Two Indiana legislators have introduced Farm Bill legislation that would target $40 billion in cuts to the USDA's budget and make several alterations to the programs included under the current Farm Bill's energy title.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus spoke at the Mississippi State University's 6th annual biofuels conference last week. Mabus, who served as governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992, spoke about Mississippi's future in the biorefining sector.
Researchers from the University of Montana in Missoula have received $1.1 million to study various aspects of woody biomass feedstocks, technology and economics.
Professor Robert Brown says the bio-oil consisted of two primary components: the soluble sugars, and what he refers to as phenolic oligomers, similar to the pyrolytic lignin that's often described in the water insoluble components found in bio-oil.
U.S. Navy completes biofuel aircraft test No. 7
October 06, 2011
If advanced biofuels test flights were any indication of a U.S. department's commitment to renewable fuels, then the Navy would be winning. In the span of two months, it ran test flights using camelina-based jet fuel in several different aircraft.
An inflamed response to my FAME Forum biodiesel blog about Hawaii's public utilities commission denying HECO's 20-year offtake agreement for biomass-based diesel.
Biorefining Magazine caught up with Pavel Molchanov, senior vice president and equity research analyst for Raymond James & Associates' energy group, to better understand the reasons for, and impacts of, the recent IPO craze in the biorefining sector.
BioSolar Inc. has announced that a significant number of Asian solar companies have received samples of its biobased backsheet and are actively evaluating the possibility of utilizing BioSolar's product in the manufacture of their solar panels.
Bisabolane is part of the terpene class of chemical compounds found in plants, and although traditionally used in fragrances and flavorings, a team of researchers at JBEI has discovered how to utilize bisabolane as an alternative to No. 2 diesel.
Arizona-based algae technology developer Heliae Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to produce algae-derived jet fuel for SkyNRG, an Amsterdam-based educator and marketer that focuses on the jet aviation industry.
The new yeast is highly efficient at fermenting xylose, and is also highly resistant to fermentation-inhibiting substances like acetic acid. Toyota is also developing technologies for the various processes involved in cellulosic ethanol processing.
A report produced by the National Research Council at the request of Congress claims the U.S. is likely to be unable to meet some specific biofuel mandates under RFS2 unless polices are changed or new innovative technologies are developed.
OriginOil Inc. has identified a new process that increases the efficiency of algae extraction without the use of hazardous solvents.It harnesses a substance that occurs naturally in algae cells and improves its trademarked SSE system by 15 percent.
The Original Game-Changer
October 04, 2011
If I've learned anything during my time covering the algae industry, it would be this: Don't forget to remember.
Where They Are Now
October 03, 2011
Why some algae companies thrive and some don't survive
People, Partnerships & Deals
The French government wants you there
Options are available for building the algae industry out
Growing nutrition demand leads straight to the source of omega-3s
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers transform animal wastes and algae into biocrude
A new Netherlands research park aims to overcome obstacles to commercial-scale algae production
The Making of a Super Plant
October 03, 2011
Is a lifetime of research and an established algae company enough?
South Dakota State University researchers develop an algae production system for use in space … and on Earth
Cutting-edge bioenergy projects earn ARPA-E funding
September 30, 2011
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $36 million to PETRO-based projects, but the awards have little to do with fossil-based oil. The projects awarded all fit under the Plants Engineered To Replace Oil category.
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