by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Argentina’s monetary policies run into big trouble, inflation mounts and the peso sinks, can
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Back TO HOMEERDA Hopes to Turn Red Cedar Liability into National Asset
by James Neal (Enid News and Eagle) Enid Regional Development Alliance is hoping to turn one of Oklahoma’s liabilities into
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
RAND Says US Military Cannot Reduce Biofuels Price; Should Exit Development; BIO Disagrees
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a new study by the RAND Corporation says that the US military’s petroleum
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Biomass Refinery in the Offing
(EcoBusiness/The Borneo Post) Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is planning to set up a biomass refinery at a major city
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Incbio Awarded Biodiesel Plant Contract for a Norwegian Client
(OpenPR) Incbio (www.incbio.com), a leading company in design, build and start-up of biodiesel plants with state of the art ultrasonic
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Regulatory Uncertainty Key Challenge for EU Biofuels: BP Biofuels CEO
(Platts) The EU needs to overcome regulatory uncertainty and provide more clarity on its biofuels policies before new investments are
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Ads Hit GOP Lawmakers for Opposing Navy Biofuels
by Jeremy Herb (The Hill/Defcon Hill) A liberal-leaning national security group has a six-figure ad campaign attacking four Republicans, including
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Algae.Tec Plans Opening Ceremony for Shoalhaven One Facility
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Algae.Tec Ltd. is holding a VIP official commissioning of its Shoalhaven One showcase algae production
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Gevo and Beta Plot Joint Future Bioisobutanol Projects
(Bioenergy News) Chemical and biofuels company Gevo has signed a joint development agreement with Beta Renewables to develop an integrated
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Pentagon Biofuels Effort Aids Energy Independence
By Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) (Politico) It’s disappointing that Congress may try to second-guess
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Danforth Center Part of Biofuel Study
by Tim Bryant (STLToday.com) The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is among five recipients of a $12.1 million
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Researchers Make Hydrogen as Cellulosic Ethanol Coproduct
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rather than focusing on a single microbe capable of converting cellulose to ethanol in
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Process Dramatically Improves Energy Recovery
by Danny King (AutoblogGreen) ... Michigan State University scientists have found a biofuel production method that the institution says boosts energy from the
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Storm Lake, IA Now Has Ethanol Blender Pump
(KAUTV.com) STAR Energy in Storm Lake, Iowa is now offering a wide range of ethanol blends due to the installation
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
South Dakota Seeks Applications for Ethanol Pump Grants
(KSFY) A state economic development agency is accepting applications for grants that will help South Dakota gas stations install pumps
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups File Petition in Oil Lawsuit
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Six biofuel industry organizations have jointly petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Protabit Wins Award to Advance Biofuels Research
(The Bioenergy Site) US-based Protabit, an off-shoot from the California Institute of Technology, has been awarded a Small Business Innovative
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New E85 Fueling Stations in Birmingham
by Bryant Sommerville (ABC3340) ...City vehicles will now be able to fill up at one of the two E85 ethanol
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
GOP Puts Biofuels on the Chopping Block
by Zack Coleman (The Hill/E2Wire) The biofuels industry is at loggerheads with House Republicans, who are eyeing its funding for
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
White House Official: Congress 'Short-Sighted' on Biofuels
by Zack Coleman (The Hill/E2Wire) Congress “needs to get beyond short-sightism” that is stunting investment in and handcuffing Defense Department
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production from Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves
(Science Daily) Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Cumberland Gulf CEO: Congress Must Act to Promote Alternative Fuels
(Convenience Store News) If Congress is serious about convenience stores and gas stations selling alternative fuels, it must work now
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New Algae Strain Could Boost Australian Biofuels Production
(Biofuels International) A new strain of microalgae species, which could benefit the biofuels industry, has been evaluated by researchers at
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
BP Eyes Wind, Biofuels in Alternative Energy
by Meghan Schiller (Medill News Service/Wall Street Journal) The head of BP’s alternative-energy business on Tuesday said biofuel and wind
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
House Hearing Sends RFS through the Policy Wringer
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A House Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing held July 10 to discuss the
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
E15 Fuel Reaches the Masses (at One Station)
by Matthew L. Wald (The New York Times) ...The Phillips 66 brand station on Route 10 in Lawrence, Kan., uses “blender pumps”
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Beets for the Future of Kentucky Farms and Fuel
(Business Lexington) Add “energy beets” to the cash crop list for Kentucky farmers. The high-sugar energy beet, a variety bred
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Feedstock Cost and Profitability Calculator
(Bioenergy Science Institute) The Feedstock Cost and Profitability (FCAP) Calculator provides an estimate of the breakeven price needed to cover
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Energy Crops Resisting Drought so Far
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) While the drought in the U.S. is beginning to take a significant toll on some
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Canadian, US RFAs Praise Joint Clean Energy Plan
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) A plan by the United States and Canada to develop jointly clean energy technologies, including biofuels,
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Board Funding More Blender Pumps
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Retailers in Nebraska will get some help putting in pumps that give more choices when it
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Safety Seminars Various Dates, Locations-- Responding to Ethanol Emergencies – Are you Prepared?
by Taryn Morgan (Renewable Fuels Association) ...But transportation can be unpredictable, and it is important that hazmat and safety teams,
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Is Oil Worth a Trillion Dollar Subsidy?
by Ron Miller (Renewable Fuels Association) In these difficult economic times, a recurring question is who should get help and
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
REAP Funding Announced for Blender, Flex-Fuel Pump Projects
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Out of 430 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awards announced by the USDA
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Solazyme Breaks Ground on Brazil Sugarcane Oil Plant
by Lindsay Riddell (San Francisco Business Times) Solazyme Inc. broke ground on its Brazil manufacturing plant adjacent to partner Bunge's sugarcane
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels Patent Marks Milestone for Madison Research Hub
Thomas Content (Journal Sentinel) C5-6 Technologies of Middleton and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center in Madison are celebrating a
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Clean Energy is Critical to National Security
by Mike Breen (The Hill/E2Wire/Truman National Security Project) As a young Lieutenant on my first combat tour, in Iraq, I
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
EdeniQ Receives $3.9M Grant for Biofuel Research
(The Business Journal) EdeniQ, a biofuels technology company based in Visalia, received a $3.9 million grant from the California
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Wood Telephone Poles Turned to Ethanol
by Bill Esler (Woodworking Network) Enerkem Inc. a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, says it has begun production of cellulosic ethanol
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New UMaine Technology Center to Turn Wood Chips and Grass into Fuel and Plastics
by Nick McCrea (Bangor Daily News) A research and technology hub that one day could help wean the United States
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
RFA Partners with Talker Likis to Educate about Ethanol
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Getting out the facts about ethanol is what the Renewable Fuels Association is all about. That’s
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Sorghum Fuel Processor Plans Demonstration Plant at Agricenter
(The Commercial Appeal) BioDimensions Delta BioRenewables (BDBR) will install a sweet sorghum processing facility at AgriCenter International after an investment
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Incitor Receive Backing for Low-Temperature Biofuel Demonstration
(Biofuels International) US-based biomass company Incitor will use new funding to demonstrate its low-temperature biofuel production technology. The funding amounts to
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Register Special Report: Threats to Iowa's Bio-Energy Industry
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) Fossil fuels' attacks on mandates, subsidies put renewables at risk A surge in domestic oil
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Despite EPA Action, E15 Blend Widely Unavailable
by Pat Curtis (RadioIowa) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today (June 15, 2012) gave final approval to retailers to sell
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Hurdle Cleared for Sale of 15% Ethanol Blends
by Ciindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Environmental Protection Agency has given its approval for the first retailers to sell 15% ethanol
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Fraud Cases Leave Biodiesel Industry Reeling
by Timothy B. Wheeler (The Baltimore Sun) Biodiesel producers told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're struggling to stay afloat in
July 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Rural Energy Programs Cut under House Panel's Version of Farm Bill
(The Hill/E2Wire)Five rural energy programs will end while others will be slimmed down if a draft version of the 2012 farm
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Biomass Burning Really Heats Things Up: New Study Shows Significance of Fire's Brown Carbon for Global Warming
(Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development / Environmental News Network) Emissions from forest fires and other biomass burning has a
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Lake Station Approves Trash-to-Ethanol Agreement
by Deborah Laverty (Northwest Indiana Times) After a lengthy discussion, City Council members agreed Thursday to sign an interlocal cooperation
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
American Ethanol 200 Pre-Race Adds to Fan Experience
(SpeedwayMedia.com) ...Also for the first time ever, there will be a ‘mini airshow’ during the pre-race festivities for the fans
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Special Report on Drought
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dire US media headlines abound: “Drought!” What’s real, what’s hype, and what are the impacts?
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Guatemala Farmers Losing Their Land to Europe's Demand for Biofuels
by John Vidal (The Guardian) Indigenous smallholder farmers are being violently evicted as companies move in to satisfy Europe's hunger
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Used Cooking Oil to Power the Grid in Devon
(Waste Management World) A new scheme to collect and process used cooking oil to produce carbon neutral electricity has been introduced at recycling centres
July 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Blue Sugars Claims First Cellulosic RIN, Extends Petrobras Deal
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Blue Sugars Corp., formerly KL Energy Corp., can lay claim to a first in the
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Heat-Loving Bacteria Could Lead to Next-Generation Microbe
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Key proteins have been identified in a family of bacteria that help the microbes
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Solazyme Announces Successful Commissioning of Integrated Renewable Oil Production Biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois
(Solazyme) Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced today the successful commissioning of its first fully integrated biorefinery
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Growing Better Biofuel Crops
by Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville (The Scientist) Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
15th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Policy Forum Posts Forum Videos
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On June 21, 2012, the Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with the U.S. House of Representatives and
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
New Hampshire Bill Restricts Ability for State to Join LCFS Programs
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation (HB 1487) that aims to prohibit the state
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
British Airways First-of-Its-Kind Waste to Jet Fuel Project Finds Technology Provider
(National Non-Food Crops Center) Europe's first waste to jet fuel production plant came a step closer to construction this week
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Guest Column: The Long and Winding Biofuels Road
by Tammy Klein (Hart Energy/Fuel Fix) ...A Hart Energy study examined mandated ethanol production vs. capability and arrived at this
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Major Global Biofuels Agreement Signed at Rio+20
(TheBioenergySite) An agreement has been signed by The Netherlands and Brazil at international sustainable energy conference Rio+20 designed to boost
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Drivers Go Bowsering in Bio-Fuel Free-for-All
Nathan Klein and Samantha Malagre (The Daily Telegraph) If there has been a reluctance to fill up with E10 petrol
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Waste Official: Clock Ticking on Trash-to-Ethanol Deal
by Marc Chase (Northwest Indiana Times) If a would-be trash-to-ethanol developer doesn't have the money in hand to complete its
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Big Island Biodiesel Opens
by Peter Sur (Hawaii Tribune-Herald) ...Big Island Biodiesel, located near Keaau, opened its doors for investors to tour the $12
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Optimistic Realism in Commercializing Biofuels
by Robert J. Johnsen (AOL Energy) The theme of this year's recent Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference was "Go Big, Stay Strong," an
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Hey Kids! Grab Your Scissors and Glue! Fun, Transformative Things to Do with Bacteria!
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Of all the microbes we know – and, basically, the human body is a boutique
July 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Proposed CAFE Standards Could Pose Deadly Threat to Biofuels
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A coalition of agriculture and bioenergy groups, led by the 25x’25 organization, filed late comments with
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
SXSW Eco October 3-5, 2012 Austin, TX including i2i Awards Submission Deadline July 13, 2012
SXSW Eco will feature sessions from experts in the public, private and academic sectors committed to finding solutions for a sustainable
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report Now Available
(Federal Aviation Administration) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is committed to developing a fiscally responsible action plan to meet the
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
OMV and BDI Make Diesel from Wood
(OMV) On July 2, 2012 Doris Bures, Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology, and Gerhard Roiss, OMV CEO, opened the
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
NCB Offers New Blender Pump Grant Incentive for Fuel Retailers
(Nebraska Corn Board) The Nebraska Corn Board recently allocated funds in its 2012-13 fiscal year budget to further develop the
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Dealer Uses Truck to Wave Bioheat Flag
by John Davis (DomesicFuel.com) A Massachusetts Bioheat dealer believes there’s no better way to show patriotism this 4th of July
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Company Promotes Sorghum for Ethanol Production
by Dan Modlin (WKYUFM) A firm based in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky is hoping more farmers raise sorghum to use in
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Partners with GE Aviation for Biojet Fuel
(TheBioEnergySite.com) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined forces with jet engine producer General Electric (GE) Aviation, in addition
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Force Tests Jet Using Gevo Biofuel
by Mark Harden (BizJournals.com/Denver Business Journal) The U.S. Air Force has flown the first successful test flight using a type
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Independence Day
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The entropy problem in feedstocks In bioenergy, it’s the chief reason, for example, that otherwise
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Face the Truth: Europe’s Biofuels Bonanza Causes Hunger in Africa
by David Cronin (New Europe Online) ...The production of biofuels is a central factor behind the grabbing of land in
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
High Corn Prices Minimize the Impact of Indirect Land Use from Biofuels
(IowaCorn.org) A new study conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago found
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Crews Test Pond near Biodiesel Plant
(ABC2News) ...Princess Anne and Somerset County officials told The Daily Times of Salisbury (http://bit.ly/MEf0Ls ) that they are waiting
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Ohio State Partner in $5.7M Grant to Develop New Biofuel
by Mauricio Espinoza (Ohio State University/North Texas d-News) Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will play a key
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
CLC bio Collaborates with Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Project
(CLC bio) Today CLC bio and the International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology (ILTAB) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, announced
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Myriant’s Debt Deal: A Light at the End of a Long, Bio-Based Tunnel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Myriant closes first bio-based chemicals loan under USDA’s Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program. Industry’s
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
“End Fossil Fuel Subsidies” Emerges as Rio+20 Theme; PANGEA Says Focus on “Best Practices” for Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, “end fossil fuel subsidies” has emerged as a theme at the Rio+20 Summit
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Bio-Kerosene GHG Emission Cocktail: Fast Forward Into Clean Air – Against All Odds
by Dr. Christoph Weber, CEO JATRO AG, Frankfurt & Mitchell Hawkins, CEO BioJet Corp, Santa Barbara, CA (JATRO/BioJet) Biofuels provide a
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Canada Conducts First Flight with Sustainable Biofuel
(Netherlands Corporate News) Cooking Oil-Powered Flight Expected to Reduce Emissions 40 per cent or more Air Canada will operate its first
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
The 40 Hottest Partners in Bioenergy and Bio-Based Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...What makes a great partner? According to our readers – acceleration and validation. Partners that
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Renewable Advocates Battle Oil Industry over Energy Policy
by Christopher Doering (Gannett Washington Bureau/Daily Comet) Big oil and natural-gas companies may vastly outspend and outman the renewable fuels
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report Visits Bobby Likis
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) This edition of “The Ethanol Report” features comments from Bobby Likis of the Bobby Likis Car Clinic
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Iowa Fuel Retailers Hit Roadblock to E15 Sales
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The independent Linn Co-op Oil Company in Marion, Iowa is all set to be the first in the
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Request for Speakers: Energy, Utility and Environment Conference EUEC2013 January 28-30 Phoenix, AZ DEADLINE: August 31, 2012
Submit Abstract by July 15th: INSTRUCTIONS to Make a 20-Minute PowerPoint Presentation at EUEC 2013: Jan. 28th - Jan. 30th All speakers
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Request for Proposals: Viridis Africa October 16-17, 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa DEADLINE: August 30, 2012
Viridis Africa, the only clean energy investor event in Africa that will take place on the 16th and 17th of October
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Asian Researchers Develop Oil Palm Waste-to-Ethanol Process
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers in Southeast Asia have identified an approach to producing ethanol using an abundant
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
The Obama Plan for Cost-Competitive, Military Biofuels: The 10-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Obama Administration has laid out an integrated strategy for commercializing advanced biofuels, with a
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Study on Fungi Evolution Answers Questions About Ancient Coal Formation and May Help Advance Future Biofuels Production
(National Science Foundation) Study reveals the potentially large influences of fungi, one of the most biologically diverse classes of organisms,
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Congressman Introduces Phantom Fuel Reform Act
(CSP Daily News) Would eliminate EPA mandates for use of biofuels that do not yet exist Representative Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
NPulp – "Paper From Straw" – Takes Green Chemistry From Concept To Practice
(Retail Solutions Online) Presentation at 16th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference Demonstrates Benefits of Revolutionary Straw-Pulp Technology to the Farmers and
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Fuel Treatment Now Available from Dynamic Synthetic LLC
(Yahoo!News/PRWEB) Ethanol is now blended in most motor fuels. When the fuel is not consumed rapidly, such as in lawn equipment,
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Outlook: E85, FFV Market Shares to Lead Growth
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The latest look at long-term projections by the U.S. DOE’s Energy Information Administration shows
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Here Comes the Great Green Fleet
by Galrahn (Information Dissemination) With the Great Green Fleet putting to sea for the upcoming RIMPAC 2012 exercise, and more specifically