As the situation in Iraq comes home to motorists paying higher prices at the pump, the Fuels America coalition is urging greater reliance on less expensive, homegrown fuels as opposed to reliance on the volatile market for foreign oil.
GOL Airlines, the official airline of the Brazil soccer team, is fueling up with Honeywell Green Jet Fuel to carry the team to Brazilian cities hosting 2014 FIFA World Cup matches. The fuel is blended up to 50 percent with petroleum-based jet fuel.
Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., recently announced that the city of Clinton, North Carolina, has received a $1.76 million federal grant to construct water and sewer infrastructure to support a proposed 20 MMgy cellulosic biofuel plant.
Five years of soil nutrient data gathered at Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC's Project Liberty site are consistent with more than 500 site-years of additional soil research, experts at USDA and Iowa State University have determined.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill into law that will freeze the state's renewable portfolio standard for two years. Ohio first enacted its RPS in 2008. With the new law, the current 2.5 percent requirement will remain in place through 2016.
Five years of soil nutrient data gathered at Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC's Project Liberty site are consistent with more than 500 site-years of additional soil research, experts at USDA and Iowa State University have determined.
Experts from a national laboratory and three universities have published an extensive response to a recent report issued by the Environmental Working Group that claims the lifecycle emissions of corn ethanol are greater than those of gasoline.
The second part of an account of a week long excursion to better understand the forestry sector, forest landowners and the ways in which forested acres are managed, at incredible scale.
Bluesphere Corp. has expanded to the Northeast U.S. The company recently received one of the most difficult permits to obtain for its waste-to-energy project in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is developing projects in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., recently announced that the city of Clinton, North Carolina, has received a $1.76 million federal grant to construct water and sewer infrastructure to support a proposed 20 MMgy cellulosic biofuel plant.
With the newly revised ASTM standard for jet fuel, Amyris Inc. and Total have are preparing to market a drop-in jet fuel that contains up to 10 percent blends of renewable farnesane. The fuel blend meets performance requirements for Jet A/A-1 fuel.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced up to $14.5 million in funding for two USDA bioenergy programs made available through the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA also announced the availability of its new Bioeconomy Tool Shed.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced up to $14.5 million in funding for two USDA bioenergy programs made available through the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA also announced the availability of its new Bioeconomy Tool Shed.
Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., recently introduced legislation that aims to alter the renewable fuel standard (RFS) by repealing the corn ethanol portion of the standard and requiring the remaining mandates to be met with domestically produced fuels.
On June 10, Zurich, Switzerland-based Alter Energy Group AG announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a pellet plant located in North Carolina. According to Edward Klaeger, CEO of AEG, the acquisition is expected to close in early August.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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