A study conducted by Ricardo Strategic Consulting suggests that increased consumption of biofuels combined with the implementation of more fuel-efficient vehicles could reduce global oil demand to less than 87 million barrels per day by 2035.
NEF's new planting system speeds up miscanthus development
By Anna Austin
November 10, 2011
Energy crop developer New Energy Farms says it has developed a new system for establishing miscanthus that takes one-third the time of previous planting methods.
On Nov. 3, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $4 million award to KAAPA Ethanol LLC from Affiliated FM Insurance Co. for property damage to tanks used for ethanol production.
The International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook predicts a rise in global oil demand of nearly 15 percent over the next 24 years, up to 99 million barrels per day in 2035, due to economic growth and rising populations.
A new study found that energy produced from forest biomass merely returns recently absorbed carbon to the atmosphere, and essentially results in no net release of carbon, provided overall forest inventories are stable or increasing.
USDA has selected 67 projects for funding that focus on helping rural agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their operation; and/or conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy projects.
The U.S. electricity industry includes about 300 gigawatts of coal-fired power, generated from large-scale power plants with electric capacities of anywhere from 200 to 4,000 megawatts. Most of these plants can easily use biomass to some degree.
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The second week in November could go down as one of the most significant weeks for advanced biofuels, airline companies and the use of biofuel-blended jet fuel in the U.S. United Continental and Alaska Airlines both launched commercial biojet use.
Australia's Sunshine Coast could be home to an energy park that combines solar energy and a biomass-to-energy process developed by Aquaflow Bionomic Corp. The future energy facility will hinge on one of its recently formed partnerships.
Two leading developers, BioAmber Inc. and Myriant Technologies, each formed partnerships with separate major chemical companies to further their strategies of delivering cost-competitive, high-performing biobased chemicals to market.
New micro-video shows benefit of alternative fuels
November 09, 2011
"Alternative fuel isn't just the future of energy -- it's the future of energy independence." That's the message of a new minute-long video released Nov. 9 by Pearson Fuels.
A lawsuit challenging the renewable fuel standard won't be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and American Petroleum Institute filed the lawsuit against the RFS2 in the spring.
The USDA Economic Research Service has released a 24-page report offering an overview of renewable identification numbers (RINs) and outlining how the RIN market works in relation to the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Cellulosic producers Ineos Bio, BlueFire separately announce technology licensing programs to advance their technologies as their projects move forward.
Once again, the USDA lowered its yield numbers for this fall's crop, which at 146.7 bushels per acre is the lowest since the crop brought in from the field in 2003.
Renmatix Inc. expects to break ground this year on an industrial cellulosic conversion plant using its proprietary Plantrose process based on supercritical hydrolysis.
Energy crop developer New Energy Farms says it has developed a new system for establishing miscanthus that takes one-third the time of previous planting methods.
California-based LS9 Inc. has successfully ramped up its technology to the 20,000-liter (5,283-gallon) scale, demonstrating continued process in the scale-up and commercialization of its biobased chemicals and fuels fermentation technology platform.
Study shows oil demand will peak before supply
November 09, 2011
A new peak oil study completed by Ricardo Strategic Consulting and Kevin J. Lindemer Consulting LLC has a new twist on the peak oil debate. Policy, fuel-efficient technologies and biofuels are helping drive an anticipated peak in oil demand.
Rivertop Renewables has received $1.5 million in a bridge round investment from Cultivian Ventures, a venture fund focused on accelerating high technology in the food and agricultural sectors. The money will be used to continue its biochemical work.
Recent talk about a study of the damage E15 can cause to marine engines missed the point, according to RFA's Kristy Moore. The subject came up during a Nov. 2 House Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on motor fuel standards.
All sectors of agriculture were represented in Fargo, N.D., Nov. 7-8 to the 2012 Farm Bill at a conference organized by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Won Koo, director of the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies.
Biomass Secure Power Inc. has named the location of its previously announced torrefied wood pellet plant, a 30-acre site at Cowichan Lake on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
The American Biogas Council is encouraging its members to help support one of its highest legislative priorities, a bill that would create an investment tax credit for biogas.
As part of the RE-Powering America Initiative, the U.S. EPA is investing about $1 million to determine the capability of 26 different contaminated sites to host renewable energy projects.
The American Lumber Standard Committee, the new accreditation body for the Pellet Fuels Institute's Standards Program, expects to begin the producer enrollment process for the program in January.
The consolidation of the biobased chemicals industry by major companies is taking shape as Eastman Chemical integrated the assets of biobased n-butanol developer TetraVitae Bioscience into its wholly-owned subsidiary Eastman Renewable Materials LLC.
The consolidation of the biobased chemicals industry by major companies is taking shape as Eastman Chemical integrated the assets of biobased n-butanol developer TetraVitae Bioscience into its wholly-owned subsidiary Eastman Renewable Materials LLC.
The government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard will implement a plan to cut roughly 160 million tons of carbon pollution by 2020, and provide tax cuts, household payments and pensions for homeowners and small businesses affected by the new tax.
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