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Special Asia Biofuels Report: The Top 10 Stories of the Year, and More

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Asia looks at petroleum reserves and exploration and concludes: our future is in biomass. As we wrote in 2012: “There’s only one complete region for biofuels where abundant feedstock, lack of oil & gas production, rising energy

December 26, 2013 Read Full Article

China New Energy Limited Agreement to Provide Specialist 2nd Cellulosic Generation Biofuel Technology

(China New Energy)  The Board of CNE (AIM:CNEL), the AIM quoted engineering and technology solutions provider to the bioenergy sector, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an contract with Jilin Province New Tian Long Alcohol Co., Ltd.("NTLA")

December 17, 2013 Read Full Article

LanzaTech, Earth Energy, PGF Biofuels, Elevance Make Bioeconomy Waves with Announces

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... (I)t has been an incredibly strong week for innovation, with key announcements that advance the narrative at LanzaTech, Elevance, Earth Energy renewables (e.g. “the technology that once pwoered Terrabon, and PGF Biofuels (the first

December 06, 2013 Read Full Article

Chinese Scientists Reveal the Genomic Enigma of Desert Poplar

(EurekAlert/BGI) In a collaborative study, researchers from Lanzhou University, BGI and other institutes have succeeded in unraveling the whole genome sequence of desert poplar, Populus euphratica, and the genetic bases underlying poplar to against salt stress. This work provides new insights for

December 04, 2013 Read Full Article

Ceres Announces Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

(Ceres)  - Plantings have commenced for the 2013-14 growing season in Brazil. - Number of mills evaluating Ceres' sorghum hybrids has increased over previous season. - Lower expenses forecast for fiscal year 2014. Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERE) today announced financial results for

November 21, 2013 Read Full Article

Destination China

by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) China has quickly recovered its place as the top importer of U.S. distillers grains after dropping the dumping investigation in May 2012. Through July of this year, the country has imported 1.72 million metric tons

November 21, 2013 Read Full Article

Unlocking the Universe of Biobased (and Not So Biobased) Materials

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In Massachusetts, applied mathematicians Markos Katsoulakis and Luc Rey-Bellet of the University of Massachusetts Amherst will share a three-year, $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, with others, to develop new methods to improve mathematical

November 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Beta Renewables Technology to Make Ethanol, Bioglycols in China

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  M&G Chemicals announced its decision to construct a second-generation biorefinery in China to convert 1 million metric tons of biomass into ethanol and bioglycols. The project in the Fuyang region in Anhui Province is

November 19, 2013 Read Full Article

CALL FOR PAPERS: Bioenergy and Biomass Utilization Summit April 23-25, 2014 Shanghai, China DEADLINE: February 28, 2014

2014 China International Bioenergy and Biomass Utilization Summit will be held from April 23rd to 25th, 2014 in Shanghai Lake Meilan International Convention Center. This summit is a high-quality international biomass energy conference which is jointly held by World Bioenergy

November 18, 2013 Read Full Article

Carbon-Negative Biobutanol for $2 per Gallon? ITRI Says Its ButyFix Technology Has the Right Stuff

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Seeking low-carbon fuels, even negative carbon? Or, looking for a low-cost, cellulosic renewable fuel? Or, in search of a capital-light, bolt-on technology to drive better economics for first-yen ethanol plants?  Well, what about all three,

November 04, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Maker Pushes Product Use in Market

by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post)  ASB Biodiesel seeks to jump-start market for cleaner fuel with fresh call for mandatory blending as it prepares to open plant in Tseung Kwan O ASB Biodiesel, the developer of Hong Kong's largest biodiesel

October 29, 2013 Read Full Article

Make Hay: The Global Bioenergy Mood

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... To check on the current mood, we stopped in this week for a conversation with Novozymes EVP Andy Fordyce, who’s been on the hustings all this year as Novozymes rolled out with a spritely line-up

October 28, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels Producers Hunting Foreign Fields

by Mackinnon Lawrence (Forbes)  ... Companies like SG Biofuels, Ceres, and others are squarely focused on biotechnology innovation, involving complex biological modifications at the crop’s cellular and genetic level.  The central focus of these efforts is the optimization of dedicated energy crops for growth

October 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Tax Incentives Boost Chinese Biodiesel Imports, Replace Diesel

by Jessica Jaganathan and Judy Hua (Reuters)  China's biodiesel imports are surging, displacing local diesel sales as some trading companies take advantage of tax and trade incentives the government provides to boost usage of the blended fuel in the world's second-largest

October 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Ethanol - Global Production, Major Trends, Regulations, and Key Country Analysis to 2020

(GlobalBioBusiness.com)  “Cellulosic Ethanol - Global Production, Major Trends, Regulations, and Key Country Analysis to 2020” is the latest report from industry analysis specialist GlobalData, offering comprehensive information on the global cellulosic ethanol market. The report provides a clear understanding and

October 21, 2013 Read Full Article

DP Cleantech to Turn Second Generation Biofuel Waste to Energy

by Ben Messenger  (Waste Management World)  Biomass and biowaste to energy specialist, DP CleanTech has signed a contract with Shougang Holding Tianguan Group to deliver the first biomass- to- power project in China to use the by-product from second generation

October 14, 2013 Read Full Article

Europe Importing More Palm Oil for Biofuels, Raising Risks for Rainforests

by Rhett Butler (Mongabay.com)  Palm oil imports into Europe for use as car fuel increased by more than three-fold since 2006, raising concerns than renewable fuels targets may be contributing to deforestation, displacing marginalized communities, and driving greenhouse gas emissions in

October 02, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels Market in China 2012-2016: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Research Report Available by ResearchMoz

(PRWeb/Researchmoz)  Researchmoz presents this most up-to-date research on Biofuels Market in China 2012-2016. The report focuses primarily on quantitative market metrics in order to characterize the growth and evolution of the Biofuels Market in China. Biofuels market in China to grow

October 02, 2013 Read Full Article

ASB Biodiesel Keen to Conquer Local Market with New Plant

by Ernest Kao (South China Morning Post)   ASB Biodiesel set to fire up generators and churn out 100,000 tonnes of fuel a year The operator behind what is soon to become the city's biggest biodiesel factory is setting an ambitious target

October 02, 2013 Read Full Article

Tides of Prosperity, Past and Present

by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ... Similar to the 1970s period of prosperity, Zulauf (Carl Zulauf, economics professor at Ohio State University) says that in 2012 crop prices increased by roughly 200 percent, which he attributes to China’s growing demand for

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

RNCOS White Paper: Asia Pacific Leads Biofuel Production Growth

(RNCOS)  In a world which is ever thirsty for energy, economies eye on renewable energy sources to conserve environment and reduce costs. Our recent analysis of global biofuel industry revealed that in 2012, Asia Pacific witnessed the fastest growth of

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

IEA Task 40: Biomass Provides 10 Percent of Global Energy Use

by Susanne Retka Schill  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  A new report from the International Energy Agency takes a global overview of biomass use in the industrial and transport sectors, identifying leading countries and the top 15 production companies in each sector.

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Call Waiting, Biofuels, Genetics and You

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...The company (Kaiima) started up in 2006, and by 2009, the results were starting to show in castor beans. Castor oil is a good source for a variety of applications, including biofuels — but castor

September 04, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels, Whiskey and Me

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In China, Dr. Martin Tangney recently appeared at the TEDxWanChai meet-up in Hong Kong, with a talk entitled “Biofuels, Whiskey and me”. It reflects on Tangney’s experience of establishing the UK’s first Biofuel Research Centre and spinning

August 27, 2013 Read Full Article

Comparing Current and 1970 Farm Prosperity: Alcohol for Fuel and the Current Prosperity

by Carl Zulauf and Nick Rettig (Ohio State University/FarmDocDaily) ... Corn processed into alcohol for fuel was not a factor in the 1970 period of farm prosperity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) data series on this demand component does not

August 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Algae to Fuel Developers: LanzaTech Is Supersizing Our Fries

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...Today’s hottest news comes from LanzaTech, and India’s Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy, which have partnered to create a new process for the direct conversion of waste CO2 into “drop-in” fuels through an acetates-to-lipids pathway. LanzaTech had

August 14, 2013 Read Full Article

Once-Revered Biofuels Are Finding Political Ground Shifting beneath Them

by Jonathan Kingsman (Platts/The Barrel)  Earlier this year BP published its Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 – the 62nd annual report – that highlighted the largest single-year increase in US oil production ever recorded, and the first annual decline (-0.4%)

August 14, 2013 Read Full Article

Green Water: Can the U.S. Navy Win the Eco-Arms Race?

by Ray Mabus (Foreign Policy)  With domestic oil production up, imports declining, and new oil and gas reserves being discovered, some question whether energy remains, or ever was, a security challenge and military vulnerability for the United States. The rise

August 07, 2013 Read Full Article

City Buses to Run on Biodiesel

by Zha Minjie  (Shanghai Daily) City buses will run on biodiesel processed from swill oil next year, the Shanghai food and drug safety authorities announced yesterday following a toxic oil recycling program it conducted with Tongji University. ... The city has been working

August 07, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels Market in China Is Expected to Reach USD 16.88 Billion by 2016

(SB Wire)  Biofuels market in China to grow at a CAGR of 16.88 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the rapid growth of the Transportation sector. The Biofuels market in

July 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Africa: Algae Biofuels Deemed Unsuitable for Developing Nations

by Joel Winston (AllAfrica)  Significant uncertainties about the development of algae biofuels and a lack of research and development capabilities make this potential energy source an unsuitable option for developing countries, according to researchers from the UN University in Japan. The

July 22, 2013 Read Full Article

How Biobased Energy, Consumer Goods Will Become the Biggest Vertical in Cleantech

by Richard Herbert (Biofuels Digest)  Portfolios may be littered with the bones of first generation biofuels startups, but for strategic investors, the biofuels industry as a whole is far from cold in the grave. In fact, if you ask experts like

July 22, 2013 Read Full Article

DuPont Seeks Cellulosic Ethanol Joint Ventures

by Owen Fletcher  (Dow Jones Business News)  --DuPont seeks partners for joint ventures in production of cellulosic ethanol --Company is talking with potential partners in U.S., China, Brazil, Europe, Southeast Asia --DuPont is investing more than $200 million in cellulosic ethanol plant

July 22, 2013 Read Full Article

12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects – Where Do They Stand?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   Advanced biofuels – mirage or reality? In January we wrote: “When these 12 projects open for business (or not) in 2013, you’ll know for sure.”  So, what do we know? ... We identified 12 “Bellwether projects” in

July 22, 2013 Read Full Article

Momentum: 12 Biobased Ventures Raise $435M in Q2 2013; 32 Projects Being Built off the Balance Sheet

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Despite negative press from Bloomberg, biobased investing is surging, both direct and via strategics.  The Digest has the data and the scoop. After we profiled, last April, 17 biobased ventures who raised $434 million in new

July 10, 2013 Read Full Article

Seaweed Biofuels: A Green Alternative that Might Just Save the Planet

by Damian Carrington (The Guardian)  Producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional biofuels "It's best to get it out of the water now or it'll start getting grazed by the little beasties," says

July 02, 2013 Read Full Article

Green Biologics Inks Iowa Demo Plant Deal with Easy Energy Systems

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Green Biologics heads for scale – pilot complete, demo ready in 2014. The race for n-butanol from cellulosic materials is on.    The prize for a transformative breakthrough on n-butanol’s cost, performance and sustainability? Could

July 02, 2013 Read Full Article

Shanghai Sees Biofuel Gold in Recycled Cooking Oil

(Economic Times/India Times)  China's commercial hub Shanghai plans to turn recycled cooking oil, some of it seized by authorities, into an environmental asset by converting it into fuel for vehicles, state media said Monday. The country has been rocked by a series

May 27, 2013 Read Full Article

Duckweed as a Cost-Competitive Raw Material for Biofuel Production

(American Chemical Society)  The search for a less-expensive, sustainable source of biomass, or plant material, for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has led scientists to duckweed, that fast-growing floating plant that turns ponds and lakes green. That’s the topic

May 02, 2013 Read Full Article

China Eastern Airlines to Run Commercial Flights on Biofuel

by Joao Peixe (OilPrice.com)  China Eastern Airlines has just announced that it will begin operating commercial flights which run on 100% biofuel, having completed a successful trial of the renewable aviation fuel on Wednesday. After an 85 minute test flight, running on

April 30, 2013 Read Full Article

IMF Rejects Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Calls for Reform

By Paul Brown (Climate News Network/ClimateCentral.org)  Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens happy are holding back the world economy, accelerating climate change and damaging the health of current and future generations, according

April 26, 2013 Read Full Article

China's Self-Developed Biofuel Test Flight Successful

(China Daily)  Sinopec, China's top oil refiner, announced the success of the first test flight powered by the company's newly developed aviation biofuel product on Wednesday. An Airbus A320 owned by China Eastern Airlines landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at

April 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Researchers Turn Corn Stover into Amylose Starch

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A team of Virginia Tech researchers have adapted existing technologies to make a new product, transforming cellulose into amylose. One target market for the amylose would be functional foods, said lead researcher Y.H. Percival Zhang,

April 23, 2013 Read Full Article

CHMC Seeks Farmers to Back $20 Million Brazil Corn-Ethanol Plant

by Stephan Nielsen  (Bloomberg)  China National Heavy Machinery Corp., the Beijing-based developer of industrial facilities and warehouses, is asking Brazilian farmers to invest 40 million reais ($20 million) in a corn-ethanol plant that will help diversify their revenue. CHMC, as the

April 05, 2013 Read Full Article

The Hydrogen Problem

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A numbers of readers responding to “Biofuels from a raging fireball” (Friday’s Top Story, on research work with the raging fireball, Pyrococchus furiosus, to make biofuels and renewable chemicals from hydrogen gas and CO2) raised

April 02, 2013 Read Full Article

The Outlook: Biofuel Expansion in China and the U.S.

By Josh Rathod (Advanced Biofuels USA) In a recent webinar hosted by the American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE), biofuel experts from Dupont, POET, Novozymes, and China’s Tsinghua University convened to discuss the next five years of biofuel development in

March 12, 2013 Read Full Article

Thermochemical Conversion of Duckweed Biomass to Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel: Process Synthesis and Global Optimization

by Richard C. Baliban, Josephine A. Elia, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Xin Xiao, Zhijian Zhang , Jie Li , Hongbin Cao, Jiong Ma §, Yong Qiao, and Xuteng Hu (Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research)  Duckweed biomass is gasified in a thermochemical-based superstructure

March 08, 2013 Read Full Article

Kittiratt Urges Ethanol for Buses

(Bangkok Post)  Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong wants new passenger buses in Thailand to run on ethanol instead of natural gas, while PTT Plc assures it can supply the fuel as is needed. Mr Kittiratt made his preference

March 07, 2013 Read Full Article

Beta Renewables Sees 2015 as Boom Year for Cellulosic Biofuels

by Nina Chestney (Reuters)  * U.S. cellulosic biofuel goals not reached * Beta sees industry stepping up output by 2015 * New players could emerge from eastern Europe Biofuels made from wood waste and sugarcane have languished well below expectations for years but

March 05, 2013 Read Full Article

That Darn Devil, Them Dang Details: What’s Really Driving Food Prices?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In the new USDA long-term forecasts, rising global meat consumption stands out as a driver of rising food prices, exports. ...But you might ask yourself — in a world where you can find hyperbole linking hunger

February 15, 2013 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Production from Vegetable Oil Using Heterogenous Acid and Alkali Catalyst

by Junhua Zhang, Shangxing Chen, Rui Yang, Yuanyuan Yan (Fuel/Science Direct)  Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed oil (ZSO) with high free fatty acids (FFA) can be used for biodiesel production by ferric sulfate-catalyzed esterification followed by transesterification using calcium oxide (CaO) as an alkaline

January 17, 2013 Read Full Article

Transesterification of Soybean Oil to Biodiesel Using CaO as a Solid Base Catalyst

(Fuel)  In this study, transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel using CaO as a solid base catalyst was studied. The reaction mechanism was proposed and the separate effects of the molar ratio of methanol to oil, reaction temperature, mass ratio

January 17, 2013 Read Full Article

Seaweed-Based Ethanol Technology Gets Boost in Vietnam

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Bio-Refinery Begins Operations Turning Co-Cropping into Fuels, Chemicals Deep in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam a small bio-refinery is converting seaweed into protein, fuel-blendable alcohol, and a bacterial soil product. It is part of a

January 15, 2013 Read Full Article

China Set for Renewable Energy Boom

(Eco-Business.com) ...In its study entitled, “China Renewable Energy” released this week, it said that there are three key drivers behind the continued interest in renewable energy in China: its increasing demand for electricity; reduction in use of coal for energy

January 14, 2013 Read Full Article

Green Star to Build Algae Facilities in China during 2013

(Algae Industry Magazine)  ...In October 2012, the Green Star delegation (which included Biotech Research, Inc.) was received by high level local and central government representatives in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. Video of these negotiations was broadcast on national TV

January 04, 2013 Read Full Article

12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects for 2013

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A long war of opinion has been waged for years between advanced biofuels’ detractors and supporters.  Mirage or reality? Completion of 6 key projects 2012 decided much of the debate.  When these 12 projects open

January 01, 2013 Read Full Article

Evolving Ethanol to Meet Challenges

by Emily Bruns (Ashton Gasette)  In an effort to evolve with the constant changes and challenges within a $50 billion industry, Rochelle’s Illinois River Energy ethanol plant began producing and industrial corn oil on Nov. 27. This corn oil byproduct, which

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels – Bringing Sexy Back?

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ... The opinion piece, “How to properly promote biofuels,” was authored by Alkol Bioenergy and focused on a new TV advertising campaign running in Brazil. The campaign was developed for UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association) and featured images of ethanol

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Asia Special Biofuels Report

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  There’s only one complete region for biofuels where abundant feedstock, lack of oil & gas production, rising energy demand and supportive government policy come together — and that is Asia. We’re never quite sure which factor

December 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Competing with China

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ... Hart Energy’s Tammy Klein wrote a piece, published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Election is finally over; now let’s lock in an energy policy.” ...To blend all the ethanol required by the RFS by 2022

December 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Reaping a Mainland Fuel Harvest

by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post)  Projects to convert agricultural waste into ethanol are at an early stage on the mainland, but could provide new sources of this clean energy Novozymes, the world's largest industrial enzyme maker, is in discussions

December 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Advanced Ethanol Council Releases Snapshot of Cellulosic Ethanol Production around the World

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The Advanced Ethanol Council this morning released a report giving a snapshot of cellulosic ethanol producers in the U.S. and around the world. A look at facilities owned by companies such as Abengoa Bioenergy, Enerkem, INEOS Bio

December 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Sweet Potatoes-to-Ethanol Plant for Barbados

(Stabroek News)  A plant to produce ethanol from sweet potatoes is in the pipeline, according to Dr Leroy McClean, chief executive officer of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC). Without providing details, he said, “I have a Chinese company .

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

ENN, EADS/Airbus to Collaborate on Algae-based Aviation Fuels

(Algae Industry Magazine)  China’s ENN and Europe’s EADS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop microalgae-based aviation fuels. The agreement was made public at the China International Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. ... The scope of the companies’ new

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

The GM Tree Plantations Bred to Satisfy the World's Energy Needs

by John Vidal (The Guardian)  Israeli biotech firm says its modified eucalyptus trees can displace the fossil fuel industry It's a timber company's dream but a horrific industrial vision for others: massive plantations of densely planted GM eucalyptus trees stretching across Brazil, South Africa,

November 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Climatic Conditions Make Abu Dhabi Ideal for Commercial Production of Biofuels from Algae

(United Arab Emirates/AMEInfo.com)  Abu Dhabi's abundant sunshine and climate make it a near-ideal location for growing algae for commercial production of biofuels. Such unique geographic and climatic conditions further enhance the opportunity for the Emirate to become a leading developer

November 01, 2012 Read Full Article

Bio Architecture Lab, Xunshan Group to Co-Develop 
Integrated Biorefinery

by Jim Lane (Biobased Digest)  Partnership aims for fuels, chemicals & co-products from brown seaweed In California, Bio Architecture Lab announced an agreement with China’s Xunshan Group, the world’s largest grower of brown seaweed and a global ocean fishery and aquaculture

October 31, 2012 Read Full Article

The Stampede of Elephants: Biofuels and Big Balance Sheets

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Today, we’ll look at the bigger balance sheets to see who is investing what, and when, with whom, and why. ...We’ve also focused here, for the sake of brevity, on those financing commercial scale projects. So,

October 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Milestones Reached: Cellulosic Ethanol Is Arriving, with Commissioning under Way and More Than 100 MMgy under Construction.

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The next five years—the often scoffed mantra of cellulosic ethanol developers—is getting whittled down to the next year or two. A milestone was reached this year when Blue Sugars Corp. got the first cellulosic

October 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Airbus Adds Massive China Link to Global Biofuels Circle

by Ben Sandilands  (Crikey)   With the West Texas Crude oil price at well under $US 100 per barrel and the cross over price for aviation grade biofuels largely assigned to the $US 140-150 barrel proxy value, the announcement of

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Paris Backs Halt in Biofuel Use to Avert Food Shortages

(EurActiv)  A French plan to fight food price volatility took further shape yesterday (12 September) with a call to pause global development of biofuels, just a day after President François Hollande pushed for creation of strategic food stocks. A government spokeswoman,

September 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Airbus Announces Chinese Partnership, Opens Student Competition

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Airbus recently announced a partnership with China-based Tsinghua University to complete a sustainability analysis of potential biojet feedstocks in China and to determine the most effective ways to support the development of a biomass value

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

China to Give Subsidies to Domestic Airlines, Plane Makers, to Help in Biofuels Development

(Fuels and Lubes)  China will channel part of the Civil Aviation Development Fund (CADF) to support energy-saving campaigns of domestic airlines and plane manufacturers. The funds in the CADF, or the former airport construction fee, will be used for energy-saving innovative

September 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Top Ten: Britain's Most Progressive Biofuel and Biochemical Companies

by Matthew Aylott (National Non-Food Crops Centre)   NNFCC gives its top ten of Britain's most progressive biofuel and biochemical companies. TMO Renewables ... Green Biologics ... British Airways ... Ensus ... BP ... Johnson Matthey ... Croda ... INEOS Bio ... Harvest Energy ... Greenergy ...   READ MORE  

September 04, 2012 Read Full Article

The Top 10 Advanced Biofuels and Biorefining Companies in Asia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent years, the “Tiger” economies of Southeast and South Asia have been fast-growing for a long time, and with resources including

September 04, 2012 Read Full Article

Fly the Bio Skies: 10 Milestones in the Summer of Aviation biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   ...But in many respects, its been a summer about aviation biofuels – starting with the demonstration of the US Navy’s Green Strike Group and continuing to announcements of projects right through the summer. The

August 31, 2012 Read Full Article

New Biorefinery Finds Treasure in Starbucks' Spent Coffee Grounds and Stale Bakery Goods

(EurekAlert!/American Chemical Society) With 1.3 billion tons of food trashed, dumped in landfills and otherwise wasted around the world every year, scientists today described development and successful laboratory testing of a new "biorefinery" intended to change food waste into a

August 21, 2012 Read Full Article

COMAC of China, Boeing Open Energy Conservation Technology Center

(Aviation News Portal/PRNewsWire)  - Companies to Work on Refining Cooking Oil into Aviation Biofuel - Collaborative Effort Will Support Growth in Commercial Aviation Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing today opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology

August 16, 2012 Read Full Article

FuturaGene Launches Field Trials in China to Couple Desert Reversal and Local Socio-Economic Benefit

(FuturaGene/Yahoo!) FuturaGene, a world leader in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, biopower and biofuel markets, has launched four field trials for selection and improvement of plant species in Gansu province, in northwestern China.

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Carbon Credits Gone Awry: Coolant Companies Raise Output of Harmful Gas

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Andrew W. Lehren (The New York Times)  ...But where the United Nations envisioned environmental reform, some manufacturers of gases used in air-conditioning and refrigeration saw a lucrative business opportunity. They quickly figured out that they could earn one carbon

August 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Sinopec Unit Ready to Produce Biofuel

by Liang Fei (Global Times)  A unit of China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group), China's largest oil producer by sales revenue, is seeking to produce aviation fuel from used cooking oil, The Economic Observer reported Saturday, citing a company official inside

August 08, 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

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

BASF Launches AgBalance in Canada, with First Study to Measure Sustainability in Canola

(BASF)  BASF Canada Inc. (BASF) is set to launch a new method to measure sustainability in Canada. The company’s new proprietary tool, AgBalance™ , uses a set of 69 indicators to calculate the social, economic and environmental impact of various farming practices. The

June 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Aviation Biofuels: Which Airlines Are Doing What, with Whom?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul Airlines announced that Amyris’s innovative renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane has passed all required testing and will be used during

June 05, 2012 Read Full Article

A Tale of Two Energy Cities

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A major plant opening by Novozymes in Nebraska and a project announcement from ExxonMobil in Texas, highlight the opportunities and challenges for industrial biotechnology ...In Blair, Cargill’s corn-based, wet mill ethanol plant provides a base load

June 04, 2012 Read Full Article

Students Research, Advance Alternative Fuels

by Hosea Sanders (ABC local WLS)  ...The Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora is a state-supported residential high school that cultivates exceptional young minds in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. And in a few years, the

June 04, 2012 Read Full Article

Novozymes Built New Enzyme Plant in U.S. Due to Tax Credit

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Novozymes, a global biotech company, first considered building its newly built enzyme production plant in China but eventually zeroed in on the U.S. One big deciding factor was the $28.4 million tax credit from

June 01, 2012 Read Full Article

Waste Lines: The Hottest Trends with Bio’s Coolest Feedstock

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Regardless of its naming deficiencies, waste has been hot and getting hotter as a bioenergy feedstock because it solves three of the most pressing problems blocking capacity expansion. 1. The feedstocks are available at fixed, affordable

May 29, 2012 Read Full Article

US Warplanes Can Fly Faster, Carry Additional Weapons Load Using Advanced Fuels and Biofuels: New Data

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) New tests conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have revealed that US warplanes are capable of flying faster and carry more payload on missions, when flying with synthetic fuels, including biofuels, compared to conventional military

May 25, 2012 Read Full Article

China Takes Off

by James Fallows (Popular Science)  The largest nation on Earth is flying more people more places than ever before. Its struggle to do so without (further) destroying the environment could show the rest of the world a greener way to

May 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Parabel, Inc. and CECEP - Chongqing Industry Co., Ltd. Sign Master Framework Agreement

(Parabel (formerly PetroAlgae)) Parabel, Inc.  new, economical sources of feed, food, and fuel, today announced that it has finalized a restated Master Framework Agreement with CECEP - Chongqing Industry Co., Ltd. (An absolute holding subsidiary of China Energy Conservation and Environment Protection

May 21, 2012 Read Full Article

TMO Renewables Expands Production of 2G Ethanol with Cassava Stalk

(Business Wire)  TMO Renewables (“TMO Group”), a leading technology provider for cellulosic biofuels production, today announced the company has advanced to demonstration scale on cassava stalk feedstock with major Chinese fuel and food producers. TMO is now processing an initial

May 04, 2012 Read Full Article

A.I.M. Interview: Dao Energy's David DuByne

by David Schwartz  (Algae Industry Magazine)  In 2008 David DuByne helped start and run an algae biodiesel company, Dao Energy, LLC, in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province, in western China. Their concept was to use low cost labor and materials

May 03, 2012 Read Full Article

China New Energy Building Waste-to-Biofuel Plant in China

by Louise Downing (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)  China New Energy Ltd., a maker of biofuel technology, signed a letter of intent to develop a facility in northeastern China that will use non-edible plant waste to produce clean fuel. China New Energy won the

May 01, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels and the IMF: Can Three Producer Nations Save the Global Economy?

by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest Asia)  ...The new boss, acting in the in the person of Brazil, has already wrought what most would consider a miracle by bringing India and Pakistan to the peace table after more than sixty years

April 25, 2012 Read Full Article

China Seeks to Develop Biofuels Industry Despite Production Difficulties

by  Liu Yuanyuan (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)   China seeks to promote the development of its biofuels industry through a series of supportive measures despite mass production difficulties. A spokesperson for the National Energy Bureau said that the Chinese government has set a goal

April 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Chinese Researchers Improve Camelina Yields, Growth Rate

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  A group of researchers representing two Chinese universities have published a peer-reviewed research paper in theBiotechnology for Biofuels scientific journal that investigates how the overexpression of purple acid phosphatase 2 (AtPAP2) can improve growth rates and

April 24, 2012 Read Full Article

ADM Funds Distillers Grains Research in China

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Archer Daniels Midland Co. is expanding its research activities related to the use of distillers grains and corn stover to replace corn in cattle diets, recently announcing a two-year research project to be conducted

March 28, 2012 Read Full Article

JOil Announces Elite Jatropha Varieties Returns Repeatable Yields of over 2 Tons of Seeds per Hectare in First Year of India Field Trials

(JOil)  • Tamil Nadu sites achieve first-year flowering in three months and first harvest in five months • Field trials now being conducted in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia JOil (S) Pte. Ltd., a scientific bioenergy crop developer of a new

March 22, 2012 Read Full Article

Chinese Firm to Export Biofuel Component Derived from "Gutter Oil"

(XINHUANET.com)Twenty tonnes of oil refined from leftover cooking oil will be exported from China to the Netherlands to be processed into aviation fuel, a Chinese company said Wednesday. The oil was produced by Qingdao Fresh Bio-energy Technology Development Co., Ltd, for

March 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China and Boeing Sign Collaboration Agreement to Partner in Areas Advancing Commercial Aviation Industry Growth

(Boeing)  Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced a collaboration agreement to partner in areas that will enable commercial aviation industry growth in China and potentially around the world. This is the first collaboration agreement

March 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Chinese Investors to Launch Biofuel Production in Sumy Region

(Kyiv Post)  Chinese investors are to change the line of business of a distillery in the Village of Popovka in Konotop district (Sumy region) to the production of bioethanol, reads a posting on the Web site of Sumy Regional State

March 07, 2012 Read Full Article

American Jianye Greentech Holdings in Marketing Partnership with Gulf Coast Energy Ltd. to Accelerate Retail Expansion in United States

(The Business Journals/American Jianye Greentech Holdings, Ltd.)  American Jianye  Greentech Holdings, Ltd., a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of alcohol-based automobile fuel and civil-use fuel in China, today announced that it has signed a marketing partnership agreement with US Gulf Coast

March 05, 2012 Read Full Article

DSM Chief Seeks Poet-Style Ethanol Tie-ups From Brazil to China

by Alex Morales (Bloomberg)  Royal DSM NV, the Dutch enzyme maker which last month set up a cellulosic ethanol venture with Poet LLC, is seeking similar tie-ups in Brazil, China and Europe, Chief Executive Officer Feike Sijbesma said. DSM last month said it’s providing

March 01, 2012 Read Full Article

China-Made Biofuel To Meet 1/3 Of Jet Fuel Needs By 2020 -Official: Sinopec

(Dow Jones Newswires/Fox Business)  China's aviation regulator has begun deliberating China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.'s (SNP) application to produce aviation biofuel commercially, the refiner said Wednesday, while a senior aviation official said the country hopes that nearly a third of the fuel used by

March 01, 2012 Read Full Article

Sino-Swedish Biomass Fuel Research Project Fruitful

(Shanghai Daily)  A bilateral cooperative project on the study of biomass fuel sponsored by the Chinese and Swedish governments has made initial progress and is expected to enter the experimental phase, according to experts speaking at a workshop held in

February 28, 2012 Read Full Article

U.S. ‘Losing Momentum’ in Biofuels Makes Novozymes Target Brazil

by Justin Doom  (Bloomberg) Novozymes A/S (NZYMB), the world’s biggest maker of enzymes for biofuels, is focusing its expansion efforts in Europe, China and Brazil and isn’t pursuing new projects in the U.S. because of the lack of political support. “The policy signals sent to

February 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Beijing to Build Disposal System for Waste Edible Oil

(People's Daily)   Beijing recently introduced a set of measures for accelerating building a renewable resources recycling system, and announced that a standard disposal system for thewaste edible oil and fat of all restaurants in the city will be completed by 2015. Experts believe that the disposal system will help root out gutter oil, or illegally recycled cooking oil. Beijing will deploy oil-water separators, collection containers, and other facilities in allrestaurants in the city, in order to improve the collection of waste edible oil and fat. Beijing will assign the task of collecting and transporting waste edible oil and fat tocertain qualified companies, and make these companies’ business scope, license period, and service standards known to the public. ...In addition, the municipal government will encourage cooperation between the wastecollection and transportation companies and biodiesel companies as well as chemicalscompanies, in order to ensure stable disposal of waste edible oil and fat.   READ MORE

February 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Fuelling Growth

by Peter Hemphill (Weekly Times Now)  ...While ethanol production has become the largest use of the corn crop, it has also developed a high protein byproduct - dried distillers grains with solubles - now highly prized around the world as

February 16, 2012 Read Full Article

China Slowing Ethanol Growth Will Spur Feed Imports, Group Says

by Jeff Wilson  (Bloomberg)  China’s five-year plan to slow domestic production of grain-based ethanol will mean tighter supplies of a byproduct used for animal feed, boosting demand for imports through 2016, the U.S. Grains Council said. READ MORE

February 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Building a World Market from Scratch

by Alvaro Cordero  (Ethanol Producer Magazine/U.S. Grains Council)  From a barely recognized feed alternative 10 years ago, distillers dried grains with solubles continues to gain recognition and markets. DDGS is now widely recognized internationally, where its use continues to evolve. Forty-four

January 26, 2012 Read Full Article

And Now, a Word from Davos: “Moving towards a Next-Generation Ethanol Economy”.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Bloomberg New Energy Finance launched its report “Moving towards a next-generation ethanol economy”. Commissioned by Novozymes, the report estimates the socioeconomic prospects of deploying advanced biofuels in eight of the highest agricultural-producing regions in the world, i.e.

January 25, 2012 Read Full Article

LanzaTech Raises $58M in Series C Round; Petronas Becomes Strategic Investor

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In India, LanzaTech is working with Indian Oil and Jindal Power and Steel Limited on a facility to convert industrial waste gases into ethanol. It also has partnered with Concord Blue on a project to

January 23, 2012 Read Full Article

2012 Merger Mania Gets Underway: Green Biologics, Butylfuel Merge

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   In the UK, Green Biologics Limited  announced the merger between GBL and butylfuel Inc., a US-based renewable chemicals and biofuels company. The new company will operate under the Green Biologics name and continue to be

January 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Algae.Tec, Shandong Kerui for Algal Biofuels JV in China

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In China, Australia’s Algae.Tec has signed a binding MOU for a 50/50 equity joint venture (JV) in China with Chinese company the Shandong Kerui Group Holding Ltd. The first project under the JV will be for the construction

January 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Who’s in the Lead? Algae around the World

by Jonathan Williams (Biofuels Digest)  Who’s in front in the development of algal-based fuels and biomaterials? India, China, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Israel, the EU, or the US. The NAABB’s globe-trotting chief parses it out. In New Mexico, Dr. Jose Olivares is

January 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Biomass Power to Help Push Mitr Phol Revenue to Bt100 bn in Three Years

by Nalin Viboonchart   (The Nation)  Mitr Phol Group targets revenue of Bt100 billion within three years, driven by sugar-related businesses such as ethanol and the biomass power plants it is investing in here and in China, Laos, and possibly Australia. The

January 12, 2012 Read Full Article

DDGs Use to Exceed Supply

(AllAboutFeed)  ...Despite initial concerns about the capacity of US or foreign livestock feeders to utilise DDGs, they are now the second largest category of processed feed used in the US, amounting to an estimated 29.1 million metric tonnes in 2010/11. The

January 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Profiles in Scale-up: China, Nigeria Ink Deal to Invest $2.55B in 15 Integrated Biorefinery Projects

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Nigeria, Bloomberg and several local outlets are reporting that the Nigerian government has signed a $2.55 billion development deal with Global Biofuels, to construct 15 integrated biorefineries throughout the West African nation. According to reports,

January 06, 2012 Read Full Article

New Biofuel Production Technologies: Overview of These Expanding Sectors and the Challenges Facing Them

(IFP Energies Nouvelles)  The numerous research programmes looking at new-generation biofuels that were initiated over the last ten years are now starting to bear fruit. Although no plants are producing and marketing biofuels yet, the large-scale, industrial feasibility of second-generation biofuel production at

December 30, 2011 Read Full Article

China Initiative to Curb Illegal Use of Waste Vegetable Oil

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  A crackdown in China aimed at eliminating the illegal practice of using waste cooking oil to produce food products could increase the amount of the waste material available for biodiesel producers. On Dec. 12, the

December 14, 2011 Read Full Article

Mario Garnero Addresses Council on Foreign Relations and Columbia on 'Powerhouse Nations'

(MarketWatch)  Mario Garnero, Chairman of Brasilinvest, Brazil's pioneer merchant bank, stated that BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) can no longer be simply described as 'Emerging Markets'. Their economic, political and energy status make them 'Powerhouse Nations'. The Chairman of

December 12, 2011 Read Full Article

China to the Rescue: U.S. Project Developers Look to China for Financial Support

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The U.S. federal government continually names China as being a country to beat in the clean energy race. However, increasingly, cellulosic ethanol producers and technology developers are coming to view China not as a

December 08, 2011 Read Full Article

FuturaGene Opens R&D Centre in China

(Biofuels International)  FuturaGene, a woody crop plantation company for the bioenergy and biofuel markets, has opened a new biotech R&D centre in China. Although Futuragene has been working in China through partnerships with universities and research institutes over the last six

December 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Africa's Farmland in Demand: 'Is There a Better Place than This?'

by Rick Westhead (The Star)  ...Indian industrialist Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi has his eye on this lush scenery, too, but he sees something much different: the potential for large-scale commercial farming. Karuturi, from the South Indian city of Bangalore, envisions the fields

December 05, 2011 Read Full Article

AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd.: Update on Acquisition of Plantations

(AMG/MarketWire)  AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ABG), a Canadian publicly traded company, wishes to provide an update on the progress of its acquisition of a 133 hectare jatropha plantation and a 201 hectare eucalyptus plantation, and the

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Monster Mash, or the Case of the Micro-Spider’s Web

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...Philippe Marlière, co-founder of Global Bioenergies and president of its Scientific Advisory Board, comments: “Carbon monoxide combines the attractive features of biochemical versatility and virtuous sourcing. Most importantly, carbon monoxide retains a large part of

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

The 10 Biofuels Priorities for 2012

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, more than 350 delegates gathered at Advanced Biofuesl Markets to set industry priorities for the next six months,seal partnerships,  and exchange outlooks on 2012. It didn’t take long for the Top 10 priorities

November 10, 2011 Read Full Article

China Completes First Biofuel Jet Test Flight

by John C.K. Daly (http://oilprice.com)   On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived from

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Maple Leaf Reforestation to Build Biodiesel Plant in Canada

(Biofuels International)  Energy company Maple Leaf Reforestation (MLR) is to open a biodiesel facility in British Columbia, Canada, using next generation feedstock. ...MLR aims to tap into this market, using the yellowhorn tree as a feedstock, which comes from China

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

BlueFire Renewables Signs Financing MOU for Its Fulton, Mississippi Biorefinery and Other Projects in the U.S. and China

(PR NewsWire)  BlueFire Renewables, Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with China Huadian Engineering Co. LTD to

October 31, 2011 Read Full Article

Air China, Boeing and Industry Partners Conduct First Chinese Sustainable Biofuel Flight

(PR NewsWire)  Air China, Boeing , and Chinese and U.S. aviation energy partners today conducted China's first sustainable biofuel flight. The two-hour mainland flight from Beijing Capital International Airport was witnessed by officials from both countries and highlights the viability of using

October 28, 2011 Read Full Article

UBE Signs B2.4bn Ethanol Deal with China

(Bangkok Post)  Ubon Bio Ethanol Co (UBE), an affiliate of Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP), has won a deal to ship 100 million litres of ethanol per year worth 2.4 billion baht to China. The shipments averaging 300,000 litres per day will

October 27, 2011 Read Full Article

Henan Tianguan Expands the Capacity of Cellulosic Ethanol

(SB Wire)  Henan Tianguan Fuel Ethanol Co., Ltd. (Henan Tianguan) plans to launch cellulosic ethanol plants to expand its capacity gradually in next three years, which is expected to reach 120,000t/a in 2014, according to CCM’s October Issue of Industrial

October 17, 2011 Read Full Article

Uganda: Planned Sweet Sorghum Project to Create 250 Jobs

by Dennis Picco (Esse Community)  Up to 250 jobs are expected to be created in Kayunga District, Uganda, after the launch of the Sweet Sorghum Energy Plant. The plant will use sweet sorghum stems as the primary raw material. The $30m (Shs78b)

October 14, 2011 Read Full Article

FuturaGene and GXAS Collaborate for Sustainable Biofuel Production

(Biofuels International)  FuturaGene, a company dedicated to enhancing the yield and sustainability of woody crops for biofuels and biopower, and Guangxi Academy of Sciences (GXAS) have entered into a development agreement. Under the agreement, FuturaGene and GXAS, which is primarily focussed

October 12, 2011 Read Full Article

Air China Announced to Join SAFUG

(Air China/Bernama/MREM)  Recently, Air China officially announced to become a member of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG). Being the first Chinese airline of the Group, Air China will be in line with other members to support the commercial use of

October 10, 2011 Read Full Article

Is Asia Ready for Commercial Algae Production?

by Toby Price   (Renewable Energy Magazine)  ...Government-subsidised researchers are hunting for local algae strains, while clean tech companies are exploding and foreign investors are tying up deals to bring algae production technologies to China and the rest of Asia.

October 07, 2011 Read Full Article

XTL, the Path to Scale: Accelergy CTO Rocco Fiato

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A major trend emerging from the conference was a broad agreement on the strong potential for XTL fuels – that is, fuels that combined both fossil and biomass inputs, to provide the opportunities for massive

October 04, 2011 Read Full Article

Bright Future of Cellulosic Ethanol in China

(SBWire)  CCM’s September Issue of Industrial Biotechnology China News has come out recently, revealing there is huge potential in China’s cellulosic ethanol market. Cellulosic ethanol, representing a high-end clean energy, can replace the traditional grain ethanol. In fact, Japanese nuclear accident makes

October 03, 2011 Read Full Article

COFCO Accelerating Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Producion Line

(SBWire)   COFCO's first phase of the cellulosic ethanol production line will lay a foundation in Zhaodong, in December 2011. The first phase of the cellulosic ethanol production line with capacity of 50,000t/a in COFCO Corporation (COFCO) will lay a foundation

September 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Geithner Slams China's Intellectual Property Policies

(Fox News/Reuters)  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that China is holding to its decades-old strategy to steal American intellectual property, in a pointed statement reflecting U.S. officials' growing impatience with Beijing. "They have made possible systematic stealing of intellectual property

September 23, 2011 Read Full Article

Conversion Pathways for Bioenergy: Upgrading of Intermediates: Hybrid Routes to Fuels and Chemicals

Laurel Harmon (LanzaTech Inc.) LanzaTech, Inc., was founded in January 2005 by CSO Dr. Sean Simpson in New Zealand. Funds were mainly from New Zealand government US$ 10M, Khosla Ventures US$ 12M in 2007 and Qiming Ventures US$

September 20, 2011 Read Full Article

China is Interested in Biofuels – Why Not the West?

by John C.K. Daly (OilPrice.com/Clean Techies)   ...According to PetroChina’s Petrochemical Research Institute deputy chief engineer Fu Xingguo, China is looking at generating 933,000 tons annually of fuel ethanol and 165,000 tons of biodiesel. According to Fu, China is looking to

September 15, 2011 Read Full Article

AMG Bioenergy Launches Jatropha, Eucalytpus Venture in China

(StreetInsider.com/AMG Bioenergy)  AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd., ... a Canadian publicly traded company, announces that it has incorporated AMG Bioenergy Plantations Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary corporation incorporated under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Subsidiary"). The

September 10, 2011 Read Full Article

It’s All about Sugar as Prices Surge and Supply Fears Grow

by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia)  ...We imagine “food vs fuel” in terms of grain shortages, but where food and fuel actually collide is on the global sugar markets. “While sugar is widely available in the west and its price

September 08, 2011 Read Full Article

GBL and Songyuan Laihe Chemical Company (Laihe) Enter into a Technology Collaboration Agreement

(Green Biologics)   GBL and Laihe Chemical Co. a company focused on producing bio-fuels and bio-chemicals from non-food bio-mass resources have entered into a collaborative development and licensing agreement  in China. Under the terms of the agreement GBL and Laihe

September 02, 2011 Read Full Article

China’s Vision for Renewable Energy: The Status of Bioenergy and Bioproduct Research and Commercialization

Elizabeth R. Nesbitt, Paul Thiers, Johnway Gao, Sharon Shoemaker, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Julie Carrier, Joy Doran-Peterson, John Morgan, Guangyi Wang, Pierre Christian Wensel, Shulin Chen  (Journal of International Commerce and Economics)  The Chinese government is vigorously promoting commercialization of renewable energy and bioproducts, given environmental issues plus food, energy, and national security concerns,

August 30, 2011 Read Full Article

China and Biofuels - Stir-Fry or Fly?

by Dr. John C.K. Daly  (IBTimes)  While biofuel production is one of the rising energy stars of the 21st century, it is unlikely to become a significant source for China in the near future, as the country's arable land is devoted

August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
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