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Back TO HOMECALL FOR PAPERS: Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy December 8-11, 2013 San Diego, CA DEADLINE: July 31
Building Innovative Collaborations Across the Pacific The seventh annual Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference
July 12, 2013 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: Algae Cultivation, Harvesting. Extraction Technologies and Networking Workshop September 27, 2013 Fairfield, NJ DEADLINE: August 15
Includes tour of Glenn Mills to view algae extraction When the NAA brings together collaboration between algae researchers with proven technologies
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Cool Planet Chooses Colorado for Headquarters
(The Fresno Bee/Associated Press) A company that has developed a process for converting beetle-killed trees and corn cobs into gasoline says
July 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Group: ND Energy Production Doubles since 2007
(FuelFix) A group representing North Dakota’s various energy sectors says the state’s energy production from all sources has doubled since
July 11, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol RINs Reach Record Highs on Consumption Targets
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg) Renewable Identification Numbers for ethanol rose to record levels on concern the U.S. won’t adjust consumption
July 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Seaweed Viable for Biofuels in B.C., Says UVic Scientist
by Edward Hill (VICNEWS.com) Seaweed – it’s great for sushi, and perhaps even better for biofuels. A study by a University
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
First Plants Going In For Ethanol-Linked Greenhouse
by Simon Crouch (BlackburnNews.com) A new Chatham-area greenhouse operation expects to harvest their first crop of tomatoes in September. Right now
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
ICM, Inc. Announces Contract with INPASA on Evaporator and Dryer System for Ethanol Plant in Nueva Esperanza, Paraguay
(ICM) ICM, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Industria Paraguaya de Alcoholes S.A. (“INPASA”) for
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Momentum: 12 Biobased Ventures Raise $435M in Q2 2013; 32 Projects Being Built off the Balance Sheet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Despite negative press from Bloomberg, biobased investing is surging, both direct and via strategics. The
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Breaking News: General Solicitation Ban Lifted on Investment Offerings
by Jim Lane (BioInvest Digest) Renaissance in biobased capital raising expected; register your interest in raising capital or seeing deal
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Carbo Analytics Awarded Department Of Energy Grant For Measuring Fermentable Sugar Content In Biofuel Raw Materials
(Carbo Analytics) Carbo Analytics, developers of sugar analysis systems, today announced that it has been awarded a Department of Energy (DoE)
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Sioux Falls-Based Ethanol Producer Hires Lobbyist to Fight Big Oil
by Christopher Doering (Gannett/DesMoines Register) Poet, one of the world’s largest ethanol producers, has hired a lobbyist as the company
July 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Ricardo Continues Work on Efficient Engines for Ethanol Blends
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ricardo Inc. is both strong on ethanol blends and efficient engines. ... Earlier in June, an
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Ricardo Presents Best-in-Class Ethanol Combustion Efficiency at Brazil Summit
(Ricardo) Downsizing, boosting and spray guided direct injection were presented as the route to fuel efficiency by Ricardo, Inc. president
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Clear PVC Aimed at Biofuels Development
by Michael Lauzon (Plastics News) Teknor Apex Co. has developed a clear, rigid PVC compound with UV resistance aimed primarily at outdoor
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Seaweed Biomass Cultivation Trials Concluding for At-Sea Project
by Chris Hanson (Biomass Magazine) The three-year European biofuel and biomaterial project, At-Sea, will conclude its first trials of seaweed
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Recent Reports Underscore Urgency of Climate Action and Roles for Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The President’s call to climate action was supported by several recent government reports regarding: a)
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Federal Agencies Moving Ahead to Reduce Climate Change Risks: Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) A number of federal agency initiatives are already underway in the biofuels, agriculture, and forestry
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Illinois Corn Growers Association Announces Opposition of Congress Splitting the Farm Bill
by Lacey Koontz (BrownfieldAgNews) The Illinois Corn Growers Association is opposed to the current discussion in Congress to split the farm bill.
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Critics Rev up Efforts to Repeal Biofuel Rules on Gas
by Joseph Morton (World-Herald bureau/Omaha.com) The ethanol industry is again under fire from critics who want to eliminate the federal
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Briggs & Stratton Develops Additive to Offset Ethanol's Effects on Small Engines
(Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel) ...But since petroleum companies use a 10% blend of ethanol in gasoline to comply with the
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Trade Undermines U.S. Biofuels Policy
by Ali Morrow and Alex Plough (Thomas Reuters Foundation) U.S. policy to boost the use of fuel from renewable sources is generating
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
South Korea to Build Biofuel Plant in Aceh
(The Jakarta Post) PT Goca Enc, a subsidiary of a South Korean company, plans to build a biofuel processing plant
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
INTRATEC Evaluates the Economic Potential of Renewable Ethylene Production
(Brazil Business Today/EIN NewsWire) Intratec has released the publication “Green Ethylene from Ethanol” detailing the economics of an ethylene via ethanol
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
South Dakota Begins 3rd Round of Grants for Blender Pumps
(The Daily Republic) South Dakota officials say they have started the third round of funding for grants that help gas
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Connecting Deeply to Biofuels Companies, Technologies, Economics, Policies and People
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Have questions yet unanswered on biofuels economics, process, feedstock, offtake, policy or finance? Have people
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Powering the Future: Will Algae Fuel Your Next Car?
by Chenda Ngak (CBSNews.com) Professor Juergen Polle is packing up his laboratory on a sweltering morning in New York City, but
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
PTT Plans to Commercialise Algae-Based Fuel by 2017
by Watchiranont Thongtep (The Nation Thailand) To reduce fossil-fuel consumption, PTT has set its sights on introducing algae-based energy by
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Brazil Sugar-Cane Use for Fuel Seen by Datagro Above Outlook
by Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) Sugar millers in Brazil’s center south, the main growing region of the largest producer, will use more
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Oregon Senate Rejects 'Clean Fuels' Bill, a Top Priority for Environmental Lobby
by Yuxing Zheng (The Oregonian) The Senate on Saturday rejected a "clean fuels" bill that was the environmental lobby's
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
RFA Comments on Proposed Tier 3 Rule
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...Kelly Davis, RFA Director of Regulatory Affairs, says they support the timely implementation of the Tier
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
COLUMN-Biodiesel Could Ease U.S. "Blend Wall": Wynn
by Gerard Wynn (Reuters) Biodiesel could in future ease so-called ethanol "blend wall" concerns facing the U.S. transportation fuel industry,
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Soaring Soymeal Price Boosts Appeal of DDGs
(AgriMoney.com) The soaring price of soymeal, which hit a nine-month high this week, has only enhanced the need for dairy
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Turning Forest Residues to Biofuel
by Thomas Anderson (TG Daily) According to the new research results of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, lignocellulosic
July 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Latest Data on Fuel Mileage and GHG Benefits of E30
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) As part of Ford Motor Company’s comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency docket
July 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Congress Could Lower Alt-Fuel Requirements in New Open Fuel Standard Act
by Jon LeSage (AutoBlogGreen) Congress is considering a revised version of the Open Fuel Standard Act, an Act that was originally introduced two years ago
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
NSF Grant Boosts Promising Biofuels Research
(JustMeans.com/Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology) Promising biofuels research at a Wisconsin biotech company and a partner university is getting a
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Clean-Burning Biofuels Can Give Us True Independence
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Chron) ...We can provide our motorists and military with stable, domestically produced fuel. Since 2011,
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
New Novozymes Technology Boosts Biofuels Productivity
by Leon Kaye (SustainableBrands.com) Whether one believes corn-based ethanol is a viable long-term solution for the United States’ energy portfolio
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Spiderweb-Like Tower Would Harvest Air Pollution in London and Turn It into Biofuel
by Carl Franzen (The Verge) ...Chang-Yeob Lee of the Royal College of Art wants to radically transform London's BT Tower at
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Palm Oil Climbs as Crude Above $100 Increases Demand for Biofuel
by Ranjeetha Pakiam (Bloomberg) Palm oil gained for the first time in six days after West Texas Intermediate crude surged above
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Portland Biodiesel Company Helps Phish, Other Touring Bands, Go Green
by Seth Koenig (Bangor Daily News) Starting this week, when tour buses for bands like Phish travel through Maine, they’ll
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Sustainable Biodiesel Certification Program Officially Launches
(GreenCircle Certified LLC/Biodiesel Digest) GreenCircle and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance are proud to announce that the Sustainable Biodiesel Certification program
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
The Heretofore Unachievable
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(W)hat H. J. “Bill” Haynes (at the time the chairman and CEO of the Standard
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Walking Away from Biofuels Will Not Solve Concerns about Them
by Carlo Hamelinck (Euractiv.com/Ecofys) ...By effectively decreasing the ambition on biofuels, as it is currently debated in the European Parliament
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA OK’s Arundo, Napier Grass for Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a supplemental final rule, containing a lifecycle greenhouse gas
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
CleanTECH San Diego Awarded Grant to Support Region’s Biofuels Industry
(Glenn Mosier's Focus on Clean Tech) ... CleanTECH San Diego, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation and the Imperial Valley
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Abengoa Foundation Opens First Technology Demonstration Plant 'Waste to Biofuels' (W2B)
(Ecoticias.com) The production of ethanol from municipal solid waste is a major technological advance in the waste management model. Abengoa (MCE:
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Flight Plan: 14 Practical Steps towards Commercial Aviation Biofuels Now
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For every 5% in global shift to aviation biofuels — create 72,000 jobs and avoid
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Commercial Aviation Biofuels: Translating Green Ambitions into Green Miles
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How to get from available field to affordable fuel in 14 steps. The MASBI report
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Could Account For 1% Of All Commercial Jet Fuel By 2015, Says Boeing
by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week) Despite the challenges faced in scaling up feedstock and fuel production, commercial aviation could yet
July 03, 2013 Read Full Article
Unclean at Any Speed: Electric Cars Don’t Solve the Automobile’s Environmental Problems
by Ozzie Zehner (IEEE Spectrum) ...Some states offer additional tax incentives. California brings the total credit up to $10 000,
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces Investment to Accelerate Next Generation Biofuels
(US Department of Energy) Following last week's rollout of President Obama's plan to cut carbon pollution, the Energy Department today
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
This is War!
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) There should no longer be any question that Big Oil is out to destroy
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Finding Business Success in a Changing Ethanol Industry
by Scott McDermott (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Ascendant Partners Inc.) ...Historically, ethanol processing margins were driven by supply and demand fundamentals in
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Going Deep With Enzyme Technology: No Part of the Corn Kernel Goes Unexplored.
Jack Rogers (Novozymes/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Novozyme’s R&D group has been successful extracting and converting more starch from corn, so we
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Pretreated Biomass for Food and Fuel
by Susanne REtka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bruce Dale urges careful thought about energy and agriculture. A 1-ton-per-day pilot facility on
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Lowering Ethanol's Carbon Footprint with Energy Beets
by Keith Loria (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Mendota Bioenergy’s plan to turn energy beets to ethanol moves to demonstration scale in California’s
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Technology— Pulp and Paper Style
by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) American Process applies forestry products know-how to cellulosic conversion. Though a relative newcomer to the
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Culture of Compliance
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Keeping an ethanol plant in compliance with environmental rules and regulations isn’t just a
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
‘Where Producers Meet’
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Industry representatives from 26 countries met in St. Louis, June 10-13, for the world’s
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Bio-Refinery Closer to Reality for Drayton Valley
by Courtney Whalen (DraytonValleyWesternReview.com) ...Mascoma Alberta Drayton Valley is in the process of solidifying the necessary financing to bring the
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Power Plant's Waste to Become Fuel
(Yahoo!7Finance) Greenhouse gas emissions from one of Australia's largest coal fired power stations will be used to produce biofuels as its
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
July 1st – Independence Day for Iowa Fuel Retailers
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) July 1, 2013 has now become “Independence Day” for Iowa fuel retailers as today marks the
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Virent Is Getting Another Federal Grant
by Judy Newman (Wisconsin State Journal) Virent, the Madison company working on non-petroleum fuels, will receive up to $4 million
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
IEA Predicts Global Growth in Ethanol Production
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The International Energy Agency has released its second annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Legislators: Global Partners Will Not Pursue Ethanol Transport by Train
by Erin Baldissari (Wicked Local Cambridge) Facing pressure from legislators and residents, representatives from Global Partners LP said they would
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Ultrasound ‘Making Waves’ For Enhancing Biofuel Production
(Science Daily) All chefs know that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet," and that includes engineers
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Seaweed Biofuels: A Green Alternative that Might Just Save the Planet
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) Producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Debates U-Turn on Biofuels Policy
by Richard Van Noorden (Nature) Key vote could signal withdrawal of support from biodiesel. The European Union (EU) has spent the past
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plants Mired in Troubles
(Saigon Times Online) The ethanol plants of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) are facing numerous difficulties due to slow
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
McDonald's UAE Supplier Del Monte Adopts Pioneering Biodiesel Campaign
(AMEInfo.com) McDonald's UAE announced that Del Monte, its fresh produce supplier, recently implemented the pioneering biodiesel initiative originally campaigned across
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Island's First Biofuel Blending Station Opens in Cowichan
by Liz Craig (HQCowichanValley.com) ... Thursday is the grand-opening of Vancouver Island's first bio-diesel blending station at the CVRD’s Bings Creek
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
US Sugar-for-Ethanol Plan Advances
(Business Recorder) The US government is close to buying surplus sugar to sell to ethanol producers at a loss, in
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
KiOR Commences Shipments of Cellulosic Gasoline
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, KiOR announced that its Columbus, Mississippi facility made its first shipment of cellulosic
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Green Biologics Inks Iowa Demo Plant Deal with Easy Energy Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Biologics heads for scale – pilot complete, demo ready in 2014. The race for
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
$45/bbl Bio Crude Oil Puts New Fuel on Fast Track to Market
by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries) Bio diesel and JetA have moved a giant step ahead in the race to provide
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Who is the Winner? EVs or Flex-Fuel Vehicles and Biofuel?
by Kon Thueanmunsaen (J.D. Power Global Auto Blog) In looking at the future of alternative fuel vehicles—principally electric vehicles (EVs)—in
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit February 24-26, 2014 National Harbor, MD DEADLINE October 25, 2013
The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is the premier event dedicated to transformative energy solutions. This unique event brings together thought
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Largest Green Diesel Plant Completed in US, Diamond Green Diesel: Can It Make Money?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A now-complete 142 million gallon green diesel monster project will easily deliver big on renewable
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Scottish Startup Thinks Whiskey Can Fuel More than an Epic Bender
by Signe Brewster (GigaOm/The Washington Post) That 15-year Macallan you’ve been saving for a special occasion has a dark side: It
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
In EPA Tier 3 Comments Advanced Biofuels USA Introduces "E30 Capable" Idea to Bring Higher Octane, Higher Ethanol Gasoline to the Marketplace
(Advanced Biofuels USA) As part of the recently proposed Tier 3 motor vehicle fuel and emission regulations, EPA included a
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
US Department of Energy Issues Request for Information Regarding Waste-to-Energy Technologies
The Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has issued a request for information (RFI) regarding waste- to-energy (WTE) technologies. Waste
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Diesel Technology Forum Publishes New White Paper on Renewable Diesel Fuels
(Diesel Technology Forum) Need a quick contrast and compare review of biodiesel and renewable diesel? READ MORE and MORE (Advanced Biofuels