(The Medi-Telegraph) One of the main topics of the meeting between Italian Defence Secretary Domenico Rossi and US Navy Secretary
Department of Defense (DOD)
Back TO HOMEUSDA Wants Ethanol Available Nationwide
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Higher grade levels of ethanol need to be available outside the Midwest and the U.S. Department of
March 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Flotta Verde! The Italian Navy’s Green Fleet Underway: The Story, in Pictures
by Commander Pasquale Tripodi (Italian Navy/Biofuels Digest) Italy’s Navy joins the global green fleet movement with its first sea trials and
March 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Benjamins for Biofuels in the 2015 Obama Budget: The Digest’s 7-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vitally interested in President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget and the 411 on grants, incentives, tax
March 06, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA and US Navy Explain the Ins and Outs of the Farm-to-Fleet Program at Industry Day: Presentations Available
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) At the US Department of Agriculture headquarters building in Washington, DC, on January 30,
February 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Power Surge: Energy Security and the Department of Defense
(The PEW Charitable Trusts) How the Department of Defense Leverages Private Resources to Enhance Energy Security and Save Money on
January 17, 2014 Read Full Article
US Secretaries of Defense, Agriculture and Energy Push for Cost-Competitive, Drop-In Advanced Military Biofuels Program
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Energy delivered four
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Powering the Navy’s Energy Future
Long committed to strengthening its energy security and independence, the Department of the Navy has set robust goals for reducing
December 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Agriculture, Navy Secretaries Promote U.S. Military Energy Independence with 'Farm-to-Fleet'
(US Department of Agriculture) Program blends homegrown biofuels with conventional fuels, propelling ships, jets and jobs Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and
December 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Come, and They Will Build It
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Lockheed Martin's army of engineers has expanded its expertise to bioenergy and biofuels. ... Besides its own
December 05, 2013 Read Full Article
As Pentagon Invests in Green Fuel, Critics Focus on the Cost
by Evan Halper (Los Angeles Times) On a recent Navy voyage, alternative fuel cost $26 a gallon, and millions are
November 19, 2013 Read Full Article
The Four Horsemen of the Financials: Gevo, Solazyme, Amyris Report for Q3
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In years gone by, it was not too hard to write up a summary of
November 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Highlights from 2013 ABLC-Next; Hot Slides, Hot Perspectives, Parts I, II, III, IV and V
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As ABLC-Next concludes, here is the first installment in a review of the hottest slides, stories,
October 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Complete Genome Sequence of Clostridium sp. Strain DL-VIII, a Novel Solventogenic Clostridium Species Isolated from Anaerobic Sludge
Safiyh Taghavi, Javier A. Izquierdo, Daniel van der Lelie (American Society for Microbiology) We report the genome sequence of Clostridium sp. strain DL-VIII,
October 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Rep. Enyart Calls for Energy Independence, Growing Agriculture Economy With New Bill
(Congressman Bill Enyart (D-IL)) Legislation Would Support Research & Development for Biofuels in U.S. Air Force Surrounded by agriculture leaders at
September 19, 2013 Read Full Article
New Case Study Shows Rapid Growth of Biodiesel Industry in Calif.
(Environmental Defense Fund/Biodiesel Magazine) A case study released today from Environmental Defense Fund and E2 examines the benefits of biodiesel, profiling six companies in California
August 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Trash Into Gas, Efficiently? An Army Test May Tell
by Paul Tullis (The New York Times) ...But big drawbacks have prevented the wholesale adoption of trash-to-gas technology in the
August 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Navy’s Use of Biofuels Could Trigger Private-Sector Adoption
by Amy Harder (National Journal) The Navy's use of advanced biofuels could help spur private-sector investment, said Dennis McGinn, President
August 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Despite Fracking Boom, US Military Still Looks to Biofuel over Natural Gas
by Seth Robson (Stars and Stripes) The drilling boom created by hydraulic fracking has led to an explosion of natural
August 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Green Water: Can the U.S. Navy Win the Eco-Arms Race?
by Ray Mabus (Foreign Policy) With domestic oil production up, imports declining, and new oil and gas reserves being discovered,
August 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels, Climate Change and National Security
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) The direct relationship between Climate Change effects and National Security was recently summarized in testimony
July 26, 2013 Read Full Article
House Moves to Block DOD Buying Biofuels
by Alex Guillen (Politico) The House late last night approved by voice vote a measure to block the Defense Department
July 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Federal Agencies Moving Ahead to Reduce Climate Change Risks: Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) A number of federal agency initiatives are already underway in the biofuels, agriculture, and forestry
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Flight Plan: 14 Practical Steps towards Commercial Aviation Biofuels Now
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For every 5% in global shift to aviation biofuels — create 72,000 jobs and avoid
July 05, 2013 Read Full Article
The Battle of the Beltway: DoD Awards $16M towards Parity-Cost, Drop-In, Non-Food Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DoD goes forward, after internal wrangle, with advanced biofuels program via $16M phase 1 investment. With
May 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Fighting Rising Tide of Skepticism
by Sandra I. Erwin (National Defense Magazine) ...Although the Pentagon consumes just 1.5 percent of the nation’s fuel, biofuel investors and
May 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Virent Delivers Plant-Based Jet Fuel to U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for Testing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Produces Drop-In Jet Fuel from 100% Renewable Plant Sugars In Wisconsin, Virent announced the delivery of 100
May 02, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S., Israel Could Collaborate on Advanced Biofuel Development
by U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation/Biomass Magazine) After a briefing by senior White House staff on April 17, following their arrival
April 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Senate Rejects Amendment Gutting Military Biofuels Program by 40-59 Vote
by Zack Coleman (The Hill E2Wire) An amendment to a $984 billion Senate government funding bill that would have stripped
March 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office Comments on Air Force Strategic Studies Quarterly Article: Energy Insecurity, The False Promise of Liquid Biofuels
(US Department of Energy/Department of Defense) General Comments Although the author has done an extensive literature reading in the biofuels area,
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Funding Bill Amendments Target Military Biofuels
by Zack Coleman (The Hill E2Wire) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) filed two amendments to a $984 billion government funding bill
March 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at World Biofuels Markets 2013
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Neste Oil confirmed that they are using 65% virgin oils, primarily palm oil, and 35%
March 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Australian Biofuels Project Another Step Closer
(Biofuels International) Australian research company Agritechnology has found a location as it further develops a biofuels demonstration plant. A site for
March 07, 2013 Read Full Article
A National Biomass Lend-Lease Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The military would like, affordable, domestically-produced, drop-in, renewable fuels. Drop-in fuel producers would like long-term,
March 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Is the U.S. Military Fighting Straw Men?
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) Are supporters of the oil industry grasping at straws to keep the
March 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Defending Clean Energy Goals and Policies
(25 x '25) Renewable energy stakeholders were reminded again in recent weeks that misguided criticism and outright misinformation launched against
March 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Inside the Military's Clean-Energy Revolution
by Julia Whitty (The Atlantic/Mother Jones) ...To get to the Nimitz, 100 miles off Honolulu, our turboprop is flying a 50-50
February 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Researchers Produce High Density Renewable Fuels from Terpenes; Potential Use as Significant Components of Jet, Diesel and Tactical Fuels
(Green Car Congress) Researchers at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at China Lake have developed a process
February 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Making Superfuels Affordable, via Biofuels: The JP-10 Story
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Could a switch to biofuels make super-dense JP-10 military aviation fuels affordable? Could F18A Super
February 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Big Steps in Biofuels: ACORE’s Renewable Energy Policy Forum ‘13
By Joshua Rathod (Advanced Biofuels USA) Thinking about the back and forth on EPA’s cellulosic fuel mandates in the last
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
FAME Is Not (necessarily) the Answer
by Pamela Serino (Defense Logistics Agency Energy/Biofuels Digest) ...A mandate in all countries to go to ULSD marine fuel would
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Pentagon Nominee Hagel Endorses Ban on High-Carbon Defense Fuels
by Ben Geman (The Hill E2Wire) Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), President Obama’s nominee for Defense secretary, is backing a
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuel Producers Waiting for Pentagon to Show Them the Money
by Sandra I. Erwin (National Defense Magazine) The biofuels industry is seeing promising signs from Washington. President Obama in his
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Blue Sun Reinvests Biodiesel Tax Credit Revenue into Technology
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Blue Sun Biodiesel CEO Leigh Freeman said his company will immediately invest payments from credits
January 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Defense Bill Done: Biofuels Survive
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Unofficial reports indicate that biofuels provisions have survived a House-Senate conference over the Defense bill. According
December 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels: Key to Military Energy Security
(Pew Charitable Trusts) The Department of Defense is the world’s largest consumer of liquid fuels (more than 375,000 barrels of oil per
December 05, 2012 Read Full Article
“Biofuels Have the Momentum”: US Senate Votes 54-41 to Clear Navy’s Path to Affordable, Advanced Biofuels Capacity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Senate voted 54-41 in favor of an amendment offered by Senator
November 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Deputy Assistant Secretary Of The Navy For Energy Visits Military's Biodiesel-Fueled Steam Plant
(America's Navy) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy) Tom Hicks toured a steam plant at St. Julien's Creek Annex
November 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Extend Wind Production Tax Credit and Preserve Military Biofuels Program
by Paul Clarke (The Hill E2Wire/Truman National Security Project) ...To free us from the whims of distant countries, America must
November 29, 2012 Read Full Article
US Senate Votes 62-37 to Back Military Aviation Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Senate voted 62-37 in favor of an amendment offered by Senator
November 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels Fight Flares Before Possible Defense Debate
by Geof Koss (Roll Call) More than one-third of the Senate is calling for removal of provisions in the defense
November 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) Powers Gulfstream Flights To NBAA
(Honeywell/MarketWatch/PR NewsWire) Five aircraft fly together for the first time using renewable jet fuel to National Business Aviation Association convention UOP
October 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Who Is Responsible for Making Biofuels Affordable?
by Dan Parsons (National Defense Magazine) ... Military leaders, particularly within the Navy, want to find a drop-in alternative fuel that
October 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Pentagon, World's Biggest Fossil Fuel User, Shops for Biofuels
by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Gevo Inc. (GEVO), Syntroleum Corp. and Solazyme Inc. (SZYM) may be among a “small set” of biofuel
October 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Biodico and Navy Sign Renewable Fuel Agreement
(Biodico/PR NewsWire/Herald Online) Today Biodico announced signing a new agreement with the U.S. Navy for the development and evaluation of
October 19, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy Secretary Says Biofuel Technology Has Arrived
by Michael Fabey (Aerospace Daily and Defense Report/Aviation Week) Despite continued opposition from lawmakers like U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.),
October 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Raising Money for the New Biofuels: A Digest Special Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...We say that biofuels are “capital-intensive,” mainly to be polite. It’s like saying that Genghis Khan,
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Force Picks Honeywell Unit for Biofuels
by Joe Cogliano (Dayton Business Journal) A division of Honeywell International Inc. is being tapped by the U.S. Air Force to expand the
September 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Vilsack, Mabus Highlight Navy Energy Independence in Norfolk, Va.
(Biodiesel Magazine/USDA) US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Energy for Navy Tom Hicks toured the
September 13, 2012 Read Full Article
The U.S. Military's Great Green Gamble Spurs Biofuel Startups
by Todd Woody (Forbes Magazine) ...Funded with $85 million from Bill Gates and other investors – plus $104 million in government cash
September 12, 2012 Read Full Article
The Fearless Emergency of Now
by Todd Atkinson ( US Department of Agriculture Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service/Biomass Magazine) Since the 20th century, scientists have worked to
September 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Naval Postgraduate School Researchers Evaluate Biofuels for Powering the Fleet
by Amanda Stein (Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System) ...NPS Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Associate Professor Dr. Christopher Brophy,
September 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Fly the Bio Skies: 10 Milestones in the Summer of Aviation biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...But in many respects, its been a summer about aviation biofuels – starting with
August 31, 2012 Read Full Article
Researchers Seek New Strains for Biofuels
by Adam Stone (Defense News) With the U.S. Navy spending an increasing amount of cash on alternative energy — including
August 23, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Army Examines Smaller, Flex-Fuel Generators
by Adam Stone (Defense News) The U.S. Army is testing new power packs that could run on virtually any fuel,
August 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Senate Panel Approves Defense Bill with Biofuels Funds
by Susan Cornwell (Reuters/Chicago Tribune News) A Senate subcommittee approved legislation on Tuesday that continues funding for the Pentagon's use of
August 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Insiders: GOP Won’t Stop Pentagon’s Green-Energy Push
by Olga Belogolova (National Journal) Republicans in both the House and Senate this year have proposed cutting funds for alternative-energy
July 27, 2012 Read Full Article
US Biofuel Advocates Urge Congress to Continue Pentagon Funding
by David Alexander (Reuters) * Ex-Senator Warner leads veterans in pushing alternative fuels * Senator Inhofe seeks accounting for Green
July 26, 2012 Read Full Article
University of Dayton Building $850K Outdoor Algae Lab
by Dave Larsen (Dayton Daily News) The facility will be used to develop advanced jet fuels for Air Force. The University
July 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Seafaring Biofuels: Finding the Right Fuel for the Fleet
by Ysabel Yates (Renewable Energy World) ...For the next two years, Rolf Reitz and his team will be developing a model
July 24, 2012 Read Full Article
'Green Strike Group' Offers Point of Pride, Not Political Divisiveness
(25 x '25) As the “green strike group” makes its way through the waters of the Pacific Rim this week,
July 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Baby vs Bathwater: When Does Budget Prudence Tip over into Energy Shortsightism?
Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest) ...The Navy doesn’t go to war, or even a war simulation, with unproven technology. That sends
July 23, 2012 Read Full Article
CLAIM: The Obama Administration Is Forcing the U.S. Navy to Use Unproven Biofuels.
(Energy FactCheck) FACT: 1. The U.S. Navy’s biofuel initiative began in 2006 when President George W. Bush’s Defense Secretary, Donald
July 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Can Biofuels Really Make a Nation Safer?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“It didn’t take long to figure out,” he (Dan Nolan, a retired US Army Colonel
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Death Valley Days: The Biofuels Financing Saga
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As bio-based companies race across the Valley of Death, in the dash for scale, who’s
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Australian Navy Goes Green with New US Biofuel Deal
by Brendan Nicholson (The Australian) THE Royal Australian Navy has taken a major step towards "greening" its warships and aircraft
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
More Access to Advanced Biofuels Becoming an Issue of National Security
(MultiService.com) Advanced biofuels are gaining popularity throughout the United States thanks to their financial and environmental benefits. Domestic biofuels can
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
The 6 Big Myths of Military Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In this context we’d like to examine assertions made in a feature story on the
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
#GreatGreenFleet: SECNAV, CNO Visit Nimitz For Great Green Fleet Demonstration
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan A. Colon (USS Nimitz Public Affairs/America's Navy) The Secretary of the Navy, the
July 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Senators Gird for Fight over U.S. Navy's 'Green Fleet'
by Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell (Reuters) U.S. senators who support the Pentagon's push to expand its use of biofuels said
July 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Push in Congress to Ban Biofuels in Military Has Big Long-Term Costs
by Norman Seip (Christian Science Monitor) The US armed services is working hard to wean itself off of fossil fuels
July 19, 2012 Read Full Article
The Navy’s Green Strike Group Sails on Biofuels Blend: Will It Sail Again?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As the Pacific-based forces of Can-Do battle the Washington-based forces of Shouldn’t-Try, we look at
July 19, 2012 Read Full Article
USNS Henry J. Kaiser Delivers Biofuel for RIMPAC's Great Green Fleet Demo
(The Maritime Executive) Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), which is currently providing logistical support for
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Modeling Biofuel Fitness for the Sea
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
RAND Says US Military Cannot Reduce Biofuels Price; Should Exit Development; BIO Disagrees
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a new study by the RAND Corporation says that the US military’s petroleum
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
White House Official: Congress 'Short-Sighted' on Biofuels
by Zack Coleman (The Hill/E2Wire) Congress “needs to get beyond short-sightism” that is stunting investment in and handcuffing Defense Department
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Air Force Tests Jet Using Gevo Biofuel
by Mark Harden (BizJournals.com/Denver Business Journal) The U.S. Air Force has flown the first successful test flight using a type
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
The Obama Plan for Cost-Competitive, Military Biofuels: The 10-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Obama Administration has laid out an integrated strategy for commercializing advanced biofuels, with a
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Here Comes the Great Green Fleet
by Galrahn (Information Dissemination) With the Great Green Fleet putting to sea for the upcoming RIMPAC 2012 exercise, and more specifically
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Why the RAND Report on Biofuels and the U.S. Military Has It Wrong
by Andrew Holland (Consumer Energy Report) The RAND corporation recently released a report “Promoting International Energy Security” for the U.S.
June 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Better for Airplanes, Too?
by Margaret Ryan (AOLEnergy) Biofuels could be a "game changer" for both military and commercial aviation, says Assistant Secretary of the
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Amyris is Awarded $8 million DARPA Contract under ‘Living Foundries’ Program
(Amyris) Amyris to develop improved DNA assembly and integration across biological platforms Amyris, Inc. announced today (June 12, 2012) it has
June 12, 2012 Read Full Article
DoT Algal Fuel Test Results Show Potential
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has released its analysis of a test
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Insiders Support Military’s Renewable-Energy Push
by Sara Sorcher (National Journal) Nearly two-thirds of National Journal’s National Security Insiders agree with the military’s push for renewable energy,
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Short-Term Politics Stifles Pentagon's Green Energy Ambitions
by Jen Alic (OilPrice.com) The US Defense Department consumes more energy than any other department or sector in the country,
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Wait’ll Next Year: Advanced Biofuels and the Military
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Washington, heartbreak came early in the season when the Senate Armed Services Committee has
May 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Why We Need a Greener Military
by Fred Kaplan (Slate) ...The rationale for barring the Navy from buying the 450,000 gallons of biofuels necessary for the
May 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Groups Ask Senate to Reconsider NDAA Amendments Blocking Military Use of Alternative Energy
(BusinessWire) The Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, Airlines for America, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Biotechnology Industry
May 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Republicans Blowing up Military’s Plans for Alternative Energy; Democrats Fighting Back
by Troy Hooper (The Colorado Independent) ...House Republicans passed a pair of provisions Friday that would stymie the military’s efforts
May 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Navy to Demonstrate Great Green Fleet This Summer
(CNN) The U.S. Navy for the first time will demonstrate what it calls a Great Green Fleet, a carrier strike
May 21, 2012 Read Full Article
Long Quest for Multi-Fuel Power Source Yields Army Interest
by John Murawski (News Observer) The U.S. military’s quest to outfit American soldiers with an all-in-one power source could lead
May 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Groups Call On U.S. Senate to Authorize Funding for Military Biofuel
(Advanced Biofuels Association) Energy security is a vital part of national security; we can improve energy security with advanced biofuel production
April 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Tinker, Tailor, Sailor, Fly: Aviation Biofuels Advance, Attract Opponents over Costs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Honeywell and Agrisoma collaborate to pioneer aviation biofuels from a new carinata-based feedstock, critics
April 19, 2012 Read Full Article
When Defending Biofuels, Supporters Point to History
by David Ferris (Forbes) At a conference today sponsored by the Carbon War Room outside Washington, D.C., a panel of biofuels entrepreneurs, supporters
March 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Virdia, Virent Pioneer New Super-Performing, Parity-Cost Renewable Jet Fuel Pathway
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Virent, Virdia debut super-performing drop-in aviation biofuels made from drop-in cellulosic pine tree sugars; “passed
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Four-Star Biofuels: How the Pentagon Is Outpacing Civilians in Gen2 Adoption
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In “Four Star Biofuels: How the Pentagon Is Outpacing Civilians in Gen2 Adoption” a special
March 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Cobalt and the Naval Air Warfare Center Team Up to Produce a Renewable Jet Fuel From Bio N-Butanol
(Cobalt Technologies/Sacramento Bee) Contract Issued to Albemarle to Process First Run of N-Butanol Into Jet Fuel Today, the Naval Air Warfare
March 22, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy Successfully Tests SoladieselHRD-76® During Operational Transit Voyage in USS Ford Frigate
(Solazyme/BusinessWire) -Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced today that the USS Ford, a U.S. Navy Frigate fleet
March 20, 2012 Read Full Article
USS FORD on Alternative Fuel Blend
by Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications (MarineLink.com) USS Ford Conducts Operational Transit on Alternative Fuel Blend. USS Ford
March 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Mabus Defends Biofuels during Hearing on Navy Ship
by Brock Vergakis (AP/Wisconsin Rapids Tribune) Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended the service's investment on biofuels Monday, saying that it is a
March 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Forum to Address Energy’s Role in National Security
(Midwest Energy News) Military leaders are increasingly connecting the dots between energy, climate and national security issues. We’ve reported here
March 09, 2012 Read Full Article
How Not to Lose an Energy Policy in 10 Days
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) BIO’s industrial biotech czar says that governments should resist attempts to derail the
March 07, 2012 Read Full Article
The U.S. Air Force Dares You to Laugh At Their Biofuel
by Tina Casey (Talking Points Memo) Republicans recently had themselves a good laugh over President Obama’s enthusiasm for biofuel made from algae,
March 05, 2012 Read Full Article
EERC to Develop Biofuel for US Military
by Kari Williamson (Renewable Energy Focus) The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) will develop alternative liquid fuels, including biofuel,
March 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Va. Congressman Questions Navy's Ability to "Go Green" versus High Cost
by Mike Gooding (WVEC.com) ... Fourth district congressman Randy Forbes is challenging the Navy which is making a priority out of
March 01, 2012 Read Full Article
IN FOCUS: Pricing and Supply Key to Unlocking Large-Scale US Biofuel Use
by Lori Ranson (FlightGlobal) Successful commercial biofuel flights operated by US carriers in late 2011 were underpinned by an understanding
February 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Growing by Leaps and Bound
(25 x '25) While much of the recent Congressional discussion of renewable energy has focused on failed high risk clean
February 14, 2012 Read Full Article
US Navy Taps into Queensland University of Technology Biofuel Capabilities
(Queensland University of Technology) Biofuel technology being developed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers has caught the interest of
February 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Aviation and Military Biofuels: New Thinking on Finance, Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...While most of the United States was focused on the 2012 Super Bowl, the CSPAN
February 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Inaugural Sustainable Maritime Fuels Forum Draws US, Australian Biofuels Leadership
by Jim Lane/Dr. Susan Pond (Biofuels Digest/Dow Sustainability Program at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre) In Australia,
February 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Why the Military Hates Fossil Fuels
by Amy Westervelt (Forbes) ...Time and again top military leaders have spoken out against our dependence on oil as a
February 03, 2012 Read Full Article
US Forces Give the Nod to Biofuels
Michael Richardson (Canberra Times) Don't laugh! The United States military is dead serious about being able to fly its combat
February 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Obama Directs Military to Cut Petroleum Consumption 30 Percent
(NCTechNews) ...In order to comply with and support these directives, Fort Bragg partnered with the Defense Energy Supply Center and
February 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Maersk Tests SoladieselRD(R) in 6,500 Nautical Mile Commercial Voyage
(MarketWIre/Solazyme) Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced today that Maersk Line, one of the biggest shipping companies
January 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Robo-Copter Will Keep Tabs on Navy’s Biofuel Plants
by Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman (Wired) The Navy is hoping to one day run a huge chunk of its fleet
January 24, 2012 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Raises $58M in Series C Round; Petronas Becomes Strategic Investor
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In India, LanzaTech is working with Indian Oil and Jindal Power and Steel Limited on
January 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Time to Assess Biomass Project Funding Options
by Emily Chad and Todd Taylor (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) A veritable alphabet soup of government funding programs exist
January 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Conference Keynote: Landfills Will Become a Thing of the Past
by Anna Austin (Biomass Power and Thermal) ...(Sierra Energy CEO Mike) Hart was the keynote speaker at the third annual Pacific
January 18, 2012 Read Full Article
The 11 Top Biofuels Trends of 2011
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There were IPOs a go-go, a big comeback from biodiesel. The global ethanol fleet has
December 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Maersk and the U.S. Navy Collaborate on Biofuel Initiative
(The Maritime Executive) Maersk and the U.S. Navy are testing algae-based biofuel on the container ship Maersk Kalmar. The ship
December 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Dynamic Fuels and Solazyme Partner to Supply Renewable Fuel to U.S. Navy
(Solazyme) Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a joint venture between Tyson Foods, Inc. and Syntroleum Corporation, has been awarded a contract to
December 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Navy Maritime Surface Craft Sets Speed Record on Algal Fuel Blend
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) In a continued effort to test and validate advanced biofuel utilization in both air and
December 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Navy Energy Director Speaks on US Need for Global Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) The military has been especially active in the push to develop biobased jet fuel, but
November 29, 2011 Read Full Article
DOD Steps Up Innovation in Installation Energy, Recognizes Limits in Biofuels
by Matt Hourihan (The Energy Collective) ...In the other development, a report released earlier this month by the Office of
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Analysis: U.S. Government a Tenuous Beachhead for Biofuel Firms
(CNBC/Reuters) The U.S. military has emerged as a key ally for fledgling producers of non-food-based biofuels, who find themselves threatened
November 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Supercommittee Should Preserve Farm Energy Programs in the Farm Bill for in the Best Interest of the Nation: William Richards and Dennis McGinn
by William Richards and Dennis McGinn (The Plain Dealer) Guest Columnists: The future of the government's role in U.S. agriculture
November 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Navy Launches Its Largest Biofuel Test for Ship
by Julie Watson (AP/Yahoo! News) The U.S. Navy launched its largest alternative fuel test to date on Wednesday, pumping 20,000 gallons of
November 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Society of Biological Engineering's Conference on ElectroFuels Research
by Vidya Ramanathan (Advanced Biofuels USA) A clear view of coppery miniature treetops, brilliant skies and shimmering coastline. This is the
November 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Flights Signal Demand From U.S. Airlines
by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week) As airlines launch the first commercial biofuel flights in the U.S., the government is working
November 14, 2011 Read Full Article
The 10 Biofuels Priorities for 2012
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, more than 350 delegates gathered at Advanced Biofuesl Markets to set industry priorities
November 10, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Funds Project To Encourage Renewable Fuel Production, Job Creation In New Mexico
(Sapphire Energy) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA has issued a loan guarantee that will allow a biofuels
November 08, 2011 Read Full Article
7 Decision Points in the Race for Scale in Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In the Race for Scale, the industry has excelled in driving down operating costs. Capital
November 08, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy Expands Algae Biofuel Testing At Sea And In The Air
by Tina Casey (Talking Points Memo) ...Earlier this year, the Navy successfully tested a 50-50 algae aviation biofuel blend on a
November 02, 2011 Read Full Article
What’s the Buzz? The 10 hottest topics in biofuels right now.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But here are 10 themes that are shaping up to be the Buzz of
November 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Air Force And Navy Turn To Biofuels
by Elizabeth Shogren (National Public Radio) The Pentagon's hunt for an alternative to petroleum has turned a lowly weed and
October 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Tallow Replaces Crude Oil as Biofuels Head to War: Commodities
by Alex Morales and Louise Downing (Bloomberg News/San Francisco Chronicle) Biofuels face their biggest test yet -- whether they
October 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Maersk Uses Emsys for USN Biofuel Trials
(Maersk/MarineLink.com) W R Systems, Ltd (WRSystems) was asked to supply its Emsys laser-based Emissions Monitoring System (EMS) for the purpose
October 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Fiscal 2012 Director’s Guidance Outlines Priorities in Three Focus Areas
by Beth Reese (Defense Logistics Agency) ...The new guidance includes 16 initiatives designed to steer employees’ efforts in three focus
October 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Fire Scout Completes First Navy Unmanned Flight On Biofuel
(Naval Air Systems Command Public Affairs) The Navy reached a milestone in its quest to gain energy independence today,
October 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Addresses Algae, Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The production of advanced biofuels was one of many renewable energy topics addressed by speakers