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Back TO HOMEShell Scraps Controversial Biofuels Plan after Brazilian Indian Protest
(SurvivalInternational.org) ...But some of its sugar cane is grown on land claimed by the Guarani tribe, one of the most persecuted
June 30, 2012 Read Full Article
EnergyPath 2012 Full of Inspiration
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) EnergyPath, a project of the Sustainable Energy Fund, provides a unique conference/workshop event to
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
30 Fortune Cookies: More Aphorisms, Diversions, Caveats Collected along Biofuels Road
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Early last year, we published a collection of 100 “Fortune Cookies”. It is the zeitgeist
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Maryland Man Convicted in Biodiesel Scam
by Ann E. Marimow (The Washington Post) A Maryland man was convicted Monday of selling phony biodiesel credits in a fraud
June 28, 2012 Read Full Article
KLM Biofuel Flight to Rio Takes off as Innovative Programme Is Launched to Involve Global Corporations in Aviation Biofuels
(GreenAirOnline) As a KLM Boeing 777-200 was readied for yesterday’s longest-ever commercial biofuel flight from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro,
June 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Continued EPA Delay over Taking Action on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft Engines Angers US Environmental Groups
(GreenAirOnline) A longstanding fight between a coalition of four US environmental groups and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) looks
June 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Powers Energy Meets Goal for Trash-to-Ethanol Plant
by Carrie Napoleon (Post-Tribune/SunTimes) Powers Energy has met the requirements of the 60-day milestone set out by the Lake County Solid
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Racer YouTube
Stock car racer Greg Jensen and engine builder Kevin Stoa have collaborated to race successfully on a blend of 75
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Tamil Nadu to Have World’s First Biorefinery Using Tannery Waste
by Kumar Chellappan (Daily News and Analysis India) Tamil Nadu will be home to the world’s first biorefinery which will
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
In Groundbreaking Milestone, Primus Green Energy Alternative Gasoline Powers Car in Test Drive
(Primus Green Energy) The test drive of an automobile fueled with 93-octane gasoline made from natural gas and biomass was
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Are Biofuels The Answer To America’s Energy Challenges?
by Alison Singer (GreenConduct.com) ...To address the shortcomings of current biofuel production, scientists are developing new techniques and feedstocks to
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo vs Butamax: Biofuels’ Montagues and Capulets Race for Scale with New Agreements
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Colorado, Gevo announced completion of their preliminary evaluation of technical feasibility under a collaboration with BioFuel
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Renewable Energy Production, Reduce Energy Consumption
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 450 projects nationwide, including
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Rocks and Blue Ocean Strategies for Ethanol
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...A blue ocean strategy takes a flying leap to create a new paradigm, where the
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Hobart Supports Garbage-to-Ethanol Plant
by Karen Caffarini (Post Tribune) The City Council has unanimously approved an interlocal agreement to send Hobart-generated garbage to the Powers
June 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Novozymes Partners for Waste-to-Ethanol Project in China
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Novozymes and China’s Shengquan Group have signed a final agreement to work together on
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Alberta Seeks Projects for up to $10 Million Matching Grant
Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Alberta is looking for a few good renewable energy projects promising greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction.
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Official: Future of BCAP Could Impact Future of Energy Crops
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The nearly $10 million awarded by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency to three energy
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Sorghum Should Be in the Biofuel Crop Mix, Experts Say
(Science Daily/Purdue University) Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, easily adopted
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
European Biofuels Technology Platform Stresses Benefits of Bio-Carbon Capture
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) The European Biofuels Technology Platform published a report in June that addresses
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Weed Science Society of America Says Biofuel Practices Are Imperative to Protect against Plant Invaders
(Weed Science Society of America) The biofuels industry is hitting its stride, with both small farms and large-scale plantations producing
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo v. Butamax: Judge Denies Injunction Request
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest chapter is near closure on the butanol patent dispute between Gevo
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
New Kids on the Block: 12 hot bio-based technologies worth watching (Parts 1 and 2)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Yet, even in an era where venture capital has been harder to come by (Why? See
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
New $40 Million Funding Annoucement for Military, Aviation Biofuels from DOE
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) n Washington, the DOE released details of a long-awaited funding opportunity announcement for advanced biofuels
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Everett-Based Coast Guard Ship Testing Biofuel
by Doug Esser (Seattle Times) The Coast Guard's Everett-based buoy tender, Henry Blake, completed its first biofuel-propelled voyage Thursday. The
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Why the RAND Report on Biofuels and the U.S. Military Has It Wrong
by Andrew Holland (Consumer Energy Report) The RAND corporation recently released a report “Promoting International Energy Security” for the U.S.
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
No One Size Fits All, Says Bio-Fuels Panel at Rio+20
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) On the eve of the official opening of the UN Conference on Sustainable
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Who Shall Dare: Biobutanol and the Intrepid Ethanol Producer
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Declining ethanol margins and plant idlings; ethanol price gloom; controversy over RFS2 targets. Despair?
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
E15 Biofuel Officially Approved for Sale in U.S. by Environmental Protection Agency
(AutomotiveDiscovery) While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially approved E15 biofuel for retailers to start selling, the Outdoor Power
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Plant Research Funding Crucial for the Future
(Western Farm Press/Carnegie Institute) The scientific community needs to make a 10-year, $100 billion investment in food and energy security,
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
End the Subsidies of Fossil Fuel
(Bloomberg) There may be little reason to hope the Rio+20 meeting in Brazil this week will lead to major global action against climate
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Strong Energy Title and Strengthened Conservation Provisions
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) A bipartisan majority in the Senate approved the Farm Bill after debating and voting on
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Barley’s Biofuel Bang
by Chris Guy (US Department of Agriculture) ...ARS scientists say that barley leftovers such as straw, hulls, and dried distiller
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Struggling Ethanol Makers Diversify to Corn Oil
(Reuters) Pacific Ethanol Inc on Thursday said it was launching a corn oil business, the latest U.S. ethanol maker to
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
More Fuel Plants Are Eyeing Isobutanol
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) Four more ethanol plants are considering retrofits to produce the new biofuel, bringing planned conversions
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Ag Interests Say Biofuel Production Not "Incentivized"
(FarmProgress.com) Ag interest groups filed comments with the National Highway Traffic Safety Council and others Thursday calling for increased incentives
June 20, 2012 Read Full Article
DeltaWing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
By Bob Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Senior Green Racing Editor Bob Kozak has been following the breakthrough DeltaWing race car
June 17, 2012 Read Full Article
World Faces Economic, Not Caloric, Famine
(AgWired) Farmers of the world are producing enough food to meet the demands of wiping out all hunger in the
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Indy Circuit to Use E85 for Races
by Tim Hoskins (Iowa Farmer Today) With a new design, Indy Car also has changed the fuel mixture to E-85
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
$4.3 Million to Be Invested in Shrub Willow Growth for Renewable Fuel
(Observer-Dispatch) The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $4.3 million to ReEnergy and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Castor Bean Moving Forward On New Biodiesel Crop Opportunity
(Oil Voice) Center for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) has been promoting the farming of Castor bean, a seed producing
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels Could Bolster National Security, Leaders Say
by Barrie Barber (Stars and Stripes/Dayton Daily News) A top British envoy says the U.S. and the U.K. could collaborate
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
More Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car Airport Shuttle Buses Running on Biodiesel
(MarketWatch) Enterprise Holdings, owner and operator of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, is
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Identifying, Avoiding Scams in Large Biodiesel Project Funding
by Peter Brown (Biodiesel Magazine/Euro Marketing Tools Inc.) Financing large projects that include biodiesel processors, crushers and support equipment has
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
EU Biofuel Aid 'Inflates Food Cost'
(Belfast Telegraph) European Union support for biofuel production could force the price of food crop staples up by as much
June 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Call for Papers: International Conference on Biofuels for Sustainable Development of Southern Europe (Bio4SuD) November 19-20, 2012 Thessaloniki, Greece DEADLINE June 30
The call for abstracts is currently open for presentations in the International Conference on Biofuels for Sustainable Development of Southern
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
2012 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting
Each year at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
DuPont, BP Win Temporary Halt to Rival Isobutanol Sales
(Bloomberg BusinessWeek) A joint venture between DuPont Co. (DD) (DD) and BP Plc (BP/) won a court order temporarily preventing a competing
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
RIN Programs Merge to Stabilize Biodiesel Market
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) An agreement has been struck between Genscape Inc. and Lee Enterprises Consulting to merge Lee
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
EdeniQ, NREL, Aemetis, Kent Bioenergy among Winners of California Clean Energy Grants
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the California Energy Commission approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Tobacco, Alcohol And … Seaweed? Three Innovative Methods For Producing Biofuels
by Max Frankel (ThinkProgress) ...But in the world of science, researchers around the world are working on some very
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Better for Airplanes, Too?
by Margaret Ryan (AOLEnergy) Biofuels could be a "game changer" for both military and commercial aviation, says Assistant Secretary of the
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Dial 9011 for Crop Assistance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Section 9011 of the Farm Bill – the Biomass Crop Assistance Program – USDA deploys
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Cameroon: Investors Seek to Boost Biofuel Production
by Elias Ntungwe Ngalame (AllAfrica) Biofuel production initiatives are gaining ground in Cameroon as the government seeks to reduce the Central
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Minnesota Corn Growers Say Ethanol is Fueling Rural Economies
(MarketWatch) From small-town mayors to President Obama, there is one thing on the minds of all elected officials: putting more
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
BioTork Announces Collaboration with BASF
(BioTork) Harnessing the Power of Adaptive Evolution to Further Improve the Efficiency of Metabolic Engineering BioTork announces collaboration with BASF to optimize
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Selects Chemtex for $3.9 million BCAP Project
(Chemtex International/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Chemtex International announced today (June 13, 2012) that it has been selected by the USDA to participate in
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Centre for Jatropha Promotion Announces Pongamia Progress
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) recently announced progress on its work
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Diesel Technician Curriculum for Biodiesel Accredited by ASE
(Biodiesel Magazine/National Biodiesel Board) ...This week, the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation officially awarded the Automotive Service Excellence accreditation to
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
The Global Energy Market Welcomes US
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...The economy of Australia is one of the best in the world, but the
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
The Future for Corn Stover in Biofuels
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The future of using corn stover for advanced biofuels was one of the discussion topics at
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Scientists, Environmentalists, Biofuels Industry Unite to Save RFS, Extend Biofuels Incentives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
University of Cincinnati Collaboration Leads to Biodiesel Research
by Feoshia Henderson (SoapboxMedia) Fueled by a US EPA grant, University of Cincinnati faculty and students are leading an effort to transform
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
UNEP Releases Global Renewables Status Report 2012
by Megan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Kenya, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) published its Global Renewables Status Report 2012,
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
New Mexico Town Grows Algae for Biofuels
(Sustainable Business Oregon) ...On a small, razed patch of dirt about a mile outside town, water slowly circulates in four
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Incitor Incorporated Receives $1.5 Million Series A Investment
(BusinessWire) Rapidly Growing Renewable/Biomass Energy and Chemical Company Receives Funding Led by the Cottonwood Technology Fund Incitor Incorporated ("Incitor"), a Delaware Corporation
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
LS9 Opens Its Innovative Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Plant in Florida
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One of biofuels’ hottest companies transitions from research phase to operating phase with opening of
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
NEF Announce Development of CEEDSTM, the Easy Way to Establish Energy Crops
(New Energy Farms) New Energy Farms (NEF) has developed a revolutionary new method of propagating energy grasses; this will reduce
June 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Honeywell Enters Canadian Flight Programme to Test a New Biofeedstock and Higher Blends of Its Green Jet Fuel
(GreenAirOnline) Honeywell’s UOP has started what it describes as the world’s first comprehensive test programme involving its Green Jet Fuel
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Sahara Forest Project Launches
(Sahara Forest Project)...A one hectare site outside Doha, Qatar, will soon host the SFP Pilot Plant. It will contain a unique
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Amyris is Awarded $8 million DARPA Contract under ‘Living Foundries’ Program
(Amyris) Amyris to develop improved DNA assembly and integration across biological platforms Amyris, Inc. announced today (June 12, 2012) it has
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
State’s Investment in Alternative Energy Showing Progress, Officials Say
by Rob Moritz (Arkansas News Bureau) While recently promoting the extension of a federal tax break for the wind
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Research Center Makes Biofuel Breakthrough
by Kathie Bassett (The Telegraph) Researchers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have successfully produced an environmentally friendly, cost-effective biofuel from
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Share Strategies for Success in FEW Panel
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Four executives of ethanol plants gathered on stage during the general session June 5
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
The Future of BioFuels
(California Academy of Sciences) The future of biofuel technologies needs to take a whole-picture approach. WATCH VIDEO
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Environmental Benefit of Biofuels Is Overestimated, New Study Reveals
(EurekAlert) Two scientists are challenging the currently accepted norms of biofuel production. A commentary published today in GCB Bioenergy reveals that calculations
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
North Carolina on Mission to Build Biofuel Industry, Company Sees Ethanol Coming from Grassy Fields
by Emery P. Dalesio (The Republic/AP) An Italian company's Wilmington-based subsidiary is geared up to build a factory that can
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Indian Researchers Study Lipid Production Potential of Fungi
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A research paper published in the peer reviewed journal Microbial Cell Factoriesshows that single-cell oils accumulated
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
The Hot Zone: Thermocatalytic Biofuels Projects Are Going South – Here’s Who and Why
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...With the coming of advanced bioprocessing, the picture of opportunity has radically changed and the
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
BASF Launches AgBalance in Canada, with First Study to Measure Sustainability in Canola
(BASF) BASF Canada Inc. (BASF) is set to launch a new method to measure sustainability in Canada. The company’s new
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
ReCommunity Recycling, UMass Team up on Trash-to-Fuel Project
by Jim Kinney (Gazette) A company that runs recycling centers all over the country has researchers in UMass' biofuels program
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
IEA Bioenergy Invites Feedback on Sustainability Certification of Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioenergy
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe) IEA Bioenergy invites feedback as part of a global study on sustainability certification of bioenergy. The main goal
June 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Wishful Thinking: If We Only Had a Stable Energy Policy
byRobert Rapier (Christian Science Monitor) In this column energy expert Rapier provides three examples — originating with both Democrats and
June 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Gasification May Convert Mesquite and Juniper Wood to a Usable Bioenergy
by Kay Ledbetter (Texas AgriLife/Southwest Farm Press) Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting 60
June 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Food Drive St. Louis Dreams of a Plant Revolution
by Marc Gunther (GreenBiz.com) St. Louis doesn’t turn up on lists of America’s most innovative cities. But when it comes to
June 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Perception vs Reality: The 8 Most Common Biofuels Myths
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Attacks from the usual opponents are generally in the form of statements that sound vaguely
June 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Data on Biodiesel Production Shows Harmful Impact of Stop-and-Go, Short-Term Policies
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On May 4, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released monthly data on biodiesel production in
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
DoT Algal Fuel Test Results Show Potential
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has released its analysis of a test
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Enerkem Begins Ethanol Production from Waste at Its Demonstration Facility in Westbury, Quebec
(PRNewsWire/Enerkem) Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today the initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Fuel Cells Operating Directly on Ethanol
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Center for Energy Research at UC San Diego recently demonstrated the best performance for solid
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
How to Make Renewable Energy Competitive
by Felix Mormann and Dan Reicher (New York Times) If renewable energy is going to become fully competitive and a
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
The Coalition of the Unwilling and the Doctrine of Underwhelming Force
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Terrabon CEO Gary Luce says the biofuels industry must rethink the Renewable Fuel Standard, to
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Dutch Autosport Industry Drives Forward in Fuel Sustainability Stakes
(Biofuels International) The 48th edition of the ELE Rally in the Netherlands hosted races that had cars fuelled by Gasoline Ethanol
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Military Biofuels Ban Moves Forward, Ignites Criticism, Backlash
by Meg Cichon (Renewable Energy World) As a proposed ban on military investment and use of biofuels inches closer to
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Expect Brutal Fight for RFS and E15
by Greg Martin (AgInfo.net) ...DINEEN: The RFS is under attack in Washington today. I don’t see for a moment that
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
EU Revises Horizon 2020 Programme to Make Gas a Green Fuel
(Power-Technology.com) Gas has been reclassified as a green source of power by Horizon 2020, an €80bn European Union programme unveiled
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
UOP Now Producing Economic Bio Oil at 7 Locations
by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries) $45/bbl RTP bio oil from biomass, developed by Montreal based Ensyn Corporation, is now in
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Green Fuel Is Possible with Artificial Ecosystems
(PhysOrg) For algae to power our cars and planes, production needs to be low carbon and cost effective, which means
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
University of Delaware Explores H. akashiwo Algae for Treating Smokestack Emissions
(Algae Industry Magazine) University of Delaware researchers are studying whether the algal species Heterosigma akashiwocan neutralize harmful smokestack emissions – and
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
UK-Based Agri Opens State-of-the-Art Biodiesel Plant in Liverpool
(Agri Energy/Biodiesel Magazine) The U.K.’s largest used cooking oil biodiesel plant launched in Liverpool today. The opening comes on the
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
My Energy Gateway Website Launches, Provides Resources for Those Pursuing an Education in Energy Efficiency
(Association of Energy Services Professionals) In launching MyEnergyGateway.org today (May 8, 2012), the AESP Foundation said the site will provide extensive information
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Researchers Look at Using Food Waste for Hydrogen
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) What might be a good use of food waste? Hydrogen. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
UK Report Gives Guidance for Developing Algal Industry
(Algae Industry Magazine) new “Strategy Research Agenda” report from the UK-based Algal Bioenergy Special Interest Group (AB-SIG) highlights the benefits
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Refuelling the Future: Sustainable, Drop-In aviation Biofuel Is a Reality but Challenges Remain, Says Boeing
(GreenAirOnline) Back in 2005, the idea of using biofuels to power commercial and military jets seemed beyond the range of
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
UMass Amherst Researchers Work to Improve Camelina Yields
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is working to significantly increase
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Singapore Partnership Develops GM Jatropha with High Oleic Acid
(Biodiesel Magazine/JOil) Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and JOil Pte. Ltd. have successfully developed genetically modified jatropha plants with high oleic
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Hero Seeks Ethanol Engine Partners for Brazil: Corporate India
by Karthikeyan Sundaram and Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), India’s biggest motorcycle maker, is seeking partners
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
DSM Enzymes for Cellulosic Ethanol Qualified by DONG Energy
(DSM) Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has been qualified as supplier of enzymes for DONG
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Developers Make Case for Integrated Ethanol Production
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Corn ethanol and cellulosic ethanol have previously been viewed as entirely separate products which
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Marco Andretti Promotes E85, Same Fuel Used in IndyCars
by Mark Victoria (KTIV.com) ...The Kum and Go in Morningside was selling E85 gas for .85 cents. Marco Andretti, of
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Vanguarda Seeks First Profit In Shift To Soybeans
by Lucia Kassai and Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg) Vanguarda Agro SA (VAGR3), the Brazilian farm company that lost 97 percent of its
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Canadian Biodiesel Producer Planning Production Facility in Bayonne
by Andrew Steadman (The Jersey Journal) Canadian biodiesel company BIOX Corporation has signed an agreement with the International-Matex Tank Terminals company
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Mill, Baby, Mill
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In-field bioprocessing? Dramatically higher plant oil production? R&D breakthroughs offer new paths to victory for
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Scientists Identify Mechanism for Regulating Plant Oil Production
(Brookhaven National Laboratory) Findings suggest ways to increase oil production for biofuels and industrial processes Scientists at the U.S. Department of
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Anticipating Asia: Asian Biofuels Consumption Expected to Grow Substantially
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Conditions are ripe for biofuels demand and production to boom in Asia over the
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
How to Fight the ‘Not in My Back Yard’ Syndrome
by Al Maiorino (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Public Strategy Group) You have plans to build a biorefinery. Jobs, tax revenue, and much
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
FBI Raids Park Ridge Renewable Energy Company
by Hugh R. Morley and Linh Tat (NorthJersey.com) FBI and local law enforcement officers raided a Montvale home and a Park Ridge building that
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Feedstox Biomass Harvesting Fleet Nearly Fully Assembled
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With the purchase of two new pieces of equipment Feedstox is prepared to begin
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
American Ethanol Steps in as Sponsor of Two NASCAR Races
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) American Ethanol’s partnership with NASCAR has extended with an official sponsorship of two upcoming
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Call for Papers: Fuels of the Future 2013 January 21-22, 2013 Berlin, Germany DEADLINE June 22, 2012
The German BioEnergy Association (BBE) and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseeds and Protein Plants (UFOP) cordially invite paper
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
San Diego’s Carbon Capture Pulls Out as Synthetic Genomics Moves In
by Bruce V. Bigelow (Xconomy) Synthetic Genomics, the San Diego startup developing microorganisms to synthesize biofuels and other products, said it
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Oxford Biodiesel Plant Commissioned
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) The Oxford Biodiesel Plant is capable of converting virgin or recycled fats and oils from
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Insiders Support Military’s Renewable-Energy Push
by Sara Sorcher (National Journal) Nearly two-thirds of National Journal’s National Security Insiders agree with the military’s push for renewable energy,
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
As State Funds Expire, Genera Seeks New Mission
by Kay Brookshire (KnoxvilleBiz.com) As the state's five-year, $70.5 million investment in the Tennessee Biofuels Initiative comes to an end
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy-Dense Biofuel from Cellulose Close to Being Economical
(Purdue University) A new Purdue University-developed process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Flint Hills Using Edeniq Gear to Boost Ethanol Yields
by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Flint Hills Resources LLC, the unit of Koch Industries Inc. that invested in Edeniq Inc.
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Deregulates GMO Sugar Beets -- Again
by Mateusz Perkowski (Capital Press) The USDA has decide to again fully deregulate genetically engineered sugar beets that are resistant
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Entrepreneur at University of Alabama Eyes Kudzu as Ethanol Source
(Birmingham Business Journal) Scientists at the University of Alabama's manufacturing technology center are looking at kudzu, the non-native leafy vines
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Aviation Biofuels: Which Airlines Are Doing What, with Whom?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Clean Technology: US Policy Aids Second Generation Biofuel Push
by Guy Chazan (Financial Times) In the world of biofuels, all eyes are on the tiny northern Italian town of
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Jairam Has No Faith in Jatropha Biofuel
by Archana Jyoti (Daily Pioneer) The Planning Commission hailed it as a future fuel and the industry projected it as a
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
eco2capture awarded $100,000 for algal growth project to capture CO2
(HiVelocityMedia.com) The Athens-based company Eco2Capture has been awarded $100,000 by the Ohio Third Frontier for its project, Demonstration of Advanced Polymer Membranes for Algal
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
If 90% Acknowledged Their Belief that the Middle Class Are the Job Creators….
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) At the conclusion of the Center for American Progress’s special presentation on “Competing Visions
June 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Renewable Jet Fuel Flight Scheduled During Rio+20 Environment Conference in Brazil
(Amyris/Yahoo!Finance) Amyris's Sugarcane-Derived Jet Fuel Ready to be Used in Azul's EMBRAER 195 Powered by GE's CF34 Engines Azul Airlines joined Amyris, Inc., Embraer, and GE in announcing
June 04, 2012 Read Full Article
12 Tons of Palm Biomass Ships from Malaysia to Italy in Test to Extract Valuable Chemicals
(EurekAlert/Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology) Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology and palm oil giants Felda, Sime Darby, in
June 04, 2012 Read Full Article
New Early Career Awards Support Biofuels Research
by Jill Sakai and Renee Meiller (University of Wisconsin-Madison) A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely
June 04, 2012 Read Full Article
The World Bioenergy Award to North America and Africa
(Environmental Expert) The winner of the World Bioenergy Award 2012 was announced on 29 May in Jönköping Sweden: Mr. Harry Stokes, USA. Mr.
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California Energy Commission Awards $35M for Alternative Fuels Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the state Energy Commission today unanimously approved funding of $35,031,310 to projectsthat will accelerate
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A Tale of Two Energy Cities
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A major plant opening by Novozymes in Nebraska and a project announcement from ExxonMobil in
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DE-FOA-0000719: Innovative Biosynthetic Pathways to Advanced Biofuels
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Biomass Program has recently developed Critical Technology Goals (CTG) related to a) converting biomass into
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Government of Canada Announces Three New Research Networks Focusing on Elderly Care, Biofuels and Marine Environment
(MarketWatch) New research networks will advance the care available to elderly patients, boost the production of sustainable biofuels and improve
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Yecch, Ptooey! The 13 Oddest and Strangest Biofuels Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Most of the stories we write at the Digest on the subject of biofuels feedstocks
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Students Research, Advance Alternative Fuels
by Hosea Sanders (ABC local WLS) ...The Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora is a state-supported residential high school
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Scientists Map and Sequence Genome of Switchgrass Relative Foxtail Millet
(PhysOrg) A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass and an important food
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University of Hawaii to Receive $6M for Biofuel Development
(Pacific Business News) The University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will receive a $6 million federal
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GE Builds Green-Car Testing Ground for Corporate Fleets
by David Shaffer (The Bellingham Herald/McClatchy) One of the world's top leasing companies is betting that corporations with fleets
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ASTM Creates First Standard for Midlevel Ethanol Blends
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new midlevel ethanol blend standard recently completed by scientific standards development body ASTM
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Australia Renewable Energy Fund Set to Invest in Solar, Biofuels
Australia’s A$200 million ($196 million) renewable energy venture capital fund is set to unveil its first two investments in the
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Ceci Api Biomassa Mozambique to Harvest It's First Crop of Jatropha
(Macauhub) The first crop of jatropha of biofuel company Ceci Api Biomassa Mozambique is due to be harvested by July,