by Ben Gose (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) Seventeen foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the fossil-fuel stocks in
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Back TO HOMEObama Skips Biofuels in State of the Union, Touts Clean Energy
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) President Barack Obama stressed the need for the nation to “double-down” on clean energy
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Obama Touts All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy in State of the Union Speech; Draws “Trying to have it both ways” Ire from Biofuels, Environmental Groups
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Draws fire from biofuels, environmental groups for emphasis on fossil fuels, back-off on renewables; 110,000
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Info Meetings on Energy Beets Set around North Dakota
(Bismark Tribune) Informational meetings are being held in several North Dakota cities this week to update farmers on the effort
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
DE-FOA-0000991: FY 2014 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement
(US Department of Energy) The Vehicle Technologies Office supports a broad research, development, and deployment technology portfolio focused on reducing
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
UT Austin Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel
(University of Texas at Austin) Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Native Plant May Be Next Source of Biofuel
by Antoine Abou-Diwan (Imperial Valley Press) It doesn’t look like much at the moment, but research at a small field
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Porsche Wins First IMSA Green Racing Challenge at Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
[caption id="attachment_51190" align="alignleft" width="218"] Presentation by SAE of IMSA Green Racing Challenge trophy to Porsche North America 911 Team photo:
January 26, 2014 Read Full Article
Green Racing Challenge Is Back
By Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Green Racing 2.0 was announced today just before the start of the Rolex 24
January 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Future of Green Racing Looks Bright
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) When the organizers of the American Le Mans Series announced the merger with NASCAR’s
January 25, 2014 Read Full Article
VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel Provider of IMSA
(VP Racing Fuels) Multiple Green Fuel Formulatins to be Utilized across Multiple Series: The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today (January
January 24, 2014 Read Full Article
Yulex Corporation Opens Guayule Seed & Genetics Center
(Yulex/Reuters) Yulex Corporation, an agricultural biomaterials company, today announced the opening of a Seed & Genetics Center focused on plant
January 21, 2014 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Submits Comments on EPA's RFS RVO Proposed Rule
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) In regard to the determination of the Applicable Volume of ethanol and other biofuels
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Study Suggests E30 Biofuel Offers Huge Efficiency Improvement
(The Green Car Website) How much of an impact could a mid-level biofuel blend have on the efficiency of the
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Governor's Climate Report Estimates Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Would Add $1.17 Per Gallon
by Todd Myers (Voice of the Valley) According to The Seattle Times, Governor Inslee is upset at a Republican claim
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
LANXESS Introduces New Stabilizer Baynox Extra for Biodiesel
(LANXESS/NewsWire Today) Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has added Baynox Extra, a highly concentrated liquid stabilizer for biodiesel, to its range.
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Boeing Joins New BIOjet Abu Dhabi Team to Grow Biofuel Supply Chain in United Arab Emirates
(Boeing/PR NewsWire) - Collaboration focuses on research, feedstock production and refining capability - Announcement follows Etihad 777 biofuel demonstration flight
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Jolt! Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota aims to boost Chems and Advanced Biofuels Industries with New Policy Initiatives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Minnesota, the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota, who announced their 2014 Minnesota legislative agenda today
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Evaluating EPA's Arguments for RFS Waiver Authority
by Jonathan Coppess (FarmDocDaily) ...The heart of the matter is whether the waiver authority Congress provided to the EPA allows it
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
OBIC’s Dr. Barbara Vieira Joins Advanced Biofuels USA's Board of Directors
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) At its sixth annual meeting on January 14, 2014, Advanced Biofuels USA elected and
January 20, 2014 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 18th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E) June 17-19, 2014 North Bethesda, MD DEADLINE: February 28
In 2014, the conference theme, “Advancing Chemistry, Innovating for Sustainability,” highlights innovations in the science and application of greener chemistry
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Commercial Algae Cultivation, Harvesting, Extraction Technologies and Networking Workshop February 28, 2014 Richmond, CA DEADLINE: January 28
NAA is all about collaboration between commercially-minded algae researchers, commercial algae producers, commercial algae production equipment providers, water process engineers,
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
World Leaders Promote Sustainable Production to Meet Global Food Challenges
(25 x '25) The annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture is currently underway in Berlin and those attending are
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Power Surge: Energy Security and the Department of Defense
(The PEW Charitable Trusts) How the Department of Defense Leverages Private Resources to Enhance Energy Security and Save Money on
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Nonenzymatic Sugar Production from Biomass Using Biomass-Derived γ-Valerolactone
by Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Jacqueline M. Rand, David Martin Alonso, Jeehoon Han, J. Tyler Youngquist, Christos T. Maravelias, Brian F. Pfleger,
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Obama Administration Launches Quadrennial Energy Review
(The White House) First QER Will Focus on Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure -- President Obama signed a Memorandum directing his
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
BP Sees Renewables Outpacing Fossil Fuels, Eclipsing Nuclear
by Sally Bakewell (Bloomberg) Renewables will continue to be the fastest-growing energy source, supplying a bigger share of the world’s
January 16, 2014 Read Full Article
France’s Largest Multifeedstock Biodiesel Plant Opens
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) BDI-BioEnergy International AG announced that it has completed commissioning of the largest multifeedstock biodiesel plant in
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Corn Farmers Eye Other Crops for Next Year
by Kai Ryssdal (MarketPlace.org) ... Keith Alverson, a sixth generation ethanol corn farmer in Chester, South Dakota, says it’s all about
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Akash Energy to offer B100 at 2 Newly Acquired Houston Stations
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Akash Energy Inc., a new player in the Houston energy sector, recently acquired two Houston
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Neil Young Responds to PMO's Defence of Oilsands
by Trinh Theresa Do (CBC News) Singer takes aim at government spokesman's suggestion that even rock stars rely on the
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
The Cruze Offers B20 Mass Appeal
by Jenna Higgins Rose (Biodiesel Magazine) MTV brought music videos to the masses. Can the diesel Chevy Cruze do the
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Commercializing Enzymatic Biodiesel Production
by Rebecca Hobden (Biodiesel Magazine) Viesel Fuel, in collaboration with Novozymes and Tactical Fabrication, has developed and implemented a biodiesel
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Low-Cost Biodiesel Production
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) As federal biodiesel policy uncertainty rises, low-cost biodiesel production with new technologies to allow processing
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Elegant Engineering
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) A recently issued U.S. patent, the culmination of more than five years of lab-scale and
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
New Technique May Reduce Biofuel Production Costs
(Canadian Biomass Magazine) Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive technique for removing
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Rift over New EU Energy, Climate Policy Deepens
by Barbara Lewis (Reuters) European Commissioners clashed on Friday over what the European Union's climate and energy policy goals for
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
RTA Powers 11 Buses By Biofuel, 60 In 3 Years
(Middle East Events) The number of Green Buses powered by biofuel within the fleet of the Roads and Transport Authority
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
IHI Biotech Unit Succeeds in Cutting Cost of Growing Oil-Producing Algae
(Japan Times) Biofuel research firm IHI NeoG Algae LLC, a unit of major heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., has succeeded
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
EU Sees Rising Food Output by 2023 on Export and Biofuel Demand
by Rudy Ruitenberg (Bloomberg) European Union production of foodstuffs from cheese to poultry to wheat is predicted to climb by
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Boeing Seeks Approval for Green Diesel as New Aviation Biofuel
by Stephen Trimble (FlightGlobal) Boeing will seek approval by the end of this year to clear a green diesel blend
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
GranBio’s Alagoas Cellulosic Ethanol Project, in Pictures and Video
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Down in the northeast of Brazil, a signature cellulosic biofuels project nears completion. What does
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Aphios Granted Patent for Cellulosic Biomass Pretreatment
(Aphios/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Aphios Corp. has announced that it was granted U.S. Patent No. 8,540,847 entitled “Methods and Apparatus for
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
The Time Is Now for Farmers to Comment
by Meghan Grebner (Browfield Ag News) There’s just a few weeks left for farmers to submit comments on the Environmental
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Record Corn Crop Gets Little Reaction
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For all the media melodrama displayed at this time last year when the USDA
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Local Company Uses Biofuel for Transport
(Nelson Star) For the first time since the horse and carriage, BC organic fruit is again being delivered without fossil
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
2013 Report on the International and Chinese Biodiesel Industry
(PR NewsWire/Research and Markets) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International and Chinese Biodiesel Industry" report
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Hydrogen, Gasoline, Solar Panel Hybrid or Cellulosic Ethanol: What’s Better, What’s Best?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Boeing Finds Significant Potential In 'Green Diesel' As A Sustainable Jet Fuel
(AviationPros.com/PR NewsWire) Boeing [NYSE: BA] has identified "green diesel," a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Timberland, Seventh Generation Take Green Chemistry Mainstream
by Monica Becker and Amy Perlmutter (GreenBiz.com) ... Now 10 organizations from the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), including Timberland, Valspar and Seventh
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Chillin' at the Keystone Farm Show
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Thanks again to Lee Publications, Inc., the Keystone Farm Show organizers, for donating
January 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Sourcing the Force
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Recruiting employees isn’t currently a problem for advanced biofuel companies, but as the industry grows,
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
NEWBio Bioenergy Scholar Program Application Deadline February 15, 2014
The Bioenergy Scholars Program offers summer research work to undergraduates, who can apply to work at one of several universities
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Extension Programs: NewBio Webinars 2nd Tuesdays
Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for our "Northeast Bioenergy Webinar Series". These online, hour-long presentations are
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Students at ACTC Study the Power of Soy
by Mike James (The Independent) Looking at the tiny vial of golden soybean oil on his desk reminds Shannon McCarty
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
New University Analysis: No Changes Needed to 2014 and 2015 Renewable Fuel Requirements
(KTIC Blogs) The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to slash 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending requirements is unwarranted and
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Gilbert Company Grows Algae with Hope of Profiting from Its Many Uses
by Ryan Randazzo (The Republic/AZCentral.com) Inside a greenhouse operated by Heliae Development, paddle wheels tranquilly push along green-tinted water in
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Renewable Fuel Standard Is Working, So Why Change It?
Senator Amy Kolbuchar (D-MN) (Post Bulletin) ... Unfortunately, a recent proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency to lower the biofuel targets
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Council Will Consider Fuel Storage Facility
by Pamela Gould (The Free Lance-Star) Fredericksburg City Council will hold six public hearings on Jan. 14, including a request from
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Commercializing Enzymatic Biodiesel Production
by Rebecca Hobden (Viesel Fuel LLC/Biodiesel Magazine) Viesel Fuel, in collaboration with Novozymes and Tactical Fabrication, has developed and implemented
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
US Secretaries of Defense, Agriculture and Energy Push for Cost-Competitive, Drop-In Advanced Military Biofuels Program
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Energy delivered four
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Wyoming May Act to Plug Abandoned Wells as Natural Gas Boom Ends
by Dan Frosch (New York Times) Hundreds of abandoned drilling wells dot eastern Wyoming like sagebrush, vestiges of a natural
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Americans' View of Clean Energy Rebounds
by Mark Harden (Denver Business Journal) Americans' views toward clean and renewable energy improved in 2013 from a year earlier,
January 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Are Natural Gas Suppliers Purposely Overproducing?
by Ron Adams (The Energy Collective) On December 27, 2013, Matt Wald published a piece in the New York Times
January 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Cold Flow Properties for Blends of Biofuels with Diesel and Jet Fuels
by Anne L. Lown, Lars Peereboom, Sherry A. Mueller, James E. Anderson, Dennis J. Miller, Carl T. Lira (Fuel) •We report
January 03, 2014 Read Full Article
The Digest's Bioeconomy Achievement Awards for 2013-14
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Beta Renewables, Abengoa, Enerkem, Proterro among the winners for Project of the Year — as
January 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Top Five Energy Stories for 2013
by Laura Barron-Lopez (The Hill E2Wire) ... 5. Retreat on Ethanol -- The debate over the country's renewable fuel mandate, which
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Improved Margins Could Support Ethanol Production Despite the EPA
by Xun Yao Chen (MarketRealist.com) The EIA’s proposal to cut use of ethanol in oil has also negatively impacted corn
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Happy New Year Ethanol Report
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ... Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen takes a look back at 2013 for the
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Story
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Missouri Corn Growers Association has produced a video that tells “the greatest story never told” – Quiet
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Effects of Piston Bowl Geometry on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Biodiesel Fueled Diesel Engines
by J. Li, W.M. Yang, H. An, A. Maghbouli, S.K. Chou (Fuel) This paper presents the numerical study of the effects
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Castor Production in Bahia Will Grow 560% in 2013/2014
by alana Fraga (RevistaGlobalRural) Petrobras and the state government invested over £ 10 million in cultivation for biodiesel production The castor
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Obtained a Biofuel that Extends the Life of Vehicles
(Iberio-American Agency for the Diffusion of Science and Technology) Entrepreneurs get a biodiesel with higher qualities traditionally ... However, the Mexican
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
How Much Will You Pay for Renewable Fuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In early December, The Digest undertook a voluntary survey on renewable fuels and pricing, inviting its
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Students See Algae Biomanufacturing In Their Future
(National Algae Association) When the National Algae Association opened its test center for algae production technologies and methods to high
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
State, Nat'l Soy Boards Tour NYC Depts. Using Biodiesel, Bioheat
(Nebraska Soybean Association/Biodiesel Magazine) As you can imagine, a lot goes into powering the city that never sleeps. Whether it’s
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Troubling Advanced RIN Carryover Scenario under RFS Proposal
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) In a recent farmdocDaily post, Nick Paulson, assistant professor in the University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
York Scientists’ Significant Step forward in Biofuels Quest
(University of York) Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Field Trial with Lignin Modified Poplars Shows Potential for Bio-Based Economy, but Also that Work Still Needs to Be Done
(VIB) The results of a field trial with genetically modified poplar trees in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, shows that the wood of
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plunges Most in Two Weeks as Cheaper Corn Reduces Costs
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg) Ethanol futures plunged the most in two weeks as cheaper prices for corn, the worst-performing commodity
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2014
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Bio-Energy Forest Plantations for the Southeastern United States
by Dr. Jeff Wright (ArborGen Inc./Renewable Energy World) Bio-energy forest plantations will supplement woody biomass from other sources such as logging
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Ethanol Sector, Once Thriving, Is Being Buffeted by Forces Both Man-Made, Natural
by Juan Forero (The Washington Post) ... The allure for these giants is Brazil itself, where most cars are built to run