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Miami FL (SPX) Feb 19, 2009Gunster shareholder James E. McDonald who serves as the general counsel for the International Biofuels Commission (IBC) recently addressed the critical need for infrastructure and logistics to support worldwide biofuels production and trade during a recent presentation to members of the Canning House in London, the prestigious headquarters for the Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council, a non-polit ... read more Blade Switchgrass Management Guide For Bioenergy Now Available 
Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Feb 19, 2009A new crop management guide is available for producers interested in learning more about growing switchgrass as a non-food, low-carbon source for biofuels and biopower. Published by Blade Energy Crops, a seed brand of Ceres, the guide features the latest thinking among agronomists for this multi-year crop, including criteria for seed variety selection, field preparation and planting rates ... read more Biofuels, Like Politics, Are Local 
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 19, 2009Field work and computer simulations in Michigan and Wisconsin are helping biofuels researchers understand the basics of getting home-grown energy from the field to consumers. Preliminary results presented suggest that incorporating native, perennial plants during biofuels production reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, improves water quality and enhances biodiversity. The results are ... read more Chemists Offer New Hydrogen Purification Method 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2009President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources - solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a few. For the hydrogen economy, one of the roadblocks to success is the hydrogen itself. Hydrogen needs to be purified before it can be used as fuel for fuel cells, but current ... read more E-Fuel And Sierra Nevada Brewing Join Forces 
Los Gatos CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2009The E-Fuel Corporation has reached an agreement with Sierra Nevada Brewing to create high-grade ethanol fuel from discarded beer yeast. E-Fuel, the inventor of the world's first home ethanol system - the Efuel100 MicroFueler - and Sierra Nevada have agreed to house MicroFuelers at the brewery in Chico, California, enabling Sierra Nevada to manufacture its own ethanol using waste from its ... read more |
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Madison, Wis. (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 U.S. biochemists say they have developed a two-step chemical process that can convert cellulose in raw biomass into promising biofuels. University of Wisconsin researchers said the new process is unprecedented in its use of untreated, inedible biomass as the starting material. They said the key to the new process is the first step, in which cellulose is converted into the "platform" ... read more Large Volumes Of Cellulosic Biofuels Can Be Sustainably Produced By 2030 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 13, 2009Large-scale production of advanced biofuels beyond the level of the Renewable Fuel Standard is achievable and sustainable by 2030, with accelerated development of biofuel and agricultural technology. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has welcomed the release of The 90-Billion Gallon Biofuel Deployment Study, a new report by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp ... read more USDA considers using GE corn for ethanol 
Washington (UPI) Feb 5, 2009 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering approving the use of genetically engineered corn for use in manufacturing ethanol. The Agriculture Department recently ended the public comment period for its proposal to permit, for the first time, widespread cultivation of a food crop engineered for biofuel production. If authorized, officials said the new ethanol corn would also ... read more Morphic Awarded Patent On Method For CO2 Capture And Liquid Fuel Production 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Feb 06, 2009Morphic has been granted a patent on a method and system for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide using wind turbines, and then combining the CO2 with water and excess electricity to produce liquid biofuels. The technology for CO2 absorption has been verified in a laboratory environment, and the company is now looking for partnerships with a view to evaluating a potential commercialization ... read more Direct Methanol Fuel Cell and GasHub Support Clean Energy Testbed 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2009VIASPACE subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFCC) and its partner GasHub Technology of Singapore attended the inauguration of the Clean Energy Testbedding Community (CETC) in Singapore. CETC was established by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Singapore Business Federation and Temasek Polytechnic, and is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board. CETC aims to foster ... read more |
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Lake Mary FL (SPX) Feb 03, 2009New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with First Florida Biofuels to pursue development of potential biofuel projects in Florida. Under the MOU, New Generation Biofuels will provide technology and know-how for the development of a potential joint venture, with the purpose of exploring and pursuing biofuel projects in Florida. FFB will ... read more Japan airline in world first 'camelina' biofuel test flight 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 30, 2009Japan Airlines (JAL) on Friday carried out the world's first successful test flight of a Boeing aeroplane run on biofuel made primarily of a non-food energy crop called camelina. In a joint project with the United States' Boeing and engine maker Pratt and Whitney, JAL -- Asia's largest carrier -- conducted a demonstration flight of about 90 minutes. One engine on the Boeing 747-300 ... read more Bioenergy research funding available
Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 Up to $25 million in funding for research and development of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products is available from two U.S. departments. The projects are considered part of the Obama administration's investment to "help strengthen our economy and address the climate crisis," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Friday in a news release. "A robust biofuels industry focused on the next ... read more Bio-Ethanol To Provide 10 Percent Of Transport Fuels By 2010 
Singapore (SPX) Jan 29, 2009Asia is critically dependent on energy imports as they only produced 35% of their oil requirements in 2006. This makes the region very vulnerable to rises in energy prices and the last two years have brought hardship to many nations. According to Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Research Analyst of Chemicals, Material and Food Practice Ratneswary R Balasingam, several countries in the regio ... read more New Catalyst Paves The Path For Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells 
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2009A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and previously unreachable steps needed to oxidize ethanol and produce cle ... read more
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