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Back TO HOMEEndicott Biofuels LLC to Construct 30-Million Gallon-Per-Year Second-Generation Biorefinery at KMTEX Ltd. Facility in Port Arthur, Texas
(Endicott Biofuels) Endicott Biofuels, LLC (EBF) has signed an agreement with KMTEX Ltd. (KMTEX) to construct a 30-million gallon-per-year biorefinery
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Gingrich to Obama: Focus on Energy
by Kathie Obradovich (Des Moines Register) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is mulling a 2012 run for president, called
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa Economy Powered by Renewable Fuels
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...At the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit in Des Moines on Tuesday, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA)
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Ford Mustang E85 Hybrid At Washington DC Auto Show Gets 110 MPG
by Amie Williams (Mustang Evolution/The Auto Channel) ...Doug’s Ford Mustang utilizes 350 times less gasoline than the Toyota Prius. He
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Cost of Electricity Will Not Rise: Dr. Joseph Romm at the Green Car Summit. Bartlett Proposes Open Fuels Act
[caption id="attachment_16299" align="alignleft" width="300"] Warren Brown, automotive columnist for the Washington Post, discusses Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Open Fuel legislation with
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Federal Lab Says Life Cycle Analysis Does Not Factor in Rare Earth Metals or Mountain Top Removal
[caption id="attachment_16291" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="From left, Warren Brown, automotive columnist for the Washington Post and Ron Cogan, publisher of Green
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Small-Scale Enzyme Research Could Have Big Biomass Implications
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, based at the University of
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Trade Groups Bash Draft EPA Report
by Ben Geman (The Hill/E2Wire) The ethanol industry is quickly attacking a draft EPA study that details a slew of ecological
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Environment: the First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The "Biofuels and the Environment: The First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)" (EPA/600/R-10/183A) report,
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Project Eyes Algae for Biofuel
by Lori Shull (Watertown Daily Times) Algae could, one day, save the Development Authority of the North Country money on
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
“Stay Midwest, Young Biofuels Entrepreneur”: a Counterpoint
by Todd Taylor with Christina Connelly, Ralph Groschen, Mark Lindquist, Gregg Mast, Tim Welle and Doug Cameron (Biofuels Digest/Minnesota) ...Venture capitalists
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell Exits Algae as It Commences “Year of Choices”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Last week [after previously exiting their investment in Choren, a Fischer-Tropsch technology based in Germany]
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Norwegian Biodiesel Blend No Threat to Public Health
(Argus Media) A study by Norwegian authorities has found that the amount of biodiesel used in blends for road fuel
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Bio-dynamic Group Announces Fuel Ethanol Production Plan
(PR Log) According to Industrial Biotechnologies China News,unlike most producers of cellulosic-based ethanol adopting straw as raw material, the joint
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Thieves Busted Stealing Gallons of Used Cooking Grease
(KSN.com) ...At 5:30 Tuesday morning at an east Wichita Burger King, an alert manager saw someone with a Ford truck
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Educators Will Be Trained in Ways to Teach about Biofuels, Thanks to $5 Million Grant
by Stacey Shackford (Cornell Chronicle) From the farm to the fuel pump, Cornell educators hope to get youngsters excited about
January 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Stuck in the Snow, Washington Post Interview
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) It's called making the best of an awful situation. Advanced Biofuels USA board member, Bob
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Is BCAP on the Chopping Block?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, sources indicate that “the interim final rule is at the printer for the
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Bugs Might Convert Biodiesel Waste Into New Fuel
(NewsWire/University of Alabama) A strain of bacteria found in soil is being studied for its ability to convert waste from
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Enervation Advisors Aquires Tri-City Energy Biodiesel
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...The company will deploy multiple feedstock technology as rising costs of feedstocks are a common source
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Go West, Young Biofuels Entrepreneur
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...California remains the heartland of technological innovation and there is no place on earth
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
India Unveils Coastal Saline Crop Initiative
by P Sivaramakrishnan (BBC News) A pilot project to see if cash crops can be grown in
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
BAAC, Bangchak to Grow Oil Palm Trees
(Bangkok Post) The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Bangchak Petroleum Plc have teamed up to grow oil
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Sustainable Palm Oil Output, Use Grow Last Year
(Commodity Online) The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ended the year 2010 with strong growth in both the production
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Can We Innovate Our Way Out of the Challenges that Confront Us?
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest-Asia) As New Year celebrations get under way throughout Asia, the year in biofuels is shaping
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Accomplishments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
by Tom Vilsack (USDA) At President Obama’s direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working hard to unleash the power of
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Missed Today's Town Hall with Sec. Chu?
by Ginny Simmons (Energy.gov) During the event, Secretary Chu highlighted several parts of the President Obama’s clean energy and innovation
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Development Guidelines Unveiled in Dar
by Michael Haonga (IPP Media/The Guardian) Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to sustain a multi-faceted strategy for harnessing power from
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
European Commission Approves State Support for Development of Second Generation Biofuel
(Chemrec) The European Union has approved the SEK 500 million (€55 million, $75 million) R&D grant awarded by the Swedish
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
OriginOil Lands First Order for Industrial Scale Algae Oil Extraction System
(OriginOil) Owner of three ‘CO2 to energy’ projects will pilot extraction unit at large coal-fired power plant OriginOil, Inc., the developer
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Jobs Offer Limited Hope to Iowa
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) ...The potential for some green jobs, especially in biofuels, is dependent on technologies and
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
The Big Build-Out: Paying for Biofuels at Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The USDA tells us that more than 500 biorefineries will be need to be built
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
An Opportunity to Kick our Fossil-Fuel Addiction
(The Independent) Pressure on Opec, which has a vested interest in a high oil price, offers no long-term solution Is the
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Why Indiabulls Sec is Betting on Praj Inds?
(Sugar Industry) Praj Industries, a small cap company provides turnkey plants and equipments for fermentation and distillation systems used
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
The Bitter Taste of India’s Sugar Woes
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest-Asia) India’s recent flip-flops on sugar supply and exports have angered many in the sensitive global
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Feeding Glycerin to Swine Can Be Done
(Prairie Farmer) Researchers recommend feeding glycerin up to 15%. Glycerin did not have an effect on meat quality. An increased interest
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Jerusalem Artichokes Emerging as a Biofuels Crop
(WATTagnet.com) Scientists in Canada are evaluating Jerusalem artichoke production as a feedstock for biofuels production. The versatile crop has many
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Lugar Introduces Dual Fuels Vehicles Bill
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar introduced today the “Dual Fuel Vehicles Bill of 2011.” The bill will provide future vehicle owners
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Sen. Harkin Introduces “Biofuels Market Expansion Act”
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced a new piece of legislation today, called the “Biofuels Market
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Terrabon Exceeds Yield Targets for Biogasoline from Garbage
(Eco Friendly Magazine) Using CRI/Criterion’s catalyst technologies, Terrabon, Inc. has exceeded its target yield threshold of 70 gallons of biogasoline per
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Loan Guarantees To Gain Steam in 2011: The DOE’s View
by Jonathan Silver (DOE/Biofuels Digest) ...After a year of unprecedented growth, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO)
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
RAND Study Says Advanced Biofuels Offer No Direct Military Benefit
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...We hereby sentence the authors to a one-year subscription to Biofuels Digest. We continue to sound
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Association Responds to Faulty Study by RAND
(Advanced Biofuels Association) ABFA President Michael McAdams responded to the RAND Corporation’s release today of results of its study, Alternative
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization Questions Flawed RAND Report
(Algal Biomass Organization) Today, the RAND Corporation published a study and accompanying press release calling into question the effectiveness of
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
No Direct Military Benefit from Use of Alternative Fuels by Armed Forces
(RAND Corporation) If the U.S. military increases its use of alternative fuels, there will be no direct benefit to the
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The Future of Ethanol
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) ...What is lacking is the infrastructure to get that ethanol to the consumer.
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
New Technique to Extract Bio-Ethanol from Noodles
(The Mainichi Daily News) A machinery maker here has launched a facility to extract bio-ethanol from udon noodles. Machinery manufacturer Chiyoda
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Teesside Biofuels Firm Spends £6m to tackle Bad Smell
by Karl (Make Biofuel) A biofuels company on Teesside has pledged to spend £6m on ridding its plant of
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
High Quality of U.S. Corn to Yield More Ethanol: Executive
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) The higher quality of the U.S. corn crop could yield more ethanol per bushel and divert
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Fate of the Union: 3-Point Plan for biofuels
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels Digest) ...While some would choose to ignore reality, the nation can produce more ethanol
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Penn State Demonstrates Biofuel Crops for PA
by Kelsey McNeeley and Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA/Lancaster Farming) In 2002, Penn State University began using 20 percent (B20) biodiesel
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Vinod Khosla on the Technology Pathway to Biofuels
by Vinod Khosla (Green Tech Media) Part 1: Production technologies: where are we? The financial crisis of 2008 set back
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Great Falls Misses Out on Federal Ethanol Funding
by Richard Ecke (Great Falls Tribune) ...A proposed Great Falls ethanol plant would be the country's first to use wheat
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Corn Profitable for Farmers, Less So for Ethanol
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The surge in corn prices since mid-2010 has bolstered the profits of corn farmers
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Diversifying Feedstock Options Reduces Risk
by Jennifer Shike (University of Illinois) Researchers are studying novel and traditional woody plants as short rotation crops for biomass
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Sapphire Energy’s CEO Dr. Jason Pyle
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) Dr. Jason Pyle, the high profile CEO at the even more high
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Group Offering Grants to Kentucky High Schools
(WKYT/AP) The Kentucky Biofuels for Schools Program is offering grants to high schools in the state that design projects to
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Nebraska's 'Golden Triangle' Attracts Cattle
(Nebraska Farmer) The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Corn Board have jointlyreleased a video that shows the opportunities
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Tailoring Biomass to Fit the Biofuels Pipeline
by Dr. Maureen McCann (Professor, Purdue University) Dr. McCann begins by describing the different plant cell wall architectures belonging to
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
User Facility Capabilities to Accelerate Impact in Biomass
by David Hoyt (Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Hoyt first provides an overview of
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
The Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility: Advancing Biofuels Technology
by Jane Fisher (Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Fisher first provides a general overview of the biofuel production process,
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Advancing Next-Generation Biofuels
by Blake Simmons (Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute) Simmons provides an overview of Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBI) and their
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
An Algal Biofuels Consortium
by Dr. Jose A Olivares (Executive Director, The National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Products Los Alamos National Laboratory) Dr.
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Coordinating Basic/Foundational Science and Applied R&D II: Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
by Dr. Timothy Donohue (Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Dr. Donohue first
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Rediscovering Genes Related to Biomass Recalcitrance Using a Combination of High Throughput and High Resolution Plant Cell Wall Characterization Methods
by Dr. Mark Davis (BioEnergy Science Center, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Dr. Davis discusses a multidisciplinary approach
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Office of Biomass Program: Enzyme Improvements
by Liz Moore (Project Officer, Biomass Program, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy) Moore begins with a breakdown of
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
CARB to Review Ethanol Carbon Intensity Amendments
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing Feb. 24 to consider
January 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Energizing Agriculture
Editorial (Tampa Bay Online) ...Grassley's backing of the 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit for ethanol blended with gasoline is based, we suspect,
January 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Earliest Investors Stand to Profit Most
by Andy Obermueller (Seeking Alpha/Street Authority) ...As prices at the pump inch higher, the United States will again begin
January 22, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Announces a Waiver to Allow the Use of Gasoline Containing Greater than 10% Ethanol in 2001 though 2006 Light-Duty Vehicles.
(US Environmental Protection Agency) In response to a request by Growth Energy under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act,
January 22, 2011 Read Full Article
The Path Forward for Federal Biofuel Incentives
(25 x'25) The belief that the ethanol industry is entering a new era is nearly universal. As Renewable Fuels Association
January 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Fill ’er Up, with Fuel Made in Oregon
by Merry MacKinnon (Pamplin Media Group) ...Jana Gastellum, global warming program director for the Oregon Environmental Council, says the sustainable
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Producer Payments to Promote Bioenergy Production in Rural America
(USDA) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new investments in 33 states to support the production and usage of advanced
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Southeastern Alabama Gets E85 Pumps
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Flex fuel vehicle (FFV) drivers in southeast Alabama now have two new locations to get 85
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Grants to Boost Sustainable Bioenergy Education
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced January 18, 2011, two grants that will create educational opportunities in
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Many Shades of Green: Diversity and Distribution of California’s Green Jobs
(Next 10) Many Shades of Green provides the most comprehensive green jobs accounting to date, systematically tracking the most recent
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
New Issue Brief Highlights Positive Economic Impacts of Ethanol Production
(Clean Fuels Foundation) The Ethanol Across America education campaign released the latest in its series of Issue Briefs today
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Novozymes Sees U.S. Ethanol Market At 13.8 Billion Gallons In 2011
by Jens Hansegard (Dow Jones/Automated Trader) Danish biotech company Novozymes (NZYM-B.KO), the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes with about
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Masdar Institute Completes First Sustainability Assessment for Biofuels Production from an Integrated Seawater Agriculture System
(BusinessWire/Masdar Institute) Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Boeing Company, Etihad Airways, and Honeywell’s UOP announced January 19,
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
ADM Gives US$10 Million to Found Institute to Reduce Global Postharvest Loss of Grains, Oilseeds
(BusinessWire/ADM) University of Illinois research center will work to preserve more of what’s grown worldwide Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM)
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Announces Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework
(US Department of Energy) ...As part of the Department of Energy's comprehensive strategy to support the production of advanced biofuels,
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Offers First Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee for Advanced Biofuels Plant
(US Department of Energy) Project Expected to Create Over 700 Jobs and Nearly Triple Amount of Renewable Diesel Produced Domestically U.S.
January 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Bioprospecting: Searching for a Diamond in the Muck
by Bill Scanlon (National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Renewable Energy World) Most people scorn algae as pond scum, but Lee Elliott embraces
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Rentech Fuels First Cross-Country Drive on 100% Synthetic Diesel
(Rentech) Over 5000 Mile Round-Trip Drive Includes Stop at the 2011 Washington Auto Show Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) today announced
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Coskata Supported Biorefinery Selected To Receive $250 Million Loan Guarantee From USDA
(Coskata) Guarantee will support a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Alabama Coskata Inc., a developer of technology for the production of
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Outlines Progress on Effort to Advance Renewable Energy Production in America
(USDA) Expansion of Biofuels Reaches All Regions of the Country Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced January 20, 2011, that biofuels and
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Sandia Researchers Tailoring Fungi-Based Biofuels to Meet the Needs of Current, Advanced Combustion Engines
(Sandia National Laboratories) Engine experts and biofuels researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working on a project that aims to
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Florida Biodiesel, Inc., Will Save the Biodiesel Industry up to 5% on Production Costs
(PR-USA.net) Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has released the Cyclonic Mixer, an inline high shear blender that is 100 times more effective
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces BioPreferred Final Rule
(USDA) BioPreferredSM Program Designates Eight New Biobased Product Categories; More than 600 additional biobased products now eligible for preferred Federal
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Qantas to Sign LOI for Algae-Based Aviation Biofuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At a series of public and private meetings this week on the Rodeo Drive of
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
BP: Renewables Grow Faster than Fossil, But Stay in Minority
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) Renewable energy and biofuels will be the fastest growing segment in energy, according to BP, but
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
What Matters in Biofuels?
by Vinod Khosla (GreenTechMedia) Given the likely continued dominance of the internal combustion engine, cellulosic and sugar-derived fuels offer one
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Enerkem Awarded Loan Guarantee from U.S. Department of Agriculture for Its Mississippi Waste-to-Fuel Biorefinery
(Enerkem) Enerkem Inc. today announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, has obtained a conditional commitment for an US$ 80 million
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Muradel Founded in Australia to Produce Algae
(Algae Industry Magazine) A new Australian company has been established to produce commercial quantities of clean, “green” fuels from algae. The
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
The Time to Plan for Ethanol’s Future is Now
by Porter J. Martin and Gregory J. Lynch (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Can ethanol survive without these supports? I believe
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Genera Identifies Switchgrass as Starting Point
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Research being conducted in Tennessee to take biomass from the “farm gate to the
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Chinese Company to Grow Biofuel Plant in Congo Republic, Xinhua Reports
(Bloomberg) A Chinese company plans to produce jatropha ... in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...Greater Kingdom Group, has asked for
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethiopia: E10 Petroleum Coming in Weeks
by Hayal Alemayehu (NewsDire) The government is schedule to increase the proportion of ethanol being blended in benzene to
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
China Will Scale Faster Than US in Race for New Transport Fuels, Accenture Report Finds
(BusinessWire/Accenture) China could lead the race to roll out electric vehicles and will deploy new transport technologies at scale more
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Chromatin’s Yield Machine: Is Instant Gene-Stacking a Game-Changer for Energy Crops?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, Chromatin announced the successful first demonstration that genes can be assembled, stacked, and
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Truck Quietly Proves Nothing Need Go to Waste
by Isaac Davison (NZHerald.co.NZ) ...The truck, launched in Rodney yesterday by Auckland Mayor Len Brown, is the result of
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy (ACRE) Doles out Colorado Renewable Energy Grants
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) The Advancing Colorado’s Renewable Energy program awarded 15 grants totaling more than $600,000 in
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
As Gas Prices Rise, State Looks at Fuel Alternatives
by Robyn L. Minor (Bowling Green Daily News) Officials studying logistical challenges facing biofuel progress With gas prices in December seeing
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Spinning ILUC Policy the European Way
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) It took the European Commission several stakeholder meetings, two public consultations and many more
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
A Million Dollars a Month
by Antonio Acost (Faribault County Register) It pays to conserve energy. Especially, if you are producing ethanol. Corn Plus officials in
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
30 Years of Unparalleled Progress
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...When the Renewable Fuels Association was formed in late 1980, America
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board Joins Clean Fuels Foundation Flex Fuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign
(Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board) Grain producers from the state of Maryland announced they have awarded a grant to the
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
College Students Lack Scientific Literacy, Study Finds
(Michigan State University) Most college students in the United States do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
AGQM-Project Report: “Recommendations for a Mexican Biodiesel Standard and the Infra-Structure Required for Its Handling”
(IEA Bioenergy Task 39) Since governments and societies becoming more and more aware of the geopolitical, economical and environmental risks
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission Has Published “Prospects for Agricultural Markets and Income 2010-2020”.
(IEA Bioenergy Task 39) The outlook consists of a set of market and sector income prospects elaborated on the basis
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Approaches for Optimising the Greenhouse Gas Balance of Biodiesel Produced from Rapeseed
(IEA Bioenergy Task 39) On the request of the UFOP, the DBFZ examined several approaches to improving the Green-House-Gas (GHG)
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
City’s Biofuel Experiment Ends
by Denis Langlois (OwenSoundSunTimes.com) Owen Sound is scrapping its environmentally conscious biodiesel program due to its cost and a
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Genetic Mutation Helps Plants Use Less Water without Biomass Loss
(NewKerala.com) Purdue University researchers have made a discovery that could reduce the amount of water required for growing plants and help plants
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
How Agricultural Biotechnology Boosts Food Supply and Accomodates Biofuels
by Steven Sexton, David Zilberman (National Bureau of Economic Research) Increased global demand for biofuels is placing increased pressure on agricultural
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Climate Capitalism and Biofuels Ready to Break Out in 2011
by Boyd Cohen (Triple Pundit) ...However, over the past several years, we have seen significant advances in the development
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Canadian Biodiesel Plant to Make Fuel from Flax
by Susan Taylor (Reuters) A tiny Canadian startup company that is preparing to open a biodiesel plant in Toronto this
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Crops Proposed for South Florida Land Targeted for Water Storage, Environmental Restoration
by Andy Reid (Sun Sentinel) Instead of planting more sugar cane and citrus, biofuel farming could spread to South
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Lotta Watta: Algal Innovators Pioneering New Extraction Techniques
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Ohio, Algaeventure Systems advises that, today, they are releasing an RFP targeting the
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
NX Global to Develop Canadian, US Algae Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) NX Global Inc. has received a $100 million funding commitment from a private U.S.-based organization.
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
IndianOil and LanzaTech Sign MOU for Fuel Grade Ethanol Technology
(myCFO/LanzaTech) IndianOil, India's flagship petroleum major, and LanzaTech, a leading clean energy technology company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Report: Range Fuels to Shut Down Plant
by Ucilia Wang (Earth2Tech/Reuters) The bad news about the layoffs at cellulosic biofuel maker Range Fuels just got worse. The
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Range Fuels Confirms Layoffs, New Funding Drive; Executes Planned Shutdown in GA after First Ethanol Run
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, Range Fuels confirmed to a variety of media outlets that it had made
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Scandinavia Goes Viking in Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Old Norse, the term “viking” meant to “undertake an expedition” and it
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
A New Racing Simulator from Argonne National Laboratory
(American Le Mans Series) Driving the Green Racing Movement One of the most important jobs of the technical community isn’t necessarily
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
National Energy Security: U.S. Government Eyes Biofuels
(BIO tech NOW) Defense Department details military needs for advanced biofuels The U.S. military has a real need for biofuels. The Navy
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Finding Common Ground: Stay Halts Destruction of Planted Sugar Beets
(BIO tech NOW) BIO and government make case for allowing interim planting of genetically biotech beets until APHIS completes its
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Michigan Corn Farmers Showcase Ethanol as Performance Fuel
(Michigan Ag Connection) ...Ethanol, 200 proof alcohol, is a renewable fuel made from corn. It has been used mainly in
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Blender Pumps in North Dakota
by KXMBTV Bismarck (KXNet.com) Producing a new fuel mix...right at the station, ethanol blender pumps are helping push the demand for
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Company Algae.Tec Lists on ASX
Algae.Tec Limited (ASX: AEB) an advanced biofuels company with a pioneering highly-efficient algae growth and harvesting system (the McConchie-Stroud System)
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Bonanza for East TN Farmers
(Nashville Business Journal) East Tennessee farmers have started to reap benefits from efforts to turn switchgrass into biofuel, with at
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Power Fund Board Approves Terms for Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Project by DuPont-Danisc
(Iowa Office of Energy Independence) Project Would Produce Jobs and New Energy Technology for Iowa The Iowa Power Fund Board (Board)
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
GTI and CRI/Criterion Inc. Sign Licensing Agreement for IH2 Process Technology to Produce Cellulosic Gasoline and Diesel Hydrocarbon Blendstock
GTI announced it has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with CRI/Criterion Inc., for its Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH2)
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
110 Advanced Biofuels Projects Now in Development: Advanced Biofuels Tracking Database for Q1 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biofuels Digest is projecting that global advanced biofuels capacity will reach 4.003 billion gallons by
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Delays Climate Rules for Biomass Industry
by Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post) In another sign that the Environmental Protection Agency is moderating its climate policy, it announced
January 13, 2011 Read Full Article
The Economics of Biofuels
(Pacific Rim BioEnergy) Note: This is an update from an earlier post. The earlier post outlined the concepts but did
January 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Low Cost Algae Oil Production System Advances
by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries) Photon8, a new venture algae oil development firm has emerged from research work at the
January 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Valero Invests in Mascoma, Signs Cellulosic Ethanol Offtake Agreement; Inks LOI for up to $50M in Equity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New Hampshire, Mascoma announced that Valero Energy has joined as an investor in the
January 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Top 11 Algae Market Trends For 2011
by Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest/ Emerging Markets Online) 1 Emerging Markets Growth US and EU-based algae producers and licensors of
January 13, 2011 Read Full Article
The Elusive Green Economy
by Joshua Green (The Atlantic) It feels like 1977 all over again: economy in the doldrums, crisis in the Middle
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New Research Shows Bioenergy Crops are Complementary, Not Competitors
(The Farm Trader) With public debate surrounding how Australia can meet its future energy needs gathering pace in recent weeks,
January 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Laila Padi 'Waste' Found to Have Great Potential as Biofuel
by Ubaidillah Masli (Brunei Times) LAILA, the rice variety heralded as the answer to Brunei's food self-sufficiency woes, might also
January 12, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Car Czar: Industry Faces Massive Change by 2023
by Nick Carey and Deepa Seetharaman (Reuters) The American auto industry will change more in the next dozen years than
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Much-Touted Cellulosic Ethanol Is Late in Making Mandated Appearance
by Dina Fine Maron (ClimateWire/New York Times) ...U.S. EPA figures indicate that in the second half of 2010, not a
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Ethanol Industry Faces High Corn Prices
by Todd Neeley (The Progressive Farmer) ...(P)ressure from rising corn prices at the start of 2011 is expected to
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New Service Station to Offer Alternative Fuels
by Vikki Broughton Hodges (The Dispatch) The first local retail sales of ethanol and biodiesel fuels are scheduled to begin
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On-Farm Energy Prices May Rise as Economy Improves
By Christine Souza (California Farm Bureau Federation) As the nation attempts to recover from the economic downturn, farmers and
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Eastern Gain Biofuels Project to Be Headed by Military Veteran
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) Retired U.S. Coast Guard veteran Captain Terry Carter has joined the Biofuels Center staff as
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Kingdom Considers Producing Ethanol from Waste
by Querubin J. Minas (The Saudi) In line with the Saudi government’s initiative to diversify energy resources and promote
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Raptor Fabrication and Equipment Announces Completion of New Biodiesel Plant
(MarketWire/Raptor Technology Group, Inc.) Greenwave Biodiesel Facility in Fort Lauderdale Operational Raptor Technology Group, Inc. announced that the company it is