The U.S. House Agricultural Committee has begun marking up its draft of the 2012 Farm Bill. The mark-up is expected to last up to three days, and includes 100 amendments, one of which could restore mandatory funding to energy title programs.
OriginOil Inc. has shipped the first production model of its Algae ApplianceT harvester to Paris-based Ennesys, its urban algae joint venture. This marks the first commercial invoice for Origin Oil's newly-introduced Model 4.
Representatives of the petroleum industry are criticizing the U.S. DOD's plans to increase the use of biofuels, while BIO speaks out in support of the measures, noting that biofuels are a sensiblepath towards increased energy security.
A European research team is working to integrate chemical engineering with genetic mapping techniques to improve the biochemical production process. the team will study the fungus strain A. niger, a micro-organism used in industrial fermentation.
While the drought in the U.S. is beginning to take a significant toll on some of the nation's crops, particularly in the Midwest and the Corn Belt, it seems most energy crops are hanging on, at least for now.
A company spokesperson from Braemar Energy Ventures explains what bioenergy companies hoping to be the next Solazyme should do, and why $300 million is signficant.
Hawaii strives to stabilize its energy prices with renewables
Being first on the scene is beneficial in many markets, but advanced biofuels may not be one of them.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineer aims to create more sustainable, cost-effective processes for converting biomass into high-energy-density hydrocarbon fuels.
The advanced biofuels and gasification technology developer Sundrop Fuels Inc. has added another energy giant to its list of partners. Through a licensing agreement, Sundrop Fuels will add a methane-to-gasoline process provided by Exxon Mobil Co.
Project area funding is awarded in New York, North Carolina and Arkansas
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.
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