PetroAlgae has formed a partnership to upgrade the Melbourne, Fla.-based company's algae oil technology, and the upgrade comes from a known, traditional method: catalysis. The partnership is with Haldor Topsoe's U.S. subsidiary based in Houston.
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have collaborated to issue more than $10.3 million of jointly-awarded funding to four transatlantic research teams to enhance photosynthesis.
Following President Obama's speech on America's clean energy future, the U.S. DOE announced $12 million available in funding to support lab and pilot efforts in advanced biofuels, which may help as many as five projects in the next four years.
The president mentions advanced biofuels and the sector becomes enamored of the administration
Sen. Tom Coburn, R.-Okla, lashed out against holds placed on his amendment to eliminate the ethanol blenders credit and said he plans to force a vote on the amendment as soon as possible.
A U.S. Senate ag committee hearing March 30 heard testimony evaluating “high gas prices and how new rules and innovative farming can help.� Poet CEO Jeff Broin and University of Michigan's Bruce Dale testified.
Ethanol lowers prices, Broin tells Senate committee
By Poet LLC
March 30, 2011
Poet LLC wants to help alleviate high gas prices by drastically increasing ethanol supplies in large part through expansion in cellulosic ethanol, but the industry needs market access to make that happen, Poet CEO Jeff Broin testified on March 30.
EPA streamlines regulations for car, truck fuel conversion units
By U.S. EPA
March 30, 2011
The U.S. EPA has updated rules making it easier for manufacturers to sell systems converting vehicles to run on alternative fuels. The rules will vary based on vehicle age or the engine being converted.
BioProcess Algae, a joint venture including ethanol producer GPRE, will soon begin verifying a California-based biotech company's lipid production process for algae in addition to its own algae production project.
U.S. President Barack Obama released his administration's plan to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil by one-third within the next 14 years, including support for alternative energy.
SUNY-ESF offering biomass internships
By Anna Austin
March 30, 2011
The State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) announced it will offer summer biomass internships to students interested in learning about biomass and local companies working within the industry.
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President Barack Obama visited the campus of Georgetown University to speak on the nation's energy security today. Among other topics, he discussed how the government will help break ground on four advanced biorefineries in the next two years.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC has been granted another patent for isobutanol, prompting Gevo to respond again to patent infringement allegations, stating its GIFT platform encompasses a different approach to isobutanol production than Butamax's.
Wood Fuel Developers, an affiliate of Industrial TurnAround Corp. (ITAC), an engineering, design and construction management service, is developing two wood pellet facilities in southeast Virginia, having received multiple grants for both proposals.
Innovative Energy taking its gasification technology commercial
By Rona Johnson
March 29, 2011
Innovative Energy is fulfilling its mission to provide eco-friendly, economic ways to generate electricity by developing and commercializing a distributed power generation system. The company's gasifier can convert any carbon-based fuel into power.
Nebraska Public Power District evaluating biomass
By Anna Austin
March 29, 2011
The Nebraska Public Power District is taking a close look at the possibility of cofiring woody biomass with coal at its 229-megawatt Sheldon Station power plant near Hallam, Neb., using dead or dying trees that pose forest fire risks.
Highmark Renewables, based in western Canada, has received its sixth patent, this one for its trademarked Integrated bioRefinery, linking anaerobic digestion with ethanol, biodiesel or other options.
Washington county considers district biomass energy
By Anna Austin
March 29, 2011
Washington's Clark County is exploring the possibility of district biomass heat and power in downtown Vancouver and is looking to develop a public-private partnership, where a private corporation would own, operate and maintain the facility.
EPA extends GHG reporting deadline
March 29, 2011
The U.S. EPA has extended its March 31 deadline for reporting 2010 emissions data under its Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule to Sept. 30. The extension will allow more time for the agency to further test the system.
The algae industry has taken significant strides in recent years, and is attracting a great deal of investor attention. However, the industry as a whole still faces some challenges regarding credibility due to high expectations in the quest for cash.
If there was any doubt about the impact of renewable energy on the global economy, a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts titled "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race: G-20 Investment Powering Forward," may have put any such notion to rest.
Disarming with humor
March 28, 2011
We were having a discussion in the office this week about the resurgence of the food versus fuel debate. I was on a rant about how people don't understand the agriculture system.
The future of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the ethanol import tariff continue to be major topics of debate as Congress works to reduce the federal budget.
Following the release of the U.S. EPA's final Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules in February, a number of webinars and other helpful tools have been launched to help the industry including a free webinar by trade publication Process Heating.
In the coming weeks, the U.S. DOE's Biomass Program will host meetings that will provide industry stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about federally funded research, development and deployment activities focused on bioenergy technologies.
Amid the growing number of biojet fuel test runs, one of the most recent performances is California-based Edwards Air Force base's F-22 Raptor test flight, which used a 50/50 mix of camelina-derived biojet fuel and JP-8.
Argonne National Lab, Nalco ink technology license agreement
By Bryan Sims
March 25, 2011
The U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals.
The importance of biomass supply chain dynamics
By Bryan Sims
March 25, 2011
The idea of becoming an active participant in the biomass supply chain to provide feedstock for biorefineries and power plants may be difficult to grasp for many suppliers on the outside looking in. Experts will address this in St. Louis May 2-5.
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