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Back TO HOMELicella, Canfor Form JV for Low-Cost, Drop-In Biofuels from Wood Residues and Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Licella and Canfor will form a joint-venture under the name “Licella Pulp Joint Venture” to
May 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Consider the Fully Burdened Price of Fuel over Memorial Day Holiday
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) As we watch transportation fuel prices rise as we celebrate the beginning of Northern
May 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Point/Counterpoint: Is It Time for Greens To Reassess Their Opposition to Ethanol?
by Senator Timothy Wirth and C. Boyden Gray (Yale Environment 360) The criticism of ethanol by environmentalists is misguided and
May 28, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow and Harvest Biomass for Energy and Biobased Products
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that incentives
May 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Competing With Sub $50 Oil: A Strategy for the Biofuels Industry
by Irshad Ahmed (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... However, until such time that we internalize the true life-cycle costs of extracting and
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Announces More Than $8 Million in Payments to Support the Production of Advanced Biofuel
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8.8
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
The SynBio Foundry: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Ames National Lab, Argonne National Lab, Idaho National Lab, Los Alamos
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Evolva, Wageningen and Algae.Tec Advance on High-Margin Bio-Opportunities
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sweeteners, acrylic, and nutraceuticals led the news at the end of this week, with key
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
CAAFI Celebrates 10th Anniversary!
(Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) We are proud to announce the 10th Anniversary of the initiation of the Commercial Aviation Alternative
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
TSCA Reform: An Analysis of Key Provisions and Fundamental Shifts in the Amended TSCA
(Bergeson & Campbell) The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) makes important changes to the
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Royal Society Calls for Review of European GM Ban
by Pallab Ghosh (BBC) The ban on GM crops by European countries should be reassessed, the president of UK science body
May 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Electric Cars Are Not Necessarily Clean
by David Biello (Scientific American) Your battery-powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplier -- ... Tesla has advertised its
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Whatever Happened to Advanced Biofuels?
by David Biello (Scientific American) ... Burning cellulosic ethanol as a fuel could result in just 10 percent of the CO2
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Scrapping EU Biofuels Targets Is the Right Thing to Do
By Marc-Olivier Herman (Oxfam International/EurActiv) ... With the Commission expected to propose new legislation later this year, the biofuel industry is
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Commission Refers Poland to Court of Justice of the EU because of Restrictions to Some Imported Biofuels and Biofuel Raw Materials
(European Commission) The European Commission decided today to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for establishing
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Editorial: UCLA’s Composting Is Wasted Opportunity for Biofuel Production
(Daily Bruin) UCLA has sustained interest in reducing waste over the years, but it might have lost its interest in innovation. While
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Ford’s Green CO2 Materials Will Reduce Carbon Emissions
(The Green Optimistic) Ford, after working with other companies and universities, is taking the next environmentally-friendly leap to include biomaterials
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Iowa Biodiesel Board Commends Signing of Bill to Expand IA Biodiesel Incentives
(Biofuels Journal) It just makes sense! That’s the sentiment from the Iowa Biodiesel Board and other supporters as Iowa Governor
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Trump's Right to Support Ethanol Mandates
by Kevin Skunes (Grand Forks Herald) ... Thankfully, there's one vital energy policy that both Trump and his opponent, Hillary Clinton,
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Schedules Hearing on RFS Proposal, Registrations Due May 31
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has announced it will hold a public hearing June 9 in
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Called Fuel of Future
by Erica Quinlan (AgriNews) Bobby Likis is an engine builder with 45 years of experience in the automotive service industry. He’s serviced
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Audi Volkswagen Taiwan Fined for False Advertising
(Taipai Times/CNA) Audi Volkswagen Taiwan Co (奧迪福斯汽車) has been fined NT$5 million (US$153,130) over false advertising in relation to the
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Alberta Proposes Carbon Tax As Part Of Climate Push
by Martin O'Sullivan (Law360) An environmental law introduced this week in Alberta would reinvest money from a new carbon tax
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
California Biofuel Industry Calls on State to Allocate Funding
(BIODICO/Ethanol Producer Magazine) California’s biofuel industry is calling on state legislators to allocate $210 million in the Governor’s Greenhouse Gas
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
New Water-Quality Data on Impact of Corn, Soybeans on Nitrate in Iowa streams
(Phys.Org) As Iowa farmers have planted more acres of corn to meet the demand driven by the corn-based ethanol industry,
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
FPInnovations and Bioénergie La Tuque Enter into a Collaborative Agreement
(Paper Advance/FPInnovations) The agreement covers the installation of a next-generation biorefinery facility in the city of La Tuque -- FPInnovations and
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Why Is the BBD RVO So Low and What Can NBB Do about It?
by Don Scott (National Biodiesel Board/Biofuels Digest) EPA proposes to continue growing the Required Volume Obligations (RVO) for Biomass Based Diesel
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
After 40 years: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Toxic Substances Control Act reform
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform has been a “work in progress” for years. House
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Why Does Biology Take so Long to Make Commercial Products? A Job for BOB
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (W)hy is so biology so challenging? -- “It’s partly how we have done it.
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
UMass Becomes First Major Public University to Divest from Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) The University of Massachusetts today became the first major public university to divest its endowment from
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Liquid Fuel from the Sun: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Joule Unlimited
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the Sun, expected to eclipse
May 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Sub-$2/Gallon Biobased Hydrocarbon Fuels Head for Diesel-Hungry India
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) India’s SunLight Fuels licenses IH2 Technology for hydrocarbon transportation fuels from agricultural waste -- In
May 25, 2016 Read Full Article
European Bioethanol Offers 15% CO2 Reductions in Transport – Blocking It Is a Form of Climate Crime
by James Cogan (Biofuels Digest/Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd.) ... The European Commission in Brussels is right now putting the finishing touches
May 23, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Is Trying to Get Out of Its Own Way on the RFS
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Innovation Organization/Biofuels Digest) ... The practical and legal constraints on the RFS are mostly of EPA’s
May 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Smoke & Fumes
(Center for International Environmental Law) This is a story about how the world’s most powerful industry used science, communications, and
May 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Release Presentation of "Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects"
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine) Distinction Between Genetic Engineering and Conventional Plant Breeding Becoming Less Clear, Says New
May 22, 2016 Read Full Article
NAS Reaffirms Safety and Benefits of GMOs
by Kelly Marshall (Precision Ag Wired) The National Academy of Sciences has released (yet another) reportreaffirming the safety and benefits of
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
ICBB 2016: International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy --- December 29-30, 2016 --- Paris, France
The ICBB 2016: 18th International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
RES-T-BIOPLANT: Towards Advanced Biofuels – Options for Integrating 1st and 2nd Generation Biofuel Production
(IEA Implementing Agreement for Renewable Energy Technology Deployment) The integration of advanced (2nd generation / 2G) biofuel plants with conventional
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Sweden Takes the Lead in Biofuel-Use in Europe
by Tomas Ekbom (Task 39 May 2016 Newsletter) The production and use of biofuels in Sweden have increased substantially since the
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae Key to More Beef, Less CO2
(Algae Biomass Organization) Algae has the potential to make a large impact as an ingredient in animal feed, according to
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Gov. Ricketts Highlights Benefits of Biofuels During Renewable Fuels Month
(Office of Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts) Today, Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska and the importance of
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Workshop In Japan Aims To Dispel Myths On U.S. Ethanol GHGs
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and its industry partners sought to dispel myths about U.S. ethanol and
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil Could Have Cut CO2 Emissions In 1970s — But Did Nothing
by Chris D'Angelo (The Huffington Post) New documents show the industry chose to prioritize costs over the planet. In 1963,
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Scania Trucks Use Ethanol Made with Clariant's Sunliquid Process
(Clariant/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Scania, one of the world's top heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers,
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
What Kevin Cramer Is Telling Trump about Making American Energy Great Again
by Mark Drajem (Bloomberg) Say what you will about the EPA, but it doesn’t take the easy way out. EPA issued its
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Ernst: EPA’s Latest RFS Levels Don’t Follow 2007 Law
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Senator Joni Ernst says EPA administrators may be called before congress to explain the
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
California Zero Emissions Demonstration Project Includes Diesel Plug-In Hybrid Trucks
(Diesel Technology Forum/PR Newswire) Immediate Air Quality & Climate Benefits Are Available From Existing & Proven Technologies -- New diesel
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Jet Fuel, Competitive Cost, at Scale: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to AltAir
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In March, United Airlines made history by becoming the first U.S. airline to begin use of
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Good News, Kemosabe: Reverdia and Wageningen UR Launch Development of New Bio-PBS Compounds
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, Reverdia and Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research have launched a joint
May 20, 2016 Read Full Article
WestJet Teams with Clean Energy Centre to Develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain in Western Canada
(GreenAir Online) Canadian carrier WestJet is to team with the new Clean Energy Technology Centre (CETC) in the town of
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Hogg Touts Biofuels
by Joe Sutter (The Messenger) Education spending, environmental concerns are a focus for senate candidate -- State Sen. Rob Hogg
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
How Different Is Diesel from Biodiesel, Really?
by Laurie Winkless (Materials Today) Australian researchers have found that particulate emissions from a diesel exhaust are heavily influenced by
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Transport Ministers Urged to Support Global Offsetting Mechanism for Aviation
(AviationBenefits.org) Fifty ministers of transport from countries around the world are gathering in Leipzig for the International Transport Forum Summit,
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Profile: Florida Power & Light Achieves Key Emissions Reductions with Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) “Powered by Biodiesel” decals adorn Florida Power & Light Co.’s diesel vehicles as they traverse Florida
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Start-up to Scale-up: An Interview with Global Bioenergies CEO Marc Delcourt
(ACS Green Chemistry Institute) Global Bioenergies is one of the few companies in the world and the only one in
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Guest View: For the Farmers, the Biofuel Bubble Has Already Burst
by Isaac Orr (Quad City Times/The Heartland Institute) ... Many of the agriculture-related policy discussions taking place in the nation’s
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Jamaica Still Not Producing Ethanol 8 Years On
(Jamaica Observer) ‘We are yet to see that,’ says economist as he outlines vision for sugar sector -- Jamaica is
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
My Voice: The Positive Reach of Ethanol Impacts Many
by Keith Alverson (Argus Leader) As a sixth-generation corn farmer in South Dakota, and one who is deeply involved in sustainability
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Why Ethanol in Gasoline Remains a Good Idea
by John M. Urbanchuk (The Intelligencer) I am writing in response to Andrew Mikula's May 13 letter ("With oil now plentiful,
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Chempolis Gets Green Light for JV Biorefinery Project
(Biofuels International) A joint venture (JV) project between Chempolis Ltd and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), which should cost around €110
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
AkzoNobel Teams up with Royal Cosun to Develop Sustainable Cellulose Products from Sugar Beet Processing
(Biofuels International) Dutch chemicals giant AkzoNobel and agro-industrial cooperative Royal Cosun have formed a new partnership to develop novel products
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Suzuki Says Discrepancies Mar Japanese Emissions Testing
(Law 360) Suzuki Motor Corp. on Wednesday said an internal investigation prompted by regulatory scrutiny over emissions and fuel
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Blends Benefit Soybean Farmers at Aberdeen Station
(Tri-State Neighbor) A gas station in Aberdeen added a biodiesel blender pump as part of a program sponsored by the
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
National Biodiesel Board Says Production Is Already Ahead of EPA Targets
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) The National Biodiesel Board says the industry has already met the biodiesel targets set
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
In North Dakota's Oil Patch, a Humbling Comedown
by Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) The fracking party is over, and a quiet desperation has descended on the state's once-booming communities
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Chance Finding Could Transform Plant Production: U of Guelph Study
(NewsWise/University of Guelph) An almost entirely accidental discovery by University of Guelph researchers could transform food and biofuel production and
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
CEC Awards Biodico $1.2M Grant for Zero Net Energy Farms Project
(Biodico Inc./Biodiesel Magazine) California biodiesel producer Biodico Inc. announced May 18 the California Energy Commission awarded the company a $1.2
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Announces $21 Million Available for Bioeconomy Research and Development
(US Department of Agriculture/EurekAlert!) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today (May 18, 2016) announced the availability of $21 million to
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Specialty Chemicals: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Biologics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Biologics is focused on the production of renewable n-butanol and other C4 chemicals from
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Sets Sights on Asia-Pacific Region
by Tom C. Doran (AgriNews) The U.S. Grains Council has long served as an international promoter of corn and other
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Women Head 3 Ethanol Plants in the Midwest
by Janna Farley (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Passion, leadership and vision are more important than gender in the work of three
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Hope Springs Eternal for Ethanol in the Far East
By Ed Hubbard (Renewable Fuels Association) ... At APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum), I found a delegation of countries that
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
EPPO to Increase B10 Biodiesel Use
(National News Bureau of Thailand) The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) has instructed units under the Ministry of Energy
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
It’s Time for an Octane Boost
by Tracey King (Detroit News) While our automobiles have experienced remarkable changes over the past several decades, the fuels we
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Looking at the Sudden Growth of Cellulosic Ethanol
by Ben Nuelle (Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network) In April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a little over 1 million gallons
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018
(Environmental Protection Agency) EPA proposed increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all types of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Levulinic Acid as a New Platform for Green Chemistry: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to GF Biochemicals
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In February, GFBiochemicals announced at ABLC 2016 that it has acquired the assets and intellectual
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
KiOR: The Inside True Story of a Company Gone Wrong-- Parts 1 and 2
by Jim Lane (Biofuels DIgest) ... Old KiOR was exciting, dramatic, and fast, and the headlines it produced between 2008 and
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Mass. Top Court Says State GHG Rules Not Good Enough
by Keith Goldberg (Law 360) Massachusetts' top court on Tuesday reversed a lower court's decision backing the state's approach to greenhouse
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
VW, Porsche Seek To Escape Feds' Emissions Suit
by Dani Meyer (Law 360) Volkswagen and Porsche separately urged a California federal court Monday to toss the government’s allegations
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Solving the Biomass Puzzle
(Ames Laboratory) Biomass holds great promise as a petroleum replacement, but unlocking its true potential remains a puzzle. A group
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA: Inviting Organisations for AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts Challenge
by Deepika (FundsForNGOs.org) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency of United States Department of Agriculture is
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Alkol Biotech Sells Large Batch of Sugarcane Bagasse for 2G Ethanol Testing
(Biofuels International) Alkol Biotech, a UK-based biofuels research specialist, has announced that it has sold 500 kilos of EUnergyCane’s sugarcane
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
From Up North to Down Under With DDGS
by Kassidi Andres (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Mike Bryan is introducing Australia to a DDGS-based feed product made by a company
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Branstad Signature Ensures Iowans Have Greater Access to Homegrown Fuel
(KMALand/Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law H.F. 2464, a multifaceted bill that secures funding for
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Scientists Agree, Biodiesel A Key to Global Carbon Reduction
(National Biodiesel Board/PR NewsWire) World's experts advance the science of quantifying transportation emissions -- Scientific experts agree that America's Advanced
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Sugarcane Ethanol Carbon Intensity Recertified by California's ARB
(California Ethanol & Power) Today California Ethanol & Power, LLC (CE&P) announced the updated carbon intensity (CI) for its anticipated
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
The Big Year Continues: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Amyris
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Amyris reported Q1 2016 net loss of $15,3M on revenues of 8.8 million, compared with
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Baseball, the Trade Deadline, and the Industrial Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Some teams are sellers. They reduce costs, go lean, and hunker down in a case
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
ASU Scores Chunk of $10M DOE Funding for Bioenergy R&D
(Algae Industry Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $10 million in funding for six projects representing innovative
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Canadian Ethanol Producer Utilises By-Products to Expand to Biogas Production
(Bioenergy Insight) Canadian ethanol producer Calgren Renewable Fuels has invested in key co-products to sell in addition to its 58
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Bellona Europe Calls on European Commission to Promote Marine Bioenergy
by Liz Gyekye (Bioenergy Insight) Bellona Europe, a non-profit green organisation, has called on the European Commission to promote marine
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Bio-Bean Makes Eco-Friendly Pellet Fuel From Coffee Grounds
by Steve Hanley (Gas2.org) ... Arthur Kay is an architect by training. While designing a new coffee shop one day, he
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Calif. Carbon Rule Challenge Needs More Oomph, Judge Says
by Kali Hays (Law 360) Fuel and agricultural groups need to make more specific arguments if they want to reassert
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Coming to Terms With Sustainability
by Charlie Niebling (Biomass Magazine/Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC) ... I, for one, endorse the notion that if America’s forests
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR POSTERS: Bioenergy 2016 Interactive Session --- July 12-14, 2016 --- Washington, DC DEADLINE: June 3, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) invites students, researchers, public and private organizations, and the general public
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Denmark Announces Plans for New Advanced Biofuels’ Transportation Target
(Biofuels International) Denmark has announced plans to set a 0.9% advanced biofuels blending mandate by 2020 for use in transportation
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Put in Winning Performance at Eurovision
(BusinessGreen) This year’s song contest was the greenest yet, thanks to mobile generators powered by vegetable oil -- On Saturday
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
WEBINAR: Explore the Expanding LCFS Marketplace --- available on demand
Watch the webinar recording and download the slides. Watch this educational on-demand webinar to gain insight into the supply of
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Wins TRANSCAER Award for Ethanol Safety
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) For the fourth time, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), has won the TRANSCAER National Achievement Award
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Oil Firms to Buy More Ethanol from Dry State of Bihar
(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) Weeks after Bihar banned sale of liquor, the Centre has asked state-owned fuel retailers to
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Ontario to Spend $7-Billion on Sweeping Climate Change Plan
by Adrian Morrow and Greg Keenan (Globe and Mail) The Ontario government will spend more than $7-billion over four years on
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Seaweed Farm Examines Biofuel Potential
by Jules Scully (Western Telegraph) The potential of using algae as biofuel is being examined on the Haven waterway. Marine biologists from
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blending Pressures Already Shrinking Refiner Margins
by Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) Federally mandated ethanol blending is adding extra pressure to the faltering profits of U.S. refiners. The worst crude
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Guest Commentary: New Gas Pumps Fuel NWI Energy Options
by Michael McIntire (Northwest Indiana Times) ... Family Express, a favorite local company, is installing new fuel pumps across eight counties with
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
World Leaders Must Get on Biofuels Page
by Bliss Baker (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) ... It is estimated that the transportation sector produces 25 to 30
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Uses UAS for Variety of Applications
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) use in the ethanol industry is taking off. From checking
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Feature: Ethanol Producers Say California 'Carbon Intensity' Scores Still Too High
by Josh Pedrick (Platts) Most "legacy" ethanol producers who sell their product in California are unhappy with updated "carbon intensity"
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Could Biofuels Be Part of the Future for "Delmarva: A Region of Possibilities"?
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) "Don’t come to listen, come to act." That's what the invitation from the Rural
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR INNOVATIONS: APRISE 2016 and DETC @ RIMPAC --- July 27-28, 2016 --- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DEADLINE: May 26, 2016
In collaboration with US Navy, PACOM, University of Hawai’i, and RIMPAC VIP-Week, join Defense Innovation Leadership at the 2016 Asia
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
'Status Quo': Shell Spews Nearly 90,000 Gallons of Oil into Gulf of Mexico in Latest Spill
by Nika Knight (CommonDreams.org) 'This spill shows why there is a new and vibrant movement in the Gulf of Mexico
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
BREAKING: High Court Turns Away Exxon's Challenge To $236M MTBE Verdict
by Keith Goldberg (Law 360) The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a $236 million trial judgment against ExxonMobil Corp.
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Many Paths to Money from One Mighty Microbe: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Deinove
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week we reported that Deinove and Toulouse White Biotechnology are collaborating with the MetaToul* platform
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Wassup, EU? The Top 10 Trends in Europe’s Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, the European bioeconomy is generating 18.3 million jobs and driving €2.1 trillion
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Can the U.S. Military Afford to Run on Biofuels?
by Rich Smith (The Motley Fool) ... The beef tallow being used today, however, costs just $2.05 per gallon, making it
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
The Truth About Tight Oil (2016)
(Union of Concerned Scientists) Tight oil is a major source of global warming emissions. Better regulations—and an industry held accountable
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Pennycress, a Common Weed in Missouri, Could Be the Next Big Thing in Biofuel Innovation
by Kelly Moffitt (St. Louis Public Radio) ... Toni Kutchan, Vice President for Research at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, said
May 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Massachusetts Supermarket Chain Opens AD Facility
(Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC/Biomass Magazine) The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC celebrated the opening of its green
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
National Biodiesel Board Commends Proposed Legislation to Extend Biodiesel Tax Incentive Through 2019
(Biofuels Journal/National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Board released the following statement from Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel after
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Tracy Area High School Visits Highwater Ethanol
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty-five students from Tracy Area High School toured Highwater Ethanol today to get a better understanding of
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Mine Dump Biofuel Pilot Project Achieves Early Success, Holds Much Potential
by Ilan Solomons (Mining Weekly) Local green technology company G-Tech has recorded early success in its attempt to grow biofuel
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
The Ethanol in Your Gas Tank Should Come from a Tree in a Maine Forest
by Kevin L. Raye (Bangor Daily News/Down East Strategies) Yet our forestry sector is in serious trouble, as mill closures
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Republicans Need to Embrace Renewables — on Their Terms
by Mark R. Maddox (American Action Forum/Livingston Group/The Hill) ... There is heartburn over subsidies, including concerns about federal dollars being used
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Oil Market Manipulation Is Alive and Well
by Jim Talent (Americans for Energy Security and Innovation/The Hill) Opponents of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) claim that the
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Honors Two Biodiesel Champions
(National Biodiesel Board) Harvard University & NJ’s Medford Township Public Schools Reduce Carbon Emissions with America’s Advanced Biofuel -- The
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Scania Delivers 51 Biodiesel And Vegetable Oil Hybrid Buses to Madrid
(The Auto Channel) In a major commercial breakthrough, Scania will in June start delivering 51 hybridised Scania Citywide buses to
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
A Global Force for Good: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the US Navy’s Military Biofuels Program
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To explain the Navy’s marine and aviation biofuels program, Chris Tindal gave the following presentation
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Cruz Aims to Declaw Energy Security Hawks with Appropriations Amendment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The Def Con 2 alert from the biofuels educational and advocacy group (Advanced Biofuels USA)
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
UC Riverside Awarded $1.3M from USDA for Green Energy Research
by Sarah Nightingale (University of California Riverside) Charles Wyman, Distinguished Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and holder of the Ford
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Funding Opps Target Energy-Intensive Ops (Oil, Gas, Biofuel, Fuel Cell, Chemical)
by Barbara Vergetis Lundin (SmartGridNews.com) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking for proposals for a new Clean Energy Manufacturing
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Senator Sherrod Brown Announces Up to $2 Million in New Federal Resources for The Ohio State University to Support Research on Biofuel
(Office of Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) 25 Percent of Soybean Oil Processed in U.S. is used for Biodiesel and Bioheat.
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes Stronger Methane Emission Rules
by Devin Henry (The Hill) The Obama administration on Thursday finalized a new rule designed to cut methane emissions from
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Businessman Wants Second Life for Ethanol's Leftovers
by Russell Hubbard (Omaha World-Herald) ... (Scott) Hornafius, you see, wants to build a $1 billion, 1,000-mile underground pipeline across Iowa and
May 12, 2016 Read Full Article
The E15 Perspective from Those Marketing the Fuel
by Maura Keller (Fuel Marketer News) ... The argument among those marketers and retailers that have embraced the fuel is that E15
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US Looks to Go Gig on Biofuels as It Diversifies Away from Foreign Oil
by Anmar Frangoul (CNBC.com) ... The DOE added that the U.S. is currently spending around $1 billion every three days
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EPA Brings Biofuel Production Changes To White House
by Kali Hays (Law360) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday sent some proposed changes to its Renewable Fuel Standard
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Tribunal's Order to Hit Oil Firms' Blending Plans
by Subhayan Chakraborty & Shreya Jai (Business Standard) Order passed in response to PIL citing media reports that 33 of 35
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Limpopo Receives R940m Investment for Renewable Energy from US, Chinese Companies
(African News Agency/Engineering News) American and Chinese companies are set to invest R940-million in Limpopo to pursue renewable energy and
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Commercializing in a World of $30 Oil: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Reverdia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Reverdia is a joint venture between Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences
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Stora Enso, Rennovia Ink Biobased Chemicals Development Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Renewable materials company Stora Enso and specialty chemicals company Rennovia Inc. have announced
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Co-Optimized Fuel-Engine Systems to Transform Our Nation’s Vehicles
by Jonathan Male (U.S. Department of Energy) The critical need to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil and cut
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Evidence of Benefits of Biofuels in Combating Climate Change is More than Ample
(25 x '25) ... While recognition of the role of agriculture in meeting climate change challenges is growing among world leaders,
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This Scientist Just Changed How We Think about Climate Change with One GIF
by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post) Ed Hawkins spends his days doing, you know, climate science. A professor at the University
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results, Additional $72.3 Million Soil Health Investment to Support Paris Agreement
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared the first results of USDA's Building Blocks for Climate Smart
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CAB-Comm Final Report Documents Accomplishments from Six Years of Algal Research
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has
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Argonne Rolls Out New Version of Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Analysis Tool
by Katie Elyce Jones (Argonne National Laboratory) Despite the potential benefits, being one of the first businesses or individuals to
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This Mystery Was Solved: Scientists Say Chemicals from Fracking Wastewater Can Taint Fresh Water Nearby
by Darryl Fears (The Washington Post) But a study by the U.S. Geological Survey appears to have answered a critical question
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Unitel Wins Patent for Direct Conversion of Algae to Fatty Acids
(Algae Industry Magazine) Unitel Technologies, an Illinois-based designer and builder of pilot and mini-plants, announced that it has received a