by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Associati0n) ... Unfortunately, Reuters took the same flawed and misleading approach to examining ethanol’s carbon footprint that many
carbon life cycle
Back TO HOMEOptions for Reducing Transport Carbon Emissions
(Stillwater Associates) On February 28, Stillwater Senior Analyst, Jim Mladenik presented at the Bioeconomy Hawaii Forum 2022. Jim’s presentation, Options for Reducing Transport Fuel
March 10, 2022 Read Full Article
POET Featured in Film on Environmental Benefits of Biofuels
(PR Newswire/GrainNet) POET, the world's largest producer of biofuels, appears in a new short film as part of the series Nature's Building
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Better Biomaterials: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the “new ideas” laboratory, was established in 1952 at the height of
May 02, 2019 Read Full Article
More Bioplastics Do Not Necessarily Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation
(University of Bonn) Study from the University of Bonn assesses potential implications of transitioning to plant-based plastics -- Bioplastics are often promoted
December 11, 2018 Read Full Article
27 Technologies to Produce Lower Carbon Fuels from “Second Chance Carbon” — and Its Practicioners. Who’s Doing What, Where, When, Why and How?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, perhaps the most comprehensive and useful guide to fuels and chemicals produced from
August 22, 2018 Read Full Article
Isobutanol’s Horizons: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Gevo has two proprietary technologies that combine to make it possible to retrofit existing ethanol plants
April 12, 2018 Read Full Article
CON: Keep the Renewable Fuel Standard but Reboot It by Using Bio-Masses instead of Corn
by Michael E. Kraft (Tribune News Service/Bradenton Herald) ... Ideally, Congress would reboot the renewable fuel mandate in a new way for
March 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Young Female Scientist Hopes to Create Energy Efficient Biofuel from Bacteria
by Emma Nobel (ABC Central Victoria News) Environmental microbiologist and science champion Marianne Haines hopes her work converting bacteria into biofuel will
March 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Research Brief: Students' Understanding of the Carbon Cycle and Global Climate Change
by Craig Kohn, Joyce Parker and Andy Anderson (Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Global climate change is a serious problem that
November 21, 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
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
Start-up to Scale-up: An Interview with Global Bioenergies CEO Marc Delcourt
(ACS Green Chemistry Institute) Global Bioenergies is one of the few companies in the world and the only one in
May 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Backers See Big Expansion of Niche Renewable Product in Florida
by William R. Levesque (Tampa Bay Times) ... But the biodiesel industry remains something of an enigma to most Americans despite
January 18, 2016 Read Full Article
House Science Committee Hearing Exposes Fundamental Flaws in RFS Opponents Attacks
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today (November 3, 2015), the House Science, Space and Technology committee held a joint hearing of the
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Closer Look at Flawed Studies behind Policies Used to Promote 'Low-Carbon' Biofuels
(Science Daily) Nearly all of the studies used to promote biofuels as climate-friendly alternatives to petroleum fuels are flawed and
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
A Carbon Accounting System for the Future
(25 x '25) Making sure the federal accounting system for biogenic carbon emissions—ensuring that it is an accurate system, and
August 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Take a Closer Look: Biofuels Can Support Environmental, Economic and Social Goals
by Bruce E. Dale, James E. Anderson, Robert C. Brown, Steven Csonka⊥ Virginia H. Dale, Gary Herwick, Randall D. Jackson, Nicholas Jordan,
July 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Sorghum May Be a “Sink” For Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Texas A&M Study Finds
by Rafaela Relvas (BioNews Texas) Researchers at Texas A&M University conducted a study that brought new insights regarding bioenergy sorghum, finding
June 09, 2014 Read Full Article
The Race to Capture, Use and Monetize Waste CO2
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Reduce carbon? Rid the world of excess CO2? Not so fast, buster. A new generation of technologies
March 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Carbon Sequestration Not So Simple in Biomass Crop Production
by Ann Perry (USDA/Biomass Magazine) Findings at the USDA are providing information about the soil carbon dynamics that play a crucial
February 28, 2014 Read Full Article
A Systematic Review of Biochar Research, with a Focus on Its Stability in situ and Its Promise as a Climate Mitigation Strategy
by Noel P. Gurwick, Lisa A. Moore, Charlene Kelly, Patricia Elias (PLOSone) Claims about the environmental benefits of charring biomass and applying the resulting
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Time to Rethink Misguided Policies that Promote Biofuels to Protect Climate
(Nanowerk News) ...His paper concludes that for now, it makes more sense to enable plants to soak up carbon dioxide
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
First Carbon, Second Harvest
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... When you first harvest a forest or other biomass, you take all that carbon that’s
August 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Busting Big Oil Myths on the RFS and Ethanol, Part III: ILUC and Greenhouse Gases
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Energy Collective) ...Incredibly, the American Petroleum Institute’s anti-RFS “training center” (yes, Big Oil has
June 06, 2013 Read Full Article
The Possible Consequences of Expanding Biofuels: Cleaner Energy, Warmer Climate?
by Vicki Ekstrom (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change/Renewable Energy World) ...Their study, recently released in Geophysical Research
May 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Biomass Row Heats up after Green Groups Call for Subsidy Cuts
by Jessica Shankleman (BusinessGreen.com) ...Three campaign groups, backed by 12 organisations in the timber, paper and furniture industries, yesterday
May 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Global Greenhouse Gas Implications of Land Conversion to Biofuel Crop Cultivation in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands – Lessons Learned from Jatropha
by W.M.J. Achten, A. Trabucco, W.H. Maes, L.V. Verchot, R. Aerts, E. Mathijs, P. Vantomme, V.P. Singh, B. Muys (ScienceDirect.com/Journal of
January 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Special Forest Products Journal Biofuels Issue
(WebWire) Biofuels made from high yield, short rotation woody crops or from forest residuals and thinnings that are currently left
December 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels and Climate: a Simple but Troubling View
by John DeCicco (The Energy Collective) If biofuels benefit the climate, it's not when they're burned; those CO2 emissions are the
March 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Solve for X: Mike Cheiky on Negative Carbon Liquid Fuels
(Solve for X/CoolPlanet Energy Systems) Solve for X is a forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork. The
February 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Words from the Wise: A Study by a Group of Forest Scientists Confirms Forest-Derived Bioenergy Results in No Net Carbon Release
by Anna Austin (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) A recently released study authored by nine scientists from multiple organizations and
February 01, 2012 Read Full Article
How Manomet Got It Backwards: Challenging the "Debt-then-dividend" Axiom
by Dr. William Strauss (Renewable Energy World/FutureMetrics) This short article challenges the assumption that there is always a carbon debt
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
“The $1.01 a Gallon Tax Credit Will Help, but We Could Live without It”: Genencor
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Genencor CEO Tjerk de Ruiter says, “As long as they create a mandate, the $1.01
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Boeing, Yale University Conduct Jatropha Sustainability Study
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Boeing issued research conducted by Yale University’s School of Environmental Studies that showed significant potential
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Economics, Physics Are Roadblocks for Mass-Scale Algae Biodiesel Production, Study Finds
(EurekAlert/Kansas State University) "Fossil fuels are limited, and since we can't use more than what Earth offers, a lot of
April 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Biomass-Powered Ethanol Plants
by Lisa Gibson (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) A growing number of U.S. ethanol plants are reaping the benefits
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Sustainability and the Environment I: Bioenergy & Climate: the Long, Medium, and Short of It
by Nathanael Greene (Natural Resources Defense Council Representative) Greene begins by making the point that “long-term environmental imperatives” need to be
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
The Need for Alternative Fuel: When Biofuels and Genetic Engineering Meet
by Alexander Kunev (The McGill Daily) ...However, getting rid of a system of distribution that encompasses a large network of
March 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Is Switching to Butanol
by Matthew L. Wald (New York Times) High oil prices are generally bad news for American companies, but one, Gevo of
March 11, 2011 Read Full Article
ASA Bans ExxonMobil Biofuel Ad
(RAC) The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ExxonMobil advertisement after its claims relating to environmental benefits of using
March 10, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Federal Lab Says Life Cycle Analysis Does Not Factor in Rare Earth Metals or Mountain Top Removal
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January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
College Students Lack Scientific Literacy, Study Finds
(Michigan State University) Most college students in the United States do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
German Study Shows Rapeseed GHG Potential
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The German Biomass Research Center has conducted a study on optimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
January 06, 2011 Read Full Article
The Impact Of A Renewable Electricity Standard & A Carbon Payment Program
By Don Hofstrand (Iowa State University Extension/JoplinStockyards.com) U.S. energy policy has recently moved into the background due to concerns about
December 30, 2010 Read Full Article
A Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels
By: Sara Krauskopf (The Science Teacher) A life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used by engineers to make measurements of net
December 30, 2010 Read Full Article
State Aid: Commission Approves Aid for Waste CO2 Pipeline in The Netherlands
(Europa) The European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, a €5 million investment aid for a pipeline infrastructure to
December 17, 2010 Read Full Article
EBOOM CAPITAL: New EPA Regulation May Discourage U.S. Biomass Projects
by Terry McDonald (EnergyBoom) ...The EPA agrees with the (U.S. Energy Information Agency) that biomass is a renewable fuel with no
December 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels: a New Methodology to Estimate GHG Emissions Due to Global Land Use Change
by Roland Hiederer, Fabien Ramos, et al. (European Commission Joint Research Centre) This study implements a new methodology developed by the
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Dutch flowers Grown with Carbon Dioxide from Bioethanol plant in Rotterdam
(IBTimes/Green Energy UK) More and more of the millions of flowers grown in Dutch greenhouses each year are receiving carbon
September 24, 2010 Read Full Article
RFA Disputes EPA’s Inclusion of Biogenic Carbon Emissions
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering equating biogenic carbon emissions with fossil fuel emissions under
September 17, 2010 Read Full Article
New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Model
(Max Planck Society) ..."What’s new about this research is that we have integrated the carbon cycle into our model to