BlueFire Renewables Inc. has integrated a synergistic wood pellet production plant to its facility in Fulton, Miss. The reconfigured design will be a 9 million gallon per year ethanol plant integrated with a 400,000 ton per year wood pellet plant.
Butanol has a new ASTM International standard, intended for blends with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 percent volumes to be used as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. The new specification, ASTM D7862, covers three butanol isomers.
Butanol has a new ASTM International standard, intended for blends with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 percent volumes to be used as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. The new specification, ASTM D7862, covers three butanol isomers.
Research shows it's now possible to prevent stress corrosion cracking without resorting to completely removing oxygen from ethanol, which is expensive to do. Sacrificial metals or inhibitors, for example, can be used.
Edeniq Inc. announced it has received notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, protecting three targeted process applications. The new patent is entitled "Materials and Methods for Converting Biomass to Biofuel."
Brazil has made great strides in increasing its total energy production, particularly oil and ethanol. In a recent analysis, the U.S. Energy Information Administration noted that Brazil is the eighth largest energy consumer in the world.
BlueFire Renewables Inc. has integrated a synergistic wood pellet production plant to its facility in Fulton, Miss. The reconfigured design will be a 9 million gallon per year ethanol plant integrated with a 400,000 ton per year wood pellet plant.
With completion of a new, long-term feedstock contract with Stobart Biomass and an investment by the U.K. Green Investment Bank, Western Bioenergy Ltd. in Port Talbot, Wales, is set to undergo a refurbishment.
Metabolix Inc. has announced the launch of I6003rp, a new biobased polymeric performance additive for recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC). I6003rp demonstrates the value of excellent miscibility in PVC when used in combination with recycle PVC.
A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) reported, for the first time, the development of a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through metabolic engineering of E. coli.
A U.K. company active in the biogas sector has released its financial results for the first half of 2013. The TEG Group PLC reported significantly increased revenue and profit, when compared to the same period of last year.
A second ethanol plant announced Oct. 1 it had agreed to purchase sugar through the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers. Pacific Ethanol Inc. joins Front Range Energy LLC in taking advantage of the program.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a biobutanol technology company, and Highwater Ethanol LLC, a producer of first-generation ethanol, have begun to retrofit Highwater's ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minn., for the production of biobutanol.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a biobutanol technology company, and Highwater Ethanol LLC, a producer of first-generation ethanol, have begun to retrofit Highwater's ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minn., for the production of biobutanol.
Renewable Waste Intelligence has published a white paper that focuses on waste-to-energy projects in the California, Washington, Oregon an Hawaii. It provides an overview of waste-utilizing technologies and highlights specific projects.
The 2013 Algae Biomass Summit opened Oct. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Hosted by the Algae Biomass Organization, industry leaders revealed new production capabilities and forecasts for commercial quantities of algae fuels and products.
Cool Planet Energy Systems and Acritaz Greentech have signed an agreement to explore the building of multiple commercial facilities in Malaysia. The plan is to begin construction on the first plant in 2014.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are disputing the results of a new poll released by the American Petroleum Institute, calling the data biased and deceptive. The poll was conducted by Harris Interactive.
Mitacs awarded $45,000 to the Cape Breton University and BW BioEnergy Inc. for a research project that aims to utilize torrefaction technology to produce activated carbon from local woody biomass to remove water contaminants through adsorption.
The American Carbon Registry has opened a public comment period on a new methodology to measure carbon reductions associated with biochar produced via the pyrolysis process using waste feedstocks, such as forestry and agricultural residues.
Nebraska-based Laurel BioComposite LLC recently moved into a newly constructed manufacturing facility, a fact celebrated during a Sept. 25 open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. The company's first production line is now operational.
Stobart Biomass Products Ltd. announced 15-year contract to supply 115,000 metric tons annually of recycled wood to the Evermore Renewable Energy Plant soon to begin construction in Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Proterro Inc. recently announced it has met key new development milestones. "We scaled up our novel photobioreactor design and conducted independent functionality tests that confirmed the unit's robustness," said Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin.
Gulf Coast Renewable Energy has announced the acquisition of West Monroe, La.-based Bayou Wood Pellets LLC. The company is also making investments to expand the facility's production capacity, and plans to develop three additional pellet plants.
The Canadian government will invest $734,500 in a cellulosic ethanol project under development by Vanerco, a joint venture of Enerkem and GreenField, through Sustainable Development Technology Canada's Next Gen Biofuels Fund.
Proterro Inc. recently announced it has met key new development milestones. "We scaled up our novel photobioreactor design and conducted independent functionality tests that confirmed the unit's robustness," said Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin.
Cambridge EnTech, a division of Cambridge International, is pleased to learn that the Maryland Hawk Corporation Technologies Greenhouse is a recipient of the Maryland Energy Administration's Game Changers grant program.
A representative of Big Oil recently made an offensive and ridiculous comment about the RFS.
Eco-Energy has announced additional growth to its global ethanol platform with the signing of a new multiyear marketing agreement with Heron Lake BioEnergy, located in Heron Lake, Minn. Eco-Energy now markets for 18 plants across North America.
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