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Back TO HOMEEPA: More Renewable Fuels Required
by Robin Bravender & Darren Samuelsohn (Politico) ...Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Monday said that the future of transportation fuels shouldn't
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Se Utilizarán Vehículos con Biodiesel en Cumbre de Cancún: Calderón
(La Jornada en Internet) "El transporte de todos los participantes se va a hacer no sólo en camiones chiapanecos sino con
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
County Terminates Agreement to Transfer $2M Grant to Ethanol Research Center
by Jessica Shirey (Gant Daily) The Clearfield County Commissioners voted to terminate its cooperation agreement with SWAN Biomass Inc. at
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Confirms Tiny Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate for 2011; Is Brazil the Big Winner?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In July, the EPA indicating in a draft ruling that it would specify a range
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
(US Environmental Protection Agency) Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Eldorado Biofuels' Paul Laur
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) ...Up until recently a low profile player in the algae arena, Eldorado Biofuels has
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Monsanto Boosts Investment in Canada Canola
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) Monsanto Co. has raised its spending on canola research and development to between C$20 million and C$30
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Cargill, Copersucar among 8 Brazil Mills Cleared to Export ethanol to US
(Platts) Eight Brazilian ethanol producers have registered as advanced renewable fuel producers with the US Environmental Protection Agency, easing controls
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Washington Could Determine Ethanol's Indiana Future
(Chicago Tribune/AP) A decision by Congress on whether to extend or gradually phase out a tax credit to oil companies
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
White House Names Top Mobile Apps
(Information Week Government) ...In a White House blog post last week, the Obama administration listed 10 "must-have" mobile applications it's
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Ceres Survey: Growers Ready to Put Marginal Lands to Better Use
(Ceres) Energy crop developer Ceres, Inc. reports that growers are ready and willing to produce biomass for biopower and advanced biofuels,
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Lufthansa to Use Neste Oil NExBTL Renewable Jet Fuel in 6-Month Commercial Flight Trial
(Green Car Congress) In April 2011, Lufthansa will begin a six-month trial of renewable jet fuel with an Airbus A321 on
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Aim to Meet Biofuel Crop Demand with Better Yields
(Farmers Guardian) More than 100 delegates attended the HGCA Biofuel Conference at Aldwark Manor, York, supported by Farmers Guardian. A further
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
EcoRoamer: High-tech, Zombie-Proof Survival RV
by Matt Hardigree (Jalopnik/MSNBC) Family makes full-fledged home on wheels from recycled materials ...With 46-inch tires and a biodiesel engine also used
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
New Breakthrough in Pyrolysis Sector Promises to Speed Commercialization
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, a team of researchers from University of Massachusetts Amherst reported in Science that they
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Virtual Special Issue from American Chemical Society's Energy & Fuels Journal
(Energy & Fuels) Featuring peer-reviewed articles published in 2009 and 2010, the research shows progress on utilizing biomass for fuels
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Catalytic Steam Reforming of Bio-Oil for Sustainable Hydrogen in a Fluidized-Bed Reactor
(Green Car Congress/FavStocks) A team from East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai) and Guangxi University for Nationalities reports on
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Singapore Opens World's Largest Biodiesel Plant
(Business Green) Neste Oil cuts ribbon on giant biofuel facility and promises additional plant in Rotterdam early next year. Finnish refinery giant
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Malaysia Has Little Room for Palm Oil Expansion, Minister Says
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg Businessweek) Malaysia’s limited room for expanding palm oil cultivation means that industry growth will have to come
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Both Forests and Biofuels Likely to Feature at Monday’s Cancun Climate Change Summit
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...Preserving and increasing the planet’s forest cover is likely to be high on the agenda. Both Indian
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Report: Europeans Strongly Support Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The European Commission released the results this month of a biotechnology report that explores public
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
GOP Battle over Ethanol Heats Up: Grassley Swipes at Coburn and DeMint
by Greg Sargent (The Washington Post/The Plum Line) It looks like Chuck Grassley is not happy with fellow GOP senators
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Gene Find Could Lead to Healthier Food, Better Biofuel Production
(EurekAlert!) Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
TAM and Airbus Biofuel Trial
by Gary Parsons (Key.aero) Airbus and Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines are trialling a new biofuel that could reduce the carbon
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
China's CNOOC Sells Its First Biodiesel Product
(Alibaba.com) State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has sold out its first batch of biodiesel on the island province
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Pennycress, French Weed, Fanweed: by Any Name, a Biofuel Rose
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“How do get growers to grow if there’s no market? How do you get a
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
VIEWPOINT: HECO Continues to Push Palm Oil Importation Issue
by Rob Parsons and Lance Holter (Sierra Club-Maui/The Maui News) In early 2007, Hawaiian Electric Co. and subsidiary Maui Electric Co. announced
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
New Mexico State University Funded to Study Algae-based Jet Fuel
(Algae Industry Magazine) he U.S. military wants New Mexico State University to find improved ways to turn algae into a sustainable
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Biomass-Harvesting Equipment for the Ethanol Market
by Lynn Grooms (Farm Industry News) The market for corncobs for cellulosic ethanol production is still new. So, too, is
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Mississippi Foresters Anticipate Biomass Boost
(BioPro NewsWire) Mississippi tree farmers look forward to new biomass facilities in the state providing a new market for wood, according
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
The Next Big GOP Intra-Party War: Ethanol Subsidies?
by Greg Sargent (Washington Post/Plum Line) Fresh off a big victory over the GOP establishment on earmarks, conservative GOP senators are
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Big Isle Farm Promises Rich Biofuel Source
by Alan Yonan Jr. (Star Advertiser) ...As the algae companies slowly move forward with their research and development, however, another
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Seahawk Helicopter Flies on Biofuel Blend
(UPI) The U.S. Navy flew a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on a 50/50 biofuel blend last week as part of its "green"
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Sweetwater Delivering Sugar to Jet Fuel Customer
(Sweetwater Energy) Sweetwater has begun delivering concentrated sugar water from its expanded pilot system in Rochester, NY to sources developing bio-jet fuel. Production
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Logistics Prove Complex in Purdue Study
by James Cartledge (BrighterEnergy.org) New research from Purdue University highlights the need to improve efficiencies in the logistics of cellulosic biomass
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Al Gore’s Flip-flop on Ethanol, He Had it Right the First Time
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Now he tells us: Al Gore was for grain ethanol before he was against it. Speaking
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Corn Ethanol "Was Not a Good Policy": Gore
by Gerard Wynn (Reuters) Former vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
GRE Pushing ‘Green’ Venture Capital Fund
by Matthew Daneman (ROC Now) From fuel cell research and development in Honeoye Falls to the world’s first sustainability doctoral program
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Algae Fuel Inches Toward Price Parity with Oil
by Stacy Feldman ( SolveClimate/Reuters) With over 100 start-ups hard at work, industry predicts it can deliver success in under a
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
California Regulator's Move Helps Corn-Based Ethanol Demand: RFA
(Platts) A decision this week by California regulators to lower corn-based ethanol's so-called indirect land use penalty is good for
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Ohio Company to Build 100-Acre Algae Production Site
(Algae Industry Magazine) Independence Bio-Products Inc., a Dublin, Ohio-based algae production startup which secured its initial funding from a European
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
New York City Pilots Wastewater to Butanol
(Algae Industry Magazine) From Sergio Hernandez at the Village Voice comes word that New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Proterro Produces Low-Cost Fermentable Sugars
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Venture-capital backed Proterro has developed a technology using a microorganism grown in a
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Defending Ethanol Subsidies
by Bob Hague (Wisconsin Radio Network) ...Madison based environmental consultant Brett Hulsey said it’s important to realize that while corn-based
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Kingdom’s Biodiesel Plans on Hold as Jatropha Disappears
(The Phnom Penh Post) NTC Jacam Energy has halted plans to produce biodiesel because of a lack of raw materials,
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Drive toward Energy Independence
by Jason Armstrong (West Hawaii Today) Within a year's time, Big Island truckers will be able to run their diesel
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Clean Energy and Power, Inc. Launches Renewable Energy Bio Fuels Division
(MarketWire) Company Is in Final Negotiations With a Strategic Partner Clean Energy and Power, Inc. announced that management has decided to launch
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Traction: 13 Companies Gaining Momentum in Advanced Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Today, we look at companies that, in the month of November, have made material strdes towards
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
GE Unit Invests in Biofuels Producer
by Candace Lombardi (Green Tech) GE subsidiary GE Energy Financial Services and North Bridge Venture Partners will invest $8 million in
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Marine Corps to Open First Station for Ethanol Blended Fuel
(Star Advertiser) The Marine Corps said it will host a ribbon cutting tomorrow for the first "E85" fueling station in Hawaii
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
The Thin Line Between Academics and Advocacy
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Earlier this week, Iowa State University Professor Bruce Babcock released a policy brief entitled
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Toward a Clean Energy Deployment Plan For Jobs, Security, and Broad-Based Economic Growth in 2011
by Bracken Hendricks, Lisbeth Kaufman, Ken Berlin, Monty Humble, Reed Hundt, Alex Kragie, Gerry Waldron (Center for American Progress) ... Congress must
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
NAABB Consortium Announces Successful Conversion of Algal Oil to High Quality Biodiesel
(The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) National Method employs cost saving catalyst and produces useful byproducts The National Alliance for Biofuels and
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Gets DOE OK on Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel R&D
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New Zealand, LanzaTech announced that its cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with PNNL has
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Neste Oil Starts up Its New Renewable Diesel Plant in Singapore
(MarketWatch) Neste Oil has started up the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel will be
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Liquid Fuel Technology Enables Clean and Green Power
(Earthtimes/PRNewsWire) LPP Combustion, LLC, a Columbia, Maryland-based innovator in liquid fuel technology, has successfully demonstrated clean and green generation of renewable
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
In Crowded Ethanol Market, Waste Has the Edge
by Iris Kuo (VentureBeat/Reuters) ...The good news is, biofuels and solar technology are the most likely of all alternative energies
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Guidance for Underground Storage Tanks
(US Enviromental Protection Agency) As part of its commitment to help ensure that biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Evaluation Proves Taurus Energy Yeast
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) SEKAB E-Technology and Taurus Energy AB have successfully carried out a three-week long industrial demo scale evaluation
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
EU-Wide Study Confirms Hydrogen Is a Key to Zero-Emission Road Transport
(MarketWatch/Linde) ...Linde is currently researching various production options aimed at gradually increasing the share of "green" sources in the hydrogen
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Collaboration Announced
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Two major organizations have announced that they will collaborate on key issues moving forward. The National Sorghum
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Governor Rendell Says Latest Investments in Alternative Fuels Make PA More Energy Independent, Spur Innovation
(Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) Announces Nearly $8 Million for 21 Projects Promoting Biofuels, Natural Gas- and Electric-Powered Vehicles Governor Edward
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Harkin Threatens to Oppose Electric Vehicles Bill if Ethanol Provisions Aren’t Added
by Andrew Restuccia (The Washington Independent) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), in a floor speech today, called for expanding electric and natural
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
America Needs New Investment: In the Next Generation of Biofuels
by Christopher G. Standlee (Abengoa Energy/The Hill's Congress Blog) ...(T)here is bipartisan support for answering an urgent national challenge: replacing imported
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Bogus Logic in E15 Suits
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a thinly veiled attempt to further line their pockets, the meat and poultry
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Survey: Interest in Electric Cars Is growing, but Practical Concerns Remain
by Eric Evarts (Consumer Reports) ...Overall, 63 percent expect to get a significant increase in fuel economy, regardless of the
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Uniting Producers
By Robert Vierhout (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The eBIO brand is no longer. For five years it served the European fuel
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Potential in Coastal Districts Will Be Tapped
(Deccan Herald) Sardine oil, cashew apples, jackfruit are good source of bio-ethanol State Taskforce on Biofuels is ready with several initiatives
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Trial to Run Buses on Old Chip Fat to Boost Biofuel Confidence
(Click Green) Liverpool's bus operators Merseytravel and Stagecoach Merseyside are launching a new green initiative which will see buses run
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Project Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to Advanced to the Final Stage for a Loan Guarantee
(Fulcrum BioEnergy) Fulcrum Receives Detailed Term Sheet Proposal from DOE Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced November 16, 2010, that the U.S. Department of
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry CEOs Predict Parity with Oil in 12-36 Months, for Leading-Edge Companies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In contrast to the “five years away” and subsidy-driven discussions that framed advanced biofuels conversations
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Gregory L. Bafalis, CEO, Aurora Algae
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) Since June of this year, Greg Bafalis has been CEO of Aurora Algae, formerly
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Report Questions Cellulosic Ethanol Merits
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) A study making its way around the Agriculture Department raises doubts about the prospects
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Letters: Stoking the Ethanol Debate
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Houston Chronicle) Letter to Editor ...The Chronicle says natural gas from shale deserves federal subsidies
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
E-100-4 The Revolutionary Fuel - Just Add Water
by Aureon Kwolek (E-100-4) ...Today’s gasoline engines are not currently designed to exploit the attributes of ethanol and blends of
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Production Nears A Million Barrels Per Day
(New Energy and Fuel) ...The U.S. is closing in on the million barrel per day milestone. Cheers in some sections,
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
PetroAlgae and Sky Airline to Collaborate on Offtake Strategy to Bring Green Jet Fuel to Chile
(PetroAlgae) Joint Effort with Leading Airline Focuses on Renewable Jet Fuel PetroAlgae Inc., a leading U.S. renewable energy company that licenses
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
2011 Global Energy Prize Now Accepting Nominations
(PR Newswire) Energy Efficiency Innovation and Environmental Impact Advances Prized The Global Energy Prize is now accepting nominations for its $1 million
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Scientists Join Hands to Develop Biofuel from Microalgae
by Vijaysinh Parmar (Times of India) Scientists from across the country, belonging to a consortium of nine laboratories, are working
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd Signs Letter of Intent With China Zhejiang Biodiesel Co, Ltd ("CZBC")
(Digital Journal/Marketwire) AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd. (The Company) announced that it has just signed a Letter of Intent with China
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Thailand to Shift Focus on Jatropha for Biofuel
(Financial Express) Shifting focus to its biodiesel programme, Thailand is planning to open large scale jatropha seed based plants to
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
New US Special Relationship with India Is Set to Benefit Advanced Biofuels Technology Companies in Both Nations
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest) ...The US president’s visits to four key Asian democracies were scheduled long in advance to coincide with
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels Summit Day 2: Taking Biofuels to the Next Level
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Technologies proven at the bench scale and biofuel feedstocks developed or identified are worthless
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels & Biorefineries Summit Day 1
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuesl USA) The Renewable Fuel Association's Bob Dinneen started the Cellulosic Biofuels & Biorefineries Summit with
November 16, 2010 Read Full Article
Summary of Cellulosic Biofuels Finance & Investment Forum
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Faith and Belief. Most impressive about the 2010 Cellulosic Biofuels Finance & Investment Forum,
November 15, 2010 Read Full Article
OPEC Pans Biofuels Programmes in Industrialised Nations
by Tamsin Carlisle (The National) OPEC has sharply criticised the biofuels programmes of industrialised countries as it raised its forecast for global
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
King: GOP House Good for Ethanol, Biodiesel Tax Cuts
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Republicans taking control of the U.S. House is good for the chances of the federal ethanol
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Will GOP Gains Mean Ethanol Producer Losses?
by Gary Clark and Rachel Ziemba (Forbes) Doctor Doom: With Congress gridlocked, the U.S. may put the brakes on biofuels support. Following the
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Utilities’ Perspectives on Biomass-to-Power Opportunities
by Cindy O'Connor (Advanced Biofuels USA) Washington, DC Biomass Finance & Investment Summit, October 13-15 2010: Friday Session Highlights The physical location
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Veteran’s Day - Honoring Those Who Have Served
Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association) ...The U.S. ethanol industry has the capacity to produce nearly 14 billion gallons of domestic
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Montana State University Using Baking Soda for Algae
(Algae Industry Magazine) From Dan Boyce at Montana State University comes word that researchers there have found a way to get
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Isobutanol Secures EPA Registration
(Gevo) First Isobutanol to Receive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Registration as a Fuel Additive Gevo, Inc., a privately held renewable chemicals
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
DOE Launches New Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee
(Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
GreenGold Ray Energies to Benefit From Europe's Bio-Diesel Inceased Demand
(Marketwire) GreenGold Ray Energies announced today that due to the increase target by the European Union of 10% of fuel sold
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Meeting National Goals: Pulp and Paper Industry – A Major Partner
by Harry Seamans, Ben Thorp and Masood Akhtar (Bioenergy Deployment Consortium, Inc./Biofuels Digest) The Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) can play a
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Young Algae Industry Getting Government Push
by Matthew Rivera (MSNBC.com) ...Not only has the federal government invested heavily in the emerging biofuel, but the military has
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Ninety Per Cent of Vehicles to Use Alternative Fuels?
(The Green Car Website) It may be an aggressive prediction – but a report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Solar, Wind And Biofuels Are Alternative Energy’s Most Likely Disruptors, Says New Report
by Kerry A. Dolan (Forbes) Billions of dollars have been poured into alternative energy technologies and companies in the past several
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
You Can Have Your Opinion, but Not Your Own Facts
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) That the Houston Chronicle would be anti-ethanol is not surprising to anyone. It is Houston,
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project to Receive Full Construction and Operations Funding
(Rentech/Enhanced Online News) U.S. Department of Energy Approves Remaining $19.7 Million of Funding Rentech, Inc., and ClearFuels Technology Inc., jointly announced today
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Plan Will Cause Rise in Carbon Emissions
by Oliver Wright (The Independent) Britain is signed up to a European guarantee to source 10 per cent of its transport
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Growing Sorghum for Biofuel
(EurekAlert!/American Society of Agronomy) Iowa State researchers examine the efficiencies and environmental impacts of growing sorghum for ethanol Conversion of sorghum grass
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Waste Plastics to Diesel Being Scaled up in the UK
by Al Fin (OilPrice.com) STA UK is gearing up to build 10 new waste plastic to diesel plants in the UK.
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Power Fund Gives Corncob Ethanol Plant First Approval
by Dan Pillar (Gannett/Des Moines Register) The Iowa Power Fund Board voted Wednesday to enter into negotiations with a joint venture
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
The Development of Butamax
(Butamax) This PowerPoint presentation describes the development of Butamax as a company, a joint venture between Dupont and BP. It
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
GreenShift’s Patented Corn Oil Extraction Process Demonstrates Record Yield: 4 Gallons of Corn Oil for Every 100 Gallons of Ethanol Produced
(BusinessWire) GreenShift Corporation announced that its patented corn oil extraction processes have consistently demonstrated record levels of performance. David Winsness, GreenShift’s Chief Technology
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Butamax Hits Milestones on Path towards Commercial Biobutanol in 2012
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Previewing the bolt-on biobutanol technology that Butamax is expecting to commercialize with corn as a
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Benefits of GE Guidelines for the Algae Industry
(Algae Industry Magazine) Algae are an agricultural product and algae producers should consider the Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) guidelines developed
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Subsidies Worldwide Reached $57 Billion in 2009, IEA Says
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) Global subsidies for renewable energy totaled $57 billion in 2009, International Energy Agency Chief Economist Fatih Birol
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Biofuel Production, Use Lags
by Philip Brasher (Zanesville Times Recorder) Motorists will use just a fraction of the next-generation biofuels in 2011 that Congress
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
As Oil Runs Out, Alternative Fuels Need a Boost
by Stephen E.F. Brown (San Francisco Business Times) Oil supplies are likely to run out 90 years before there are viable
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
RFA Urges White House to Support Cellulosic Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) In a letter hand (delivered) to President Obama this week, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen urged the
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Oil Industry Joins Others Attempting to Block E15
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The oil industry is joining with food manufacturers, livestock producers and fast-food restaurants in
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Brazil Needs $50 Billion To Meet Ethanol Demand By 2015-16
by Tony Danby (NASDAQ) Brazil's ethanol sector needs around $50 billion of new investments by 2015-16 to meet the country's surging
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Report Slams G-20 Nations on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
by Ben Geman (The Hill) Two environmental groups are trying to ratchet up pressure on G-20 nations meeting in South Korea
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Focus Falls on Next Generations
by Paul Hanley (The StarPhoenix) ...Today, algal growth is being looked at as a new source of biofuel. Biofuel -- fuel
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Foodlink Teams with Epiphergy to Turn Its Waste into Ethanol
by Erinn Cain (Messenger Post) Foodlink, the regional food bank for Central and Western New York, is teaming up with
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Announces Recommendations for Minnesota’s Forestry Industry
(BioBusiness Alliance) The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota announces the release of Minnesota’s Forest Biomass Value Chain: A System Dynamics Analysis.
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Russia Could Use Sawdust to Fuel Airplanes
(Ria Novosti) Russia may start using biofuel made from sawdust to power aircraft, Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said on Tuesday. "We
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Singapore Biofuel Plant: Slow Legislation May Impede Biofuel Demand
(Eco-Business.com) Finland’s Neste Oil - which is in the midst of starting up a $1.2 billion renewable diesel plant here -
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
World Biofuel Demand to Reach 121 Million Metric Tons in 2014
(TransWorldNews) Growth in world biofuel demand will continue to expand at a rapid double-digit annual pace, reaching 121 million metric tons
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
POET Biorefining – Caro (Mich.) Helps Bring Two New Ethanol Blender Pumps to Area Drivers
(POET/Renewable Energy World) Sebewaing, Elkton stations now offering blends of E30, E50, E85 and more POET Biorefining – Caro has helped
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
SG Biofuels and Bunge Form Strategic Alliance to Process Jatropha Seeds Into Sustainable Crude Oil
(PR Newswire) SG Biofuels, a bioenergy crop company developing and producing elite seeds of Jatropha, today announced it has established a
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First European Ethanol Swap Traded Against Argus Price
The first Argus-based European ethanol swap was traded November 8, 2010. The December swap for 1,000m3 was sold by AOT
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Researchers Find New Switchgrass Virus
(High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal) University of Illinois researchers have confirmed the first report of a potential new virus belonging to the
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Energy Commission Awards $9.6 Million for Electric Vehicles, Biofuels, More
(California Energy Commission) Hundreds of Jobs Created in California's Alterative Vehicle and Transportation Fuel Sector The California Energy Commission has approved
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
US to Develop Sugarcane Ethanol Industry
(ITS International) The first major sugarcane ethanol refinery in the continental United States will be built in the Imperial Valley of
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OriginOil Achieves Hydrogen Production Comparable to Photovoltaics
(Origin Oil) Research breakthrough points to a highly scalable and renewable source of hydrogen OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Solazyme and Roquette Sign Agreement to Create Global Nutritional Joint Venture
(Solazyme) Joint Venture will accelerate the Commercialization of Revolutionary Microalgae-Based Healthy Food Ingredients and Oils olazyme, Inc. the California-based leader in
November 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Sheetz Creating E-85 'Clean Fuel Corridor'
(PRNewswire) Pennsylvania motorists wishing to use E-85, a cleaner fuel consisting of 85 percent Ethanol, will soon have a more
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Guidance for Boat Owners: E10 and Winterization
(Renewable Fuels Association) It's time to take your boat out of the water and store it for the winter months.
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
EU Biofuels Goals May Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lobby Groups Say
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) Biofuels targets in the European Union could raise emissions of greenhouse gases because forests and wetlands will
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Exxon’s SVP Swiger Says Lower Carbon with Algae
(Algae Industry Magazine) In a keynote speech at this week’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Andy Swiger, senior vice
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Grass Could Turn Toxic Waste into Energy
by Carl Holm (ABC Science) A team of Australian and Chinese scientists claims to have pioneered a method to decontaminate polluted
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA Looks into Pennycress for Biodiesel
by John Davis (DomesticFuel) The USDA is looking into turning a common weed into biodiesel. Researchers with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Valley Company to Test New Crop for Biofuel
(The Business Journal) A $2-million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) will help to install a testing facility in Hanford
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Queries Welcomed
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) Earl Powers said he is ready to answer questions regarding his proposed nearly $300 million garbage-to-ethanol
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Biofuel Output Will Lag 2011 Requirements, EIA Forecast Shows
by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg) Oil companies won’t be able to get as much cellulosic biofuel as they might need next year,
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
BP Sees Biofuel Growth from U.S. Grass, Brazil Sugar
by Laura MacInnis (Reuters) BP is focusing its biofuel efforts on Brazilian sugar cane and U.S. energy grasses, holding off on
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PetroAlgae Protein Concentrate Confirmed as Replacement for High Quality Fishmeal in Tilapia Farming by University of Idaho Study
(BusinessWire/PetroAlgae) New Source of Protein Can Replace Menhaden Fishmeal in a Variety of Farmed Fish Species PetroAlgae Inc., a leading renewable energy
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Obama May Kill Key DOE Loan Guarantee Program
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Washington, the Obama Administration developed and has been debating an option to kill the Section 1705
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Are Algae Genes Nature or Patentable?
by Dr. Mark Edwards (Algae Industry Magazine) There are several firms in the algae industry engaged in genetic engineering, (GE), with
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The Case for Energy Beets as Advanced Biofuel
by Alan Anderson (Energy Boom) A few brave farmers up in North Dakota have taken on the fight of a lifetime.
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Amyris “Renewable” Diesel Gets EPA OK for Blend Level to 35%
by Wendy Leavitt (FleetOwner) Amyris, Inc. has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has furthered its official registration of Amyris’s
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First U.S. Commercial Scale Advanced Biofuels Plant Opens
(Stockhouse) Dynamic Fuels Producing World's Leading Fuels From Non-Food Fats, Greases Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which
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Ethanol Sees Friend in Likely House Agriculture Chairman
(Platts) Ethanol producers could hold onto a strong position in the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives, an ethanol lobbyist said Wednesday. Oklahoma Republican
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Ricardo Wins Green Innovation Award
(The Green Car Website) TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has announced the winner of its third annual ‘Green Innovation’ award today. This year’s winner Ricardo,
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Algae Biofuel Business Won’t Bloom Soon
by Steven E.F. Brown (San Francisco Business Times) A report from Berkeley’s Energy Biofuel Institute says developing and testing biofuel based
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How House Republicans May Control the Energy Debate
by Lindsay Morris (Renewable Energy World/Power Engineering) Rep. Dave Camp enters the energy policy spotlight as top Republican on the