Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute have unveiled the first glycosyltransferase clone collection specifically targeted for the study of the biosynthesis of plant cell walls.
The Brazilian sugarcane association, UNICA, has issued a new bi-weekly harvest update, reporting mills in Brazil's south-central region produced 1.72 billion liters (454.90 million gallons) of ethanol during the first two weeks of June.
A University of Florida-created model may help growers plant at optimal times and avoid crop-destroying drought, which can cost millions of dollars in a given year, according to one of the tool's creators.
Celtic Renewables, a U.K.-based biofuel company, has signed an agreement with Europe's foremost biotechnology pilot facility to undergo next stage testing of its process to turn whisky by-products into biofuel that can power current vehicles.
Genera Energy Inc. has partnered with academic and industrial institutions with the goal of demonstrating the production of advanced biofuels from sustainable sources of lignocellulosic biomass.
Byogy Renewables Inc. has invested in a strategic partnership with AusAgave Australia as part of the upstream integration of multiple feedstocks to develop low cost sugars for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
An extended period of higher crude oil and gasoline prices and low corn prices could result in surprisingly large amount of corn used for ethanol production, conclude University of Illinois economists in a recent analysis posted to FarmDocDaily.
A recent industry updated issued by UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, indicates that ethanol production in the country's south-central region totaled 1.601 billion liters (422.94 million gallons) during the second half of May.
Five years of soil nutrient data gathered at Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC's Project Liberty site are consistent with more than 500 site-years of additional soil research, experts at USDA and Iowa State University have determined.
Ceres Inc. will evaluate a number of its biotech traits in sugarcane in South America. Plantings were recently completed and preliminary performance observations will be available by the end of the year.
Danville, Virginia-based Tyton BioEnergy Systems plans to restart the former Clean Burn Fuels ethanol plant soon. The 60 MMgy facility will initially restart using corn feedstock, but plans to later transition to the use of energy tobacco.
The USDA has released the June issue of its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, maintaining its prediction that 2014-'15 corn production will be a record 13.935 billion bushels, with yields at 165.3 bushels per acre.
Attendees of the 30th anniversary International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo heard from Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, and Rick Toleman, CEO of National Corn Growers Association, during the general session held June 10 in Indianapolis.
The USDA has published a notice of funds availability for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. According to the notice, the USDA will provide $12.5 million in BCAP matching payments this year, with $12.5 million spent on technical assistance.
After months of preparation, the time is finally upon us. It's FEW time again.
The collection and handling of corn stover was the focus of a panel discussion at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum, an event collocated with the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. has announced that it does not expect to sell sugar to biofuel producers through the Feedstock Flexibility Program this year.
Produced by BBI International, the FEW has 500 plus producers from 194 facilities, representing more than 15 billion gallons of ethanol already registered to attend.
Study finds that increased corn yields and more efficient use of corn ethanol coproducts will decrease land needed for ethanol production. Land attributable to ethanol will drop from current 25 percent to as little as 11 percent of U.S. corn acres.
Bioenergy sorghum may offer more than another energy supply; it may offer a "sink" for greenhouse gases, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study funded by the AgriLife Research Cropping Systems bioenergy program and a USDA grant.
Produced by BBI International, the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo begins June 9th and features more than 140 speakers and four highly informative track sessions.
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research are looking at how to turn straw from oilseed rape into biofuel. Preliminary findings are pointing at ways the process could be made more efficient, as well as how the straw itself could be improved.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that mills in the country's south-central region processed only 23.89 million tons of sugarcane during the final half of April, down 25.69 percent from the previous year.
U.S. EnviroFuels LLC, a company working to build a 30 MMgy advanced ethanol plant in Florida, will participate in a University of Florida-led project to study sweet sorghum as a feedstock for ethanol production.
The USDA has announced support for agriculture producers and energy facilities working to turn renewable biomass materials into clean energy. The support comes through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
Producers had one week in early May to get 59 percent of the corn crop planted. Unfortunately, emergence may slow as cold and wet weather prevailed the second week of May.
The House Appropriations Committee has released its fiscal year 2015 agricultural appropriations bill, which aims to reduce funding levels for several Farm Bill Energy Title programs. A subcommittee markup session on the legislation was held May 20.
Lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield, a Purdue study shows, a technique that could be used to grow crops in controlled-environment facilities in caves and former mines.
Repreve Renewables announced it has purchased certain genetic assets or germplasm for its giant miscanthus grass product development program from Mendel Biotechnology Inc., a privately held company in Hayward, Calif.
Vermeer Corp. and CenUSA Bioenergy, a multi-state USDA sponsored research project led by Iowa State University, have announced a new, perennial grass energy collaboration.
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