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Gulf Ethanol To Negotiate Cellulosic Retrofit Of Ethanol Plants In Central America
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Gulf Ethanol will meet this month with several Central American ethanol producers to negotiate the conversion of existing plants to cellulosic feedstocks. Demand for cellulosic ethanol is high in these countries. Gulf will provide the technology, engineering and installation of cellulosic technology to the plant owners and will share in the profits of each plant. "The economics of cellulosic ... more UM Invention Promises Major Advance In BioFuel Production 
College Park MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2008University of Maryland research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer's mash to paper trash, into ethanol and other biofuel alternatives to gasoline. That process, developed by University of Maryland professors Steve Hutcheson and Ron Weiner, professors of cell ... more Market For Clean Energy Will Reach 254 Billion USD By 2017 
Portland OR (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Global clean-energy markets are expanding rapidly, with revenues in four benchmark sectors - biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaics, and fuel cells - up 40 percent from $55 billion in 2006 to $77.3 billion in 2007, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2008 report released today. The four sectors are projected to more than triple over the next decade, growing to $254.5 billion by 2017. ... more US Rush To Produce Corn-Based Ethanol Will Worsen Dead Zone In Gulf Of Mexico 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Mar 11, 2008The U.S. government's rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a "Dead Zone" that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia researcher Simon Donner. In the first study of its kind, Donner and Chris Kucharik of the University of Wisconsin quantify the effect of biofuel production on the ... more Newly Defined Signaling Pathway Could Mean Better Biofuel Sources 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 10, 2008A newly defined biochemical pathway in plants may provide the scientific tools to design plants that will yield larger quantities of alternative transportation fuels than currently can be produced, according to Purdue University researchers. The pathway moves materials that determine cell shape and size through a system of signaling proteins, said Dan Szymanski, a plant geneticist and cellular ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) Mar 05, 2008Two U.S. departments said they plan to invest $18.4 million for biomass research, development and demonstration projects over three years. The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy said in a news release Tuesday the projects would address barriers to making production of biomass more cost-effectively and efficiently. Project funding is provided through the Biomass Research and ... more US voices support for renewable energy 
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2008Top crude oil consumer the United States said Tuesday it is "imperative" to expand the use of renewable energy such as wind power and biofuels to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and slow global warming. A senior Bush administration official sounded the call at the opening of the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, or WIREC 2008, which gathered representatives from more ... more Genetic code of corn cracked 
Tucson AZ (UPI) Mar 04, 2008U.S. researchers said they have cracked the genetic code of corn, one of the world's most important food and biofuel crops. Researchers from Washington University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Iowa State University and the University of Arizona used a genetic physical map created by the University of Arizona to complete a working draft of the corn genome. The group sequenced a ... more 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 |
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Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Faced with skyrocketing crude oil and petroleum product prices, the U.S. has adopted its most aggressive plan yet for the increased use of ethanol and biodiesel. The job of implementing these new federal blending targets falls to refiners, importers, biofuels producers and fuel marketers who are now working through how they can comply with the new law and maintain a profit. Hear from ... more Analysis: U.S. doles out cash for new fuel
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Feb 26, 2007 Recent studies have raised concerns over ethanol's sustainability, but industry representatives say they're closer than ever to getting more environmentally friendly fuels on the market, thanks to some government investments. At the end of January, Department of Energy officials announced $114 million in grants over the next four years for four small-scale biorefineries. These test plan ... more Germany may drop biofuel boost 
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
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