(The Economic Times of India) US President Barack Obama today highlighted the need to develop biofuels out of things that
woody biomass
Back TO HOMEZeaChem Forms Strategic Partnership with Chrysler Group
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ZeaChem Inc. announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chrysler Group LLC
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Biomass 2011: Replace the Whole Barrel, Supply the Whole Market Presentations Posted
(US Department of Energy) ...More than 600 speakers, moderators, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees were able to listen to discussions about
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Farms of the Future: Bio-oil, Biochar from Biomass
by Lance Nixon (Renewable Energy World) Those pyrolysis plants would pass that crude “bio-oil” on to refineries elsewhere to be
July 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Spain's Cepsa to Expand into Second-Generation Biodiesel
by Ivan Castano (Renewable Energy World) The firm will begin making the fuel with palm oil, animal fats and other
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Phases Out Demo Project, Pursues Commercial Opportunities
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) Lignol Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Lignol Energy Corp., has reached an agreement with
July 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Greenhouse Packs A Power Punch
by Joan Melcher (BioCycle) Closed loop system utilizes gasification, algae ponds and anaerobic digestion to convert wood waste to a
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
LS9 and HCL CleanTech Awarded a $9 Million Grant From the Department of Energy
(LS9) LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced that it has been awarded in
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Center Looks at Research Triangle Partnership Area
by David Ranii (News Observer) The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is one of seven regional groups across the state selected by
July 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Alliance Releases Wood-to-Energy Policy Roadmap
(25 x '25) The National 25x'25 Alliance released this morning a new National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap - A Guide for Developing
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
12 Synthetic Biology Biofuel & Biochemical Companies to Watch
by Chris de Morsella (Green Economy Post) A detailed review of 12 U.S. based synthetic biology, biofuel & biochemical companies that are
July 13, 2011 Read Full Article
German Biofuel Firm Choren Declares Insolvency
(Reuters) German second generation biofuels company Choren Industries GmbH has declared insolvency, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Choren is building
July 13, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Defers Application of CO2 Emissions Rules to Biomass
(Troutman Sanders) The EPA on July 1, 2011 issued a final rule deferring for three years application of the Clean
July 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Waste Timber from Diamond Mine to Be Used for Ethanol
by Matthew Liebenberg (Nipawin Journal) Timber that will be cleared from the proposed Shore Gold diamond mine site in the
July 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Indian River Agrees to Provide 55,000 Tons of Vegetative Waste Annually to Planned Bio-Ethanol Fuel Plant
by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm) INEOS New Planet BioEnergy, which is building an estimated $150 million plant on Oslo Road,
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Study Shows How Australia and New Zealand Can Establish Their Own Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry
(GreenAirOnline) A study to determine the feasibility of the Australian and New Zealand aviation sector using sustainable biofuels to meet
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevron, Weyerhaeuser Venture to Supply Wood for Kior’s Biofuels
(Bloomberg) Catchlight Energy LLC, a joint venture of Chevron Corp. and Weyerhaeuser Co., will supply forest products that Kior Inc. will convert
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Virent Makes Gasoline from Cellulosic Biomas
(Virent) Biofuels Pioneer Converts Corn Stover and Loblolly Pine Into BioFormate™ Gasoline with Molecular Composition Similar to Gasoline Derived from Fossil Fuels Virent
June 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Tobacco Funds Give Danville Boost
by Tara Bozick (GoDanRiver.com) ...Other projects receiving tobacco commission money: ...• The commission approved $490,000 for Piedmont BioProducts in Gretna to improve
June 01, 2011 Read Full Article
ESF Produces ‘Next Generation of Biofuels’
(SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) Researchers work to make biobutanol from sustainable resource: wood ...(S)cientists at the SUNY College
May 26, 2011 Read Full Article
EdeniQ Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony in California
by Brian Sims (Ethanol Producer Magazine) State, county and city dignitaries were on hand to witness the official groundbreaking last
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Study Finds 11-Year Gap Between Announced Wood Biofuel Production and Commercial Viability of In-Development Technologies; Cellulosic Ethanol Won't Materially Contribute to EPA Renewable Fuel Targets by 2022
(PR NewsWire/Forisk) A new study evaluates the viability of the wood-based transportation fuel sector in the United States. Wood biofuel projects
May 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Project to Turn Nearly Any Organic Waste into Biofuels
by Melissa O'Neil Perdue (Washington State University) An innovative idea for making advanced biofuels such as jet fuel, diesel and gasoline
May 17, 2011 Read Full Article
ZeaChem Signs Binding Feedstock Agreement with GreenWood Tree Farms to Supply its First Commercial Biorefinery
(Yahoo!Finance/BusinessWire) ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced
May 17, 2011 Read Full Article
KiOR Breaks Ground, and Draws Customers, for Columbus Biofuels Plant
by Garthia Elena Burnett (Commercial Dispatch) FedEx is the latest company to sign an offtake agreement with Kior, a biofuels
May 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Spikemoss Genome Offers New Paths For Biofuels Research--Bridges Plant Development Gap
(RedOrbit) It’s not quite Christmas, but the DNA sequence of a small plant that resembles the seasonal conifers is providing
May 11, 2011 Read Full Article
CORE BioFuel Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Development of Four Wood-to-Gasoline Plants
(CORE BioFuel) CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass to gasoline production process, today announced
May 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Canadian Based G2 BioChem Launches Advanced Biofuel Venture
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association/MarketWire) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today lauded the launch of G2 BioChem, the latest Canadian based
May 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa State's Role in the Future of Biofuels
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) Prototypes of the biofuels refinery of the future sit in a 19,000-square-foot complex on
May 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Ontario Government Selects Rentech’s New Renewable Jet Fuel Project for Long-Term Supply of Biomass from Crown Forests
(Rentech) Province of Ontario selects Rentech’s newly-announced Olympiad Project in the Township of White River for proposed supply of up to
May 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Logos and EdeniQ Receive Department of Energy Funding for Corn-to-Cellulosic Pilot Biorefinery
(Logos Technologies) DOE commits full $20.5 million to retrofit and build pilot plant in Visalia, CA Logos Technologies®, Inc. and EdeniQ,
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
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest
(Climate Solutions) Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Company, Port of Seattle, Port of Portland, Spokane International Airport, and Washington State University
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Walki Biomass Cover: Easy Cover-Up Improves Drying Process and Energy Content of Energy Wood
(INS-News/Walki) Logging residue is an inexpensive and easily accessible source of biofuel, but to improve the energy content it must
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
OpEd: A Diverse Biofuels Economy
by Tom Vilsack (USDA/The Daily Mail) ...Last year, the United States produced more than 13 billion gallons of ethanol with
May 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Swedish Forests Spawn New 'Green' Diesel
by Karen Holst (The Local) ...Earlier this year, Preem, a leading Swedish oil company, emerged as the world’s first company to
May 04, 2011 Read Full Article
British Columbia Embracing Pine Beetle Crisis as Source of Green Energy
by andypar (Envirogy) ...In light of all this, however, it appears British Columbia has found a way to turn
May 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Cobalt Raises $20M in Series D Round; Parsons & Whittemore Joins
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The additional capital will enable Cobalt to build out its new 470,000 gallon per year
May 03, 2011 Read Full Article
SUNY Researchers Optimizing Efficient Biobutanol Pathway
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) A team of researchers at State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science
May 02, 2011 Read Full Article
$1.6 Million in Biofuels Center Grants to Accelerate Commercialization of Renewable Fuels
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has awarded $1.6 million for 15 projects statewide to
May 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Develops Engineering Design Package for Commercial Biorefiner
(Lignol) Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector today announced it has
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Aussie Scientists Lead Race for Renewable Fuel
by Rebecca Baillie (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) With the price of fuel hitting $1.50 a litre, there's a growing push to
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Paper Industry Pushed Further into the Black by ‘Black Liquor’ Tax Credits
by Steven Mufson (The Washington Post) ...The paper industry — which in 2009 raked in billions of dollars in federal subsidiesoriginally
April 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Cobalt Technologies, American Process to Build First Cellulosic Biobutanol Refinery
(SustainableBusiness.com) Biobutanol company Cobalt Technologies and American Process Inc. (API), a developer of lignocellulosic sugar production technologies, announced an agreement
April 22, 2011 Read Full Article
KiOR Files $100M IPO – The Complete Digest Analysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Khosla-backed pyrolysis venture heads for the public markets. Is the IPO window still open? Will
April 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Key Players: Advanced Biofuels
by David Beattie (Renewable Energy World Magazine) ...Importantly, and what sets these latest fuels apart from their first-generation predecessors,
April 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar for Biofuels
(University of California, Riverside) Research by UC Riverside's Charles Wyman could lead to less expensive production of biofuels New clues about
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Benishek under Pressure to Block Federal Funding for Ethanol ‘Boondoggle’
by Eartha Jane Melzer (The Michigan Messenger) Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) campaigned on cutting federal spending. Now some of
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Lignol Provides Update on Cellulosic Ethanol Project with Novozymes
(Lignol) Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary,
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE’s Duff Warns that Asian Industrial Buildup Threatens “Our Way of Life” if US Does Not Reduce Oil Consumption
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DOE’s Biomass Program Lead Engineer warns that, when it comes to biofuels, “it’s the economy,
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Why Make a $2 Fuel When You Can Make a $5 Chemical” – Cobalt CEO Rick Wilson
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“I’m not saying that any of the companies, including us, should not be pursuing
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Steel in the Ground
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) But this week in the little burgh of Boardman, Oregon (population 3,300), which happens
March 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Startup Hopes to Win Over Skeptics
by Marc Gunther (Sustainable Business Forum) ...If I’d taken biology and chemistry in college, I might be explain to explain
March 04, 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
The Brew Barons: Masters of Advanced Fermentation, Driving the Redefinition of Biofuels: Pt 1
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Is there enough energy, food, fiber and feed for all? Advances in industrial fermentation –
March 01, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Expands Efforts to Develop Crop Insurance for Biofuels Producers
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced February 25, 2011, that USDA will soon seek proposals to study
February 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Green Diesel Harnesses Swedish Forests
(The Local) Swedish oil and energy firm Preem has announced the development of the "world's first" green diesel developed using residue
February 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Dreams Running on Vapor
by Dan Chapman (AJC/Atlanta Business News) ...One day, the dreamers said, Georgia would turn corn, pine trees, yeast, soy beans,
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Pulp Non-Fiction: Biofuels a Ray of Sunshine in a Gloomy Season
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As the pulp and paper industry reels from the internet’s impact, biofuels and renewable chemicals
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Tennessee Opens New Research Facilities at Center for Renewable Carbon
(University of Tennessee) Facilities expected to advance biobased research for energy, fuels, chemicals and materials The University of Tennessee Institute of
February 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Pacts Like REDD Ignore Primary Causes of Destruction of Forests, New Study Suggests
(Science Daily) A new study by some of the world's top experts on forest governance finds fault with a spate
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Vinod Khosla on Biofuel Feedstocks
by Vinod Khosla (GreenTechMedia) Imagination is in shortest supply when it comes to agronomic econometrics that extrapolate the past instead
February 06, 2011 Read Full Article
KiOR Receives Loan Guarantee Term Sheet for over $1 Billion Project from US Department of Energy
(KiOR) Project would produce drop-in fuels from wood biomass at four facilities across three states KiOR, Inc., announced today that it
February 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Regents Give LSU AgCenter 5-year Extension on Biofuels Institute
(Louisiana State University) The LSU AgCenter has received a five-year extension from the Louisiana Board of Regents to continue with
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Prince Edward Island Firm to Design Pilot-Scale Ethanol Plant
(CBC News) Diversified Metal Engineering in Charlottetown has been awarded the contract to design and build a pilot-scale ethanol plant, but
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Finnair Postpones Introduction of Biofuel
(Helsingin Sanomat) Price and ethical sustainability unsuitable for airline The Finnish state-owned airline Finnair has reversed an earlier decision to start using
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
European Commission Approves State Support for Development of Second Generation Biofuel
(Chemrec) The European Union has approved the SEK 500 million (€55 million, $75 million) R&D grant awarded by the Swedish
January 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Diversifying Feedstock Options Reduces Risk
by Jennifer Shike (University of Illinois) Researchers are studying novel and traditional woody plants as short rotation crops for biomass
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
User Facility Capabilities to Accelerate Impact in Biomass
by David Hoyt (Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Hoyt first provides an overview of
January 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Coskata Supported Biorefinery Selected To Receive $250 Million Loan Guarantee From USDA
(Coskata) Guarantee will support a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Alabama Coskata Inc., a developer of technology for the production of
January 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Scandinavia Goes Viking in Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Old Norse, the term “viking” meant to “undertake an expedition” and it
January 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Norway Backs Ethanol Plant
(Argus Media) Norwegian chemicals and technology specialist Borregaard has secured a government grant of 58mn kroner ($9.8mn) to build a
January 11, 2011 Read Full Article
The New Economics of Next-Gen Gasification: ClearFuels Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...(S)team reformation, a process by which gasified biomass is converted into a useful balance of
January 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Fill Her up with Super Pine
by Rose Stirling (Dargaville News) Pine plantations in the Kaipara can be converted into biofuels as part of a nationwide proposal
January 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Growing Willows as Biofuel
by Jane Milliman (Democrat and Chronicle) Normally the word "willow" brings to mind those huge weepers that hug stream banks or
January 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels to Power the Future
(China Daily) China's bioethanol production will reach 10 million tons a year by 2020, resulting in a 10 percent drop
December 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Mississippi Foresters Anticipate Biomass Boost
(BioPro NewsWire) Mississippi tree farmers look forward to new biomass facilities in the state providing a new market for wood, according
November 23, 2010 Read Full Article
GE Unit Invests in Biofuels Producer
by Candace Lombardi (Green Tech) GE subsidiary GE Energy Financial Services and North Bridge Venture Partners will invest $8 million in
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Utilities’ Perspectives on Biomass-to-Power Opportunities
by Cindy O'Connor (Advanced Biofuels USA) Washington, DC Biomass Finance & Investment Summit, October 13-15 2010: Friday Session Highlights The physical location
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Meeting National Goals: Pulp and Paper Industry – A Major Partner
by Harry Seamans, Ben Thorp and Masood Akhtar (Bioenergy Deployment Consortium, Inc./Biofuels Digest) The Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) can play a
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Announces Recommendations for Minnesota’s Forestry Industry
(BioBusiness Alliance) The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota announces the release of Minnesota’s Forest Biomass Value Chain: A System Dynamics Analysis.
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Russia Could Use Sawdust to Fuel Airplanes
(Ria Novosti) Russia may start using biofuel made from sawdust to power aircraft, Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said on Tuesday. "We
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Interface: Desirable Wood Properties for Biofuels Production
by Dr. Theodore Wegner (Assistant Director, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service) Dr. Wegner begins with an interesting profile
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Energy Crops: Industry Perspectives --Purpose Grown Trees as an Economical and Sustainable Biomass Feedstock
by Dr. Barbara Wells (President and Chief Executive Officer, Arborgen) Arborgen is an industry leader in tree production and improvement, and
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Feedstock Logistics: Development of a Harvesting System for Short Rotation Willow and Hybrid Poplar Biomass Crops
by Dr. Timothy Volk (Research Associate, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) Dr. Volk proposes a cycle for growing and harvesting
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Dutch Researchers Use Modified Pyrolysis Technique to Produce Bio-oil
(TAPPI) Researchers at the University of Technology in Twente, the Netherlands, have reportedly developed a new technique that enables large-scale
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Cunning Capitalists Go Blazing Into Biofuels
by Hilary Kramer (Forbes) ...One Renaissance man in the thick of the green chemical and biofuel revolution is David Milroy.
September 27, 2010 Read Full Article
BlueFire Renewables Signs 15 Year Feedstock Supply Contract for Fulton, MS Cellulosic Ethanol Facility
(PRNewsWire) BlueFire Renewables, Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels
September 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Neutrons Helping Researchers Unlock Secrets to Cheaper Ethanol
(Science Daily) New insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient
September 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Hydrothermal Biofuels Research Pilot Plant Opens in Sydney
by Nicole Bleasdale (Biofuels Digest/AusBiotech) ...The last of five integrated biofuels facilities funded under the Commonwealth Government’s National Collaborative Research
September 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Russian Technologies to Build Biofuel Factory
(The Moscow Times) Russian Technologies will begin construction of the country's first biofuel factory next spring, the state corporation's chief, Sergei
September 15, 2010 Read Full Article
UMass Professor Develops Improved Biofuel Processing Method
by Matthew M. Robare (Daily Collegian) A chemical engineer at the University of Massachusetts developed an improved method of converting wood into
September 14, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA and DOE Partnership Seeks to Develop Better Plants for Bioenergy
(US Department of Energy) Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced research awards under a joint DOE-USDA
September 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Georgia’s First Wood-to-Ethanol Plant Opens
by Dave Williams (Atlanta Business Chronicle) The nation’s first commercial plant producing ethanol from wood wastes is open for business in
August 31, 2010 Read Full Article
Barbour: Biofuel Project Tops Mississippi Session Agenda
by Emily Wagster Pettus (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Mississippi lawmakers on Friday (August 27, 2010) will consider $50 million in state incentives
August 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Company to Locate in Columbus
(The Dispatch) ...KiOR of Houston, Texas, plans to locate three facilities in Mississippi, the first of which will be in
August 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Case Study: Mascoma: Seeking a Market Toehold
by Nidhi Subbaraman (MIT Technology Review) ...The company announced plans to build one of the first commercial-scale cellulosic-ethanol plants, in Kinross,
August 26, 2010 Read Full Article
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Rebrands as BlueFire Renewables, Inc.
(Blue Fire Renewables) Name Change Designed to Better Reflect Its Fuel and Energy Production Capabilities BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company focused
August 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Opportunities and Barriers for International Bioenergy Trade
by Martin Junginger, Jinke van Dam, Simonetta Zarrilli, Fatin Ali Mohamed, Didier Marchal, and Andre Faaij (IEA Bioenergy) Task 40 under the IEA
August 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels: Topsøe Integrated Gasoline Synthesis - TIGAS
by John Bøgild Hansen (Senior Scientist, Haldor Topsøe A/S) Topsøe is a Danish company that develops catalysts and process technology for
August 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Sustainability and Forest Biorefinery IV November 19 Syracuse, NY
Sustainability & Forest Biorefinery IV will highlight the biorefinery capacity that is already in existence - the realities of what
August 02, 2010 Read Full Article
One Potato, Two Potato: the Counting of Biomass Emissions
by Jim Lane (Biomass Digest) Following the all-but-certain defeat of a renewal of the ethanol tax credit, left-wing environmental activists, confederated
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA Forest Service Releases New Roadmap for Responding to Changing Climate
(US Forest Service) Roadmap Includes Scorecard System for Rating Effectiveness in Dealing With Climate Change Initiatives Across Forest Service The USDA
July 27, 2010 Read Full Article
New Biofuel Company Brings US Tech to South Africa
(Alternative Energy Africa) Stellenbosch Biomass Technologies (SBMT) has been officially launched in Sandton, South Africa holding the rights to commercialize and
July 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Considerations for Factoring Biomass into Clean Energy
(Washington Post) Editorial ...Many lawmakers want the government to require utilities to derive a certain percentage of their electricity from
July 06, 2010 Read Full Article
New Technique Improves Efficiency Of Biofuel Production
(North Carolina State University) Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient technique for producing biofuels from woody
July 06, 2010 Read Full Article
CORE BioFuel Inc. Considers Montana for Wood-to-Gasoline Plant
(CORE Biofuel) CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass to gasoline production process, today announced
June 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Biomass Better than Coal? War over Carbon Accounting Erupts
by Jim Lane (Biomass Digest) In Washington, the Environment Working Group has released a study that claims the impacts of
June 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Novozymes and Lignol Sign Deal to Make Biofuel from Wood
(Novozymes) Partners to develop a commercially viable process for making ethanol from forestry waste. Aiming for a cost down to $2
June 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Biomass Now Generates 32% of All Energy in Sweden, Causing Increased Competition for Pulpwood, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
(WebWire) Biomass has now surpassed oil to become the number one source for energy generation in Sweden. The increased competition
June 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Fischer-Tropsch Demonstration Start-up Underway in Güssing
(Oxford Catalysts Group) Oxford Catalysts Group PLC, the leading technology innovator for clean synthetic fuels, is pleased to announce that
June 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Bill Would Allow Federal Forests to be Feedstock
by Leon Kaye (Triplepundit) ...Regardless of party affiliation, senators in the northern prairie states have a history of opposing any
June 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Mascoma’s Plan for Ethanol Plant in Michigan Likely Delayed, CEO Says
by Ryan McBride (Xconomy.com) Lebanon, NH-based Mascoma has made strides with its process for producing ethanol from non-food plants such as
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Chempolis Develops a Unique Technology for Bioethanol Production
(Chempolis) Chempolis Oy, engaged in the development and delivery of environmentally sustainable biorefining technologies, has expanded its biorefinery and R&D centre
May 20, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Clears a Test of Bioengineered Trees
by Andres Pollack (New York Times) Federal regulators gave clearance Wednesday for a large and controversial field test of genetically
May 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Scientists ID Bacterial Genes that Improve Plant Growth
(Brookhaven National Laboratory) You might think bacteria that "invade" trees are there to cause certain destruction. But like the helpful
May 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Sustainable Biofuels from Forests, Grasslands and Rangelands
(Ecological Society of America) Analyzing biofuel sources and predicting effects on water, soil and the atmosphere: The promise of switchgrass, the
May 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Maryland Researchers Turn Poplar Trees into Biofuel
by Meredith Cohn (The Baltimore Sun) In response to a national call for homegrown, Earth-friendly fuels to fill Americans' gas
May 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Company Builds Test Plant
(CBC News) An Ontario biofuels company is building a test plant in Sarnia to produce ethanol from wood and farm
April 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Visualizing Sustainability: Developing Geospatial Technology to Address Sustainable Biofuel Production: Assessing the Impact of Ecological Consideration on Forest Biomass Projections
By Jocelyn Tutak (Conservation Biology Institute). This presentation was mostly focused on developing a method of incorporating ecological considerations into
April 13, 2010 Read Full Article
HCL CleanTech Establishes Administrative and Pilot Plant Facilities in North Carolina
HCL CleanTech, a U.S.-Israeli biofuels technology development company, has chosen North Carolina as the site for its administrative headquarters and
April 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Honeywell's UOP and Indian Oil Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Project in India
Companies would evaluate non-food Indian feedstocks for the production of green diesel and green jet fuels as well as the
April 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Bio Base Europe’s GM Poplars Are Popular for Ethanol
(Biofuels International) According to Bio Base Europe the first crop of genetically modified poplar plants will be converted into ethanol
March 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Florida Woody Biomass Economic Study
In 2008, the Florida Legislature passed legislation requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in conjunction with the Department
March 16, 2010 Read Full Article
$200M Refinery to Convert Wood Products into Fuel, Electricity
(Nashville Business Journal) Another green energy company is coming to Tennessee, but this one doesn’t have anything to do with
March 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Sustainable Foresting: Easier Said than Done
E. Detlef Schulze and Inge Schulze(Science) letter to editor It is commonly held that planting forests helps to mitigate climate change,
March 01, 2010 Read Full Article
North Dakota State University Economist Helps Sort Out Biofuel’s Future
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) Need some help in deciding what to make into biofuels and what the government should be
February 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Modified Eucalyptus to Transform Forests
by Smriti Rao (CBS) Now that many U.S. farmers have grown used to genetically modified (GM) soy and corn, the
February 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Biomass Crop Assistance Program to Spur Production of Renewable Energy, Job Creation
President Obama announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a proposed rule for the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program
February 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Evolution Resources Signs Testing Services Agreement With North Carolina State University
Evolution Resources, Inc., an advanced biofuels production company focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol using the latest in modern
January 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Honeywell's UOP Awarded U.S. Department Of Energy Grant For Conversion Of Waste Biomass To Green Transportation Fuels
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced it has been selected for negotiation of a $25 million award from the U.S.
January 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Canadian Feds Pump $5.5 Million into Biofuel Plant
by Eric Mcguinness (Hamilton Spectator) SunOpta BioProcess Inc. of Brampton is getting $5.5 million from the federal government to demonstrate
January 15, 2010 Read Full Article
The Unintended Ripples from the Biomass Subsidy Program
by Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post) It sounded like a good idea: Provide a little government money to convert wood shavings and
January 12, 2010 Read Full Article
FPInnovations and CRIBE Create a Cooperative Partnership to Develop the Forest Bio‐Economy in Ontario
... “The Government of Ontario has recognized the need to move the Province to the forefront of the commercialization of
January 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Tapping Our Forests for Green Energy
(Property and Environment Research Center) Federally owned forests in the United States are facing financial and ecological problems. At the
January 11, 2010 Read Full Article
MSU, Michigan Tech Sign Biofuel Research Contract with Frontier
Ensuring a sustainable supply of woody biomass for the state's first cellulosic ethanol plant is the goal of a research
November 10, 2009 Read Full Article
ZeaChem Says 2,000 Gallon Per Acre Threshold in Sight for its Cellulosic Ethanol Process
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Montreal, ZeaChem, ... confirmed that it is on track to complete a demonstration-scale plant
July 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Industrial Biotechnology in China Amidst Changing Market Conditions
by Elizabeth Nesbitt (Journal of International Commerce and Economics) The increasing use of industrial biotechnology by the Chinese liquid biofuels and
February 27, 2009 Read Full Article
How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. Forever!
by Adam Lashinsky and Nelson D. Schwartz (CNN Money/Fortune Magazine) You probably don't know it, but the answer to America's gasoline