With Sept. 21 being the final day of the last scheduled legislative session prior to the November election, all whom have stakes in the agriculture industry continue to pressure Congress to pass a new Farm Bill or an extension.
Winners of this year's Annual Brazilian Bioenergy Awards include collaborations of companies developing algae biofuels and cellulosic ethanol. The awards were announced at the 2012 World Biofuels Markets Brazil conference and exhhibition on Sept. 18.
Diatoms, tiny marine life forms that have been around since the dinosaurs, could finally make biofuel production from algae truly cost-effective, because they can simultaneously produce other valuable products such as semiconductors.
If Purdue University researchers have their way, the term "biofuel plant" will take on a whole new meaning. A team received a $5.2 million U.S. DOE grant to develop a plant that can make substances that could be used directly as a biofuel.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Ala., recently announced that a biomass-related amendment she submitted for inclusion in the Tribal Energy Bill, S. 1684, was passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Sept. 13.
Despite weather challenges and the learning curve for farmers unfamiliar with this energy sorghum, one of the first commercial-scale plantings of the crop in the U.S. has been a success. A recent field day in New York focused on the crop.
A team of researchers that has been working on getting fuel-grade oil out of algae may be within four years of a near-commercial-scale production level. The team has received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to help hasten the process.
Putting the water-use-efficient and turbo-charged photosynthesis from plants such as agave into woody biomass plants such as poplar can hedge against predicted long-term increases in temperatures and reduced precipitation.
Applied Research Associates and Chevron Lummus Global are partnering with the National Research Council of Canada, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. to evaluate CLG and ARA's 100 percent drop-in ReadiJet fuel.
The Algae Biomass Organization announced that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver the keynote address at the 6th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, when the event convenes in Denver on Sept. 24. A panel discussion by industry leaders will follow.
Researchers at two Australia universities have identified a number of sites in Western Australia that are suitable for producing algae on a commercial scale for conversion into biofuels using geographical information systems technology.
The U.S. DOE has selected the Arizona State University-led Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) for a $15 million award for its Advancements in Sustainable Algal Production opportunity to support an an algae national testbed.
Biofuel production can be an expensive process that requires considerable use of fossil fuels, but a Missouri University of Science and Technology microbiologist's process could reduce costs, reliance on fossil fuels, and streamline production.
A team of researchers will spend five years assessing the social, economic and ecological impacts of bioenergy projects in Michigan, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The project was made possible by a $4.81 million National Science Foundation grant.
A report recently published by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) shows that the advanced and cellulosic biofuel industries are well-positioned to meet demand under California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and federal renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Houston-based Terrabon Inc. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Under Chapter 7 proceedings, the company's operations will cease and a trustee will be tasked with liquidating the company's assets for the benefit of creditors.
LS9 Inc. recently announced the successful start-up of its Florida operations with an initial production run of fatty alcohols. The company completed the retrofit of the demonstration facility in Okeechobee, Fla. in May of this year.
Lignol Energy Corp. recently announced that it has successfully completed a major body of work in producing cellulosic ethanol at Lignol's pilot-scale biorefinery, in partnership with Novozymes Inc. Significant performance improvements were observed.
A new research effort by BP Biofuels is reaffirming its role in the Gulf Coast region's economic health. Through a three-year project, BP Biofuels and Texas AgriLife Research are developing advanced biofuel feedstocks well-suited for the region.
U.S. President Barack Obama accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party for the Nov. 6 election with mentions of increased fuel efficiency, decreased oil imports, biofuels and the reality of climate change.
Airbus recently announced a partnership with Tsinghua University to complete a sustainability analysis of potential biojet feedstocks in China and support a biomass value chain. The company also opened its annual Fly Your Ideas student competition.
The research agreement between Royal Dutch Shell and Codexis Inc. may be over, but the California-based enzyme producer now has the ability to commercialize cellulose enzymes developed during the research partnership that started in 2006.
LS9 Inc. announced a new chief financial officer. Jon Foster, a Silicon Valley veteran, will take on the CFO role and bring LS9 a mix of financial skills and the experience gained from an advisory board position with the California Clean Energy Fund.
Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology modified a microbe to turning carbon dioxide into isobutanol. In nature, the wild soil bacterium turnscarbon compounds into a polymer. MIT researchers have modified it to produce isobutnaol instead.
A C5 yeast strain developed by Terranol for use in advanced biofuel production may soon be available worldwide thanks to Novozymes. The yeast is optimized to convert C5 sugars and works under standard ethanol fermentation temperatures.
TMO Renewables Ltd. took its first step towards the development of a series of second-generation biofuel plants in China. The company signed an agreement with the authorities of Heilongjiang, China to secure large volumes of biomass.
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