by Eva Murray (Bangor Daily News) ...Rep. Jeff Timberlake, R-Turner, has been heading up an effort in the Maine Legislature
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Back TO HOMERefiners' RFS Agenda Is to Stop Competition
by Bruce Dale (The Hill/Michigan State University) The oil industry hopes to protect its control over America’s fuel supply by
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Big Oil Hates Ethanol
by Michael Thede (Kearney Hub) Letter to Editor: Recent efforts by several members of Congress to dismantle the federal Renewable
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
National Associations Refuse Commission’s Proposal on iLUC
(Asociación de Productores de Energías Renovables Biocarburantes - Spain; Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Biocombustíveis - Portugal; Krajowa Izba Biopaliw - Poland; Renewable
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Method to Oxidose Renewable Chemicals from Biofuel Byproducts
by Ben Messenger (Waste Management World) A method of using oxygen to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Fiddling while Oil Burns - Time for Proactive Biofuels Policy
by by Francis X. Johnson (Public Service Europe) Policies should focus on long-term approaches to a sustainable biofuels market development, rather
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
China Eastern Airlines to Run Commercial Flights on Biofuel
by Joao Peixe (OilPrice.com) China Eastern Airlines has just announced that it will begin operating commercial flights which run on 100%
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Community Fuels Is the First Biodiesel Producer in the Nation to Secure BQ9000 Laboratory Certification
(Community Fuels) Community Fuels earned BQ9000 Laboratory certification on March 14th making it the first biodiesel producer in the nation to
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
New Cab in Boise Will Run on French Fry Oil
by Glen Beeby (KBOI2.com) ...Recab will soon have older model Mercedes Benz cars that have been converted to run on
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Brisbane Picked for Green Fuel Study
by Steve Creedy (The Australian) Brisbane Airport has been earmarked as the site of Australia's first sustainable aviation fuel "bio-port". Virgin
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Problem of Tropical Islands, Part II of II
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...It used to be that the outskirts of Honolulu had the dual scent of diesel
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels to Retrofit Moses Lake Plant for Cellulosic
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Advanced Biofuels Corp. has bought a legacy 7 MMgy ethanol plant in Moses
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
National Labs Release New Biochemical Biorefinery Sizing Study
(US Department of Energy) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Benefits across the Supply Chain
(US Department of Energy) On Earth Day and every day, BETO is working to improve the sustainability of the transportation
April 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Wall Street Transcript Interview with the Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Dyadic International (DYAI), Mark Emalfarb
(The Wall Street Journal/Dyadic) ...We are using that technology to produce enzymes for converting biomass into cellulosic sugars to produce
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
State College Mayor Urges Fossil Fuel Divestment
(Associated Press/PhillyBurbs.com) The mayor of the central Pennsylvania borough of State College has endorsed a campaign that urges municipalities to
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Hyundai Tech Center Expansion to Allow More Emissions Testing
by Alisa Priddle (Detroit Free Press) An expansion of Hyundai’s eight-year-old technical center in Superior Township, east of Ann Arbor,
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
DF Cast: Researchers, Advocates Clash on Algae Biodiesel Feasibility
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Some researchers say that, at current production levels, algae biodiesel is not a commercially viable product.
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
(Brookhaven National Laboratory) Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature In a paper
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
University of Missouri Gets $2 Million Grant for Sustainability Research from Rental Car Company’s Foundation
(Kansas City Star/Associated Press) A St. Louis-based rental car company has announced a $2 million gift to the University of
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
UPM and VTT to Initiate Fleet Tests of Wood-Based Diesel Using Volkswagen Cars
UPM, VTT and VV-Auto Group will start fleet tests of renewable domestic diesel. Biofuel will be produced by UPM, fleet
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Problem of Tropical Islands, part I of II
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Though there are exceptions among the archipelagoes with access to offshore oil assets — Indonesia
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Researchers Examining Fertilizers for Algae Biofuels
(Algae Industry Magazine) One of the major roadblocks to mass-producing algae for biofuels, observes researchers at the University of Michigan
April 29, 2013 Read Full Article
IMF Rejects Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Calls for Reform
By Paul Brown (Climate News Network/ClimateCentral.org) Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Farm Bill Energy Programs Help Meet Nation's Energy, Economic Needs
(25 x '25) ...But the growth in new, clean energy is only just beginning, driven in large part by the
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Energy Committee Seeks Stakeholder Comments on the Impacts of the RFS on Agriculture
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is continuing its assessment of the Renewable Fuel
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Biomass Battles
(Environmental Research Web) ...It referred to a report by North Energy Associates (NEA) and Forestry Research (FR) produced for DECC,
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Rural America Tells Washington: Clean Energy Works for Us
by Nicole Lederer (Huffington Post) ... One thing I've noticed over the years: The changing face of the clean energy industry.
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Joule Announces BNEF Award, and Progress with Gasoline, Jet Fuel
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) On April 23 Joule Unlimited announced it was selected as a 2013 Bloomberg New Energy
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
NASA Measures Effects of Biofuel on Jet Engines, Environment
by Brock Vergakis (Associated Press/The Washington Post) NASA researchers said Thursday that test flights conducted in California have shown a commercial
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
CME, ICE Rivalry Enters Biofuel Arena
(Reuters/Chicago Tribune) The battle between CME Group Inc. and the IntercontinentalExchange moves to the market for biofuel credits next month. CME
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Irreversible Does Not Mean Unavoidable
by H. Damon Matthews, Susan Solomon (Science Magazine) Understanding how decreases in CO2 emissions would affect global temperatures has been hampered in recent
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
NASCAR Launches Initiatives Further Inspiring Fans to Positively Impact Environment
(NASCAR) NASCAR Race to Green™ Will Rally Fans, Industry and Partners around Sustainable Behavior NASCAR Green Clean Air Tree Planting Program™ Delivered
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Liberty Tire Recycling Joins NASCAR Green® To Bolster Largest Recycling Program In Sports
(NASCAR) Official Tire Recycler Of NASCAR Green To Recycle Approximately 120,000 Goodyear Tires Annually As part of NASCAR Race to Green™, a
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Deal Helps SeQuential Play Ball with Heady Seattle Businesses
by Andy Giegerich (Sustainable Business Oregon) A top Portland biodiesel producer has landed waste cooking oil recycling agreements with several
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources: Senate Finance Committee Staff Tax Reform Options for Discussion
(US Senate Finance Committee) This document is the fourth in a series of papers compiling tax reform options that Finance Committee
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
New R&D Strategies for a New Era
by Douglas L. Faulkner with contributions from Jacques Beaudry-Losique (Biofuels Digest) ...We believe it is time for bioenergy industry leaders to
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Biodiesel’s Big Comeback and Bigger Prospects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Darling of the mid-2000s, still beloved by its many fans — biodiesel is increasingly a
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Aviation RFJ: Are You Getting on Board? Technical Pathway Development--Expanding Supply and Reducing Cost
by Aino Siirala (Advanced Biofuels USA) Steve Csonka, as director of Enviro Strategy and Ecomagination, GE Aviation, the world-leading provider
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Kinder Morgan Generating 700,000 RINS Per Month from Transmix Ops
(TankTerminals.com) April 22, 2013 [OPIS] - Thanks to its transmix operations, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is seeing only upside from
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Evers Wins Ethanol-Free Gas Victory
(NorthEscambia.com) Sen. Greg Evers is applauding the passage of his bill that allows Florida consumers to choose gas that is
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
By 2023, a Changed World in Energy
by Clifford Krauss (The New York Times) ...Possibly profound changes are taking shape right now. Newly mandated corporate average fuel
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
CME Group Announces New Futures Contracts for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
(CME Group/PR NewsWire) CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of nine new
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Increase My MPG!
(The PEW Charitable Trusts) High gas prices may give us pause before taking a long road trip, but we still need
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Why Hydroponic Growers Could Hold the Key to a Biofuel Technology Future
by Erik Biksa (Rosebud Magazine) ... Hydroponics growers could hold the key to really driving biofuel technology forward thanks to our
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
China's Self-Developed Biofuel Test Flight Successful
(China Daily) Sinopec, China's top oil refiner, announced the success of the first test flight powered by the company's newly
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Holiday Experimenting With Its Ethanol Pricing
(Convenience Store News) Holiday Stationstores launched a fuel promotion intended to determine at what price point flex-fuel customers are willing
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Toray Succeeds in Production of Bio-Based PBT
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Toray demonstrates products made from renewable PBT — another landmark step in “replacing the whole
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol RINs Market Explodes
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Lack of transparency makes market analysis difficult. ...The ethanol producer's role in RIN generation is
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Corn Oil Makes The Grade
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Revenue from corn oil has become an important part of the bottom line at
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
The Battle Continues
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Member states, however, are faced with the reality of an economic crisis and cannot
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Ending the Century of Subsidies
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...The industry has matured and is operating freely without any federal subsidies. Yet, 100
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Tap, Enhance, Process Stream to Create Value-added Products
by Dil Vashi (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Solutions 4 CO2) Stillage, CO2 become valuable inputs in synergistic design Many ethanol producers look
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Q&A: A Man of Science Wears Many Hats
by Tom Portz (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Eric Sumner’s lifelong fascination with science spans from his youth to the cutting edge
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Vermont Bioenergy Initiative Launches YouTube Video Series
(25 x '25) A series of short videos covering five years of Vermont Bioenergy Initiative projects and the farms and
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Farmers Recognize Need for Sustainability
(25 x '25) Given the recent rounds of misinformation, if not downright disinformation, that passes as criticism of renewable energy,
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: 4th Biobased Chemicals: Commercialization & Partnering Conference September 16-17, 2013 San Francisco, CA DEADLINE August 16
This two day conference brings together top representatives who are engaged in establishing a major transformation in the global chemical
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
REG Makes Case that Biodiesel Helps Food Supply
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Apparently tired of false claims that biodiesel takes from the food supply, biodiesel maker Renewable Energy
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Ten Ways Renewable Fuels are Enviro
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) has unveiled a list of 10 ways the renewable fuels
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Brazil Throws Troubled Ethanol Industry Tax Breaks, Credit
by Alonso Soto and Reese Ewing (Reuters) * Brazil cuts PIS/Cofins tax, extends credit for ethanol * Ethanol industry says measures
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Minnesota Bill Would Allow Other Biofuels to Meet Ethanol Mandate
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Pending legislation in Minnesota could alter the state’s ethanol mandate, allowing for the use biofuels
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Institute for Energy Research’s Response to Politico Op-Ed Smells Like a Skunk
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ... (Robert) Murphy simply regurgitates Big Oil’s false argument that the RFS is driving up
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Fuels Battle Heats up as Congress Mulls Law Change
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The battle between U.S. ethanol producers and oil companies has reached a turning point,
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Parliament Report Flags Major Changes to EU Biofuels Proposal
(EurActiv.com) A European Parliament report into the EU’s proposals for addressing the problem of indirect land use change (ILUC) in its
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Biodiesel Terms Increasingly Complex
(Argus Media) Biodiesel trade terms are becoming increasingly complicated as buyers and sellers haggle over sustainability clauses, payments terms and
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Enogen Corn Hybrid’s Amylase Enzyme Boosts Ethanol Plant Efficiency
(Blacksea Grain) Jim Peterson’s corn contains a magic ingredient: alpha amylase. This ethanol-fermenting enzyme arrives at the plant on the
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Who’s Fooling Whom? The Real Drivers in Africa’s Food Crisis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, PANGEA (Partners for Euro-African Green Energy) launched an update to its report “Who’s
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Zero Mix Thirty: Heliae Debuts Volaris, for Algae at Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Heliae emerges from stealth with Volaris — its next-gen algae platform — “This technology will
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
EERE Transportation Energy Futures Study: Deep Reductions in Petroleum Use and Carbon Emissions
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The Environmental and Energy Studies Institute (EESI) and the Department of Energy Office of Energy
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Dinoflagellate Microalgae Show Biofuel Potential in Spanish Study
(Algae Industry Magazine) Researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC),
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Ceres Releases Q2 Financials, Reports Progress with Sweet Sorghum
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...According to information released by Ceres, commercial harvests of its newest sweet sorghum hybrids
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
New Catalysts to Convert Ethanol to Butanol Fuels
by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers from U.K.’s University of Bristol reported the development of new catalysts that are able
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Researchers Turn Corn Stover into Amylose Starch
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A team of Virginia Tech researchers have adapted existing technologies to make a new product,
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Differing RINs Estimates Creates Confusion, Market Spikes
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Confusion remains over how to interpret and compare various estimates of renewable identification number
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
TMO, Usina Form Joint Venture for Brazilian Cellulosic Plant
(TMO Renewables/Ethanol Producer Magazine) TMO Renewables, the leading British developer of second generation biofuels technology, and Usina Santa Maria Ltda
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Groundwork Begins on Florida Sweet Sorghum-to-Ethanol Plant
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Site preparation has begun and plans are being finalized for a formal groundbreaking
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
BlackGold Biofuels Opens Charlotte Recycling Facility
(BlackGold Biofuels/PR Newswire) They say one man's trash is another man's treasure. This Earth Day, it certainly rings true for a
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
National Algae Testbed Kicks off at Arizona State University
(Algae Industry Magazine) lgae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) members from across the U.S. gathered at the Arizona State University Polytechnic
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Japan's JX to Start Selling ETBE-Blended Gasoline in Northeast from May
by Takeo Kumagai (Platts) Japan's largest refiner JX Nippon Oil & Energy is set to start selling ETBE-blended gasoline from its
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Growth in Asia, Climate Change Weigh on Biofuels – US Executive
by Tracy Dang (ICIS) Population growth in Asia, climate change and shifting geopolitics are all issues that will impact the future
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
ICE to Launch D4, D5, D6 RIN Futures Contracts
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an operator of global markets and clearing house, has announced the introduction
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA Holds Hearings to Gather Public Comments on Vehicle and Gasoline Standards
(Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public hearings in April on the Tier 3
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
A Key to Mass Extinctions Could Boost Food, Biofuel Production
by Vince Stricherz (University of Washington) Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Could Biofuels Help Power Jets?
by Charles Q. Choi (TechNewsDaily/LiveScience) A new synthetic type of biofuel created by mixing and matching bits of DNA from
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
KSC Introduces Biofuel for Cars in Sudan for the First Time
(Sudan Tribune) Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) will launch the first Sudanese project which uses ethanol as a gasoline additive to
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Kinder Morgan to Blend Biodiesel in Las Vegas, Phoenix in Early Q2
by Beth Evans (Platts) Kinder Morgan expects to begin biodiesel blending at its terminals in Las Vegas and Phoenix "in
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Cobalt, Mercurius, BioProcess Algae, Frontline Land $17.7M in Military Biofuels Grants
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pilot-scale biorefineries for drop-in military diesel, jet fuel the focus of the DOE’s latest grant
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Recall
by Ken Root (High Plains Midwest Ag Journal) ...But there were sectors of agriculture that saw a dramatic change in
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Under Attack
by RP Siegel (TriplePundit) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad appeared together recently defending the Renewable Fuel
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Powers Warns of Possible Lawsuit Following Cancellation of Trash-to-Ethanol Deal
by Marc Chase (Northwest Indiana Times) Potential lawsuits are brewing in Lake County's trash-to-ethanol saga, according to a motion by
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Bob Dinneen Gives the WSJ a Failing Grade
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) If the editorial writers of the Wall Street Journal consider themselves students of mine,
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S., Israel Could Collaborate on Advanced Biofuel Development
by U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation/Biomass Magazine) After a briefing by senior White House staff on April 17, following their arrival
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Air Liquide Signs Biofuel Research Contract
by Stuart Radnedge (GasWorld) Air Liquide has just signed a partnership agreement with the CEA (Commission for atomic energy and alternative
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Aemetis Transitions from Corn Ethanol to Advanced Biofuels at Keyes Plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Aemetis announced that its 60 million gallon per year capacity ethanol facility in
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Agronomists and Admirals: Looking back at ABLC 2013
by Pavel Molchanov (Raymond James and Associates/Biofuels Digest) ...There is no question that there have been growing pains along the way,
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuel Exec: Change to Fuel Mandate Would Hurt Iowa Cellulosic Plant
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) A meaningful change to the country’s renewable fuel mandate would drastically curtail the market
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Car Fuel of the Future: US Dominating Cellulosic Ethanol Market
(Global Data) Ethanol is the most widely acclaimed alternative or additive for gasoline used for running vehicles, and the US
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
ABO Launches Map of Algae Research, Companies and Projects
(Algae Industry Magazine) A new map of the algae industry published online by the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) shows algae production facilities and research projects
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Tax Writers Warm to Giving Renewables Parity with Fossil Fuels
by Nick Juliano (MidWest Energy News) A proposal to allow renewable energy developers to take advantage of a tax structure
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Turning Grease Into Diesel, Johnny Rockets Recycles Fry Oil Through DAR PRO Solutions
(Johnny Rockets/Sacramento Bee/PR Newswire) Johnny Rockets partners with DAR PRO Solutions to recycle its restaurants' used fry oil into renewable diesel
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
ZimmComm Announces Agri-Blogging Internships
(AgWired/ZimmComm) ZimmComm New Media is now taking applications for students in the agricultural communications field to attend and learn how
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Leading Democrat Says US May Not Be Able to Meet Biofuel Targets
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) * Wyden says committee will explore ethanol mandate * Energy committee to look at gasoline prices this
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Enzymes from Horse Feces Could Hold Secrets to Streamlining Biofuel Production
(Science Daily) Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels,
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels to Cost U.K. Motorists $707 Million, Chatham House Says
by Sally Blakewell (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Biofuels will cost U.K. motorists about 460 million pounds ($707 million) this year as the
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Cobalt Signs Strategic Partner and Investor to Commercialize Bio-Based Butadiene Solution
(Cobalt/PRNewswire) Strategic Partnership Opens Pathway to $40 Billion Butadiene Market Cobalt Technologies, a leading developer of next generation bio-based chemicals, today
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Sugar Shock: Sweetwater, Naturally Scientific Ink $250M Pact for Biobased Sugars
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The end-goal? High-value oils. Low-cost sugars become shock troops in the war for sustainability. In New
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Long List of Lobbies Oppose Renewable-Fuels Standard
by Amy Harder (National Journal) It’s hard to rival the diversity and sheer number of groups and companies with a
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
ABLC: Increasing Optimism in Biofuels Financing
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) ...“I think the overarching message of the panel was a sign of increasing optimism,” says Chris
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Dinneen to Forbes: Forbes Should Be Advocating For, Not Arguing Against, Increased Competition
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) To the Editor: What’s there about lower prices at the pump, less pollution and reduced
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
AFPM Welcomes EPA Move to Address Biodiesel Fraud but Greater Fix is Needed
(Wall Street Journal/The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and American Petroleum Institute (API)
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Florida Legislature Poised to Pull the Plug on Florida’s Bioenergy Sector
(Business Wire/Florida Biofuels and Bioenergy Association) $1 Billion in Investment At Risk On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Florida Legislature will consider HB4001,
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Shell at ABLC: Don’t Blame Big Oil for Blend Wall
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) One of the great things about the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference is the diverse group of
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
What Investors Got Wrong in Advanced Biofuels
by Doug Williams (Venture Beat) ... Although I am not an expert in investing, there are a few things I think
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Tough Characters: Looking for Biofuel Plants that Can Survive Drought & Other Harsh Conditions
by Chris Woolston (Bioenergy Connection) ... If you drove around certain parts of the Midwest this summer, you might have seen
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Who Killed $2.18 Gasoline?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) An explosive report from Bloomberg alleges that a pathway to $2.18 per gallon gasoline was
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Oil-and-Gas Lobby Talks Biofuel Rule with White House, EPA, Senior Lawmakers
by Zack Coleman (The Hill E2Wire) The head of a powerful oil industry lobbying group met with top White House officials
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Local View: Renewable Fuel Stand Is Working
by Tim Scheer (JournalStar.com) Once again, the Renewable Fuel Standard is the subject of debate and attack in Washington, DC. In
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
NexSteppe Launches Purpose-Designed Crops for Biofuels, Biopower and Biobased Products
(Reuters/NexSteppe) Malibu and Palo Alto Sorghum Hybrids Provide Scalable, Reliable, and Sustainable Feedstock Options for the Biobased Industries NexSteppe, a company dedicated
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Conference Told to Be Biomass Agnostic
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) ...Guido Ghisolfi of the Italian company Beta Renewables told attendees of the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference (ABLC) that
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
International Energy Agency: Need Major Scale Up in Global Biofuels Production
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released their Tracking Clean Energy Progress report in New Delhi that details
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Production Efficiency Discovery in Green Algae
by Anneli Waara (Algae Industry Magazine) ...However, a group of researchers at Sweden’s Uppsala University, led by Senior Lecturer Fikret
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Monitoring, Diagnostics Tackle Algae Biofuel Pond Crash Problem
(Sandia National Laboratories/Biodiesel Magazine) Sandia National Laboratories is developing a suite of complementary technologies to help the emerging algae industry
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
REG Releases White Paper Promoting Food Security Side of Biodiesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, the Renewable Energy Group has released a white paper called “Food THEN Fuel: American
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
LS9 Expands Operations in Florida
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... LS9 CEO Tjerk de Ruiter announced the expansion of its operations at the Company’s Okeechobee,
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
BioGasol Delivers First CarboFrac Units to Sweetwater Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Sweetwater Energy announed that BioGasol completed delivery of its first commercial biomass pretreatment system. The cellulosic
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Looking Back at ABLC 2013
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Perhaps nothing was more on the minds of delegates as the future of the Renewable
April 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Vilsack, LaHood Extend Aviation Biofuels Commitment
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Two members of Pres. Obama’s cabinet today have signed their names to an agreement that will
April 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Bashing The Oil Industry at Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference: Offense and Defense in the Game of Whack-a-Mole
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Although conference convener, Biofuels Digest's Jim Lane, insisted that he "discouraged industry bashing," the
April 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Colorado to Offer $3.1 Million in Tax Credits for Cool Planet HQ
by Aldo Svaldi (The Denver Post) Cool Planet Energy Systems took a step closer Friday to a corporate relocation and
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
25x'25 Alliance Offers Adaptation Recommendations to U.S. Agriculture, Forestry
(25 x '25) (T)he Adaptation Work Group, a collaboration of agriculture, forestry, business, academic, conservation and government leaders, ... issued
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
AFPM, RFA Trade Charges after Verdict in MTBE Case
by Jordan Godwin (Platts) ...(American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T.) Drevna responded Wednesday to a New Hampshire verdict earlier that day
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
BIO Comments on EPA’s 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rules
(Biotechnology Industry Organization) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed Regulation
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Academic Study on Jatropha in Cooperation with the Leuphana University, Lueneburg
(INOCAS) The production of plant oils based on oil-bearing trees such as Jatropha could provide an alternative pathway to a more
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Ductor a Winner of the Red Herring Europe 100 Award
(XS4Green.com) Ductor, the Finnish biotechnology company specializing in disruptive algae technology, announce today that Red Herring, a global media company,
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Nation First International Development Asia (NFIDAsia) Signs MoU with Hisham Koh & Associates (HKA) to Facilitate Algal Based Farming Products for Rural Myanmar
(PR.com/Nation First International Development Asia) Nation First International Development Asia (NFIDAsia) has announced today they have signed an MoU with
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Lee Enterprises and ICM Forge Alliance
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Lee Enterprises Consulting has formed of a strategic alliance with ICM, Inc. Recently, ICM developed a
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Gevo Wins a Judgment in Latest Butamax vs Gevo Dust-Up
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Delaware, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware entered a final
April 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Obama Budget Would End Oil Industry Tax Breaks, Hike Royalites
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy (FuelFix) In unveiling his $3.8 trillion spending plan for the U.S. government on Wednesday, President Barack
April 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Freeze It - A Proposal for Implementing RFS2 through 2015
by Scott Irwin and Darrel Good (FarmDocDaily) ...Here, we present a proposal for implementing the RFS2 through 2015 that recognizes
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Industry Reacts to RFS Reform Act Introduced in House
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The ethanol industry reacted swiftly to the so-called RFS Reform Act, legislation introduced April
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The EIA Publishes Data on E85-Capable Vehicles
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published updated data on alternative fuels and vehicles
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Algal Biofuels Pilot Plant Opens in Queensland
(Algae Industry Magazine) Premier of Queensland, Australia, Campbell Newman, has cut the ribbon on an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant
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Double Counting, Half Measures: Advanced Biofuels Will Not Take Off with Existing Support Measures
(ePURE) The European Renewable Ethanol Industry, ePURE, together with Novozymes, find the double counting mechanism proposed by the European Commission
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President’s FY2014 Budget Boosts DOE Vehicle Technology Spending 75% to $575M; $282M for Advanced Biofuels
(EV-olution.org) President Obama’s FY 2014 budget proposal submitted to Congress provides $28.4 billion in discretionary funds for the Department of Energy, an
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Crop-Based Biofuels: A Complex Issue
by Sam Fenwick (E2B Pulse) In this article, E2B explores the benefits of crop-based biofuels to the UK, the potential
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Versalis Invests $20M in Genomatica, Launches JV for Bio-based Butadiene
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Italy, Versalis and Genomatica announced the establishment of a technology joint venture for bio-based butadiene
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Neste Oil Uses Tall Oil Pitch; Begins Rainforest Protection Plan
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Neste Oil has begun using tall oil pitch as a feedstock for renewable diesel production.
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Bioheat's 'Proud 2B2' Campaign Awards $30,000 to NYC Charities
(The National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) Continuing its trend of warming up New York, the National Biodiesel Board announced the winners
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Florida Senate Bill Repealing Ethanol Requirement Rewritten with Only 'Nice Words'
by Bruce Ritchie (The Florida Current) A Senate bill that would repeal the 2008 requirement that gasoline in Florida contain about
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Biofuels Digest’s 3-Minute Guide to the EIA Energy Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Eager to understand the bio investor impact from the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook – but