BY University of Georgia Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsWhen Li Tan approached his colleagues at the University of Georgia with some unusual data he had collected, they initially seemed convinced that his experiment had become contaminated; what he was seeing simply didn't make any sense. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:ChemicalsCereplast Inc., a bioplastics manufacturer, has announced it generated approximately $300,000 in new revenue during the final two weeks of January. According to the company, the new revenue is in addition to the $500,000 in revenue announced Jan. 23. READ MORE

BY Lux Research Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsDriven by aggressive biofuel mandates, rapid growth will cause great strain on biomass by 2030, according to Lux Research. Feedstock innovation will be needed to keep growing biomass's market share. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsPending legislation in Oklahoma could result in the development of a state plan to utilize woody biomass for heat and power. The bill, HB 1656, is titled the "Oklahoma Woody Biomass Energy Initiative Act of 2013." READ MORE

BY Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Found In:Pellets, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsResearch has shown that an ionic liquid proven to be effective for pre-treating individual biofuel feedstocks is also effective at pre-treating multiple different feedstocks that have been mixed and densified into a blend. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsThe U.S. DOE has made $6 million available for projects focused on developing and demonstrating supply chain technologies that will enable delivery of commercial-scale lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks to U.S. biorefineries. READ MORE

BY Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Found In:Power, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsA research team in England has discovered that differences in the ease with which sugars can be extracted from willow can be explained by differences in their wood composition in response to conditions that induce growth stress. READ MORE

BY USDA Agricultural Research Service, Rosalie Marion Bliss Found In:ChemicalsUSDA scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic, made of sugar beet pulp and a biodegradable polymer, that could be used in disposable food containers. The plastic, called a thermoplastic, becomes soft when heated. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsNovozymes has appointed a new president and CEO and released its financial results for 2012. On Jan. 21, the company announced its board of directors has appointed Peder Holk Nielsen president and CEO, effective April 1. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsPresident Barack Obama has officially kicked off the second term of his presidency. During his inaugural address on Jan. 21, Obama touched on several topics, including the economic recovery and sustainable energy. READ MORE

BY Argonne National Laboratory Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsIn a case of the Goldilocks story retold at the molecular level, scientists at the U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have discovered a new path to the development of more stable and efficient catalysts. READ MORE

BY University of California, Davis Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsChemists at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics, the first step in replacing fossil fuels as raw materials for the chemical industry. READ MORE

BY USDA Found In:Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $25 million to fund research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products from biomass sources though the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. READ MORE