Advanced Biofuels

11 hours ago

CARB discusses LCFS, ILUC revisions in workshops

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsThe California Air Resources Board held public workshops on proposed updates to the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and revisions to the related issue of indirect land use change (ILUC) on March 11. READ MORE

13 hours ago

Fortum, UPM, Valmet partner to produce advanced biofuels

BY Valmet Corp. Found In:Advanced FuelsFortum, UPM and Valmet have joined forces to develop a new, winning technology to produce advanced high value lignocellulosic fuels, such as transportation fuels or higher value bio-liquids. READ MORE

March 10, 2014

USDA awards advanced biofuel payments to pellet, biogas producers

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Biogas, Advanced FuelsOn March 6, USDA Rural Development announced nearly $60 million in payments to 195 biofuel producers under the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established by the 2008 Farm Bill and reauthorized in the recently signed 2014 Farm Bill. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

Gevo issues exclusive Argentina license for isobutanol technology

BY Gevo Inc. Found In:Advanced FuelsGevo Inc., the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced today that Porta Hnos S.A. has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of GIFT(R) in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Renewable diesel project to use Inbicon's demo facility

BY DONG Energy Found In:Advanced FuelsDONG Energy and Neste Oil have entered into a collaboration to develop a cost-effective technology for producing renewable diesel and aviation fuel from agricultural residues. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Opinion: Urging the EPA to Reconsider RFS Targets

BY Michael McAdams Found In:Advanced FuelsAdvanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams discusses his organization's recently submitted formal comments on the U.S. EPA’s proposed 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations. READ MORE

March 05, 2014

In Depth: The Year is Here

BY Chris HansonFound In:Advanced Fuels2014 will bear witness to the commissioning of some of the first U.S. commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants. READ MORE

March 05, 2014

Budget proposal extends biofuel tax credit, cuts oil subsidies

BY Holly JessenFound In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsPresident Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal released March 4, calls for extending a tax credit for cellulosic biofuels and puts forward the idea of cutting billions in fossil fuel subsidies. READ MORE

March 04, 2014

EPA Tier 3 rule sets E10 as new test fuel

BY Holly JessenFound In:Advanced FuelsThe U.S. EPA final rule for emission standards for cars and gasoline made E10 the new federal emissions test fuel and finalized specifications for E85 test fuel for flex-fuel vehicles. READ MORE