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California's First Cow Power Project Opened
Fresno CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Pacific Gas and Electric Company and BioEnergy Solutions have announced that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun production of renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline-quality, renewable natural gas to a utility. "With nearly two million dairy cows in California, there is great potential ... more Key Discovered For Converting Waste To Electricity 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria capable of generating electricity have discovered that riboflavin (commonly known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of the energy produced by these organisms. The bacteria, Shewanella, are commonly found in water and soil and are of interest because they can convert simple organic compounds (such as lactic acid) into ... more New Research Suggests Biofuel Blending Is Often Inaccurate 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008While sampling blended biodiesel fuels purchased from small-scale retailers, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that many of the blends do not contain the advertised amount of biofuel. Marine chemist Chris Reddy and colleagues sampled pure biodiesel and blends from more than a dozen distributors across the United States. When testing fuels listed as 20 percent ... more Southridge Announces Groundbreaking Of El Salvador Plant 
Dallas TX (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Southridge Enterprises announced that the Company had a ground breaking ceremony today on a new ethanol manufacturing plant in El Salvador. Announced in Dec. 2007, the new plant will have an expected maximum annual capacity of 20 million gallons per year. The groundbreaking puts Southridge on track to complete plant construction by early 2009. The company further stated that it expects to ... more Growing Food Crisis As Bio Fuel Subsidies Undermine Free Markets 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007 Global agricultural markets face growing problems caused in part by government subsidies for biofuels in the US, Australia, Europe and other key farming nations. While often done with the best of intentions, such as cutting dependence on imported fossil fuels, there is clear evidence that government actions are having severe effects reports Martin Walker. ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2007 Germany may drop plans to double the amount of biofuels in gasoline after warnings that more than a million cars aren't biofuel compatible. The German automobile association ADAC has warned that up to 1.5 million drivers will be unable to use the ethanol-richer gasoline, Deutsche Welle said Friday. The newspaper said the plan to increase biofuels from 5 percent to 10 percent was based ... more Greenshift Strikes Oil At Western New York Energy 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 26, 2008GreenShift has announced that it has begun to produce crude corn oil at its 1.5 million gallon per year corn oil extraction facility co-located at Western New York Energy, LLC's 50 million gallon per year corn ethanol production facility in Medina, New York. Western New York Energy began operations in December 2007 and is the first operating ethanol plant in the Northeastern U.S. "We still ... more Alternative Energy Technology Center Announces Cellulosic Ethanol Breakthrough 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2008The Alternative Energy Technology Center announced that it completed the initial design phase of its Cellulosic Ethanol - Esterified Lignin to Gasoline Unit. This vertically integrated biorefining unit will take advantage of proprietary technology using flexible feedstocks such as forestry waste, dedicated feedstock grasses, sawdust, sorghum and corn stover. "AETC's integrated technologies ... more Virgin test flies biofuel-powered jumbo jet 
London (AFP) Feb 24, 2008The first flight by a commercial airline to be partly powered by biofuels and billed as heralding a eco-friendlier and cheaper era of airline travel took place on Sunday, Virgin Atlantic said. A Virgin Boeing 747 jumbo jet, carrying biofuels mixed with kerosene, traditional jet fuel, made the short trip between London and Amsterdam with no passengers on board. Virgin Atlantic chief Richard Branson ... more GreenShift Seals Biodiesel Deal With Michigan-Based NextDiesel 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 22, 2008GreenShift has announced its execution of agreements with Adrian, Michigan-based Biofuel Industries Group pursuant to which GreenShift agreed to design and build more than $10 million worth of biodiesel production, feedstock pre-treatment and related process equipment based on GreenShift's proprietary biofuel technologies. GreenShift had previously sold NextDiesel an early version of its ... more |
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Tulsa OK (SPX) Feb 20, 2008Magellan Midstream Partners and Buckeye Partners have announced they have begun a joint assessment to determine the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline. The proposed ethanol pipeline system would safely and efficiently deliver renewable fuel ethanol from the Midwest to distribution terminals in the northeastern United States. The proposed pipeline could have the ... more AE Biofuels Builds Integrated Cellulose Ethanol Commercial Demonstration Plant 
Cupertino CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2008AE Biofuels has announced that it has begun construction of an integrated cellulose and starch ethanol commercial demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. The plant will use proven patent-pending Ambient Temperature Cellulose Starch Hydrolysis enzyme technology to optimize process conditions for multiple feedstocks. Non-food ethanol feedstocks used by the facility are expected to ... more PECO Goes Biodiesel 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008PECO is now fueling all of its approximately 580 utility trucks with a biodiesel fuel blend, reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other emissions released into the aosphere, all part of the company's overall efforts to aggressively seek and implement ways of being more environmentally conscious. PECO accepted its first delivery of biodiesel recently, and within days, company service ... more The Future Of Biofuels
Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008High oil prices, energy security considerations and fears about global warming have helped revive interest in renewable energy sources like biofuels, which burn cleanly and can be produced from plants. But there are a few catches, particularly regarding biofuels like corn-based ethanol: the more corn is used in ethanol production, the less is available for food-a reality that partly ... more Thailand worries over food shortages amid palm oil debate 
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say. From February 1, the kingdom began requiring that diesel vehicles run on a blend that includes two percent biodiesel, and is considering raising that to five percent within five years. ... more
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