(AgriMarketing/Reuters) Sarnia, Ontario, home to dozens of Canada's refineries and chemical plants, is lobbying hard to lure a biotech plant
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Back TO HOMENorwegian Consumers Transitioning to Biodiesel Heating Oil
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Norway, consumers have begun transitioning to biodiesel for heating as fossil fuel-based heating oil
November 15, 2016 Read Full Article
ICM Explores Reopening Colwich Ethanol Plant
by Dan Voorhis (Wichita Eagle) Colwich-based ICM is exploring whether to renovate and expand the recently purchased Abengoa Bioenergy plant
November 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Advanced Value-Ads to a First-Gen Base: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aemetis owns and operates 110 million gallons per year of ethanol and biodiesel facilities in
November 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Who’s Got Hot Lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to Lignin Production and Prospects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lignocellulosic sugars and lignin have become necessary intermediates for advancing research towards economically producing biofuels
November 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Small Farm Conference--A Seriously Knowledge-Intensive Activity on Maryland's Eastern Shore
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) "I want to make this land productive again," was a common refrain at the
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo — May 14-17, 2017 — Washington, DC DEADLINE: December 09, 2016
Abstract Submission Information: Submit your abstract for consideration for oral (podium) or poster presentation. All submission will be reviewed by
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 2017 International Biomass Conference & Expo --- April 10-12, 2017 --- Minneapolis, MN DEADLINE: December 2, 2016
Presentation ideas will be accepted for the 2017 International Biomass Conference & Expo through December 2, 2016. Presentation ideas may
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR SPEAKERS: 2017 BIO World Congress --- July 23-26, 2017 --- Montreal, Quebec, Canada DEADLINES: for Investor Sessions & Poster Presenters: May 15, 2017
The 2017 BIO World Congress provides a unique forum for business executives, industry leaders, government officials, and academic researchers to share
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
NASCAR to Surpass 10 Million Miles on Sunoco Green E15
(NASCAR/Ethanol Producer Magazine) NASCAR announced Nov. 11 that it will surpass 10 million competition miles on Sunoco Green E15, a biofuel blended with
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Pacific Ethanol and Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Begin Unit Train Service
(EIN/GlobeNewswire) Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX) and Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway (TPW), a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Vehicles Challenging Biofuels in the UK
(Biofuels International) A new competitor to biofuels may be creeping up from the left field in the form of hydrogen-powered
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
AgMRC Looks at Drivers behind High Ethanol Blending
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The economic drivers behind recent higher ethanol blending rates were examined by Iowa
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Bacteria Turn Trees into Pollution-Eating Machines
by Anthony King (Horizon Magazine) Hacking trees by adding bacteria to their roots could help scrub contaminated soil clean of
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Advocate Calls EPA's Actions Regarding Biofuels a Slap in the Face to Farmers
(Oklahoma Farm Report) As farmers across the country harvest more corn than ever before this year, paving the way for
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Use Can Reduce India’s Fuel Imports, Says PM Modi
(PTI/The Indian Express) "Ethanol production and sale has tripled in the last two years," Modi said, adding that "ethanol can
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Rejects Plea to Tweak Ethanol Mandate’s Rules
by Timothy Cama (The Hill) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making plans to reject a plea by some fuel
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Commission’s Biofuel Plans Will Cost Europe’s Cereal and Beet Farmers at least €2 Billion per Year
(ePURE) On the occasion of the World Ethanol & Biofuels conference taking place in Brussels, the European Association of Sugar
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Engineers Set Record for Storing Solar Energy in Hydrogen Fuel
by Tom Abate (Stanford University) Solar energy has the potential to provide abundant power, but only if scientists solve two
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Forest-Powered Flight Heads to Washington, D.C.
(Alaska Airlines/PR Newswire) First of its kind renewable biofuel made from residual wood used by Alaska Airlines -- Washington state-based
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Alaska Airlines to Fly Today on Gevo’s Cellulosic Renewable Alcohol to Jet Fuel
(GEVO) Gevo’s Fuel to Power Alaska Airlines Flight #4 from Seattle to DCA -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO), announced that the
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Gevo Enters On-Road Automobile Gasoline Market in Houston
(GEVO) Expands on Previously Announced Partnership with Musket Corporation -- Gevo, Inc.(NASDAQ:GEVO), announced today that gasoline blended with its isobutanol
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Reinventing Enzymes, Molecules by Design: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Arzeda
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Arzeda’s proprietary technology combines targeted computational enzyme design and protein optimization with state-of-the-art metabolic bioengineering to create entirely novel designer cell
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Who’s Got the Hot Sugars? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to Lignocellulosic Sugars and Their Producers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lignocellulosic sugars and lignin have become necessary intermediates for advancing research towards economically producing biofuels
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
SabrTech’s RiverBox Algal Biomass Platform
(Algae Industry Magazine) Halifax, Nova Scotia’s clean-tech company SabrTech describes its main product, The RiverBox™, as “the world’s first modular,
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
US$ 133.3 Mn Renewable Methanol Market to Grow Steadily Through 2026
(Future Market Insights/PR NewsWire) Future Market Insights delivers key insights on the global renewable methanol market in its latest report titled "Renewable
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
New Survey: Vast Majority of Environmentalists Want RFS Corn Ethanol Mandates Reduced
(American Council for Capital Formation) With Incoming Trump Administration, Reforms to Ethanol Mandates Could Provide Early, Bipartisan Win -- As
November 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Corn: It’s What’s for Dinner, for People, Animals and Gasoline-Eating Vehicles
by Chris Beutler (Today’s Producer) ... U.S. raises nearly 36 percent of all the corn grown worldwide, and it is
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
#Ethanol Groups Support Trump’s Election
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Donald Trump has been elected as 45th President of the United States. In response to the
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that $1.5 million
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: BioCycle East Coast17 — April 4-7, 2017 — Ellicott City, MD DEADLINE: December 15, 2016
BIOCYCLE EAST COAST17, April 4-7 2017 in Ellicott City, Maryland, is accepting abstracts for presentations. The Conference theme is Growing
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Changing Cell Behavior Could Boost Biofuels, Medicine
by Beth Miller (Phys.Org) A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a way to coax cells
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Scaling Biofuels Technology
by David Edwards ( Zeton Inc./Lee Enterprises Consulting) The recommended approach for scaling bioenergy and biofuels technology follows a similar
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
CO2 Capture for Use: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Antecy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Capturing and concentrate (ambient) CO2 at low prices for direct use and production of fuels
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel and the Importance in the Renewable Energy Industry
(FinancialBuzz.com/PR Newswire) Renewable energy is on the rise. Innovation, falling costs and major operation expansion in emerging economies are all
November 10, 2016 Read Full Article
New Blender Pumps Open in Holstein, Iowa
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Holstein Travel Center has added four blender pumps and to celebrate the retail station is hosting
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Truth, Lies and Ethanol as a Gasoline Additive
by Andres R. Aquino (The Intelligencer) ... In order to reach the required octane grades of 87, 89 and 93,
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: A Choice at the Pump
by Mary Canelas (Concord Monitor) ... I was surprised to read a recent “My Turn” (Monitor Forum, Nov. 3) that argued against
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Trump's Victory Shatters Energy Landscape
by Anthony Adragna (Politico's Morning Energy) ... Biofuels: Trump said in Iowa in January that he wants ethanol volumes set under
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Sleepy Eye High School Toured Highwater Ethanol
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty-three students from Sleepy Eye High School toured Highwater Ethanol today to get a closer look at
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Wealthy Florida Businessmen Sentenced to 10-Plus Years in Prison for Biofuel Scam
by Brett Murphy ( Naples Daily News) A federal judge sentenced two Florida men to 10-plus years in prison for their
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Loran Schmit: Ethanol Has Been Good for Nebraska
by Loran Schmit (Omaha World-Herald) In 1971, Nebraska state senators championed legislation to establish the nation’s first state ethanol development program.
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Palaszczuk Government to Lure International Biofuels Investment to Queensland
(Queensland Government) The Palaszczuk Government will target Australian and international biofutures investment to help boost the industry in regional Queensland. Speaking
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Use of Bacteria to Produce Valuable Substances from Carbon Dioxide
(Goethe University Frankfurt/EurekAlert!) Goethe University Frankfurt coordinates European two million Euro project -- Microbes are already used on a
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Snohomish County’s Venture into Biofuels Is a Bust, for Now
by Noah Haglund (HeraldNet) Snohomish County is getting out of the biofuels business, after low oil prices and emerging technologies
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Noic to Float $6m Ethanol Storage Tender
(All Africa) The National Oil and Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe says it will soon float the tender for the construction
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Bioenergy with CCS Is a Credible Decarbonisation Technology
by Geraldine Newton-Cross and Dennis Gammer (ETI) To tackle the causes of climate change, the UK has committed to an 80% reduction in its
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Oshawa Ethanol Project Dead, Announces Oshawa Port Authority
by Reka Szekely (DurhamRegion.com) Ethanol plant will not be built on Oshawa waterfront -- Plans for a controversial ethanol project
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to Fulcrum BioEnergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fulcrum BioEnergy has developed a “game-changing process for converting municipal solid waste that would otherwise
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Suds-Be-Gone: Novozymes Launches World-First Biological Foam Control for Sugarcane Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Denmark, Novozymes launched Fermax, an enzyme protease that prevents foam development during the sugarcane
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
US Elections: Who Wins, Who Loses - What Trump's Victory Means for the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digests) In Washington, Donald Trump captured the US Presidency in an upset victory that confounded pollsters
November 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Hungarian Company to Build Biogas and Ethanol Plant in Nigeria
(Bioenergy Insight) The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, Nigeria, has entered into an agreement with Hungarian Agrar-Biothanol to produce
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Algae Hard at Work in Hawaii
by Alison Goss Eng (U.S. Department of Energy/Renewable Energy World) The beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii, is known for its
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
CEC to Conduct Biodiesel, By-Product Survey
(Zambia Daily Mail) Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) intends to conduct a survey for biodiesel and its by-product to enable
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Production underway at Dandenong South’s Award-Winning Start-up, Biofuel Innovations
(Greater Dandenong Leader) ... Founders Dr Rebecca Yee and Dale Barnet, who met while studying chemical engineering at university, have come
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
BIOHEC-LIFE - Advanced Biodiesel in Circular Economy for Low Carbon Public Transports.
(European Commission) ... Used cooking oils (UCOs) are processed from food industry and catering waste; cheap and widely available,
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Rural Cameroon to Explore Bioethanol as Economic Driver
(ESI Africa) ... Establishing a ‘sustainable industry within the community’ remains the key theme for newly formed energy and agriculture group,
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Innovation in Agtech, Foodtech, and Renewable Chemicals
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the true drivers of Innovation in Agtech, Foodtech, and Renewable Chemicals? AT ABLC
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Air BP, BP Ventures Invest $30M in Biojet Producer Fulcrum Bioenergy; Ink 500M Gallon, 10-Year Offtake Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, BP announced the creation of a strategic partnership between its BP Ventures and
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
New, Improved Principles and Criteria from RSB, the World’s Most Trusted Biomaterial Coalition
(Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials) The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) celebrated the announcement at its Annual Assembly of Delegates meeting
November 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Swedish Tax Cuts Increase Biodiesel Use, Ethanol Fails to Keep up
by Ilari Kauppila (Biofuels International) The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) estimates that the August tax cuts given to biofuels in Sweden
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Can Biofuels Take Flight? Alternative Fuels for Jetliners Face Political and Economic Headwinds
by John Stang (Geek Wire) Two major steps in Washington’s infant jet biofuel industry are expected to take place in
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
What is Australia’s Biofuel Future?
(Ecogeneration) With growing interest in Australia in the production of liquid biofuels, bio-refining experts Geoff Bell, CEO of Australian company
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Tiny Biodiesel Reactor 10 Liter/hr
(IndiaMart/Advanced Biofuel Center) While farmers are continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber, the rising cost
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Minnesota Student #Biodiesel Contest Adds Video
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) The Clean Air Choice® Biodiesel Scholarship contest offers high school seniors awards to help with college.
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
National USDA Official Highlights Biofuels Investments in Colorado
by Russ Baldwin (The Prowers Journal) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini on Monday
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuel Center Reports Moringa Biodiesel Breakthrough
(Advanced Biofuel Center/PR Underground) Groundbreaking research at the ABC has shown that Moringa Oleifera plants can produce Biofuel more efficiently
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
If the U.S. Is Serious about the Paris Agreement, It Needs to Get Serious about Biofuels
(Renewable Fuels Association) ... Leading up to the Paris Agreement, countries submitted individual plans — called Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDCs)
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
What Happens If You Put the Wrong Fuel in Your Car?
by Sami Haj-Assaad (theIFP.ca) ... Some pumps are labeled as E85. E85 is a fuel that has a much higher
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Petrol Retailers Slam New Ethanol Rule
by Sean Nichols (Sydney Morning Herald) Angry fuel retailers are accusing the NSW government of doing the bidding of a political donor
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil Companies Reap Windfall From Ethanol Rules
by Bradley Olson (Wall Street Journal) Some refiners stand to rake in $1 billion by selling fuel credits, while others
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Missouri Governor Authorizes Biodiesel Fund
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Missouri soybean farmers will finally be receiving a portion of payments for their biodiesel under the
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Oxfam Report Exposes EU Lobby Firepower of Biofuel Industry behind Destructive Bioenergy Policy
(Oxfam) The European Union must overhaul its current bioenergy policy, which is based on getting fuel from plants, because the
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Incentive about to Evaporate
by John Miner (London Free Press) ... Established in 2005, the $520-million Ontario Ethanol Growth Fund was used by companies
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
East Africa: Lack of Common Policy Delays Use of Clean Fuel in East Africa
by Kennedy Senelwa (AllAfrica) Lack of common standards for blending ethanol with petrol is limiting East Africa's ability to use
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
#ExEx16 Panel on Global DDGS Utilization
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) A panel of U.S. Grains Council consultants traded international perspectives on the utilization of the ethanol
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Reject Backward Thinking on Carbon
by Carol Werner (Environmental and Energy Study Institute/Morning Consult) ... H.R. 5180, a proposal introduced by U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas),
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Motorcycles, Ethanol and Gasoline - The Experts Explain
(Clutch and Chrome) ... Two of the organizations that have weighed in on the ethanol-blended fuel debate are the Renewable
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Cross River Ethanol Processing Plant to Be Ready in December — Aide
(Premium Times) Augustine Oqua, the Special Assistant to Gov. Ben Ayade on Religious Matters, says the proposed Cross River Ethanol
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Murphy USA: A Misunderstood Model – Weitz Investment Management
(Value Walk) Murphy USA is the largest stand-alone fuel retailer in the United States. The majority of its stores are
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Developing New Markets Will Help MN Corn Farmers Become the Most Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible in the U.S.
by Jerry Demmer (Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council/Filmore County Journal) ... Yes, corn is used for more than just feeding
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Koch Brothers Build Biofuel Giant Aided by Mandates They Abhor
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg) Buying bankrupt plants on cheap creates No. 5 U.S. producer; Free-market preachers seek profit without mandated use
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
5.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Cushing, Rumbles Central Oklahoma
by Matt Dinger, & Adam Wilmoth (The Oklahoman) Oklahoma bridges inspected following Cushing earthquake; Regulators working on new directive following Cushing
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuture Platform to Launch November 16
(UNCTAD) During the second week of COP22 in Morocco, a number of countries will launch a multi-stakeholder mechanism to facilitate
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Garnett Fuel Retailer to Celebrate New Ethanol Fuel Choices at Event Thursday
by KS Corn (Rural Radio Network) Sandra’s Quick Stop will celebrate new fuel choices for drivers from 11 a.m. to
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Pheasants Choose Farms over Grasslands, Surprising MN Researchers
by Dave Orrick (Twin Cities Pioneer Press) Female pheasants have surprised researchers by running into corn and soybean fields —
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
America’s Most Prolific Gas Play Needs 50 Rigs to Keep Booming
by Ari Natter and James Rowley (Bloomberg) ... Fifty rigs need to be drilling for natural gas in America’s most
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Prime Spot in the E&C Chairman’s Race
by Mark Drajem & Ari Natter and James Rowley (Bloomberg) ... Similar to Hillary Clinton’s dilemma on pipelines, a Trump administration
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Primordial Genetics, Bayer Form New R&D Collab for Crop Performance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC Next in San Francisco, Primordial Genetics and Bayer CropScience LP announced the establishment
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Former SEC Chair: Fossil-Fuel Interests Should Disclose Financial Risks of Climate Change
by Jack Fitzpatrick (Morning Consult) Companies with investments in oil, gas and coal need to do a better job disclosing
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Ghost Forests: How Rising Seas Are Killing Southern U.S. Woodlands
by Roger Real Drouin (Yale Environment 360) A steady increase in sea levels is pushing saltwater into U.S. wetlands, killing trees
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Multi-Product Integrated BioRefinery of Algae: from Carbon dioxide and Light Energy to High-Value Specialties: MIRACLES
(Bio-based News) Microalgae are a highly productive, sustainable source of raw materials for both food and non-food products. Despite this
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
New Project Aims to Create Equal Market Access for Bio-Based Products: Start of STAR4BBI - STAndards and Regulations FOR the Bio-Based Industry
(Bio-based News/nova-Institut GmbH) Project STAR4BBI has been created as a means to develop a practical, effective, sustainable and harmonized regulatory
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
HORIZON 2020 – ZELCOR - Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation”
(nova-Institute) Its concept is to combine chemical and enzymatic catalysis with insects-based biological conversion via termites, within a biorefinery integrated
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Time to Rein in the EPA
by Dale Christensen (Glacial Lakes Corn Processors/The Hill) ... EPA has either through ignorance at best or malice at worst failed
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
My Turn: EPA Effort to Increase Amount of Ethanol in Gas Misguided
by Lee Lajoie (Concord Monitor) Monday’s Monitor included a very interesting article on the cost of upgrading gasoline pumps to
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Dutch Researchers Use Sugar Alcohols to Store Solar and Wind Energy
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
AEBIOM’s 2016 Statistical Report Shows 13% of Bioenergy Consumed Came from Biofuels
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, the European Biomass Association AEBIOM’s 2016 statistical report showed that the European Union’s
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol: TN Sugar Mills, Cane Farmers Bet on Legal Remedy
by R Balaji (The Hindu) Cash-strapped sugar mills and sugarcane farmers are pinning their hopes on a public interest litigation (PIL)
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Get Ready for Divided Government, Again
by Douglas L. Faulkner (The Cleantech Conservative/Biofuels Digest) ... America is divided in so many ways: by ideology, class, gender, education
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Florida Farm to Fly: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Aviation Biofuels Supply-Chain Economics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At the biennial CAAFI (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) meeting in Washington DC, Florida’s Treasure Coast
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel from Vehicle Exhaust: Oak Ridge’s Catalytic Breakthrough
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have come up with a highly-efficient process to make
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: The 7th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts — June 18-21, 2017 — Miami, FL DEADLINE: February 3, 2017
Abstract Submission Deadline: 3rd February 2017 -- The 7th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts provides an exciting venue
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Experts on Carbon Capture and Use Launch “Include CCU in RED” Petition in EU
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Germany, a group of experts are petitioning European decision makers involved in the revision
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Sheetz And The U.S. Department Of Agriculture Bring Cleaner Burning Fuel To Virginia
(Sheetz/PR Newswire) Through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership, Sheetz completes its 10th E85/E15 refueling station in Virginia -- Sheetz, one of
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Jet R&D: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the ASCENT Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The ASCENT Center of Excellence at Washington State University is focusing on meeting the environmental and
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Commission Proposals on Biofuels Will Damage Romania’s Interests
by Laurențiu Rebega (EurActiv/Europe of Nations and Freedom Group) The change of EU policy on biofuels will undermine Romania’s potential to
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Board to Argue against Argentine Imports
by Mark Drajem & Ari Natter (Bloomberg) Early last year the EPA sent a letter to the Argentine biodiesel board that
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
US Navy Deploys Green Power Vs. Oil Power in ISIL Battle
by Tina Casey (Clean Technica) The US Department of Defense has been a main driver of the nation’s transition to
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Study: $1.30 in Unpaid Health & Societal Costs for Every Gallon of Gasoline Sold in US
by James Ayre (CleanTechnica) While consumer prices for gasoline in the US are currently rather low, these prices don’t account
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
The IEA Is Skeptical Electric Cars Will End the Age of Oil
by Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) Oil demand growth coming from trucks, jets - not cars; Electric cars made up less than 1% of total
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
A Trump Presidency Could Mean 3.4 Billion Tons More U.S. Carbon Emissions than a Clinton One
(Lux Research) The U.S. energy landscape is poised for a transformation under either president, but Trump’s policies would leave emissions
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Open Meeting Of Biomass Research And Development Technical Advisory Committee
(Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group) On October 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an open meeting
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Get the Results of the Cellulosic Sugar and Lignin Production Capabilities Request for Information!
(U.S. Department of Energy) The results of the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office's (BETO's) Cellulosic Sugar and Lignin
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
McGinty's Agency Subsidized the Ethanol Company which then Hired Her
by Timothy P. Carney (Washington Examiner) Katie McGinty, the Democrats' nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, cashed out of state government
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
World Ethanol Market Will Tighten in 2017, Says Green Plains
(AgriMoney) The world ethanol market will tighten next year, as US consumption and exports outstrips production, while Brazilian output declines,
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil Pledges $1 Billion for Gas Technologies to Fight Climate Change
by Karolin Schaps and Ron Bousso (Reuters/Yahoo! News) Some of the world's biggest oil companies, including Saudi Aramco and Royal Dutch
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Revenues Tripling: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Amyris reported Q3 revenues of $26.5 million, up sharply from $8.6 million for the
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
National Research Council Showcasing New Algal Biorefinery Project to Reduce CO2 Emissions
(CNW/Newswire) The Government of Canada is supporting clean energy research, development and technology demonstration at all stages of the innovation
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
BIO Latin America Conference 2016: Innovation, Investors and Institution in new Global Markets
by Laís Forti Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) promoted its first Latin America Conference in Sao Paulo
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
MSU Awarded Grant to Research Biofuel, Carbon Capture Technologies for Upper Missouri River Basin
by Evelyn Boswell (Montana State University) A regional interdisciplinary team led by Montana State University has received $6 million to
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
REG: Operations Improving at Geismar Facility
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Renewable Energy Group Inc. recently released third quarter financial results, providing updates of operations at
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Meet Hundreds of Algaepreneurs from around the World on the Algae Biomass Exchange on LinkedIn
by Barry Cohen (National Algae Association) The National Algae Association, a 501(c)6, is the first non-profit algae production trade association
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
United Airlines Describes Effort To Introduce Aviation Biofuels
by Bill Carey (AIN Online) Principals in the United Airlines effort to introduce aviation biofuel into its regular operations said
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
White House Hosts the First-Ever Meeting of Kid Science Advisors
(White House) Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. John Holdren is meeting with 11 students who will
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Six Charts Show Why No One Is Talking about Climate Change
by Jeremy Deaton (Planet Forward/Nexus Media) If you’re like the average American, you are probably worried to some degree about
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Farmers Could Help Trump Win This Make-or-Break State
by Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) Cue the pandering to King Corn. -- ... And while winning Iowa is far from
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA’s Final RVO for Conventional Renewable Fuel Simply Has to be 15 Billion Gallons—Here’s Why…
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) ... EPA’s proposed renewable volume obligation (RVO) is below the statutory 15-bg level established
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
With Canada and Mexico on Board, Carbon Pricing Could Become a Reality Across North America with Expanded U.S. Action
(Center for American Progress) Carbon taxes and emissions trading systems, once considered political moonshots in the battle to combat carbon
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Latest Earthquake Stories: Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Shakes Oklahoma
(News9/Associated Press) A magnitude 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook north-central Oklahoma late Tuesday. This one occurred at 11:27 p.m. The U.S.
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Fuel from Sewage Is the Future – and It's Closer than You Think
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Technology converts human waste into bio-based fuel -- It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Mwatate Police Impound 180 Drums of Illegal Ethanol
by Renson Mnyamwezi (Standard Digital) Police in Mwatate have seized 45,000 litres of ethanol alleged to be imported from Tanzania. Acting
November 04, 2016 Read Full Article
NREL Researchers Discover How a Bacterium, Clostridium thermocellum, Utilizes both CO2 and Cellulose to Make Biofuels
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the surprise discovery
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ASB Biodiesel Eyes Opportunities in Pearl River Delta Region
by Jeff Pao (The Hindu) ASB Biodiesel, the largest used oil refiner in Hong Kong, converts used cooking oil or
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Police Called on to Investigate Loss-Making Firm
(VietNamNet Bridge) The Government Inspectorate (GI) concluded its inspections of three biofuel (ethanol) projects with capital investment from state-owned giant
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State of the Industry, November 2016: A Digest ABLC Next Special Preview
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The advanced bioeconomy is making a far more broad assault on everyday norms and materials
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ButaNexT: Future of Clean Fuels Presented at E2KW in Paris
(European Commission Community Research and Development Information Service/Greenovate! Europe) The ButaNexT project presented its research into a new and improved
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Reverdia, Gingko BioWorks, Rennovia, Leaf Resources, Mango Materials Take Top Slots in The 40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016-17
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, Reverdia took the #1 spot in the 2016 “40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the
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The New York Times' Front-Page Screwup On 'GMOs'
by Henry I. Miller (Forbes) ... As economist Graham Brookes wrote about (Danny) Hakim, he makes “spurious comparisons that will mislead
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Reverdia Tops the Bioeconomy Hot 40
(Reverdia) Reverdia has been awarded the #1 spot in this year’s ‘40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy’. The ranking
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Automakers Outperform Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for 4th Consecutive Year
(Environmental Protection Agency) Average fuel economy reaches record 24.8 miles per gallon -- Passenger vehicles achieved record-high fuel economy while
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NBB Urges Congress to Act on Biodiesel Tax Incentive
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) The National Biodiesel Board sent a letter to House and Senate tax committee leaders urging extension of
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More than 1,100 San Diego City Vehicles Run on Renewable Diesel
(Neste Corp./Biodiesel Magazine) The city of San Diego has recently started using Neste renewable diesel in its vehicle fleet consisting of service
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Maine City Trials Locally Made Biodiesel in Select Vehicles
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) The city of South Portland, Maine, began a pilot project Oct. 24 in which select
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Massachusetts Heating Oil Delivery Firm Offers B5 UltraClean
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) South Hadley, Massachusetts-based heating oil and propane delivery company Fuel Services Inc. has begun to
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M&A Transactions Help Define Current US Biodiesel Era
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) For better or worse, the U.S. biodiesel industry continues to consolidate. While 2014-’15 has been
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Exclusive: Oil Majors Join Forces in Climate Push with Renewable Energy Fund
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) Top oil companies including Saudi Aramco and Shell are joining forces to create an investment fund
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Grassley Ad Highlights Cellulosic Ethanol Efforts
by Jenny Hopkinson (Politico's Morning Ag) A new television advertisement from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s campaign focuses on his success in advancing
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Socicana Smallholders Group Earns RSB Certification in Brazil
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) Socicana - Associação dos Fornecedores de Cana de Guariba, a sugar cane producers association based in Guariba,
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The National Recycling Awards 2017 Are Open for Entries
(MRW) The UK’s biggest celebration of recycling and waste management excellence -- The National Recycling Awards recognise excellence across the industry