Mendota Bioenergy's plan to turn energy beets to ethanol moves to demonstration scale in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Haldor Topsoe A/S and its project partners Andritz Carbona, Gas Technology Institute, Phillips 66 Co. and UPM-Kymmene have successfully completed the first production of gasoline from woody biomass in an integrated demonstration plant near Chicago.
Bruce Dale urges careful thought about energy and agriculture.
American Process applies forestry products know-how to cellulosic conversion.
Industry representatives from 26 countries met in St. Louis, June 10-13, for the world's largest and longest- running ethanol conference.
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The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Power Subcommittee held a hearing June 26 on the renewable fuel standard (RFS), titled "Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Government Perspectives." It featured testimony from government officials.
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Independent producers will require new strategies to stay viable.
Lanxess AG and Genomatica Inc. have announced that Lanxess has run a production campaign of biobased polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) using 20 metric tons of biobased 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica's commercially-proven process.
Responding to the fourth in a series of five white papers from the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, two trade associations pointed to the renewable fuel standard (RFS) as a successful energy policy that is working.
On June 25, President Obama laid out his three-part plan to address climate change during a speech at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. "As a president, as a father, and as an American, I am here to say we need to act," he said.
On June 18 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the May edition of its Office of Energy Projects Energy Infrastructure Update, showing that the U.S. has added 116 MW of biomass power capacity since the beginning of the year.
Six blender fuel pumps are featured at a new gas station in Velva, N.D. The Farmer's Union Oil Co. convenience store was financed with more than $3 million in loans and grants, including a grant of $159,000 from the Rural America for Energy Program.
On June 25, President Obama laid out his three-part plan to address climate change during a speech at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. "As a president, as a father, and as an American, I am here to say we need to act," he said.
No part of the corn kernel goes unexplored.
President Obama is expected to speak about his plan to fight climate change during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25. Those in the biofuels industry are hopefully the plan will recognize the benefits of renewable transportation fuels.
The U.S. EPA is seeking comments on the proposed rule for corn kernel fiber as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock.
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not take up the petroleum industry's E15 appeal, which was filed by the American Petroleum Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association and a consortium of other organizations in February.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has announced the award of nearly $2.5 million in grants to 10 small businesses and community groups for wood-to-energy projects that will help expand regional economies and create new jobs.
President Obama is expected to speak about his plan to fight climate change during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25. Those in the biomass industry are hopefully the plan will recognize the benefits of biobased fuels, power and thermal.
A representative of Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer Corp. advocated for a more open, transparent trade relations with Brazil during a recent U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing.
Scientists are investigating the unique properties of crystalline cellulose nanofibers to develop novel chemical pretreatments and designer enzymes for biofuel production from cellulosic, or non-food, plant derived biomass.
Calysta Energy and NatureWorks have entered into an exclusive, multi-year collaboration to research and develop a practical, world-scale production process for fermenting methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), into lactic acid.
MIT chemical engineers have devised a cheaper way to synthesize a key biofuel component, which could make its industrial production much more cost-effective. The compound, known as gamma-valerolactone (GVL), is attractive because of its versatility.
Scientists are investigating the unique properties of crystalline cellulose nanofibers to develop novel chemical pretreatments and designer enzymes for biofuel production from cellulosic, or non-food, plant derived biomass.
U.K.-based CPL Industries has announced plans to build a new E Coal 50 production facility. E Coal 50 is a blended home heating fuel that contains 33 percent biomass, 17 percent molasses and 50 percent fossil fuels.
A representative of Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer Corp. advocated for a more open, transparent trade relations with Brazil during a recent U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing.
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