by Todd Woody (New York Times) ...As the first mass-produced electric cars hit the streets, Pinnacle is just one
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Back TO HOMEEthanol Industry Hoping for Surge
by Kate Galbraith (New York Times) Cellulosic ethanol could be poised for a surge — finally. Around the country and
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
US 2011 Ethanol Exports Seen at 500 Mln gal
by Inae Riveras (Reuters) U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 should surpass last year's record high as the
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Spanish Government, Iberia Airlines, and Airbus Launch Aviation Biofuel Initiative
(Biofuels Journal) The Spanish government, Iberia Airlines and Airbus have signed an agreement to develop a complete Spanish ‘value chain’ for sustainable
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $12 Million in Available Funding to Support Advanced Biofuels Development
(US Department of Energy) To support the goal announced by President Obama today to reduce America’s oil imports by one-third
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Senate Hearing Examines Oil Price Spikes, Role of Biofuels
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) During a U.S. Senate committee hearing on March 30, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Mozambique: Major Biofuel Project Under Way in Nacala-a-Velha
(AllAfrica.com) A project to grow the shrub jatropha for ethanol production is providing jobs for about 500 people in the
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
State Alliance to Pump $200,000 into KU Biofuels Lab
(CheckBioTech) The Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy (KABB) announced its investment Tuesday, of $200,000 in the Biofuels Testing Laboratory
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Leveling the Playing Field for Algae-Based Fuels
by Mary Rosenthal (Biofuels Digest/Algal Biomass Organization) ...Our federal tax policy actually discourages the production of low-carbon, renewable algae-based fuels,
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Pinnacle Engines Introduces its Ultra-Efficient Combustion Engine
(Pinnacle Engines) Top Investors Commit $13.5 Million; Former Cummins Executive Ron Hoge Named Chairman and CEO Pinnacle Engines today unveiled plans
March 31, 2011 Read Full Article
UGES Expands New York Rail-to-Rack Biodiesel Terminal
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Ultra Green Energy Services Inc. expanded operations at the New Hyde Park Fuel Terminal in
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Olives: A Feedstock for Food, Biodiesel, Ethanol and Medicine
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) There are some valuable commodities in waste products. Professor Zeev Weisman and a team of researchers at
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Details Legal Avenues for E15 Sales
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ...On March 24, the EPA sent a letter to leading stakeholders in the gasoline and
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama Talks Energy Policy as Gas Prices Climb
(AP/MSNBC) ...Even if Obama's efforts can reduce U.S. demand for foreign oil, experts say that is unlikely to bring down
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar for Biofuels
(University of California, Riverside) Research by UC Riverside's Charles Wyman could lead to less expensive production of biofuels New clues about
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
More Psuedo-Science and the Preposterous Claims of Anti-Ethanol Activists
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) A new pseudo-analysis published by the controversial and discredited Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Top 11 Algae Biofuel and Biochemical Trends From 2011-2020
by Will Thurmond (Renewable Energy World/Emerging Markets Online) The following article is an excerpt from a technology, investment, and market
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Dakota Spirit AgEnergy Biorefinery Evolves into Hybrid Concept Based on Study Results
(Dakota Spirit AgEnergy) Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, a proposed cellulosic biorefinery near Spiritwood, N.D., has evolved from a 20 million gallon
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Food and Fuel Debate Important to All Ethanol
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels Digest) ...This faux debate is as important to future ethanol producers as it
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Will the DOE Loan Guarantee Program Be Chopped by Congress, as US Falls to 3rd in Cleantech Investment?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, 34 cleantech CEOs, are trying to make sure the DOE doesn’t drop
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Fearing Ethanol Damage, Engine Makers Want Current Gas Blends to Stay
by Rick Barrett (Journal Sentinel) Briggs & Stratton Co. and other engine manufacturers want the government to ensure that current
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Rising Food Prices? Can't Blame Ethanol
by John Block (Chicago Tribune) With food prices rising worldwide, some self-styled authorities on agriculture are claiming that producing ethanol
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil's Imports of 200 Mil Liters of Ethanol Not Enough: Traders
(Platts) Brazil's imports of about 200 million liters of ethanol ahead of the official sugarcane harvest will fall short of
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
University of Missouri FAPRI Delivers 2011 Agricultural Economic Baseline to U.S. Congress
(University of Missouri) Food prices could increase by more than 4 percent in 2011 as the farm sector recovers from a
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
World Advances on Cellulose Ethanol, Brazil Lags
by Inae Riveras (Reuters) Research to develop second-generation ethanol is advancing globally, but Brazil, which vaunts its sugar cane as
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Alt Energy Groups Ask Congress to Support DOE Programs
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A multitude of leading energy trade associations today wrote to Congressional leaders with a request for Congress
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
S.Africa's Illovo Says May Opt to Produce Biofuels
by Ruona Agbroko (Reuters Africa) South Africa's Illovo Sugar may opt to produce biofuel from sugarcane if it makes
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Urged to Grow Grass for Use as Biofuel
by John Colson (The Citizen Telegram) A new kind of economic development is being pursued in the West. Area ranchers and
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Benishek under Pressure to Block Federal Funding for Ethanol ‘Boondoggle’
by Eartha Jane Melzer (The Michigan Messenger) Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) campaigned on cutting federal spending. Now some of
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Hold the Thin Green Line by Protecting Farmers
by Wesley Clark (Kansas City Star) ...The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City credits agriculture with being at the forefront
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: USDA's Dr. Rick Barrows
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) ...Fishmeal is a major source of protein and oil in the fish diet,
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Chicken Fat Studied by NASA as Eco-friendly Jet Fuel
by Michael Finneran (Yahoo! News/PR NewsWire) In an RV nicknamed after an urban assault vehicle, scientists from NASA's Langley
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Argonne Creating Life Cycle Analysis Tools for Algal Biofuels
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...The objectives of the (Argonne National Laboratories) Algae LCA project include: Assemble a life cycle inventory for
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Focus on Cost and Sustainability Issues as Aviation and Biofuel Sectors Meet Face to Face in Rotterdam
(GreenAirOnline) Sustainability and economics dominated debate at last week’s World Biofuels Market (WBM) event in Rotterdam as airlines gathered to
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Cheap Grain: Winners & Losers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Here is dilemma of agricultural prices. Reducing demand, and commodity prices, benefits meat and dairy
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. Delivers Biodiesel System To Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(PR Log) Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has completed a B-60 Biodiesel Processor sale, made by 70centsagallon.com to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Archer Enhances Capability
(Zacks Equity Research) The wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company's ADM Agri-Industries announced that it is going to double its
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Microfuelers: Biofuels Companies Aim Big, by Thinking Small
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...NGOs in Africa have been touting for some time the use of ethanol cook stoves,
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Delayed Biofuel Approval Expected By August
by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week) Approval of biofuels for use in commercial aircraft is now expected by August, a
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Combatting Today’s High Gas Prices
by Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo) (GlobeGazette) ...For too long, we’ve depended on foreign countries for our oil — and we’ve
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Qteros CEO John McCarthy Offers Space in New Chicopee Plant for Biofuel Start-Ups
by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal) With the major costs associated with proving out new biofuels technologies, John McCarthy says
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Argonne National Lab, Nalco Ink Technology License Agreement
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) The U.S. DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Builders Erect Cellulosic Ethanol Plant at Port of Morrow
by Dean Brickley (East Oregonian) Zea-Chem’s cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant is more than one-third finished. Builders erected three 40,000-gallon fermentation tanks
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Critic of Ethanol Got It All Wrong
by Jeff Zueger (Inforum.com) To read Ross Nelson’s column on ethanol (“Ethanol’s promise is empty, “ March 14, Forum), one
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil May Import U.S. Ethanol After Rule Change, Folha Says
by Iuri Dantas (Bloomberg) Brazil may import ethanol from the U.S. in the short term in a bid to
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Systematic Use of Fertilizers Can Save Forests, Fight Climate Change
(IITA) As the world grapples with the challenge of feeding an ever growing population in the face of dwindling natural
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Board Member Works toward Renewable Energy
by Ike Wilson (Frederick News Post) Donald C. Erbach recently became the newest board member of Advanced Biofuels USA in
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Not Supporting NGOs Against Palm Oil
by Rupa Damodaran (Business Times) The European Union is not using environmental non-government organisations as a "fifth column" to help
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Plant to Extract Oil from Jatropha for Bio-Diesel
by Surbhi Khyati (IndianExpress.com) The state department of science and technology is establishing a bio-diesel plant here for extraction of
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Soybean Growers Seeing Positive Results from Biodiesel
(Southeast Farm Press/United Soybean Board) An updated, independent study funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff shows
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Sustainable Development Technology Canada's Round 19 Accepting Statements of Interest Until April 20th
(Sustainable Development Technology Canada) SDTC’s SD Tech Fund™ invests in late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of clean technologies by Canadian
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
ABO Member Spotlight: Tim Burns, Chief Executive Officer, BioProcess Algae
(Algal Biomass Organization February 25 Newsletter) ...We are designing, manufacturing and operating systems that enable controlled, economical cultivation of algal
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Congressional Budget Office Publishes Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
(Congressional Budget Office) The federal government collects revenues from taxes paid by highway users, mostly from those levied on gasoline and
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Update from the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification Association
(Task 39) Around 140 guests followed the invitation of ISCC to the first General Assembly and discussed the status
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
New Report Tracks Aviation Biofuels Collaboration
(Air Transport Action Group) The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a new report, Powering the Future of Flight, which
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Bus Idea Developed By Grad Student
by Caleb Denison (IBTimes.com) ...(David) Correll, (a Ph.D. student at Iowa State University’s College of Business) ... is the
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Show Their Support for Homegrown Biodiesel "Powered by Biodiesel" Bumper Sticker Campaign Launched
(MarketWire/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association in partnership with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Koch Farms and
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Budget Cuts May Target MSU-N Biodiesel Facility
by Kay Rossi (KXLH.com) ...Five years ago, Montana State University-Northern received $800,000 in grant funding for infrastructure and staffing
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Policy Causing Starvation: Nestle Boss
by Stephen Foley (New Zealand Herald) Soaring food inflation is the result of "immoral" policies in the United States which
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard Signs Bill to Boost Ethanol Industry, Development Loans
by Chet Brokaw (AP/The Republic) Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law Thursday a measure aimed at boosting ethanol sales at
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazilalot: Heard on the Floor at World Biofuels Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The hottest companies in bioenergy all know it – the name of the game is
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Ford, New York City, Disneyland among Winners of "Eye on Biodiesel" Awards
(National Biodiesel Board) The Disneyland Resort is built on imagination, and the steam-powered trains that circle the park are an
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Gen-X Moves Forward with Advanced Biorefinery Plans
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A unique biorefinery being developed by Gen-X Energy Group Inc. in Moses Lake, Wash., is
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Biomass Summit October 25-27, 2011 Minneapolis, MN Speaker and Poster Abstract Solicitation
The Algal Biomass Organization is now accepting abstracts for speaking opportunities in breakout or panel sessions and poster presentations for
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
New Hampshire House Bans Ethanol
(KRVN) The New Hampshire House has passed a bill that would ban the sale of corn-based ethanol in the state.
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
How to Avoid a Global Food Price Crisis
by Tom Vilsack (Financial Times/US Department of Agriculture) Recent news stories have stoked fears about rising global food prices. But today,
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Volvo's Ethanol-Powered Electric Car
by Gary Gastelu (Fox News) ...Starting in 2012 the Swedish automaker will begin selling a plug-in hybrid version of the
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Butamax Issued Another Biobutanol Patent
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Butamax has received another patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) number 7,910,342
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
BARD Moves towards Commercial Algae Production
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) Morrisville, Penn.-based BARD Holdings Inc. recently announced its shift from research and development to
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Powered Plane Takes Us Up Before Airshow Performance
by Chad Mira (WJHG) If you've seen a few unusual-looking aircraft in the skies, there's a good chance they're here
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
An Interview with General Wesley Clark
(Novozymes) General Wesley Clark: retired US Army general, 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate, and now Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, an
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Taking the American Biofuel Industry to the Next Level; From Talk to Action
(Novozymes) The United States has a lot riding on the success of its biofuel industry – energy independence, job creation,
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Saint Michael’s Receives $766,000 NSF Grant as Part of Plant Genome Project
(VermontBiz.com) Saint Michael's College biologist Dr Mark Lubkowitz and his students join a team of researchers from the University of
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Jatropha Biofuels More Harmful than Oil
by Ricardo Sequeiros Coelho (CoolTheEarth) A report by ActionAid, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Nature Kenya
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil’s BNDES Bank Offers $1 Billion to Ethanol R&D
(Forbes) Brazil’s behemoth development bank, BNDES, offered $1 billion to the Brazilian Innovation Agency to fund research and development into
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Airbus Teams up with Tarom to Build Biofuel Plant in Romania
by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) Airbus has teamed with Tarom to establish a facility in Romania to produce aviation biofuel from
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Playing “Clue” at World Biofuels Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...At World Biofuels Markets 2011 in Rotterdam, the overwhelmingly remarkable impression is the ramp-up in
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Logos and EdeniQ Receive Department of Energy Funding for Corn-to-Cellulosic Pilot Biorefinery
(Logos Technologies) DOE commits full $20.5 million to retrofit and build pilot plant in Visalia, CA Logos Technologies®, Inc. and EdeniQ,
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
The Great Green Fleet
by James Marvin (The Virginia Pilot) ...Off the capes of Virginia, a modern Navy swift boat cuts a wake at
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Military Supports Hawaii Biodiesel Demonstration Program
by Bryan Sims (Pacific Biodiesel/Biodiesel Magazine) This month Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie introduced a new oilseed crop research program—the Biodiesel
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Proposed Senate Bill S.559: Securing America’s Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act Comment on the Bill from an Advanced Biofuels Perspective
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) recently introduced Senate Bill
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Book Review – The Green Miracle
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) This week I read the book called “The Green Miracle,” by Clayton McNeff who is
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Whole New World of Corn
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Everything you ever wanted to know about corn is contained in the latest edition of the World
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Isuzu Debuts Biodiesel-Compatible Van
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Japan-based auto maker Isuzu has debuted a utility van that will be more compatible with higher
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Companies to Produce Edible Ethanol Co-Product
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...Prairie Gold (PGI) of Bloomington, and GTL Resources USA of Itasca, Illinois have agreed to collaborate
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Alternative Form of Gasoline is Now Available at Sheetz
by Karen Kiley (WDBJ7.com) Americans are paying more than $3.50, on average, for a gallon of gasoline. In Virginia, the
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol to Reduce GHGs by 105 Million Tonnes in 2011 Forecasted Reductions Will Offset the Emissions of 19.4 Million Cars
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) As the biofuels industry gathers at the annual World Biofuels Markets conference, the Global Renewable Fuels
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Amyris Lands More Production, Distribution Agreements
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(T)he company (Amyris) entered into a manufacturing agreement with Paraíso Bioenergia S.A., a renewable energy
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Launches Third-Party Sustainable Biofuels Certification System
(Biofuels Journal/National Wildlife Federation) The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) launched March 22 the first global third-party certification system for sustainable
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Dyadic International Introduces Advanced Biofuels Enzyme AlternaFuel® CMAX™ at the World Biofuels Markets
(Dyadic International) Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
2011 AiChE Annual Meeting October 16-21 Minneapolis, MN Call For Papers
Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on Bio-Based Alternative Fuels at the annual AICHE meeting that is coming up
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Innovation to Increase Algae Yield
(OriginOil) Algae Screen technology protects algae from microscopic predators, integrates with Live Extraction OriginOil, Inc., the developer of breakthrough technology
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Marines Trying to Get Afghan Farmers Hooked on Energy Crops
by Annie Snider (Greenwire/New York Times) ...Nelson, who has already served two tours in Iraq, spent this past winter
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biomass-Powered Ethanol Plants
by Lisa Gibson (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) A growing number of U.S. ethanol plants are reaping the benefits
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Who Wins with Higher Gas Prices?
by Dan Chapman (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...Higher gas prices could finally translate into a sustainable market for Georgia’s alternative energy industry. ...And,
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
State of Wisconsin Issues Air Permit for United Ethanol
by Maureen White (Eisenmann Corporation/Renewable Energy World) The Air Permit was recently approved by the State of Wisconsin for United
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Airline Industry Last in Line to Sign up for Algae Fuel: Sapphire CEO
by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) One or two pioneering airlines may begin using jet fuel derived from algae and
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Boeing And EPFL Join Forces To Lower Sustainability Certification Costs
(DailyMarkets/PR Newswire) Boeing and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) today announced the creation of the Sustainable Biomass Consortium, a
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Boeing and Algae Fuels, a Euro Perspective
(Algae Industry Magazine) In the aviation biofuels market, as goes Boeing, so goes the industry. Boeing was a founding member
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Proposal: VEETC Phased Out, Replaced with Variable Tax Credit
(OPIS) ...According to sources familiar with the proposal, the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, the American Coalition for Ethanol and
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
UConn Reactor Uses More Efficient Process to Make Biodiesel Fuel
(PhysOrg.com) Deep inside the University of Connecticut’s chemical engineering building in Storrs, Professor Richard Parnas and a team of students
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil and US to Deepen Cooperation on Energy; Aviation Biofuels
(Green Car Congress/FavStocks) ...Noted President Obama,...Now, even as we focus on oil in the near term, we shouldn’t lose sight
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Excalibur: Mighty Claims, Mighty Prizes, and the Problem of Myth in Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are no shortage of reasons why high-yield biofuels, particularly microalgae, continue to fascinate practically
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Betting on Green
(The Economist) Vinod Khosla thinks most venture capitalists are being too cautious with their green investments. But is his own
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
AWMA Student Competition Seeks Scenarios Leading to 25x'25 Energy Future
(25 x '25/Air & Waste Management Association) A single, plausible scenario under which at least 25 percent of the energy
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae.Tec Opens in Atlanta
(Algae Industry Magazine) Perth, Australia-based Algae.Tec Ltd. has announced the opening of their Algae Development & Manufacturing Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, where their
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Has Come a Long Way Since Its Iowa Roots
by Richard Johnson (Globe Gazette) ...And, he (Walt Wendland) said, his industry can adapt to technological changes, such as cellulosic ethanol,
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama's Visit to Brazil Yields 'Encouraging' Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association
(PR Newswire/EIN News/UNICA) Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of U.S. President Barack Obama's official
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
F-22 Raptor Flown on Synthetic Biofuel
by 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs (Edwards Airforce Base) An F-22 Raptor successfully flew at supercruise March 18 on
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Jatropha to Be Planted in Jordan
by Raed Omari (The Jordan Times) An oil producing plant which can generate bio-fuel will be cultivated in the
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Turning Grease Into Gold: Two Startups Making Big Leaps in Biofuels
by Allison Arieff (Good) Two innovative companies, Blackgold Biofuels and FogBusters, are unlocking the power of fat, oil, and grease
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Putnam: Highlands County Is 'Cradle of Innovation' in Biofuels
By Christopher Tuffley (News Sun) Highlands County is well positioned to benefit from the new push toward alternative fuels,
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Firm Eyes Sarawak for RM555mil Move to Help Natives Plant Jatropha on NCR Land
by Stephen Then (The Star Sarawak) A leading biofuel company with global links wants to turn Sarawak into a producer
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
BoI Okays P5.2-B Negros Ethanol Plant
By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat (Manila Bulletin) Canlaon Alco Green Agro Industrial Corp. is investing P5.192 billion for the establishment of
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
American Soybean Association Expresses Concerns about EU Renewable Energy Directive to USDA and USTR
(American Soybean Association) The American Soybean Association (ASA), joined by other U.S. oilseed producer and industry organizations, has expressed serious
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels at the Crossroads
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Good news: Advances in processing technology In the past year, we’ve seen costs coming down
March 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Americans Expect Rising Gas Prices, Slow to React in Comparison
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Twenty-seven percent of Americans expect that gas prices will reach $5 or more a
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Who Gets Your Food Dollar?
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) ...As a result, many in the industrial meat sector, along with junk food processers
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Crops Could Lower Surface Temperatures, Stanford Researchers Say
(Stanford University News) Concerns about the impact of corn ethanol on global warming have raised interest in more eco-friendly perennial
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Provides Update on Cellulosic Ethanol Project with Novozymes
(Lignol) Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary,
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Foster Wheeler Provides Engineering Services to Cynar for Conversion of Waste Plastics into Liquid Fuels in Ireland
Foster Wheeler AG announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Cynar Plc to
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Syntroleum Reports $9.6M Loss for 2010, Bullish for 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Syntroleum reported a $9.6 million loss for fiscal 2010 in its 10K SEC form, with
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Google Ventures Backs CoolPlanetBiofuels
(peHUB) CoolPlanetBiofuels Gets Series B Funding from Google Ventures Imagine a world where fuel doesn’t have to be pumped, dug out
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Bracketology: Which 3 of 6 Will Win in NABC Drop-In Fuels Consortium Cut-Off?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Amongst the various projects that received support under the 2009 Recovery Act were an algal
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
DuPont Leader: Renewables at the Heart of Clean Technology Market Opportunity
(DuPont) DuPont is uniquely positioned to deliver clean technology opportunities, including both advanced biomaterials and biofuels, DuPont Applied BioSciences President Craig
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
California Should Promote the Use of Diesel and Biodiesel-Powered Vehicles
(Diesel Technology Forum) An interesting White Paper by Serj Berelson concludes that the State of California would benefit from implementing
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Governors Call for Improved Corn-for-Ethanol Reporting
(Western Farm Press) A coalition of 34 U.S. governors from Washington to New York to Texas have called on U.S.
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
A Flock of Speculation: How Paper Bushels, Not Ethanol, Are Driving Corn Prices
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ...If you needed any more proof that large speculative investors are toying with the
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
US Oilseed Growers Protest EU Biofuel Requirement
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Oilseed growers, led by the American Soybean Association (ASA), have raised concerns with U.S. Department
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Genifuel Patents Sugar to Heterotrophs to Oil
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...(P)atent attorney Lawrence B. Ebert notes the first claim of US 7,905,930 issued to Genifuel on March
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Calls March 21 Meeting with Major US Biofuels Trade Association Heads
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the USDA has called the heads of nearly every major biofuels association into
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Swazi Biofuels Strategy Complete, Awaiting Cabinet Approval
by Winile Mavuso (The Swazi Observer) ...Director of Energy Henry Shongwe said the document was basically a policy which would
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Diester Sees No Respite for EU Biodiesel Industry
by Sybille de La Hamaide (Reuters) Overcapacity, squeezed margins and massive imports should continue to hurt Europe's biodiesel industry this
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Bioethanol Group Weighs U.S. Subsidy Lawsuit
By Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck (Reuters/Forexyard) European bioethanol producers will decide by the end of March whether to file a legal
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Lake Mayors Range from Optimistic to Concerned on Trash-to-Ethanol
by Marc Chase (NWI Times) Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. expressed reservation at signing a 20-year agreement to commit his
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE’s Duff Warns that Asian Industrial Buildup Threatens “Our Way of Life” if US Does Not Reduce Oil Consumption
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DOE’s Biomass Program Lead Engineer warns that, when it comes to biofuels, “it’s the economy,
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Delay to Certification of Aviation Jet Biofuels May Damage Investor Confidence, Claims Lufthansa
(GreenAirOnline) The approval of Bio-SPK jet fuels for use in commercial aircraft operations is not now expected until the middle
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Action Required Now if Alternative Aviation Fuels Are to Help Meet Emissions Targets, Concludes Major European Study
(GreenAirOnline) The transfer from fossil fuels to biofuels is a must if the air transport industry is to survive beyond
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
New UT/ORNL Center: Taking on the World's Energy Problems and Translating Intellectual Capital into Economic Investment
(University of Tennessee) The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is launching an academic
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Sustainability and the Environment I: Uncertainty in Indirect Land Use Change in the Life Cycle of Biofuels: Impacts for Legislation
by Adam J. Liska (Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Liska opens his presentation with the
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Sustainability and the Environment I: Bioenergy & Climate: the Long, Medium, and Short of It
by Nathanael Greene (Natural Resources Defense Council Representative) Greene begins by making the point that “long-term environmental imperatives” need to be
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Sustainability and the Environment I: Advanced Biofuels: Technology Trends and Policy Opportunities
by Amy Ehlers (Biotechnology Industry Organization) The group BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) is a trade association which is located in Washington
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Budgets & Biotech: Congress Urged to Continue Supporting Advanced Biofuels
(BIOtechNOW) Industry leaders point out that biotech-enabled advanced biofuels spur job growth and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. Three leading
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E85 Sales in Iowa Break Records
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) E85 sales in Iowa have broken all records reaching an all-time high for the state. According
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U.S. Sen. Grassley: Ethanol and Energy
(IowaPolitics.com) Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley Ethanol and Energy Independence Delivered Monday, March 07, 2011 ...We must look to alternative
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North Dakota's Ag Commissioner Confident in Hybrid Ethanol Plant
(The Republic) ...Doug Goehring earlier this month led a North Dakota delegation on a trip to Denmark to learn about
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Letter to Editor: Ethanol Helps Stabilize Energy Prices
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association/Baltimore Sun) The Sun may have cut back its foreign bureaus, but your editorial writers
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Corn Growers To Explore Payment Shift
(Wallaces Farmer) ...NCGA (National Corn Growers Association) delegates attending the meeting in Tampa, Fla., adopted ethanol policy that states "NCGA
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Sugar Beet Acreage Could Rise as Alternative Uses Are Developed
by Philip Case (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Sugar beet is on the cusp of benefitting from a host of technological advances
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National Agricultural Statistics Service Seeks Public Input on Distillers By-products Survey
(US Department of Agriculture) The Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is seeking stakeholder input as it develops