by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(Imperium CEO John) Plaza said that the company would remain committed to its biodiesel business,
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Back TO HOMEMaking Global Project Development Work: Rentech CEO Hunt Ramsbottom
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Ramsbottom said that companies looking at international expansion generally ask themselves four questions before proceeding:
October 04, 2011 Read Full Article
British Columbia Should Remove Roadblocks to Renewable-Fuels Sector
by Brian Robers, Adam Kreek and Chris McDowel (Vancouver Sun) Environmentally friendly proucts taxed as if they were derived
October 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Government of Canada Invests in Feasibility Study for Bio-based Jet Fuel
(MarketWire) Oilseed producers can look forward to tapping into a new emerging industry with a study that will assess the
September 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Search for Sugars
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Breaking down the cellulose in wood isn’t easy. But—as two Canadian students and their
September 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Madagascar: Don't Revoke Jatropha Licence, Tana Leaders Plead
by Henry Wanyama (AllAfrica.com) Tana River councillors have asked the National Environmental Management Authority not to revoke a biofuel project
September 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Alberta-Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill Transitions to Biorefining
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Beginning as far back as 1998, mills like Alberta-Pacific began experiencing tighter profit margins, some
September 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Blue Horizon Expanding into Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Markets
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada-based Blue Horizon Bio-Diesel Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Horizon Industries
September 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Milligan to Quintuple Production with Expansion
by Bruce Johnstone (Leader-Post/Star Phoenix) Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. is proceeding with an $8-million expansion of its biodiesel plant in
September 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Streamlining Downstream Delivery
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Selling direct can improve a small-scale producer’s bottom line ...Aside from producing biodiesel, however, producers are
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Linnaeus Lands Funding for Oilseed Crop Development
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Vancouver-based Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc. has been awarded $1.2 million from Sustainable Development Technology
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
SDTC Cleantech Challenge 2011: Student Competition to Win the Ultimate Cleantech Experience DEADLINE: October 15, 2011
Canadian post-secondary students are FULL of great ideas! Starting today, they can share their original cleantech ideas by entering the
September 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Mascoma’s IPO: The 10-Minute Version
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Intrigued by cellulosic ethanol and a new product called MGT, in Mascoma’s IPO? ...Mascoma Corporation announced
September 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Driving a Pill: Winnipeg Inventors Roll Out Oddly Shaped, Low-Powered Car of the Future
by Bartley Kives (Winnipeg Free Press) ...(A)t the Winnipeg Art Gallery, mechanical engineer Jim Kor unveiled a nearly complete
September 16, 2011 Read Full Article
AMG Bioenergy Launches Jatropha, Eucalytpus Venture in China
(StreetInsider.com/AMG Bioenergy) AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd., ... a Canadian publicly traded company, announces that it has incorporated AMG Bioenergy
September 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Bedford Biofuels Threatens Kenya's Tana Delta
(Nature Canada) Nature Canada is concerned that a Canadian company – Bedford Biofuels – plans plans to set up a
September 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Join the Green Revolution
(Telegraph Journal) Editorial: Two big concerns are shaping global research and development in the 21st century: the need for sustainable
September 07, 2011 Read Full Article
SDTC Announces Call for Statement of Interest Applications for Clean Technology Funding
(Sustainable Development Technology Canada) If you have an innovative clean technology, we want to hear from you. That is the
August 31, 2011 Read Full Article
HDS International Provides Information on Project Scope for Back Bay Location
(HDS International/PR NewsWire) HDS International Corp., a provider of industrial ocean-based biomass production and other high-value eco-sustainability solutions, today provided
August 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Next-Generation Renewable Fuels to Play Crucial Role in Canada's Transition to a Bio-Based Economy: SDTC Canada Makes Annual Call for Applications to $500 million
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is issuing its Annual Call for Applications under the NextGen Biofuels Fund™, which was created
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Canadian Alliance to Advocate for Biorefining Sector
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) An alliance of energy-related trade organizations in Canada is calling on the nation’s federal, provincial
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Streamlining a Community-Scale Solution
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...According to Greg Springer, president of Green Fuels America Inc., interest in community-scale biodiesel production
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Garbage in, Energy out: Turning Trash into Biofuel
by David Biello (Scientific American) Making biofuels from waste makes dollars--and sense ...Turning garbage into fuel is potentially an answer to two
August 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Phase Shift: 12 Hot Gas-Based Biofuels Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...But a new generation of technologies is coming along fast, primarily in advanced biofuels, which
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Canada's SDTC Funds Four Biodiesel, Biorefining Projects
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) The Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund invested $53 million in 17 new clean
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrisoma Eyes North American Feedstock Opportunity
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) Agrisoma may be the least known 10-year-old renewable energy company, as Steven Fabijanski told Biodiesel Magazine,
August 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Future Sources of Biofuels in the U.S.: Residues from agriculture and Forestry
(Agriculture and Land Use Forum) Biomass & Bioenergy just published a review of biomass availability for ethanol production as that industry
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
The Loaves and the Fishes: Drop-In Renewable Biofuels, from Unlikely Sources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...A conversation with Terrabon COO Simon Upfill-Brown ...BD: Fuels or chemicals, for the first project? SU-B: We
August 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Trash-to-Fuel Company Enerkem Raises Another $30M
by Matthew Lynley (Green Beat) Enerkem, a company that specializes in converting unusable waste into ethanol and other chemicals, announced today
August 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Boost for Biofuel Users in Cowichan Valley
(Times Colonist) A group of Cowichan Valley residents who rely on recycled cooking oil to fuel their vehicles can now
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Future Prospects for Cereals That Fix Nitrogen
by Perrin H. Beatty and Allen G. Good (Science Magazine) Nitrogen availability is limiting to plant growth and has long been overcome through
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Phases Out Demo Project, Pursues Commercial Opportunities
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Lignol Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Lignol Energy Corp., has reached an agreement with
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Energy Says U.S. Gov't Will Phase out Funding for Ethanol Pilot Project
(Canadian Business) Lignol Energy Corp. says its demonstration project to show the commercial potential of producing ethanol from plant cellulose
July 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Say "NO" to an Ethanol Plant at the Harbour
(Oshawa.com) ...Oshawa says “NO” to an ethanol plant at our harbour for the following reasons: The proposed ethanol plant would be
July 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Waste Timber from Diamond Mine to Be Used for Ethanol
by Matthew Liebenberg (Nipawin Journal) Timber that will be cleared from the proposed Shore Gold diamond mine site in the
July 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Virgin Australia Partners to Develop Unique Australian Bio-Fuel
(Virgin Australia) Virgin Australia today announced that it has partnered with Renewable Oil Corporation (ROC), Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (DYMTF) and
July 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Scientists Use Magnetism to Milk Algae for Biofuels
by Tyler Hamilton (Toronto Star) ...Wankei Wan, a professor of biochemical engineering at the University of Western Ontario, thinks he's
July 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Not to Blame for High Food Prices, Study Says
by Rob O'Flanagan (Guelph Mercury) Biofuels are not the villain behind recent spikes in food prices, a new study funded
July 02, 2011 Read Full Article
How Much Mileage Do You Get from Sawdust?
(University of Calgary) Biofuel from non-edible parts of plants getting more efficient ...Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of
July 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Sherbrooke Researcher Transforms Algae into Biofuel
(CBC News) A PhD student at the University of Sherbrooke is turning to the waters of the St. Lawrence River
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
New Research Facility Recovers Value from Waste, Lowers Emissions
(City of Edmonton, Enerkem, Alberta Innovates) Plug-and-play pilot plant and lab to convert waste to biofuels and value-added chemicals Edmonton is
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Xylitol Canada to Expedite Pathway to First Commercial-Scale Plant
(BusinessWire) Cellulosic ethanol manufacturing process to provide feedstock for production of xylitol Xylitol Canada Inc., a reseller and distributor of xylitol
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Electric Power behind Winners of DOE EcoCAR Challenge
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The winners of the recently completed three-year EcoCAR challenge used a combination of extended-range
June 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignin Munching Enzyme Discovered in Bacteria – Lower-Cost Route to Biofuels?
by Thomas Saidak (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, research carried out by teams at the Universities of Warwick and British
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
AMG Bioenergy Raises $1.47M for Chinese Jatropha Project
by Thomas Saidak (Biofuels Digest) ...AMG plans to use a portion of the proceeds to pay China Zhejiang Biodiesel
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Cattle+Ethanol=A Good Match
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Cattlemen in the U.S. and Canada demonstrate feedlots and ethanol production are ideal companion
June 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Winnipeg to Fuel 40 New Buses on Biodiesel Blend
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Even though the city has chosen to hold off on purchasing hybrid buses for the
June 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Valero and Waste Management Team Up Again, Investing in the Capacity Scale-Up of a Celebrated Waste-to-Biofuel Technology.
In Canada, Enerkem Inc has closed a $60 million financing round that includes Valero Energy Corp. who joins existing investors Waste
June 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Truckers Want Limits on Biodiesel
by Dana Flavelle (The Star) Canadian truckers say new biofuel requirements for diesel that come into effect July 1 will
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Counterpoint: Gas Prices Would Double without Ethanol
by Ken Field (Financial Post) The myths that smear a superior fuel ...A recent study released by the Center for Agricultural
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Video tour: Pond Biofuels Turns Cement Plant Emissions into Algae
by Tyler Hamilton (Clean Break) I had the opportunity this week to visit a St. Marys Cement plant in the small and
May 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Food vs. Fuel: The Environment and Bio-Fuels
(Grain Farmers of Ontario) Canadian biofuel is better for the environment than biofuel produced further south- in part due to
May 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Ammonia-Powered Vehicles? GreenNH3 Says Yes.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, GreenNH3 has developed the patent-pending GreenGas machine that makes anhydrous ammonia fuel for use
May 12, 2011 Read Full Article
CORE BioFuel Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Development of Four Wood-to-Gasoline Plants
(CORE BioFuel) CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass to gasoline production process, today announced
May 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Ontario Government Selects Rentech’s New Renewable Jet Fuel Project for Long-Term Supply of Biomass from Crown Forests
(Rentech) Province of Ontario selects Rentech’s newly-announced Olympiad Project in the Township of White River for proposed supply of up to
May 06, 2011 Read Full Article
British Columbia Embracing Pine Beetle Crisis as Source of Green Energy
by andypar (Envirogy) ...In light of all this, however, it appears British Columbia has found a way to turn
May 03, 2011 Read Full Article
The Beginning of the End of the Ethanol Joke
by Paul Studebaker (Sustainable Planet) ...It’s too soon to talk about grain-based ethanol in the past tense, but maybe
May 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Develops Engineering Design Package for Commercial Biorefiner
(Lignol) Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector today announced it has
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Gas Developers on Hunt for Investors
by Andrew Duffy ( The Victoria Times Colonist) ...Victoria's Novaera Fuels has managed to concoct a fuel with most of
April 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Knocking Natural Gas Off Its Throne
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Although natural gas is king of power generation at ethanol plants, there’s increasing
April 27, 2011 Read Full Article
An Astonishing 2,564 Miles Per Gallon Achieved at Shell Eco-Marathon® Americas 2011
(Shell/PRNewsWire) Quebec's Universite Laval Defends Title Winning Shell Eco-marathon Americas for Third Consecutive Year Going the farthest distance might sound like
April 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Reality Check: Benefits of Biodiesel and the 2% Renewable Fuels Standard
(Marketwire/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The 2% federal renewable fuels standard for biodiesel set to come into force on July 1,
April 12, 2011 Read Full Article
The Class of 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Will these biofuels projects make the expected steps towards commercialization? There was a strong response
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
The World Market For Ethanol You Did Not Know About.
by Stu Ellis (FarmGateBlog.com) ...(E)thanol producers who have a pipeline into the export market may find added demand from
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Key Players: Advanced Biofuels
by David Beattie (Renewable Energy World Magazine) ...Importantly, and what sets these latest fuels apart from their first-generation predecessors,
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Archer Enhances Capability
(Zacks Equity Research) The wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company's ADM Agri-Industries announced that it is going to double its
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Farmers Show Their Support for Homegrown Biodiesel "Powered by Biodiesel" Bumper Sticker Campaign Launched
(MarketWire/Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association in partnership with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Koch Farms and
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
US Agency Studying Proposal to Allow Canola Biodiesel Imports
(Platts) The Environmental Protection Agency is studying a proposal by the US biodiesel industry to allow imports of Canadian canola-based
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
W2 Energy Begins Construction of 2nd Generation SunFilter Algae Bioreactor
(W2 Energy, Inc./MarketWire) W2 Energy, Inc., is pleased to announce that the SunFilter algae bioreactor has been up and running
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Prince Edward Island Firm to Design Pilot-Scale Ethanol Plant
(CBC News) Diversified Metal Engineering in Charlottetown has been awarded the contract to design and build a pilot-scale ethanol plant, but
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Shell Exits Algae as It Commences “Year of Choices”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Last week [after previously exiting their investment in Choren, a Fischer-Tropsch technology based in Germany]
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Jerusalem Artichokes Emerging as a Biofuels Crop
(WATTagnet.com) Scientists in Canada are evaluating Jerusalem artichoke production as a feedstock for biofuels production. The versatile crop has many
January 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Canadian Biodiesel Plant to Make Fuel from Flax
by Susan Taylor (Reuters) A tiny Canadian startup company that is preparing to open a biodiesel plant in Toronto this
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
NX Global to Develop Canadian, US Algae Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) NX Global Inc. has received a $100 million funding commitment from a private U.S.-based organization.
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Canada Pulls ahead with Biofuels
(WBCB TV/Driving Today) Although the Obama administration slowed U.S. efforts on biofuels in favor of electric vehicles, a new report
January 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Brandon Pulls Plug on Biodiesel Processor
by Allison Dowd (Winnepeg Free Press) The City of Brandon is saying goodbye to its biodiesel processor. Getting the proper licensing from
December 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Coffee-Based Fuel Set to Burgeon in Ontario
by Joan Delaney (The Epoch Times) Biodiesel made from waste coffee grounds and flax oil solves the ‘food for fuel’ dilemma,
December 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Canada's Renewable Fuel Standard Takes Effect
(Scottrade) On December 15th, the federal government's landmark Renewable Fuels Standard officially comes into force. This will add some two billion
December 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels in Canada--The Future Is Now
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association) New Report Card: Canadian Industry Delivers on the Economy & Environment The release today (November 30, 2010) of
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Body Wants Quotas Doubled
by Nicole Mordant (Reuters/Toronto Sun) Canada’s renewable fuels industry is pressing the federal government to double the percentage of renewable fuels it
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Monsanto Boosts Investment in Canada Canola
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) Monsanto Co. has raised its spending on canola research and development to between C$20 million and C$30
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd Signs Letter of Intent With China Zhejiang Biodiesel Co, Ltd ("CZBC")
(Digital Journal/Marketwire) AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd. (The Company) announced that it has just signed a Letter of Intent with China
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Canada Probes the Frontiers of Biofuel
by Crystal Luxmore (Renewable Energy World) Four enterprising Canadian firms have joined the race to replace fossil fuels with affordable
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Deal Reached on Malaysian Ensyn Biofuel Plant
by Bert Hill (Ottawa Citizen) Construction will start this year on a biofuel plant in Malaysia that uses the technology of
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Jet Fuel Takes Flight
by Tyler Hamilton (Toronto Star) Could a unique microorganism found in the waters of Atlantic Canada represent the future of jet
September 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Potato Power Future of Biofuels, Vodka Maker Says
by Emma Jackson (WardsAuto.com) First scotch, now vodka. William Chase, founder of Chase Vodka, has launched a plan to convert waste
September 09, 2010 Read Full Article
CORE BioFuel Inc. Enters into Gasoline Purchase and Distribution Agreement with Elbow River Marketing LP
(Core BioFuel, Inc.) CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass to gasoline production process, today
September 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Sustainable Development Technology Canada Announces Latest Call for Clean Technology Funding Applications
(SDTC) Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) today announced its 18th round of funding for Canadian clean technology demonstration projects. Canadian
September 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Biorefinery a Step Closer
by Bob Boughner (Chatham Daily News) A proposed $38-million Chatham facility designed to prove corn cobs can be used to produce ethanol
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Government of Canada Announces Investment to Promote Clean Technology Projects and Help Support Jobs Creation
(SDTC) Eighteen clean technology projects from across Canada that will help green Canada’s economy today received $40 million in funding to
July 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Lignol Achieves Important Pilot Plant Milestone
(Lignol) Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, today announced that its wholly owned
May 20, 2010 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Plant Turns Garbage to Gas
(The Province) ...Food and yard waste from residential and commercial sources will be converted at the plant into a low-cost
April 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Woodland Biofuels Awarded $4 Million by Ontario For Revolutionary Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant
Ontario is investing $4 million through the Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF) to help Woodland Biofuels Inc. and its partners build
April 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Credit Program Extension Supports Renewable Fuels Standard
To promote more clean energy production the Alberta government is expanding and extending an incentive program for producers of bioenergy
March 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Iogen Energy’s Cellulosic Ethanol Helps Fuel Drayson Racing in American Le Mans Series
Iogen Energy announced today that its cellulosic ethanol helped fuel Drayson Racing’s “Lola-Judd” in the 58th running of Mobil 1
March 25, 2010 Read Full Article
CO2-Eating Algae Turns Cement Maker Green
by Tyler Hamilton (TheStar.com) A mixture of hot gas rises out of a flue stack at the St. Marys Cement plant
March 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Canada Invests C$80 Mln in Quebec Biofuel Plant
(Reuters) Canada will invest nearly C$80 million ($77 million) to expand a Quebec ethanol plant, the government said on Tuesday,
March 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Canada's Ethanol Boom, Minus the Boom
by Shawn McCarthy (Globe and Mail) Three years ago, a tiny Ottawa biotechnology firm, Iogen Corp., had the very rare
March 02, 2010 Read Full Article
The SD Tech Fund™ will be accepting Statements of Interest from February 24 to April 21, 2010.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is calling on entrepreneurs and technology developers across Canada to submit Statements of Interests to
February 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Canadian Truckers, Feds Advance Biodiesel Research; Highlight Pitfalls
(Today's Trucking) The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Petroleum Products
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
BIOTECanada Publishes “The Canadian Blueprint - Beyond Moose and Mountain,” a Call to Sustainable Biotech Action
...The “Canadian Blueprint” is a strategy that will enable us to take full advantage of all the opportunities biotechnology has
January 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Sunflower DNA Map Could Produce Plants for Fuel
(CBC News, AP) A $10.5-million-US research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a
January 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Combatting Climate Change by Investing in CleanTech: Government of Canada Announces CleanTech Companies to Receive$58 Million
Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to
January 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Canadian Feds Pump $5.5 Million into Biofuel Plant
by Eric Mcguinness (Hamilton Spectator) SunOpta BioProcess Inc. of Brampton is getting $5.5 million from the federal government to demonstrate
January 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Saskatchewan Research Council to Test Biodiesel's Performance in Agriculture Equipment
The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is leading a biodiesel pilot project to demonstrate how well the renewable fuel performs year-round
January 11, 2010 Read Full Article
FPInnovations and CRIBE Create a Cooperative Partnership to Develop the Forest Bio‐Economy in Ontario
... “The Government of Ontario has recognized the need to move the Province to the forefront of the commercialization of
January 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Ottawa Orders Study into Environmental, Health Effects of Making Renewable Fuels
(Agweek) A study has been ordered into the environmental and health effects of producing ethanol and biodiesel. A government contract
January 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Canadian Support for Biofuels Tops 80 Percent
by Susanne Retka Schill (Biodiesel Magazine) Canadian support for biofuels is quite strong according to a study released at the
January 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Pond Biofuels Inc., CO2 Remediation and Renewable Fuel Production Demonstration Plant for GHG Emitting Industries Receives Support From the Asia Pacific Partnership
On December 3rd 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced approval of the project proposal submitted by Pond Biofuels Inc.
December 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Enerkem Awarded $50 Million Funding by U.S. Department of Energy for Its Mississippi Biorefinery Project
Enerkem Inc. today announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy
December 07, 2009 Read Full Article
Canadian Biofuel Cuts Emissions Sharply: Report
by Rod Nickel (Reuters) Canadian ethanol emits 62 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional fuel, taking into consideration all stages
December 03, 2009 Read Full Article
CP Rail Tests Animal-Fat, Vegetable-Oil Biodiesel
by Susan Taylor (Reuters) Animal fat, restaurant grease and vegetable oil will help power four Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives this
December 02, 2009 Read Full Article
Canadian Government Program Invests Money in SK Ethanol Plant
(TradingMarkets.com) The Government of Canada announced Tuesday that it would invest up to C$77.75 million over seven years to help
November 13, 2009 Read Full Article
Lake Deemed Unsuitable for Algae Harvesting
by Eva Cohen (Winnepeg Free Press) The Manitoba government has looked into harvesting algae to help reduce phosphorus levels in
November 05, 2009 Read Full Article
Quebec Company Turns Trash Into Fuel
by John Lorinc (New York Times) Enerkem, a green energy company based in Quebec, has developed an alternative approach to mining
October 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Global Forest Watch Canada Releases Study of GHG Emissions from Oil Sands Development
A new research paper, Bitumen and Biocarbon, was released today by Global Forest Watch Canada. The paper reveals that significant
October 06, 2009 Read Full Article
Canadian Biofuel Seen Rising 76 pct in Two Years
(Reuters) Canadian biofuel production should rise 76 percent in two years, as government subsidies for production plants and renewable-fuel requirements
September 30, 2009 Read Full Article
Enerkem Announces Construction Start on Advanced Energy Research Facility in Edmonton, Alberta
Enerkem, a leading waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company, today participated in the sod-turning event held by its partners, the
September 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Manitoba Truckers Brace for Flawed Biodiesel Rule
(Today's Trucking) In just a few weeks Manitoba will become the first province in Canada to mandate biodiesel. ... All
September 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Manitoba to Mandate Biodiesel Blends
(CBC News) Manitoba is about to become the first province in Canada to mandate the use of biodiesel. Starting Nov.
September 11, 2009 Read Full Article
Harvesting Hemp at Hartacre Farms for Biofuel
by Aimee Pianosi (NapaneeGuide.com) In a white cloud of pollen, 43 acres of hemp was harvested from Hartacre Farms last
August 24, 2009 Read Full Article
W2 Energy Completes Algae Bioreactor
(Energy Current) W2 Energy Inc., has successfully completed a commercial scale algae bioreactor. The Sunfilter bioreactor will be used to
August 11, 2009 Read Full Article
Australia's Biofuel Partnership Joins Canada's Pacific Cascade Minerals to Develop BioCube
The Biofuel Partnership Limited has entered into a letter of intent with the Canadian public company Pacific Cascade Minerals Inc to
July 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Edmonton Waste-to-Energy Project Expands with Research Center
by Hanneke Brooymans (Edmonton Journal) ...There are three different pieces to the city's (Edmonton's) efforts to convert garbage to fuel. The
July 10, 2009 Read Full Article
Multi-Feedstock Biodiesel Plant Contracted for Alberta
(RenewableEnergyWorld) SRS Engineering Corporation has finalized a contract with ReNvision Biofuels Inc. to build its 10 million-gallon-per-year (MMGY) biodiesel plant
July 02, 2009 Read Full Article
Agragen to Increase Oil Content in Camelina
Agragen, a leader in using biotechnology to modify Camelina sativa to increase agronomically desirable traits, announces the acquisition of intellectual
June 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Shell First to Sell Gasoline Blended with Advanced Biofuel
From today, customers at a Shell service station will become the first in the world to fill their tanks with
June 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Lignol Awarded $3.4 Million in Funding from British Columbia’s Liquid Fuels from Biomass Program
Lignol Energy Corporation a cellulosic ethanol and biorefining company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lignol Innovations Ltd., has been awarded
June 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Lignol Announces Production of Cellulosic Ethanol from New Biorefinery Pilot Plant
Lignol Energy Corporation, a cellulosic ethanol and biorefining company, announced it has completed the first end-to-end production of cellulosic ethanol from
June 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Nonwood Fiber Raw Materials and the Biorefinery
by Robert W. Hurter (HurterConsult, Inc.) The biorefinery is being touted as the way for the North American pulp and paper