American Jianye to Convert Waste to Alcohol-Based Fuels
by Anuradha Shukla (Smart-Products TMCnet) ...American Jianye Greentech Holdings, Ltd., a China-based developer, manufacturer and distributor of alcohol-based automobile fuels
by Anuradha Shukla (Smart-Products TMCnet) ...American Jianye Greentech Holdings, Ltd., a China-based developer, manufacturer and distributor of alcohol-based automobile fuels
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) Project in south Lake County based on same technology. A proposed Florida bioethanol plant that will
(Rutgers) One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the
(Free Times) ... “It won’t smell like chicken. It may smell like fries,” said Columbia City Councilman Daniel Rickenmann at an
by Dean Close (Vinton Today) ...In layman’s terms, what Fiberight does is take waste from a paper mill in Cedar
(PRNewsWire) UOP refining technologies will be used to produce renewable fuels from biomass UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced September 1, 2010, that
by Anne Danahy (CenterDaily.com) Dumpsite scaled back as developer focuses on ethanol The developer who had proposed building a landfill in
(NewsWire) Enerkem Inc., a leading waste-to-biofuels company, today held a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of its
by Charles Winokoor (Tauton Daily Gazette) ...Taunton Mayor Charles Crowley has said that EOEA officials consider the process by which
(Waste Management World) A new waste to biofuel facility in Delhi, India has been inaugurated by the government of Delhi’s
by James Cartledge (BrighterEnergy.org) Atlanta company American Process Incorporated has started work on a waste-to-ethanol biorefinery at Alpena, Michigan. The company
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech announced that it has produced 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block used to make
by Beata Mostafavi (Flint Journal) The white Chevy Silverado in Kettering University’s parking lot could be a symbol of a future
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, the secretive Joule Unlimited (then known as Joule Biotechnologies) emerged late last year from
Akinori Ito of the Blest corporation in Japan had a simple idea. The premise was take plastic which is made
(Get Solar.com) In many ways, it's a match made in renewable energy heaven. A South Lake County, Florida garbage-to-ethanol plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Aside from the general observation that nearly all energy systems ultimately are based on today’s
by By Ralph Bartholdt (Bonner County Daily Bee) ...Endorsed by California Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger, the E-FUEL MicroFueler like the one sitting
(Environmental Transport Association) A car unveiled this week by Wessex Water that runs on methane gas generated from fermented human
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Digest took the opportunity to visit with BlueFire’s CEO Arnold Klann, who has been
(Blue Fire Renewables) Name Change Designed to Better Reflect Its Fuel and Energy Production Capabilities BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company focused
by Ivan Gale (The National) British Airways (BA), which is preparing to become the first airline to buy jet fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...On the microcrop, bacterial and algael research front. Lemna... The Archaea... Electricity from Waste via microbes... READ MORE
by Laura Graff (Winston-Salem Journal) Entrepreneur proposes $400 million plant in city. A Winston-Salem entrepreneur wants to turn Winston-Salem's trash into
(EcoFriendlyMag.com) Texas Governor Rick Perry has awarded $2.75 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to Terrabon for its work
(LS9) Production Capabilities Successfully Demonstrated at Pilot Scale. LS9, Inc., the Renewable Petroleum Company(TM), today announced in Science magazine a major
(Biodiesel Magazine) ... He (Steve Howell, technical director for the National Biodiesel Board and president of the Marc-IV consulting firm)
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) British Airways Plc and Solena Group Inc. plan to build a waste-to-biofuels plant in east London, creating
(BIOFerm) Cedar Grove Composting announced today that it is working with BioFerm Energy Systems, a German-based clean energy generation company owned
(CleanTech Biofuels) CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., an early stage provider of cellulosic biomass feedstock derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) for renewable
(UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) A consultation on how to implement the revised EU Waste Framework Directive
(N-Viro) N-Viro International Corporation, an environmental technology company that markets an alternative fuel manufacturing process and agricultural products, announced today the
(UPI) If agricultural waste can't go to a biofuel processing center, then the processing center should go to the agricultural
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...“Iowa is rapidly becoming the development capital of the nation for the replacement of
(CBC News) Discarded Tim Hortons coffee cups are being turned into ethanol by researchers at the University of Manitoba Microbiologists Richard
(Business Wire) CleanTech's Demonstration Vessel to be Installed at Fiberight's Lawrenceville, Virginia Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., an early stage
(BioMCN) June 25, 2010, the Queen’s Commissioner of the Province of Groningen, Sir Max van den Berg, together with Rob Voncken, CEO
(BrighterEnergy.com) Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed new legislation that makes tax credits available for projects that use algae to
(Albemarle Corporation) Albemarle Corporation, a leader in providing innovative and sustainable chemistry solutions to its customers and communities, partners with LSU
(MarketWire) Agreement to Focus on the International Commercialization and Implementation of Waste to Energy Technology Novo Energies Corporation, an alternative energy company,
(Evening Gazette) An advanced bioethanol from waste plant, set to be developed on Teesside, has received a multi-million pound boost. INEOS
by Jonathan Fahey (Forbes) ...Waste Management Chief Executive David Steiner thinks that the 110 million tons of waste his company
(Chemrec) On the northern coast of the Netherlands a few driven entrepreneurs transformed a closed down methanol factory into the
by Rob Low (Fox4KC.com) When most of us flush a toilet, it's a matter of out-of-sight, out-of-mind. But a Prairie
by Martha Baskin (Seattle Post Globe) At a time when the US biodiesel industry has been in turmoil – faulted
(PRNewsWire) Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., May 27, 2010, announced they have filed a patent application on their
(Recycling Today) International Paper has begun an arrangement whereby the Maryland-based company Fiberight will convert the unusable fiber generated at IP’s
(MarketWire) W2 Energy, a clean energy company is pleased to announce that on May 7, 2010, it signed a Letter of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A lot of people refer to methanol as wood alcohol – referring to the ancient
by John Timmer (ars technica) If you look at any single source of biofuels, the numbers can seem depressing, as it's
(Environmental Protection) Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of
(PR Newswire) China Integrated Energy, Inc., a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, announced today
(The Clean) With Uncertainty Mounting About Climate/Energy Bill, Major New Study for CSI Details Path for Breaking Away From "Business As
(Biodiesel Magazine) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured Middletown Biofuels in central Pennsylvania on May 7, where he highlighted biodiesel production
by Per Dahlen (Biofuels Digest) ...Putting all this data together we seen that Southeast Asia requires some 2.7Mbpd, or 135
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) An Iowa corn ethanol plant has been converted to produce commercial cellulosic biofuels from fiber and municipal
(TheBahamasWeekly.com/Biofuels International) Waste collection company Bahamas Waste has begun constructing its $750,000 (€563,000) biofuels facility that could see the production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) When we say bioisoprene, think synthetic rubber – but only for a start. Think “platform”
(LetsRecycle.com) Introducing ambitious Europe-wide targets for the separate collection of both food and garden waste could offer environmental and cost
(US Department of Energy) At a Recovery Act Cabinet Meeting today, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Energy Steven
(The Province) ...Food and yard waste from residential and commercial sources will be converted at the plant into a low-cost
by Sarah Tompkins (The Times, Munster, Ind.) ... The process that will be used in Lake County's plant to produce ethanol
M. Cristina Negri (Argonne National Laboratory) directed her talk toward the Laboratory’s system perspective; “waste as another sector’s resource” in
(Green Car Congress) Researchers in Spain have demonstrated the direct transformation of biomass consisting of the fungus M. circinelloides into
(GreenAirOnline) The UK’s East Midlands Airport is to establish a 26-hectare willow farm on its land to produce biofuel to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Scott Carpenter once noted that we know more about the heavens than the sea —
Ontario is investing $4 million through the Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF) to help Woodland Biofuels Inc. and its partners build
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Norway, Seaweed Energy Solutions has patented the first ever modern structure to enable mass
by Joshua Kagan (GreenTechMedia) This week's announcement that the Air Force successfully tested a A-10C Thunderbolt "Warthog" plane on a
by Charles Winokoor (Tauton Daily Gazette) The city’s plans for what would be a landmark ethanol-based waste treatment plant cleared
by Gerry Tuoti (Tauton Daily Gazette) Mayor Charles Crowley is enthused by the feedback he’s received from the state about
(Greenwise) A consortium of British businesses has netted £7 million of Government funding to develop a technology that could see
by Lisa Gibson (Biomass Magazine) Texas-based Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. is producing lactic acid and advanced ethanol in a pilot commercial-size
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In the Joule technology, biomass is not used as an intermediate. Via a solar converter
(GeneSyst International, Inc.) This presentation from a 2009 Virginia Energy Summit explains, complemented by charts and graphs, GeneSyst's combination of patents and proprietary technologies
by Gerard Wynn (Reuters) British Airways will start sourcing a small portion of its jet fuel from municipal waste from
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) Lake County (Indiana) Solid Waste Management Commission chief Jeff Langbehn defended a planned $256 million bioethanol
by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm.com) ...“Our project is a brand-new opportunity with new technology,” Tex Carter, vice president and chairman
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The Washington Auto Show is in full swing and for the first time ever, a car
by Mike Wall (Idaho National Lab) While oil companies drill deeper and deeper for increasingly hard-to-find petroleum, legions of mini-gushers
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Those who have railed against government waste and inefficiency — numbering, presumably, in the millions
by James Guyette (Motor-Age) Fort Lauderdale-based InfoSpi, Inc. is moving ahead with plans to build a “flagship” Tire-to-Oil (T2O) plant in
(Renewable Energy Focus) The University of Glamorgan in the UK has been awarded £630 000 (US$1m) to develop its research into
by Peter Harriman (ArgusLeader.com) The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe wants to be at the forefront of the next revolution in fuel
On December 3rd 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced approval of the project proposal submitted by Pond Biofuels Inc.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has selected INEOS Bio and its partner, New Planet Energy, for a
by Matthew Chin (Science Daily) In a new approach, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied
(Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal) Pacific Renewable Fuels (Sacramento, California) and Red Lion Bio-Energy (Toledo, Ohio) have announced that they
To actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as an ultra-clean, renewable, low-carbon diesel substitute throughout North
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from
Enerkem Inc. today announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy
by (Biofuels Digest) ...Here is an under funded grad student (with a mechanical engineering degree from Northern Illinois University) who,
In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, combat climate change and curb the growing number of clogged sewers plaguing
(Newsobserver) Piedmont Biofuels Industrial will receive a $139,249 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant for innovative clean energy research and
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The former Xethanol LLC ethanol production facility in Blairstown, Iowa, has been purchased by
The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1 million grant to UC Riverside’s College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and
... The goals of this project were to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the
by Mike Musgrove (Washington Post) Plastic soda bottles, Big Gulp cups and empty sour cream containers get fed into the
by Scott Smith (Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Waterworld) Microorganisms, it seems, can live in about anything -- including diesel fuel. That's
At Frederick County's Solid Waste Options presentation, Dave Specca, Assistant Director of the Rutgers EcoComplex described how landfill gases fuel
(Alpha Galileo) Aston University in Birmingham, UK is involved in a € 3.73m (£3.4 million) research project, which will transform organic
With gas prices continually in flux, interest in domestically produced bio-fuels like ethanol (E85) is on the rise. Recently, Coskata
by John Lorinc (New York Times) Enerkem, a green energy company based in Quebec, has developed an alternative approach to mining
(Science Daily) Converting the rubbish that fills the world’s landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing
Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, announced that it has entered
Production of liquid biofuels such as diesel and jet fuel from organic materials including municipal waste, is an attractive proposition.
(Discover) ...(A)recent series of articles from Nature News feels like a public service, as the articles investigate the scientific and
Recyllose™, a recycled solids-based material produced from municipal wastewater, can now be turned into fuel for cars, announced Applied Cleantech
by Lisa Gibson (Biomass Magazine) Researchers with China-based Ji Zhong Wei New Energy Technical Development Ltd. have discovered a way
A joint project between the Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, BioPur and the Department of Energy (DOE); BioWatz provides
by Zaynab Turuku (The East African) In the wake of efforts to clean up the environment and mitigate against climate
by Amy Hsuan (The Oregonian) ... former oil executive Jim Imbler, who now heads a Colorado biofuels company called ZeaChem
(Charlotte Business Journal) Fourteen organizations, including one in Charlotte, have been awarded grants totaling $950,000 from the 2009 N.C. Green
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) New Zealand-based LanzaTech NZ Ltd. recently announced it has developed a proprietary fermentation technology
Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a leader in the next generation of advanced biofuels, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently granted a biofuels startup company, Anellotech,
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls has announced funding of $145,000 from the Pilbara Regional Grants Scheme to support the Ashburton
Raleigh, North Carolina, residents will be able to dispose of cooking oil by setting it on the curb along with
by Mehret Tesfaye (Ethiopian Review) Scientists in Uganda have started an ambitious research programme that should see the country produce
By Slim Allagui (AFP) The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and
GreenHouse is teaming-up with beer pioneer Karl Strauss Brewing Company to convert spent beer yeast into ethanol fuel for California
Videos of presentations from the 2009 Waste to Fuels Conference held May 17-19 in San Diego have been published. Topics include: overview
by Ron Kotrba. A group of Spanish developers working under the company name Ecofasa, headed by chief executive officer and
Every spring, the US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Biomass Program hosts a FREE 2-day
Waste Management, Inc. and InEnTec LLC announced the formation of S4 Energy Solutions LLC, a joint venture to develop, operate
U.S. Freedom Bio Fuels, LLC, manufacturer of Biodiesel production equipment for the commercial end user, has developed a processor for
The Crowley County Commissioners announced the award of a $9,000,000 Private Activity Bond Allocation through the Colorado Department of Local
Rentech, Inc., announced a plan to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of ultra-clean synthetic fuels and
Many technologies have been used over the years to destroy troublesome waste, including incineration, but at an expense to the
Coskata’s biology-based technology enables production of ethanol from a wide variety of input material including biomass, agricultural and municipal wastes,
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. and Brazil's state-run oil producer, Petrobras, will execute a trial - beginning as early as September -
by Elizabeth Nesbitt (Journal of International Commerce and Economics) The increasing use of industrial biotechnology by the Chinese liquid biofuels and
On January 7, 2009, Continental Airlines flew a successful demonstration out of Houston in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International,
Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel
(New Energy and Fuel) A new bacterium, a cyanobacterium that is energized by sunlight and excretes the sugars glucose and sucrose
GeneSyst upgraded the weak acid hydrolysis process to convert biomass from municipal waste to fuel ethanol by making it a
(Consortium on RuralTechnology) Biogas plants have been accepted by now in the country~as a device for improving the quality of