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Chinese automaker Chery mulls factory in Brazil: report
Sao Paulo (AFP) April 24, 2009Big Chinese automaker Chery is considering open a 700-million-dollar factor in Brazil to tap into the country's growing market, and to learn more about building biofuel-capable engines, Brazil's Gazeta Mercantil daily reported Friday. "Our development center is already working on this project," the head of Chery, Yin Tongyao, said. The plant, which would supply the Latin American market, ... read more Renewable Gasoline And Diesel From Ligno-Cellulose Biomass 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2009Dynamotive Energy Systems has announced that it has successfully produced significant amounts of renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility in Waterloo Ontario through a novel two stage upgrading process of BioOil. The process developed by Dr. Desmond Radlein and his research team, involves pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce a primary liquid fuel, BioO ... read more AE Biofuels To Supply Pearson Fuels E85 Stations In California 
Cupertino CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2009AE Biofuels has announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Pearson Fuels to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels filling stations developed by Pearson Fuels across the state of California. Pearson Fuels built the first E85 fuel station in California six years ago and has expanded statewide. Under the terms of the agreement, AE Biofuels will supply Pearson Fuels wit ... read more Analysis Of Solazyme's Algal Biofuels Including Soladiesel 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2009A study undertaken by Life Cycle Associates using the Argonne National Laboratories GREET model, concluded that full lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from field-to-wheels for Solazyme's algal biofuel, Soladiesel, are 85 to 93 percent lower than standard petroleum based ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD). The analysis also reveals that Solazyme's advanced biofuels result in a significan ... read more Midwestern Ethanol Plants Use Much Less Water Than Western Plants 
Duluth MN (SPX) Apr 20, 2009Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes in states where water is less plentiful, a new University of Minnesota study shows. The study, which will be published in the April 15 edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, is the first to compare water use in corn-ethanol production on a state-by-state basis. The authors used ... read more |
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 08, 2009With the economy tanking, federal officials are turning toward green energy as an economic and financial savior, and new biofuels are appearing increasingly attractive to legislators and industry for a number of reasons. More than a year ago, Congress passed a law requiring dramatic increases in biofuel production, ramping up national production from 8.5 billion gallons in 2008 to 36 b ... read more GAEC Brings Crops To Fuels To Reality
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2009Transforming cellulose to ethanol efficiently is a technical challenge that will transform the biofuels industry. Gulf Alternative Energy believes it has moved the industry much closer to economic viability with its preprocessing technology that turns non-food plant material (called biomass) into extremely small particles that can more quickly and more cheaply be turned into ethanol. ... read more LifeSciences BC Applauds Investment In Support Of Bioenergy Sector 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 08, 2009This morning, at Lignol Innovations, in Burnaby, Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the provincial government will invest over $32.6 million in support of BC's biofuel and clean technology development. As the industry association representing the province's bioproducts and bioenergy sectors, LifeSciences BC strongly supports this decision, and congratulates the provincial government in ... read more Algae promoted for biofuel use
Conroe, Texas, April 3, 2009 The director of the National Algae Association in Texas says tiny waterborne plants may be the future of biofuels. Association Director Barry Cohen said the plants, commonly referred to as pond scum, are the perfect industry for the United States to invest in as the price of crude oil is expected to rise again and officials search for ways of decreasing dependence on foreign oil and cre ... read more Analysis: EPA delays biofuels rule 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2009More than a year ago, Congress passed a law requiring massive increases in the production of ethanol and other biofuels, but with the economy tanking, concerns about the mandate are popping up in every corner. The Renewable Fuel Standard, passed as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, requires the nation to produce 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022. Although in ... read more |
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Cupertino CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2009AE Biofuels has announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Merrick and Company to commercially implement AE Biofuels' patent-pending enzyme based technology for the conversion of non-food biomass into ethanol and other materials through the design of new biofuels facilities or the conversion of existing biofuels facilities. Merrick is a leading provider of engineering and arch ... read more EcoSystem Applies For Grant For Biofuels Feedstock Development 
Dayton OH (SPX) Mar 30, 2009EcoSystem has announced its that it has submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy's Biomass Research and Development Initiative based on EcoSystem's proprietary bioconversion technology. EcoSystem's application is based on the voracious appetite of the black solider fly, a non-pest insect, to convert locally available food scrap waste into biofuels feedstock and biobas ... read more New Generation Biofuels Holdings 
Lake Mary FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2009Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced that it is has signed a sales contract with Catoctin Mountain Growers of Keymar, Maryland to supply up to 370,000 gallons of renewable biofuel annually. "We are delighted to be supplying a proactive and environmentally aware company like Catoctin Mountain Growers with our biofuel, which provides a lower carbon footprin ... read more Sustainability Award For SEKAB
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 30, 2009Swedish bioenergy company SEKAB was presented the prestigious "Sustainable Bioethanol Award" for its development of verified sustainable ethanol and the technology for bioethanol based on cellulose at an event in Brussels including the world's foremost leaders in biofuels. "This prestigious recognition is a welcome acknowledgement of the efforts SEKAB has made to drive de ... read more EcoSystem Unveils MAGFUEL Feedstock For Biodiesel 
New York NY (SPX) Mar 25, 2009EcoSystem has announced its MAGFUEL biofuel feedstock model. EcoSystem will apply its bioreactor technology to convert food scrap waste into natural oils for biodiesel feedstock and specialty chemical applications. The key to EcoSystem's bioreactor technology is the use of the Black Soldier Fly. When at full capacity, Black Soldier Fly food scrap waste conversion technology could yield up ... read more
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