A report published by the Centre for Alternative Technology asserts that the U.K. can achieve a net zero carbon emissions level by leveraging existing technology. The report describes a scenario under which this benchmark is achieved by 2030.
The U.S. Senate has voted to approve Gina McCarthy's nomination to lead the U.S. EPA by a vote of 59 to 40. President Obama nominated McCarthy as the EPA administrator in March.
Sapphire Energy Inc. and The Linde Group have announced they will expand their existing partnership to commercialize hydrothermal treatment conversion technology used upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. The expansion spans a minimum of five years.
California's Fifth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in the lawsuit filed by Poet LLC against the California Air Resources Board. The court is upholding the low carbon fuel standard, but requires CARB to correct implementation errors.
A new report published by World Growth argues that the E.U.'s proposal regarding indirect land use change (ILUC) carbon emissions under the Renewable Energy Directive represents a futile effort to curb productive land use in Asia.
Sundrop Fuels Inc. announced that it has selected IHI E&C International Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo-based IHI Corporation, as contractor of choice for its inaugural facility near Alexandria, La.
The European Commission and members of European industry will invest more than EUR 22 billion ($28.70 billion) over the next seven years under the Horizon 2020 research initiative. A portion of that investment will support biobased innovations.
Vecoplan LLC was the proud sponsor of car #23 at the NASCAR Nationwide "Feed the Children 300" on June 28 at Kentucky Speedway. The #23 Vecoplan Ford Mustang was fielded by Rick Ware Racing and driven by Harrison Rhodes.
Lux Research recently released its top-10 list of innovative companies profiled during the second quarter of 2013. The list includes two biorefining companies, Ascenix BioTechnologies and AlterNRG Corp.
The Biomass Research and Development Initiative Technical Advisory Committee appointed Kevin Kephart as the new co-chair. He will assist the committee in the research, development and production standards of biomass-derived fuels and materials.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a stripped down of the Farm Bill on July 11. Members of Congress voted 216-208 to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, or H.R. 2642.
Carbo Analytics, a developer of sugar analysis systems, has announced that it has been awarded a $150,000 U.S. DOE grant under the Small Business Innovation Research program for the development of a biofuels sugar analysis system.
Promising biofuels research at C5.6 Technologies, a Wisconsin biotech company, and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is getting a boost from a $224,292 National Science Foundation grant. The research focuses on isoprene production.
The 2013 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo, taking place September 10-12, 2013, in Omaha, Neb., announced its preliminary agenda this week. The event features three program tracks and nearly 70 advanced biofuel presentations.
A new algae production facility at Iowa State University contains a novel biofilm-based cultivation system. The facility, which was built inside a greenhouse on the BioCentury Research Farm in rural Boone, went online in January.
The European Environment Agency has published a report that says bioenergy production should comply with E.U. objectives to use resources more efficiently. The report contains three future scenarios for bioenergy development in Europe.
The Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative recently issued a report, finding that advanced biofuels offer the commercial aviation industry a clear path forward towards a cleaner, more economic, secure source of energy.
The U.S. EPA has issued a supplemental final rule under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) pertaining to biofuels made from giant reed and napier grass feedstock, effective June. 28. The rule addresses concerns over invasive potential.
The three-year European biofuel and biomaterial project, At-Sea, will conclude its first trials of seaweed cultivation off the coasts of Norway, Scotland and Ireland the end of the week July 1.
The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the algae industry, announced this week that the preliminary agenda for the 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, being held Sept. 30 through Oct. 3rd in Orlando, Fla., has been finalized.
KiOR Inc. has announced that its commercial-scale cellulosic gasoline and diesel production facility in Columbus, Miss., has achieved several key operational milestones. The facility also recently made its first shipment of cellulosic gasoline.
U.S. DOE has announced four research and development projects to bring next generation biofuels on line faster and drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuels from biomass.
The U.S. EPA has published renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for May. More than 34.23 million D5 advanced biofuel, 211.93 million D4 biomass-based diesel and 1.16 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in May.
By rerouting the metabolic pathway that makes fatty acids in E. coli bacteria, researchers have devised a new way to produce a gasoline-like biofuel. The same lines can also produce precursors of pharmaceuticals, bioplastics, herbicides and more.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Daniel Johansson, an official with the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, have pledged to continue working together on research, technology and public policy related to the field of bioenergy.
Haldor Topsoe A/S and its project partners Andritz Carbona, Gas Technology Institute, Phillips 66 Co. and UPM-Kymmene have successfully completed the first production of gasoline from woody biomass in an integrated demonstration plant near Chicago.
Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a subsidiary of IR1 Group, secured a $4.1 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for drop-in jet fuel created from woody biomass. The funding will be used to get the company's sites "shovel ready."
With summer driving season here, a new public opinion poll gauges the consumer impacts of constantly fluctuating gas prices and reveals what Americans think is the solution: renewable fuel. The survey was commissioned by Fuels America.
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