(AZO CleanTech) MIT professor of chemical engineering and a biofuels expert, Kristala Prather has her own dimension about the concept
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Back TO HOMEWhere Did Biofuels Technologies Come from?
by Gerald Kutney (Lee Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... From the time of the caveman until the early Industrial Revolution, biofuels – namely wood
June 02, 2016 Read Full Article
UMass Becomes First Major Public University to Divest from Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) The University of Massachusetts today became the first major public university to divest its endowment from
May 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Mass. Top Court Says State GHG Rules Not Good Enough
by Keith Goldberg (Law 360) Massachusetts' top court on Tuesday reversed a lower court's decision backing the state's approach to greenhouse
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Massachusetts Supermarket Chain Opens AD Facility
(Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC/Biomass Magazine) The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC celebrated the opening of its green
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Honors Two Biodiesel Champions
(National Biodiesel Board) Harvard University & NJ’s Medford Township Public Schools Reduce Carbon Emissions with America’s Advanced Biofuel -- The
May 13, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA, DOE Partner to Invest $10 Million in Green Energy Research
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Department
May 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Major Regulatory Milestones in First Quarter Set Joule Up for Commercial Success
(Joule/BusinessWire) EPA Qualifies Joule Ethanol Under Clean Air Act -- Joule, the pioneer of drop-in liquid fuels from recycled CO2,
April 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Investigation Broadens into whether Exxon Mobil Misled Public, Investors on Climate Change
by Brady Dennis (The Washington Post) More than a dozen state attorneys general gathered in New York earlier this week,
March 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Company Given Permission To Carry On
by Tao Woolfe (The Sandwich Enterprise) Cape Cod Biofuels, Inc. has been cleared by all local regulatory boards and agencies
March 31, 2016 Read Full Article
The United States’ Shifting Approach to Ethanol and other Biofuels Is a Case Study in Short-Sighted Decision Making.
by Alexis Bateman and Yossi Sheffi (MIT Sloan Management Review) How a Lack of Systemic Thinking Threatens a Sustainable U.S. Energy
March 23, 2016 Read Full Article
A Look at Six State Proposals to Tax Carbon
by Peter Vail and Dallas Burtraw (Resources for the Future) As the political likelihood of passing comprehensive national climate policy has remained
March 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Hybrid Truck: How This Came About, How It’s Used, Experience with Performance
by Jennifer Horrillo (Diesel Direct/Special to Advanced Biofuels USA) At Diesel Direct, we are proud to have the nation’s first
March 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Integrated Bioprocess for Conversion of Gaseous Substrates to Liquids
by Peng Hua, Sagar Chakraborty, Amit Kumar, Benjamin Woolston, Hongjuan Liu, David Emerson, and Gregory Stephanopoulos (Proceedings of the National
March 08, 2016 Read Full Article
A Strong, Sustainable Step in the Green Direction for On-Site Fuel Provider Diesel Direct
(Diesel Direct/PR Log) Diesel Direct announced the acquisition of all assets of Pure Energy, Inc. The strategic purchase includes all
February 26, 2016 Read Full Article
The Problem with Biofuels
by Richard Martin and Michael Reilly (MIT Technology Review) The U.S. Navy is touting its “Great Green Fleet,” but why
January 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Strong 2015 Places Joule as a Global Leader in Scalable Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel Technologies
(Joule/BusinessWire) Major milestones include acquisition of Red Rock Biofuels, expanded partner relationships, continued strong technology development backed by strong financing partners
January 22, 2016 Read Full Article
First Community-Owned MA Biodiesel Plant to Open Early 2016
(Public News Service) Sometime next month a new plant in Greenfield should start cranking out clean biodiesel fuel that is
December 14, 2015 Read Full Article
UMass Amherst Chemist Receives NSF Grant to Enhance ‘Grass to Gas’ Biofuel Technology
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) University of Massachusetts Amherst computational chemist Scott Auerbach has been awarded a three-year, $330,000 grant from
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Electric Cars Can’t Take the Cold
by Jeff Plungis (Bloomberg) Batteries generate power less efficiently as temperatures drop. --- ... The trouble is, except for Oregon, none of
December 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Washington State Judge Rules that States Have a “Mandatory Duty” to “Preserve, Protect, and Enhance the Air Quality for the Current and Future Generations”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington state, King County Superior Court Judge Hollis R. Hill issued a groundbreaking ruling
November 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Joule and Red Rock Biofuels Announce Intent to Merge, Creating an Industry-Leading Carbon-Neutral Fuel Production Platform
(Joule/Red Rock Biofuels/BusinessWire) Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, and Red Rock Biofuels, a leading developer of
November 12, 2015 Read Full Article
Anti-Ethanol Group Expands National Ad Buy
by Devin Henry (The Hill) A group opposing the federal ethanol mandate has extended its advertising campaign against the rule
November 11, 2015 Read Full Article
A High Price to Pay: The Hidden Costs of Corn-Ethanol Mandates on New England
(Center for Regulatory Solutions) ... How have the RFS and federal corn consumption mandates impacted non-corn states, and the
November 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Boston-Area TV Ad Campaign Urges Federal Action on Corn Ethanol Mandate
by Shannon Young (MassLive) A Washington D.C.-based group launched a television ad campaign in Boston this week that takes aim
November 09, 2015 Read Full Article
MIT Rejects Demands to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks, Joining Yale
by Michael McDonald (Bloomberg Business) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology rejected demands from a student-led group to divest its $13.5 billion
October 22, 2015 Read Full Article
Carbon Pricing Beats Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
(Environmental Leader) Currently planned fuel economy standards (extended to the year 2050) would cost 10 percent of the economy’s global
October 16, 2015 Read Full Article
MBTA Purchases Dozens of Diesel-Hybrid Buses
(NGT News) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) says its fiscal and management control board has unanimously approved the purchase
October 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Joule Achieves U.S. EPA Registration for CO2-Recycled Ethanol
(Joule/BusinessWire) Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, today announced that its fuel grade Sunflow®-E ethanol has been
October 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Making Money from CO2
by Jeremy Plester (The Guardian) Imagine if waste carbon dioxide in the air could be turned into useful products such as
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Vertimass, Technip to Work together to Scale up ORNL Technology
(Vertimass/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Vertimass LLC announced the company has chosen Technip to provide pilot testing, scale-up, and initial plant design
September 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Home Heating Oil Industry Using Biodiesel to Revive and Reinvent Itself
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) The heating oil market is well established along the East Coast with approximately 6.2
August 24, 2015 Read Full Article
Minnesota Biodiesel Demand Getting Warmer
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) Representatives of the East Coast home heating fuel market are begging for biodiesel produced in
August 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Meet the Companies Trying to Break our Plastic Addiction
by Phil McKenna (Green Biz) The fate of the world’s oceans may rest inside a stainless steel tank not quite the
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
MassCEC Awards $1.1 Million to Biogas Projects
(Massachusetts Clean Energy Center/Biomass Magazine) Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton recently announced $1.1 million in funding for
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Boosting Biofuel Production: New MIT Research Finds Supplements Help Yeast Survive.
by Nancy Stauffer (MIT Energy Initiative) Chemical engineers and biologists at MIT have found a simple way to make yeast produce
July 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Solar Fuels: Making Hydrocarbon Fuels Directly from CO2 and Sunlight
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Drop-in Hydrocarbon fuels made directly by plants? Here. we look at the science and risks
July 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Joule Wins Key Patent for Direct Conversion of CO2 to Hydrocarbon Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, announced the issuance of
June 17, 2015 Read Full Article
8 Hot Targets in Advanced Bioeconomy R&D
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fuels, chemicals, pathways, and microbes that could shake it all up ... (H)ere are 8 Hot
May 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Massachusetts Senators Ask Administration to Put Moratorium on Bioenergy Until 2020
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) In a May 8 letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Senators Markey and Warren, both
May 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Factory Project Needs Final $850K
(The Recorder) Co-op faces June 1 deadline on construction bids. The member-owned co-op that’s trying to build a $4.2 million
May 12, 2015 Read Full Article
Joule, Audi Confirm Revolutionary Sunflow Fuel Meets US, EU Specs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, news arrives from Joule that the company’s CO2-recycled ethanol meets US and European
May 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Quantifying the Emissions from a Large Ethanol Refinery
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Refining ethanol may release more of some pollutants than burning it in vehicles. After
May 08, 2015 Read Full Article
On Campuses, a Fossil-Fuel Divestment Movement
by Steven Mufson (The Washington Post originally posted December 2013; includes 2015 updates) A divestment movement is marching across U.S.
April 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Ocean Circulation Change: Sea level Spiked for Two Years along Northeastern North America
(Science Daily/University of Arizona) Sea levels from New York to Newfoundland jumped up about four inches in 2009 and 2010
March 02, 2015 Read Full Article
"Bionic Leaf" Uses Bacteria to Convert Solar Energy into Liquid Fuel
by Elizabeth Cooney (Harvard Medical School/Wyss Institute) Harvard scientists have created a system that could speed adoption of solar-generated fuels
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Biobatteries: Taking Battery Technology to the Next Level
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s a good chance that the electric battery of the future will have biobased aspects to
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Researchers Produce Two Biofuels from a Single Algae
(Phys.Org/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Anellotech, IFP Energies Nouvelles and Axens to Develop Aromatics Technology from Non-Food Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pyromania! Anellotech lands key European partners to commercialize its pyrolysis-based pathway to high-value renewable BTX
January 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Imposing Carbon Price Would Spur Bioenergy, Slash Emissions -- MIT Study
by Amanda Peterka (E&E Publishing / Greenwire) Bioenergy production would boom and spur steep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions if
January 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Harvard Defies Divestment Campaigners and Invests Tens of Millions of Dollars in Fossil Fuels
by Suzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian) Campaigners protest over ‘blood money’ investments that come ahead of a lawsuit brought by students
January 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Bridj Launched a New Mobile App & Evening Bus Service
by Nick DeLuca (Bostinno) On Monday, January 5, pop-up bus service Bridj launched a new mobile app as part of
January 07, 2015 Read Full Article
UMass Amherst Lignin Research Sheds Light on How Plants Adapt to Environmental Stress
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, new research may advance our understanding of “how the relative proportions of biopolymers,”
January 05, 2015 Read Full Article
Harvard Researchers Report Bacteria Breakthrough in Mass-Chemical Production
by Jessica Bartlett (Boston Business Journal) A Harvard geneticist may have unlocked the code to large-scale chemical and biofuel production,
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Water Environment Research Foundation Increases Research to Further Sustainability
(Water Environment Research Foundation/PR Web) The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) is expanding its research with three new projects that
December 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Crooked Brothers Sentenced over Huge Waste Cooking Oil for Biofuel Scam in Rhode Islanld
by Ben Messenger (Waste Management World) Two brothers in their 70s have been sentenced for conspiring to sell and
December 12, 2014 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Thomas Leue, President, Homestead Engineering
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Homestead Engineering has been a biodiesel producer and for the past 14 years has sold
December 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuel Survivor Joule Lands New CEO, Plans Larger CO2-to-Fuel Plants
by Martin LaMonica (Xconomy) The list of advanced biofuel companies that failed to live up to their ambitions is long and
November 21, 2014 Read Full Article
Smokeless Biofuel Saves Lives in Africa
by Julie Fahnestock (Just Means) ... In fact, traditional cooking methods—open fires of wood and chemically based charcoals—have been deemed
November 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Researchers Discover New Digestive Strategy in Shipworms
by Greg St. Martin (News@Northeastern) An international research team led by Dan Distel, director of the Ocean Genome Legacy Center
November 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Mascoma Catches Its Wascaly Wabbit, as Lallemand Acquires the Mascoma Yeast Business
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, Mascoma Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its yeast business to
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
EPA Announces Winning P3 Student Teams for Pioneering Projects to Solve Environmental Problems
(US Enviromental Protection Agency) “Each year, the projects and designs created by the P3 teams surpass expectations,” said Lek Kadeli,
October 15, 2014 Read Full Article
New Approach to Boosting Biofuel Production
by Anne Trafton (MIT News Office) Different environment helps yeast tolerate high levels of ethanol, making them more productive. Yeast
October 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Joule’s Quest for Fuels from CO2, Sunlight and Water
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... From Massachusetts, word arrived from Joule this week that the EPA has favorably reviewed the
July 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Microbes Chow Down on Latest Fuel-Cell Tech
(MIT News) Cullen Buie manipulates micro-scale phenomena to optimize energy conversion devices. ... Buie's work on microbial fuel cells is just one
June 06, 2014 Read Full Article
The Sugar Producers
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sweetwater Energy and Proterro, two companies using widely different approaches, aim for low-cost sugar
March 12, 2014 Read Full Article
E85 Fueling Station Availability Is Increasing
(US Department of Energy Energy Information Administration) The number of retail fueling stations offering motor fuel that can be up
March 10, 2014 Read Full Article
New Catalyst Could Lead to Cleaner Energy
by Anne Trafton (MIT News) MIT chemists have devised a way to trap carbon dioxide and transform it into useful
March 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Why the Promise of Cheap Fuel from Super Bugs Fell Short
by Martin LaMonica (MIT Technology Review) The sell-off of synthetic biology pioneer LS9 goes to show that making biofuels from
February 06, 2014 Read Full Article
What Role for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Mitigation Policy?
by J. K. Shoemaker, D. P. Schrag, M. J. Molina, V. Ramanathan (Science Magazine) Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane (CH4),
December 13, 2013 Read Full Article
This Is No Time to Cut Back on Ethanol Targets
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/The Boston Globe) letter to editor: ... But oil companies, as the Globe’s editorial acknowledges, “never
December 06, 2013 Read Full Article
2013 North American Biochar Symposium: Science, Passion and Practice
by Danilo Gusmao de Quadros (Advanced Biofuels USA)* Biochar is a black matter produced by pyrolysis of biomass (burned without
November 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Study: US Spewing 50% More Methane than EPA Says
by Seth Borenstein (Associated Press/US News and World Report) The United States is spewing 50 percent more methane — a
November 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Boston Parks and Recreation Department Partners with Bioheat
(CBS EcoMedia/Biodiesel Magazine) The City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the installation of new oil tanks in the Franklin
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Universe of Biobased (and Not So Biobased) Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In Massachusetts, applied mathematicians Markos Katsoulakis and Luc Rey-Bellet of the University of Massachusetts Amherst will share
November 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Water Environment Research Foundation Awards UMass Professor for Algae Research
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has announced that University of Massachusetts Amherst Associate Professor Dr. Chul Park has
October 15, 2013 Read Full Article
ARPA-E Awards $34M in R&D for Advanced Liquid Fuels from Methane
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced that 15 breakthrough energy projects will receive
September 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Scientific Symposium on the Toxicology of Alternate Fuels
(EurekAlert) "Biofuel" has become a global buzzword, with cars and trucks powered by fuel made from corn, corncobs and stalks,
September 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Flagship VentureLabs Launches Midori Renewables
(Flagship Ventures/PR NewsWire) New Venture is Commercializing a Novel Catalytic Process to Convert Non-Food Biomass Into Sugar Flagship VentureLabs announced today
September 06, 2013 Read Full Article
NOAA Report Highlights Climate Change Threats to Nation’s Estuaries
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) The nation’s 28 National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) are experiencing the negative effects of human and climate-related
August 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide to Loan Guarantees: Who Got ‘Em, What’re They Doing?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In today’s Digest – visit our 5-Minute Guide to Loan Guarantees — INEOS Bio, Myriant, Sapphire Energy,
July 30, 2013 Read Full Article
A.I.M. Interview: Sara Volz on to MIT
by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine) ...The Colorado Springs native got into alternative energy in the seventh grade when she
July 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Worcester Polytechnic Uses Syrris Technology to Teach Biodiesel
by Ron Kortrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Chemical engineering students at Worcester Polytechnic University in Massachusetts have been investigating biodiesel production using
July 17, 2013 Read Full Article
Legislators: Global Partners Will Not Pursue Ethanol Transport by Train
by Erin Baldissari (Wicked Local Cambridge) Facing pressure from legislators and residents, representatives from Global Partners LP said they would
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Irreversible Does Not Mean Unavoidable
by H. Damon Matthews, Susan Solomon (Science Magazine) Understanding how decreases in CO2 emissions would affect global temperatures has been hampered in recent
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Enzymes from Horse Feces Could Hold Secrets to Streamlining Biofuel Production
(Science Daily) Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels,
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
ACC Clean Energy Challenge Announces Elite Eight Plus Two, Will Vie to Reach Final Four
(Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute/PR NewsWire) The $100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge, a business plan competition supported by the Department of Energy's (DOE)
April 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Anellotech and the Advent of the Green ‘Enes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fast pyrolysis developer plans to rapidly expand green benzene and toluene production in 2013 for
March 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Former Energy Secretary Urges Scientists to Get More Involved in Setting Energy Policy
by Kelly Harrington-Andrejasich (SNL) Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has a message for scientists: get involved in politics
March 06, 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
Engineered Yeast Makes More Biofuels
by Helen Tunnicliffe (TCE Today) Moving process to mitochondria ups production 260% Chemical engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have engineered yeast
February 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Engineer Gets NSF CAREER Grant to Study Biofuel Process
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst NewsWise) Paul J. Dauenhauer, a chemical engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year,
January 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Reborn Qteros Rises Again with New Plan to Develop Technology to Make Ethanol
by Jim Kinney (The Republican/MassLive) Qteros and the “Q microbe” discovered byUMass researchers and valued for its ability to digest plant
December 21, 2012 Read Full Article
Citgo Gets Town OK to Build 270,000-Gallon Biofuel Tank in Braintree
by Neal Simpson (The Patriot Ledger) Citgo Petroleum Corp. has won town approval to build a 33-foot-tall tank that will
December 19, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. States Threaten Lawsuit against EPA over Regulations
by Andrew Hay (Reuters) A coalition of seven eastern states led by New York plans to sue the U.S. Environmental
December 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Game-Changers: Could Electrofuel Euphoria Exceed Natural Gas Glee?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The first patent issued out of ARPA-E’s electrofuels program suggests that this technology class is
December 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Fuel From Waste, Poised at a Milestone
by Matthew L. Wald (New York Times) For years, scientists and engineers have been juggling various combinations of acids, steam,
November 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Students Rock Ethanol
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) High school senior Jason Girouard from Brimfield, Massachusetts has won the Ethanol Rocks video contest sponsored by the
November 07, 2012 Read Full Article
E85, the Cleaner-Burning Fuel for Cars
by Peter DeMarco (Boston.com) A reader from Stoughton was suspicious: A gallon of gas for $3.20? There had to be
October 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Saving the Environment...and Some Money: Sandwich Company Recycles Waste Cooking Oil
by Mark Burridge (Wicked Local/Sandwich Broadsider) Cape Cod Biofuels (CCBF) works with restaurants across Cape Cod and the South Shore
October 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Study Finds a LCFS in Minnesota Would Create Nearly 32,500 Jobs
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A study recently published by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
UMass-Amherst Team Solves Mystery of Cellulose Chains Breakdown
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What exactly happens in depolymerization, as hydrogen bonds break down? How could that revolutionize the
September 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Citgo Proposes Biodiesel Tank Construction
by Joseph Markman) (Braintree Patch) The Braintree Planning Board continued Citgo's request for construction of a 270,000-gallon tank until its
September 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Westborough I-90 Service Plaza Gets E85 Flex Fueling Pump
by Brian Benson (Metro West Daily News) Service plazas along Interstate 90 in Westborough and Charlton now feature the first E85
September 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Teaching a Microbe to Make Fuel
by David L. Chandler (MIT News) Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation
August 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Bioengineered Bacteria Pump Out Fuel for Cars
(Innovation News Daily) A humble soil bacteria has become a genetically engineered factory capable of making fuel for cars. But the project
August 27, 2012 Read Full Article
POET And Agrivida Sign Technology Collaboration Joint Development Agreement
(PR NewsWire) POET Research Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of POET LLC, one of the world's largest ethanol producers, and Agrivida,
August 22, 2012 Read Full Article
Massachusetts Law Delays Rail Transport of Ethanol through Boston
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new law in Massachusetts will delay allowing ethanol to be transported via train
August 15, 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
Dealer Uses Truck to Wave Bioheat Flag
by John Davis (DomesicFuel.com) A Massachusetts Bioheat dealer believes there’s no better way to show patriotism this 4th of July
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
New Kids on the Block: 12 hot bio-based technologies worth watching (Parts 1 and 2)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Yet, even in an era where venture capital has been harder to come by (Why? See
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
ReCommunity Recycling, UMass Team up on Trash-to-Fuel Project
by Jim Kinney (Gazette) A company that runs recycling centers all over the country has researchers in UMass' biofuels program
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
UMass Amherst Researchers Work to Improve Camelina Yields
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is working to significantly increase
June 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Waste Lines: The Hottest Trends with Bio’s Coolest Feedstock
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Regardless of its naming deficiencies, waste has been hot and getting hotter as a
May 29, 2012 Read Full Article
ThermoEnergy's Sugar Recovery System Meets Key Environmental Demands
(PRNewswire) -- At a time when regulatory agencies are increasing pressure for the disposal of wastewater containing soluble sugars, ThermoEnergy Corporation's
May 21, 2012 Read Full Article
Massachusetts Sets Strict Regulations for Biomass: Will This Influence Further Restrictions?
by Meg Cichon (Renewable Energy World) The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources released a new set of strict standards for
May 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Fuel Standard Could Double Gas Prices
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) A new study released today by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) indicates that a low carbon fuel standard
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Rail Plan to Ship Ethanol Is Decried
by Katheleen Conti (The Boston Globe) Eight firefighters are seen dousing a couple of rail cars, as bright flames and
March 09, 2012 Read Full Article
'Mini-Cellulose' Molecule Unlocks Biofuel Chemistry
(Science Daily) A team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a small molecule that behaves
February 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Two Become One for Bio-Oil Upgrade
(RSC Chemistry World News) The development of a couple of new and improved catalysts for upgrading bio-oil is bringing this
February 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Return of the Pyromaniax
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...You just can’t turn your back for very long, around the Pyromaniax – the researchers
January 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Qteros Lives, Says New CEO
by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal) Despite layoffs and the removal of its CEO, venture-backed ethanol firm Qteros says it's moving
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Coping with the Cost of Heat: Alternative Energy Sources Available
by Thomas Caywood (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) Rising heating oil prices and dire forecasts predicting the most expensive heating season
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Post Oil: Electrofuels Are an Oil-Substitute Minus the Eons
(Christian Science Monitor) ... Pamela Silver and her colleagues aim to compress the oil-forming process to nearly instantaneous, with
October 19, 2011 Read Full Article
New Sources Near for Biofuels
(Harvard Science) Chris Somerville, director of the Energy Biosciences Institute, said global biofuels are already mainstream, with ethanol from corn totaling
October 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Jobe, Huber Kick off Northeast Bioheat Workshop
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) The biodiesel and oilheat industries have a long-standing history working alongside each other respectively serving
October 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Awards $2 Million for National University Clean Energy Business Challenge to Jump Start Young Entrepreneurship
(US Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $2 million over three years for six regional
October 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
(Department of Energy/ARPA-E) ARPA-E Projects in 25 States Will Accelerate Innovation in Clean Energy Technologies, Increase America's Competitiveness and Create
September 30, 2011 Read Full Article
A Better FFV?
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Single nozzle, dual fuel injection could work in heavy-duty trucks, too What if there
September 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Technologies and Fuels of the Future – A Panel Discussion
by Vidya Ramanathan (Advanced Biofuels USA) “Artificial leaf, Nanowires and Biomass - Are these the fuels and technologies of the
September 28, 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
State, Local Officials Prep for Ethanol Trains
by Mariah Sondergard (Commonwealth Magazine) Global’s trains will bring in 3.6m gallons a week MOST OF THE ethanol that is mixed with
September 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Metabolic Network Reconstruction of Chlamydomonas Offers Insight into Light-Driven Algal Metabolism
by Roger L Chang, Lila Ghamsari, Ani Manichaikul, Erik F Y Hom, Santhanam Balaji, Weiqi Fu, Yun Shen, Tong Hao,
August 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Transport Raising Concerns: Ballot Vote Focuses on Rail Shipments
by John Laidler (Boston.com) A plan by Global Partners to begin shipping ethanol by rail to its Revere terminal is
August 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Oozing Biofuel: Algae Could Solve World's Fuel Crisis
by Von Philip Bethge (Der Spiegel Online) Genetically modified blue and green algae could be the answer to the world's
August 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Joule Awarded Patents for High-Volume Ethanol Production from Sunlight and CO2
(American Fuels) Joule Unlimited Technologies today (July 27, 2011) announced the issuance of its first two U.S. patents covering its
July 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Power Shifts
by Erin Ailworth (The Boston Globe) ...“One of the big challenges with the federal budget is whether ARPA-E is going to
July 25, 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
Bacteria as Biofuel: It's Coming
by Jason Kennedy (IT World) One company figured out a way to turn the byproduct of a genetically modified bacteria
June 09, 2011 Read Full Article
MIT Researchers Increase Algal Hydrogen Production
(Algae Industry Magazine) Many kinds of algae and cyanobacteria are capable of using energy from sunlight to split water molecules
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrivida Teaches Biofuel Crops to Self-Destruct
by Martin LaMonica (CNET) ... Agrivida is using genetic engineering and other techniques from the biotech industry to create proteins with specific
May 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ag Secretary Touts Agrivida
by Donna Goodison (Boston Herald) Greater Boston doesn’t usually rate as a Hub of agriculture but yesterday U.S. Agriculture Secretary
May 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Quantifying Variability in Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Inventories of Alternative Middle Distillate Transportation Fuels
Russell W. Stratton, Hsin Min Wong, and James I. Hileman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) The presence of variability in
May 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Joule Picks New Mexico Site for Solar Fuel Project; Now Competitive with $20/Barrel Diesel?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, Joule reported that they have signed a lease for 1,200 acres in Lea
May 06, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA and DOE Award Biomass Research and Development Grants to Reduce America's Reliance on Imported Oil
Projects will help develop sustainable, renewable biofuels in the U.S. As part of the Obama Administration's comprehensive plan to address rising
May 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrivida Reports Increased Glucose Yields from Cellulosic Biomass for Fuel and Chemical Production
(Agrivida) —New Data Presented at Annual American Chemical Society Meeting— Agrivida's engineered feedstock and proprietary low temperature, low cost processes
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Qteros CEO John McCarthy Offers Space in New Chicopee Plant for Biofuel Start-Ups
by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal) With the major costs associated with proving out new biofuels technologies, John McCarthy says
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Novogy Gets $750K, Targets Waste Paper Biofuel
by Galen Moore (Boston Business Journal) Stealthy cleantech startup Novogy Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. has raised $750,000 more from venture backers General
March 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Paper Maker Turns Waste Wood to Biofuel, Jobs
by Tony Dobrowolski (Berkshire Eagle) Crane & Co. is planning to employ a rarely used, clean-energy technology to reduce the
March 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Quantum Leap for the Q Microbe: Qteros closes $22 Million in New Financing; Global Partnership with Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Qteros and Praj will collaborate on a highly focused, multi-year development program with the objective