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SG Biofuels Launches Genetic Resource Center
San Diego CA (SPX) May 01, 2009
SG Biofuels has announced the opening of its Jatropha Genetic Resource Center (GRC) to further accelerate profitable, large-scale production of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of feedstock for biofuel. With research sites in San Diego and several Latin American countries, SG Biofuels and its GRC posses the largest, most genetically diverse library of Jatropha genetic material in ... read more
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    California Air Resources Board Votes To Include Unfair, Unproven Theory In New Regs
    Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2009
    The California Air Resources Board has voted to enact a standard that unfairly penalizes biofuels as compared to other fuels, including gasoline. "We're disappointed with the Board's vote," said General Wesley Clark, co-chairman of Growth Energy. "This was a poor decision, based on shaky science, not only for California, but for the nation. It is unfair to selectively single out the ... read more

    Sugarcane Ethanol Passes Critical Test
    Sacramento CA (SPX) May 01, 2009
    Sugarcane ethanol has passed a critical test as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved its long-awaited, first-of-its-kind Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). While the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) continues to provide evidence that sugarcane ethanol's carbon intensity is even lower than initially calculated by CARB, the decision means sugarcane ethanol will be ... read more

    Midwestern Ethanol Plants Use Much Less Water Than Western Plants
    Duluth MN (SPX) Apr 20, 2009
    Ethanol 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

    Plant Gene Mapping May Lead To Better Biofuel Production
    Upton NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2009
    By creating a "family tree" of genes expressed in one form of woody plant and a less woody, herbaceous species, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered clues that may help them engineer plants more amenable to biofuel production. The study, published in Plant Molecular Biology, also lays a foundation for understanding these genes' evoluti ... read more

    The Impact Of Ethanol On Water Supplies
    St Paul MN (SPX) Apr 14, 2009
    At a time when water supplies are scarce in many areas of the United States, scientists in Minnesota are reporting that production of bioethanol - often regarded as the clean-burning energy source of the future - may consume up to three times more water than previously thought. Their study is scheduled for the April 15 issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly publ ... read more

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    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, 2009
    More 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

    New Generation Biofuels Signs Sales Contract With Catoctin Mountain Growers
    Lake Mary FL (SPX) Apr 02, 2009
    Renewable 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

    IATA aims for biofuels on commercial flights by 2011
    Geneva (AFP) March 31, 2009
    The international airline association IATA is aiming to approve biofuels for commercial flights by 2010 or 2011, its director general Giovanni Bisignani said Tuesday. Bisignani told a civil aviation industry meeting that recent tests by Continental Airlines, Japan's JAL, Air New Zealand and Virgin had shown that "next generation sustainable" clean burning biofuels worked. "We have made a ... read more

    Analysis: Brazil to increase ethanol
    Miami, April 1, 2009
    Brazilian ethanol producers are reportedly gearing up to increase production of the alternative fuel in reaction to stronger sugar prices, energy experts said. Production of sugar-based ethanol in Brazil is expected to increase by 5 percent, and two-thirds of all sugar produced would go toward the creation of the fuel, Platts reported Tuesday, citing sources in the country's ethanol se ... read more

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    EcoSystem Unveils MAGFUEL Feedstock For Biodiesel
    New York NY (SPX) Mar 25, 2009
    EcoSystem 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

    City buses turn to sewage for 'clean' fuel
    Oslo (AFP) March 22, 2009
    Can the key to "clean" energy be found down in the sewer? That's the idea in Oslo, where city officials soon plan to introduce buses that run on biofuels extracted from human waste. As of 2010, the new buses are due to start plying the streets of the Norwegian capital. "It's a win-win situation: It's carbon neutral, it hardly pollutes the environment, it's less noisy and its endlessly re ... read more

    PetroAlgae Sprukes Next Gen Biofuels To World Biofuels Markets 09
    Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 19, 2009
    At World Biofuels Markets (WBM) 09, the scene last year of mass protests against corn and soy based biofuels, PetroAlgae this year helped demonstrate the near-term commercial viability of algae-based biofuel. In contrast with corn and soy, algae does not compete with the food supply, actually consumes C02 (2.2 times its own weight), leaves no toxic waste during the harvesting process, is e ... read more

    Shell And Codexis Deepen Collaboration On Next Gen Biofuel
    Redwood City CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2009
    Royal Dutch Shell and Codexis have announced an expanded agreement to develop better biocatalysts that could accelerate commercialisation of next generation biofuels. Shell also increased its equity stake in Codexis and will take an additional seat on the company's board. As part of the agreement, Codexis will work closely with Shell and Iogen Energy Corporation to enhance the efficiency o ... read more

    Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Will Generate Low-Cost Green Fuel
    Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2009
    Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels. That's one of the key take-home messages from a series of expert papers on "The Role of Biomass in America's Energy Future (RBAEF)" in a special issue of Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. The journal believes that the collection, which ... read more

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