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Cow Stomach Holds Key To Turning Corn Into Biofuel
East Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 10, 2008An enzyme from a microbe that lives inside a cow's stomach is the key to turning corn plants into fuel, according to Michigan State University scientists. The enzyme that allows a cow to digest grasses and other plant fibers can be used to turn other plant fibers into simple sugars. These simple sugars can be used to produce ethanol to power cars and trucks. MSU scientists have discovered ... more Carbon Certification Of Biofuels Confusion Causes Concerns 
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Legislation proposed in Europe and the US to boost the carbon savings of biofuels could deal a crippling blow to European biofuel producers. Under current carbon certification proposals, nearly half of biodiesel and half of bioethanol capacity in the region are threatened. Today, SRI Consulting (SRIC) published its new Carbon Certification of Biofuels Report providing the first comprehensive ... more China's Avant-Garde Agrarian Policies Provide Fresh Impetus To Its Biofuel Market 
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 09, 2008China's quest for renewable energy options has opened new avenues for its biofuel market. The country has been intensifying efforts to find suitable solutions to address its energy concerns, and biofuels have emerged as an obvious solution, as they do not exhibit the detrimental climate changing effects associated with fossil fuels. New analysis from Frost and Sullivan, Strategic Analysis ... more Gulf Ethanol Central American Mission A Success 
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 07, 2008Gulf Ethanol has met with government officials, investors and industry partners in Central America to discuss plans to manufacture biofuels in Central America. Central America has abundant sources of biomass. Negotiations identified a strong demand for biodiesel production in Costa Rica along with available, low cost, feedstock to produce it. "We see this opportunity as a healthy expansion ... more Germany drops plan for auto biofuel 
Berlin (AFP) April 4, 2008Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Friday that Germany would scrap plans to develop auto biofuels because they were not appropriate for millions of vehicles. "We will not do it," Gabriel told the television channel ARD. The VDIK association of foreign automakers said that around 3.3 million vehicles were unable to use the mix of ethanol and traditional petrol that Berlin sought to ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) April 1, 2008Once a golden promise in the fight against climate change, biofuels are fast losing their lustre as high demand for essential crops drives land clearing and pushes up the price of food. Biofuels made from food crops such as corn, sugar, soybeans and oil palm burn cleaner than fossil fuels, but experts say high demand is sending ripples through the world economy, and could be doing the ... more VeraSun Energy To Pass One Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Production Capacity 
Brookings SD (SPX) Apr 01, 2008VeraSun Energy has announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio. With the closing of the merger between VeraSun and US BioEnergy becoming effective April 1, 2008, the Bloomingburg biorefinery represents the 11th VeraSun facility in operation, pushing the company's annual operating capacity to more than one billion gallons. ... more Dynamotive Ships BioOil And Char From West Lorne And Guelph Plants 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Dynamotive Energy Systems has reported that it has shipped biofuels from its plants in Ontario. West Lorne shipped 22 tonnes of BioOil to the U.S. and 50 cubic meters of char to a soy bean farm in Ontario, Canada, to be used as soil enhancer, as well as a number of sample shipments to potential customers. The shipments mark the restart of commercial operations since the completion of the ... more Philippine oil company sets aside 26 mln dlrs for biofuel plantations 
Puerto Princesa, Philippines (AFP) March 28, 2008The state-run Philippine National Oil Company said Friday it has allocated 26 million dollars to establish plantations for jatropha -- a crop intended for biofuels. The PNOC-Alternative Fuels, the arm of the state company looking at finding alternative energy sources, said 1.1 billion pesos had been set aside but so far only 80 million pesos had been spent -- mainly ... more Arisdyne Systems Receives Million Dollar Grant From Ohio Department Of Development
Cleveland OH (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Cleveland fuel production systems manufacturer Arisdyne Systems recently received a one million dollar grant from the Ohio Department of Development's Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program for the development of a more efficient method of processing corn into ethanol. The company expects to add 10 to 15 employees over the next two to three years as a result of the grant. "We're delighted ... more |
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Some experts have questioned the feasibility of Congress's new biofuels mandate, but emerging biotechnologies may boost the industry above and beyond expectations. Traditional corn ethanol has received a bad rap in the popular press lately due to concerns increased production and conversion of corn into fuel may increase emissions and raise food prices. Not everyone agrees with ... more Marathon To Offer Only Ethanol Blended Gasoline At 16 Terminals 
Findlay OH (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Marathon Oil has announced that the Company will convert to 100 percent ethanol blended fuel (E-10 gasohol) at 16 of its Midwest terminals beginning May 1, 2008. Unblended gasoline products will no longer be available at the following terminals; Indianapolis (86th Street) and Muncie, Ind.; Louisville (Algonquin), Ky.; Detroit (Refinery Rack), Romulus, Niles (South), Bay City, Flint, Lansing and ... more CleanTech Biofuels Begins First Phase Of Municipal Solid Waste To Ethanol Project 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 20, 2008CleanTech Biofuels is pleased to announce that together with its engineering firm, Merrick and Company, it is ready to begin operating the first phase of its Municipal Solid Waste to Ethanol project. Dr. Alan Propp, Senior Technical Specialist of Merrick said, "We are very excited to begin evaluating and demonstrating this technology. It has the potential to revolutionize the way American ... more Key To Using Local Resources For Biomass May Include Waste 
Richland WA (SPX) Mar 19, 2008The Northwest of the USA can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources - if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. It will be difficult for the Northwest to create a significant biofuels industry based on current ... more AETE Announces One Dollar Ethanol 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2008The Alternative Energy Technology Center ahs announced its plans to produce ethanol for the U.S. market at less than $1 per gallon. AETE will refine biomass into fuel products using its exclusive technology. Most new automobiles built in the U.S. by General Motors and other manufacturers are equipped to run on 85% ethanol. To fuel these cars ethanol production must be expand significantly. ... more
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