by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) Gevo Inc. has partnered with a Texas-based petrochemical company to build a demonstration hydrocarbon processing
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Back TO HOMEHouse Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing: Hitting the Ethanol Blend Wall – Examining the Science on E15; Testimony of W. Steven Burke ∙ President and CEO, Biofuels Center of North Carolina
W. Steven Burke (Biofuels Center of North Carolina) ...America will continue to seek more augmentation of petroleum-based fuels and thus needs
July 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Nine-Lab Consortium Positive about Micro-Algae as Source of Bio-Fuel
by Adam Halliday (Indian Express) ...As plantations for bio-fuel increasingly nudge out plantations for food, a joint project by nine
July 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Malaysia: Producing Biofuel from Algae
(Algae Industry Magazine) Marilyn Tenn in the Borneo Post talks about biotechnologists and researchers from Swinburne University of Technology, in Sarawak,
July 30, 2011 Read Full Article
DDCE Begins Second Year of Stover Collection Program
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) The second year of DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC’s corn stover collection program is under way in
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels: What Do the Experts Think?
by Matthew Knight (CNN) It wasn't so long ago that biofuels were being heralded as the savior of the planet
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Gull Biofuels Launches E85 Amid Fading Support for New Zealand’s Biofuels Subsidy
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) In New Zealand, the government’s policy to promote biofuels is facing the axe on
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Honeywell Arm to Launch Green Diesel Tech in India
by Subhash Narayan and Noor Mohammad (Financial Express) Move over bio-diesel, the new green diesel is all set to revolutionalise
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Sud-Chemie Starts Construction of German Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
(Platts) Specialty chemicals company Sud-Chemie AG said Tuesday it had began construction of a demonstration plant that will be the
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes Regulations to Mitigate the Potential for Misfueling of Vehicles, Engines and Equipment with E15
(Environmental Protection Agency) EPA is issuing a final rule to mitigate the potential for misfueling of vehicles, engines and equipment
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Awards $45 Million to Four New BCAP Projects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the creation of four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Scientists Look to Milk Potential of Cows' Stomachs for Biofuels
(News.stv.tv) Researchers hope that the animals' ability to break down trees and plant material can be harnessed to create renewable
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
SWAFEA Final Report Lays Groundwork for the Deployment of Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Europe
(GreenAirOnline) Although the aviation sector has a good track record in reducing its environmental impact through efficiency gains, it is
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
President Obama Announces New Fuel Economy Standards
(The White House) President Obama today announced the next phase in the Administration’s program to increase fuel efficiency and reduce
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevrolet Confirms Diesel Variant for Cruze in 2013
(General Motors) Chevrolet confirmed today it will add a diesel variant to the Cruze lineup in North America in calendar
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Chu, Vilsack, Pfannenstiel Headline, Light up BIOMASS 2011 Congress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
The Energy Return on Investment for Algal Biocrude: Results for a Research Production Facility
by Colin M. Beal, Robert E. Hebner, Michael E. Webber, Rodney S. Ruoff and A. Frank Seibert (Bioenergy Research) This study is an experimental
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Mozambique Sells Its First Biofuel Export to Lufthansa
(defenseWEb) Mozambique’s Sun Biofuels has made its first export by selling 30 tons of jatropha oil to German airline Lufthansa. The
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Poet Has Green Plan for Water
by Anna Jauhola (The Daily Republic) In a continuing effort to operate as green as possible, Poet Biorefining is the
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Area Businesses Say Ethanol Troubling for Machinery that Has Smaller Engines
by Walt Frank (Altoona Mirror) Cars and trucks are capable of running on E-10 gasoline - gas that contains 10
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
South Dakota Research Project Could Help Colonize Space
(NewsWise/South Dakota State University) Humans may move one step closer to colonizing space thanks to a new research project that
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
In Detail: The Wood Burning Beaver XR7
by Brian Moody (Translogic) ...Although "Beaver" is a strange moniker for a car, Chip Beam has a good reason
July 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Terrabon, Inc. Awarded $9.6 Million by Logos Technologies to Produce 6000 Liters of Renewable Jet Fuel for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
(Terrabon, Inc.) Terrabon, Inc., a Houston-based bioenergy company, announced today that it has been awarded a $9.6 million, 18-month contract by
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Portland Says NOPE to Bio Fuels Energy Plant
(YouandFilms.com) ...Nope (http://nope.org.uk/) has been campaigning against the biofuel electric plant for more than 2 years. The plant has been
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Energy Independence: On-Farm Biodiesel Production
Roger Rainville is ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing costs on his farm near Alburgh, Vermont. ...Rainville first
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Boeing and Embraer to Fund Sugarcane Biofuel Study
by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) Boeing and Embraer are to jointly fund a sustainability analysis into producing renewable jet fuel sourced from
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Analysis: Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Struggles to Take Off
by Tom Doggett (Reuters) ...Despite years of research, testing and some hype, the next-generation ethanol industry is far from the
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Messiah College Uses Flower Power to Save Money, Environment
(ABC27.com) Messiah College has been around for over 100 years, but they're trying something for the first time this year.
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Airline's Pioneering Biofuel Flight Grounded after Delivery Hitch
(Click Green) The UK's first commercial flight powered by sustainable biofuels has been postponed after delivery problems, airline Thomson Airways
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Joule Awarded Patents for High-Volume Ethanol Production from Sunlight and CO2
(American Fuels) Joule Unlimited Technologies today (July 27, 2011) announced the issuance of its first two U.S. patents covering its
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
New Study Finds U.S. Ethanol Production Growth Has Not Triggered Indirect Land Use Change
(PR NewsWire/-- Prior studies failed to compare land use predictions to historical data A new study published in the July 2011 Biomass and
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Ready For a New Fuel Mix in a Dual Fuel Engine?
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) An award-winning University of Wisconsin-Madison team led by professor Rolf Reitz will showcase at the Wisconsin State
July 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Sun Grant BioWeb Reaches out to K-12 Teachers
(South Dakota State University) The Sun Grant BioWeb, an online resource that makes information available about bioenergy and other plant-based
July 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Farms of the Future: Bio-oil, Biochar from Biomass
by Lance Nixon (Renewable Energy World) Those pyrolysis plants would pass that crude “bio-oil” on to refineries elsewhere to be
July 26, 2011 Read Full Article
New Standards Are Here, But How Will Aviation Biofuel Market Evolve?
by Steve Leone (Renewable Energy World) ...In August, Air China will embark on its first flight with biofuels grown in
July 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Growing Algae on Landfill Sludge at University of Florida
by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) Researchers at the University of Florida are looking at ways to grow algae in
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Giant King Grass Pellets Tested By Korea Forest Research Institute
(PRNewsWire/Viaspace) - VIASPACE Inc., a clean energy company growing Giant King™ Grass as a low-carbon, renewable biomass crop and its subsidiary
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Energy and Forestry Programs Examined During Farm Bill's Title IX (Energy) Hearing
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Many programs authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill will expire in 2012
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The 50 MPG Chevy?
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) Ja, with the Diesel Chevy Cruze coming in 2013. General Motors today formally announced it will come
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Woodside Says Ethanol Industry Willing to Give Back Tax Break for Debt Reduction
by Lori Potter (Kearney Hub) The ethanol industry is willing to immediately give up $1.3 billion in tax breaks for
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum Boosts the Efficiency of Ethanol
by Benjamin Burroughs (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol has some distinct advantages as a fuel, and sweet sorghum promises even better
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Power Shifts
by Erin Ailworth (The Boston Globe) ...“One of the big challenges with the federal budget is whether ARPA-E is going to
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Celanese to Make Low-Cost Ethanol From Gas if U.S. Policy Changes
by Jack Kaskey (Bloomberg) Celanese Corp. (CE) would make low-cost ethanol for U.S. motorists using natural gas if policy makers
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The Work at Hand for E15 Market Expansion
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Back in October, I wrote on the RFA blog, “The E-Xchange,” about
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
SEC Wins Judgment against Rivera
by Kevin Cooper (Natchez Democrat) A federal judge ruled Thursday that would-be biofuels wizard John Rivera’s claims were not worth
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Competition Open for Local Ecopreneurs
(Kirriemuir Herald) FORFAR and Kirriemuir ecopreneurs with innovative ideas for tackling climate change are invited to apply for awards of
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Vegetable Oil Fuels Biodiesel Production Company in Florida Keys
by Cammy Clark (The Miami Herald/Sun Sentinel) Vegetable oil once used at Florida Keys restaurants and backyard fish fries is
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Boost for Biofuel Users in Cowichan Valley
(Times Colonist) A group of Cowichan Valley residents who rely on recycled cooking oil to fuel their vehicles can now
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Grand Opening Ceremonies Planned for Biodiesel Facility
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) In Catawba County, N.C., a partnership between the county and Appalachian State University is planning
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Is China for You? Part II: The Resources and Investor Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The drivers for biofuels and cleantech as a whole? According to the 2010 China Statistical
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Future Prospects for Cereals That Fix Nitrogen
by Perrin H. Beatty and Allen G. Good (Science Magazine) Nitrogen availability is limiting to plant growth and has long been overcome through
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
A Perspective on Algae as Feed for Cows, Sheep, and Goats
by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) Co-products like animal feeds for cattle can be highly beneficial to the economic feasibility
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The A.I.M. Interview: Martin Sabarsky, Cellana's CEO
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) Martin Sabarsky was promoted to President and CEO of Kona, Hawaii-based Cellana
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Releases Pathway to Build a Sustainable "Total Biomass" Advanced Ethanol Industry
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA July 25, 2011, detailed an action plan for creating sustainable markets for advanced ethanol in
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Lufthansa Takes off towards a New Era of Sustainably Fuelled Regular Commercial Scheduled Flights
(GreenAirOnline) The first in Lufthansa’s long-heralded series of commercial scheduled sustainable biofuel flights finally took off on Friday morning (July
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Farm Bill Energy Title: Rural Energy for America Program
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On July 19, 2011, the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) and Environmental and Energy Study Institute(EESI)
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
US Air Force Wants Biofuel Switch
(News24) The US Air Force is ready to switch to biofuels to help power its warplanes but the price of
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Air Force, Army Team Up to Explore 'Green' Solutions
by Master Sgt. Amaani Lyle (U.S. Air Force) Senior leaders from the Department of Defense, federal agencies, Air Force and
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Creating a High School Incubator in Biofuels Development from Lab Technique to Grant Writing—Sounds Impossible? See C2B’s Project in Green County, New York.
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) “We'll share information about educational materials and projects as we hear about them. If
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Computer Software Helps Engineer Organisms
by John Roach (MSNBC) Could lead to microbes that produce drugs and biofuels A computer software program is outfitting biotechnology companies
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
State Wants to Pull Millions in Stimulus Dollars from the Efficiency Kansas Loan Program
by Christine Metz (Sunflower Horizons) The Kansas Energy Office is pulling funding on a state program that has lent hundreds
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Study: Regulatory Hurdles Hinder Biofuels Market
by Phil Ciciora (University of Illinois) Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Mexican Interjet Flight 2605 Making First Commercial Round-Trip Flight with Honeywell Green Jet Fuel
(Green Car Congress) Following a series of successful demonstration flights and approval of the fuel for commercial transportation through ASTM
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Achieves 5-to-1 Return on Fossil Energy
(American Soybean Association/Southeast Farm Press) Newly published research from the University of Idaho and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Don't Turn the Clock Back on Building Better Fuels: ABFA Letter to Senate Committee
(Advanced Biofuels Association) The Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) today sent the following letter to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chairman
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Is China for You? The Opportunities, the Risks, the Way
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A combination of industrial biotech know-how, an array of biomass feedstocks (particularly lignocellulose), a strong
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
SRS Energy Grows Toward Commercialization
by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) Brian Goodall, the Vice President of Business Development at SRS Energy, spoke at the 1st
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Neste Oil to Take Part in International Algae Research Projects in Australia and the Netherlands
(Neste Oil) Neste Oil's research into the potential for using algae oil as a feedstock for producing renewable diesel is
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A New Japanese Venture to Pursue Mass Production of Algae Biofuel
(The Denki Shimbun) Three Japanese companies of IHI Corporation, a biotechnology venture Gene and Gene Technology (G>) based in Osaka
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
GM Builds B100 Vehicles
by Virendra Pandit (ETCGreen.com) The global giant recently joined a tripartite agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Releases Annual Market Reports for Wind Energy, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Technology
(US Department of Energy) Reports Find Continued Growth in Manufacturing and Deployment of Clean Energy the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Elsevier Launches Biofuel Research and Discovery Tool, Accelerating BioEnergy Research and Development
(PR NewsWire/Elesvier) New Tool Enables the Successful Commercialisation of Alternative Energy Technologies Elsevier, the world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Former Iowa First Lady Runs for Congress on Energy Issues
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Wind energy and biofuels are part of the campaign for Congress launched this week by
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Researchers Find Potential Key for Unlocking Biomass Energy
(Department of Energy/Los Alamos National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) LANL molecular model helps expose cellulose weakness Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Nebraska Ethanol Workers Earn More
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Nebraska Ethanol Board reports that wage growth in that state’s ethanol sector outpaced all industry wage
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Link Between Crops and Deforestation in Amazon Not So Cut and Dry
(InfoZine) A Kansas State University geographer is part of a research team out to prove what environmental scientists have suspected
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Denmark's Garbage-Turned-Biofuel to Power Homes
(Irish Sun) 'Our goal is to change the management of wastewater and household rubbish from a costly problem into a
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Mandates Around the World
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The bulk of mandates comes from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) specifies
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Call for Papers: 2nd World Congress of Bioenergy-2012 April 25-28, 2012 Xi’an, China Deadline: February 25
With the impact of increased Bioenergy utilization factors, BIT Life Sciences and the organizing committee launched the 2nd Annual World
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Spain's Cepsa to Expand into Second-Generation Biodiesel
by Ivan Castano (Renewable Energy World) The firm will begin making the fuel with palm oil, animal fats and other
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Mississippi State Licenses MSW Conversion Tech to Harrelson & Assoc.
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) A novel waste conversion technology developed at Mississippi State University’s Sustainable Energy Research Center is
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Sao Paulo to Fuel 160 City Buses with Amyris' Renewable Diesel
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) In response to Brazil’s growing need to include low-sulfur fuel in its diesel pool, Amyris
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Phases Out Demo Project, Pursues Commercial Opportunities
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Lignol Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Lignol Energy Corp., has reached an agreement with
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Makers Losing $6 Billion Tax Break Keep $6.9 Billion
(San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg) Ethanol manufacturers are set to thrive even if they have to give up $6 billion a year
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
SIPI Students Win Award for Algae Biofuel Project
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A team of students at New Mexico-based Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has been awarded first
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Diversifying The Ethanol Industry With Biodiesel
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...A new option for the ethanol industry to diversify is to add a biodiesel plant to
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
National Security, Energy Security, and Environmental Imperatives
by General Charles F. Wald and David W. Conover (Bipartisan Policy Center/The Hill/Congress Blog) News reports indicate that some Senators
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
First EU Sustainability Schemes for Biofuels Get the Go-Ahead
(European Commission) Brussels, 19 July 2011 - Biofuels can represent an environmentally-friendly replacement of fossil fuels. However, we need to
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
CSHL to Help Assemble ‘Knowledgebase’ on Plants, Microbes, to Aid US Biofuel, Environment Efforts
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) In Kbase, cloud computing brings disparate data streams into focus In the decade that has passed since
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Illovo Sugar Plans to Produce Ethanol From Molasses in Tanzania by 2013
by Niki Moore (Bloomberg) Illovo Sugar Ltd. (ILV), Africa’s largest producer of the sweetener, plans to start making potable ethanol from
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
PTTAR Shelves Jet Biofuel Project
by Nalin Viboonchart (The Nation) PTT Aromatics and Refining (PTTAR) has put on hold its US$150-million (Bt4.5 billion) jet-biofuel project, given
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
PetroAlgae Partners with CRI Catalyst to Optimize Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Fuel
(PetroAlgae) Signs Agreement with Leading Global Catalyst Technology Company for joint technology integration leading to direct conversion of biomass to transportation fuels
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
PetroAlgae Feed Meal Confirmed as New Source of High Value Commercial-Scale Feed for Dairy Cattle
(PetroAlgae) Important New Animal Feed Ingredient for Dairy Cattle Diets According to University of Minnesota Study PetroAlgae Inc., a leading renewable energy
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Shipment Could Be First Step in Fueling Base
by Suzanne Ulbrich (ENCToday) A delivery aboard Camp Lejeune Monday morning marked the culmination of a test project to provide renewable
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
The Sugar Rush: Dow, Mitsui Revive Major Renewables Project in Brazil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Brazil, Dow Chemical has teamed with Mitsui in a JV that will produce ethanol and
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
US Energy Department Celebrates Loan Guarantee Successes as Stimulus-Supported 1705 Program Comes to Close
by Jonathan Silver (Department of Energy/Biofuels Digest) ...the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has been extremely busy,
July 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Will the EU Reveal Judging Criteria for Biofuel Bodies?
by Jessica Shankleman Green groups slam Commission's "back room" processes for approving sustainable biofuel certification schemes Green groups will today learn if the
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Oil Is Biggest Military Weakness
by Senator Mark Udall (Politico) The Pentagon released its first-ever operational energy strategy last month — a plan that could
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Greenhouse Packs A Power Punch
by Joan Melcher (BioCycle) Closed loop system utilizes gasification, algae ponds and anaerobic digestion to convert wood waste to a
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Hoover Algae-to-Oil Fuel Plant Fails to Get Grant
by Steve Irvine (The Birmingham News) The Ohio-based company seeking to put a pilot plant in Hoover that would harvest
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
LS9 and HCL CleanTech Awarded a $9 Million Grant From the Department of Energy
(LS9) LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced that it has been awarded in
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Center Looks at Research Triangle Partnership Area
by David Ranii (News Observer) The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is one of seven regional groups across the state selected by
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Purdue Economists Report on Causes of High Commodity Prices
by Keith Robinson (Purdue University) Growing demand for corn to use in biofuels and for soybeans to help feed
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Analysis: Ethanol to Edge Pigs for Corn Use, but Not Quite Yet
by Charles Abbott and Karl Plume (Reuters) Ethanol appears almost certain to win the food-versus-fuel contest in the United States. But not
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Biofuels - a 'Happy Accident'
(AllAfrica.com/The Herald) Zimbabwe is trying to resurrect its biofuels energy sector after needlessly crucifying the ethanol project in the Lowveld
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Finnair to Operate Amsterdam-Helsinki Biofuel Flight
by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) Finnair has become the latest airline to announce plans to operate flights partially-powered by biofuel. The carrier
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Soy Chemicals: A Global Strategic Business Report - New Market Report Published
(PR-Inside.com) The global soy chemicals market is forecast to reach over $13 billion by the year 2017, spurred by the
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
REG Files for $100M IPO: The Complete Digest Analysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A successful IPO would cap a remarkable comeback for biodiesel from the depths of “The
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Seambiotic’s Algae Plant in China to Open September 2011
by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) In December 2009, Seambiotic announced that they would be building an algae production plant that
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
New Race, New Fuel
by Chad Bishop (Bowling Green Daily News) Cars using corn-based ethanol in Sparta’s inaugural Sprint Cup race A NASCAR Sprint Cup
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
CTSI Defense Energy Technology Challenge: Deadline August 5
Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. From
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
World's Top Eco-Car Wins Using Ethanol Inbicon Makes From Straw
(The Street/PR NewsWire/Inbicon) Inbicon has revealed a frugal new customer for the cellulosic ethanol made from straw at its Inbicon
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
CTSI Defense Energy Technology Challenge: Deadline August 5
Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. From
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Alliance Releases Wood-to-Energy Policy Roadmap
(25 x '25) The National 25x'25 Alliance released this morning a new National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap - A Guide for Developing
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Microalgae Could Be Texas’ Next Big Cash Crop
by Rod Santa Ana (AgriLifeToday) Just as corn and peanuts stunned the world decades ago with their then-newly discovered multi-beneficial
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
New Gas Station Offers Fuel Alternatives
by Richard Craver (Winston-Salem Journal) ...Sparky's is not just one of only five stations in the state offering E85 and
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Food Security Not Necessarily Threatened By Biofuels
(Rainharvest) To achieve “win-win outcomes” for bio-energy, food security and poverty reduction, we must recognise that these outcomes are possible. This
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Future of Food: Meet the Farmers and Scientists Who Could Save Our Fragile Global Food System
by Robin Barton (The Independent) ...So I called my local farmer, David Bowtell. Sparing me the arcane details of the
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
A Car that Runs on Micro Algae Biodiesel
(Deccan Herald) Researchers have claimed to have run a car on B-20 biodiesel derived from marine micro algae. Under the
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Analysis: EU Cushions Biodiesel from Damning Carbon Research
by Charlie Dunmore (Reuters) The EU will protect existing investment in its $13 billion biodiesel sector even as it acts
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
United Arab Emirates Seeks $100b Investment
by Shehab A. Makahleh (Zawya) The UAE government wants to attract $100 billion (Dh367 billion) worth of investment in alternative
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
BioVerde Expands From Biodiesel to Chemicals Derived From Plants
by Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg) BioVerde Industria e Comercio de Biocombustiveis SA, a biodiesel company that’s building Brazil’s biggest refinery, is
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
EdeniQ Signs Deal to Continue Cellunator Improvements
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) EdeniQ Inc., which is developing technology to add cellulosic ethanol production capabilities to existing
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: What Color Is Your Biochute?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BIO says there are 800,000 direct and indirect jobs that would be created in advanced
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Leading By Example: How Energy Innovation is Strengthening America’s Military
by Aaron Hull (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Pew Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate hosted an event titled Leading
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
House Science Subcommittee for Energy and Environment Holds Hearing on EPA E15 Waiver
by Aaron Hull (Advanced Biofuels USA) On July 7, 2011 the House Science Subcommittee for Energy and Environment
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Wyden Act Promotes Alternative Fuels
(MyCentralOregon) Legislation introduced by Senator Ron Wyden and Michigan's Debbie Stabenow to promote the implementation of viable alternatives to oil
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Grant to Study Municipal Solid Waste as Feedstock for Biofuel
(Waste & Recycling News) The Environmental Research and Education Foundation received $93,000 in funding from the North Carolina Biofuels Center
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Navy Secretary Mabus Unabashed about ‘Choosing Winners’ in Fuel Market
by John Tomasic (Colorado Independent) Makes case again for Udall Energy Security Act Coming on the heels of Colorado Senator Mark Udall’s
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
SCS Offers Sugarcane Certification Program
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...Brazil’s sugarcane industry is also accused of not producing the crop, nor the fuel, in a
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Debate over Corn Use Estimates Shows Need for Solid Ethanol Data
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates marked a milestone of sorts
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
New Online Ad Touts Advanced Biofuels Success
(KPHO/Advanced Biofuels Association) Following its annual summer board meeting featuring a lineup of congressional and administration leaders and senior staff,
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Energy Says U.S. Gov't Will Phase out Funding for Ethanol Pilot Project
(Canadian Business) Lignol Energy Corp. says its demonstration project to show the commercial potential of producing ethanol from plant cellulose
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
House Vote on Section 526 Raises Questions of Commitment to Energy Security
(25 x '25) The House of Representatives seems to have gotten things backwards. Lawmakers there say they were shoring up
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Making Integrated Food-Energy Systems Work for People and Climate
(United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) A safe integration of food and energy production may be one of the best
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biologists Discover an 'Evening' Protein Complex that Regulates Plant Growth
(EurekAlert!/University of California San Diego) Farmers and other astute observers of nature have long known that crops like corn and
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Fuel - Crude Thoughts
(IATA) Challenges in the jet fuel supply chain are intensifying, making investment in biofuels essential ...(T)he airline industry fuel bill
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biojet and UWI Partner in Biofuels
(University of West Indies Cave Hill) UWI-Cave Hill and BioJet International Initiate Research and Commercial Biofuels Partnership. The University of the
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. Announces Intention to Enter Tire Recycling Market
(MarketWire/GreenEnviroTech) Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. Chairman and CEO Mr. Gary De Laurentiis announced today that Green EnviroTech is planning to
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels 2.0
Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The rise of themochemical biofuels, the power of markets, and the anarchic essence of energy development ...The
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
No Eureka Moments in Long U.S. Campaign to Crack Cellulosic Code
by Paul Voosen (New York Times/Greenwire) ...For eons, plants have locked the sun's energy into complex strands of sugar, used
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Search Produces Energy from Biodiesel Waste
(Correio do Brasil) School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC) of USP, a research proposes the production of energyfrom the
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Spanish NGO Recycles Used Oil Into Solidarity With Peru
by Tierramerica (EurAsia Review) Tons of artisanal soaps made from recycled olive oil are regularly shipped from Spain to Peru,
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Neste Oil Expands Its Renewable Raw Material Base with Jathropha and Camelina Oils
(Yahoo!Finance/Neste Oil Oyj) Neste Oil will expand the raw material base used to produce NExBTL renewable fuel with jatropha and
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AMA Wants Motorcycles Included in Study of Ethanol-Blended Fuel
(American Motorcycle Association) The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is asking a key U.S. House panel to include motorcycles and all-terrain
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Purdue Research Investigates Digestive Enzymes in Termites
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Delving into termite guts to find the best cellulases or lignocellulases to efficiently convert cellulose
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Energy Crops Could Be Answer to Increased Insecticide Use
by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) The link between increased insecticide use and landscape simplification has now been documented by a
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Kentucky Researchers Unlock Promise of Ancient Algae Strain
by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) Botryococcus braunii, an ancient strain of algae more than 500 million years old that
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Sensenbrenner Wants to See Results of DOE's E15 Tests
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is stepping up his efforts to do away with proposed mandates that would
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Ending US Ethanol Subsidies Could Be Bullish for European Prices
(Platts) A plan by US senators to end ethanol subsidies on July 31 could prove bullish for the European market,