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Fertilizer Production at North Dakota Ethanol Plants Explored

by Mikkel Pates (Prairie Business) Colorado company Agrebon Inc. and North Dakota partners are in discussions with North Dakota’s two largest ethanol plants in Casselton and Hankinson to build small-scale nitrogen fertilizer factories on their campuses. ...Each $20 million fertilizer plant would

April 08, 2013 Read Full Article

ACC Clean Energy Challenge Announces Elite Eight Plus Two, Will Vie to Reach Final Four

(Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute/PR NewsWire)  The $100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge, a business plan competition supported by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) encouraging students from universities in the southeastern United States to develop business plans

April 05, 2013 Read Full Article

BioNitrogen Signs Second Supply Agreement with United Suppliers – Is Urea on the Move?

by Jim Lane (BioBased Digest)  In Florida, BioNitrogen Corp. announced that it has signed a supply agreement with United Suppliers, Inc. for the offtake of urea fertilizer for its planned plants in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. United Suppliers is owned by

April 05, 2013 Read Full Article

Genuine Bio Fuel Inc.’s Second Chance Program Proves to Be a Model for Successful Hiring in the Biodiesel Industry

(PR Web/Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc.)  Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc., a privately funded leader in the biodiesel fuel industry, has successfully designed a unique employment program to enrich the Florida’s Indiantown community. Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc., a leading biodiesel producer of Florida, has designed a

April 05, 2013 Read Full Article

Florida Bill Would Repeal Ethanol Requirement

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  A bill has been introduced in the Florida legislature that would repeal the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard Act. Currently, the Florida law requires that all gasoline sold or offered for sale by a terminal supplier, importer, blender or wholesaler

March 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Biorefinery 2015 – The Shape of Advanced Biofuels to Come – Part II

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Today in part II, we look at a new set of technologies coming along that are redefining our ideas about scale and cost. ... A barrier to long term deployment? The $11 per gallon average capital

March 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Cleantech Open to Expand to South Florida — Expects Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels, BioEnergy and Algae Startups in Its Mix

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Florida, the Cleantech Open, which has helped startups raise $800 million for over 700 alumni since its inception in 2006, announced that it is expanding to South Florida to attract the best and brightest

March 19, 2013 Read Full Article

Algenol Hits 9K Gallons/Acre Mark for Algae-to-Ethanol Process

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Algae pioneer now at 50% above original productivity target — aims to complete demo in 2013, head for commercial-scale in 2014. In Florida, Algenol confirmed that the company had exceeded production rates 9,000 gallons of ethanol

March 12, 2013 Read Full Article

Big Oil’s Big Smear?

by Brad Krohn (Biofuels Digest/United States EnviroFuels, LLC)   Big Oil’s best kept secret from the American consumer is Brazil’s fuel ethanol mandate, which started during the 1970s as a result of the OPEC oil embargoes. In Brazil, where ethanol

March 04, 2013 Read Full Article

Dubai Giant Invests in Algenol

by Jeff Lytle (NaplesNews.com)  ...Paul Woods, founder and CEO of Algenol Biofuels, which is making ethanol from algae and is about to go into major production, said global giant Reliance Industries Limited has put up $100 million. That, he said, is

February 22, 2013 Read Full Article

The Renewable Fuel Standard Works

by Jeremy Martin and Jim Collins (Politico) The fuels of the future are here today, and we can thank Congress for enacting the Renewable Fuel Standard. This bedrock policy has brought us to the point where the first commercial facilities producing

February 11, 2013 Read Full Article

Florida Innovates with Its Eucalyptus and Citrus for Biomass Production

by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World)  By taking full advantage of both its natural subtropical climate and its own citrus resources, Florida's fledgling biomass energy sector looks to be finally coming into its own. Two recent initiatives tackle biomass conversion from very

January 22, 2013 Read Full Article

Mazda's Newest Race Cars Are Powered By Chicken Guts

by Joann Muller (Forbes)  When the grueling 2013 Rolex 24 endurance race kicks off at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 26, the field will include three Mazda6 race cars powered by an unusual type of renewable fuel. The ultra-clean, synthetic diesel fuel is made from

January 21, 2013 Read Full Article

Trash-to-Ethanol Plant Awaits Progress on Florida Project

by Carrie Napoleon (Chicago SunTimes/Post-Tribune)  Until the first commercial trash-to-ethanol plant in Vero Beach, Fla., is up and running, plans by a local construction consortium to take over a similar project here are in a holding pattern. Ed Cleveland, spokesman for

January 18, 2013 Read Full Article

Bill Would Get Rid of Florida's Ethanol Mandate

by Troy Kinsey (BayNews9.com)  ...Republican representative Matt Gaetz is filing a bill to do away with Florida’s ethanol mandate. ...“It's not the final solution to our energy needs, but it certainly can supplement our energy needs.  If a choice is between

January 14, 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

What Do People Think About Biofuels?

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  What do people in the Southeast think about biofuels? Do they support biofuel ventures? Who will grow the biomass? Will those in established industries fight against it? These are just a few of the questions researchers

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Local Company Recognized for Biofuel Testing

by Randal Yakey (The News Herald)   ... Popular Science magazine has named Applied Research Associates and their partners among the 25 science stories of the year for their research work with biofuels. On Oct. 29, Applied Research Associates (ARA) and

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Cane for Biomass Promising in South Carolina Testing

by Roy Robertson (Southeast Farm Press)  • Steve Kresovich is part of a team of USC researchers looking for crops that can be adapted to less productive and often under-utilized South Carolina soils. • The end goal, Kresovich says, is to

December 27, 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

Cellulosic Biofuel to Surge in 2013 After First U.S. Plants Open

by Andrew Herndon  (Bloomberg/Renewable Energy World)  Cellulosic biofuel companies will boost production almost 20-fold in 2013 as the first high-volume refineries go into operation, signaling a shift from an experimental fuel into a commercially viable industry. Production of the fuel made

December 18, 2012 Read Full Article

USDA Grants Support Sustainable Bioenergy Production

(US Department of Agriculture)    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Vilsack highlighted the

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Solazyme Crosses the Rubicon

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Next-gen renewable oils producer achieves first linear scale-up to 500,000 liter fermenters — clears path for large commercial production volumes. ...To date, no next-generation producer had successfully achieved linear scale-up in 500,000 liter (or larger) fermenters.

December 14, 2012 Read Full Article

GBF Signs 1000th Member to Oil-to-Fuel Restaurant Program

(Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc./Biodiesel Magazine)  Florida-based restaurants have been flocking to Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc.’s Oil-to-Fuel Program. GBF recently celebrated signing on board its 1000th member, making the recycled used cooking oil for cash program a huge success. ...The company supplies restaurants with

November 30, 2012 Read Full Article

New Fort Myers Plant Creating Biodiesel out of Restaurants' Used Cooking Oil

by Laura Layden (NaplesNews.com)  ...Now he's (Christian Colarusso) challenged, with the new biodiesel plant revving up a few weeks ago. The multimillion-dollar plant is owned and operated by FL Biofuels LLC, a start-up that now has more than a dozen employees. "The

November 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Fuel From Waste, Poised at a Milestone

by Matthew L. Wald (New York Times)  For years, scientists and engineers have been juggling various combinations of acids, steam, bacteria, catalysts and the digestive juices of microorganisms to convert agricultural waste and even household garbage into motor fuel. So far,

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Effort to Kill Trash-to-Ethanol Contract Fails

by Marc Chase (Northwest Indiana Times)  ...The board voted at the beginning of the year to find Powers Energy in breach of contract for failing to deliver on its promise to secure land and financing to construct a plant in

November 16, 2012 Read Full Article

After the Election: Biofuels and the Next Four Years

by Brent Erickson (BIO/Biofuels Digest)  For the advanced biofuels industry, the 2012 election turned on Senate races. ...The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has jurisdiction over the RFS. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will remain Chairwoman, but recent media reports have raised

November 08, 2012 Read Full Article

COLUMN-BP Biofuel U-Turn Upsets Second Generation: Wynn

by Gerard Wynn (Reuters)  BP's decision to scrap plans for a U.S. cellulosic ethanol refinery is a setback for second generation biofuels and opens the door to alternatives including Brazilian sugar ethanol, biodiesel and electric vehicles. The United States wants to

November 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Profiling Team Romney: Florida Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam

by Tim Portz (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  At 22 years of age, fifth-generation cattle rancher and citrus grower Adam Putnam was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and was later appointed chairman of that body’s agriculture committee. Putnam, national chairman

October 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) Powers Gulfstream Flights To NBAA

(Honeywell/MarketWatch/PR NewsWire)  Five aircraft fly together for the first time using renewable jet fuel to National Business Aviation Association convention UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) produced using Honeywell's UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process powered demonstration

October 29, 2012 Read Full Article

The October Surprise: BP Cancels Plans for US Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Florida, BP announced it is canceling plans to build a 36 million gallon commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Highlands County. The company said that it would refocus its US biofuels strategy on R&D, as

October 26, 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

Tampa Port Works to Begin Operation of 96-Car Ethanol Unit Train

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  There are two ethanol-related firsts at the new Tampa Gateway Rail terminal in Florida. The Port of Tampa now has the nation’s first ethanol unit train-to-refined productions pipeline and Florida’s first on-dock unit train

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

LS9 Scales Up in Chemical Business As Biofuels Industry Re-Tools

by Bernadette Tansey (Xconomy)  The South San Francisco company LS9 recently produced five tons of industrial chemicals from plant sugars at a Florida demonstration facility, a step toward proving that its genetically engineered microbes can manufacture carbon compounds and fuels at a commercial

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Slip Sliding Away: Grease Thieves Strike East Tennessee

by Jamie Satterfield (Knoxnews.com)  Every month in the Southeast, thieves rob Griffin Industries of $1.6 million. So why does Mike McCombs struggle to get law enforcers to care? Because what law enforcement sees as greasy waste is actually liquid gold. "A lot

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Elephant Grass Has Potential as Biofuel Crop in Southern States

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   A drought tolerant grass known as elephant grass or napiergrass that is fed to cattle in the tropics is being studied as a possible cellulosic ethanol feedstock in southern states, with encouraging results. The

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels Plant Up and Running in Lee County

(WinkNews)  ...The motors started running bright and early at 6:00 Saturday morning at FL Biofuels. The facility, which is located next to the State Farmer's Market on Edison Ave, will turn vegetable oil into Diesel. The company received a $500,000 grant

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

The Greening of Dow, the Dao of Dow

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...The story goes back some time, at least to the formation of Cargill Dow – now NatureWorks – a joint venture which Dow eventually left to Cargill as Dow’s views on the sector changed with

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Local Firm Using Seeds for Biofuel for Jets

by Randal Yakey (The News Herald)   Steve Baxley, the senior engineer at Applied Research Associates (ARA), stood Monday among jars of fluids, beakers and equipment, holding a tiny amount of seeds in the palm of his hand. They are carinata

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

The Sherpas: 7 Biofuels Feedstock Developers Clearing Paths to the Summit

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Every great biofuels technology has its own companion feedstock strategy – with unique advantages and technical challenges.  Who’s got what it takes to be a great Sherpa, providing that feedstock or intermediates edge that puts

October 15, 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

BP Site Finally Sees Activity

by Gary Pinnell  (Equities.com/Highlands Today)  After four years of talk, British Petroleum still hasn't built that ethanol production facility on State Road 70, at the southeastern edge of Highlands County. However, activity is increasing: --Plans were filed and construction has begun on

October 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Tough Races: 9 Friends of Energy Independence in Tight 2012 Political Campaigns

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s a year of low congressional approval and not much congressional action. But every election is an important one, and there’s lots of unfinished business from this past cycle. Here are nine friends of energy independence

October 03, 2012 Read Full Article

Heard it Through the Grapevine: Useful Facts and Scuttlebutt from the Algae Biomass Summit

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Jobs, global expansion, proteins vs fuels, new R&D funding – all the big issues are under debate both on and off the floor at the Algae Biomass Summit. ...Jobs   Dr. John Benemann projected on stage that,

September 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Port of Tampa Prepares to Unveil New Railroad Line to Boost Cargo, Ethanol Markets

by Jamal Thalji (Tampa Bay Times)  The transformation of the Port of Tampa will start on land. The port is nearing completion of the $11 million Tampa Gateway Rail Terminal, a 2-mile rail loop that will speed the unloading of ethanol-bearing trains

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Take It to the Limit: Algenol and Rising Yields in Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Algenol hits 7000 gallon per acre mark in field operations. What’s the impact for Algenol, for energy independence, for the cost of transport fuel? ...Algenol CEO Paul Woods revealed that the company, at its 4-acre, outdoor

September 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Finding the Right Biofuels for the Southeast: A Range of Alternatives

(US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service)  ...Of the five regions, the Southeast has the greatest natural capacity in the continental United States, with sufficient sunshine, soils, water, and other natural resources to produce more than 10 billion gallons of

September 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels Companies Showcase Progress

by Colleen Lerro  (BIO)  Wednesday at the National Press Club, several advanced biofuels companies joined BIO to showcase the progress the industry has made in recent years. U.S. companies have worked to rapidly scale up advanced biofuel technology – through pilot

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Farm Waste Biofuels Plant LS9 Starts Production

by Paul Brinkman (South Florida Business Journal)  Officials at LS9, a new biofuel plant in Okeechobee, said Monday it completed its first production run of fatty alcohols, which are used in detergents. The San Francisco-based company unveiled the Okeechobee facility this

September 11, 2012 Read Full Article

BP Biofuels Targets Gulf Coast for Energy Crop Production

by Luke Geiver (Biomass Magazine)  A new research effort by BP Biofuels has reaffirmed the energy giant’s role in the Gulf Coast region’s economic health. Through a three-year project, BP Biofuels will work with Texas AgriLife Research to develop advanced

September 07, 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

Meanwhile, the Next Generation Advanced Biofuels Industry Is Scaling Up

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  Cleaner, more sustainable, more climate-friendly, more affordable advanced biofuels are closer to reality than many outside the industry seem to think. At least three new, advanced biofuel biorefineries are being commissioned this year, and at

August 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Drought Sparks Intense Fight over RFS Waiver

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...Talk of a possible renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver request became a reality in mid-August, when the U.S. EPA was officially petitioned. The clock starts on a 90-day deadline and a public comment period

August 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Entrepreneur-Grower Developing a Blueprint to Make Sugarcane a Fuel

(Sunshine State News)  Picture a fuel that doesn't come from the Middle East, costs as much as six times less to produce than corn ethanol and could actuallyhelp the environment. That's ethanol from sugarcane, which grows like weeds in Florida, and it made something

August 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Genuine Bio-Fuel to Open Biodiesel Refinery in Lincoln Park, NJ

(Genuine Bio-Fuel/Biodiesel Magazine)  Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc., headquartered in Indiantown, Fla., expands its operations to Lincoln Park, N.J., with the build-out of a state-of-the-art biodiesel refinery at the Lincoln Park Airport, while creating15 to 30 new jobs in the process. Genuine Bio-Fuel

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

BP Biofuels, Texas AgriLife Research Sign Agreement to Advance Biofuel Feedstock Development

(Texas AgriLife)  BP Biofuels and Texas AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System, have signed a three-year agreement to develop and commercialize cellulosic feedstocks for the production of advanced biofuels. The collaboration will utilize AgriLife Research’s diverse high biomass

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazil Is Zooming Ahead on Ethanol

by Weiner and George Clingan (Miami Herald)  As the world watches the 2012 London Olympics, the United States ought to brace for a looming embarrassment at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Unless we act fast, everyone will see Brazilians

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Eco Ventures Awarded Local Permits for Biofuel Production; Company Anticipates Commencing Commercial Biofuel Production in Q1-13

(PRNewswire) Eco Ventures Group, Inc., an emerging producer of diversified, sustainable alternative energy, today announced that both Lake County and the City of Groveland, Florida have awarded the Company biofuel fabrication, manufacturing and sales permits. Along with the County's permits, the City of Groveland passage of ordinance

August 09, 2012 Read Full Article

INEOS Bio Facility Receives Registrations from U.S. EPA for Production and Sale of Next Generation Cellulosic Ethanol.

(INEOS Bio)  Florida project is first large-scale facility to receive registrations for the production of advanced cellulosic biofuels from non-food vegetative waste materials INEOS Bio announced that its joint venture project in Florida has been granted Parts 79 and 80 registrations from

August 09, 2012 Read Full Article

See for Yourself: New BIO Book Showcases Visible Progress in Industrial Biotech

(Biotechnology Industry Organization)  BIO recently introduced a picture book of biorefineries across the United States,“Visible Progress in Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels, Biobased Products and Renewable Chemicals”, which showcases commercial, demonstration and even new pilot facilities. Some of these facilities have been in

July 31, 2012 Read Full Article

NCERC Converts Corn Bran to Fuel for First Time in History

by David Pruitt   (The Alestle)  On July 16 and 17, John Caupert, director of SIUE’s National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, met with USDA officials about a new process the NCERC has discovered to use corn more efficiently in the production

July 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Ineos Completes Construction of US Biorefinery JV Project

(Platts)  Construction of Ineos' $130 million biorefinery joint venture project in the US has been completed, with production expected to begin in the second half of 2012, said Peter Williams, CEO of Ineos Bio, the Switzerland-based company's bioenergy business. The project,

July 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Ancient Tree Crop Provides Compelling Investment Opportunity

(PR Web)  Mason & Morse Farmland Group Partners with TerViva Regarding Pongamia Projects A California company has come up with a compelling twist on farmland investing for private clients and institutional investors focusing on real assets. This farmland investment model, however,

July 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Building Opportunity: New Tax Credits in Florida Aim to Incent Economic Development and Job Creation Through Biofuel Infrastructure Investments

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  ...Specifically, the bill provides a sales tax refund for materials used in the distribution of blends of B10 through neat B100, ethanol blends of E10-E100, and other renewable fuels produced with biomass feedstock and used

July 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Dyadic Launches AlternaFuel CMAX3 Enzyme with Broad Operating Range

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Florida, Dyadic International unveiled its latest biofuels enzyme advancement, AlternaFuel CMAX3. This next generation product enables the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals from a wide range of renewable non-food feedstocks under broad operating

July 18, 2012 Read Full Article

BP Eyes Wind, Biofuels in Alternative Energy

by Meghan Schiller (Medill News Service/Wall Street Journal)  The head of BP’s alternative-energy business on Tuesday said biofuel and wind are the stars of the field as the firm ramps up its presence. Katrina Landis, CEO of BP’s alternative energy business, said

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

REAP Funding Announced for Blender, Flex-Fuel Pump Projects

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Out of 430 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awards announced by the USDA June 25, four were for blender pumps or flex fuel pumps. In all, projects in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and South

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

RFA Partners with Talker Likis to Educate about Ethanol

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Getting out the facts about ethanol is what the Renewable Fuels Association is all about. That’s why the RFA is partnering with car-talk host Bobby Likis to extend their ethanol educational outreach to automotive service professionals. This

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Air Force Tests Jet Using Gevo Biofuel

by Mark Harden (BizJournals.com/Denver Business Journal)  The U.S. Air Force has flown the first successful test flight using a type of biofuel provided by Colorado’s Gevo Inc. The single-seat, twin-engine Air Force A-10 Thunder Bolt jet flew June 28 at Eglin

July 04, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Report Visits Bobby Likis

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  This edition of “The Ethanol Report” features comments from Bobby Likis of the Bobby Likis Car Clinic Network, a radio, television and internet distributed automotive talk show that recently partnered with the Renewable Fuels Association to help educate both

July 03, 2012 Read Full Article

BioTork Announces Collaboration with BASF

(BioTork)  Harnessing the Power of Adaptive Evolution to Further Improve the Efficiency of Metabolic Engineering BioTork announces collaboration with BASF to optimize certain microbial strains for the industrial production of bio-based polymers and green chemicals. After six months of collaboration, BASF and

June 14, 2012 Read Full Article

LS9 Opens Its Innovative Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Plant in Florida

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  One of biofuels’ hottest companies transitions from research phase to operating phase with opening of demo plant in Okeechobee – what’s next, and where? ...The opening of that fermenter column is what the VIPs are coming

June 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Clean Technology: US Policy Aids Second Generation Biofuel Push

by Guy Chazan (Financial Times)  In the world of biofuels, all eyes are on the tiny northern Italian town of Crescentino, site of the world’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which will start production this year. The venture might be small,

June 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Yecch, Ptooey! The 13 Oddest and Strangest Biofuels Feedstocks

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Most of the stories we write at the Digest on the subject of biofuels feedstocks fall into the well-established realms of normal. But every once in  a while, a feedstock emerges that is so compellingly

June 04, 2012 Read Full Article

Sorghum Goes Epic, or Is That EPEC? A Primer on Biofuels’ Underdog Feedstock

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  What’s up? What’s next? New pathways, plus country-by-country yield data. Sorghum. It’s a feedstock right out the pages of the old South –  sorghum syrup served with corn bread and Lowcountry boils. ...There’s sweet sorghum and grain

May 30, 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

Ceres Sweet Sorghum Hybrids Processed by Amyris

(Ceres)  • Pilot project validates U.S.-produced sweet sorghum as a potential feedstock for advanced biofuels and bio-products. • Conversion efficiency of sweet sorghum sugars were similar to sugarcane. Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERE) today announced its improved sweet sorghum hybrids

May 04, 2012 Read Full Article

UF-Led Research Team Selected for $125 Million Joint U.S.-India Energy Project

(University of Florida)  A University of Florida-led research team has been selected to participate in a five-year, $125 million energy project involving the United States and India, U.S. Department of Energy officials have announced. Known as the Joint Clean Energy Research and

April 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Steel in the Ground: The Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plants in the World Are Ready to Prove Their Mettle

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Guido Ghisolfi is a confident man. A chemical engineer by trade, at 55, he’s already spent three decades leading research and development (R&D) activities at Italy-based Mossi & Ghisolfi Group, a $3 billion per

April 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Intensive 3-crop Rotation May Boost Biofuel Economics

by Vicky Boyd (The Grower)  Growing a biofuels crop on old citrus ground or rotating it with vegetables just doesn’t pencil out, even with today’s high fuel prices. But add in a legume cover crop and another short-season oilseed crop, and

April 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Scott Defies Tea Party on Renewable-Energy Bill

by Jim Saunders (The News Service of Florida/Orlando Sentinel)  Gov. Rick Scott late Friday disregarded pressure from tea party and conservative groups and a controversial measure including tax breaks for renewable-energy production to become law without his signature. Scott's decision effectively gives a victory to

April 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Used Cooking Oil Turns to Biodiesel in South Florida

by Doreen Hemlock (SunSentinel)  ...A $4 million biodiesel plant is now being built, the largest to serve the tri-county area. The South Florida plant will convert waste cooking oil from suppliers such as restaurants at Miami International Airport to biodiesel, with some to be

April 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Blends Overtaking Gasoline Supply Chain

(OPISNet.com)  It’s been a long time coming, but ethanol now dominates the U.S. gasoline blending landscape. The number of wholesale terminals supplying only conventional clear gasoline for truck loadings has trimmed down to just nine out of about 325 rack

March 23, 2012 Read Full Article

No Farm Bill, No Tier 3—Not until after the Election; Sundrop Fuels Presents an Alternative

By Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  At the March 21 Bioenergy Day on Capitol Hill, discussion focused on the need for a continued Renewable Fuels Standard, reviews of the history of biofuels, assessment of current questioning of biofuels as viable

March 23, 2012 Read Full Article

BP and Biofuels: Beyond Petroleum, Big Plans, Brazil Principally

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  BP to showcase capabilities in low-carbon fuels at 2012 London Olympics. BP Biofuels chief Phil New outlines the BP’s path towards “getting biofuels right”. “6 percent of the entire BP workforce is now working in biofuels,”

March 22, 2012 Read Full Article

DeltaWing: The Future Has Arrived

by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The future arrived yesterday (March 15, 2012) at about 1:00 pm EDT. It arrived in Sebring, Florida. It came shrouded in a black tarp. By the time it drove away, it had shattered every conception

March 16, 2012 Read Full Article

State Concerned with Algae-to-Ethanol Process of Fort Myers Company

by Laura Layden (Naples News)  State concerns with a Southwest Florida company’s plans to make ethanol from algae may have stalled the business’s expansion. Tucked inside an energy bill the Legislature approved in the final hours of its recent session is

March 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Growing Ambitions

by Pamela Glinski (Highlands Today)  Vercipia is no more. The name has been changed to BP Biofuels, Highlands Ethanol LLC, explained Mike Milicevic, the agricultural operations manager for the company. Vercipia was a joint-venture company formed when Verenium and BP decided

March 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Maverick BioFuels and TopLine Energy Systems Announce Joint Technology Development Initiative

(Maverick BioFuels)  Companies will integrate technologies to accelerate the cost competitive production of transportation fuels and bioplastics from biomass and waste feedstocks... Maverick Biofuels, a second-generation biofuels and bioplastics technology company, and TopLine Energy Systems (TES) , an advanced technology manufacturer

March 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Team Aims to Make Sugarcane, Sorghum into Oil-Producing Crops

(University of Illinois)  With the support of a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers will take the first steps toward engineering two new oil-rich crops. They aim to boost the natural, oil-producing capabilities of sugarcane and

March 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Engineering Grad Student Debuts On-Campus Biodiesel Processor

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Ever since she was little Michelle Rodio was fascinated with trying to make the world a better place. While growing up, partaking in recycling and other ecofriendly initiatives became a natural part of her life.

February 22, 2012 Read Full Article

PetroAlgae Changes Name to Parabel to Better Reflect New Strategy

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Melbourne, Fla.-based PetroAlgae Inc. has changed its name to Parabel Inc. According to information released by the company, the new name better reflects its strategic changes and commercial milestones. “In the past year, the company has

February 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Florida-Based Grease Recycling Company Signs on New Clients

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Florida-based grease recycling company Freedom Environmental Services Inc. recently announced it has signed service contracts with 14 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q restaurants to provide ongoing grease trap maintenance and the collection and processing of yellow

February 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Homeowners and Businesses Who Invest in Renewable Energy Could Get a Tax Break under Plan

by Mary Ellen Klas  (Miami Herald)  Legislators revive the debate over renewable energy in Florida with a Senate bill that promises tax credits for companies and homeowners. ...The bill, SB 7202, would allow for large companies, such as large as Walmart

January 31, 2012 Read Full Article

'Generic Fuel' Might Make Good Slogan

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol – the generic fuel. Nice phrase that might have some merit as a slogan. It’s adapted from a letter to the editor from Merle Wise, Sebastian, Fla. that was posted on www.tcpalm.com, the website of

January 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Freedom Comes to Vero Beach

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In Vero Beach, Florida, they’ll be celebrating Tax Freedom Day, but also Energy Freedom Day. As of April 15th, the 8 million gallon INEOS Bio cellulosic ethanol plant is expected to be mechanically complete. Now, eight

January 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Mid-State Energy Brings E85 to Ft. Myers, Fla. Drivers

by Ann Marie Edwards (DomesticFuel.com)  ...The Ft. Myers Marathon station, opened the E85 station last week. Mid-State Energy also opened up a Circle K E85 fueling station in 2010 in Lake Wales, Fla., with partner Protec Fuel. ...Protec Fuel, based in Florida, has

January 16, 2012 Read Full Article

University of Florida, Buckeye Dedicate Ethanol Production Facility in Perry

(Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida)  Many building dedications feature a ribbon-cutting; this one included a front-end loader ceremoniously dumping a scoopful of pulverized sugarcane stalks. It was an appropriate way to mark yesterday’s official launch of

January 12, 2012 Read Full Article

The Litmus Test: 8 Projects for 2012 Will Test Perceptions, Reality for Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...First commercial projects from newly-minted public companies Solazyme, Gevo and KiOR. Two trash-to-biofuels projects from INEOS Bio and Enerkem, located in Florida and Alberta. Europe’s largest biosuccinic acid project, scheduled to be opened by DSM

January 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Florida Agriculture Seeking to Enter Ethanol Business

by Aaron Deslatte (Orlando Sentinel)  ...Since 2006, Republican lawmakers and governors have created and disbanded an energy commission; funded and de-funded solar initiatives; and created tax incentives for renewable energy producers that expired before the industry could take root. They

January 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Algenol Biofuels Inc. Establishes Florida Gulf Coast University Scholarship Fund

(Eagle News)  The Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation has received a $250,000 pledge from Algenol Biofuels Inc. to create theAlgenol Biofuels Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship Fund. Juniors and seniors at the University who are majoring in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental engineering

January 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Fla. Shouldn't Give up on Renewable Fuels

(Orlando Sentinel) Editorial:  ...This month a state House panel approved a bill to repeal the 2008 state law that requires most gasoline sold in Florida to include up to 10 percent ethanol. Sponsor Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Fort Walton

December 29, 2011 Read Full Article

U.S. Army Goes All Jay Leno on Cyclone Biofuel Steam Engines

by Tina Casey (CleanTechnica) The U.S. Army is developing high tech steam engines that can run on biofuels, and not just for show. The steam engines, manufactured by Florida-based Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc, will be used in combat vehicles including the Arbrams M1

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Over $100 Million to Promote Innovative and Clean-Fuel Transit Projects

(US Department of Transportation)  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today (November 17, 2011) announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation’s dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century ‘green’ jobs

December 09, 2011 Read Full Article

Indian River Bio-Ethanol Plant Earns Initial Tax Abatement Approval

by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm.com)  The nation's first waste-derived bio-ethanol plant won initial approval Tuesday to avoid paying almost $956,000 in county property taxes during its first 10 years of operation. In a series of 14-0 votes, the county Economic Development

December 07, 2011 Read Full Article

PetroAlgae’s IPO: The 10-Minute Version

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side?  In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. ... PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision

December 07, 2011 Read Full Article

Navy Maritime Surface Craft Sets Speed Record on Algal Fuel Blend

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine)  In a continued effort to test and validate advanced biofuel utilization in both air and sea crafts, the U.S. Navy successfully concluded its final demonstration of the year Dec. 7-9 with operational testing of a

December 03, 2011 Read Full Article

What's Not to Like about Developing and Using Biofuels? Nothing

(Highlands Today) Editorial:  ...We believe ethanol is a big part of the immediate solution to U.S. fuel shortages. Our country must become energy independent. Nothing can bring us to our knees quicker than having someone shut off oil to our

November 16, 2011 Read Full Article

Future Fuels Institute at Florida State University Recognized as a Waters Center of Innovation

(PR NewsWire/MarketWatch)  Analytical Technology Fueling Institute's Fundamental Energy Research Waters Corporation today (November 15, 2011) welcomed the Future Fuels Institute at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida into its Centers of Innovation Program. The Future Fuels Institute under its director, Dr. Chang

November 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Nebraska Ethanol Board Part of New Flex Fuel Campaign

(Nebraska Farmer)  USDA grant intended to make drivers more aware of flex fuel vehicles and ethanol's benefits involves Nebraska and five other states. A grant awarded by USDA will be used to promote flex fuel vehicles, flex fuel pumps, and driver

November 11, 2011 Read Full Article

The BP Biofuels Story

by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine)  ...“I came to the U.S. four years ago to really make what we wanted to be on a piece of paper a reality,” she (Sue Ellerbusch, president of BP Biofuels North America) tells Biorefining Magazine. That reality for

November 10, 2011 Read Full Article

MATT HARTWIG: Ethanol's critics cite outdated, misleading data

by Matt Hartwig (Northwest Florida Daily News) Opinion: In a Nov. 2 editorial (“Florida’s ethanol escapade”), the Northwest Florida Daily News mischaracterized my remarks to a reporter and extrapolated conclusions that simply were not there. ...First, America produced more than 13

November 10, 2011 Read Full Article

Camelina Field Trials, Biodiesel Evaluation Continue in Fla.

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Florida-based Green Oil Solutions Inc. has announced the successful production of camelina biodiesel, from field trials to harvesting, pressing and processing. According to Steve Edmonds, the company’s director of industry and development, the fuel was

November 10, 2011 Read Full Article

Lincoln Energy Nearly Triples Ethanol Transport Fleet

by Matt Soberg (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Lincoln Energy Solutions will nearly triple its ethanol and biodiesel transportation services, increasing its current fleet to 16 tankers with seven additional units scheduled to arrive by year end. With over 30 years of

November 08, 2011 Read Full Article

LS9 Significantly Expands Production

(LS9/GlobeNewsWire)  LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of renewable and sustainable products, today announced that it has successfully scaled its technology to the 20,000 liter scale, demonstrating continued progress in the scale-up and commercialization of its bio-based chemicals

November 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Algae Demo Plant Grand Opening Scheduled for Nov. 17 in Fla.

(Culturing Solutions/Biorefining Magazine)  Tampa, Fla.-based Culturing Solutions will host the grand opening of its algae-to-biofuel demonstration plant in New Port Richey, Fla., on Nov. 17. The company says it will produce transportation fuel, energy, nutritional products, cosmetics, medicine and other

November 03, 2011 Read Full Article

FlexFuel Vehicle Education Project Announced

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  A new public education project to reach drivers of FlexFuel Vehicles (FFVs) by working with state Motor Vehicle Administrations (MVA) was announced today by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Clean Fuels Foundation. As a part

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Raising 'Sugar-Cane': Investigative Report into Ethanol Industry Battles

by Les Coleman, Deb Courson Smith (Public News Service - SD)   ...Flo-Sun, through subsidiaries such as Florida Crystals and Domino Foods, has milling and refining operations around the world. The rulers of Flo-Sun are Palm Beach-based brothers Pepe and

November 01, 2011 Read Full Article

South Florida Community College Seeks Grants to Start Bioenergy Program

by Marc Valero (Highlands Today)  With ethanol production poised to bring jobs and a major economic impact to Highlands County, South Florida Community College is partnering with biofuels companies to create a bioenergy education program. SFCC hopes to secure grant funding to

October 31, 2011 Read Full Article

PetroAlgae's Protein Achieves Successful Test Results for Human Consumption

(PetroAlgae)  University Studies Underscore Potential to be New, Large-Scale Protein Source PetroAlgae Inc., a global provider of licensed technology that produces micro-crops for renewable protein, feed, and fuel products announced today the completion of the first phases of two studies showing that

October 27, 2011 Read Full Article

BP Commits $Billions to Biofuel Development and Production

by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries)  A BP executive was quoted recently that biofuels are obtained from “renewable wells” which is an oil man’s way of saying we are drilling for energy as usual but for different raw material. Key to

October 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Dividing Corn Stover Makes Ethanol Conversion More Efficient

(PhysOrg.com/Purdue University)  Not all parts of a corn stalk are equal, and they shouldn't be treated that way when creating cellulosic ethanol, say Purdue University researchers. When corn stover is processed to make cellulosic ethanol, everything is ground down and blended together.

October 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Algenol Breaks Ground on Pilot Biorefinery in Florida

(Ethanol Producer Magazine/Algenol)  Algenol Biofuels Inc. broke ground on the construction of its pilot-scale integrated biorefinery on Oct. 24.  This production facility will be the first large-scale deployment of Algenol's patented and trademarked Direct To Ethanol technology, which produces ethanol

October 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Tree Breeding Technique Identified for Better Bioenergy Use

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Researchers from the University of Florida have found a way for tree breeders to create a new pine variety in about six years—less than half than the more than 13 years it takes without

October 17, 2011 Read Full Article

Biorefining from Waste Plastics, Algae

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine)  Sean Arnold, chief operating officer for Cleveland, Ohio-based Vadxx Energy and Lawrence Walmsley, CEO of New York-based Culture Fuels Inc. discussed how waste plastics and algae are viable feedstock for the production of green fuels, chemicals

October 13, 2011 Read Full Article

Navy Exchange Offers E85 to Pensacola Drivers

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has partnered with Protec Fuel to provide more 85 percent ethanol fuel to flex fuel vehicle (FFV) drivers in Pensacola, Florida. NEXCOM opened its sixth E85 station on a U.S. Navy base

October 10, 2011 Read Full Article

BP Biofuels Goes for Full Vertical Integration, in US Cellulosic Ethanol Expansion

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...Susan Ellerbusch:  Now, at BP there are dozens of BP people who are experts in growing crops design, farm logistics. We are building an agriculture team after having acquired the biotech parts. ...Yes, every move

October 10, 2011 Read Full Article

County Told Ethanol Plant Will Be $100 Million Boost

by Ed Baldridge (News Sun)  ...Bradley Krohn, manager of Highlands EnviroFuels LLC., presented an project status report to the County Commissioners on building a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. The new plant site has been secured at the southwest corner of U.S. 27

October 06, 2011 Read Full Article

ArborGen Partners with University of Florida to Advance Pine-based Biofuels as Part of $6.3 Million DOE ARPA-E Grant

(BusinessWire/ArborGen)   Research team to develop genetically improved Loblolly Pine trees that yield greater amounts of terpene for use in transportation biofuels ArborGen, a world leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity of trees for wood,

October 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Atlas Capital Holdings, Inc.'s Subsidiary Pilot Program to Produce Algae With Biofuel Applications

(MarketWire/Atlas Capital Holdings, Inc.)  Atlas Capital Holdings Inc. (the "Company") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary AlgaeTek System's Pilot Program to produce algae will include biofuel applications. In August, the USDA, Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy announced an historic commitment

October 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Department of Energy Awards $2 Million for National University Clean Energy Business Challenge to Jump Start Young Entrepreneurship

(US Department of Energy)  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $2 million over three years for six regional awardees to create and administer a network of student-focused business creation competitions and inspire young entrepreneurs to found innovative, clean

October 03, 2011 Read Full Article

Department of Energy Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects

(Department of Energy/ARPA-E)  ARPA-E Projects in 25 States Will Accelerate Innovation in Clean Energy Technologies, Increase America's Competitiveness and Create Jobs Arun Majumdar, Director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), today announced 60 cutting-edge research projects aimed

September 30, 2011 Read Full Article

Filta Expands Waste Oil Collection Network

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  A growing number of restaurants and other industrial facilities that use cooking oil will be frying green as Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions opened three new franchise locations in the U.S.—North Dakota, Florida and Virginia—to offer

September 26, 2011 Read Full Article

CSX, Kinder Morgan Team up for Ethanol Hub at Port of Tampa

(Tampa Bay Business Journal)  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners , CSX Corp. and the Tampa Port Authority finalized an agreement to bring ethanol into the Tampa market via the nation’s first ethanol unit train-to-pipeline distribution system. TPA will build rail track

September 20, 2011 Read Full Article

How To Choose What To Plant For Biofuel

By: Sarah Zielinski  (Smithsonian Magazine)   If one of the goals of growing plants for biofuel is to be kinder to the environment than you are by extracting oil from the earth, you wouldn’t want to plant anything that could be harmful to

September 16, 2011 Read Full Article

Gaetz Bill Would Let Gasoline Sellers off the Ethanol Hook

by Tom McLaughlin (TheDestinLog.com)  State Rep. Matt Gaetz has proposed the repeal of the Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act. If a bill he introduced in early August becomes law, gasoline distributors would no longer be required to sell fuel containing 9

September 08, 2011 Read Full Article

An 'Energy Policy' Bought and Paid for

(Ocala.com) Editorial:  Here's what's wrong with America's energy "policy." Reeling under a crippling deficit, Congress steadfastly refuses to eliminate lucrative tax breaks and subsidies for the most profitable companies in the world — the oil and gas industries. And never mind

September 07, 2011 Read Full Article

Planet Ozone, Stuart, Helps Protect the Earth with New Fuel Option

(TCPalm.com)  As its name implies, Planet Ozone in Stuart, aims to help protect the ozone, even though it is technically a gas station. This week, in time for Labor Day travel fueling, they’ve taken it a step further by offering

August 30, 2011 Read Full Article

Study Shows Alligator Fat an Effective Biodiesel Feedstock

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have shown alligator fat to be an effective feedstock for biodiesel production. The team, led by Rakesh Bajpai, has published its findings in the American Chemical Society

August 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere

(Chemistry News Articles)  Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle emissions. Brian Giebel, a Marine and Atmospheric

August 22, 2011 Read Full Article

INEOS Bio JV Closes $75m in Private Financing Under USDA Loan Guarantee Program for Advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

(INEOS Bio/PR NewsWire)  Florida project is first large-scale advanced biorefinery facility in U.S. to close financing in latest round of USDA backed financing INEOS Bio announced that its joint venture project closed private financing on a $75m loan backed by a Loan Guarantee

August 19, 2011 Read Full Article

USDA, DOE Award 10 R&D Grants for Advanced Bioenergy Feedstocks

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA and DOE have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research into improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of growing biofuel and bioenergy crops.  The USDA and DOE

August 12, 2011 Read Full Article

Don’t Blame Ethanol for Rising Corn Prices

by John Block (Miami Herald)   ...Critics of renewable fuels keep claiming that the production of American ethanol threatens the food supply and raises food prices. Not true. There just isn’t any statistical evidence that increased ethanol production results in rising food

August 11, 2011 Read Full Article

Phase Shift: 12 Hot Gas-Based Biofuels Technologies

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...But a new generation of technologies is coming along fast, primarily in advanced biofuels, which is gasifying biomass at the front end along its path towards making fuels, chemicals or other biomaterials – or in

August 09, 2011 Read Full Article

Technique Measures Ethanol Isotopes from Vehicle, Plant Emissions

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Researchers at the University of Miami Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently developed a technique to measure ethanol isotopes and discovered that the ethanol found in urban air and vehicle exhaust has

August 09, 2011 Read Full Article

Who’s on the List? The U.S. EPA Pegs a Handful of Cellulosic Producers to Contribute to Next Year’s RFS Goal

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  In June, the U.S EPA issued its proposal to reduce the coming year’s cellulosic biofuels volume target for the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The RFS goals set by Congress in 2007 call for increasing

August 04, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Plant's Opening in Southern Indian River Delayed until Summer 2012

by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm.com)  The opening of the nation's first waste-derived bio-ethanol plant is running a few months behind schedule, officials said Tuesday, but not by enough time to cause concern. "We hope to be up and running by this

August 04, 2011 Read Full Article

The Loaves and the Fishes: Drop-In Renewable Biofuels, from Unlikely Sources

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...A conversation with Terrabon COO Simon Upfill-Brown ...BD: Fuels or chemicals, for the first project? SU-B: We are still very much focused on fuel, we feel that fuel is the way to go for the first plant

August 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Growing Algae on Landfill Sludge at University of Florida

by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine)  Researchers at the University of Florida are looking at ways to grow algae in landfill leachate, or the coffee colored liquid sludge that pools at the bottom of landfills as the waste decomposes. Landfill

July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
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