The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers reported approval of a International Organization for Standardization project to develop a standard for thermally treated and densified biomass.
Sweetwater Energy and Proterro, two companies using widely different approaches, aim for low-cost sugar that may give today's corn ethanol plants a glide path into advanced ethanol production. They're in different stages, but share similar promise.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded the State University of New York Canton a $163,000 to research the efficiency of automatic-feeding, wood pellet boilers.
Gevo 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.
The implied probability that the U.S. EPA will reverse the write-down of the RFS found in its proposed 2014 RVO is 80 percent, according to an analysis by University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin.
Pellet retailers and consumers in some Northeast and Midwest locations have learned a lesson this heating season, as many have run out of pellets and are facing difficulties securing additional supplies.
Roughly 30 people from Red Lake Falls, Minn., traversed through harsh winter weather on Feb. 27 to attend a public meeting regarding a proposed $300 million, 30-MW biomass energy plant project.
Learning while producing, KiOR plans to invest another $10 million to maximize production at its commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plant in Mississippi. The company is building a foundation of operational and R&D experience for long-term success.
Following multiyear feedstock procurement campaigns and vast investments of capital, resources and time, America's first big cellulosic ethanol plants are nearing startup. EPM examines the progress of the Abengoa, Poet-DSM and DuPont facilities.
DONG 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.
"Sales of dried distillers grains provide a significant portion of the total revenue received by ethanol facilities, underpinning the economic feasibility of ethanol fuel production," according to EIA report.
The success of cellulosic ethanol is critical to the success of all renewables. We will continue fighting to keep the renewable fuel standard at the levels Congress intended to maintain market stability and increase investment in next-gen biofuels.
We've had a petroleum fuels mandate for 100 years. It's time to get past the RFS debate and accept the fact that ethanol and biodiesel are just logical steps in the energy transition from where we are today to where we need to be tomorrow
Growth Energy highlighted the fact that March 6 is the five-year anniversary of when the organization filed the Green Jobs Waiver with the U.S. EPA, seeking commercial-use approval for E15.
Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams discusses his organization's recently submitted formal comments on the U.S. EPA's proposed 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations.
Gevo Inc., the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced March 6 that Porta Hnos S.A., an alcohol company in in Argentina, has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of Gevo's isobutanol technology.
DONG 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.
The SEC investigated and recently alleged misconduct by Clean Energy Capital LLC, a Tucson, Ariz.-based investment company with multiple investments in ethanol production companies.
A new process to convert carbon dioxide to chemicals has been unveiled by New Jersey-based Liquid Light Corp. The core technology uses low-energy catalytic electrochemistry to convert CO2 to chemicals, combined with hydrogenation and purification.
2014 will bear witness to the commissioning of some of the first U.S. commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants.
President 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.
A new process to convert carbon dioxide to chemicals has been unveiled by New Jersey-based Liquid Light Corp. The core technology uses low-energy catalytic electrochemistry to convert CO2 to chemicals, combined with hydrogenation and purification.
President 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.
Geopower Energy Ltd, an alternative energy developer, has closed a private debt facility of $5 million to acquire a joint venture interest in the Blue Mountain Biogas Project near Milford, Utah.
The 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.
Valero Energy Corp. announced March 4 that Bill Klesse, 67, has chosen to step down as CEO effective May 1. Klesse will remain a Valero director and Chairman of the Board.
Alkol Bioenergy and the University of Madrid have signed an agreement to develop a Brazilian sugarcane variety for Spain.
Based on extensive input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, including public health groups, auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. EPA today finalized emission standards for cars and gasoline.
Harvest Power Inc.'s 5.4-MW, combined-heat-and-power, organics-to-energy facility is now on line in Bay Lakes, Fla., and will process more than 120,000 tons of food scraps each year when running at full capacity.
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