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Back TO HOMERenewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics
(International Renewable Energy Agency) This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)provides the first quantification of the macroeconomic impact
January 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Industry’s United Stand
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The biofuel industry continues to maintain its united front on encouraging legislative support for the Renewable Fuel
January 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Company Industrializes Photosynthesis
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For eight years, Joule has been working under the radar to develop and commercialize
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
The North Dakota Crude Oil That’s Worth Less than Nothing
by Dan Murtaugh and Javier Blas (Bloomberg/msn.com) Oil is so plentiful and cheap in the U.S. that at least one buyer
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
This Couple Is Driving Cross-Country To Return Their Polluting Jetta To VW Headquarters
by David Tracy (Jalopnik) Upset that Volkswagen deceived them into buying a not-so-clean diesel, Marcus Moench and Elisabeth Caspari are driving
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
E85 Retrofit Project: Getting Started, Choosing a Retrofit Kit
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Once we decided to go forward with the E85 conversion, Bob Kozak researched options
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Carrier USS John C. Stennis Leaves Kitsap-Bremerton for Great Green Fleet Deployment
by Sam LaGrone (US Naval Institute News) Carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash. for a
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
New White Paper Identifies Opportunities for Increased Ethanol Demand: Growing Beyond the RFS Keys on Regulatory Relief
(Ethanol Across America) Despite the effectiveness of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in providing an entry ramp to the fuel
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Biobased Chemicals, the Regional Opportunity: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Iowa’s Biobased Prospects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s next in the biobased revolution? After fuels, chemicals, say many. What’s the role of incentives,
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Plug-and Play Synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, Others Finding New Pathways to Affordable, Everyday Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new generation of advanced technologies, based primarily in the United States but active in
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Backers See Big Expansion of Niche Renewable Product in Florida
by William R. Levesque (Tampa Bay Times) ... But the biodiesel industry remains something of an enigma to most Americans despite
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Oklahoma Earthquakes Raise Calls for Restrictions on Energy Firms
by Heide Brandes (Reuters) Earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week, including one of the strongest ever recorded in the state,
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
NYC Council Member Sold on Biodiesel Benefits
by by Tom Steever (Brownfield Ag News) New York City officials are looking for ways to increase the required blend of
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Global Cleantech Summit: Business and Strategies 2015, September 8-10, Helsinki, Finland
by Maija Sihvonen* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Global Cleantech Summit 2015 concentrated on cleantech strategies and business cooperation. Some venture capitalists
January 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Greens: Gas Developers Aren’t Telling Investors of Methane Leaks
by Devin Henry (The Hill) Natural gas developers are providing very restricted information about their methane emissions to investors, according to
January 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Sampson County OKs Incentives Package for 2 Hog Waste Power Plants
by Michael Futch (Fayetteville Observer) Michigan-based NOVI Energy is moving forward with plans to build two anaerobic digester power plants
January 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces $15 Million for Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield, Phase 2 (ABY2)
(US Department of Energy) The Energy Department today announced up to $15 million in funding to develop technologies that are
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
BioHiTech America Collaborates to Convert Food Waste to Energy
(BioHiTech Global Inc./Biomass Magazine) ... BioHiTech's Eco-Safe Digester utilizes an aerobic digestion process to convert food waste to grey water, also
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Bringing Up Biofuel
by Rosalie Bliss (US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service) ... U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have advanced a
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Mitigation of International Aviation Emissions: The Flightpath from Paris to Montreal
(GreenAir Online) ... Of particular relevance is the development by ICAO of a global market-based measure (MBM) for consideration by
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Aircraft Operators Rack up over $1 Million in UK Penalties for Non-Compliance with EU ETS
(GreenAir Online) Following the civil penalties handed out to five aircraft operators last June (see article), a further 18 operators of
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Reports from IMF and French Economists Call for Climate Taxes on International Aviation Fuel or Air Travel
(GreenAir Online) Two reports, one an International Monetary Fund (IMF) internal discussion note and the other by the Paris School
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Ecological Farming: A Different Form of Agtech –Exclusive Report
by Louisa Burwood-Taylor (AgFunderNews) ... “Ecological farming is ‘AgTech’ but of a different kind. It is a return to the original definition
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Arkema Addresses Corrosion in Biodiesel Process
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) One of the issues for biodiesel producers is corrosion of equipment by chemicals used in the
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol, RFS Are Points of Contention in Ag States
by Gene Lucht (Iowa Farmer Today) A pair of volunteers holds up a sign near a rally for Republican presidential candidate
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Questioning The Final RFS Rule, Part 2: The Meaning Of The Word 'Supply'
by Jonathan Coppess (Farms.com/Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois) This article looks specifically at EPA's interpretation of the
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
The Candidates and Media Are Getting the Iowa Ethanol Debate All Wrong
by Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Washington Post Fact Checker) ... The Fact Checker will explore an important distinction in the rhetoric over
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Files Motion to Intervene in Ethanol Industry Lawsuit
(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Chet Thompson announces the association’s decision to intervene
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
BESC Study Seeks Nature's Best Biocatalysts for Biofuel Production
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
New Dooly County Biofuel Plant to Bring 138 Jobs
by Kasandra N Ortiz (13WMAZ) People in Dooly County hope that their economy will be growing along with their trees. A company called Ensyn plans
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Govt to Come out with New 'Larger' Policy on Ethanol Blending with Petrol in a Month: Nitin Gadkari
(DNA India) Gadkari said the new policy will seek to address a wider source of ethanol, including bio-wastes, over and
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Little Falls Ethanol Plant Begins Renovation
by Vicki Ikeogu (SC Times) Construction has started at a Little Falls ethanol plant to convert it to a renewable chemical manufacturing
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Invisible Disaster of Aliso Canyon Leak May Give Methane Rules Momentum
by Eric Wolff (Politico Morning Energy) The massive methane spill at the Aliso Canyon storage field has pumped out at
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Calls for Iowa Biochemical Tax Credit
by George C. Ford (The Gazette) Authors contend state offers 'discernible advantages' -- A report released Thursday (January 13, 2016)
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Biofuel: The Importance of Managing Biomass Supply Chain
by Ajay Shah (Renewable Energy World) Massive availability of agricultural waste, left unutilized in the field, and its potential to
January 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Anti-Cruz Campaign Could Backfire on Ethanol, Backer Says
by Philip Brasher (Agri-Pulse) The ethanol industry risks losing its long-standing political clout in presidential elections if Texas Sen. Ted
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Comments on DOE’s Innovative “Optima” Program
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) had a call for information on Co-Optimization of
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
London’s Cutting Back on Smokes
(Clean Fuels Community) After a successful two month trial period, one third of London's bus fleet will soon by powered
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
CORRECTED: Cruz Still Favors Slashing Ethanol Mandate Every Year for Five Years
by Timothy P. Carney (Washington Examiner) With some hasty blogging — and exacerbated by an Iowan's mistaken assertion about the
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
One-Stop Shop for Biofuels
by Lynn Yarris (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) ... Led by Seema Singh and Blake Simmons, JBEI researchers have developed a “high-gravity”
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Crude Oil Tumble Hits Southeast Asia's Biodiesel Ambitions
by Naveen Thukral (Reuters) The world's top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia may have to curb plans to channel
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Japan Airlines to Build First Biofuel Plant for Its Planes
(4-Traders.com) Japan Airlines, or JAL, plans to build Japan's first plant that will turn waste into fuel to be
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
More Pain Seen ahead for U.S. Banks Exposed to Energy Loans
by Dan Freed (Reuters) U.S. banks exposed to energy-related loans will need to set aside even more money than previously
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Campaign Collects Frying Oil
by Cristina Ávila (Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (Google Translation)) Product used in the kitchen will be directed to produce
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Vehicles Coming in Vogue
(Finland Times) The popularity of cars running on biofuel is growing and can still grow further, believes an expert. Flexifuel
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
The 30 Hottest Biobased Molecules for 2016
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest has released the 30 Hottest Biobased Molecules for 2016, as voted
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Shell India to Build New Demo Biofuel Plant in Bangalore
(Biofuels International) Shell India Markets, the Indian arm of Royal Dutch Shell, has announced plans to build a five tonne/day
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Audi Beefs up Collaboration with French Biotech to Extend Biofuels Scope
(Biofuels International) Car giant Audi is entering a renewed collaboration agreement with French renewable energy firm Global Bioenergies to promote
January 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Opportunities Abroad
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Several U.S. producers, including Genuine Bio-Fuel, Hero BX and the now-defunct Promethean Biofuels, in addition
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
FOS Orders IFA to Pay Redress over Sipp Biofuel Investment
by Charles Walmsley (CityWire) The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ordered a Rugby-based advice firm to compensate a client who invested
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Will Launch Buses in India that Run on Bio-Ethanol and Bio-Gas
by Mahesh Kulkarni (Financial Express) Swedish heavy-duty truck and bus maker Scania Commercial Vehicles India is bullish on India’s commercial vehicle
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
IH2 Deep-Dive: Breakthrough Biofuel Technology Has Commercial-Scale In Sight
by Jim Lane (Renewable Energy World) ... The IH2 technology is a thermocatalytic conversion route for woody biomass and forest
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Switchgrass Key to Future Plant Hardiness?
(Agri-View/Renewable Energy World) The relationship between a prairie grass such as switchgrass and naturally occurring microbes may help shed light
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s 2016 State of the State Address, Renewable Energy Excerpts
(compiled by Governors' Coalition for Biofuels) ... In the 1980’s, Iowa began investing in renewable energies like ethanol, biodiesel and wind.
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
New Biofuels Could Cut Emissions and Preserve Land Used to Grow Food
by Nathan Collins (Pacific Standard) Researchers combine ecological and economic models to examine the benefits of growing grass as fuel.
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Rubio: 'Let's Be No. 1' in Renewable Energy
by Kyle Feldscher (The Washington Examiner) Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told a crowd of voters in New Hampshire Tuesday
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Obama, with No Elections Left to Lose, Drops Mention of Fossil Fuels
by Eric Wolff (Politico Morning Energy) President Obama's final State of the Union address made no mention of an "all
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Zoning Commission Denies Rehearing Request to Allow Fuel Transfer Station in South Bibb County
by Linda S. Morris (The Telegraph) The Macon-Bibb County zoning commission denied a request for the rehearing of an application
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Avoiding Common Pitfalls: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to the USDA Section 9003 Loan Guarantee
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Department of Agriculture needs no introduction, but within USDA Rural Development is the Energy Division
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Compilation of US State of the Union 2016: Selected Remarks on Energy and Climate Change
(compiled by Biofuels Digest) "Gas under two bucks a gallon ain’t bad, either.” ... We need the same level of
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Defour Group and Transportation Fuel Consulting Post Responses to DOE Request Regarding Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines
(Defour Group/Transportation Fuels Consulting) Dean Drake of the Defour Group LLC (D4) and Gary Herwick of Transportation Fuels Consulting (TFC) have
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Economist: Blend Wall Debate Might Help Sluggish Crop Prices
by Nat Williams (The Southern News Services) ...The reasons include the Great Recession and falling gasoline prices, among a few
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
CARB Releases FAQ on New LCFS Regulations in Advance of Deadline
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... CARB has said that those meeting the January deadline will be guaranteed a carbon
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Indiana University Scientists Create 'Nano-Reactor' for the Production of Hydrogen Biofuel
(Indiana University Bloomington) Combining bacterial genes and virus shell creates a highly efficient, renewable material used in generating power from
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
More Ethanol Coming to Selma
(The News and Observer) Two companies have announced ethanol expansion to Selma in recent months; Both will use rail cars and
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Just Makes Sense
by Erin Torkelson (Des Moines Register, Letter to the Editor) Question: What bipartisan, commonsense law enacted in 2005 under President George
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Air Force Seeks Public Comments on Environmental Impact of Proposed Red Rock Biofuels Facility
(Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) USAF Announces a draft environmental assessment -- Red Rock Biofuels LLC, Integrated Biofuel Production Enterprise, Lake County
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Southern Online Bio Technologies Starts Operations at Bio Diesel Unit in Visakhapatnam
(Business Standard) Recieves supply order from APSRTC and LoA from Ministry of Railways, IRAOF -- Southern Online Bio Technologies announced
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Biocatalytic Solutions: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Microvi Biotechnologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Microvi is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes biocatalytic solutions in the
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Pushmi-Pullyu: How Do Carbon Prices and Fuel Mandates Work Together in Breaking through a Fossil Fuel Monopoly? Or, Do They?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sometimes, the set-up of the transition from fossil fuels is as pretty and impractical as
January 12, 2016 Read Full Article
The Government Has Spent a Lot on Electric Cars, but Was It Worth It?
by Charles Lane (Washington Post) In August 2010, I proposed this wager to a fellow journalist: President Obama’s declared goal
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Consumer Rebate: Legislation Puts Price on Carbon
by Barbara Vergetis Lundin (SmartGridNews.com) ... "... My Consumers REBATE Act takes the revenue generated from pricing carbon over time and
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
ARF Releases Candidate Report Card on RFS Support
(America’s Renewable Future/Ethanol Producer Magazine) America’s Renewable Future recently released its final candidate report card. The report card places each
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Bill Aims for Long-Term Extension of Renewable Energy Tax Credits
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In mid-December, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who is seeking the democratic presidential nomination, introduced
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
California Sugarcane Ethanol Pathway Certified by CARB
(California Ethanol & Power LLC/Ethanol Producer Magazine) California Ethanol & Power LLC (CE+P) recently announced the certification of the carbon
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Reacts to API Criticism of RFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen has spoken out to reject (American
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
New Funding Opportunity Commissioned by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
(Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)) The Programme "Beyond Europe" supports Austrian companies, research and university institutes and other organisations in creating
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Online Course Offered by McGill University and BioFuelNet Canada
(BioFuelNet Canada) BioFuelNet Canada, a national research network hosted by McGill University, is offering an online certificate course on advanced biofuels.
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Trump’s Trump Card in Iowa?
by Devin Henry (The Hill) Donald Trump is an unabashed backer of federal support for ethanol, a popular issue in Iowa
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Study: Second-Generation Biofuels Can Reduce Emissions
(EurekAlert!/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae-Derived Biofuels Gain Traction as Commercial Viability Increases
(Eco-Business/Future Market Insights) Algaculture, the farming of algae for fuel, is gaining traction globally as governments and private players look
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Kolmar Scoops up U.S. Biodiesel Plant as Trader Seeks to Expand
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) Kolmar Group AG's U.S. unit has bought a small Connecticut biodiesel plant, the Swiss commodities trader's
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Become 2016 Chairmen of Governors’ Biofuels Coalition
(Governors' Biofuels Coalition) The Coalition announced today that Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will become chairman and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Entsorga West Virginia Announces U.S.’s First Resource Recovery Facility to Utilize Mechanical Biological Treatment
(Entsorga West Virginia) Groundbreaking Held on January 6, 2016 in Martinsburg, West Virginia -- Entsorga West Virginia today announced the groundbreaking
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Only Results Count: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Success with a Section 9003 Loan Guarantee App
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is the Purpose of the Feasibility Study? How can I know if my project is
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Engineers Are from Mars, Business Developers Are from Venus
by Mark Warner (Warner Advisors LLC) ... In this case, we are substituting engineers and business developers, then focusing on the differences
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
E Pluribus, Unum: LanzaTech, Global Bioenergies Demonstrate The Biotechnology App Store
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Global Bioenergies, LanzaTech tighten isobutene partnership, the era of “swap-in, swap out” biorefining microbes
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Facing U.S. Storm, VW Set for Easier Ride in Europe on Emissions Scandal
by Barbara Lewis and Kirstin Ridley (Reuters) Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is unlikely to face U.S.-style fines in Europe over its emissions scandal
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Report: Methane a Rising Risk for Both Oil & Gas Sector and Investors
(Environmental Defense Fund) A first-of-its-kind report by Environmental Defense Fund shows that leading oil and gas companies are putting themselves
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Groups Kick off Legal Challenge to U.S. Biofuels Standard
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) Jan 8 Seven biofuel and agriculture groups have asked a U.S. court to a review the
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae Industry Magazine's 2015 International Readers’ Poll — Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
(Algae Industry Magazine) In any industry, a few incredible people make an enormous impact. The algae industry is fortunate to
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Always Something to Learn at the Keystone Farm Show
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Beginning the new year with a few days steeped in agriculture proved a great
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Bob Kozak Writes about Green Racing Developments from The Roar B4 the Rolex 24 in Daytona
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ed note: Here are some initial notes from Bob Kozak, covering green racing
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Bacteria Attack Lignin with Enzymatic Tag Team
(Rice University/Science Daily) Research shows how nature handles lignin -- New research shows how bacterial enzymes team up to attack lignin.
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Gevo to Supply Biofuel for Alaska Airlines Commercial Flight
by Steve Wilhelm (Denver Business Journal) Alaska Airlines says it will will partner with Gevo Inc., a leading maker of
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Virent Bio-Jet Provides More than 50% Reduction in Particulate Matter Emissions
(Virent) Rolls-Royce Testing Demonstrates Virent Synthesized Aromatic Kerosene (SAK) Bio-Jet Fuel Blend Provides Health and Environmental Benefits While Maintaining Engine
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Mack Trucks Green-Lights Renewable Diesel Fuel for Use in Mack Engines
(Volvo) Following extensive truck and engine testing, Mack Trucks today (January 7, 2016) signed off on the use of renewable diesel
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Great Green Fleet: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to the US Navy’s Transition to Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Department of the Navy is now buying advanced, drop-in, cost-competitive, next gen renewable fuels. The
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
‘When Ethanol Attacks,’ Starring Ted Cruz
by David Weigel (The Washington Post) (Wednesday, January 6, 2016) 11:45 a.m. ... "Because of this EPA wall, the market is currently
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Navy to Launch Great Green Fleet with 77 Million Gallon Buy of Cost-Competitive, Non-Food Advanced Biofuels Blends
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) They’re here. $2.05 per gallon, at-scale, domestically produced advanced renewable fuels — utilizing non-food feedstocks
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 11th Biennial SRWC Operations Working Group Conference — October 11-13, 2016 — Fort Pierce, FL DEADLINE: February 1, 2016
SRWC Science and Technology in an Uncertain Marketplace Short rotation woody crops (SRWC) are being developed as a sustainable supply of
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Poplar (Populus spp.) Trees for Biofuel Production
(Extension.org) If you are looking for a comprehensive article on poplar for biofuel production, this is for you. Table of Contents Introduction Current
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference — June 14-16, 2016 — Portland, OR DEADLINE: February 15, 2016
The 2016 GC&E Conference will focus on the theme Advancing Sustainable Solutions by Design. See the 2016 themes and session topics
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Project Aims to Lower Cellulase Cost through Enzyme Recycling
(Autodisplay Biotech GmbH) In November, an international consortium led by Autodisplay Biotech GmbH started Pathway EFB, a €1.6 million ($1.75
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Purdue Engineer Receives Top Award from Obama
(Purdue University) Nancy Ho, founder and president of Green Tech America Inc. and a research professor emerita in Purdue University's School
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Highlights 2015 Bioeconomy Achievements
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Several of the achievements listed by the USDA benefited the bioenergy and biofuels sectors.
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Dirt Work Begins on Ringneck Energy as Project Details Finalized
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... “Most investors are from South Dakota by far,” he reported, but the project
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Sustainable Energy Management Teaching Assistantships DEADLINE: January 15, 2016
The SUNY ESF Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management (FNRM) is seeking qualified students to serve as Teaching Assistants
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
United States Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
(U.S. Department of Justice) The Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today filed a civil
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Indian Firm to Invest in Wheat-Based Ethanol Plant
(Biofuels International) Oasis Group, an India-based technology, engineering and construction company, will build a wheat-based ethanol plant in Punjab. The
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: Building on Ethanol Success Is a Good Way to Reach Renewable Energy Goals
by Robert Moffitt (American Lung Association in Minnesota/Post Bulletin) A Dec. 14 letter to the editor described Rochester's "community responsibility to
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
IFES 2015: The Outlook for Conventional Biofuels Is Brighter than You Think
by Scott Irwin (FarmDocDaily) This is a presentation summary from the 2015 Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES) which occurred December
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Group Picks Its Winners, Losers in Presidential Race
(Farm Futures) America's Renewable Future released its final U.S. Presidential candidate report card last week, declaring "good" and "bad" category
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Cheap Oil Slows down UW’s Plan for Tree-Based Biofuels
by Katherine Long (Seattle Times) Four years after the University of Washington received a $40 million federal grant to kick-start
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Large-Scale Reaction Screening Study of Advanced Cellulosic Biofuel Pathways Finds ethyllevulinate and 2-MTHF Promising Alternatives to Ethanol
(Green Car Congress) A team at RWTH Aachen University has identified ethyllevulinate and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as promising alternatives to cellulosic bioethanol
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Here's One Transportation Fuel Ending 2015 on a Positive Note
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg Business) ... Spot biodiesel prices have jumped at least 10 percent because of moves in Washington since Nov.
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Griselda Corro, the Scientist Who Won the World Race Biodiesel
by Serafin Castro (24 Horas Puebla (modified Google Translation)) A Griselda Corro has too many doubts. As a scientist, and her
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
The Untold Upside of Low Oil Prices
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) Alternative energy companies typically prosper when oil prices are high, but it’s not all doom
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Group Releases Germany Country Profile in Year End Newsletter
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Group released its end of year newsletter, which included a comprehensive
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Garrett County Board Mulls Gas Drilling Restrictions near Deep Creek Lake
(Associated Press/Frederick News Post) The Garrett County Commissioners are considering a Deep Creek Lake watershed management plan that would restrict
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Aemetis Shares Jump 52% in One Day
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, investors were pleasantly shocked when shares in Aemetis traded up 52% last Thursday. What
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Top 10 Bioeconomy and Biofuels Predictions for 2016
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we reach the end of 2015? Not the
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Any Alcohol into Jet Fuel: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Byogy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Byogy has developed a catalytic platform that converts any source of ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols,
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2016
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much where,
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil to Cut Investment again in 2016
by Karolin Schaps and Ron Bousso (Reuters) With crude prices at 11-year lows, the world's biggest oil and gas producers are
January 04, 2016 Read Full Article
LA's Gas Leak Is a Global Disaster
by Maddie Stone (GizMoDo) One of the worst environmental disasters of the decade is currently underway in a quiet community 25