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(Tokyo Tech News) Tokyo Tech researchers successfully introduced an engineered lipid remodeling system into a transgenic plant to enhance biofuel
September 08, 2015 Read Full Article
NYK to Participate in the Ownership of Canola Oil Venture in Tsunami Recovery Effort
(Hellenic Shipping News) NYK has concluded a contract with United Green* for partial ownership of a canola flower field along
August 27, 2015 Read Full Article
1st Algae-Based Oil Producing Facility in Fukushima Set up in Devastated Region
(The Asahi Shimbun) An experimental facility to produce oil from algae was constructed on former farmland that was abandoned after
August 26, 2015 Read Full Article
DENSO to Build Large Test Facility for Production of Biofuel from Microalgae
(DENSO) DENSO Corporation today (August 19, 2015) announced that it will build a large 20,000 square meter test facility
August 25, 2015 Read Full Article
US Biofuels Part of Food, Feed Global Solution
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Cleaner burning, higher performing fuels and their nutritious coproducts are valuable at home
August 25, 2015 Read Full Article
Some Of The Coolest Biofuel Stories Of The Year (So Far)
by Meagan Parrish (Manufacturing.net) ...It’s always a fun game to see what’s being used to make new fuels — so let’s
August 21, 2015 Read Full Article
State-of-the-Art Algae PBRs
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) Photobioreactor manufacturers detail their latest designs and performance metrics and provide project updates from around
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Mechanism of an Enzyme for Biofuel Production
(U-Tokyo Research) Missing link in microbial cellulose decomposition -- A University of Tokyo research group has revealed for the first time the
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Seeking Success in Succinic, Succinctly, Sustainably
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The real deal is succinic acid and polybutylene succinate. The latter found in everything from
July 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Research and Markets: Pine-Derived Chemicals (TOFA, TOR, Gum Turpentine, Gum Rosin, Pitch, Sterols) Market 2015 - Global Trends & Forecast to 2020
(Research and Markets/BusinessWire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hjlj3s/pinederived) has announced the addition of the "Pine-Derived Chemicals Market by Type (TOFA, TOR, Gum
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Airlines Keep Pushing Biofuels: They Have No Choice
by Jonathan Fahey and Scott Mayerowitz (Associated Press) The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Drilling into Distillation, Dehydration
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Companies aim to tweak and transform key systems to reduce energy use and
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
What’s up with Algae Now?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... 31 Algae players, what do they make now, and how are they making out? ... Here’s
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
This Pond Scum May Fuel Your Airplane
by Tom Redmond and Yuko Takeo (Bloomberg Business) The future of Japan’s biofuel industry may be pond scum. Or more
July 08, 2015 Read Full Article
First Methanol-Powered Diesel Engine Debuted by MAN D&T
By Charlie Bartlett (Seatrade Maritime News) MAN Diesel & Turbo has run successful tests of a new liquid-gas-injection engine, the ME-LGI,
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Japan Aims to Use Biofuels for Flights by 2020 Tokyo Olympics
by Chisaki Watanabe (Bloomberg) Japan will draw up a plan to introduce biofuels to power commercial flights by the 2020
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Cassava-Run Biomass Plant Closer to Fruition
by Chan Muyhong (Phnom Penh Post) A planned biomass plant run on cassava in Battambang province looks ever more likely after a
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Cracking The Kernel For Higher Value Products
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers hope phytate replicates the corn oil extraction success story, but the history
June 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Building Markets for Ethanol Exports
by Cindy Zimmerman (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Expanding export markets for U.S. ethanol was the focus last month as a group
June 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Tall Oil Fatty Acid Market: Application in Biodiesel Production to Increase Scope
(Digital Journal/ReleaseWire/Transparancy Market Research) Tall Oil Fatty Acid (Oleic Acid, Linoleic acid, and Others) Market by Applications (Dimer Acids, Alkyd
May 30, 2015 Read Full Article
The Aviation Renewable Fuels Imperative
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From remarks by Antonio De Palmas — president, Boeing Italy, at the World Bioenergy Leadership
May 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Stepping Up to a Currency Molecule
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Biobased chemicals are two steps closer to the tipping point when the growing
May 14, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Now Exported to Many Markets
(National Corn Growers Association) A recent chart from the U.S. Grains Council illustrates the wide range of markets for U.S.
May 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Miscanthus Hybrid May Be Boon For Biofuel Industry
(Locker Gnome) ... Scientists at the University of Illinois recently reported the first natural occurrence in several decades of Miscanthus hybrid
May 05, 2015 Read Full Article
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Develops Bio-Renewable Rubber to Reduce Carbon Footprint
(AZOCleanTech.com) With the ever-increasing emissions standards and push for sustainability solutions, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has developed an ethylene propylene diene monomer
April 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Netherlands-Based Firm to Open Ethanol Plant
(Sun Star) A Netherlands-based firm is set to pour in P13.5 billion investments in the eastern coast of Zamboanga City.
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Rubber Security
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Though we usually think of diversifying away from petroleum via the fuels for our cars
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Mie Grad Students Make Biofuel from Unwanted Fruit
(Japan Times) Graduate students at Mie University have produced biofuel from the region’s tangerines, saying the technique provides a use
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Facility in Calabarzon
(Philippine Information Agency) An alternative source that does not rely on fossil fuels was established in Infanta, Quezon to help
March 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Uncertainty in RFS Sends the US Ethanol Industry to Overseas Markets: A Report from the National Ethanol Conference, "Going Global"
[caption id="attachment_59831" align="alignleft" width="300"] Renewable Fuels Association President, Bob Dinneen introduces NEC scholarship winner, Lais Thomaz at the National Ethanol
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
What’s New, Different and Hot in Military and Aviation Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the world of aviation biofuels, the bands and the bunting are rolling out less
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Expands Global Reach, RFA Releases New 2014 Export/Import Publication
(Renewable Fuels Association) U.S. ethanol exports reached near-record levels in 2014, sending 836 million gallons of ethanol worth $2.1 billion
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Toward the Next Biofuel: Secrets of Fistulifera solaris
( American Society of Plant Biologists/Biomass Magazine) ... One such microalga is a species of diatom called Fistulifera solaris, which is emerging
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Biofuel Production Avoids Competition with Food Resources
(EurekAlert!) The efficient production of both biofuel and animal feed from 1 crop is now possible, and can be done on
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Beyond Boats To China
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) After halting distillers grains imports late last year, the world's top DDGS buyer is
January 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Opening Channels For Export
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is teaming up with Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels
January 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Unmarketable Oranges
by Floro Mercene (Tempo) The town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture, Japan, is known as “the town where you can
January 05, 2015 Read Full Article
The 41 Weirdest Things Ever Used to Make Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bunnies, liposuction fat, Prince Charles’ leftover wine, day-old whale, the human poo bus, fire ants
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
10 Biggest Bioeconomy Blockbuster Stories of 2014: Asia and Oceania
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The East is Green. Asia is confirmed as “the new Brazil” as project developers head
December 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Conventional Gasoline Models are Expected to Represent Less Than Half of Vehicles Sold Worldwide by 2017
(Navigant Research) Stop-start capability anticipated to be the most important innovation in improving fuel efficiency, report concludes A new report from
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Joins U.S. Fuels Dominating Global Export Market: Energy
by Mario Parker (The Washington Post/Bloomberg) The U.S. is adding ethanol to the list of fuels it dominates in world
December 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Mie University Researchers Convert Discarded Oranges into 'Juiced-Up' Biofuel
By Fumiko Takaki (The Asahi Shimbun) Scientists at Mie University here have developed a biofuel from unmarketable oranges and waste
November 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Explores Export Opportunities in Panama and Peru
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy participated in a market development mission with the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
State of the Algae Industry: 10 Top-Level Commercial Leaders Look at the Path to Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 10 leaders, 10 enterprises, 10 paths to scale — what’s really key to making algae
October 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Japanese Initiative Launched to Develop Next-Generation Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Sector by 2020
(GreenAir Online) Japan has become the latest country to launch a government-backed initiative to investigate the potential of developing a domestic
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Grains Council Working on Ethanol Exports
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is working on promoting exports of U.S. ethanol through a partnership
July 25, 2014 Read Full Article
New Council of International Biotech Associations Formed
(Biotechnology Industry Organization) An international confederation of biotechnology trade associations announced today the ratification of bylaws creating the International Council
July 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Some Steam in the Summer of Algae 2014
(Algae Biomass Organization) Every summer ABO members and supporting organizations make announcements, host events, and tell the story of the algae
July 21, 2014 Read Full Article
Algae Underfunded in Energy Hunt
By Kazuaki Nagata ( The Japan times)...While the technology itself is not new, Japanese scientists say they believe oil from aquatic
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Navy Looks to Biofuels in 2016
by Mark Matsunaga (U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs/The Lemoore Navy News) Ships and aircraft in the next Rim of the
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Japan’s Isuzu, Euglena to Begin Biodiesel Development With Algae
by Chisaki Watanabe (Bloomberg) Isuzu Motors Ltd. (7202) and Euglena Co. (2931) will work together to develop a new kind
July 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Heliae Expands Global Footprint With First Joint Venture in Japan
(Heliae/MarketWired/Digital Journal) Heliae, a leader in the development of advanced algae production technologies, today announced a partnership with Japan-based Sincere
July 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Japanese Cars Soda Drinks Show Future for Abengoa Biofuel
by Rodrigo Orihuela (Bloomberg) Abengoa SA (ABG/P), the Spanish renewable energy company investing in biofuels, is in talks with Japanese
June 12, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Exports Hit 25-Month High; Brazil is Top Customer
by Ann Lewis (Renewable Fuels Association) U.S. ethanol shipments in January rocketed to 86.2 million gallons (mg), marking the highest
March 11, 2014 Read Full Article
The 10 Hottest Trends in Algae
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Algae has been touted as the ultimate platform for fuels, chemicals, nutraceuticals, proteins — even
March 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Vilsack Renews Endorsement of Ethanol in Phoenix
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack left no one in doubt regarding his commitment
February 28, 2014 Read Full Article
IHI Biotech Unit Succeeds in Cutting Cost of Growing Oil-Producing Algae
(Japan Times) Biofuel research firm IHI NeoG Algae LLC, a unit of major heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., has succeeded
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Toyota to Race Biodiesel SUV in 2014 Dakar Rally
(Japan Times) Toyota Auto Body Co. has entered a team in the 2014 Dakar Rally, the subsidiary of Toyota Motor
December 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Algae Tricked into Staying up Late to Produce Biomaterials
by Chris Hanson (Biomass Magazine) Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md. and Waseda University in Tokyo
November 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Bio Diesel Fuel Project Gains Momentum
by Keikantse Lesemela (The Monitor) In support of the bio diesel fuel project in Botswana, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
August 15, 2013 Read Full Article
A New Use for Algae in Biofuel Production
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) According to an article in the journal Phycologia, a recent research study examined a promising freshwater algal strain
July 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Africa: Algae Biofuels Deemed Unsuitable for Developing Nations
by Joel Winston (AllAfrica) Significant uncertainties about the development of algae biofuels and a lack of research and development capabilities
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Expanding Trade Opportunities in South Korea and Japan
by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) As part of the RFA’s commitment to increasing ethanol export markets, I recently had
May 30, 2013 Read Full Article
G8 under Pressure to Rethink Biofuel Mandates
(EurActiv) Leaders of the EU and their partners in the G8 nations are under mounting pressure to reconsider their support for
May 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Japanese Sewage Plant Extracting Algal Oil for Fuel
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Japan News reports that in Miyagino Ward, Sendai, a project has started at a sewage treatment
May 06, 2013 Read Full Article
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
by Kim McDonald (University of California at San Diego) New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological
May 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Japan's JX to Start Selling ETBE-Blended Gasoline in Northeast from May
by Takeo Kumagai (Platts) Japan's largest refiner JX Nippon Oil & Energy is set to start selling ETBE-blended gasoline from its
April 23, 2013 Read Full Article
International Regulation of Microorganisms for Biofuel or Chemical Production: Europe, Asia and Australia
by David Glass (DGlassAssociates.com) In two blog entries in 2010, I described the possible regulatory regimes that might affect the
March 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Beta Renewables Sees 2015 as Boom Year for Cellulosic Biofuels
by Nina Chestney (Reuters) * U.S. cellulosic biofuel goals not reached * Beta sees industry stepping up output by 2015 * New
March 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Sugar Company Expands to Biofuel and Electricity
by Tassia Sipahutar (The Jakarta Post) State-owned sugar and tobacco plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) X is expanding into biofuel
February 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Mazda's Newest Race Cars Are Powered By Chicken Guts
by Joann Muller (Forbes) When the grueling 2013 Rolex 24 endurance race kicks off at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 26, the field will
January 21, 2013 Read Full Article
The Potential of Di-Methyl Ether (DME) as an Alternative Fuel for Compression-Ignition Engines: A Review
by Constantine Arcoumanis, Choongsik Bae, Roy Crookes, Eiji Kinoshita (Fuel/Science Direct) This paper reviews the properties and application of di-methyl ether
January 17, 2013 Read Full Article
Evolving Ethanol to Meet Challenges
by Emily Bruns (Ashton Gasette) In an effort to evolve with the constant changes and challenges within a $50 billion
December 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Asia Special Biofuels Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s only one complete region for biofuels where abundant feedstock, lack of oil & gas
December 26, 2012 Read Full Article
NIA in Joint Cassava Ethanol Plant Project
(Bangkok Post) The National Innovation Agency (NIA) joined hands with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to
December 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Idemitsu, Cambodia Sign Biofuel Production Deal
(Daily Yomiuri) Idemitsu Kosan Co. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cambodian government to promote
December 11, 2012 Read Full Article
IHI Unveils Algae Biofuel Test Facility
(Daily Yomiuri Online) IHI Corp. on Wednesday unveiled to reporters its facility to test the cultivation of algae for biofuel
November 09, 2012 Read Full Article
New Technology to Produce Ethanol from Sago
(The Star) A Japanese technology, which is still in its pilot stage, may be used on sago to produce ethanol. Kansai
November 01, 2012 Read Full Article
ZeaChem Completes Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery
(ZeaChem) ZeaChem Inc., developer of highly-efficient biorefineries, today announced that it has completed construction of its 250,000 gallons per year
October 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Transesterification of Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel Catalyzed by CaO: A Review
by Masato Kouzu, Jyu-suke Hidaka (Fuel) Vegetable oil is one of the biomass resources generated from carbon dioxide and water
September 20, 2012 Read Full Article
The Top 10 Advanced Biofuels and Biorefining Companies in Asia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent
September 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Japanese Group Plans to Employ OriginOil’s Algae Harvesting Systems at More Than 100 Sites
(OriginOil) Algae has the unique potential in Japan to both provide renewable fuels and help eliminate radioactive materials OriginOil, Inc., the developer
September 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Japanese Air Cargo Carrier To Undertake Biofuel Flights With New Freighter
(Handy Shipping Guide) Nippon Buy Boeing Again Quoting Environmental and Economic Advantages Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced that it has delivered a 747-8
July 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Asian Researchers Develop Oil Palm Waste-to-Ethanol Process
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Researchers in Southeast Asia have identified an approach to producing ethanol using an abundant
July 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Aviation Biofuels: Which Airlines Are Doing What, with Whom?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul
June 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight
(Boeing) Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) made aviation history today as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time
April 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Japan, the Pentagon, and the Future of Renewable Energy: Battle Lines Form
by Andrew DeWitt (The Asia-Pacific Journal) ...The Republicans think they see their chance to throw a wrench in the works.
March 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Sojitz, Hitachi Zosen to Create Bioethanol from Potato Starch Residue
by Saroj Shrestha (JCN Network) Sojitz Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. have launched a model project for production of bioethanol from
March 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel Said a Sustainable Fuel Source
(UPI) Growing crops for fuel as opposed to refining fossil fuels and substituting bioethanol for gasoline is a sustainable energy
February 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Building a World Market from Scratch
by Alvaro Cordero (Ethanol Producer Magazine/U.S. Grains Council) From a barely recognized feed alternative 10 years ago, distillers dried grains
January 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Japan's Toyo to Build 10,000 mt/year Ethanol Plant in Malaysia by Q2 2013
(Platts) Japanese Toyo Engineering Co is to build a 10,000 mt/year industrial-grade ethanol plant in Johor Baru, Malaysia by Q2
January 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Who’s in the Lead? Algae around the World
by Jonathan Williams (Biofuels Digest) Who’s in front in the development of algal-based fuels and biomaterials? India, China, Japan, Australia,
January 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Oil-Yielding Algae Show Promise as Domestic, Export Energy Trove
(Japan Times) Not many people imagine that resource-poor Japan might one day become an oil exporter. But someone who does
January 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Japan: New Venture to Pursue Mass Production of Algae Biofuel
(Algae Industry Magazine) rom the Denki Shimbun Electric Daily News comes a story about three Japanese companies: IHI Corporation, Gene
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Sony's Bio Battery Turns Waste Paper into Electricity
(BBC) Sony has unveiled a paper-powered battery prototype in Japan. The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency Issue New Joint Awards To Reduce Pesticide Pollution And Promote Biofuel
(Red Orbit) The carbon footprint of humans will be reduced by four awards for plant and microbial research issued under
December 08, 2011 Read Full Article
By Train, By Truck, or By Boat: How Ethanol Moves and Where It’s Going
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...In September, Ed Hubbard, legislative counsel for the Renewable Fuels Association, addressed the topic
December 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa State University Scientists Part of US-Japan Team Set to Research Gene Chemistry to Enhance Biofuel, Biochemical Technology
(PressZoom/Iowa State University) An Iowa State University research team is collaborating with scientists at the Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation
December 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Japanese Researchers See Future of Oil in Beakers of Algae
(The Mainichi Daily News) Could Japan become a major oil-producing nation? That's the dream of researchers at IHI NeoG Algae
November 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Toyota Develops New Yeast For Cellulosic Ethanol Production
(Biofuels Journal) Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) held an event Oct. 4 at its Toyota Biotechnology and Afforestation Laboratory in Aichi prefecture to
October 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Traffic Jams Reduce Hydrolytic Efficiency of Cellulase on Cellulose Surface
by Kiyohiko Igarashi, Takayuki Uchihashi, Anu Koivula, Masahisa Wada, Satoshi Kimura, Tetsuaki Okamoto, Merja Penttilä, Toshio Ando, and Masahiro Samejima (Science Magazine) A deeper mechanistic understanding of
September 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Experiment to Extract Hydrocarbons from Algae to Start in Quake-Hit Sendai
(The Mainichi Daily News) An experiment to extract hydrocarbons, a main component of petroleum, from algae is set to get
September 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Hitachi Zosen to Convert Waste into Biofuel
(TheBioenergySite.com) Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with the city of Kyoto and Kumamoto University to begin converting municipal waste into
August 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Stress Protection: How Blue-Green Algae Hoard Energy
(Science Daily/Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum) Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Giant King Grass Pellets Tested By Korea Forest Research Institute
(PRNewsWire/Viaspace) - VIASPACE Inc., a clean energy company growing Giant King™ Grass as a low-carbon, renewable biomass crop and its subsidiary
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
A New Japanese Venture to Pursue Mass Production of Algae Biofuel
(The Denki Shimbun) Three Japanese companies of IHI Corporation, a biotechnology venture Gene and Gene Technology (G>) based in Osaka
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Qteros and UMass Amherst Bolster Patent Portfolio for Ethanol-Producing Microbe With Issued and Allowed Patents in the United States and Japan
(PR NewsWire) Qteros, Inc., the developer of a unique and highly efficient Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) platform for the lowest-cost production of
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing: Putting Biofuels in the Ecosystem Services Narrative
by Alexandros Gasparatos, Per Stromberg and Kazuhiko Takeuchi (Science Direct) First generation biofuels provide a number of ecosystem services (e.g., fuel,
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol from Seaweed Project to Get a Major Boost
(Jagran Post) The project of deriving ethanol, a bio-fuel for blending with petrol, from a seaweed is all set to
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
MHI Establishes Technology to Produce Biofuel Locally at Low Cost from Rice and Barley Straws
(JapanCorp.net) Project to Make Efficient Use of Soft Cellulose Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has successfully established technology to produce ethanol
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Isuzu Debuts Biodiesel-Compatible Van
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Japan-based auto maker Isuzu has debuted a utility van that will be more compatible with higher
March 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Airline Industry Last in Line to Sign up for Algae Fuel: Sapphire CEO
by Kerry Reals (FlightGlobal) One or two pioneering airlines may begin using jet fuel derived from algae and
March 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Olive Cake - Spain
(agra-net.com) Cardiles Oil plans to produce more than 12 mln litres of biofuel annually from olive cake at a
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Japan's First Plant for Manufacturing Ethanol from Tangerine Residue Reaches Completion
(Japan for Sustainability) A pilot plant for manufacturing bioethanol fuel from the residue from tangerine juice production was completed on
March 09, 2011 Read Full Article
New Technique to Extract Bio-Ethanol from Noodles
(The Mainichi Daily News) A machinery maker here has launched a facility to extract bio-ethanol from udon noodles. Machinery manufacturer Chiyoda
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Malaysia's Sime Darby, Japan's Mitsui Engineering Sign Biofuel Deal
(Japan Today) Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation is collaborating with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co to construct and operate a bioethanol
January 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Tokyo Institute of Technology and Industrial Partners to Build Floating Offshore Algae Farms
(Green Car Congress) The Nikkei reports that Tokyo Institute of Technology, Takenaka Corp. and other partners are planning to build an
December 31, 2010 Read Full Article
New Miscanthus Hybrid Discovery in Japan Could Open Doors for Biofuel Industry
(Science Blog) In the minds of many, Miscanthus x giganteus is the forerunner in the race of viable feedstock options for
December 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Toyota's DNA Analysis Tech to Boost Sugar-Cane Biofuel Output
(Japan Today) Toyota Motor Corp said Monday the company has developed a technology to analyze the DNA of plants to shorten
December 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Railway in Hyogo Unveils Biodiesel-Fueled Train
(The Japan Times) Japan's first train to run on biodiesel fuel, in this case refined edible oil, has taken to
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Japanese Invests in $120-M Ethanol Plant in Isabela
by Melody M. Aguiba (Manila Bulletin Publishing) The biggest in the Philippines tochu Corp. of Japan is investing $120 million in
October 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Mix to Fuel Hybrid Transit Bus in Trials
(The Financial/EIN News) Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Hino Motors Ltd. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K. K. (SSSKK) announced on June
July 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Scientists Try Algae ‘Alchemy’ to Grow Oil in Paddies
by Shigeru Sato and Yuji Okada (Bloomberg Business Week) As Japan’s rice fields turn fallow and its farming communities decline, a
April 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Nippon Oil and Hitachi Aim at Mass-Producing Microbe-Derived Biofuel
by Serkan Toto (Crunch Gear) Major Japanese oil wholesaler Nippon Oil and Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Plant Technologies are developing a
March 16, 2010 Read Full Article
Recent Progress in Biofuels in Japan
by Professor Shiro Saka (IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Newsletter) ... According to our research in recent years, approximately 370 million
October 24, 2009 Read Full Article
Vietnam Produces First Batch of Ethanol
(ChinaView.cn) Vietnam successfully produced the country's first batch of 2,000 tons of ethanol, a bio-fuel for motor vehicles, local newspaper