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Energy Crops Take A Roasting
Leeds, UK (SPX) May 23, 2008A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UKs leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent. The study, carried out by engineers from the University of Leeds, examined the combustion behaviour of crops grown specifically for energy creation when put through a mild thermal process called 'torrefaction - more ... more Centia Advanced Biofuels Process Awarded Development Grant 
Gilbert AZ (SPX) May 23, 2008Centia has been awarded a $200k development grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. The Centia process can take any renewable oil input source (e.g., oils derived from agriculture crops, algae, animal fats, waste greases, etc.) and produce transportation fuels that are 1-for-1 replacements for petroleum-based jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline. Fuels produced from Centia could be ... more US ethanol policy under siege in food-for-fuel debate 
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2008Amid a surge in food prices blamed in part on US expansion of corn-based ethanol production, lawmakers, experts and industry officials are urging the government to rethink a new law mandating alternative fuels. The United States is the world's top producer of corn-based ethanol, which the administration of President George W. Bush sees as a way of reducing dependence on foreign oil and curb ... more EU parliament calls for more research into impact of biofuels 
Strasbourg (AFP) May 21, 2008The European Parliament on Wednesday called for more research into the impact of developing biofuels to combat climate change, a strategy which has been criticised amid a world food crisis. The EU parliament "advocates additional research into the impact of the policy of promoting biofuels and their effects on the increase of deforestation, the expansion of cultivated land and world food ... more Some biofuel crops could become invasive species, experts warn 
Bonn (AFP) May 20, 2008Countries thinking of joining the rush for biofuels run the risk of planting invasive plant species that could wreak environmental and economic havoc, biologists warned on Tuesday. In a report issued on the sidelines of a major UN conference on biodiversity, an alliance of four expert groups urged governments to select low-risk species of crops for biofuels and impose new controls to manage ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) May 15, 2008The world must choose between higher energy prices or rising food costs, experts said Thursday, arguing that the use of farm land to make biofuels was likely to continue amid strong energy demand. Biofuels are among the factors blamed for escalating global prices of foodstuffs including corn, rice and wheat. The rising cost of such staples has sparked protests in many countries, including in ... more Walker's World: Building with BRICs 
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2008 The concept of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. They convene with an agenda that includes the issue of biofuels, food ... more Myanmar biofuel drive deepens food shortage 
Bangkok (AFP) May 13, 2008Myanmar is struggling to feed its people in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis -- in part because the regime has been forcing some farmers to stop growing rice in a plan to produce biofuel instead. In 2005 the military government's leader Than Shwe ordered a national drive to plant jatropha, a poisonous nut he hoped would be the cornerstone of a state industry that would capitalise on growing ... more E-Fuel Unveils World's First Home Ethanol System 
Los Gatos CA (SPX) May 12, 2008The world's first home ethanol system, which allows consumers to create their own ethanol and pump it directly into their cars, was unveiled today by E-Fuel. The revolutionary EFuel100 MicroFueler is the first product that allows anyone to reduce their dependency on oil, greatly diminish their carbon footprint and produce fuel for under $1.00 per gallon. The MicroFueler is a leading edge ... more Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home 
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2008A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. With gasoline at record prices at US pumps, and soaring corn, rice and wheat costs sparking a global food crisis this year with deadly riots in several nations, some have questioned the ... more |
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Hayward CA (SPX) May 05, 2008Monsanto and Mendel Biotechnology have announced a collaborative agreement to enhance the development of Mendel's BioEnergy Seeds and Feedstocks business. Under the terms of the agreement, Mendel will benefit from Monsanto's industry-leading expertise in the testing, breeding, and development of crops. Mendel and Monsanto have worked together on the development of biotechnology traits for ... more Analysis: Bio-based products cut emissions 
Chicago (UPI) May 2, 2008 Bio-based materials have been in the limelight lately because of their potential as low-emissions fuels, but their ability to cut CO2 emissions extends beyond the transportation sector, experts say. Although ethanol and other biofuels receive the most media coverage for their ability to reduce gasoline consumption, companies around the world have been using them for some time as raw ... more Lean And Mean Biomass-Degrading Fungus Reveals Capabilities For Improved Biofuel Production 
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) May 05, 2008The bane of military quartermasters may soon be a boon to biofuels producers. The genome analysis of a champion biomass-degrading fungus has revealed a surprisingly minimal repertoire of genes that it employs to break down plant cell walls, highlighting opportunities for further improvements in enzymes customized for biofuels production. The results were published online in Nature ... more Ghana to produce ethanol for export to Sweden 
Accra (AFP) May 4, 2008As controversy rages over the ethics of producing biofuels at a time of soaring food prices, a Ghanaian company has announced it will start exporting ethanol to Sweden by end 2010. In Ghana's first industrial-scale biofuels project, Northern Sugar Resources Ltd will grow sugar cane on 30,000 hectares of currently unused land in the centre of the country and turn it into ethanol in a plant ... more Analysis: Foreign firms oppose corn 
Chicago (UPI) May 1, 2008 Concern over ethanol's contribution to increasing food prices, among other things, has shifted biofuels research away from corn and into new alternatives, both in the United States and abroad. Countries are looking toward cellulosic sources, or non-food crops, to replace current fuel feedstocks, such as corn and soybeans. Different areas of the world are researching different types of ... more
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