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(Lanza Tech) Distributed Approach Enables Local Production of Ethanol from Agricultural Residues — Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a leading Indian Refining company based in Mangalore, is planning to install
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(European Commission) Jet fuel from renewable sources holds the key to significantly reducing the environmental impact of aviation. EU-funded researchers have set out to boost Europe’s production capacity, and are
September 14, 2020
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his webinar is made possible through a partnership with the U.S. Biochar Initiative, the Southern Regional Extension Forestry, and USDA Forest Service Research and Development. Our presenter,Kamalakanta Sahoo is working
September 8, 2020
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by Anthony J. Campanella (State University College at Buffalo/Planet Forward) George Washington University recently hosted a daylong workshop for NGOs on carbon dioxide removal and negative emissions. … One of
September 4, 2020
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(Exelon) The year two application process is now open for startup projects addressing climate change in Atlantic City, NJ, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE — The Exelon Foundation
July 29, 2020
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(NEGEM) ● Reducing GHG emissions continues to be the main priority in climate change mitigation, but carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere (CDR) is increasingly seen as a necessary supplement
July 17, 2020
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by Sudhir Mishr (The Pioneer) The present scenario calls for production of biofuels using green technology. The term biofuel is referred to as liquid or gaseous fuels that are predominantly produced
July 13, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Macaúba as a biofuel feedstock has lots to offer, like its high productivity per ton/hectare surpassing that of soy, sunflower, rapeseed, and palm oil, and
June 22, 2020
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by Johan Sheridan (News10) The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded $5.8 million to the State University of New York at Cobleskill for its gasifier project, which turns combustible
May 27, 2020
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by Michael Timko (Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Biofuels Digest) … But, the food left on our plates is energy dense, rich in starches, lipids, and other components, all begging to be made
April 10, 2020
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by Miloud Ouadi, Muhammad Asif Bashir, Lais Galileu Speranza, Hessam Jahangiri, Andreas Hornung (American Chemical Society) Food and market waste (FMW) is one of the most abundant unrecycled products which
January 31, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iowa State University is working on fast pyrolysis, and Robert Brown, Director of the university’s Bioeconomy Institute looks at how their work is making us rethink
December 27, 2019
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by Marc S. Reisch (Chemical & Engineering News) Despite a spotty track record, companies keep trying to convert trash into energy, fuels, and chemicals — … Local press reports noted
October 31, 2019
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by Michael A. Fatigati (Vantaggio Renewables/Biofuels Digest) … We believe that one of our nation’s important natural resources, while protected in some ways, is being neglected to our peril and
August 21, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On a recent Digest webinar, we heard all about biochar. The science. The markets. The technology. The results. The needs. And much more. If you missed
August 5, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can you really produce anode materials from trees? Stora Enso says absolutely yes! And they are investing a nice chunk of change to build a pilot
August 2, 2019
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The science of Biochar is maturing and the marketplace is developing around proven crop responses. Climate disruption is driving many applications where the status quo is just not working any
July 11, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the U.S., it’s Independence Day and many folks are celebrating across the country, but it doesn’t mean the bioeconomy is taking a break. In fact,
July 5, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synpet Technologiesuses Thermal Conversion Process (TCP), a patented non-combustion technology which breaks down all organic materials by using heat, pressure and water to produce renewable diesel
June 28, 2019
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(Iowa State University) Iowa State University researchers weren’t looking for a slow-release fertilizer that could feed crops while protecting water quality, but they may have found one. Researchers looking to add
June 21, 2019
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by Marta Gomez San Juan, Anne Bogdanski and Olivier Dubois (Food and Agricultural Organization) … )T)his report offers lessons from 26 case studies of sustainable bioeconomy interventions from around the world and from
June 11, 2019
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(Loughborough University) Loughborough University has been awarded £200,000 for two projects which aim to make the transport sector more environmentally friendly. Dr Jin Xuan, a Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Processes, Dr Tanja
May 9, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mercurius Biorefining is developing its novel REACH process, which converts cellulosic biomass to hydrocarbons in the renewable diesel, aviation, and marine fuel ranges. Valuable by-products include bio-char
April 23, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Douglas B. Rivers, PhD,from Sunflwr Consulting and a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting offers this illuminating overview and more READ MORE
February 28, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hugh McLaughlin, PhD, PE, a technical expert in pyrolysis, biochar and activated carbon, and Gerald Kutney, PhD, a business expert in pyrolysis and biochar, and both
February 18, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) William Naylor, activated carbon expert of Naylor Consulting and member of Lee Enterprises Consulting offers this illuminating overview of biochar-based activated carbons, their advantages, and more.
February 13, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of January 10th. In today’s Digest,
January 11, 2019
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(North Dakota State University/Phys.Org) The many benefits of a biomass-made material called biochar are highlighted in a new publication in which Ghasideh Pourhashem, assistant professor at NDSU’s Department of Coatings and
December 21, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 29th. … #3 Munich
November 30, 2018
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by Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney (Washington Post) Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is already affecting the United States — and that it is going to be very
November 23, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Anaergia is the world leader in solving waste problems by recovering energy, water, and fertilizer from virtually any waste stream. While Anaergia was built on the
November 20, 2018
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by Brad Plumer (New York Times) … A new study published on Wednesday, however, found that better management of forests, grasslands and soils in the United States could offset as much
November 19, 2018
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by Leyla Battista-Channell* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Auburn, Alabama: Home to the Auburn tigers, the “loveliest village on the plains,” and this year’s host to the Thermochemical Sciences Symposium. Previously held
November 12, 2018
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(Mercola) The creators of Dirt Rich are allowing for a full exclusive stream through October 12, 2018. STORY AT-A-GLANCE An estimated 80 percent of soil carbon in heavily farmed areas has been lost
October 8, 2018
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by Bill Keba* (Advanced Biofuels USA) My wife checked my fishing gear upon learning that I was attending the Biochar 2018 Conference in Wilmington, Delaware. Why? She thought I made
September 10, 2018
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Organized by: Penn State Extension and the Penn State Biomass Energy Center, with generous support from the Northeast Sun Grant program. About the Event Biochar and torrefied biomass represent two
August 13, 2018
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(Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative) … Feedstocks: The companies are pursuing various feedstock categories, including algae, cellulosics, lipids, sugars, oilseeds, tall oil residue, and sugars. Most of the companies were only
August 6, 2018
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(Appalachian State University/Biomass Magazine) Thanks to a $98,599 grant from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), a team of professors in Appalachian State University’s Department of Sustainable Technology and
July 11, 2018
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(GreenAir Online) A new EU-backed project has been launched to demonstrate the first industrial-scale production and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Europe. The four-year BIO4A initiative will also investigate
June 25, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of
May 8, 2018
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(Clean Electricity Generation/PR Newswire) At several locations around the world, a partnership of international companies will start construction of facilities, where biocoal will be produced on a commercial scale. This biocoal
April 20, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ensyn uses its patented and proprietary RTP fast thermal technology to convert wood residues and other non-food, cellulosic biomass to liquid biofuels. Ensyn has had continuous
April 13, 2018
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The Biomass Carbonization & Torrefaction Summit is a one-day, intensive conversation about the promise of upgrading biomass streams via torrefaction or the production of biochar and the markets that await
April 11, 2018
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Bioemergent Materials: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Alternative Natural Rubber Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “What would industrial progress be without natural rubber?” asks Rubber Journal Asia. “It’s hardly imaginable.” Listed as one of our four most important natural resources (the
March 30, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synpet was founded in 2014 as a developer of a synthetic petroleum (SYNPET) business using its Thermal Conversion Process. TCP breaks down organic waste materials by using heat,
March 8, 2018
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Maintaining and restoring forests while also reducing hazards can result in significant amounts of biomass. Introducing biochar production in lieu of burning slash piles can offer both economic and environmental
February 19, 2018
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by Tina Alvey (The Register-Herald) PPD of WV is putting together the final financial pieces of the puzzle, in hopes of breaking ground on its new biofuel plant near Sam Black
January 25, 2018
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(Bioenergy Insight) In a paper by Texas A&M scientists, biochar shows potential for increasing efficiency of the anaerobic digestion of animal manure. Biochar is a charcoal material composed of agricultural by-products, including manure,
January 12, 2018
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(North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative recently awarded $1 million in grants for 11 research projects to boost bioenergy opportunities and production
January 5, 2018
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USBI Biochar 2018 is the largest event in North America dedicated to advancing the sustainable production and use of biochar through scientific and engineering research, policy development, field practice, and
December 29, 2017
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(Suomenbiohiili.info) … The 2nd Finnish Biochar Workshop was successfully held in Tampere on 4 December 2017, we had participants representing the whole Finnish biochar sector: companies, researchers and local municipalities.
December 29, 2017
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) 2017 was a roller coaster year. There was a paradigm shift in biofuels, technology advancements, innovations abounded, politics chaotic. Some companies shut down and disappeared
December 26, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory is the only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
December 20, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … You’d be forgiven if you mistook Ahb Subi Banr-Sbar for a well-placed official in the Iranian government — but, in fact, it’s a 9-project network to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synpet Technologies is a Turkish-US company founded in 2014, which operates a 15 ton/day demonstration facility in Pasakoy, Turkey. The company developed its Thermal Conversion Process, which breaks down organic
October 25, 2017
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(Bioenergy Insight) … Led by the University of Tuebingen in Germany, and involving researchers from the US Colorado State University, the new research published in the journal Nature Communications has provided
October 24, 2017
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International Biochar Initiative Educational Webinar Series — Research has shown that there are many synergies to be found integrating pyrolysis and gasification with anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. Carbonizing the anaerobic digested
October 20, 2017
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by Marcius Extavour (XPRIZE/Biofuels Digest) … Hydrocarbon drop-in fuels are among the leading products targeted by the CO2 conversion community, be it diesel, methanol, butanol, or others. New approaches to the science
October 11, 2017
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … Regardless of which side of the fence you are on, the chopping continues and there are literally tons of wood waste left behind that
October 2, 2017
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(U.S. Department of Energy) U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $19.7 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace. This second
September 15, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … But pulp and paper markets have taken big hits. Headlines have centered around damaged balance
September 12, 2017
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by Kapil Shyam Lokare (E2IG Solutions/Biofuels Digest) At 758.8 million tonnes (503.6 million tonnes, milled basis), world paddy production in 2017
September 7, 2017
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by Jong-MinJung, et al. (Biosource Technology) Biodiesel synthesis using chicken manure biochar. Establish a green platform for producing biodiesel using chicken
August 25, 2017
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Biochar is made by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen. Flame carbonization uses the flame itself to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On 15th January, 2009, Sanga Moses travelled to his village in Uganda, in East Africa, to visit
June 26, 2017
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by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc./Biofuels Digest) After many years of development biomass pyrolysis is finally maturing as a commercial
June 9, 2017
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by John Fialka (E&E News/Climatewire) … As a major U.S. exporter that has dealings with over 150 countries, Boeing had worked with
May 23, 2017
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(Recycling Magazine) TO-SYN-FUEL is a project funded by Horizon 2020 EU’s new research and innovation programme, with the aim to
May 17, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last December , the U.S. Department of Energy announced it would support the country’s 10th Manufacturing
May 17, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … The world of feedstocks is watching biochar very carefully these days, and for good reason.
by Tux Turkel (Portland Press Herald) ‘The biggest obstacle now is financing,’ says Stephen Fitzpatrick, president of Biofine Technology LLC,
May 4, 2017
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The King of Biofuels: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Pyrolysis’ Progress and Prospects, Pt 2
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Not long ago, George Huber and Robert Brown wrote in a special issue of Energy
April 25, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, Cool Planet has closed on $19.3 million in Series A financing and note
March 24, 2017
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The soon to be released “Biochar: A Guide to Analytical Methods” provides procedures and guidelines to characterize biochar and the background for
March 14, 2017
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(Vega Biofuels) Vega Biofuels, Inc. (OTCPink:VGPR) announced today that it has signed a five year Agreement to provide the Company’s
March 7, 2017
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(Bioenergy Insight) US-based science and engineering centre Argonne National Laboratory has developed technology that synergistically uses two waste biomass streams
March 7, 2017
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(Ethanol Producer Magazine) ICM Inc. will build a new state-of-the-art biorefinery—dubbed ICM Element—next to its headquarters in Colwich, Kansas. The
March 6, 2017
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(U.S. Department of Energy) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has developed technology that synergistically uses two waste biomass streams to generate
February 28, 2017
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Call for abstract submission: Session 15, Biochar for Soil Biota and Biodiversity Scope and aim: Over the last 5 years,
February 27, 2017
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One-page abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than the deadlines. The abstract should include both
February 16, 2017
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When organic materials (woody or agricultural materials, organic residues, food waste, sewage sludge, digestate) are thermally decomposed in the absence
February 16, 2017
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This webinar reviews a biochar classification system aimed at optimizing the sustainable use of biochar in agriculture. This classification system
January 17, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2017? Not the good ship Digest! Instead,
(Iowa State University) Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s
December 27, 2016
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(Everglades Foundation) The Everglades Foundation (The Foundation) today officially kicked off its four-year, $10-million George Barley Water Prize at the
December 13, 2016
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by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Production and sale of biochar at biomass-using plants can result in significant financial gains, but the
November 15, 2016
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by Hugh McLaughlin (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) Biochar is an emerging market; growing rapidly, still in its infancy, but with gigaton
October 12, 2016
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(PR & D – Public Relations for Research & Education/Biomass Magazine) The use of biochar in agriculture improves soil fertility,
October 7, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) You may recall that The Bloomberg investigative team of Ben Elgin & Peter Waldman in
September 29, 2016
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by Lorenz Bauer and Gerald Kutney (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) … In this report, we are focused on bioenergy and
August 26, 2016
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by Gerald Kutney (Lee Consulting/Biofuels Digest) … From the time of the caveman until the early Industrial Revolution, biofuels – namely wood
(Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) We are proud to announce the 10th Anniversary of the initiation of the Commercial Aviation Alternative
May 27, 2016
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(Cool Planet) Cool Planet is proud to announce a new distribution agreement with the J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest
Over the last several years, researchers have helped open up many promising avenues for biochar market development in North America.
March 1, 2016
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by Louisa Burwood-Taylor (AgFunder News) Cool Planet, the biocarbon and biofuel producer, has raised $9 million in extra funding to
February 11, 2016
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How Royal Dutch Shell and Other Companies Are Trying to Make Petroleum Products from Municipal Waste
by Hari Pulakkat (Times of India/The Economic Times) … Among the most advanced of the lot is Royal Dutch Shell,
December 30, 2015
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by Ghasideh Pourhashem (Forbes) … Originally, along with energy security targets and diversifying U.S. fuel mix, the RFS was designed
December 16, 2015
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by Dave Eames, Ethan N. Elkind (Sacramento Bee/Kansas City Star) New federal rules issued last week will boost biofuel production nationwide; Biofuel
December 8, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … 17 — count them, 17 — different pyrolytic technology centers in the UK … Tyre
October 26, 2015
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by Len Calderone (Robotics Tomorrow/Altenergymag.com) Introduction of biofuels is proceeding so quickly, that the environmental risks of biofuel production are
September 23, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green
September 10, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … We sell and develop renewable fuel and electric plants. Our focus at this point is
September 9, 2015
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by Robert Mills (Iowa State University) Researchers from Iowa State University and the Bioeconomy Institute have been awarded nearly $2
August 30, 2015
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(Smithfield Foods/Globe NewsWire) Smithfield Foods’ Hog Production Division, Murphy-Brown, LLC, and Tyton BioEnergy Systems announced today a research partnership to
August 25, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Curious about this advanced pyrolysis-based manufacturer of renewable fuels and soil amendment, but need something
August 4, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been around for a generation or so — fast pyrolysis, that is. Though in
August 4, 2015
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(Digital Journal/Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc.) Lee Enterprises Consulting Adds World Leader in Pilot Plant Design and Fabrication to Team of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … we are interested in using our 2,000+ annual tons of wood waste in the off-season
July 21, 2015
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by Erich Parpart (The Nation) The Energy Ministry has been assigned by the government to help off-load around 5.89 million tonnes
July 3, 2015
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by Sarah Shemkus (The Guardian) Colorado-based startup Cool Planet says it has created a fuel that mixes seamlessly with gasoline and
June 3, 2015
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by Ghasideh Pourhashem (Forbes) During the past decade, production of biofuels has gained momentum largely due to policies and mandates aimed
May 5, 2015
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by Ronald Brakels (CleanTechnica) A $10 million dollar pilot biomass plant will be constructed in the Western Australian Capital of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Nutrition products are edible, functional fibre, and diabetic safe sugars. Remnant becomes activated biochar, ultimately
December 31, 2014
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(Vega Biofuels/Stock News Now/MarketWired) Biochar Market to Be Valued at $572 Million by 2020. VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (OTC PINK: VGPR)
December 15, 2014
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(Accesswire/Solanbridge Group) Solanbridge Group Inc (OTC: SLNX) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Reseller Agreement with Georgia-based
December 8, 2014
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Biomass is a battery where carbon dioxide and water are synthesized into cellulose by the sun. Energy, chemicals and charcoal
December 8, 2014
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by Jennifer Larino (NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune) Louisiana added 225 jobs in the biofuels industry during the third quarter, ranking alongside
November 10, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … I would put the teeth back in RFS2, that actually had renewable fuel mandates with
November 4, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) USDA issues $91M loan guarantee conditional commit to Cool Planet. Obama Administration back building of
October 15, 2014
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The University of Tennessee’s Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems has published learning materials for students and professionals in their
September 16, 2014
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by Jennifer Larino (NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune ) Cool Planet Energy Systems, a Colorado energy startup that aims to turn woodchips and
August 15, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … With great sessions at conferences, delegates are usually keen to get a hold of the
August 14, 2014
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by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Several University of Minnesota students are giving the ethanol industry a preview of their cutting-edge research in
August 7, 2014
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by Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The June edition of the Northeast bioenergy webinar series by Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium
by Matthew Burns (WRAL) A Virginia company plans to reopen an ethanol refinery in Hoke County, using tobacco as its
June 3, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Advanced biofuels – are plans turning into reality? Are development plans realistic? When these 10 projects
April 15, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … One of the latest entries is a study out of the UK’s University of Southampton,
April 1, 2014
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The International Biochar Initiative is leading the international biochar community in the open, transparent and inclusive process of updating the IBI Biochar
March 11, 2014
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(Cool Planet/Biomass Magazine) Cool Planet Energy Systems, a technology company producing green fuels and biochar products, has broken ground on
February 28, 2014
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(University of Northern British Columbia) Biochar, a renewable charcoal-like product derived from burning organic matter in a high-temperature oxygen-limited kiln,
February 24, 2014
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by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The substitution of fossil fuels by advanced biofuels per se has a
by Danilo Gusmao de Quadros (Advanced Biofuels USA)* Biochar is a black matter produced by pyrolysis of biomass (burned without
by Jade Boyd (Rice University) Synthetic biologists at Rice probe biochar’s impact on microbial signaling In the first study of
November 22, 2013
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by Noel P. Gurwick, Lisa A. Moore, Charlene Kelly, Patricia Elias (PLOSone) Claims about the environmental benefits of charring biomass and applying the resulting
October 30, 2013
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by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Cool Planet Energy Systems has announced the launch of its trademarked Cool Terra biochar for
October 21, 2013
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(World Bank) The purpose of this report is to improve the knowledge base for facilitating investments in land management technologies
October 17, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, Cool Planet Energy Systems and Acritaz Greentech announced that they have signed an
October 2, 2013
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by Rich Piellisch (Fleets and Fuels) Vehicle in Ventura ‘Brings Us One Step Closer to Commercializing’ Camarillo, Calif.-based Cool Planet
August 28, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The complete Cool Planet story. What is it? Why transformational? What are the next steps?
August 26, 2013
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by Tim Radford (The Daily Climate) Charcoal and other forms of black carbon do not, as previously thought, stay where
May 6, 2013
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by Tom Marshall (Planet Earth Online) Adding charcoal to land used to grow bioenergy crops can greatly increase their overall
April 8, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today in part II, we look at a new set of technologies coming along that
March 26, 2013
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(FIS.com) A team at the University of Kansas has demonstrated the feasibility of an integrated wastewater algae-to-biocrude process using hydrothermal
February 19, 2013
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(BusinessWire) Radio Lifeline, a non-profit based in the US, announces the launch of the Black Earth Project, a new initiative designed to help
February 19, 2013
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The symposium will be organized into the following tracks: Feedstocks and Technology, chaired by Hugh McLaughlin Benefits of Biochar, chaired by Kathleen Draper Scales,
January 23, 2013
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by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World) …Armed with a $200,000 U.S.D.A. two-year research grant, Fernando Resende will start work on a
October 24, 2012
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Building upon the progress made in previous USBI conferences, the 2013 NorthAmerican Biochar Symposium will be held in exactly one
October 23, 2012
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are Google, BP, Conoco, and GE investing? Is 3,000 gallons per acre of renewable
March 5, 2012
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(Cool Planet BioFuels/MarketWatch) Cool Planet BioFuels announced today it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to
January 12, 2012
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