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Back TO HOMEGlacial Lakes In Midst of Premium E30 Challenge
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) The ethanol industry knows that one area for the growth of the renewable fuel is through
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Food Price Deflation Cheers Consumers, Hurts Farmers, Grocers and Restaurants
by Heather Haddon and Julie Jargon (The Wall Street Journal) The U.S. is on track this year to post the
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Energy Department Studies Show Major Ethanol Benefits
(WNAX) The U.S. Energy Department has released the results of a compilation of several studies that show mid level ethanol
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Worse than Gasoline? Creative Accounting Leads to Claim
by Robert C. Brown (Des Moines Register) ... The genesis of the latest headlines is frustration among certain biofuels critics
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Henkel, BASF and Solidaridad Ally to Improve Sustainable Supply Chains for Palm Oils.
(Bio-Based World News) Palm oil has become one of the world’s most versatile and controversial raw materials. Found in approximately
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Wayne Standardizes Offering for All North American Retail
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association/Wayne Fueling Systems) Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
E15 Sales Fall because of RVP
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) As expected E15 sales in Minnesota fell in June as a result of the EPA-imposed Reid Vapor
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Does Minnesota Have What It Takes to Seize Biofuel Opportunities?
by Timothy J. Rudnick (Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Seldom do the puzzle pieces align so perfectly as they now have to
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
How to Finance a Biogas Project?
(Renewable Waste Intelligence) Three of America’s leading experts guide us through the pitfalls to profits -- The challenges of financing
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
NATSO Asks DOT to Work with Existing Business on Alternative Fuel Corridors
(The Trucker News Services) NATSO, the national association representing travel plazas and truck stops, has called on the Department of
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Diverse Fungi Secrete Similar Suite of Decomposition Enzymes
(Phys.Org/Department of Energy) Soil fungi secrete a wide range of enzymes that play an important role in biofuel production and
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
NGO Questions Xinxiang's Claim It Bought All Cadmium-Laced Wheat
by Zhou Tailai and Li Rongde (Caixin Online) Advocacy group claims some of the city's carcinogen-laced grain may have already hit
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to DuPont in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans, progress
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Welcome to Aviation Biofuels Math Class with Mr. Mercutio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you were reading BBC’s coverage of the aviation biofuels space yesterday, you would have
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Energy Regulatory Commission of Mexico Releases Ethanol Blending Regulation
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Energy Regulatory Commission of Mexico (CRE) published Monday their recently-passed fuel regulation (NOM-016-CRE-2016) in the Mexican
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Weird Science: How to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Renewable Biofuel
by David Dittman (Wall Street Daily) ... ClimateWire recently reported that scientists have engineered a bacterium that can turn carbon dioxide
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Switching to Switchgrass? Study Models Soil Impact of Biofuel Crops
by Kari Lydersen (Midwest Energy News) ... The Argonne modeling shows that when grassland, cropland and pasture in the Midwest are
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Discusses Australian Biofuel Industry
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A recent report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
The Case Against Ethanol Opponents: They Are Simply Incorrect +VIDEO
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... I can't say for sure, since I haven't done a count and compared
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Trump Focuses on Farmers
by Eddie Scott (TheVillagesSuntimes) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the second annual Roast and Ride at the Iowa State
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Diesel Dogs 1st Distributor in Minn to Offer #E15
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) St. Paul based Diesel Dogs Fuel Service is the first distributor to offer pre-blended E15 in
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
#Ethanol Plant to Gas Station Lowers Pump Prices
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Ethanol provides consumers savings at the pump – especially when the retailer passes along the RIN (Renewable
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Do Biofuels Harm the Planet More than Gasoline?
Rowena Lindsay (Christian Science Monitor) A new study suggests that biofuels can mitigate only 37 percent of the CO2 released
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Brazil Climate Pledge Questioned after Ethanol Snub
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Biofuel and climate experts have questioned Brazil's commitment to a plan to cut carbon emissions by raising
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
RTI International Awarded Project to Support Development of Advanced Biofuels
(RTI International) The U.S. Department of Energy awarded RTI International a project to support the development of biomass-to-hydrocarbon biofuels conversion
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Land-Use Change Rapidly Reducing Critical Honey Bee Habitat in Dakotas
(U.S. Geological Survey) The Northern Great Plains of North and South Dakota, which support over 40 percent of United States commercial
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Germans Developing Flower-Power Biofuel
by Brian Parkin (Bloomberg News/Arkansas Online) A giant form of a flowering daisy plant that can grow 10 feet high
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Cargill in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans,
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Carbon 101 and Biofuels
by Don Scott (National Biodiesel Board) ... Everyone knows that trees (and other plant life) absorb carbon from the atmosphere. It’s
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Field to Fuel Video Contest
(Nebraska Ethanol Board) The Nebraska Ethanol Board presents the third annual Field to Fuel video contest, which encourages Nebraska high school students
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel from the Right Sources Can Burn More Cleanly than Regular Diesel: Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium at San José State University released a study
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Technip Signs Agreement with BTG Bioliquids to Design and Build Pyrolysis Plants for Biomass-to-Oil Production
(btg-btl) Technip announced ... that it has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids B.V. (BTL) to provide EPC(1)
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Propel Launches ProShop, Connecting California’s Low Carbon Fuel Culture
(Propel) Apparel, accessories, aficionado clubs and social networks link together Propel’s largest customer segment, millennials. -- Propel Fuels, the nation’s
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to United Airlines and Sustainable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans,
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Investors Urge G20 Nations to Ratify Paris Climate Deal This Year
by Alister Doyle (Reuters) Investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged leaders of the Group of 20 on
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Who Needs Biofuels? Cost-Competitive Renewable Fuels are in Demand
by Jonathan Male (U.S. Department of Energy) A large part of the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Changing the Way We Fly: Biofuels Made from Waste Gases Reaching New Heights with Airline Industry
by Zia Haq (U.S. Department of Energy) Booking a flight soon? You may be leaving on a jet plane powered
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Intratec Reveals Production Costs of Green Chemicals and Biofuels
(Intratec Solutions LLC/EIN Presswire) New reports evaluate the economic feasibility of chemicals manufacturing through alternative, bio-based routes -- Intratec Solutions
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Researchers Garner Grant to Study Innovative Biofuels Production Technology
by Robert Mills (Iowa State University) A team of researchers from Iowa State University’s Bioeconomy Institute is investigating a new
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Tim Walz Visits Al-Corn to Show Support for Homegrown Biofuels
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Rep. Tim Walz visited Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont on Aug 24 to learn more about the plant's
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
California Scores Tremendous Victories on Climate Policy and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
(Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) The Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) is pleased to announce that the California State Senate and
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
How to Tell #Biofuel’s Sustainability Story
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Sustainability is a key topic in both the biofuels industry as well as among consumers. However,
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Octane Value Takes Center Stage During #ACE2016
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Higher octane. The automakers want it. Many consumers want it. But how to get it? Ethanol.
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
MichBio Responds to Flawed University of Michigan Research Study on Biofuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(MichBio/BusinessWire) MichBio, the biosciences industry association in Michigan, issued the following statement today regarding the release of a University of
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Fill up on Ethanol for 85 Cents a Gallon – But You Better Hurry
by Hannah Madans (Orange County Register) To celebrate its opening, a new E85 gas station in Santa Ana is offering
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Offer Significant Benefits to the US
by Jodi Delapaz (Agri-Pulse) High octane fuels (HOF), specifically mid-level ethanol blends (E25-E40), could offer significant benefits for the U.S.,
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: International Conference on Enzymology — March 20-21, 2017 — Rome, Italy DEADLINE: unclear
International Conference on Enzymology, will be organized around the theme “Exemplifying the Prominence of Enzymology among Interdisciplinary Sciences” Enzymology 2017 is
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
U.N. Aviation Emissions Pact to Let States Opt out in First Phase: Sources
by Allison Lampert and Julia Fioretti (Reuters) A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Early-Stage, Breakthrough Technologies: Biofuels, 10 of the Best
by Lorenz Bauer and Gerald Kutney (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... In this report, we are focused on bioenergy and
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Biorenewables Megatrends: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to the Advanced Bioeconomy’s Progress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we conducted a webinar on Biorenewables Megatrends with NEXANT principal Ron Cascone, who gave
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Where’s Butanol, or Other Substitutes for Gasoline besides Ethanol?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Is there some fundamental reason that the automotive biofuels people haven’t shifted to butanol or
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Company Produces Biodiesel for Own Truck Fleet
(National Transport Confederation (Google Translation)) Fuel is produced from used cooking oil. Goal is to reduce emissions of pollutants and
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Boating on Biofuels
by Chip Bowling (Capital Gazette/National Corn Growers Association) Letter to Editor: As a boater from Southern Maryland, I read Chris Dollar's
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Boom in Oil Production Causes Bust in Prairie Sod
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) ... Mr. (Mark) Perry suggests (without any scientific support or a single citation) that ethanol
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Jill Stein Calls for ‘Green New Deal’ to Address Climate Change
by Devin Henry (The Hill) ... Climate change, she (Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein) said during a National Press Club event
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Feature: Could a RINs Market Probe Fuel RFS Reforms?
by Brian Scheid and Herman Wang (Platts) Growing pressure for a federal probe of the opaque market underpinning the Renewable Fuel
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Signals It Will Start Looking at Mandating Higher Octane Gasoline
by Richard Truett (Automotive News) Raising the octane in gasoline -- seen as a way to improve fuel economy and
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
API-Funded Study Obscures Lifecycle Emission Benefits of Biofuels
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, University of Michigan Energy Institute researchers, led by longtime biofuels critic Professor John DeCicco, released a
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Recycled Tyres Are ‘Overlooked’ as a Biofuel Source
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Oil from recycled tyres has been overlooked as a potential biofuel source, yet it is
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Sustainability in the Market Important to Company Success
by Donna Funk (K·Coe Isom/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... One way food companies can connect to this new consumer mindset is to
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Got octane?
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) It’s the Holy Grail for many in the ethanol industry to
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
New Generation Drives Global Economy
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Given the instability in the world, there never has been a time in the
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
King of the Corn Drag Racing Highlighs Ethanol
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol Nationals shines a spotlight on high ethanol blends in inaugural street car race.
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
NYC to Test Renewable Diesel
(Government-Fleet) New York City plans to test the use of renewable diesel in its fleet across at least four departments
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Report: Canadian Ethanol Industry Operating at Full Capacity
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Canada recently filed annual biofuels report with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Mexico to Ban Gasoline Oxygenated with Ethanol in Three Urban Centers
By Ana Isabel Martinez (Reuters Africa) Mexico will ban the sale of gasoline oxygenated with ethanol beginning in late October
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Advanced Biorefinery Proposed for Eastern North Dakota
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A biorefinery proposed to be built in Grand Forks, North Dakota, would transform low-value
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Kansas Cellulosic Plant to Sell
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Abengoa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Draws Wide Interest -- ... Mark Fisler, managing director of
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Here's Why We Need to Keep Pressing Ahead on Renewable Fuels
by John M. Urbanchuk (PennLive/ABF Economics LLP) ... Thanks to the RFS, nearly every drop of gasoline sold now contains at
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil's Glass House
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/U.S. News and World Report) ... Indeed, it's fairly obvious that (Mark) Perry's yarn is simply intended
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Another Billionaire Bailout?
by Brooke Coleman (Bloomberg/Advanced Biofuels Business Council) ... (Carl) Icahn’s ask is pretty simple. He wants the EPA to change the
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
The Long Winding Road to Algae’s Promised Land
(Algae Industry Magazine) lgae Industry Magazine contributing editor, emeritus agribusiness professor at Arizona State University, and algae industry icon Mark
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Worse for Climate Change than Gasoline, U-M Study Says
by Keith Matheny (Detroit Free Press) The multi-billion-dollar U.S. biofuels industry — promoted and expanded for over a decade by the
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
California Assembly Approves Climate Change Law
by Anshu Siripurapu (Sacramento Bee) After an intense floor debate, a bill extending California’s greenhouse gas emission targets squeaked by in
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Brazilian Car Prototype Covers 300 Km Using Only 1 Liter of Ethanol
(Sputnik News) It might sound like science fiction but it’s not! Employees of Parana Technological University in Brazil designed a
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Hopewell Ethanol Plant Celebrates Opening
(The Progress-Index) ... Green Plains Inc., a Omaha, Nebraska-based ethanol company, bought the Vireol Bio Energy LLC plant in Hopewell from
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Bayer, Bunge and Monsanto
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, we are conducting Strategic Intent, our 19 webinar series on major companies and
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Could A Lithium Shortage De-Rail The Electric Car Boom?
by James Stafford (OilPrice.com) ... Lithium is our new fuel, but like fossil fuels, the reserves we’re currently tapping into are
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Greenbelt Resources Announces SEC Filing to Conduct Public Offering
(Greenbelt Resources/PR Newswire) Company Plans to Build Model Waste-to-Energy Ecosystem -- Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), an innovator of sustainable
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Microbeads. Reviled, Yes. Useful, Yes. What’s the Alternative?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The BBC is reporting that although microplastics form only 0.01% to 4.1% of the total
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
A Letter to Fans of Green Racing from the Greenspeed Research Team--Back on the Salt
by David Schenker (Greenspeed Research) Yes, we have been quiet lately. We’ve been able to work twice as hard now
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers Program Awards Vouches to Five Bioenergy Companies
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers program awarded $8 million worth of
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Vertically-Integrated Ethanol Producer, and More: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Plains is a vertically-integrated ethanol producer based in Omaha, Nebraska. They currently have an
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Abengoa Plants Go to Green Plains: Ethanol’s Jolly Giant Gets Bigger
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Nebraska, word has arrived from Green Plains that it will purchase the Madison, Ill.,
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
IFC Invests BRL 150 Million in CerradinhoBio to Support the Growth of Renewable Energy Production in Brazil
(The Financial) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide BRL 150 million of long-term financing to CerradinhoBio,
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Credit Spike Divides Gas Stations
by James Osborne (FuelFix) Now gas station owners say they, too, are losing out after the price of RINs –
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
£1.7m Boost for Biofuel Firm
(Motherwell Times) A Newarthill project promoting the use of biodiesels has been awarded £1.7 million in EU funding. Argent Energy
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Enerkem's Facility in Edmonton Becomes the First ISCC Certified Plant in the World to Convert Municipal Solid Waste into Biomethanol
(Enerkem/Newswire) Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, announced it has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
How Loyola Converts Used Cooking Oil Into Biodiesel That Fuels Their Buses
by Mark Schipper (DNA info) Loyola University has the only college-level chemical manufacturing business in the country that is federally licensed
August 24, 2016 Read Full Article
What Role Can Biofuels Play in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
by David Suzuki (EcoWatch) The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is occurring mainly at the power plant level.
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Iowa Teen Promotes Ethanol at DNC, RNC
by Kathie Obradovich (Des Moines Register) It’s hard to beat this as a summer job for a Des Moines teenager: Two weeks
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Deserve a Place at the Pump
by Jim Talent (The American Spectator) The case for alternative energy done right. -- ... No other policy has so effectively
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
U.S. Rejects Automakers Request to Extend Fuel Comment Deadline
by David Shepardson (Reuters) U.S. regulators late on Monday denied a request by major automakers to extend the comment period
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Firm’s Plans for Grangemouth
by James Trimble (Falkirk Herald) A company renowned for using residues from the whisky industry to produce biofuel capable of
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to ADM and ArcelorMittal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, we are conducting Strategic Intent, our 19 webinar series on major companies and their partnerships,
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
After the Lightning Strikes: The Bioeconomy’s Effort to Learn from Fire
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lightning strikes often in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Magic catalyst, the miracle microbe, the super
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Libertarian Gary Johnson on 2016: 'This is the demise of the Republican Party'
by John Harwood (CNBC) ... JOHNSON: I do think that climate change is occurring, that it is man-caused. One of the
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Will New Biofuels Help Decarbonize Aviation and Shipping?
by Kent Harrington (Chenected) ... For example, which country should own the emissions from a Mexico City flight to New
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Open the Toolbox to Give Fuel Economy Rules a Chance
by Doug Durante (The Hill/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) ... The US Department of Energy just last week released a report that
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
It Is Time to Address RVP
by Mike Lorenz (Sheetz) Back in 1990, Congress limited the amount of evaporative emissions from vehicle fuel at 9 pounds
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Court Upholds Obama's Social Cost of Carbon Accounting for Federal Regulations
by Robert Walton (Utility Dive) The Obama Administration has won a significant victory for its use of a social cost metric to
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Ag Carbon Credits Go to Market, Just as Cap and Trade Is Questioned
by Barbara Grady (Green Biz) ... Letting the fields temporarily dry has reduced the methane released from that rice field by 50
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
SIUE, Madison County to Partner on Energy Sector Study
by Kelsey Landis (The Telegraph) A grant from a national non-profit organization will fund a study examining how to develop Madison
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
PERC Sues Maine DEP over Fiberight Licensing
by Faith DeAmbrose (The Weekly Packet) Owners of the Orrington-based trash-to-energy facility Penobscot Energy Recovery Company have filed suit in
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Aemetis Provides Update on Edeniq, LanzaTech Transactions
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Regarding the Edeniq acquisition, McAfee indicated Aemetis is in the process of completing the
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Giant King Grass and Its Bioconversion: The Digest’s 2016 Multi Slide Guide to Viaspace
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Direct Combustion, Anaerobic Digestion, Cellulosic Biofuels, Biochemicals, and Animal Feed: these are just some of the markets envisioned
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
St1 Signs a Letter of Intent with Viken Skog and Treklyngen for a Cellunolix® Ethanol Plant in Norway
(St1/Globe Newswire) St1 Nordic Oy's Norwegian subsidiary, Smart Fuel AS, has signed a letter of intent with Viken Skog SA
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
The Advanced Bioeconomy and the Pet Wellness Revolution
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... well, it’s big business, and every day around the world millions of people are
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
This Startup Turns CO2 into a Sustainable Replacement for Palm Oil
by Adele Peters (FastCoExist.com) ... A new Bay Area-based biotech startup called Kiverdi has a different solution: a synthetic palm oil,
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Neste Renewable Diesel to Power County of Sacramento's Fleet in California
(Neste) Neste Renewable Diesel is now being used by the County of Sacramento, California. In moving to Neste Renewable Diesel,
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Competitively Priced, ECA Compliant, Sustainable Biofuel Bunkers Will be a Reality in the Near Future
(Ship & Bunker) Chuck Red, Vice President at US-based biofuels firm Applied Research Associates (ARA), says the current cost of
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Opportunities and Challenges: A State-by-State Look at Higher Blends
by Rebecca Chillrud (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... Gas stations that offer higher blends are currently few and far between,
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Deep Green Biotech Hub Incubator Launched in NSW
(Algae Industry Magazine) In Australia, the New South Wales Deep Green Biotech Hub (DGBH) has been launched as an enabling
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
21 Land-Grant Universities Create Animal Feed Database
(Agriculture is America/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Twenty-one land-grant institutions and partner organizations are collaborating to provide researchers, Extension professionals, regulators, feed
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Commits to Meet Statutory RFS Reporting Requirements
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Aug. 18, the U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General published a report finding
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Creating Value from Landfill Gas
by Terry Mazanec (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... The US EPA estimates that 250 million tons of municipal solid wastes are sent
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
A Successful Supply Chain Strategy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Equinox
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In developing a bioconversion project, the steps are numerous, interconnected and complex. Conducting a feasibility study,
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
A Breakthrough in Algae Harvesting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One of the more perplexing problems of the advanced bioeconomy is getting algae out of the
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Alliance BioEnergy Enters the Biofuel Industry To Meet the Needs of the U.S. Military
(Alliance BioEnergy/Globe Newswire) Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (OTCQB:ALLM) (the "Company"), is pleased to announce today that its patented CTS process will
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Maine Trees Could Fuel Military Jets, but as Long as Oil Costs $40 a Barrel, It’ll Be a While
by Christopher Burns (Bangor Daily News) ... The alternative fuel revolution has so far belonged to corn, but efforts to develop
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: Writer Doesn't Understand Biodiesel
by Jeff Lynn (State Journal-Register) A recent letter to the editor from Don Breiner got biodiesel all wrong. The letter is
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels on Agenda during US Navy Visit
by Scott Rutherford (Navy Daily) Alternative fuels and energy efficient systems were on everybody’s lips when American ship USS Stethem, arrived alongside Fleet
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Environmentalist Jerry Jung Wants Ethanol Policy Change
by Dustin Walsh (Crain's Detroit Business) Jerry Jung, former owner of Michigan CAT and longtime environmentalist, is using his wealth
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Sustainable Biodiesel Conducts National Auditor Search
(The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance/Yahoo! Finance) The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) announces its search for professional auditors in the United States
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Green Genome Awards DEADLINE: September 9, 2016
(SEED Center)As part of a national effort to support sustainability practices, programs and training at the nation’s more than 1,100
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: E30 Protects All Engines
by Orrie Swayze Wilmot (Argus Leader) E30 can prevent up to a $5,000 maintenance problem for especially vulnerable new turbo-charged gas
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
What Is to Be Done? Farm Crisis in the Making?
by Bob Krause (Storm Lake Times Letter to Editor) Only 35 years after the 1980s farm crisis, another storm seems
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
The War Against Ethanol, Part 1
by Jamie Kitman (Automobile Magazine) Getting real about ethanol -- ... But until solar and wind power charge our national fleet
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
PTDF to Establish Biofuel Research Institute in Kaduna
by Owolabi Oluwasegun (The Herald) The Petroleum Technology Development fund (PTDF) said it would establish a national coordination centre for research
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Using Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as a Biofuel Feedstock
(Environmental Research and Education Foundation) Using a first-of-its-kind Life-Cycle Assessment model of biofuel production using MSW, this report includes an assessment
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Torrefaction: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Fungible Biomass Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Some time back, Digest contributor Tim Sklar wrote that “it is conceivable that Torrified Wood production could
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Cuba Seeks Investors to Boost Clean, Renewable Energy
(Xinhuanet.com) Cuba is set to hold its first Energy & Infrastructure Summit in an effort to boost clean and renewable
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Honeywell Receives Awards For Pioneering Environmentally Preferable Technologies
(Honeywell/PR Newswire) Honeywell Solstice® yf mobile air conditioning refrigerant and Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ provide alternatives for global transportation --
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Charting A Path for Sustainable Jet Fuels
by Zia Haq (U.S. Department of Energy) Renewable biofuel alternatives can help replace conventional petroleum-based jet fuel. -- New White House
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
The RINferno, as It Burns up America’s Venture into Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... There’s a separate category of RINs for advanced biofuels. These are fuels that have at
August 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Grants Aim to Expand Ethanol Availability
by Alex Brown (Inside Indiana Business) The Indiana Office of Energy Development and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council have awarded more
August 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Penn State to Help Develop Guidelines for Growing Industrial Hemp
by Sara LaJeunesse (Penn State News) On July 20, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a law allowing the Pennsylvania Department of
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World Bank Sees Biofuels Losing out Due to Cheaper Oil
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the World Bank’s most recent Commodities Markets Outlook says lower energy prices have
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NYC Department of Sanitation Fleet Highlighted for Use of Clean Fuel, New Technologies
by Cole Rosengren (Waste Dive) Fleet Owner recently profiled the many advancements of New York's Department of Sanitation (DSNY) fleet. This includes
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Big Corn Finds Unlikely Allies in US Biofuels Push: Carmakers and Drivers
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) ... Reuters' analysis of vehicle sales and government data shows that almost a fifth of the vehicles on
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Securities Fraud Related to Biodiesel Fraud Scheme Convicted in Jury Trial
(U.S. Department of Justice) U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler for the Southern District of Indiana announced today the guilty verdict
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CAPRi Blog: Impact of Biofuel Induced Land Corruption on Women; The Case of Chisumbanje Ethanol Project
(Collective Action and Property Rights) In this blog, Farai Mutondoro, Mary Jane Ncube, Manase Chiweshe and Derick Hamunakwadi discuss the
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The Top 25 Advanced Bioeconomy Stories of the Year
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We looked at the past year, and these are the 25 Top Stories of the
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Intratec Reveals Production Costs of Green Chemicals and Biofuels
(Intratec Solutions) New reports evaluate the economic feasibility of chemicals manufacturing through alternative, bio-based routes -- Intratec Solutions LLC, the
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Ministry of Economic Affairs of Republic of China : Turn Microalgae Biofuel into Gold Mine, Create Circular Economy of Green Energy
(4-Traders) The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BOE, MOEA), has promoted the research and development of green energy
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Hillary Clinton Picks TPP and Fracking Advocate To Set Up Her White House
by Zaid Jilani and Naomi LaChance (The Intercept) Two big issues dogged Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primary: the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade
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There Is an E15 Consumer Disconnect
by Susanna Retka-Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sheetz, Thortons executives give careful thought to strategically offering the new fuel. -- Almost
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EU Cannot Ignore Ethanol’s High GHG Savings
by Robert Wright (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) At COP21 last year, the EU committed to cutting its total greenhouse gas (GHG)
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Ethanol Faces a Terminal Challenge
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) NREL finds more infrastructure is needed for more ethanol and high-octane fuels. -- Changes to existing