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SunEthanol Collaborates With MBI To Scale-Up Cellulose BioEthanol Process
Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 29, 2008Responding to the demand in the market for cellulosic biofuels, SunEthanol is collaborating with MBI International to scale-up a fermentation method for producing ethanol from non-food agricultural feedstocks. This fermentation method utilizes SunEthanol's unique Q-Microbe, which effectively digests and ferments cellulosic feedstocks to ethanol in a single-step process. "There are ... more Rabobank Analysts Discuss The Food Versus Fuel Debate 
New York NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2008The search for alternative fuels is often blamed for the high cost of food but, according to a new Rabobank podcast, it is just one of many factors. In the podcast, analysts with Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) department discuss the food vs. fuel debate. "First, food versus fuel is a handy sound bite," said FAR Executive Director Karol Aure-Flynn. ... more Greenhunter Biofuels Updates Status Of Biodiesel Refinery Operations 
Grapevine TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Greenhunter Biofuels has announced that over the past week it has achieved over 50% of nameplate production capacity (50% of 105 million gallons-per-year) at the country's largest biodiesel refinery located in Houston, Texas. The predominant feedstocks refined to-date have been animal fats (poultry fat and beef tallow), which under the current pricing environment, are expected to provide ... more Genomics Of Plant-Based Biofuels Highlighted In Journal Nature 
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2008Genomics is accelerating improvements for converting plant biomass into biofuel-as an alternative to fossil fuel for the nation's transportation needs, reports Eddy Rubin, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), in the August 14 edition of the journal Nature. In "Genomics of cellulosic biofuels," Rubin lays out a path forward for how emerging genomic ... more A Better Way To Make Hydrogen From Biofuels 
Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 25, 2008Researchers here have found a way to convert ethanol and other biofuels into hydrogen very efficiently. A new catalyst makes hydrogen from ethanol with 90 percent yield, at a workable temperature, and using inexpensive ingredients. Umit Ozkan, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio State University, said that the new catalyst is much less expensive than others being ... more |
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Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2008Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) headquartered in Austin, Texas will release the first national Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel for public review on August 19, 2008. The SBA, a non-profit organization founded in 2006, has created an on-line forum to solicit public feedback and suggestions. This is the first national effort at developing biodiesel ... more Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol 
Ames IA (SPX) Aug 18, 2008Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. By combining gasification with high-tech nanoscale porous catalysts, they hope to create ethanol from a wide range of biomass ... more Amiworld Plans To Increase Biofuel Production By 300 Percent
New York NY (SPX) Aug 18, 2008Amiworld has announced a strategic plan to increase both diesel and biodiesel production by at least 300% at the Company's South American facility. The strategic plan further validates the Company's aggressive business strategy to capitalize on the growing energy needs of emerging economies in South America. The Company intends to see production more than triple to 100,000 Bpm (barrels ... more Improved Reaction Data Heat Up The Biofuels Harvest 
Wahsington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2008High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of cellulosic sources such as wood, hay and switchgrass. But today's processes are notoriously inefficient. In a new paper, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have detailed some of the most ... more Miscanthus Can Meet US Biofuels Goal 
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 08, 2008In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources - by a lot. Using Miscanthus as a feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S. could significantly reduce the acreage dedicated to biofuels while meeting government biofuels production goals, the researchers ... more |
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Candeias, Brazil (AFP) July 29, 2008Brazil's state-run oil group Petrobras started commercial production of biodiesel Tuesday, ignoring the food versus biofuel controversy already dogging the planting of crops to make carburant. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated the first of three plants Petrobras is to open this year to turn out the biodiesel. It is located in Candeias, a town 55 kilometers (35 miles) from ... more Scientists work on garbage for gas 
New York (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 U.S. companies are racing to bring gasoline made from wood chips, garbage, crop waste and other materials to market. The U.S. government is offering grants and subsidies to get the plants started in an effort to meet a mandated 36 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2022, The New York Times said Thursday. Plans for about 28 different plants are in various stages of development. ... more Brazil looks to WTO talks to boost biofuel exports 
Geneva (AFP) July 23, 2008Brazil said Wednesday it hoped to gain better market access for exports of ethanol to the United States and Europe as part of global trade talks here but is facing resistance from Washington. "Ethanol should be part of a deal this week," said Carlos Conzendey, head of the economic department at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. "For the moment, the United States has said 'no'," he told AFP ... more OECD Report Confirms Overall Benefits Of Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jul 21, 2008The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the OECD Report "Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies" as another major report that highlights the benefits of sugarcane ethanol in terms of greenhouse gas reduction and urges governments to level the playing field by removing trade-distorting subsidies and tariffs. "In recent weeks, reports by diverse organizations ... more Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable To Harvest For Biofuels
Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 18, 2008In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk. However, that might not be such a good idea for farmers growing crops without irrigation in regions receiving less than 25 inches of precipitation annually, says Ann Kennedy, a USDA-Agricultural Research Service soil scientist and adjunct professor of crop and ... more
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