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Back TO HOMEGovernment Relaxes Fuel Blending Rules
(New Zimbabwe) Government has further reduced the mandatory fuel blending with ethanol to 5% from 15% owing to low sugar
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Cusat Scientists Isolate Algae Capable of Producing Biofuel
(Times of India) The highly polluted backwaters of Cochin estuary could be a rich source of biofuel, as a research team
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
China Biodiesel Industry Report, 2014-2017: The World's Ten Largest Biodiesel Producers Contribute to Nearly 75% of Global Production
(live-PR.com) ... During 2006-2013, global biodiesel output grew rapidly from 6.5 billion liters in 2006 to 24.6 billion liters in 2013,
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
The Warning Signs Are There: Finite Fossil Fuels Will Continue to Cost More
by Tim Rudnicki (Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Historical GasBuddy.com price charts tell some contrasting stories about the average retail price of gasoline over
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Immobilized Enzyme Technology Enters Commercial Stage
by Ahmed Tafesh (TransBiodiesel/Biodiesel Magazine) TransBiodiesel supplies its flagship product to the biodiesel production industry under the brand name TransZyme A,
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Darling to receive $65 Million from Reinstated Tax Credit
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Darling Ingredients Inc. announced that it expects to receive about $65 million from the reinstated $1 per
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Continual Improvements to Continuous Flow Production
by Ming Chai and Gus Kellogg (Greenleaf Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine) As most biodiesel start-ups will find, the relatively simple academic theory
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Ever-Evolving Biodiesel Technology Developments
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Even so-called conventional chemical processing is riddled with original approaches and unique twists. A cookie-cutter
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
In Face of Uncertainty, Industry Must Fight On
by Joe Jobe (Biodiesel Magazine) As we put another year in the books, I am extremely proud of how the
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Prof. Publishes Paper on Microbial Biofuel Production
(Hofstra University) Javier A. Izquierdo, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, has co-authored a research paper for the publication Biotechnology for Biofuels.
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Karl Seck, President, Mercurius Biorefining
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... converts any biomass into drop-in, hydrocarbon jet fuel and diesel as well as green chemicals.
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. focuses on chemical product regulation, including renewable and biobased products regulated
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Gert Caspritz, CEO, Rho Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Rho’s R&D efforts are directed towards the generation of genetically modified yeast capable of making
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Chukwuemeka Kanu, Owner, Global Creks Resources Nigeria
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We undertake the representation of foreign firms willing to establish in this Africa, and Nigeria
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Dr. Donald L. Smith, McGill University, CEO and Scientific Director of BioFuelNet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... BioFuelNet is a not-for-profit company whose objective is to network all elements (academic, industry,
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Barry Farquharson, CEO, Nova Green
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Nutrition products are edible, functional fibre, and diabetic safe sugars. Remnant becomes activated biochar, ultimately
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Croda Investing in 100% Sustainable Non-ionic Surfactants by Consuming Bio-ethanol
(Croda) Croda International Plc, manufacturers of speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, today announced its plans
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
The 41 Weirdest Things Ever Used to Make Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bunnies, liposuction fat, Prince Charles’ leftover wine, day-old whale, the human poo bus, fire ants
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
In Colombia, a Palm Oil Boom with Roots in Conflict
by Nick Miroff (The Washington Post) Long before the massacre, when Mapiripan was just a faraway little place not worth
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Cantwell Says She’ll Play Defense as Ranking Dem on Senate Energy Panel
by Kyung M. Song (Seattle Times) U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is set to take over her party’s top seat on
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
New Conversion Process Turns Biomass 'Waste' into Lucrative Chemical Products
(Purdue News) A new catalytic process is able to convert what was once considered biomass waste into lucrative chemical products
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Harvard Researchers Report Bacteria Breakthrough in Mass-Chemical Production
by Jessica Bartlett (Boston Business Journal) A Harvard geneticist may have unlocked the code to large-scale chemical and biofuel production,
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Groundbreaking Biofuel Project Brings New Life to Cornish Mine
by Jamie Doward (The Guardian) Scientists hope clean-up operation at tin mine will lead to global environmental benefits A pioneering research
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Backers Say Factory Will Buy $26 Million from Farm Sector
by Sean Ellis (Capital Press) The head of a proposed ethanol and food-processing facility near Greenleaf, Idaho, says the plant
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
2014 Brought Ethanol Both Ups and Downs
by Andy Eubank (Hoosier Ag Today) This year has been one of both good news and bad news for the
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Great Lakes Ag Technology Business Incubator Celebrates Opening
(County of Ottawa, Michigan/Ethanol Producer Magazine) At a grand opening in early December, Ottawa County, Michigan, announced the official kick‐off
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA Says Corn Acres to Decline, Yields Increase in Decade Ahead
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) USDA long-term projections call for slightly lower corn acres to be planted over
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Minnesota Ethanol Plant to Produce N-Butanol, Acetone in 2016
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The sale of Central MN Ethanol Co-op, a 21 MMgy corn-ethanol plant in Little
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Aided by Controversial Federal Program
by Henry C. Jackson (Capital Press/Associated Press) The refinery in Hugoton, Kan., built by Seville, Spain-based Abengoa, is the largest
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Poll: More Americans Say They Prioritize Alternative Energy to Fossil Fuels
by Ryan Holeywell (FuelFix) A new survey shows vastly more Americans think the country should prioritize developing alternative energy sources
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
You Can Turn E.Coli Bacteria into Microscopic Fuel Factories
by Mark Hay (Good Magazine) At some point in your life, Escherichia coli has probably brought you to your knees
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Using 90% Biodiesel Reduce Pollution, Say Experts
(La Journada - google translation) Juan Pablo Rangel Chavez, researcher Celaya Institute of Technology conducted a study that indicates that
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Joel A. Balbien, Consultant, TechNavi
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 1. Technological breakthroughs and supportive public policy for economical CO2 recycling at massive scale; 2.
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Petroleum Marketers Ask for State Help to Replace Underground Fuel Tanks
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Owners of the state’s gas stations and convenience stores are asking Iowa lawmakers to
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
FEATURE: Taiwan Regressing in Biofuel, Waste Oil Policy
by Elizabeth Hsu (Taipai Times) ... At a time when most industrialized countries have found bright solutions for dealing with
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Raizen, Iogen’s Brazilian Cellulosic Ethanol Project, in Pictures
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s the world’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility utilizing (waste) sugarcane bagasse as a feedstock.
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Delaware-Size Gas Plume over West Illustrates the Cost of Leaking Methane
by Joby Warrick (The Washington Post) The methane that leaks from 40,000 gas wells near this desert trading
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Emission Factor for Tropical Peatlands Drained for Oil Palm Cultivation
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) In January 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an analysis of the life-cycle greenhouse gas
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Yellow Hose Program Brings Price Stability to E85 in Michigan
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A Michigan ethanol plant has had success with its Yellow Hose program, blending E85
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Forget “Policy Reform”, “Messaging” Says Industry: Surprises Abound in the 2015 Bioeconomy Agenda Poll Results
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Instead, you pointed to “bolt-ons”, “policy stability”, “financing”, “supply chain” and “focusing on winners” as the
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Sam Burkett, President, BioBlend Renewable Resources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... BioBlend makes and sells high performance industrial lubricants that are biobased, biodegradable and ultra-low toxicity. ... While
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
PacificAg Can Save Ethanol Plants Time & Money
by Talia Bang (Ag NewsWire) PacificAg, the country’s largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country, can help
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Q-RINs Emerge in the Renewable Fuels Market
(Genscape/Biodiesel Magazine) After the U.S. EPA's final Quality Assurance Plan rule established a new, unified QAP program over the
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
10 Biggest Bioeconomy Blockbuster Stories of 2014: Asia and Oceania
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The East is Green. Asia is confirmed as “the new Brazil” as project developers head
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Program under Review
by Riza T. Olchandra (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Energy authorities are calling for more investments in biofuels as officials review a
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
10 Biggest Bioeconomy Blockbuster Stories of 2014 (EU, Middle East and Africa)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aviation biofuels on the rise, in the skies” tops the trend list; drop-in and cellulosic
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy Flies Supersonic With Gevo ATJ
(Gevo) Multiple Test Flights Conducted on F/A-18 "Hornet" Using a 50/50 ATJ Blend The U.S. Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR),
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Oleg Padalko, Director, N-f-P Partnership
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Main areas of activity:waste minimization programs for industrial enterprises planning and implementation,MSW flows,incl. landfills, analytical
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Launches SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program
(Dawnbreaker/PR NewsWire) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially launched its first ever SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program, aimed
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
The DOE’s Shifting Worldview for Biofuels Deployment, Now through 2030
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Feedstock costs and challenges come under the microscope as the DOE reports new data on
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Innovative Integrated Microalgae Cultivation to Be Demonstrated at One-Hectare Unit in Southern Portugal
(Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research) A consortium of biotechnology experts, including experts of Wageningen UR, has started to build
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Small but Tough: Iridium Nanoparticles Resist Deactivation in Biofuel Production
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Scientists characterized catalysts to determine ability to convert methane to more valuable fuels Results: Steam reforming turns
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Hans van Klink, Director Project Development, Dutch Sustainable Development BV
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Betaprocess is a vacuum extraction technology which opens cells of organic material. Ideal for
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Two Biorefinery a Total of EUR 33.3 Million to Support Energy
(Finland Ministry of Employment and the Economy) The Ministry of Employment and the Economy granted 17/12/2014 Bioethanol Finland Oy, EUR 30
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
West Sacramento Says No to Ethanol Trains
by Tony Bizjak (Sacramento Bee) The city of West Sacramento and a Texas-based gasoline company are battling over whether it’s
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
To Clean up Air in Cities, Government Plans Biofuel, Electric Buses
(Times of India Economic Times) The government is set to come out with policies to introduce clean fuels such as
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Lawsuit Puts Biodiesel Use under Spotlight
(China Daily/Ecns.cn) Yingding Biofuel Technology Co Ltd, the privately owned Chinese biodiesel producer, has won its monopoly case against the
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
10 Biggest Bioeconomy Blockbuster Stories of 2014 (Americas)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) POET-DSM, Abengoa, Enerkem, GranBio, Raizen plant openings lead the list; REG’s M&A campaign, EPA’s RFS
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Conventional Gasoline Models are Expected to Represent Less Than Half of Vehicles Sold Worldwide by 2017
(Navigant Research) Stop-start capability anticipated to be the most important innovation in improving fuel efficiency, report concludes A new report from
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Fellowships for Future Agricultural Scientists
(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Powerdyne to Deliver Jobs and Investment to Terre Haute
(Powerdyne/PR NewsWire) Powerdyne Renewable Fuels ("Powerdyne") www.powerdyne.com, a frontrunner in the national renewable fuel industry, announces it will be investing
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
$3M Grant Supports Bioenergy Development
(State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry) Work focuses on making renewable feedstocks more affordable The U.S.
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
RFA Comments on FDA Animal Food Supplemental Rulemaking
(Ethanol Producer Magazine/Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association has submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration last on its supplemental
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
USGC Ethanol Assessment Team Finds Potential in the Philippines
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council recently led a delegation of industry leaders representing the USDA, Renewable
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
New Conversion Process Turns Biomass 'Waste' into Lucrative Chemical Products
by Elizabeth K. Gardner (Purdue University) A new catalytic process is able to convert what was once considered biomass waste into
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Request for 2015 Research Proposals— DUE Feb. 28, 2015
(New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association) The New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association is requesting proposals for 2015
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Can Brazil Get Its Ethanol Mojo Back?
by Mac Margolis (Bloomberg View) Brazilian airline Gol set out earlier this year to launch the world's first commercial flight
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
House Oversight Committee to Feature New Energy, Cybersecurity Subcommittees
by Esther Whieldon (SNL) The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will feature a new subcommittee in 2015 dedicated almost entirely
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
EPA: Nearly 6 Million Cellulosic RINs Generated in November
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for November, reporting that
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Sorry, Mr. Matthews, Fossil Fuels Are Not the Way to Go: PennLive Letters
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/PennLive) In a recent diatribe on Pennlive, ("Don't subsidize renewable energy; fossil fuels are the
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
E15 Ethanol Blend Arrives in Sioux City
by Dave Dreeszen (Sioux City Journal) Motorists in Sioux City now have another choice of ethanol-blended gasoline. The Murphy USA
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report on RFS Anniversary
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) December 19, marks the seventh anniversary of the signing into law of the Energy Independence and
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Dr. Isaac Berzin, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Qualitas Health
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Qualitas Health develops nutrition ingredients based on microalgae using proprietary technologies for strain selection, sustainable
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Second Generation Biofuels Market is Expected to Reach $23.9 Billion, Global, by 2020 - Allied Market Research
(Allied Market Research/PR Web) According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, "Global Second Generation Biofuels - Size,
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Financing, Supply Chain Are Top Advanced Bioeconomy Priorities for 2015, Say Readers in New Digest Poll.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Blend Wall Busters, R&D Bang for the Buck and Policy Stability rate slightly behind. Better
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Fancy Writing on Paper Made from Seaweed?
by Allan Koay (The Star Online) The Algae Research Lab in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, smells like the sea. ...
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
New report available: Biorenewables Financing Under the Microscope
(Nextant) Broadly felt concerns about the long-run economics of petroleum-based feedstocks, the future of the global economy, and the environment have motivated
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Five Myths about Gas Taxes
by Paul Bledsoe (The Washington Post) A dramatic 40 percent drop in oil prices since June has prompted new discussion aboutraising
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Novozymes Sticks to Biofuel Growth Plan Despite Oil Price Rout
by Teis Jensen (Reuters Africa) Denmark's Novozymes , the world's largest enzymes producer, will stick to its plans
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Three Ways Renewables Could Benefit From Low Oil Prices
by Jeff McMahon (Forbes) ... International Energy Agency director Maria van der Hoeven and U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz appeared together
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Biomass Feedstock Survey – Producer Participation Wanted
(Biomass Blog) The Mississippi State University Department of Agricultural Economics is reaching out to agricultural producers in the Southeast region
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
To Clean up Air in Cities, Govt Plans Biofuel, Electric Buses
(Times of India) The government is set to come out with policies to introduce clean fuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
UPDATED: Finland Provides Money to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The government of Finland announced Dec.17 that it granted $36.8 million (€30 million) to
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Battle Resumes over Clean Fuels Program
by Steve Law (Portland Tribune) Another showdown looms in Salem between Big Oil and environmentalists, but this time environmentalists appear
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Dr. Indresh Mathur, Director, Research and Development, Haltermann Solutions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Develop high energy rocket propellants for the private companies under NASA contracts to fly missions
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Shanks Awarded Preferred Proponent Status for Surrey Organics Biofuel Processing Facility Project in Canada
(Shanks) International waste-to-product business, Shanks Group plc (LSE: SKS) announces that Iris Solutions, a consortium led by Orgaworld Canada,
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
New York State Awards Bioenergy Projects with Economic Development Grants
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In New York state, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $709.2 million in economic and community
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
UNICA Says Hard for Ethanol to Compete with $60 Oil as Nine More Mills Shut
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, UNICA says that ethanol and all renewable energies become a challenge with oil at
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Leifmark and New Holland Run Stover Harvest Trials in Western Iowa to Cut Investor Risk for Cellulosic Ethanol Refineries
(Liefmark/PR NewsWire) In two Iowa cornfields in early November, Leifmark, LLC and New Holland Agriculture teamed up to test
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Bipartisan Policy Center and It’s “Fix the RFS” Recipe, or Lack thereof
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) After a year-long talk fest, the BPC emerges with a report on RFS reform, and
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
BNDES OKs $116M in Financing for Abengoa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Sao Paulo State
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved $223.38 in financing
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Finnish Study Identifies Locally Sourced Green Diesel as a Route to Aviation Biofuel Use if Price Can Be Met
(GreenAir Online) A study commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and national aviation and biofuel companies has indicated the
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
University of Minnesota Report Contains Inaccurate and Misleading Information on Ethanol
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The recent report released by the University of Minnesota, “Life Cycle Air Quality Impacts Of Conventional And Alternative
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
REG Newton Unveils $13.2 Million Upgrade
by Jamee A. Pierson (Newton Daily News) ...The upgraded process, including distillation, removes impurities and leaves behind a very
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Brazil's Cosan Sees Brighter Future for Ethanol
(Reuters America Latina) Cosan SA, Brazil's biggest producer of sugar and ethanol, said on Wednesday that two potential upsides in
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Cindy Thyfault, CEO, Westar Trade Resources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We specialize in assisting companies with new or emerging technologies that are ready for commercial
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
KSG Agro Expert Believes the Production of Biofuels Should Not Disturb the Eco-Balance of Land
(KSG Agro) In the production of biofuels one should take into account the need to maintain soil fertility. This was
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Military May Have to Tell Lawmakers Before Filling the Tank
(Roll Call) ... The legislation would allow the Defense Department to continue buying biofuels in bulk but raises the threshold
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Farm Bill Clean Energy Programs Survive “Cromnibus”
(FarmEnergy.org) The big news from our nation’s capital this past week has been the passage of the appropriations bill for
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
York’s Contribution to International Biofuel Research Is Recognised by Brazil.
(Biorenewables Development Centre) Brazil’s National Laboratory of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (CTBE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
From Flushing to Fuel: How Bioenergy Spectrum Solutions Will Change Waste Disposal
(EIN PressWire) ... BioEnergy Spectrum Solutions, or BESS, has a plan based on technology developed by Mississippi State University that can
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuel Facts for the Road: The Energy Department and Your Gasoline Pump
by Alicia Moulton (US Department of Energy) Going “over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” this holiday season
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
BETO Releases Process Integration and Carbon Efficiency Workshop Summary Report
(US Department of Energy) On June 11–12, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
The Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) Is Hosting aVirtual Science Fair.
(US Department of Energy) The Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) is hosting a national virtual science fair that engages 9th–12th grade
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Students Share Experiences from First Run of BioenergizeME Virtual Science Fair
(US Department of Energy) Last week concluded the beta run of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) sponsored BioenergizeME Virtual Science
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S, China Making Progress on Biotech Crop talks: USDA's Vilsack
by Tom Polansek (Reuters) The United States and China are making progress in talks over Beijing's acceptance of new biotechnology
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Gernot Trolf, CEO of AATIC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Seeking additional funders/investors for our WTE, Algae to Fuel and other renewable energy projects. READ
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Renmatix Acquires Sweden-Based REAC Fuel's Intellectual Property
(Renmatix/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Renmatix Inc., the architect of affordable cellulosic sugars for the global renewable chemicals markets, recently announced it
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
China Biofuels Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2010 - 2017
(Transparency Market Research/Digital Journal) Transparency Market Research Report Added "China Biofuels Market" to its database. The research report provides insights into
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Raizen, Iogen Commence Cellulosic Ethanol Production in Brazil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 1 billion liters by 2024, vows Raizen. Record speed on start-up. What’s the story on
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Gov. Inslee Wants To Cap And Tax Emissions From Washington State’s Major Polluters
by Katie Valentine (ThinkProgress) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has big plans for carbon reductions in his state, as outlined
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Economic Outlook
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Back again by popular demand this year at the American Seed Trade Association CSS 2014 and
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Seeds of Cellulosic Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ... During a presentation at the American Seed Trade Association CSS 2014 and Seed Expo last
December 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Algae Industry Tackling Global Malnutrition
(Algae Biomass Organization) We produce enough food to feed the world. Malnutrition and acute hunger seen across the globe are
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
ABO and EABA Agree to Share Member Benefits
(Algae Biomass Organization) This week marks a new era in international algae cooperation: the US-based Algae Biomass Organization and the
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York
(North Country Public Radio) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration will move to prohibit fracking in the state, citing unresolved
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Algenol Wins Global Energy Award
(Algae Industry Magazine) Algenol Biofuels has been named the recipient of the 2014 Global Energy Award for Industry Leadership in
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Virent Announces World's First Demonstration of Full Range of Bio-Aromatics Production
(Virent) New Systems Enable Samples for Product Validation and Market Trials Virent announced that it has successfully produced bio-paraxylene, bio-toluene and bio-benzene at demonstration
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
The Year That Wasn’t
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bob Dinneeen writes the Renewable Fuels Association annual in and out list
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S. Senate Passes Bill Temporarily Renewing Tax Breaks
by Kevin Drawbaugh (Reuters) Dozens of temporary tax breaks, including big ones for business research, wind power and foreign profits,
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
A Black Hole for Our Best and Brightest: Wall Street Is Expanding, and the Economy Is Worse off for It.
by Jim Tankersley (The Washington Post) ... Years later, she (Deborah Jackson) would come to see it differently, growing disenchanted with
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Rautenbach's Mwenezi Ethanol Project Gets Nod
by Godfrey Mtimba (Daily News) The new Zanu PF provincial executive here has promised to give businessman Billy Rautenbach the
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Water Environment Research Foundation Increases Research to Further Sustainability
(Water Environment Research Foundation/PR Web) The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) is expanding its research with three new projects that
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Srinivas Kilambi, Founder & CEO, Sriya Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Technology Development to convert biomass sugars to high value chemicals like THF, Furfural Acohol Funding
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Amyris Renewable Jet Fuel Receives Regulatory Approval in Brazil
(Amyris) Brazil Now Cleared for Flying With Locally-Produced, Sugarcane-Derived Jet Fuel as Study Indicates That Amyris’s Renewable Fuels Greatly Reduce
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
New Waste-to-Energy Facility Proposed in Hampden
by Terry Stackhouse (WABI TV) A group managing the trash disposal needs of nearly 190 Maine towns wants to build
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
A New Three-Legged Platform for the Advanced Bioeconomy? The Castor, Jatropha, Pongamia Strategy.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Castor, jatropha, pongamia — the three steps that Bosques Energeticos is taking in piloting its
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Think Tank Proposes 40 Options to Change Ethanol Mandate
by Timothy Cama (The Hill) The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) published a report outlining 40 different options that it said
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
SS Lootah Subsidiary to Collaborate on Green Fuel Initiative
(Khaleej Times) Lootah biofuels, a fully owned subsidiary of SS Lootah group and Emirates Transguard, a leading security service provider
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
In Denmark We Continue Sustainable Biomass
(Denmark Climate, Energy and Building Ministry / google translation) The Danish energy industry today launches a new voluntary industry agreement
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Specialty Crop Growers
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that greater protection is now available from the
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
Study: All-Electric Cars May Not Be so Green
(Fuel Fix) People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
Falling Oil Prices Will Push Many Cellulosic Fuel Makers into the Red
(Lux Research, Inc.) Cellulosic feedstocks can keep bio-based fuels and materials from competing with food, but despite 2.4 billion tons
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
Milo in the Limelight
by Nicholas Gergin (Lincoln Journal Star) ... The ancient grain, also known as milo, is enjoying some time in the
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
The Evolution of Minnesota’s Ethanol Industry Parts 1 and 2
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The Minnesota ethanol industry is evolving even in the face of growth challenges including continued uncertainty
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
OriginOil, Inc. Report to Shareholders: As Oil Falls, Biofuels Take Off
(OriginOil, Inc./PR Web) A potential bonanza for algae-based fuels and proteins as oil prices slide OriginOil Inc. (OTC/QB: OOIL), developer of
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Abu Dhabi Pushes forward with Second Generation Biofuels Efforts
(Biofuels International) Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and
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Feds Leave $321-million Unspent for Green Programs, Overspend on Oil and Gas Research, Ads
by Tim Naumetz (The Hill Times Online) The federal government failed to spend a total of $321-million Parliament approved
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4 Minutes with… Phillip D. McFarran, President, McFarran Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We firmly believe that biofuels combined with the unconventional drilling techniques now being utilized will
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Does the Oil Glut Spell DOOM, GLOOM or BOOM for Alternative Fuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does $60 oil impact payback for natgas or hybrid electric vehicles, and cellulosic biofuels?
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NDSU: New Plastic Disappears When You Want It to
(North Dakota State University/Biomass Magazine) A discovery by researchers at North Dakota State University, Fargo, holds scientific promise that could
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4 Minutes with…Rebecca Boudreaux, President, Oberon Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Oberon Fuels is launching DME (dimethyl ether) in North America as a clean-burning, alternative to
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Time for Teddy Talk
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are times for TED Talks about wondrous advances in technology and the future that
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Brazil: Scania Biomethane Powered Bus Hits Roads of PTI Area in Paraná
(NGV Journal) Inhabitants of the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) now have a more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. Recently, the
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Applied CleanTech Transforms Wastewater Into Raw Materials and Generates Revenue For Major Waterboard In The Netherlands
(PR NewsWire/Applied CleanTech) Applied CleanTech (ACT) (www.appliedcleantech.com) had run a successful trial of its Sewage Recycling System (SRS) with the Dutch
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Vega Biofuels Named Key Player in Global Biochar Market Industry Analysis
(Vega Biofuels/Stock News Now/MarketWired) Biochar Market to Be Valued at $572 Million by 2020. VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (OTC PINK: VGPR)
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At Climate Talks, UN Calls Fossil Fuels 'High Risk' Investment
by Alister Doyle (Reuters) Falling oil prices show the "high risk" of fossil fuel investments compared with renewable energies, the
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U.S. Ethanol Makers at Record Rate Despite Rare Gasoline Premium
by Michael Hirtzer (Reuters) U.S. ethanol production is likely to continue at a record rate despite its rare premium to
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Gaz Métro & ANGI for Quebec BioNGVs
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) Compost Collection Supports Saint-Hyacinth Fleet Vehicles Canada’s Gaz Métro utility and the compressed natural gas