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Air New Zealand hails biofuel trial as 'significant milestone'
Wellington (AFP) Dec 30, 2008Air New Zealand on Tuesday successfully flew a test flight powered by second-generation biofuel, and hailed it as a "significant milestone" in the development of sustainable fuels for aircraft. The airline used a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and synthetic fuel made from the oil of jatropha plant seeds to power one of the engines on a Boeing 747 during a two-hour test flight. It was t ... read more Researchers Find Nature's Shut-Off Switch For Cellulose Production 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 22, 2008Purdue University researchers found a mechanism that naturally shuts down cellulose production in plants, and learning how to keep that switch turned on may be key to enhancing biomass production for plant-based biofuels. Nicholas Carpita, a professor of botany and plant pathology, said that small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) play a normal role in plant development by shutting off genes invol ... read more New Processes Release Energy From Cellulose 
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2008The significant increase in global production of ethanol as a biofuel is driven by the need to decrease dependence on petroleum products and reduce pollution. In 2007, worldwide production of ethanol was over 57 billion liters, and in the U.S. alone, production exceeded 24 billion liters. Corn or sugarcane is the main feedstock for global ethanol production. Because the potential future gr ... read more Energy Dept. biofuels grants available 
Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2008 Up to $200 million for pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries is available to develop cost-efficient advanced biofuels, the U.S. Energy Department says. The money is to support development of programs that include using feedstocks such as algae and production of advanced biofuels such as bio-butanol, green gasoline and other innovative biofuels, the department said Monday in a news ... read more Obama names agriculture, interior picks 
Chicago (AFP) Dec 16, 2008President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday filled out his incoming cabinet with nominees to take over the agriculture and interior departments, two hot-button jobs where controversy is never far. The Democrat nominated former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, putting the fervent advocate of corn-based ethanol in charge of the nation's much-criticized 300-billion-dollar ... read more |
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Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future. Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection ... read more Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels 
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where - and which - biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month. The researchers analyzed data from dozens of studies to determine how planting new biofuel crops can influence the carbon content of the soil. Their findings will appear next month in ... read more New Nexant Study Profiles Brazilian Biofuels Industry 
White Plains NY (SPX) Dec 12, 2008A new ChemSystems Special Report published by Nexant - Brazil's Biofuels Industry: Outlook for a Global Leader - assesses the technical, commercial and policy status of existing and anticipated biofuel and biofuels-related activities in Brazil, and draws conclusions on opportunities and challenges in the industry. It also forecasts changes to come, considering critical elements of the ... read more Honeywell Supports Biofuel Demonstration Plant 
Kuopio, Finland (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Honeywell has announced it will provide the process control and safety systems for a new NSE Biofuels Oy research facility in Varkaus, Finland. The demonstration plant will develop processes to produce renewable biofuels from wood residues. The resulting biofuels will help reduce greenhouse gases in the automotive transportation sector and help meet stringent European Union standards for ... read more Grant Secured For Biodiesel Study 
Havre MT (SPX) Dec 12, 2008The Montana Agriculture Development Council awarded $50,000 in grant funding from the Montana Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) program to Great Plains - The Camelina Company. The funds will be used to conduct a feasibility study for an oilseed crushing plant in Montana. Great Plains is focused on developing Camelina sativa (camelina) as an oilseed crop for biodiesel production in Montana ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2008VIASPACE has announced the Company is cultivating a new fast-growing hybrid grass to be used for production of cellulosic ethanol, methanol, biocrude and green gasoline. VIASPACE is taking a leadership position in the development of feedstock for sustainable biofuels, targeting the growing $25 billion global biofuels market. The Company is working to develop supply contracts with companies ... read more Indy Racing Turns Its Back On US Energy 
Des Moines IO (SPX) Dec 03, 2008The American Future Fund (AFF) has launched "Race," a radio ad which urges Hoosiers to call the Indy Racing League (IRL) and tell them to continue using American ethanol in its race cars. In a multi-year deal announced on Nov. 18, the IRL named APEX-Brasil as the official ethanol supplier for the IndyCar Series. As a result, the Indy 500, an American institution, could be powered with ... read more Biofuel Plantations On Tropical Forestlands Bad For Biodiversity 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2008Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds. The study reveals that it would take at least 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost through forest conversion. And if the original habitat was ... read more GreenHunter BioFuels Resumes Production At Houston Biodiesel Refinery 
Grapevine TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2008Greenhunter Biofuels gas announced that startup of biodiesel production at the Company's biodiesel refinery in Houston has been initiated following repairs and recovery from Hurricane Ike. Located along the Shipping Channel in Houston, Texas, the Company's biodiesel refinery, one of the country's largest, sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Ike in mid-September of 2008. Plant debugging ... read more Frost And Sullivan Lauds Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels 
London, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2008The 2008 Frost and Sullivan South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award is presented to Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels (RNRF). The company is building the biggest soybean processing facility in Africa, a particularly strategic choice of location since South Africa has the greatest demand for biofuels in Southern Africa. This, together with its coherent, growth-focused ... read more
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