Friday, the U.S. EPA proposed 2014 volumes for renewable fuels to be blended into gasoline and diesel: cellulosic at 17 million gal., biomass-based diesel at 1.28 billion, advanced at 2.2 billion and renewable fuel at 15.21 billion gallons.
Fuels America held a media call on Nov. 15, reacting to a U.S. EPA proposal that would lower the required volumes of both conventional ethanol and advanced biofuels in 2014.
On Nov. 12, Neste Oil committed itself to a Dutch initiative aimed at the deployment of sustainable biofuel in the aviation sector.
Lower feedstock prices can drive down prices of fermentable cellulosic sugar to 26 cents per kilogram (kg), down from 32 to 36 cents per kg, competitive with sugars from corn or sugarcane, according to Lux Research.
GE Aviation recently announced it has signed a 10-year agreement to purchase 500,000 gallons or more of cellulosic synthetic biofuel annually from Washington, D.C.-based D'Arcinoff Group, beginning in 2016.
More than $14 million in funding for 424 projects in 22 states, including several biomass- and biofuels-related projects, was recently awarded under the Rural Energy for America Program by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Douglas Tiffany, assistant extension professor at the University of Minnesota, discussed the economics of co-locating torrefaction, ethanol and coal power plants at the University of North Dakota on Nov. 6.
Battelle engineers and scientists have developed a mobile device that transforms biomass materials into valuable bio-oil using catalytic pyrolysis. The unit currently converts 1 ton of feedstock into as much as 130 gallons of wet bio-oil.
KiOR Inc. has published its third quarter financial results, reporting increased production at its Columbus, Miss., plant. During the quarter, KiOR produced 324,000 gallons of cellulosic fuel, up approximately 150 percent from the previous quarter.
Researchers have developed a new butanol process that promises to convert 94 percent of the available carbon in biomass, including carbon dioxide, for a greenhouse gas reduction of more than 100 percent at a cost of less than $2 per gallon.
Gevo Inc. has released its third quarter financial results, reporting progress with isobutanol production at its Luverne, Minn., plant and with its paraxylene demonstration facility and biobased jet fuel process.
The National Research Council of Canada has launched its Industrial Biomaterials program. The new $55 million, five-year initiative is designed to help create more fuel-efficient vehicles and greener construction materials.
A teleconference hosted by Fuels America on Nov. 6 explored the likely impacts of the U.S. EPA's leaked draft proposal for the 2014 renewable fuel standard volume obligations. Speakers said the proposal would chill investment in advanced biofuels.
RFA, Growth Energy, BIO ask to intervene in RFS legal challenge
By Renewable Fuels Association, Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Growth Energy
November 05, 2013
The Renewable Fuels Association, Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Growth Energy filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to intervene in support of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) 2013 final rule.
In the last week, three letters have been sent to the ag committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, urging support for the Farm Bill's energy title programs. The letters have been issued by both federal lawmakers and trade groups.
Amyris Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013, reporting progress with its plant in Brazil. According to the company, its farnesene production costs are on track to drop to about $4 per liter by the end of the year.
The California Air Resources Board has filed its response to a petition filed in the 9th circuit court to request a rehearing en banc with regard to a prior court ruling the state's low carbon fuel standard does not violate interstate commerce laws.
Reps. Scott Peters, D-Calif., and Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., recently launched the Congressional Algae Caucus in an effort to provide a forum for members of Congress and their staffs to learn about and interact with the emerging algae industry.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Advanced Ethanol Council issued a letter to the White House on Oct. 29, expressing concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 renewable fuel standard (RFS) that was leaked earlier this month.
The U.S. EPA has published new renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance data, showing that both D3 cellulosic biofuel and D7 cellulosic diesel renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated in September.
Amyris Inc. and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for GOL commercial flights to use Amyris biojet in 2014.
The U.S. EPA has released its third year of greenhouse gas data gathered through its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which tracks more than 8,000 facilities in the U.S. An online tool provides users with easy access to the information.
Sweetwater Energy Inc. and Naturally Scientific Technologies Ltd. are expanding their relationship, announcing a joint venture to produce sugar from carbon dioxide. The joint venture will add flexibility synergies to Sweetwater's business model.
KiOR Inc. has announced the execution of $100 million in committed equity-related financing in two separate private placement transactions to support the company's recently announced expansion of production capacity at its Columbus, Miss., location.
Waste Management has broken ground on a renewable natural gas plant at the Milam Landfill in Fairmont City, Ill. The site is the 134 landfill developed by the company to produce generate electricity, produce renewable gas or displace fossil fuel.
Enerkem Inc. and Myriant Corp. are two of the companies highlighted by Lux Research in its recently released top-10 list of companies profiled during the third quarter of 2013. The selected companies show potential for near-term growth.
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