update from the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification Association
(Task 39) Around 140 guests followed the invitation of ISCC to the first General Assembly and discussed the status quo and development of sustainability certification with speakers like Ron van Erck from the European Commission and Dr. Hans-Jürgen Froese
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
New Report Tracks Aviation Biofuels Collaboration
(Air Transport Action Group) The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a new report, Powering the Future of Flight, which tracks progress in some key aviation biofuels projects worldwide and provides policymakers with a few examples of how they can
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Bus Idea Developed By Grad Student
by Caleb Denison (IBTimes.com) ...(David) Correll, (a Ph.D. student at Iowa State University’s College of Business) ... is the co-founder and president of “ISU BioBus” – a program created to convert spent cooking oil from one of the university’s
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Show Their Support for Homegrown Biodiesel "Powered by Biodiesel" Bumper Sticker Campaign Launched
(MarketWire/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association in partnership with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Koch Farms and Koch Logistics, and biodiesel blender and marketer FS PARTNERS, today launched a "Powered by Biodiesel" bumper sticker campaign to show
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Budget Cuts May Target MSU-N Biodiesel Facility
by Kay Rossi (KXLH.com) ...Five years ago, Montana State University-Northern received $800,000 in grant funding for infrastructure and staffing for a new biofuel lab at the MSU-N Bio-Energy Center Now the nationally-certified facility performs a variety of functions, from researching
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Policy Causing Starvation: Nestle Boss
by Stephen Foley (New Zealand Herald) Soaring food inflation is the result of "immoral" policies in the United States which divert crops for use in the production of biofuels instead of food, according to the chairman of one of the
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard Signs Bill to Boost Ethanol Industry, Development Loans
by Chet Brokaw (AP/The Republic) Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law Thursday a measure aimed at boosting ethanol sales at South Dakota gas stations and providing extra money for economic development loans. ...The ethanol measure was proposed by the governor and
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazilalot: Heard on the Floor at World Biofuels Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The hottest companies in bioenergy all know it – the name of the game is low-cost sugars, or affordable syngas that competes with natural gas. For those who don’t make or use syngas and need
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Ford, New York City, Disneyland among Winners of "Eye on Biodiesel" Awards
(National Biodiesel Board) The Disneyland Resort is built on imagination, and the steam-powered trains that circle the park are an iconic image. That image recently received a new twist; the 56-year-old trains are now running on biodiesel. In March 2007 the
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Gen-X Moves Forward with Advanced Biorefinery Plans
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A unique biorefinery being developed by Gen-X Energy Group Inc. in Moses Lake, Wash., is nearly complete. According to Ramon Benavides, the company’s co-founder and vice president of business development, Gen-X is in the final
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Biomass Summit October 25-27, 2011 Minneapolis, MN Speaker and Poster Abstract Solicitation
The Algal Biomass Organization is now accepting abstracts for speaking opportunities in breakout or panel sessions and poster presentations for the 2011 Algae Biomass Summit. Abstracts are due by May 30, 2011. All subjects of relevance to algal biomass technologies,
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
New Hampshire House Bans Ethanol
(KRVN) The New Hampshire House has passed a bill that would ban the sale of corn-based ethanol in the state. Earlier the House Science Technology and Energy Committee voted down the piece of legislation, however, Representative David Campbell spoke up
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
How to Avoid a Global Food Price Crisis
by Tom Vilsack (Financial Times/US Department of Agriculture) Recent news stories have stoked fears about rising global food prices. But today, only a few years after a devastating food crisis, we can avoid the mistakes of 2007 and 2008 and respond
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Volvo's Ethanol-Powered Electric Car
by Gary Gastelu (Fox News) ...Starting in 2012 the Swedish automaker will begin selling a plug-in hybrid version of the V60 - a wagon version of the S60 sedan that is not offered in the United States. Not only will the
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Butamax Issued Another Biobutanol Patent
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Butamax has received another patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) number 7,910,342 entitled “FERMENTIVE PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTANOL USING HIGHLY ACTIVE KETOL-ACID REDUCTOISOMERASE ENZYMES.” The patent was awarded to protect a key step
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
BARD Moves towards Commercial Algae Production
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) Morrisville, Penn.-based BARD Holdings Inc. recently announced its shift from research and development to the commercialization phase of its algae production technology. According to Avery Hong, BARD’s chief global strategist, the company has completed
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Powered Plane Takes Us Up Before Airshow Performance
by Chad Mira (WJHG) If you've seen a few unusual-looking aircraft in the skies, there's a good chance they're here for this weekend's Tyndall Gulf Coast Salute to freedom airshow. One of those here for the show is Greg Poe
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
An Interview with General Wesley Clark
(Novozymes) General Wesley Clark: retired US Army general, 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate, and now Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, an ethanol lobbying group. A lot of people, when they think of biofuels – ethanol – have a picture of good grain
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
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