Farmland, a new documentary featuring six young farmers, is on my personal must-watch list and it should be on yours too.
York scientists provide new insights into biomass breakdown
By University of York
June 13, 2014
Scientists at the University of York are playing a key role in the quest for a better understanding of how a recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its constituent sugars.
Ceres Inc. will evaluate a number of its biotech traits in sugarcane in South America. Plantings were recently completed and preliminary performance observations will be available by the end of the year.
The U.S. Energy Administration has released the June issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, increasing its forest for ethanol production to an average of 920,000 barrels per day this year. The forecast of 2015 has also been increased.
Ceres Inc. will evaluate a number of its biotech traits in sugarcane in South America. Plantings were recently completed and preliminary performance observations will be available by the end of the year.
Drivers of flex fuel vehicles will be able to fill up with E85 for just 85 cents per gallon during four upcoming promotions at Omaha area Kum & Go locations.
The European Union Energy Council has reached a political agreement on measures to incorporate indirect land use change into E.U. biofuel policies. Biofuel trade groups said the move is expected to restore investor confidence.
The American Coalition for Ethanol is announcing the participants for the innovators panel discussion for the ethanol group's upcoming 27th annual Ethanol Conference, Aug. 4-6.
Scientists at the University of York are playing a key role in the quest for a better understanding of how a recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its constituent sugars.
Cornell University's David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has awarded $1.4 million from its Academic Venture Fund to 12 new university projects, including several related to biomass and bioenergy production.
Cirque Energy Inc. announced the signing of a development agreement for a project to install a 2.5 MW biomass gasification power plant to be known as the Midland Biomass Energy Station in Midland, Texas.
A new report published by FutureMetrics shows that converting old coal plants to burn wood pellets provides a ready-to-go solution for meeting carbon mitigation goals while creating jobs.
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. John deJongh has a bill that will allow residents to construct renewable energy projects and sell the electrical output to the local utility, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority.
Tom Bryan, editor in chief of Ethanol Producer Magazine highlights the feature stories in the July issue, which has a distilers grains theme. The stories touch on the aquaculture market, new FDA rules, new a product containing the coproduct and more.
An industry tour of this Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale rounded off the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis. Approximately 55 conference attendees took part in the sold out event.
The World Bioenergy Association recently released a report, titled "WBA Global Bioenergy Statistics 2014," that determined renewables contributed 18.3 percent of the global energy mix, with bioenergy alone contributing approximately 14.1 percent.
In a recently completed project, Gas Technology Institute worked with Haldor Topsoe Inc. on an integrated biorefinery to make renewable drop-in gasoline, successfully producing a high-octane transportation fuel.
Officials from French waste management company Veolia Proprete, energy services company Dalkia and distributed power services provider Clarke Energy recently celebrated the inauguration of the new Electr'od landfill gas-powered cogeneration plant.
Following three years of continuous operations, licensing Arisdyne's Controlled Flow Cavitation system, Mid-Missouri Energy LLC and Arisdyne Systems Inc. will be conducting innovative corn fiber conversion tests for greater ethanol production.
Hydro Dynamics Inc. and its partners World Energy and PhiBro Ethanol Performance Group are now offering bolt-on biodiesel plants incorporating the ShockWave Power Reactor for the conversion of corn oil to biodiesel.
Distillers grains and other new coproducts of ethanol production show potential in replacing fishmeal, the holy grail ingredient in aquaculture feed rations.
Australia is a beautiful country that isn't taking advantage of renewable energy opportunities, such as power generated by wind, solar or ocean waves, writes Mike Bryan. Those in power need to rethink their environmentally unfriendly policies.
RFA joined Growth Energy and others on a USDA trip to China, where signs of rapid growth were everywhere, writes Bob Dinneen. The goal was to develop additional markets for DDGS.
Danville, Virginia-based Tyton BioEnergy Systems plans to restart the former Clean Burn Fuels ethanol plant soon. The 60 MMgy facility will initially restart using corn feedstock, but plans to later transition to the use of energy tobacco.
The USDA has released the June issue of its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, maintaining its prediction that 2014-'15 corn production will be a record 13.935 billion bushels, with yields at 165.3 bushels per acre.
Cellulosic ethanol projects around the globe are nearing completion, attendees at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo learned in breakout sessions featuring reports from several companies bringing these technologies to commercialization.
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC, DuPont and Abengoa shared exciting updates of their respective cellulosic ethanol projects at the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis. All three plants are expected to be operational soon.
Advertisement
@ Copyright 2026 - BBI International - All rights reserved.