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by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...But the mischief that lawmakers are hiding behind a veil of budget
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Nicholas Theisen Wins Biodiesel Essay Contest
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Nicholas Theisen is the winner of a $1,000 scholarship for his entry in the Clean Air
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevron Seeks to Expand Caltex Network via Enhanced Retailer Program, All Systems Go for B5 Biodiesel Launch
by Paul Tan (Paul Tan's Automotive News) Chevron Malaysia Limited, the operator of retail brand Caltex, is seeking to expand
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Coco-Biodiesel May Solve Country's Dependence on Oil Imports
by Jerome Carlo R. Paunan (Philippine Information Agency) The Aquino administration is eying the potential of the oil derived from
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Policy Planks Promote Sustainability, Fairness
(25 x '25) Earlier this week (July 28, 2011), a coalition of animal agriculture, commodity crop, general farm organization and
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Workshop "Achieving 2 Million Tons of Biofuels Use in Aviation by 2020"
(European Commission) This Workshop was organised by the European Commission in cooperation with Airbus. The purpose was to discuss with
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Genetic Research Coming to Abu Dhabi
(Algae Industry Magazine) ...Dr. Salehi-Ashtiani plans to expand the sequencing to other algae from labs to be built in
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Gassed out, cont.
(The Economist/Free Exchange) LAST week I noted that volatile oil prices have played an underappreciated role in recent business cycles. Over
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
US Corn-Belt Farmers: 'The Country Has Turned on Us'
by Suzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian) As Congress reviews 30 years of corn ethanol subsidies, the global food crisis has shone
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
President Visiting Three of Top Four Ethanol States
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) During his Midwest bus tour this week, President Barack Obama is visiting three of the nation’s
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
National Algae Association Stymied in Getting Explanation of Algae Exclusion from Billion Ton Update
(National Algae Association) National Algae Association Executive Director Barry Cohen has issued the following statement in response to the specific
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Is Disappointed in White House Plan for National Security Drop-In Biofuels Investment
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) As a tie-in to President Obama’s current bus tour promoting his job creation
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
President Obama Announces Major Initiative to Spur Biofuels Industry and Enhance America's Energy Security
(The White House) USDA, Department of Energy and Navy Partner to Advance Biofuels to Fuel Military and Commercial Transportation, Displace
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Army to Spend Billions to Save Billions (Hopefully)
by Paul McLeary (Aviation Week) The Army says that it wants to drop about $7.1 billion over the next decade on
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Seeking the Blending Sweet Spot
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For years, in coffee shops and grain elevators across the upper Midwest, independent thinkers
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment
Mark Muro, Jonathan Rothwell, Devashree Saha (The Brookings Institution) Growth through Innovation, Environment, Cities, Competitiveness, Jobs and the Economy The “green” or “clean” or low-carbon economy—defined as
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Karnataka's Second Bio-Diesel Plant to Come up Near Devanahalli
by Aparajita Ray (Daily News and Analysis) A bio-diesel manufacturing unit with a 50-tonne daily capacity will be set up
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Avjet Biotech Releases Podcast on Red Wolf Refining System
(AvJet Biotech/PR.com) Unique Refining System Creates Aviation Biofuel from Renewable Native Feedstocks Avjet Biotech, Inc., a leading developer of small distributive
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Drop In, Drop Out: NABC Tosses Two Projects off the R&D Island
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Survivor, biofuels style? NABC trims its project roster to two (or maybe three), as it
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Releases Draft Policy for Ensuring Scientific Integrity / Agency seeking public comment
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency August 5, 2011, is releasing its draft Scientific Integrity Policy for
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Scouting for Biofuels Crops in Indian Creek Watershed
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is looking for the best biofuels crops to grow in
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
The A.I.M. Interview: Dr. Richard Sayre
by Jonathan Williams (Algae Industry Magazine) Dr. Richard Sayre keeps his plate full as both the Director of the
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
BCAP Helps Abengoa Solve Chicken-and-Egg Feedstock Issue
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With help from the USDA Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Abengoa is on its way
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Corncobs Germinate a New Career
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) When Eric Woodford began harvesting biomass 15 years ago, he realized that existing farm equipment
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Cargill Blames Government Hoarding for Global Food Price Surge
by John Lippert (The Washington Post/Bloomberg Markets) Cargill chief Greg Page, who runs the largest U.S. agricultural company, has a
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Is Craig Venter Going to Save the Planet? Or Is This More Hype from One of America’s Most Controversial Scientists?
by Susan Okie (The Washington Post) ...Gigantic, (Craig) Venter says. “We’re thinking a facility extending over multiple square
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Town Hopes for Trash-to-Ethanol Plant, but Frustrations Mount
by Marc Chase (NWI.com) What had been all excitement regarding a possible economic boon for this south Lake County town
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
ZeaChem Forms Strategic Partnership with Chrysler Group
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ZeaChem Inc. announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chrysler Group LLC
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biomass 2011: Replace the Whole Barrel, Supply the Whole Market Presentations Posted
(US Department of Energy) ...More than 600 speakers, moderators, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees were able to listen to discussions about
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Plan E15, Blender Pump Label Campaigns
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association announced Aug. 1 that it will provide free EPA-approved E15
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Fund Biofuel from Carbon Tax Says Qantas
by Steve Creedy (The Australian) QANTAS wants the federal government to use some of its carbon tax revenue to back
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
SMBTA News: Mission NewEnergy Provides Entrepreneurship for Indian Farmers and Sustainable Biofuel for Air Travel
(Yahoo!Finance) At a time when the global economy is in need of every boost possible, Mission NewEnergy ... is teaching impoverished
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Oak Ridge Researchers Identify Key Gene; Could Streamline Biofuels Production
(The Oak Ridger) A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center, which is led by Oak
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Maker KiOR Faces Questions over Funding
By Ucilia Wang (GigaOm) Freshly minted as a public company, biofuel producer KiOR reported Thursday that it brought in no revenues
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Stations Come to Central Arkansas
by Wayne Cross (KTHV) It's clean, renewable and cheaper than the plain old gas most of us use in our cars,
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Stress Protection: How Blue-Green Algae Hoard Energy
(Science Daily/Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum) Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Victorians Steer Clear of Ethanol Fuel
by Steve Colquhoun (The Age) Cheaper ethanol-blended fuel is on the nose with Victorian motorists according to Dutch petroleum giant
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Neste Oil Rally Finland Fueled by NExBTL 100 Green Biodiesel
by Eric Loveday (AutoBlogGreen) When the World Rally Championship rolled into Finland at the end of July for the 2011 Neste
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Firm Seeks to Convert Yellow Grease into Liquid Gold
by William D'Urso (Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel) ...Cream City Grecycling, a division of Fushion Renewables, was launched in July
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA, DOE Award 10 R&D Grants for Advanced Bioenergy Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA and DOE have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
#BioChat: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Now, we live in a digital age, and bioenergy is broadly based around the globe
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
FREEDOM Has the Power and Energy to Change Your Mind and the World
by Patrick Robinson (West Seattle Herald) The documentary FREEDOM from husband and wife team of Josh and Rebecca Tickell is aptly
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Don’t Blame Ethanol for Rising Corn Prices
by John Block (Miami Herald) ...Critics of renewable fuels keep claiming that the production of American ethanol threatens the
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
OPINION: Domestic Biofuels Are Economic and Energy Security
by Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Thomas W. Ewing (The Daily Republic) For decades, securing our nation’s energy future has been
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Diesel Power Ready to Meet Challenge To Achieve Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Increased Fuel Efficiency in Trucks & Buses
(Diesel Technology Forum) Diesel engines – which power more than 95 percent of America’s commercial trucks and 85 percent of
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Udall to Introduce Bill that Would Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels
(Senator Tom Udall) U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced his plans to introduce bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Report Compares Pyrolysis Techniques
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) The Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands recently published a thesis on pyrolysis research written
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Call for Speakers: 2012 Alternative Clean Transportation "ACT" Expo May 14-17, 2012 Long Beach, CA Deadline: October 15, 2011
This year’s ACT Expo was the biggest alternative fuel and clean vehicle event of the year and the 2012 conference
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Gasoline Ethanol Blends and the Classic Auto
(Renewable Fuels Association) The ongoing effort to alter gasoline to minimize its impact on the environment and reduce U.S. dependence
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Franken Visits Farmfest
by Janet Kubat Willette (AgriNews.com) Expect direct payments to take a hit in the next farm bill, Sen. Al Franken told
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Garbage in, Energy out: Turning Trash into Biofuel
by David Biello (Scientific American) Making biofuels from waste makes dollars--and sense ...Turning garbage into fuel is potentially an answer to two
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
U.Va. Researchers Find High Energy Output From Algae-Based Fuel, But 'No Silver Bullet'
by Zak Richards (University of Virginia) Algae-based fuel is one of many options among the array of possible future energy
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Buffalo Chip Owner Runs His Vehicles on Ethanol
by Chuck (DomesticFuel.com) The owner of the Buffalo Chip Campground is Rod “Woody” Woodruff, seen here at a press conference during
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Production Certification Program October 22, 2011 The Woodlands, TX Deadline August 20
To continue the pressure to fast-track commercialization of algae, NAA is offering its highly popular Algae Production Certification Program on Saturday,
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Metabolism in Reverse: Making Biofuels at Full-Throttle Pace
(Rice University) Rice University engineers reverse E. coli metabolism for speedy production of fuels, chemicals In a biotechnological tour de force,
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Mandate Emerges as Ethanol’s Sacred Cow
by Amy Harder (National Journal) ...By year's end, the congressional “super committee” charged with reducing the federal deficit likely will
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Biofuel Could Revive Farmlands Conservation Program
by Tiffany Stecker (ClimateWire/Scientific American) A study looks into giving farmers permission to harvest cellulosic feedstocks on land set aside for wetlands
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Awards More Than $175 Million for Advanced Vehicle Research and Development
(US Department of Energy) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $175 million over the next three to
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Groups: ‘Supercommittee’ Should Repeal Oil Industry Tax Breaks
by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire) A dozen environmental groups Tuesday told congressional leaders that lawmakers who support slashing oil industry
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels Granted Pivotal Isobutanol Paten
(Butamax) Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent number
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. DOE Releases Billion-Ton Study Follow Up Report
by Lisa Gibson (Biomass Power and Thermal) A follow-up report to the U.S. DOE’s 2005 “Biomass as Feedstock for a
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
More Ethanol, Fewer Inputs, Increasing Benefits: More Corn on Fewer Acres, Less Water
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Over the past 30 years, and in particular in the past decade, ethanol production
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
EU Approval of Certification Standards for Biofuels Brings Transparency and Supports Planning by Sugar-Energy Industry
(UNICA) The European Commission’s approval of certification schemes for biofuels, announced on July 19th, is an important step to add
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
A&M Study Finds RFS Not Lowering Cattle Profits
(Southeast Farm Press/National Corn Growers Association) The study, which utilized Texas A&M University’s Agricultural & Food Policy Center’s premier farm-level
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Doerr Gives U.S. a ‘C’ for Alternative-Energy
by Ari Levy (Bloomberg) John Doerr, head of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’s alternative-energy practice, said he would give the
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Program Gives Teens a Jump on Science
by Justin B. Phillips (Contra Costa Times) Deep within the Joint BioEnergy Institute, eight researchers are hard at work trying
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Modeling Plant Metabolism to Optimize Oil Production
(Brookhaven National Laboratory) Computational studies aim to increase use of plant oils as renewable resource Scientists at the U.S. Department of
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
NIST Finds that Ethanol-Loving Bacteria Accelerate Cracking of Pipeline Steels
(EurekAlert!) U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Coal and Ethanol Are Not Alternative Energy Policy
by Andrew Smolski (OilPrice.com) ...(E)nergy policy is as defunct as ever and on most fronts the US is lagging far
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
3 Things You Need to Know about Biofuels
by Maggie Koerth-Baker (BoingBoing) ...In a nutshell, that’s why liquid fuel is so valuable. So far, it’s the clear winner
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Breakthrough In Saudi Arabia's Policy Toward Ethanol Byproducts Announced
(AgriMarketing) ...Culminating years of U.S. Grains Council efforts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has added corn gluten feed (CGF) and
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
OriginOil Develops Real-Time Control Network for Large Scale Algae Harvesting
(OriginOil) Sensor array will manage hundreds of interactions critical to large production operations. OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technologyto extract
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Company Plans to Turn Old Beverages into Ethanol
(Waste and Recycling News) Detroit-based DART said its new location will turn alcohol and sugar-based beverages such as old beer,
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Bharat Petroleum, SG Biofuels Ink Deal for Massive Jatropha 2.0 Deployment in India
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, SG Biofuels and Bharat Renewable Energy, a unit of India’s second largest oil
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
European Biodiesel Board Slams EU Thinking on Biofuel Land Use Impacts
(Argus Media) Europe's biodiesel producers have commissioned an independent review of a policy document on biodiesel's indirect effects on land
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
New Technology Revives Biofuels
(Alpha Galileo) Started three years ago, EQUIMOTOR PLUS, an R&D project financed through the EUREKA initiative, benefited from the brains
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Have We Seen the End of Jatropha as a Potential Biofuel?
by Brian Westenhaus (OilPrice.com) According to Promode Kant from the Institute of Green Economy in India and Shuirong Wu of
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Cantwell Applauds Launch of Jet Biofuels Program that Will Support Green Jobs Statewide
(AirportBusiness.com) Today (August 9, 2011) U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) toured the cutting-edge laboratories at Targeted Growth in Seattle and
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Russia: Waste to Energy Investments Sought by Russian Fund
(Recycling Portal) A Russian investment fund, Republic of Tatarstan and Wermuth Asset Management plan, is to set up a 200
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Answers to Your Biofuels, Biopower and Biomaterials Questions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At the Biomass 2011 conference in Washington, a lively debate session provided a bumper crop
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Seeking Common Ground
by Julia Olmstead (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Traveling together to Brazil, Americans representing a range of perspectives on ethanol and environmentalism
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Jamaica Ethanol Shuts Down Plant, Cuts 31 Jobs
by Julian Richardson (Jamaica Observer) Jamaica Ethanol Processing has shut down its ethanol plant and terminated 31 jobs after 26
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Phase Shift: 12 Hot Gas-Based Biofuels Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...But a new generation of technologies is coming along fast, primarily in advanced biofuels, which
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Aviation Calls For Government Backing To Boost Biofuels
by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week) The U.S. aviation industry is pressing Congress to extend funding for goverment programs providing support
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Metabolic Network Reconstruction of Chlamydomonas Offers Insight into Light-Driven Algal Metabolism
by Roger L Chang, Lila Ghamsari, Ani Manichaikul, Erik F Y Hom, Santhanam Balaji, Weiqi Fu, Yun Shen, Tong Hao,
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Across America Releases White Paper Laying Out Path Forward for Cellulosic Ethanol
(BusinessWire/Ethanol Across America) Paper Makes Case for Commercial Readiness of the Fuel Ethanol Across America, a grassroots education campaign of the
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Reaches out to Straw Poll Media
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) Ethanol supporters, on the defensive since the last Iowa caucus cycle, have decided to
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Technique Measures Ethanol Isotopes from Vehicle, Plant Emissions
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers at the University of Miami Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Startup Is Using Seaweed To Drive India's Biofuel Thrust
by Hari Pulakkat (Hispanic Business/The Economic Times India ) ...Macroalgae is a technical term for seaweed. It seemed an
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Scientific Seeks Funds for Fertilizer-Eating Algae Project
by Ben Edwards (Bloomberg) ...The Plymouth, Michigan-based company is raising $500,000 to complete demonstration plants and will seek the remaining
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Company Buys, Plans to Reopen NextDiesel Plant
by John Mulcahy (Daily Telegram/LenConnect) A New York-based company has bought the closed NextDiesel plant in Adrian and plans to
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
China Clarifies Consumption Tax Exemption for Biodiesel Production
(China Briefing) Following its announcement in December last year that pure biodiesel made from waste plant and animal oil is exempt
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels' Potential to Transform the Global Economy
by John C.K. Daly (Oilprice.com) After years of existing largely as an environmentalist's fantasy, commercial production of biofuels for the
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
China to Finance Biofuel Projects in Malaysia; but see: Lestari: No Intention to Solicit Funds from the Public
by Liz Lee (The Star) Lestari, Arter Group to build 616 plants Lestari Pasifik Bhd, in an unprecedented joint venture with
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Is New Zealand’s New Government Killing Biofuels?
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) Months are passing but New Zealand ’s new government still won’t say whether or
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Fuels MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge Winners: Aston Martin, Corvette Racing Claim Mid-Ohio Honors
(American Le Mans Series) The Muscle Milk Aston Martin took a big step toward a guaranteed entry at the 2012
August 07, 2011 Read Full Article
The Racer’s Edge: More Ethanol! Muscle Milk Aston Martin American Le Mans Team Goes from E10 to E85 and Wins
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) In car racing these days, sanctioning organizations set rules to try to equalize
August 07, 2011 Read Full Article
2011 Green Racing Takes More Steps Forward Than Back
by Joanne Ivancic and Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Funding is tight in 2011, so efficiency and cost-consciousness are
August 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio: Guy`s Second Pole for 2011
(Dyson Racing) At the last American Le Mans Series race at Mosport two weeks ago, Guy Smith commented that he
August 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to start on the Monterey Peninsula
(Porsche) Porsche Motorsport of Stuttgart, Germany, today (August 5, 2011) announced that its ground-breaking Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version
August 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Dario Franchitti Looks Forward to Using “Street Fuel” and Developing Engines with IndyCar
By Joanne Ivancic and Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) The buzz at this weekend’s motorsport races at the Mid-Ohio
August 05, 2011 Read Full Article
SynTerra Energy Eyes Ohio for New Biorefinery
by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine) After nearly five years of research and development, the work of Pacific Renewable Fuels and
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Could Be Risk in U.S. Pipelines
(UPI.com) Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology warn that ethanol, and especially the bacteria sometimes found in
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Guest Viewpoint: Why We Need to Produce and Use Ethanol
by Keith R. Mussman (The Daily Journal/Kankakee County Farm Bureau) ...Argonne National Laboratory has shown that corn ethanol delivers a
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Transport Raising Concerns: Ballot Vote Focuses on Rail Shipments
by John Laidler (Boston.com) A plan by Global Partners to begin shipping ethanol by rail to its Revere terminal is
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Newport Issues RFQ for Algal Fuels Demo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Rhode Island, the City of Newport is soliciting a Statement of Qualifications (QBS) for
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Sen. Franken Fights for Future of Minnesota Farmers
by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) (HometownSource.com) ...Cellulosic ethanol is happening. The first commercial-scale cellulosic plant is being built this year
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Who’s on the List? The U.S. EPA Pegs a Handful of Cellulosic Producers to Contribute to Next Year’s RFS Goal
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In June, the U.S EPA issued its proposal to reduce the coming year’s cellulosic
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Five Good Reasons to Use E85
(American Lung Association in Minnesota/LiveGreenTwinCities.com) Have you tried E85? E85 is an ethanol fuel blend made of up to 85
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Propel Expands Waste Veggie Oil B20 Biodiesel in California
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Propel Fuels is adding B20 to locations in Berkeley and two locations in
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Faces of Energy: Andrew Butcher and GTECH
by Lindsay Derba (PopCityMedia) Andrew Butcher, 30, co-founded GTECH, one of Pittsburgh's premier green economy initiatives, along with his partner, Chris
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant's Opening in Southern Indian River Delayed until Summer 2012
by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm.com) The opening of the nation's first waste-derived bio-ethanol plant is running a few months behind
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Gevo, Amyris, KiOR – as the Khosla Kids Mature, Scale, Differentiate, Who’s on Top?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On the road from Pilot to Player, three Khosla companies have gone far and fast
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
EurObserv’ER Biofuels Barometer Available: The Growth in Biofuel Consumption Slowed Down in 2010
(EurObserv'ER) ...The EurObserv’ER Barometer regularly publishes indicators reflecting the current dynamics in renewable energies (solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and biomass, biogas, biofuels) worldwide
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Rosetta Green Joins Project to Develop Algal Proteins and Chemicals
(Algae Industry Magazine) Kim Chapman reports that Rosetta Green, of Rehovot, Israel, will take part in an EU-funded consortium, led
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Canada's SDTC Funds Four Biodiesel, Biorefining Projects
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) The Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund invested $53 million in 17 new clean
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Unlocking Tallow Tree's Potential as a Biodiesel Feedstock
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Algae may be garnering the most attention as a viable third-generation feedstock for biodiesel production.
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrisoma Eyes North American Feedstock Opportunity
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) Agrisoma may be the least known 10-year-old renewable energy company, as Steven Fabijanski told Biodiesel Magazine,
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Algal Biomass Organization Member Spotlight: Aquatic Energy
David Johnston is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aquatic Energy. ABO: Aquatic Energy is the only ABO members whose
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Big Green Bus Rolls on French-Fry Fumes to Teach Sustainability
by Marianne Brown (Dallas Morning News) ...Thirteen students from Dartmouth College rolled into Dallas on Monday in their environmental classroom on
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Illinois Biomass Working Group Formed
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The state of Illinois has formed the Illinois Biomass Working Group (IBWG) to study near-term uses for
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dems Face Uphill Battle on Oil Tax Breaks
by Andrew Restuccia and Ben Geman (The Hill/E2Wire) ...Some Democrats are acknowledging that their push to strip billions of dollars
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Reid: Clean Energy on Democrats' Agenda after Recess
by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire) Clean energy will be part of a broader jobs agenda that Senate Democrats will
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Malaysia Plans Green Palm Oil Certification Scheme- Paper
by Niluksi Koswanage (Reuters Africa) Malaysia, the word's No.2 palm oil producer, will come up with a certification scheme to
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Pacific Biodiesel to Power New Hawaiian Electric Emergency Plant
(Pacific Business News) Pacific Biodiesel, Inc., will supply at least 250,000 gallons of locally-produced biodiesel to Hawaiian Electric Co’s new 8-megawatt
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Fostering the Next Generation of Biofuels Innovators
by Mary Rosenthal (Algae Biomass Organization/Biofuels Digest) ...In today’s biofuels industry, most of the growth has centered on jobs for
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Financing as Innovative as Clean Energy Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Financing of clean energy got you down? The Green Bank clears a key Senate hurdle,
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Algae Oil in China
by Riggs Eckelberry (OriginOil/Algae Industry Magazine) ecently, Australia’s largest ethanol producer, Manildra, diversified its biofuel portfolio by entering into algae
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Sud-Chemie Breaks Ground on German Wheat Straw-to-Ethanol Plant
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) German-based international specialty chemicals company Süd-Chemie AG held a groundbreaking July 26 for a
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
The Solid Science behind E15
by Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) (The Hill) ...And yet, in his op-ed published July 26 in The Hill, Rep.
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Imported Oil Driving U.S. Trade Imbalance
(Hoosier Ag Today/NAFB News Service) As Congress debates how much money the federal government can borrow, America continues to take
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
US Debt Deal: Biofuels Industry Reaction
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of the American Coalition for Ethanol “ACE and our members
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
A New Catalyst for Ethanol Made from Biomass
(EurekAlert!) Researchers potentially find a renewable path to fuel additives, rubber and solvents Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed a
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Future Sources of Biofuels in the U.S.: Residues from agriculture and Forestry
(Agriculture and Land Use Forum) Biomass & Bioenergy just published a review of biomass availability for ethanol production as that industry
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
A Slimy Idea: Rowan Hopes to Derive Biodiesel from Algae
by Peter Key (Philadelphia Business Journal) ...At least that’s the case for some professors and students in the College of
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Aeromexico Makes First Trans-Oceanic Flight Using Biofuel
(Mexican Airlines) This evening, Mexico's flagship carrier, AeroMexico, will make the world’s first Trans-oceanic flight using aviation biofuel, once again placing
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Sugar Mill-Power Rules Could Create Jobs, Tongaat-Hulett CEO Says
by Niki Moore (Bloomberg) Southern African countries could create 1.8 million jobs if they adopted similar regulations to Brazil governing the
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Google & NASA Partner to Host Green Flight Challenge With $1.65 Million Prize
by Jessica Dailey (Inhabitat) ... While we love any airplane that doesn’t spew massive amounts of carbon emissions, the fact is
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Washington Plant Restarts Biodiesel Production, Canola Crushing
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) After sitting idle for a year, Inland Empire Oilseeds LLC managed to restart production at
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First Cut Analysis: Effect of “Debt Extension” Legislation on Dept. of Energy Budget
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Passage of the “Debt Extension” legislation by the US Congress will cause reductions in
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Spirits in The Material World
by Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest/Emerging Markets Online) ...Biofuels markets are not just a by-product of prescriptive political initiatives for change,
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The Loaves and the Fishes: Drop-In Renewable Biofuels, from Unlikely Sources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A conversation with Terrabon COO Simon Upfill-Brown ...BD: Fuels or chemicals, for the first project? SU-B: We
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Energy Programs Prepare for Debt Deal Pain
by Darren Goode & Darren Samuelsohn (Politico) Popular energy and environmental programs should prepare for a decade of spending cuts
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O.K., Smart Guys: Fix the Energy Problem
(Bloomberg BusinessWeek) How should the U.S. solve its energy problems? The experts brainstorm Imported fuel means expensive gasoline, lost jobs, and hobbled
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Novel Gene Increases Yeast's Appetite for Plant Sugars
(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into
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Computational Chemistry Shows the Way to Safer Biofuels
(Science Blog) ...Now a study from the University of Copenhagen shows that it is possible to predict just how toxic
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Nigerian, Chinese Firms to Float N27.4b Biofuel Projects across West Africa
by Sulaimon Salau (The Guardian Nigeria) Renewable energy projects in West African sub-region are set for a new shift,
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Grown Energy to Invest in Making Ethanol in Mozambique, AIM Says
by Fred Katerere (Bloomberg) Grown Energy Zambeze Ltda. will invest $320 million to make ethanol from sugar cane in the
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Registration Opens for 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy 2011-12, Transformative Technologies 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the return of two annual competitions, with the opening of