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Back TO HOMEMinnesota Bio-Fuels Assoiation Member Spotlight: Christianson & Associates
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Christianson & Associates, PLLP (C&A) is a full service Certified Public Accounting firm established over 28 years
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4 Minutes with… Bill Topp, Manager, Biotechnology Associates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We provide due diligence analyses to the venture capital community of investment opportunities in firms that exploit advanced
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Industry, Water Advocates Come Together on Bioenergy Bills
by Frank Jossi (Midwest Energy News) Environmentalists and bioeconomy advocates reached an agreement last week to modify a bill moving
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Moonshine, Hogs and Drought Fuel Sorghum Boom Across U.S. Plains
by Megan Durisin, Jeff Wilson, Lydia Mulvany (Bloomberg) ... A kernel-yielding stalk that’s native to Africa, sorghum has three things going for
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EPA Awards Student Fellowships in 25 States and Puerto Rico to Support the Next Generation of Environmental Scientists
(US Environmental Protection Agency) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 34 fellowships for undergraduate students in 25 states
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Energy Beets Slow to Catch on in North Dakota
by Mikkel Pates (Agweek) Development of energy beets in North Dakota is still nebulous, while projects in California are moving
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Challenge to Manage Farms during Volatile Periods
by Martha Blum (AgriNews) The mood in agriculture is cautiously optimistic. “A few years ago agriculture was going like gangbusters,
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Foreign Company Studied Installing Biodiesel Plant in Nicaragua
(Prensa Latina (Google translation)) The company Plastic Energy presented a project to estimate the feasibility of installing a biodiesel processing
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Zambia: ZDA Okays U.S.$150 Million Ethanol Plant
(AllAfrica/Times of Zambia) THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has given Sunbird Bio-energy Africa an investment licence to set up a
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Wall Street Losing Millions From Bad Energy Loans
By Nick Cunningham (OilPrice.com) Oil companies continue to get burned by low oil prices, but the pain is bleeding over
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Rubber Security
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Though we usually think of diversifying away from petroleum via the fuels for our cars
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Croda to Manufacture Surfactant from Ethanol, Opening New Market
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Specialty chemical manufacturer Croda Inc. is planning to break ground in April on
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
'Where's my ethanol?'
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... The ethanol industry would like nothing better than to have every consumer that wants
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Maintenance Managers Meet to Share Experiences, Meet Vendors
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol maintenance managers met in Des Moines, Iowa, for their semiannual gathering to
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Know Your Oil: Creating a Global Oil-Climate Index
by Deborah Gordon, Adam Brandt, Joule Bergerson, Jonathan Koomey (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Oil is changing. Conventional oil resources are
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
4 minutes with… Edward Huxel, Co-Owner, Osage Orange BioProducts Company
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Our company theme is to create a profitable company that raises Osage Orange (Maclura
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Hastert Delivers Personal Pitch for Ethanol
by Alan K. Ota (Roll Call) Former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert delivered a blunt reminder to farm-state lawmakers about the
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Sustainable Biofuels Highlighted as Key for Future Transport Needs
(Click Green) The Transport Energy Task Force has today highlighted the important role sustainable biofuels will play in meeting the
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Risi Competizione's Ferrari Takes the Green at Sebring
(Department of Energy) Each new Green Racing season brings with it new opportunities for manufacturers to demonstrate advanced transportation technologies and
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Dennis Seid: Enerkem’s Ethanol Plant Still a No-Go
by Dennis Seid (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) ... In fact, if you visit Enerkem’s website, there’s no mention of Pontotoc.
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Value-Addition in Production of Ethanol from Macro Algae
by K. S. Rajgopal (The Hindu) As the quest for alternate sources of energy in the face of global warming due
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Supports Senators Paul and Grassley Efforts to Give Consumers Choice at the Pump
(Growth Energy) Following the introduction of S. 889, the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act, legislation by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
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Algae.Tec to Expand Georgia Algae Production Facility
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Georgia, following successful algae growth trials, Algae.Tec has commenced the expansion of its development
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
White House Science Fair Celebrates Student Research
By Emily Conover (Science Magazine) Sixteen-year-old Sophia Sánchez-Maes is all about algae. The slimy green stuff is an attractive candidate for
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
API, AFPM Sue EPA over RFS Delays
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) On March 18, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Petroleum Institute filed a
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Group of Lawmakers Continues to Seek Ways to Block Biofuels, Through Any Means Possible
(Energy and Environmental Study Institute) On March 23, a letter signed by 18 members of Congress to the House Appropriations
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Our Federal Policy on the Use of Ethanol
(New York Times) To the Editor: Re “End the Ethanol Rip-Off,” by Robert Bryce (Op-Ed, March 10): The notion that
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Look, up in the Sky! The Best of the Aviation Biofuels Slides from ABLC 2015
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Great Scott! New molecules, new feedstocks, new technologies, and reaching scale — the best of
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR SPEAKERS: The Australian Bioenergy and Bioproducts Symposium (TABBS): Realising the Bioeconomy – It’s Hot in the Tropics! — October 12, 2015 — Brisbane, Australia DEADLINE: open
TABBS provides an excellent platform to ensure that the Bioeconomy is recognised as a key opportunity on economic development. Approximately
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
UGA Researchers Create Trees that Are Easier to Turn into Fuel
(University of Georgia/Biomass Magazine) Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in a
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Second Generation Biofuels Market Is Expected to Reach $23.9 Billion Globaly by 2020
(WhaTech/Big Market Research) Second generation biofuels yield more energy efficient output than conventional fossil fuels and are environment-friendly as well.
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Debate Could Come to a Head in Washington This Year
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The ethanol and oil industries have dug in for what could be a pivotal year
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Call for Comments Raises Questions over Biofuel Standards Delay
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request on Tuesday for comments from cellulosic biofuels makers raised
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
An Evolutionary Metabolic Engineering Approach for Enhancing Lipogenesis in Yarrowia lipolytica
by Leqian Liu, Anny Pan, Caitlin Spofford, Nijia Zhou, Hal S. Alper (Metabolic Engineering) Lipogenic organisms provide an ideal platform for
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
'Renewable Super Premium' Offers Boost to Biofuel Producers, Auto Industry
(25 x '25) A group of DOE National Laboratory representatives have been in Washington this week making presentations to promote
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Senator Cruz's Legislation Promotes Big Oil, Denies Consumer Choice
(Growth Energy) In response to S. 791, the American Energy Renaissance Act, legislation that was introduced last week by Senator
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Retailer Takes Ethanol Story to Hill
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Fuel retailers who have had to fight battles with big oil companies to offer higher ethanol
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Carmakers Beat U.S. Gas Mileage Target for Second Year
by Jeff Plungis and Mark Drajem (Bloomberg) Automakers exceeded U.S. government targets for improving gas mileage by “a wide margin”
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Pipeline Process Gets Partial Do-Over
by Mary Landers (Savannah Morning News) Opponents of the proposed Palmetto Pipeline will get a state-conducted public hearing on the project
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Taxing Natural Gas as a Motor Fuel
(Avalara) Natural gas is becoming increasingly popular as a transportation fuel due to its lower costs and less environmental impact.
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Appropriations Request Targets Corn Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) A group of Congressional representatives wrote to the House Appropriations leadership this week specifically asking that
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Motor Club Rep: No Ethanol-Related Claims
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) While AAA may be an outspoken critic of ethanol blended gasoline and E15 in particular, some
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Another Successful ACE Fly-in
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The seventh annual American Coalition for Ethanol Fly-in, which included an appearance by Sen. John Thune (R-SD),
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Taxes Are Not an Option in Addressing International Civil Aviation's Carbon Footprint
(GreenAirOnline) While the aviation sector continues to implement new technological and operational measures to mitigate its carbon footprint, including the
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
HN: Babiš's Interests behind Czech Gov't Biofuel Support
(Prague Daily Monitor) The Czech government's decision to extend reduced taxation of biofuels seems to be clearly motivated by the
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Maker Gevo Boosts Revenue; CEO See Profit within Reach
by Mark Harden (Denver Business Journal) Colorado biofuels company Gevo Inc. reports sharply higher revenue and narrower losses in both the
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
New Analysis: Giving Consumers Access to Renewable Fuel Yields Environmental Benefits
(Fuels America) A new analysis produced by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s principal research economist Dr. Stefen Mueller found
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Kristina Osterman, Consultant, Nickel Institute
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We are here to support the developing bio-based chemicals industry with NEUTRAL and COMPLIMENTARY TECHNICAL
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Lake Weed May Turn into Biofuel
by Aaron Leaman (Waikato Times) Invasive weeds choking the region's waterways could be harvested and turned into valuable biofuel in
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Farmers Urged to Use Biodiesel When Planting
(The Interior Journal/Central Kentucky News) ... Biodiesel in general and soy-based biodiesel in particular are great choices, but unfortunately farmers in
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
High Flying
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can you make ultra-performing diesel and jet fuels from essential oils found in hemp, a/k/a
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Do Biofuel Policies Seek to Cut Emissions by Cutting Food?
by Timothy Searchinger, R. Edwards, D. Mulligan, R. Heimlich, R. Plevin (Science Magazine) Ethanol emits fossil carbon and trace gases through
March 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Pennycress (Thlaspi Arvense) Oil for Use in Biofuel Production
(Environmental Protection Agency) In this Notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting comment on its analysis of the greenhouse
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal)
(Environmental Protection Agency) SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal)’’
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cellulosic Production Volume Projections and Efficient Producer Reporting
(Environmental Protection Agency) : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Cellulosic Production Volume Projections and Efficient
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Innovation Unleashed: Sportscar Racing Takes Next Step toward Driving Technology and Renewable Fuel Development
by Natalie Committee (U.S. Department of Energy) As motorsports enthusiasts know, racing innovation once meant turbine-powered Indy cars and six-wheeled formula
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
BioenergizeME Social Media Campaign Starts Soon!
(U.S. Department of Energy) We invite you to participate in the upcoming bioenergy social media campaign for BETO’s education and
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Coloring and Activity Book
The Coloring and Activity Book was developed by Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) as part of its OPERATION BioenergizeME initiative. It
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Five Harvesting Technologies are Making Biofuels More Competitive in the Marketplace
(U.S. Department of Energy) It may look like ordinary farm equipment, but take a second look. This innovative machinery was
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Middle East Turns to Biofuels Amid Rocky Oil Prices and Environmental Awareness
Imran Khan (Lootah Biofuels/Renewable Energy World) ... Crude oil is refined to produce diesel and petrol and the cost of crude
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
House Members Seek to End Ethanol Mandate
(TruckingInfo) A bi-partisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would end the ethanol mandate,
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
The Iowa Caucuses Have a Winner: Ethanol
by Thomas Pyle (The Wall Street Journal) Presidential hopefuls love the law mandating biofuel use, but there are encouraging signs in
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Hainan – China’s First Cooking Oil Powered Commercial Flight
by Mila Luleva (The Green Optimist) Hainan Airlines, China’s biggest private airline company, has completed the first for the country
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Agricultural Waste Could Be Used as Biofuel
(Phys.Org) Straw-powered cars could be a thing of the future thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
MEPs Retaliate against EU Countries on Biofuels Draft Law
(EurActiv) The European Parliament has resisted pressure from member states to water down the draft law on biofuels after five-hour
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Mie Grad Students Make Biofuel from Unwanted Fruit
(Japan Times) Graduate students at Mie University have produced biofuel from the region’s tangerines, saying the technique provides a use
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Mike Glatz, VP Sales & Business Development, Optimus Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Optimus Technologies manufactures the first and only EPA-approved biofuel conversion systems for medium- and heavy-duty
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
California Demo Produces First Low-Carbon, Whole-Beet Ethanol
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Results from Mendota Bioenergy LLC’s Phase I demonstration plant in Fresno County, California,
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
ASTM Releases Specifications for B20 Use in Heating Oil
(National Biodiesel Board) Landmark move expected to accelerate America’s transformation to 21st Century Bioheat® fuel. The door has opened for
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazilian State-Run Oil Company Producing Biodiesel from Tilapia Waste
by Alicia Villegas (Undercurrent News) Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is producing biodiesel from tilapia waste, but it sees a need for
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
US Military Base in Afghanistan to Make Biodiesel from UCO
(Springboard Biodiesel/Biodiesel Magazine) Springboard Biodiesel announced March 25 that it has been selected to provide its turn-key, small-scale biodiesel processing
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Issues 2014 and 2015 Cellulosic Waiver Credit prices
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the EPA announced 2014 and 2015 Cellulosic Waiver Credit prices, and “a Clarification
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Revolutionary Road (Materials)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The cost of replacing crumbling roads will tumble, with the introduction of an Arizona Chemical
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Report: Automakers Surpassing Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Standards
(US Environmental Protection Agency) For the second consecutive model year, the automotive industry outperformed the national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Algae from Clogged Waterways Could Serve as Biofuels and Fertilizer
(American Chemical Society/Science Daily) Water-borne algal blooms from farm fertilizer runoff can destroy aquatic life and clog rivers and lakes,
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
New Plan Seeks to Turn Chicken Manure to Energy
by Timothy B. Wheeler (Baltimore Sun) A New Hampshire-based company has teamed with poultry giant Perdue to propose a $200
March 24, 2015 Read Full Article
Opportunity: Lab&BenchScale Application of Transformational CO2
(U.S. Department of Energy) This Funding Opportunity Announcement is focused on developing transformational technologies for CO2 capture and purification at
March 24, 2015 Read Full Article
2015 Algae Industry Survey
(Algae Biomass Organization) The Algae Biomass Organization’s 2015 Industry Survey was conducted in January and February, 2015 through an electronic
March 24, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes With…Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Genomatica helps the mainstream chemical industry harness biotechnology to make major chemicals a better way,
March 24, 2015 Read Full Article
City of Alexandria Continues Opposition to Norfolk Southern Ethanol Transloading Operations
(City of Alexandria, Virginia) On March 19, 2015, Norfolk Southern Corporation delivered a letter to the City of Alexandria at a
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Peloton Technologies Files Patent for Lignocellulose Technology that Increases Fuel Yields
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Ohio, Peloton Technologies has announced the filing of a US patent that alleviates problems
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Chromatin Sorghum Hybrids Produce Fivefold Yield Increase in East Africa
(Chromatin, Inc.) Chromatin, Inc., an agriculture technology company, announced today that its newly introduced hybrid sorghum seed products have achieved
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Iowa Sets New E85 Sales Record in 2014
by Liz Brown (KOEL) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) announced Iowa motorists purchased 2,930,635 gallons of E85 in the
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Leading Biofuels Supplier Greenergy Earns RSB Sustainability Certification
(Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials) Greenergy, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of waste based biodiesel, has earned the RSB sustainability certification
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
The New Voices Debuts: The Advanced Bioeconomy Comes to Streamed Video
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the advanced bioeconomy takes to the airwaves as The New Voices debuts today as
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Reimagine Phoenix: Transforming Trash into Resources--RFP--Deadline April 14, 2015
(City of Phoenix) The city of Phoenix is issuing a Call for Innovators (CFI) and a Request for Proposals (RFP)
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Advancing from Lab to Industrial Algae Production
(Algae Industry Magazine) Computer Science and Engineering Professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Vineet Bafna was on
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Unprecedented Video Campaign: Scientists Talk About Why Climate Change Matters to Them Personally
by Anastasia Pantsios (EcoWatch) ... We know that 97 percent of scientists agree: climate change is real and it’s driven by human
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Guardian Petition for Fossil Fuel Divestment Receives 60,000 Signatures
by Emma Howard (The Guardian) The Keep it in the Ground campaign asks the Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation to
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Obama to Order Emissions Cuts in Federal Agencies
by Timothy Cama (The Hill) ... A White House official said the order is a way for the government to “lead
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Whitespace Opportunities in Bio-Based Chemicals
(Nextant) The bio-based chemicals sector is increasingly moving towards higher value, lower volume applications. As pursuit of these molecules continues,
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
FEMA to States: No Climate Planning, No Money
by Katherine Bagley (InsideClimate News) Governors seeking billions of dollars in U.S. preparedness funds will have to sign off on
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Scientists Harness Enzymes to Break Down Tough Cell Walls
( Canadian Light Source/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Emma Master’s team spent the last two years studying plant cell walls, the part
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
More Than Simply Numbers
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) While both numbers and personal stories show the benefits of the ethanol industry
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Bribery Is a Bargain for Big Oil
by Stephen Kretzmann and Matthew Maiorana (Oil Change International/Huffington Post) If you are wondering why a pipeline that would create fewer jobs
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Advanced Bioeconomy Feedstock Conference June 9-10, 2015 New Orleans, LA DEADLINE: open
ABFC is the gathering point for the top supply chain leaders in the Advanced Bioeconomy — bringing together the entire
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Diversifying Products Creates New Opportunities
by Stefaniya Becking* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The “Waste to Biogas and Clean Fuels Finance and Investment” summit provided a myriad
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Nano Labs, DerTek Form JV for Biofuels Production in North America
(Energy Business Review Biofuels and Biomass Energy) US-based nanotechnology research and development firm Nano Labs has formed a joint venture
March 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Beets Meetings Scheduled in 3 North Dakota Cities
(The Washington Times/AP) Backers of a proposed project in North Dakota that would turn sugar beets into ethanol are holding
March 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Investors and Certification Event March 30-31, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Today: RSB offers a high quality certification system providing projects with a stable framework to ensure sustainability. Today: the financial sector
March 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Investment from Flagship Ventures Brings Red Rock Biofuels Closer to Construction of its First Commercial Biofuel Refinery
(Red Rock Biofuels) Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a pioneer in renewable biofuels, today unveiled a strategic partnership with Flagship Ventures that
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Climate Change: UN Backs Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) Keep it in the ground. Framework convention on climate change says it shares aim for strong
March 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Community Leaders Meet: Persistent and Dogged in the Throes of a Tough Slog
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Every year, the annual Washington, DC gathering of leaders in the advanced biofuels world
March 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Gov. Brown Removes Sunset Date from Oregon Clean Fuels Standard
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed S.B. 324 into law. The bill removes the Dec.
March 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Food vs. Food and Fuel
By Hilary Landfried (Project Gaia) ... We rarely think of it here in the West, hooked up to electric and gas grids
March 13, 2015 Read Full Article
How Obama's EPA Is Making Life Difficult for Clinton
by Jerry Hagstrom (National Journal) The biggest takeaways from the GOP-dominated Iowa Ag Summit here this weekend may be the opportunity
March 13, 2015 Read Full Article
RFS Roundup: Advanced Cellulosic Industry Group Breaks with Industry on RFS
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On March 11, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., Advanced Biofuels Association
March 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Pittsburgh Expands Use of Optimus Technologies’ Biofuel Conversion Systems
(Optimus Technologies) Outfitting 20 more public works trucks to reduce fuel costs and to reduce lifecycle emissions over 80%.
March 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Is Jay Leno Misrepresenting Ethanol? +VIDEO
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) I've watched enough video of Jay and his vehicles to believe that he is
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Green Expectations
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A Florida algae-to-ethanol operation is poised to go commercial scale with a project colocated with
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Consider Ditching Ethanol Mandate for Gasoline
by Nestor Garcia (KHON2) Nine years after a major change at the gas pump was forced on Hawaii drivers, many are
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
St. Louis Startup Turning Weeds into Biofuel
by Jim Bafaro (St. Louis Business Journal) Some call it the "stinkweed." Yet despite that inglorious moniker, there's an awful
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Poland Will Increase the Share of Biofuel Production up to 10 per cent from the Total Quantity by 2020
(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal) In Poland biofuel production indexes reached 7 per cent from the total quantity. As a result of
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Report: Advanced Energy is a Nearly $1.3 Trillion Global Industry, as Big as Apparel and Almost Four Times Semiconductors Worldwide
(Navigant Research) At nearly $1.3 trillion in estimated global revenue for 2014, the market for advanced energy products and services
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Luke Anderson, Industrial Sales, Yale Mechanical
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Help customer budget, design, Supply and install material handing and material process systems. READ MORE
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Mumias Sugar to Take on Spectre in Ethanol Plant Strategy
(The Star) Mumias Sugar will start buying bagasse and molasses from rivals to feed its ethanol production plant, it said after
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Neste Oil Claims World Leadership in Biofuels from Waste, Residue
(Neste Oil/Biodiesel Magazine) Over the past few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Digital Soil: The Four Secrets of the New Agriculture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To make fuel, chemicals, fiber, food more productively than ever before — it starts in
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
With “True Cost” Of Emissions Factored In, Gasoline Would Cost $3.80/Gallon MORE Than The Pump Price
by James Ayre (CleanTechnica) If the “true costs” of emissions — increased rates of premature death, illness, increased loads on
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces $6 Million to Accelerate Alternative Fuel Vehicle Market Growth
(U.S. Department of Energy ) The Energy Department announced today $6 million for 11 projects aimed at improving potential buyers’
March 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Louis Dreyfus Ships Big U.S. Ethanol Cargo to Middle East -Traders
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) Louis Dreyfus Commodities has shipped a large cargo of U.S. ethanol worth over $17 million
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Corn Futures Dependent on Battle between Wheat and Soybeans
by Ryan Crossingham (Farm & Ranch Guide) Corn futures have been stuck in a holding pattern according to Randy Martinson,
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Construction Starts on Raceland Sugar Cane Conversion Plant
by Aaren Gordon (Daily Comet) Construction has started on a $60 million plant in Raceland that will convert sugar cane
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Missing Opportunities and Misrepresenting the Facts
by Bob Reynolds (Downstream Alternatives/Renewable Fuels Association) Jay Leno’s anti-ethanol rant (AW 3/2/15), aside from misrepresenting the facts, misses an opportunity
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Good Policy Should Float All Bio-Boats
by Amanda Bilek (Biomass Magazine/Great Plains Institute) Exciting biobased industry developments are occurring across the U.S. Although there are challenges,
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/Biomass Magazine) ... As an industry, we simply cannot afford for the administration to stall
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Constructing a Full-Service Vision
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) ... Formed in 2012, SG Preston is one of hundreds of startup companies in the
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
N.D. Survey Shows Support for Ethanol Fuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The North Dakota Alliance for Renewable Energy has published results of a statewide public
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Fuels America Launches 'Clean, Secure, American Energy' Campaign
(Fuels America/Ethanol Producer Magazine) As America marks the 102nd anniversary of tax breaks for oil companies this week, the Fuels America
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Australian Biomass Plant To Improve Soil, Sequester Carbon, & Produce Biofuel
by Ronald Brakels (CleanTechnica) A $10 million dollar pilot biomass plant will be constructed in the Western Australian Capital of
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Proteomics: Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Use Proteomics to Profile Switchgrass
by Lynn Yarris (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) If advanced biofuels are to replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on a gallon-for-gallon
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Study: Easing Ethanol Mandate Could Have Cut Corn Prices during Drought
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) By relaxing a federal ethanol mandate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could have counteracted the impact of
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Split over Federal Biofuels Mandate
by Seth McLaughlin (The Washington Times) Free market conservatism collided with farm-state jockeying this weekend in Iowa, where several GOP presidential
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Video: Algae and Corn Stover
(Bellevue University/Algae Industry Magazine) Dr. John Kyndt and his student researchers, Suchita Shrestha and Adam Rawson, discussed their experiments using corn
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Lootah Biofuels Joined Hands with Dubai Driving Center to Provide Clean and Reliable Fuel
(Lootah Biofuels) Lootah Biofuels, a fully owned subsidiary of the SS Lootah group and Dubai Driving Center, a leading driving
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Hans Heinerman, Managing Director, BiCHEM Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... BiCHEM produces platform chemicals from biomass. It uses an inexpensive, recyclable solvent to break down cellulose
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Iowa Agriculture Summit Splits GOP 2016 Field on Subsidies, Immigration
by Philip Rucker and Dan Balz (The Washington Post) A day-long forum on agriculture here, where likely Republican presidential candidates
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Steeper Energy Receives $3m Grant from Canadian Government
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, Steeper Energy has received a $3m grant from the Sustainable Development Technology Canada
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Genera Energy Reaches Milestone with Recent Harvest
(Genera Energy) Genera Energy Inc., a leading biomass supply company specializing in biomass feedstocks for advanced biobased industries, set new
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Timely Implementation of Farm Bill Programs Is Vital for the Advanced Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Industry
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced funding for the Biomass Research and Development
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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Risk Iowans’ Ire on Ethanol
by Beth Reinhard (The Wall Street Journal) Several Backed Sunset of Subsidies and Many Oppose Renewable-Fuel Standard For decades, presidential candidates
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50 Fortune Cookies: More Proverbs, Aphorisms and Caveats for the Bioeconomy, Part 1
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in
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Step Change for Screening Could Boost Biofuels
( Institute of Food Research/Biomass Magazine) Researchers at the Institute of Food Research have developed a new way of rapidly screening
March 06, 2015 Read Full Article
REG Reports Progress with Renewable Diesel, Chemical Operations
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) ... "This past year we delivered solid results despite a rapidly declining energy market and market
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Oregon House Sends Fuels Bill to Governor
(Associated Press/Union-Bulletin) The Oregon House voted Wednesday to send Gov. Kate Brown a climate-change bill that’s likely to increase gas
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4 Minutes with… Dr. Laszlo Paszner, President, Pasner Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Developed the ACOS (Acid Catalyzed Organosolv Saccharification) process which dissolves any biomass type in a
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Can’t We Just Get Rid of Ethanol Ignorance?
by Bobby Likis (Renewable Fuels Association) Jay Leno is a car guy … and someone I’ve respected for many years.
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Find Policies & Incentives by State
(North Carolina State University/US Department of Energy) DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support
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Waste-Biogas Is at Least Ten Times More Effective than Crop-Biogas at Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Bangor University) In a paper just released in the leading bioenergy journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy, researchers from Bangor University