(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
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Back TO HOMEWaste Rice Crops Provide Promise for Sustainable Fuels of the Future
(University of Nottingham) Scientists from The University of Nottingham have received vital funding to create new biofuels which will address the urgent need to find alternatives to fossil fuels. Researchers from the University and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
November 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Need Leg Work to Transport Real Information on GM Crops: Bayer
(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) There is a need to educate, communicate and spread more information about Genetically Modified crops in India to quell people's apprehensions about their safety, according to Bayer Crop Sciences CEO,Liam Condon. "I think it is a very big topic, not
November 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Chennai Garbage Can Generate 12 Crore Litre of Aviation Fuel
by C Shivakumar (New India Express) The 5,000 tonnes of garbage generated in the city per day has the potential to be converted to 12 crore litre of aviation fuel and 4.5 crore litre of diesel per year. An expert told
November 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Biodiesel to Become Available in another Indian State
(Biofuels International) The first biodiesel pump in the state of Maharashtra, India is set to arrive by the end of the year. It will be operated by My Eco Energy in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad and the biodiesel is set to be
October 31, 2013 Read Full Article
My Eco Energy Entering Bio-Diesel Market
by Alka Kshirsagar (The Hindu Business Line) Pune-based My Eco Energy is entering the bio-diesel market and the company plans to manufacture the fuel in three locations across the country, and also retail it. The company is currently in talks to acquire
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Poultry Meat Turns into Valuable Bio-Diesel Source
by M.K. Ananth (The Hindu) Dr. John Abraham, a research scholar in the Veterinary College and Research Institute (VC&RI), here has developed processes that can extract bio-diesel from poultry carcases in a cost-effective manner. The project for his Ph.D. won
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Sugar Industry for Direct Manufacture of Ethanol
by Dilip Kumar Jha (Business Standard) A practice prevalent globally, to reduce fuel needs Sugar mills have urged the government to allow direct manufacturing of ethanol from cane. A practice prevalent globally, to reduce fuel needs, it is currently banned in India
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
India-Finland Ink Clean Technology Pact to Produce Ethanol
(Business Standard) In a first of its kind initiative to promote use of clean technologies, India and Finland today signed an agreement to produce Ethanol and reduce India's dependence on its import. Under the initiative, state run explorer ONGC and Finnish
October 15, 2013 Read Full Article
India's Struggling Sugar Mills Seek Solace in Ethanol
by Rajendra Jadhav (Reuters) * Govt wants oil companies to achieve 5 pct blending of ethanol in gasoline * Hopes to reduce record current account deficit by cutting crude imports * Demand for ethanol will give sugar mills a shot in the
October 15, 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
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
Trains to Be Trialed on Jatropha Biodiesel
(Biofuels International) Biodiesel made via jatropha has been cleared for field trials on trains in India. The Research Design Standard Organisation, a division of Indian Railways, has passed the fuel developed by the Central Salt Marine and Chemical Research Institute to
September 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Seeking Delta: Biofuels, Algae, Natgas, CO2 and the Finding of True Value
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... “What you really are in the business of,” Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee reflects, “is capturing the arbitrage between the commodity price of your most expensive feedstock — and the price of your finished molecule plus
September 09, 2013 Read Full Article
10% Ethanol Blending Can Save Rs 9000cr of FX: Shree Renuka
(MoneyControl.com) According to Narendra Murkumbi, blending 10 percent ethanol in petrol will reduce sugar surplus by almost one million to one-an-half-million tonne and that will be beneficial for the sugar industry. Overall, manadatory ethanol blending by the government will have
September 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Aemetis Announces EPA Approval as the First Converted Corn Ethanol Plant to Produce D5 Advanced Biofuels Using Sorghum/Biogas/CHP
(Fort Mill Times) Aemetis California Plant Approved for Same Low-Carbon Biofuels Category as Brazilian Ethanol Aemetis, Inc. (OTCQB: AMTX), an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, announced today that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Aemetis approval to produce
September 04, 2013 Read Full Article
The Hurtlin’, Tumblin’, Twistin’ of the Big Energy Rollercoaster
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But is the real RINsanity the focus on RINsanity itself? We might be more focused on the insanely huge amounts of energy demand that are coming, and what the heck we are going to about it,
August 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Sonamar and VayuGrid to Develop BioEnergy Zones Across Haiti
(MoneyLife/PR NewsWire) BioEnergy Zones Will Lead the Way Towards Socially Inclusive and Economically Sustainable Livelihood Haiti based Sonamar S.A. and Bangalore based VayuGrid have signed a joint venture agreement for developing BioEnergy Zones across Haiti. These BioEnergy Zones will produce renewable
August 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Problems Galore in Biofuel Programme, Says Official
(Deccan Herald) The governments, both at the Central and State levels, have realised the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels and implement the biofuel programmes, said Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, V Umesh on Monday. Speaking on the
August 14, 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
Biofuel Sector Needs Government Support
(The Hindu) The biofuel sector needs government support till it (the sector) becomes stable, said V. Umesh, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner. Inaugurating the World Biofuel Day celebrations organised by the Karnataka State Biofuel Board here on Monday, Mr. Umesh, who
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
5-Year Research MOU to Further Pongamia Development in India
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Tree Oils India Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture to conduct collaborative research over the next five years for developing an alternate farming system focused on
August 14, 2013 Read Full Article
7 Hot Energy Crops for Advanced Biofuels: What’s Happening?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Miscanthus, sorghum, switchgrass, jatropha, camelina, carinata, and arundo. Who’s doing what to bring these crops to scale — and who are the potential big winners? ... Just when you start feeling great about bagasse or stover, you
August 08, 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
Alternative Biofuel Crops to Fuel the Future of the Poor
(EurekAlert/World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)) The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched the IFAD-ICRAF Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops, an initiative focused on providing clean energy for rural communities, enhancing
July 24, 2013 Read Full Article
IOC-DBT Centre and LanzaTech Sign Agreement for Development of Micro-Algae Technology
(The Economic Times/India Times) In a significant development aimed at boosting research in bio-fuels in the country on micro-algae technology, Indian Oil and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have jointly set up a Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research. This centre is located on
July 22, 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
Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis
by Chidambaram Gunanathan, David Milstein (Science Magazine) Conventional oxidations of organic compounds formally transfer hydrogen atoms from the substrate to an acceptor molecule such as oxygen, a metal oxide, or a sacrificial olefin. In acceptorless dehydrogenation (AD) reactions, catalytic scission of
July 22, 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
BIO World Congress Cellulosic Ethanol Panel: The Latest on Commercialization Progress
by David Glass (D Glass Associates) One of the morning sessions at the Tenth Annual BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology put four of the companies in the forefront of commercial development of cellulosic ethanol on the same panel. Although
June 18, 2013 Read Full Article
What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ethanol Fuel?
(WiseGEEK) In an effort to find a viable alternative to foreign oil, many politicians and environmental groups have been heavily promoting the advantages of ethanol fuel. Ethanol is a primarily plant-based fuel which can be produced from such sources as sugar
June 06, 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
SG Biofuels Sees Deal in Southeast Asia or Africa in Six Months
by Louise Downing (Bloomberg) SG Biofuels Inc., the green fuel biotech company working with Airbus SAS, is seeking a partner in Southeast Asia or Africa and expects to complete a cooperation deal within 180 days to expand its business into new markets. ...The company
April 05, 2013 Read Full Article
International Regulation of Microorganisms for Biofuel or Chemical Production: Europe, Asia and Australia
by David Glass (DGlassAssociates.com) In two blog entries in 2010, I described the possible regulatory regimes that might affect the use of genetically modified microorganisms or plants in the production of biofuels or bio-based chemicals, focusing on Canada and Europe. In a post last
March 26, 2013 Read Full Article
SGB Confirms Genetic Diversity of Jatropha Is Comparable to Corn
(SG Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine) ...Through the use of new genetic technologies, SGB’s scientists have revealed that the company’s germplasm collection can be divided into a number of distinct heterotic clades, or genetically related groupings of plants. In contrast to previous studies, these
March 20, 2013 Read Full Article
MOU Signed to Develop Jatropha Plantations in West Africa
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Jatropha developer JOil Pte. Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with West Africa alternative energy grower and jatropha processor Agritech Faso SA. JOil and Agritech will explore the development of more than 600,000 acres
March 13, 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
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
Inside the Military's Clean-Energy Revolution
by Julia Whitty (The Atlantic/Mother Jones) ...To get to the Nimitz, 100 miles off Honolulu, our turboprop is flying a 50-50 blend of biofuel and standard JP-5 shipboard aviation fuel. The biofuel is made from algae plus waste cooking oil. This
February 28, 2013 Read Full Article
VayuGrid Signs Agreement for Biofuel Zones in Zambia
(VayuGrid/PR NewsWire) EEP-SEA Selects VayuSap™ Among 168 Other Projects for a Grant of Over $1 Million India-based VayuGrid and Zambia-based BetterWorld Energy have inked an agreement to partner on VayuSap™ biofuel development zones in Zambia. The development zones, based on Elite VayuSap™ trees, will
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Praj to Start Building India Sugar-Cane Waste Fuel Plant by May
by Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Praj Industries Ltd., an engineering company backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, expects to begin construction on a $30 million biofuel demonstration plant in India before building one in the U.S. Construction on the 30,000-litre (7,925-gallon) facility will
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Tree Seeds Offer Potential for Sustainable Biofuels
(Phys.Org) Tree seeds, rather than biomass or fuel crop plants, could represent an abundant source of renewable energy, according to research published in the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management. The study suggests that seeds from the Indian mahua
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Acid-Catalyzed Esterification of Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) Oil with High Free Fatty Acids for Biodiesel Production
by K.V. Thiruvengadaravi, J. Nandagopal, P. Baskaralingam, V. Sathya Selva Bala, S. Sivanesan (Fuel/Science Direct) We report the production of a biodiesel fuel by acid-catalyzed esterification of high free fatty acid (FFA) karanja oil (KO). Pretreated KO was converted to biodiesel
January 17, 2013 Read Full Article
Plan to Produce Ethanol from Cashew Apple, Coffee Pulp
(The Hindu) Y.B. Ramakrishna, Executive Chairman, Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board, said on Saturday that the board was planning to set up pilot plants for production of bio-ethanol from cashew apple and coffee pulp in the coastal belt in the
January 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Sorghum Acres to Grow Due to Drought Tolerance, New Varieties
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sorghum is poised to come into its own as an alternative to corn. It proved its mettle in the 2012 drought, producing decent dryland yields with very little rainfall. And, with the U.S.
December 31, 2012 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Business Academy Starts Campus Biodiesel Initiative Launching Nonfood Biodiesel Science Kit
(Biodiesel Business Academy/EnvironmentalExpert.com/Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP)) ...The students now have the opportunity to make biodiesel from the nonfood oil . The Nonfood Biodiesel Science Kit developed by BBA scientists and education professionals. The kit is an engaging way for science classes
December 26, 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
Biodiesel Business Academy Releases 2013 Calendar of Events
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) India-based Biodiesel Business Academy presents its calendar of events and training programs scheduled in 2013 on nonfood oil-based biofuels. The training portfolio was developed specifically to focus on the needs of commercially minded business executives
December 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Climate Talks Focus on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
by Karl Ritter (Associated Press/Salt Lake Tribune) Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. ...Qatar — the host of U.N. climate talks that
December 10, 2012 Read Full Article
SGB's Jatropha Vision: Jet Fuel Grown from Seeds
by Jennifer Alsever (CNN Money) ... While most of its rivals raced to commercialize the fuel, San Diego-based SG Biofuels took a different path: It hired plant geneticists. They hunkered down in the laboratory to come up with the best genetic variations
December 03, 2012 Read Full Article
India Unveils Bioenergy Road Map
(Algae Industry Magazine) India News reports that their government has just unveiled a road map for the biotechnology sector: “The Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020,” describing innovative technologies and policies for biofuels development in India. The objective for the vision
November 07, 2012 Read Full Article
SG Biofuels Expands Jatropha Platform; Confirms $99 Per Barrel Crude Jatropha Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Jatropha 2.0 crude oil costs drops below Brent crude petroleum price In California, SG Biofuels announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets that it has expanded its global network of hybrid trial and agronomic research sites to 15
October 31, 2012 Read Full Article
The Big Bagasse Biofuels Boom
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Deployment of next-gen bagasse-to-biofuels technologies could expand ethanol production in Brazil, India by 35 percent without land, water intensification. ...Guidance being given by the projects is that capacities could increase by up to 35 percent at
October 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Aemetis Announces Expanded, Global Renewable Jet and Diesel Fuel Technology License Agreement with Chevron Lummus Global
(Business Wire/Daily Finance) Biofuels ISOCONVERSION process licensed by Aemetis to produce 100% replacement renewable jet and diesel fuels from plant and algal oils Aemetis, Inc., an advanced fuels and renewable chemical company, announced today (10/19/2012) that the company signed an expanded,
October 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Cane Growers Want Ban on Sugar Export Lifted
(Times of India) Nearly a thousand sugarcane farmers held a rally at the office of the sugar commissioner on Monday in support of their five demands, which includes lifting ban on export of sugar. The rally was led by farmer leader Raghunath
October 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Praj Focuses on Second Generation Biofuel
by Seema Singh (Forbes India/SME Mentor) ... After three years of technology development and plant engineering, Praj is now building a commercial scale demonstration plant to produce ethanol - also called cellulosic ethanol - from biomass, which could be any form
September 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Finland’s Chempolis in Talks for Biorefinery Plant in India
by Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) Finland’s Chempolis Ltd. is in talks with Indian sugar companies to set up a biorefinery in the South Asia nation. The Oulu-based company, which provides technology that allows raw materials like sugar-cane pulp, bamboo and straw
September 18, 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
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
Tamil Nadu to Have World’s First Biorefinery Using Tannery Waste
by Kumar Chellappan (Daily News and Analysis India) Tamil Nadu will be home to the world’s first biorefinery which will use solid waste generated from tanneries in Vellore district. The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) at Chennai, a unit of the
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Castor Bean Moving Forward On New Biodiesel Crop Opportunity
(Oil Voice) Center for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) has been promoting the farming of Castor bean, a seed producing plant that grows arid/semi arid, as a feedstock for biodiesel. The crop will not compete with food crops, provides a
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Centre for Jatropha Promotion Announces Pongamia Progress
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) recently announced progress on its work with pongamia, a legume tree that bears inedible oilseeds. According to the CJP, it has developed a highly productive variety
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Indian Researchers Study Lipid Production Potential of Fungi
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A research paper published in the peer reviewed journal Microbial Cell Factoriesshows that single-cell oils accumulated by oleaginous fungi have potential for use as a biodiesel feedstock. According to the paper, these fungi could be used
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Hero Seeks Ethanol Engine Partners for Brazil: Corporate India
by Karthikeyan Sundaram and Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), India’s biggest motorcycle maker, is seeking partners for products such as blended-fuel compatible engines as it prepares to tap customers in Brazil and Kenya to combat sliding
June 06, 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
Jairam Has No Faith in Jatropha Biofuel
by Archana Jyoti (Daily Pioneer) The Planning Commission hailed it as a future fuel and the industry projected it as a viable biofuel crop. But the Union Rural Development Ministry led by Jairam Ramesh feels otherwise. Citing negative reports, the Ministry has
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Government Told to Decide Fast on Bio-Fuels Programme: Parliament Panel
(NYDailyNews) Rapping the rural development ministry's land resources department for the "inordinate delay" in finalising a bio-fuels programme, a parliamentary panel has sought for the matter be placed before the cabinet at the earliest for a decision on its continuance. The
May 21, 2012 Read Full Article
INTERVIEW-U.S.-Israeli Firm to Launch Algae Biodiesel in India
by Tova Cohen (Reuters) Algae-based biodiesel producer World Health Energy Holdings (WHEN) plans to begin two commercial projects in India this year and is targeting over $200 million in sales in 2013. The first project, with Prime Inc of India, will grow
May 02, 2012 Read Full Article
India, Brazil to Tie up for Bioenergy
by Prashant Rupera (Times of India) India and Brazil will forge research collaborations in the area of bioenergy. As the first step towards this, professor Bharat Chattoo from M S University (MSU) recently led an Indian delegation sponsored by Government of
May 02, 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
NIIST Sets up Biofuel Facility
(The Hindu Business Line) The biotechnology division of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has set up a Centre for Biofuels. It will be a nodal centre for research in the field, a spokesman for NIIST
April 24, 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
India Official Sheds Light on Local Biodiesel Industry
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Although India’s biodiesel industry is small, it does show potential for growth. This week World Health Energy Holdings announced plans to establish algae biodiesel production in two areas of the country are moving forward. READ MORE
March 29, 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
JOil Sees Tripling of Jatropha Productivity over Next Eight Years through Application of Biotechnology
(CheckBioTech/JOil) JOil (S) Pte Ltd, a scientific bioenergy crop developer of New Generation Jatropha, discussed cutting edge science and biotechnology processes that could increase the present productivity of Jatropha from the less than 1 ton of oil/hectare to 3 tons/hectare
March 12, 2012 Read Full Article
US Legislation to Prohibit Airlines from Joining EU ETS Moves a Step Closer as Senate Bill Receives Bipartisan Support
(GreenAirOnline) A bill introduced into the US upper house by Republican Senator John Thune that would prohibit US aircraft operators from participating in the EU ETS has received backing from Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat. As the Democrats hold
March 09, 2012 Read Full Article
BIA Uses Bio-Fuel for Ground Support
(Daily News and Analysis) The Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has become the first airport in India to adopt bio-fuel in its operations. To improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint, BangaloreInternational Airport Limited (BIAL) on Tuesday announced its partnership with Karnataka StateBiofuel Development Board (KSBDB) for its
February 23, 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
Neeri, Purti to Test Industrial Production of Biofuel from Algae
by Snehlata Shrivastav (Times of India) Moving one step ahead in the development of a technology to produce biodiesel from algae, the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) is now planning to scale up the technology to industrial scale in
February 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Awareness Camps on Biodiesel in Villages
(The Hindu) The Biotechnology Engineering Department of Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Nitte, Karkala, has contacted 500 to 1,000 people in villages near Nitte regarding the production of biodiesel from locally-available seeds. Venkatesh Kamath, lecturer, Biotechnology Engineering Department,
February 07, 2012 Read Full Article
From Seaweed to Biofuels
(Novozymes) A new research collaboration between Novozymes and Sea6 Energy will explore enzymatic technology to produce fuel ethanol, fine chemicals, and protein from seaweed. Novozymes, the world leader in bioinnovation, announced an exploratory research agreement with Sea6 Energy, an India-based company,
January 31, 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
Exploring New Feedstock Sources: Pongomia Shows Promise as New Oil Source
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A legume tree native to tropical and temperate regions around the world is attracting attention as a potential new biodiesel feedstock. Pongamia Pinnata—also known as Millettia Pinnata—produces oil-rich seeds that can be harvested via the
January 23, 2012 Read Full Article
JOil Sees Tripling of Jatropha Productivity over Next Eight Years through Application of Biotechnology
(PRNewsWire/Moneylife) Scientific findings and process on biofuel crop presented in a paper delivered at INSULA (International Scientific Council for Island Development) / RSB (Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels), Conference in UNESCO, Paris JOil (S) Pte Ltd, a scientific bioenergy crop developer of New
January 23, 2012 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Raises $58M in Series C Round; Petronas Becomes Strategic Investor
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In India, LanzaTech is working with Indian Oil and Jindal Power and Steel Limited on a facility to convert industrial waste gases into ethanol. It also has partnered with Concord Blue on a project to
January 23, 2012 Read Full Article
2012 Merger Mania Gets Underway: Green Biologics, Butylfuel Merge
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, Green Biologics Limited announced the merger between GBL and butylfuel Inc., a US-based renewable chemicals and biofuels company. The new company will operate under the Green Biologics name and continue to be
January 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Moving from Jatropha 2.0 to Jatropha 2.$
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In California, SG Biofuels has completed a $17 million Series B financing led by Thomas, McNerney & Partners with participation from Finistere Ventures and current investors Flint Hills Resources and Life Technologies Corporation. ...It (SG Biofuels)
January 17, 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
International Case Challenge and Delhi Sustainable Development Summit January 31, 2012 Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Delhi, India
Case Competitions have emerged as a vital learning opportunity for students. ISEEESA has identified this, and will host its 1st Annual International Case Challenge in Calgary, Canada. This Challenge is offered to all students in post-secondary institutions (undergraduate & graduate)
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Biotech Firms Go after Smart Enzymes to Fuel Energy Sector
by Vishal Dutta (The Times of India/Economic Times) Biotech companies producing industrial enzymes are gradually moving to cellulosic enzymes that help in bio-fuel generation. Enzymes are biological catalysts and when added to agriculture residue speed up the process of producing bio-fuel. The
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Maersk and the U.S. Navy Collaborate on Biofuel Initiative
(The Maritime Executive) Maersk and the U.S. Navy are testing algae-based biofuel on the container ship Maersk Kalmar. The ship is en route from Northern Europe to India. Maersk Kalmar has two key attributes that make it a suitable vessel for
December 13, 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
As Government Talks Strike Out, Business Steps up to Bat
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) This week, while the world’s biofuel producers were busy ramping up production towards the 54.1 billion gallon global capacity predicted by 2015, the people who regulate biofuels and make biofuel policy were mired in
December 09, 2011 Read Full Article
CJP Organizes Global Programmes on Pongamia, Moringa, Jojoba and Castor Biodiesel Crop in 2012
(LowCarbonEconomy.com) ...CJP has the privilege to provide most authoritative Knowledge platform known for Development of Sustainable Non-Food Oil Crop Projects, Programmes and Priorities to Feed Biodiesel Industry Worldwide and has established the Biodiesel Business AcademyÔ (BBA) to provide quality,
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
Indo-UK Joint Research Projects for Bioenergy and Water Dynamics
(ZME Science) Developing alternative but sustainable energy resources to save scarce fossil resources and understanding the dynamics of changing water cycles to improve ecosystems in South Asia. These are the broad areas agreement for green-field collaborative research entered into by India
November 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Qteros Lives, Says New CEO
by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal) Despite layoffs and the removal of its CEO, venture-backed ethanol firm Qteros says it's moving forward with part of its commercialization plan — though it appears work at its Chicopee facility has been halted. ...In 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
UK-India Collaboration on Algal Bioenergy
(Algae Industry Magazine) In New Delhi, India, the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, announced plans for a £10M joint call for sustainable bioenergy research between the UK and India. The call will support collaborative science which
November 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Firm Nandan Targets 25 Percent Sales Rise
(Reuters) India-based biofuel producer Nandan Cleantec expects to grow sales by at least 25 percent every year till 2014-15, on the back of strong demand for its high yielding variety of oilseeds, a top executive said. Nandan develops hybrid varieties of
November 16, 2011 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Makes Its First Commercial Sale
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech has just signed its first commercial customer, marking a milestone in the clean energy technology company’s global development. The customer is Concord Enviro Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd (CES), a Mumbai-based company which has broad ranging investments in various forms
November 08, 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
Promising Biodiesel Crop Needs Time to Prove Itself
by Nina Chestney (The Peninsula) Several new companies are betting on the little-known pongamia pinnata tree as a biodiesel feedstock that does not hurt food production, but a decade or more of research and development is still needed to determine its
October 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Mission NewEnergy Awarded World’s First Jatropha Biofuel ISCC Certification
(Proactive Investors Australia) Biofuels company Mission NewEnergy has become the first commercial scale provider of Jatropha in the world to receive International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its Jatropha contract farming model. ...To qualify for ISCC certification, companies must meet strict
October 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Jatropha a 'Disappointment', D1 Oils Admits
(Agrimoney.com) D1 Oils put its hands up to out-of-pocket investors in jatropha, admitting that the once-lauded oilseed had been a "disappointment", as the group unveiled – yet another – strategy shift. Steven Rudofsky, the D1 Oils chairman, acknowledged that the oilseed, which a
October 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Minister to Inaugurate Biofuel Centre
(Times of India) Karnataka has set a target to achieve 10% blending of biofuel by 2017. Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board has taken up initiatives to popularize the concept of bio-diesel in the state. The centre will have a bio-diesel plant which
October 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Uttarakhand to Replicate Kiwi Biofuel Experiment
by Shishir Prashant (Business Standard) Ruchi Soya, an oilseed company, with a Rs 13,000-crore turnover, wants to replicate the experiment done by New Zealand — of using biodiesel as an alternative green fuel from Jatropha plants, to successfully fly airplanes. For this
September 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Mission Petitions US Regulator for RFS2 Approval of Its g-Palm Biodiesel
(MarketWatch/Mission NewEnergy) Mission NewEnergy Limited , a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, has announced the in-house development of an improved palm oil supply chain process called "Mission g-Palm" that maximizes green house gas savings when producing g-Palm Biodiesel. Mission has
September 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Sugar Mills not Keen on Selling Ethanol to Oil Companies as Alcohol Industry Gives Better Profit
by Jayashree Bhosale & Madhvi Sally (Economic Times) Sugar mills aren't keen on selling ethanol to petroleum marketing companies this year because the byproduct fetches more money if sold to the alcohol industry. The union government launched the ethanol-blending programme last
September 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Study Finds Adding DME to Ethanol/Diesel Emulsion Improves Performance and Lowers Fuel Consumption and Emissions over Emulsion or Base Diesel
(Green Car Congress) In a study published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels, M. P. Ashok of Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India reports that adding dimethyl ether to an ethanol/diesel emulsion results in an increase in brake thermal efficiency and
September 08, 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
Rockwell Automation Launches Biofuels Customer Advisory Council
(India PR Wire) Rockwell Automation announced today that it has launched a Biofuels Customer Advisory Council (CAC) to provide customers with a forum to discuss their needs, challenges and industry opportunities. Rockwell Automation will utilize the customer feedback to guide
September 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Nandan Bio in Biodiesel JV with BPCL, Shapoorji
by Bv Mahalakshmi (The Financial Express) Nandan Biomatrix Ltd, an integrated R&D company for neutraceuticals and medicinal plants, has signed agreements with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Shapoorji and Pallonji Ltd to form a JV company for producing biodiesel
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
HPCL Bio Fuel to Start Sugar Production in Bihar Soon
by Shishir Sinha (The Hindu Business Line) What could be seen as a revival of the sugar industry in Bihar, HPCL Bio Fuels Ltd will start producing sugar and ethanol from the coming sugar season starting October. HPCL Bio Fuels Ltd is
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
The Great Jatropha Race
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) With new research on environmental and biomedical benefits of Jatropha is appearing regularly, it’s no wonder that the race for patents is heating up, and fast. Last year Mission New Energy began a joint venture
August 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Karnataka's Second Bio-Diesel Plant to Come up Near Devanahalli
by Aparajita Ray (Daily News and Analysis) A bio-diesel manufacturing unit with a 50-tonne daily capacity will be set up near Devanahalli in four months, Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board chairman YB Ramakrishna told DNA on the sidelines of a World
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
SMBTA News: Mission NewEnergy Provides Entrepreneurship for Indian Farmers and Sustainable Biofuel for Air Travel
(Yahoo!Finance) At a time when the global economy is in need of every boost possible, Mission NewEnergy ... is teaching impoverished farmers in India how to operate a small business by cultivating Jatropha plants for world consumption. Over 1,940,000 acres of otherwise
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Bharat Petroleum, SG Biofuels Ink Deal for Massive Jatropha 2.0 Deployment in India
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, SG Biofuels and Bharat Renewable Energy, a unit of India’s second largest oil company, Bharat Petroleum, signed a landmark commercial agreement to develop and deploy elite hybrids of Jatropha across a total 86,000
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Have We Seen the End of Jatropha as a Potential Biofuel?
by Brian Westenhaus (OilPrice.com) According to Promode Kant from the Institute of Green Economy in India and Shuirong Wu of the Chinese Academy of Forestry some 12.8 million ha (49,421 square miles) are expected to be planted with jatropha by
August 10, 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
Startup Is Using Seaweed To Drive India's Biofuel Thrust
by Hari Pulakkat (Hispanic Business/The Economic Times India ) ...Macroalgae is a technical term for seaweed. It seemed an extremely attractive proposition as an oil source even at first look. Seaweed grows in the shallow ocean waters and doesn't
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Pongamia Shines in New Asian Development Bank Study of Biofuel Production and Use
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) In the Philippines, a new study by that Asian Development Bank finds that “Pongamia provides better economic returns [than other Indian feedstocks]. Even under a 15% social discount rate Pongamia provides a positive NPV,
August 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Nine-Lab Consortium Positive about Micro-Algae as Source of Bio-Fuel
by Adam Halliday (Indian Express) ...As plantations for bio-fuel increasingly nudge out plantations for food, a joint project by nine Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories may be heading towards a solution that could check carbon emissions while
July 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Honeywell Arm to Launch Green Diesel Tech in India
by Subhash Narayan and Noor Mohammad (Financial Express) Move over bio-diesel, the new green diesel is all set to revolutionalise the fuel market by offering cost-effective and environment-friendly solution for the transport sector in the country. US-based diversified technology and
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
GM Builds B100 Vehicles
by Virendra Pandit (ETCGreen.com) The global giant recently joined a tripartite agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, in a $950,000 project in Gujarat for five years. CSMCRI on
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A Car that Runs on Micro Algae Biodiesel
(Deccan Herald) Researchers have claimed to have run a car on B-20 biodiesel derived from marine micro algae. Under the New Millennium India Technology Leadership project (NMITLI), a regular diesel vehicle, Tavera, under full load condition, was successfully test driven
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Indo-US Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center Applications Due August 16, 2011
Energy cooperation is a central element of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership. During President Obama’s November 2010 head of state visit to India, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government of India signed an Agreement to Establish a Joint
July 05, 2011 Read Full Article
World Health Energy Holdings Inc. Announces Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Venture With SHK Energy Projects Private Limited for Algae Commercial Farm Development
(MarketWire/World Health Energy Holdings, Inc.) Algae Project to Produce Biodiesel and Commercial Fish Food World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company developing joint venture partnerships for algae production for biodiesel and commercial fish food, announced today that the
July 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Rural Bio-Resource Comples Biofuel Plant Opened
(IBN Live/The New Indian Express) Governor H R Bhardwaj inaugurated a biofuel plant established by Rural Bio-Fuel Growers Association and promoted by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) at the Rural Bio-Resource Complex Project (RBRC) at Hadonahalli on Saturday (June
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Asia Scrambles to Hasten Biofuels Scale-Up
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) Suddenly it’s scale-up time in Asia and everyone is scrambling for biofuels. Only a few years ago no one believed this could happen. Indian Railways was the only national-scale producer and user of biofuels
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Bid to Boost Jatropha Cultivation
(The Assam Tribune) The Department of Agriculture has taken up a scheme to promotejatropha (Bhot Era) cultivation in Assam for production of bio-diesel. Altogether 137.4 ha of land will be covered under this crop, in the districts of Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Kamrup,
June 20, 2011 Read Full Article
India’s New Food Security Law to Cover 70% of Its Population
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) In India, the fact that good government is the best solution to food vs fuel competition was demonstrated this week when country’s famously tight policy on biofuels production was matched by a new food
June 09, 2011 Read Full Article
500 Govt Buses in Mysore Proposed to Be Run on Biodiesel
(Deccan Herald) Five hundred government buses in Mysore are proposed to be run on bio-diesel starting from this current financial year as per proposals cleared by Karnataka Cabinet today. ...The buses are proposed to be run on bio-diesel under the "Innovative
June 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Biotech Students to Produce Alternate Source of Energy in Surat
(Daily India.com) In a bid to help cut down the price of fuel in the market by using waste material, some biotech students in Surat, Gujarat, are using water hyacinth to produce ethanol, which can be used as an alternate
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. Reaches Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Venture to Develop Algae Biodiesel Production Farm
(MarketWire/World Health Energy Holdings, Inc.) Joint Venture Agreement With Serial Business Founder, David J. Lobo, of Deejay Coconut Farm PVT World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company focused on developing algae farms for the production of biodiesel and fish
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol from Seaweed Project to Get a Major Boost
(Jagran Post) The project of deriving ethanol, a bio-fuel for blending with petrol, from a seaweed is all set to get a major boost, with the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) deciding to ramp up off-shore production
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Funding for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center
(US Department of Energy) As part of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India last November, the Department of Energy has committed $25 million over the next five years to support
May 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Australia and India Tie the Knot on Biotech Research and Free Trade
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...(T)wo of the world’s major biofuel producing nations, India and Australia, announced a joint multi-million dollar biotechnology research program intended to lead to more temperature tolerant crops, better vaccines, healthier foods and greater protection
May 19, 2011 Read Full Article
India Could Replace Gasoline Imports With Ethanol by 2020, Study Shows
By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) ...India can potentially harvest enough bagasse, rice husk and sugar waste to produce as much as 50 billion liters (13 billion gallons) of ethanol without relying on food crops or disrupting agricultural land-use, according
May 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel 2011: The Real Opportunity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) An interview with James Garton, president of Mission Biofuels USA subsidiary. We look at the jatropha 1.0 catastrophe, actual biodiesel capacity in the US, palm biodiesel, the RFS, and more. ...The company broke into the US
May 12, 2011 Read Full Article
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. Announces Signing of Memorandum of Understanding for Development of 250 Acre Algae Farm for Biodiesel Production
(World Health Energy Holdings/MarketWire) World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company operating in the alternative energy sector, announced today that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, GNE-India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Prakash Anthony for a joint
May 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Europe May Introduce Land Use Sustainabilty Criteria
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) This was one of the best weeks yet in the Asian biofuels industry. China decided to promote 2G biofuels production and reduce its CO2 emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020. India moved to
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Food Minister Launches Negotiable Warehouse Receipts
(India Infoline NewsService) Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V.Thomas launched the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System (NWRs) here today. Henceforth, farmers can seek the loan from banks against the warehouse receipts issued to them against their storage.
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Mission Mode Programme on Biofuels and Bioenergy
(India.gov.in) The Department of Biotechnology has launched a mission programme on biofuel from biomass. The thrust is on developing ethanol using Lignocellulosic waste as a raw material, identifying recombinant microbial strains for enhanced ethanol recovery, producing high quality raw material
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Germany Joins up with Lufthansa to Sponsor Biofuel Six Times Worse than Fossil Fuel
by William McLennan (The Ecologist) Campaigners are outraged over airline Lufthansa and German government funding for jatropha biofuels trial The German government is financing a leading European airline’s biofuel trials despite claims from environmental groups it could cause emissions six time
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Role of Nanoadditive Blended Biodiesel Emulsion Fuel on the Working Characteristics of a Diesel Engine
by J. Sadhik Basha and R. B. Anand (Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy) Biodiesel emulsions are considered as the propitious alternative fuels for diesel engines. The need of biodiesel emulsion fuels for the diesel engines is to curtail the dependency
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
CSMCRI in Talks with Companies Regarding Jatropha Biodiese
(Biocommodity.com) Bhavnagar based research institute Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute(CSMCRI), is likely to initiate talks with oil companies for manufacturing jatropha-based biofuel on a commercial scale. “We have recently been granted the US patent for our technology, and now
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
D1 Oils: Siemens Biodiesel Ferry Trial Fuels 40 pct Share-Price Rally
by Jamie Ashcroft (Proactive Investors) Shares in D1 Oils shot up over 40 percent today as it revealed an exciting crude Jatropha oil (CJO) trial with German engineering firm Siemens (ETR:SIE). In the trial Siemens will use D1’s CJO biodiesel