by Charles Lane (The Washington Post) ...The pitch is lyrical, almost religious. It asks consumers to make an economic and
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Back TO HOMENew Reports Reinforce Need to Expand Biofuel Production
by Bob Dinneen (The Hill/Renewable Fuels Association) Given the latest news from two government reports, we need to start changing the
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Until Regulations Are Finalized, Retailers Should Limit E-15 to FFVs
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, PMAA and RFA joined forces to urge their members to limit E-15 sales to Flex Fuel
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
The Future of Biofuels: The Post-Alcohol World
(The Economist) Biofuels are back. This time they might even work. MAKE something people want to buy at a price they can
October 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Building Bioenergy-Savvy Educators
By Linda Brozyna (Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center) For most, the ideal summer vacation does not include donning lab goggles, performing hands
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Free Trade in Asian Palm Biofuels takes Baby Steps Forward, but Maybe It Shouldn’t Have
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...On the one hand, the EU position to allow import of uncertified Malaysian palm
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Malaysian Palm Oil Products Not Affected by EU RED
(The Star) The European Union Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) and its sustainability criteria will not affect Malaysia’s palm oil exports
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Cane Ethanol Leader Brazil Considers Using Corn
by Peter Murphy (Reuters) Sugar cane ethanol pioneer Brazil, which touts the efficiency and environmental qualities of its biofuel, could soon
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Gen. Wesley K. Clark says Ethanol Key to Fixing Economy, National Security
(Growth Energy) For the November/December issue of Washington Monthly magazine, Growth Energy Co-Chair General Wesley K. Clark wrote an in-depth examination
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Obama’s Riding the (Cellulosic) Ethanol Pony—Here’s Why He Should Buck the Trend
by Tom Philpott (Gist) ...Not surprisingly, according to a Reuters account of Vilsack's speech, the USDA chief barely mentioned corn
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Reality Check for 'Miracle' Biofuel Crop
by Miyuki Iiyama and James Onchieku (SciDev) It sounds too good to be true: a biofuel crop that grows on semi-arid lands
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
The Algae Bears Give Their Growl
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pike Research released a report projecting the growth of algal fuel production to only 61 million
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Audi A3 TDI® Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel® Synthetic Fuel
(Rentech, Inc.) ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ drive raised awareness with California political leaders, consumers on 1,000-mile drive The journey was a
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Biofuels Exchange Announces Opening in Colorado
(US Biofuels Exchange) The US Biofuels Exchange, “the US-BX”, has opened today for live Ethanol and Biodiesel trading and will
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Interface :Uniform Format Design and Deployable Process Demonstration Unit
by Dr. Christopher Wright (Research Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory) Dr. Wright's presentation describes his current project on the creation of a mobile
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Interface: Desirable Wood Properties for Biofuels Production
by Dr. Theodore Wegner (Assistant Director, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service) Dr. Wegner begins with an interesting profile
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock-Conversion Interface Projects – Connecting Feedstock Resources to Conversion Processes
by Dr. J. Richard Hess (Biomass Program Technology Manager, Idaho National Laboratory) Dr. Hess details the biomass attributes that impact the
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives --Purpose Grown Trees as an Economical and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock
by Dr. Barbara Wells (President and Chief Executive Officer, Arborgen) Arborgen is an industry leader in tree production and improvement, and
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives -- Ceres, the Energy Crop Company
Anna Rath (Vice President of Commercial Development, Ceres, Inc.) Ceres is a seed company that uses advanced biotechnology to develop and
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives --Miscanthus Commercial Varieties and their Production
by Dr. Neal Gutterson (President and Chief Executive Officer, Mendel Biotechnologies, Inc.) Dr. Gutterson details the activities of Mendel Biotechnologies relevant to
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Logistics: Business Modeling/Planning for Commercial Algae Production
by Dr. Miles Palmer (Founder, Palmer Labs) Dr. Palmer analyzes the capital and operating expenses for commercial algae production, with a variety
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Logistics: Development of a Harvesting System for Short Rotation Willow and Hybrid Poplar Biomass Crops
by Dr. Timothy Volk (Research Associate, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) Dr. Volk proposes a cycle for growing and harvesting
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Logistics: Demonstration of a Large-Scale Integrated Switchgrass Supply Chain
by Dr. Kelly Tiller (President and Chief Executive Officer, Genera Energy, LLC) Dr. Tiller details the large commitment the state of Tennessee
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Logistics: Myths, Mysteries, and Misconceptions
by Bob Matousek (Manager of Plant and Harvesting Research and Development, Agco Corporation) Mr. Matousek's presentation discusses techniques for collecting
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
What Food v. Fuel Debate?
by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy) ...You have one nutritionist with Tyson Foods speaking about the great value of
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet at The White House
(PR NewsWire) Leaders of the advanced biofuel industry personally delivered an important message to the Obama Administration this morning at a
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
US Energy Information Administration Indicates Growth in Renewable Energy
(AZO CleanTech) A recent data released by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates the growing role of
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Stickwitu: Promise Rings, Partnerships in Advanced Bioenergy Grow in Size, Complexity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...for several years we have been tracking the growing complexity and size of the partnerships
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Spring Groundbreaking Eyed for Ethanol Plant
by Scott Gilbert (WITF) The Lancaster County developers behind a proposed ethanol plant hope to break ground in about six
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Woodland Park Firm Hosts renewable Energy Summit
by Andrew Wineke (Colorado Springs Gazette) There’s not a lot of corn in Teller County, but that isn’t stopping Sturman Industries
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
University of Hawaii's New Center Should Aid Renewables
by Sophie Cocke (Pacific Business News) Monday’s grand opening of the Center for Microbial Oceanography at the University of Hawaii Manoa
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
iDiverse Modifies Yeast to Excel under Stress
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Using a proprietary gene construct, California-based iDiverse has successfully modified yeast to be
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Guest Column: Give Farmers Credit Due for Conservation
Dean Taylor (Des Moines Register/Iowa Corn Growers Association) ...Iowa farmers have made measurable progress in conservation and water quality. According
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol and Gasoline Prices
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Ethanol prices have strengthened over the past several months in response to higher corn prices
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Natural vs. Synthetic Flocculents
by Ed Laurent (Water & Oil Technologies, Inc./Algae Industry Magazine) ...In algae production, if synthetic polymers are used to floc
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Senator Nelson Wants Tax Break for Algae Biofuel Companies
by Eric Staats (NaplesNews.com) ...Today, growing algae to turn into biofuel is serious business, and (US Senator Bill) Nelson wants to
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Secretary of Agriculture Looks to Expand Local Ethanol Plant's Efforts Nationwide
by Sarah Bleau (MySouthwestGA.com) ...Congressman Sanford Bishop brought Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to tour First United Ethanol and talk about
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Aloha Delivers First Supply of E85 in Hawaii
(CSP) Believes new E85 station at Marine base will help pave way for wider use in Islands Aloha Petroleum Ltd. last
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Support For 10,000 Ethanol Blender Pumps
(Gerson Lehman Group) ... However, this program may not provide enough incentive for retailers to install new pumps that custom blend
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Swine and Poultry Experts Discuss DDGS Use
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...Dr. Phillip Smith, a nutritionist with Tyson Foods, spoke at the recent Export Exchange event sponsored by
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
How to Get Biofuels Moving Again
by Michael Kanellos and Jim Imbler (Green Tech Media) To help this industry thrive, governments need to develop and implement a
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Life Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for an Ethanol Production Process Based on Blue-Green Algae
by Dexin Luo, Zushou Hu, Dong Gu Choi, Valerie M. Thomas, Matthew J. Realff, and Ronald R. Chance (Environmental Science
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Material Handling for the Biomass Energy Industry
by John Lukas (Harris Group) The Achilles heel of many of the new biomass conversion projects, be they for fuel energy
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
REVIVAL! Hawai’i Bi-O Style: Elite Squad of Scientists Aim to Boost Hawaii via Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Hawaii is a code word meaning “paradise” not only to sun-starved tourists, but to bioenergy
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Refining Equipment Funding Available in Ohio
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The Advancing Biofuels Beyond the Basics program, run by the Ohio Department of Development, is
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Nagoya 2010: Weighing up the Risks and Benefits of Biofuels Development
(United Nations Environment Programme) Water, land use change and invasive species are key factors that must be addressed alongside greenhouse gas
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Is Corn Stover the Next Big Biofuel?
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) If the cobs, stalks and leaves left behind after corn harvest become the next big
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
BIO Joins 50+ Ag Groups in Abandoning Leonardo “Sustainability” Talks
(BIO) Mainstream Agriculture Was Given a “Decidedly Minor Voice” Representatives from national and regional agriculture, food and feed organizations withdrew
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Chemists Improve Synthesis of Biodiesel
by Sahil Luthra (The Brown Daily Herald) Two Brown chemists have developed a more efficient way to produce biodiesel from waste
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Assumptions in the European Union Biofuels Policy: Frictions with Experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique
by David Fig, Jennifer Franco, Lucia Goldfarb. Les Levidow, Mireille Hönicke, Maria Luisa Mendonça (Transnational Insitute) The biofuel project is an
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Catching on with Brazilian Underclass
(Just Means) The MIT's IDEAS Competition challenges members of the MIT community to come up with good ideas that make
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Weyland Look to the Future with the Opening of Their Bioethanol Pilot Plant
(Weyland) Weyland started production of second generation bioethanol at it’s pilot plant in Bergen, Norway. The plant was formally opened by
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Navy Unveils Its 'Mean, Green Riverine Machine' in Norfolk
by Bill Sizemore (Virginia-Pilot) The Navy took a step toward breaking its dependence on petroleum Friday, powering up a boat with
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
How and Why Did Energy-Producing States Skirt the US Recession?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new Biofuels Digest report found that states that produced enough energy to meet their
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Fernando Alonso Beats Red Bulls Using BioGasoline and Cellulosic Ethanol
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) from news reports The Scuderia Ferrari race team announced last week that it would run
October 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Australia Biofuel Output Seen Doubling by 2015
by Bruce Hextall(Reuters) Australia's biofuel production is forecast to more than double by 2015 as new capacity is installed and
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
NREL Releases Biomass Mapping Application
by Jennifer Runyon (Renewable Energy World) A mapping application shows where bio-energy facilities are located now and where more could
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
OriginOil Launches Expert Services Division
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...“For the past three years, hundreds of large companies, entrepreneurs, development agencies and investors have asked for
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization Applauds Passage of Algae Parity Bill
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) is praising the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4168, the Algae-based
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Science Foundation Arizona and ASU Start Algae R&D Center
(Algae Industry Magazine) Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) and Arizona State University (ASU) on have announced the creation of a world-class center
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
PSA Peugeot Citroën and FNSEA to Develop Biofuels
(The Engineer) PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d’Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA), France’s largest farmers’ union, are in discussions
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Study Finds Fumigation Ethanol Operation with Diesel Reduces PM and NOx, While Oxidation Catalyst Reduces Resulting Increased CO and HC
(Green Car Congress) A study by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tianjin University has found that the use
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Illinois College to Develop Biofuels Program
Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Ina, Ill.-based Rend Lake College has received a $60,835 grant from the USDA to support a
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
International Paper Weighs Options for Franklin Production
by Philip Walzer (Virginia Pilot/HamptonRoads.com) International Paper might maintain a presence near Franklin, but the mill won't make paper anymore. In the
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Right to Accelerate Auto Ethanol Usage
by Jim Nussell (The Washington Times) letter to editor Tuesday's Washington Times editorial "Administration caves to Big Corn" (Comment & Analysis)
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Ford College Community Challenge Grants
(Ford) Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been selected as one of the 2010 winners of the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Disputes Lurk behind Biofuel Projects — Study
(The Citizen Reporter) Tanzania urgently needs to put in place a policy framework to guide biofuel crops production and stave off
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Effects of Increased Biofuels on the U.S. Economy in 2022
by Mark Gehlhar, Ashley Winston, and Agapi Somwaru (USDA Economic Research Service) Achieving greater energy security by reducing dependence on foreign
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Biofuels as Prepared for Delivery at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
(EIN News/USDA) ...USDA announced assistance under the Recovery Act for 334 broadband expansions designed to reach more than 6 million
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
New Oil Reports Breakthrough in Processing Algae for Fuel without Dewatering
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Louisiana, New Oil Resources announced that it has developed a process that uses hot, pressurized
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Vilsack Announces Funding for 5 New Biorefineries, FAA Partnership, among Major New Bioenergy Measures
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... "Today, I am directing the Rural Development mission area of USDA within 60 days
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Done Right: Land Efficient Animal Feeds Enable Large Environmental and Energy Benefits
by Bruce E. Dale, Bryan D. Bals, Seungdo Kim and Pragnya Eranki (Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Dept. of Energy Researchers: ILUC Impact "Minimal to Zero"
(Renewable Fuels Association) The unproven notion that expanded U.S. ethanol production means new acres around the world must be brought
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Verenium Announces Regulatory Approval for Purifine(R) PLC in China
(Verenium) Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzyme solutions, today announced that Purifine(R) PLC, the
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Board of Australian Renewable Fuels Announces Biodiesel "Take or Pay" Arrangement
(Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd.) The Board of Australian Renewable Fuels (ASX:ARW) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Boeing to Test China Biofuel
(Chicago Breaking Business/Dow Jones Newswire) Boeing Co., in cooperation with Air China Ltd. and others, plans to test a commercial-jet biofuel
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
OriginOil’s Riggs Eckelberry on CA Prop. 23
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) California’s clean energy initiatives and businesses are at a crossroads, pending the outcome of Proposition
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Military Plan: Get Off Oil By 2040
by Bill Moore (Reuters/EV World) In September, the Center for New American Security (CNAS) issued a 36-page study entitled Fueling
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Value DDGs Exports
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...“For every three bushels of corn that comes in, you get a bushel of DDG out,
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Only Partly to Blame for High Food Prices
(Reuters) * Biofuel demand, tight supplies supporting corn prices * Corn rising to 2008 levels rekindles food vs fuel debate ...But this
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
LakeMaster to Co-locate at Northern Biodiesel Refinery
(Algae Industry Magazine) LakeMaster Corporation, of Rochester, NY, has announced a move to co-locate in space within the refinery of Northern
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
What Do Next-Gen Biofuel Companies Offer the Biotech Investor ?
by John Hamer (Biofuels Digest/Burrill & Co.) One might ask, “What do next-gen biofuel companies offer the biotech investor ?” 1. Well
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Argentine Researchers Find Major Flaws in US EPA’s Indirect Land Use Change Methodology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Argentina, researchers from INTA, analyzing the assumptions of the US EPA’s indirect land use
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce the Potential for Misfueling
(EPA) EPA is concurrently proposing a regulatory program to promote the successful introduction of E15 into commerce by ensuring that E15
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
New Processing Plant for Biofuel Firm
(EADT24) Green energy company Living Fuels has launched a new processing facility to help it meet growing demand. The East Anglia-based firm,
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Microbubbles to Make Biofuel Plants More Economic
(The Engineer) A University of Sheffield researcher has won national recognition for the development of a ’microbubble device’ that promises
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Virent Biogasoline Blended by Shell into Scuderia Ferrari Race Fuel at South Korea Grand Prix
(Virent) Virent’s biogasoline has been blended into fuel supplied by Shell to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Global Consultations on Cassava as Bio-Fuel Open
(Ghana News Agency) Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Monday noted that the commercial cultivation of cassava
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Railway in Hyogo Unveils Biodiesel-Fueled Train
(The Japan Times) Japan's first train to run on biodiesel fuel, in this case refined edible oil, has taken to
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
New Math: Will E15 Rules, Biomass Supply Barriers Frustrate Biofuels’ Best Intentions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In the long term, major oil companies like Shell and ExxonMobil see global transition in the
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Algenol Biofuels Opens State-of-the-Art Labs in Lee County, Florida
(Yahoo! Finance/PR Newswire) U.S. Rep. Connie Mack and Lee County Commissioners Tammy Hall and Ray Judah join in celebrating new advanced
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazilian Scientists Turning Nation into an Agro-Power
By Juan Forero (The Washington Post) ...Once seen as a wasteland, the Cerrado is now the motor of an agro-industry
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Plant to Produce Biodiesel by Months End
by Inderia Saunders (The Nassau Guardian) The production of biodiesel at the Bahamas Waste plant set to start by the end
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
South Africa Could Face Blackouts again Next Year: MaNoa
(Times Live) ... She (MaNoa director Esmé Bluff) says although it's not feasible for everyone, first prize is to get off the
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Quangos Working on Renewable Energy No Longer a 'Priority'
by Damian Carrington and James Randerson (The Guardian) Renewables Advisory Board and Office for Renewable Energy Deployment among bodies axed Two renewable
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Found in the 1978 Archives: President Thanks NASCAR for Converting to E-15 “Gasohol”
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Just looking into the deep recesses of emails and found this: October 16, 1978 Office
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellodextrin Transport in Yeast for Improved Biofuel Production
by Jonathan M. Galazka, Chaoguang Tian, William T. Beeson, Bruno Martinez, N. Louise Glass, Jamie H. D. Cate (Science) Fungal degradation
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Arkansas Receives $20M to Study Renewable Energy
(AP/Bloomberg Businessweek) The Arkansas Science and Technology Authority has received a $20 million grant to study renewable energy. The five-year grant from
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Development of Technology to Produce Biodiesel from Microalgae
(FIS Worldnews) A new project, which is financially supported by the Chilean government, will promote the diversification of energy through
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Fishing Company Begins Cultivating Algae for Biofuel
by Analia Murias (FIS Worldnews) Pesquera San José plans to produce biofuels from brown algae (Macrocystis pyrifera), better known as huiro. With
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Study: Miscanthus Guzzles More Water Than Corn but Soaks Up More Nitrates Too
by Lisa Song (Solve Climate News) Research emerging from the University of Illinois paints an ambiguous picture of the grass's biofuel
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Nebraska Universities Win $20M Research Grant
(AP/Bloomberg Business Week) Several Nebraska universities will share a $20 million grant to develop new research focused on algae and nanotechnology,
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Canada Probes the Frontiers of Biofuel
by Crystal Luxmore (Renewable Energy World) Four enterprising Canadian firms have joined the race to replace fossil fuels with affordable
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Predicting Algal Lipid Content Using NIR Spectroscopy
by Lieve Laurens, Ed Wolfrum, and Al Darzins (NREL/Algae Industry Magazine) At NREL’s National Bioenergy Center, we are working towards developing
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Ready for Commercial-Scale Production
by Natasha Odendaal (Engineering News) Process technology supplier Honeywell UOP is ready to move its green jet fuel into commercial-scale production
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
AltAir Fuels May Fly You on Biofuel Sooner than You Think
by Margaret Santjer (Puget Sound Business Journal) ...Seattle-based AltAir Fuels, which received a $2 million federal stimulus grant this year, plans
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
US Fuel Convoys Under Attack, Amplifies Call for Renewable Energy
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ 8th) came out in support of bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
The Marines Go Green
by Fred Kaplan (Slate) How the military's shift to renewable fuel could lower the entire nation's energy costs. ...The Navy is also
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Syracuse University Partners with Arden-Fox to Support the Advancement of Department of Defense's Net Zero Energy Initiative
(PR Newswire) Syracuse partnership substitutes petroleum diesel with biodiesel Syracuse University today announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Bill Would Establish New Biodiesel Fee
by Erin Voegele (BioDiesel Magazine) Legislation currently pending in Pennsylvania could negatively impact the state’s biodiesel industry. On Oct. 6,
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Giant Sweet Potato May Be Viable Ethanol Feedstock
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...Letterman was doing a special featuring giant vegetables and North Charleston native and horticulturalist, Janice Ryan-Bohac, was
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Danville Center Aims to Grow Biofuel Industry
(GoDanRiver.com) ...On Friday, state and local leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of SEnTeC — a research and development facility that would
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Producers Advance Projects
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producers Magazine) Recent activities in the cellulosic ethanol industry have shown that while financing continues to
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Is the RFS Broken?
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) There’s a growing consensus among the budding cellulosic ethanol community that the renewable fuels
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Poll: Strong Support for Renewable Energy, as Long as It doesn’t Cost Much
by Darren Goode (The Hill) There is strong support for using wind farms and other sources of renewable energy in
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Gas Oil Users Warned to Check for Biodiesel Presence
by Dennis Flower (H&V News) Users of gas oil should prepare for the inclusion of biodiesel following changes in line with
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Petrobras and Novozymes Partner on Cellulosic Ethanol
(Novozymes) Petrobras and Novozymes have entered an agreement to develop a new route to produce second generation biofuel from sugarcane bagasse.
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Maverick Biofuels Plans to Build Pilot Biorefinery in North Carolina
(Maverick Biofuels) Maverick Biofuels, a second-generation biofuels company, October 12, 2010, announced that it is planning to build a pilot scale
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Griffith Trash Pact 60 Percent Higher than Ethanol Plant Fee
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) If the town approves any of three recently opened trash hauling bids, residents here would likely
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
INEOS Bio Secures Key Permits for BioEnergy Center in Florida
(INEOS Bio) INEOS Bio’s first commercial project in the United States has secured key permits to build its waste to
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
National Algae Association Looking to Fast-Track Commercialization
(Algae Industry Magazine) The National Algae Association’s (NAA) collective of producers, researchers, technologists, engineering and equipment manufacturers have developed preliminary
October 16, 2010 Read Full Article
NASCAR Moving to Ethanol Fuel Mix for '11
(NASCAR) NASCAR announced Saturday it will race with E15 fuel in its three national touring series in 2011. Sunoco Green E15
October 16, 2010 Read Full Article
Compact Contractors for America Developing Powdered Algae as Jet Fuel
by Tamra Fakhoorian (Algae Industry Magazine) Recent press about the seemingly novel concept of powdered algae as a jet engine fuel
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Could “Putting the Cow Inside the Plant” Make a New Biofuel?
(Reuters) The Next Big Thing in biofuel might involve genetically engineered plants that digest themselves, making it cheaper to turn
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Dow Chemical Mulls Energy Field Stake
by Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) ...Dow, the largest U.S. chemical producer, consumes about 1 million barrels of oil and natural gas
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Helios Scientific Looks to Bridge Gap with Cellulosic Ethanol at Curwensville Facility
by Aaron T. Evans (Gant Daily) During a press conference on Thursday, Helios Scientific announced the launch of its cellulosic
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
The Massive Potential of U.S. Biofuels
by Al Fin (OilPrice.com) ...Up until now, most people analysing US biofuels potential have failed to look at a realistic
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Kuwaiti Company Inaugurates First Green Fuel Station in Sweden
(Zawya.com) Kuwaiti Petroleum International saidMonday it inaugurated the first station for ED95 environment-friendly fuel in Sweden. The company's public relations and
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazil Set to Assist Tanzania Survey Biofuel Farming Areas
by Beatrice Philamon (IPP Media) Tanzanian and Brazilian experts are expected to carry out a countrywide survey to identify and propose
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies Reaches Milestone
(Biofuels International) A producer of hydrocarbons from renewable resources, Global Bioenergies has reached a key milestone in the development of
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
San Diego Biofuels Company Lands $1.8M Grant
by Onell R. Soto (Sign On San Diego) Pearson Fuels is working on infrastructure to make it easier and cheaper to
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Terrabon: Accelerating Commercialization of Drop-In Fuels, Waste-to-Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) (T)he Digest spent time this week with Gary Luce, CEO of Terrabon, whose advanced biofuels technology
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
RVers Outpace Military In Fuel Cell Use
by Bill Sweetman (Aviation Week) Fuel-cell manufacturer SFC of Germany has rolled out a new product in its line of
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Why Is China Still Hoarding Its Rare Earths?
by Steve LeVine (Foreign Policy) ...China's ban on the export of the 17 so-called rare-earth metals -- indispensible as of
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Opportunity for Students to Win Scholarship to Attend National Ethanol Conference
(Renewable Fuels Association) Educating America’s students about America’s number one alternative fuel is an important step in working toward an
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
My Word | Boaters: Don't Fault Corn
by Jeremy Susac (Orlando Sentinel) ...Older boat motors and fuel systems were not designed for ethanol use. But, ethanol-blended fuels
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Algae Power Reaches for the Sky
by Catriona Davies (CNN) Air travel could be powered from vast seas of algae growing close to airports within four years,
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Folks Pumped up over Ethanol Fuel
by Alyssa Sunkin (Times Herald-Record) One of the brand-new gas pumps at the 84 Quik Stop on Route 17M in New Hampton
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Export Exchange Conference Zeros in on Supply
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) U.S. farmers will continue to produce an abundance of food and feed for both
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Ford Scientists to Explore Algae Biofuels
(Algae Industry Magazine) Ford Motor Company scientists have announced that they are working to understand the suitability of algae as potential
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Loyola University Chicago Becomes First School of Any Kind Authorized to Produce and Sell Biodiesel Fuel
Biodiesel Fuel Manufactured From Cafeteria Waste Oil and Sold to Area Businesses The Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Environmental Research
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Financing Fix: Change Needed to Help Ensure Clean Energy
(BioTechNOW) Congress urged to restore funding to DOE Loan Guarantee Program Growth of clean energy has been stifled, biofuel advocacy groups maintain,
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Ethanol Plant in Rapho Township Wins Appeal
by Jon Rutter (LancasterOnline) Beets-to-ethanol site won’t have to pay impact fee. Developer expects to break ground in the spring. Proponents
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Reuters Summit: British Airways Sees Big Biofuel Role for Cutting Plane Carbon
by Kwok W. Wan (Reuters) Biofuel could cut plane carbon emissions by 20 pct by 2030. Aviation biofuel costs similar to
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Shell sees 2011 as "Year of Choices" on Biofuels
by Scott Malone (Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell, which is investigating about 10 second-generation biofuel technologies that would use nonfood raw
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Advanced Biofuel Technology Mature, Industry Says
by Teis Jensen and John Acher (Reuters) The technology to produce so-called second-generation bioethanol has moved beyond the research phase
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Let’s Not Rekindle “Food vs Fuel”
by Bob Meyer (Brownfield Ag News) ...The American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association and National Corn Growers
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Algae Industry Growth and Future Directions
by Mark Edwards (Algae Industry Magazine) ...The 2010 Algae World Europe Industry Survey was conducted in association with the Centre
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Avantium Builds YXY Pilot Plant for Green Materials and Fuels
(Avantium) Avantium announced October 14, 2010, that it has started with the construction of a pilot plant at the Chemelot site (Geleen, the Netherlands).
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New Method Emerges to Deter “Indirect” Land Grab for Biofuel Production
(World Wildlife Fund) A new methodology that could deter the “indirect” conversion of virgin or tropical forests for biofuel production