New LS9 Inc. biorefinery in Florida will produce biodiesel first
Lignin degradation research is hip, and it could cut costs on biomass processing
Since 1997, subarctic forests are thicker and taller than ever before
Federal lawmakers address biomass, biochemicals and biofuels
KiOR announces completion of first plant
A team of researchers from the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center has something to say about the role of thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria strains and how the strains might help improve the process to break down plant walls to access sugars.
For the first time in history, the USDA, U.S. DOE and Navy will collaborate to make headway on developing the country's advanced drop-in biofuel industry, a strategy that involves over $130 million in new funding opportunities.
A biorefining-focused collaboration between two Denmark universities has created a plan to increase the amount of available biomass in the region through "The Ten-Million-Tonne" vision.
The Canadian government has announced plans to invest nearly $1 million in an algae pilot facility under development by Pond Biofuels at the St. Marys Cement Inc. plant.
The U.S. DOE, the U.S. Navy and the USDA want to establish a biomass-based value chain capable of producing drop-in biofuels, and they are willing to spend the money to do so.
Solazyme Inc., and Bunge Global Innovation LLC have announced they have broken ground on a 100,000 metric ton renewable oil production facility adjacent to Bunge's Moema sugarcane mill in Brazil. The plant is targeted to be operational in late 2013.
About 150 industry members, government officials, company stakeholders and plant personnel gathered at Edeniq Inc.'s headquarters in Visalia, Calif., on June 26 to celebrate the official launch of its pilot-scale corn to cellulosic migration plant.
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development took place last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The primary objective of the event is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development.
I recently came across a report by GlobalData discussing India's extreme dependence on coal, and how the Indian government's move to try to rectify a shortage in the country won't work in short term.
The U.S. DOE and Environment Canada released the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue Action Plan II on June 21. The plan outlines the next phase of activities the two countries plan to undertake to jointly advance clean energy technologies.
An economic analysis of Purdue University's H2Bioil biofuel technology demonstrates that the process could be price competitive when crude oil is priced at approximately $100 per barrel, depending upon the method used to generate hydrogen.
Gevo Inc., a leading renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company, today announced progress under a collaboration with BioFuel Energy Corp. to explore high-volume production of isobutanol.
A new European Biofuels Technology Platform report that addresses the potential to couple carbon capture and storage (CCS) with biofuel and biomass heat and power technologies. The report is titled “Biomass with CO2 Capture and Storage (Bio-CCS)."
A new European Biofuels Technology Platform report that addresses the potential to couple carbon capture and storage (CCS) with biofuel and biomass heat and power technologies. The report is titled “Biomass with CO2 Capture and Storage (Bio-CCS)."
The Senate has finished voting on 73 amendments proposed for the 2012 Farm Bill and passed it on to the House, leaving the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Rural Energy for America Program and Biorefinery Assistance Program intact.
With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will develop a tool to characterize the performance of a new class of alternative fuels.
The American Council on Renewable Energy has launched a new website designed to address the imbalance in America's debate over clean and renewable energy. The Energy Fact Check website allows visitors to learn the truth about renewable energy.
The American Council on Renewable Energy has launched a new website designed to address the imbalance in America's debate over clean and renewable energy. The Energy Fact Check website allows visitors to learn the truth about renewable energy
Azul Brazilian Airlines, in partnership with Amyris Inc., Embraer and GE made a demonstration flight June 19 using an innovative, renewable jet fuel produced from Brazilian sugarcane in a Embraer E195 jet, which flew over the site of Rio+20 event.
A district judge has denied Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC's preliminary injunction request against competing butanol technology developer Gevo Inc. Butamax plans to appeal the decision.
By reverse engineering a seed, energy crop developer New Energy Farms says it has developed a unique system for establishing miscanthus that could potentially reduce farmer establishment costs by 50 percent or more.
The U.S. EPA has recognized Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. with a 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award under the small business category for the production of high-performing green specialty chemicals at advantageous costs.
Myriant Corp. announced today it closed a $25 million private bond placement for the construction of its flagship commercial bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, La. under the SDA B&I Rural Development Loan Guarantee Program.
BioTork LLC announces collaboration with BASF to optimize certain microbial strains for the industrial production of bio-based polymers and green chemicals. The financial terms of the partnership have not been disclosed.
The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation that aims to prohibit the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs without authorization from the legislature.
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