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Back TO HOMETo Boldly Go Where No Biomanufacturing Has Gone Before
(Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News) ... But mass-efficient payloads should be possible, insist researchers at the University of California, provided
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Can Biofuels Make A Comeback?
by Michael Kanellos (Forbes) ... But give biofuel execs credit: they learn from the past. Much of the activity centers
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Indo-US Joint Effort to Derive Non-Food Biofuels from 2017
by N Madhav (Business Standard) The initiative would work to deliver a model for production using crops like energy sorghum, bamboo,
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
‘Five Years’ Are up for Cellulosic Ethanol
by Tom Doran (AgriNews) There’s a running joke that when a researcher is asked when cellulosic ethanol will be viable, their
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Signs on to Letter to EPA Urging the Agency to Adopt Volkswagen of America’s Proposal for Establishing the E85 Weighting Factor (“F factor”) for Model Year 2016-2025 Dual Fuel Vehicles.
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA signed on to a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Energy Department Announces New Grant Topics to Help Small Businesses Develop Clean Energy Technologies
(US Department of Energy) The Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) today announced nine topics and
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
E85 Sales Have Room for Growth… If Certain Conditions Exist
(MarketWatch/Fuels Institute) There are opportunities to grow the E85 market — but only if prices remain significantly below those of
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Wobbling on Climate Change
by Piers J. Sellers (The New York Times) I’M a climate scientist and a former astronaut. Not surprisingly, I have
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Submits Comments to Washington State on LCFS Draft Report
(Growth Energy) Today, Growth Energy submitted initial comments to the state of Washington on their draft report regarding the potential
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PhD Thesis Proposes Use of Ethanol and Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production
(Basque Research) ... Chemical engineer Inés Reyero Zaragoza proposed the substitution of methanol by ethanol for the production of biodiesel
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Chad Joshi, CEO, Altranex Corporation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Altranex is a developer and marketer of bio-based chemicals including high-quality renewable lubricating base oil,
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At the Forefront of Sustainability: Scania Will Deliver about 1,500 Biodiesel Trucks in 2014
(Scania/Automotive World) The company’s broad commitment to alternative fuels and sustainable development is now also becoming visible in the form
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Manly Plant in Line for $530,000 in State Incentives
by Molly Montag (Globe Gazette) Worth County officials on Monday signed off on $530,000 in state incentives for a chemical
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Market Insights Survey
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week at ABLC Next, PwC’s Brian Carey, at the outset of the first commercial
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Hottest Slides from ABLCNext 2014 – the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sapphire Energy’s new multi-market product approach Joule’s breakthrough photosynthetic efficiency Cellana – multi-products for algae, just like
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
WARF Grants License, Takes Stake in Biotech Company Xylome
by Kathleen Gallagher (Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel) The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the technology transfer arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Verticality: A Key Factor in the Food x Fuel Issue
by Al Costa (Global Biobusiness) ...To this end, it becomes increasingly clear that "verticality" is a key issue. This
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Rich Countries Subsidising Oil, Gas and Coal Companies by $88bn a Year
(The Guardian) US, UK, Australia giving tax breaks to explore new reserves despite climate advice that fossil fuels should be left
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Production with Tilapia Oil Assessed
by Analia Murias (FIS.com) Biodiesel production with tilapia oil assessed Scientists at the State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE) evaluated tilapia
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Mark Beemer, CEO, Aventine Renewable Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 5. Install corn oil in each Nebraska facility to be sold to biodiesel producers 6. Consider
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Scania Seeks Six-Month Extension in Pilot Project
by Anjaya Anparthi (Times of India) Swedish bus maker Scania's ethanol-run bus was introduced in Nagpur two-and-a-half months ago, for a
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Works for Us: Q3 2014 Jobs Report
Clean energy and clean transportation continue to create American jobs and drive economic growth. By tracking job announcements from companies;
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Trestle Energy Wins Approval For Innovative, Low-Emissions Biofuel Pathway From British Columbia
(Pollution Online/PR Newswire) BC Designates Trestle Energy as Lowest Emissions Ethanol Producer in U.S. Today, Trestle Energy – an American startup with
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Kander Halts Biodiesel Investment Scam
(Missouri Secretary of State) Secretary of State Jason Kander today issued a cease and desist order against Boyd A. Ware
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Bioeconomy Policy for 2015: US Elections, What Happened, What Now?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To open ABLC Next, what we like to call the “heads of the 7 families”
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Liquid Light, Virent, Rivertop Renewables, NexSteppe Take Top Slots in The 40 Hottest Smaller Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2014-15
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Liquid Light took the #1 spot in the 2014-15 “40 Hottest Smaller Companies in the
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Genomatica, Solazyme, Amyris, BASF Take Top Slots in The 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals & Materials for 2014-15
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renewable chemicals developer Genomatica took the #1 spot in the 2014-15 “30 Hottest Companies in
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
LanzaTech, GranBio, Algenol and Novozymes Take Top Slots in The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2014-15
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech took the #1 spot in the 2014-15“50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” rankings, published today
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
ABO Expands Carbon Utilization Campaign
(Algae Industry Magazine) he Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), has unveiled a new website —recyclecarbon.org — as part of its ongoing
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
SkyNRG Nordic Supplies Biofuel to SAS and Norwegian
(SkyNRG Nordic) SAS and Norwegian operate their first commercial flights on SkyNRG Nordic’s bio jet fuel. Today, SAS flies on bio jet
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Khosla-Backed Biofuel Firm Kior Files Bankruptcy, Plans Sale
by Dawn McCarty and Justin Doom (Bloomberg/Renewable Energy World) Kior Inc., a maker of biofuels from crops such as switchgrass,
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Louisiana Biofuels Projects Help Spur Nationwide Green Jobs Growth
by Jennifer Larino (NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune) Louisiana added 225 jobs in the biofuels industry during the third quarter, ranking alongside
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
California Soliciting Comments on LCFS Rule Overhaul
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) is being overhauled, and the California Air
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Corinne Young, Chief Advocate, re:chem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (R)e:chemTM was born out of necessity to spearhead US policy for rapid deployment of
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Explores Export Opportunities in Panama and Peru
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy participated in a market development mission with the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Ensyn Initiates Generation & Sale of Cellulosic RINs Under the RFS2 Program; Ensyn RINs Are Awarded QAP Status
(MarketWired/Ensyn) Ensyn is pleased to announce that it has initiated the generation and sale of its first RINs (Renewable Identification
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
The Inside Story of Renewable Energy Group, as CEO Dan Oh Visits with The Digest
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In many ways, REG is the entire industrial biotech business in a nutshell. They’re
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Chicago Based NZ Company LanzaTech Has Helped Develop a Process that Turns CO2 Emissions into Omega-3 Rich Fatty Acids.
(The New Zealand Herald) A leading carbon recycling company has developed a way to turn CO2 emissions into essential omega-3
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Possible Actions on Renewable Energy & Fuels in the 114th Congress
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... In early 2014, (Senator James M.) Inhofe (R-OK) expressed interest in repealing the RFS, and
November 08, 2014 Read Full Article
A View of Biofuels History in the US from the Mountains of Tennessee: An Interview with Genera Energy’s Dr. Sam Jackson (Part 1)
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In January 2006, President George W. Bush said “switchgrass” in his State of the
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Building the New Energy Economy
by Justin Heller (Biodiesel Magazine) Akash Energy's retail division Root Fuel intends to change America's relationship with fuel. The company's objective is
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Study Shows Ethanol Impact on Retail AG Service Sales
(North Dakota Farmers Union/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol production in North Dakota generates significant income for retail agricultural service and supply
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USDA: New Switchgrass Variety Promises More Biofuel at Lower Cost
(USDA Agricultural Research Service/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The release of a new type of switchgrass specifically designed for bioenergy generation has
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Government to Promote Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Engines
(Business Standard) Speaking during the Conference on Biofuel 2014 here today, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Roussef Re-Elected: How It Impacts the Ethanol Sector in Brazil
by Laís Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The final round of the Brazil election happened on October 26th, 2015, and Dilma
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Will Ethanol Ride the GOP Wave?
by Daniel Looker (Agriculture.com) ... Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, another ethanol group, agrees that “biofuels policy is bipartisan
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
4 minutes with…Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Gasification is the missing link between complex feedstocks and a clean synthesis gas for use
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Crisis Refining, Eni Relies on Biodiesel, No Job Cuts - AD
by Giancarlo Navach (Reuters) Eni aims to solve the problem of refining crisis in Italy - which since 2009 has lost as
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
The 2014 US Midterm Elections: How the Advanced Bioeconomy Industry Saw It
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are the highlights of industry association reaction to the US Midterms, in which US voters
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Pressure Builds on EPA to Back down on Ethanol Emissions, as Society of Automotive Engineers Issues Stunning Rebuke
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, what has been described within the industry as “The growing movement to call
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
How Can We Get Power to the Poor without Frying the Planet?
by David Robers (Grist) ... Instead, in practice, the other perspective focuses on finding ways for poor countries to leapfrog
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
The Biggest Loser in This Election Is the Climate
by Brad Plumer (Vox) In the run-up to the 2014 midterms, a lot of green groups were hoping that this might
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Connecting the Microcosmos and the Macro World
by Glen Martin (O'Reilly Radar) Christina Agapakis explores the microbiological matrix that binds everything from pecorino to people. ... Agapakis is first
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
California Air Resources Board (ARB) Overhauls Low Carbon Fuel Standard
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is in the midst of an overhaul of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Toxic Chemicals in Gasoline Are Killing Americans
by Larry Pearce (The Hill) In 1990, Congress passed the Clean Air Act Amendments and directed the U.S Environmental Protection Agency
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Waiting for Permit, Ethanol-Run Bus Deal Ends on November 21
by Anjaya Anparthi (The Economic Times/India Times) The ethanol-run bus pilot project is set to witness yet more uncertainty in
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
History of U.S. Biofuel Mandate Provides Opening for Legal Challenge
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
More Toxicity in Canola-Based Biodiesel
by Rob Payne (Science Network Western Australia) EXHAUST from pure canola oil biodiesel is more lethal for human epithelial cells
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Remain an Important and Growing Sector for Developing Countries, New UNCTAD Report Says
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) The report entitled: "The State of the Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
REG Expands Biodiesel Offerings in Northeast, Midwest
(Renewable Energy Group Inc./Biodiesel Magazine) Renewable Energy Group Inc. is expanding its division that sells heating oil and petroleum diesel
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Mascoma Catches Its Wascaly Wabbit, as Lallemand Acquires the Mascoma Yeast Business
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, Mascoma Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its yeast business to
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Conservative Swing! Udall, Hagan Fall as US Republicans Take Control of the US Senate
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The most prominent casualties of the night, in terms of the Advanced Bioeconomy, were
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuel Opportunity: Reviving Algae from the (Almost) Dead
by Bill Scanlon (National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Renewable Energy World) Tucked away in darkness and almost dead, algae can emerge from
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
4 minutes with… Lars Welin, CEO, Taurus Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Taurus Energy is a company working to develop the best possible yeast for fermentation of c5
November 04, 2014 Read Full Article
4 minutes with…Wes Bolsen, Cool Planet, Strategic Partnerships
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... I would put the teeth back in RFS2, that actually had renewable fuel mandates with
November 04, 2014 Read Full Article
A Sustainable, Affordable Diesel Oxygenate
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A bolt-on technology for ethanol plants, costing less than $2 per installed gallon, producing a
November 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Mary Rosenthal, the Algae Biomass Organization’s First Executive Director, Dies at 56
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mary Gibson Rosenthal, who served as the Algae Biomass Organization’s first executive director and led
November 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Study Finds Use of Biodiesel Lowers Tailpipe Emissions
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On October 29, the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium, a U.S. Department of Transportation Center
November 04, 2014 Read Full Article
EIA Reports Ethanol Use Has Lowered Gasoline’s Energy Content – Only Half of the Story
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On October 27, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that the use of ten percent
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet on Global Warming
by Justin Gillis (The New York Times) ... Despite growing efforts in many countries to tackle the problem, the global situation
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Systems Biology Research to Advance Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Development
The fund solicits projects on systems-level research to better understand molecular and physiological mechanisms that control bioenergy crop vigor, RUE,
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference May 6-8, 2015 State College, PA DEADLINE: November 8, 2014
The PAEP Annual Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce that the 2015 Annual Conference will take place Wednesday, May
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Economic Analysis of Shrub Willow Biomass Crops
(State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry) EcoWillow 2.0 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date financial
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Announces Major Sponsorship of FFA Programs
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy is pleased to announce a multi-year commitment and new partnership with the National FFA Organization to
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Transforming Toxic Waste into Green Energy
by Christian Durand (Concordia University) Emerging graduate research at Concordia seeks to turn pulp mills into dynamic biorefineries How can a struggling
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
EU: Reducing the Carbon Content of Transport Fuels
(Balkans News) The European Commission has adopted a proposal to implement existing obligations in the 2009 amendment of the Fuel
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Secretary of Energy Emphasizes Partnership between Brazil and United States in Biofuels Event on Amazon Cooperation
by Laís Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) On October 30, 2014, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz gave the keynote speech
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
API Says Extending Domestic Fuel Supply Lowers Consumer Gas Prices—Who Knew!?
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Add another file to the Big Oil hypocrisy dossier. Yesterday (October 30, 2014),
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Advocate Wants to Keep His Issue on the Front Burner
by David Fondler (Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com) To Randall Doyal, ethanol seems like a no-brainer: a renewable, domestically produced automotive fuel that reduces
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes With…Susan Pond, Program Leader, Alternative Transport Fuels Initiative, University of Sydney
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Within the next 12 months, I want to see Australia develop strategic policies aimed at:
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
EU Leaders Slow further Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector from UFOP: Sustainability Certification a Discontinued Model?
(UFOP/Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen) Without a continuation of binding for all Member States targets of greenhouse gas
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Building Blocks: LanzaTech, IOC, NatureWorks, Calysta make strides on Omega-3s, lactic acid
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, LanzaTech and a research team from the IOC-DBT Center for Advanced Bio-Energy Research
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Carbon Correctness, or Alice in Carbonland
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Let me get this straight. The EPA says that emissions from petroleum are