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 Blacksburg VA (SPX) May 29, 2009 
A group of Virginia Tech students have produced more than 200 gallons of biodiesel as part of a senior design project for the department of mechanical engineering. The Virginia Tech Bio-Fuels group is putting the fuel to direct use, running two pickup trucks on the liquid in a bid to not only stave off the use of foreign-bought oil but also to be environmentally friendly. The B100 ... read more
Toledo OH (SPX) May 29, 2009N-Viro International has announced its subsidiary, Florida N-Viro, has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Toho Water Authority (TWA), located in Osceola County, Florida. The MOU is a platform for N-Viro to negotiate a definitive agreement with TWA for the permitting and construction of a biosolids processing facility within central Florida. The anticipated arrangement ... more
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Lake Mary FL (SPX) May 29, 2009Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced that it has signed a biofuel sales contract with the Tri Gas and Oil Co Inc of Federalsburg, Maryland, ("Tri Gas and Oil") to market and distribute NGB biofuel. Under terms of the contract, Tri Gas and Oil will endeavor to sell up to 1 million gallons in the first year of a three-year contract. Building on recent ... more 
Irvine CA (SPX) May 29, 2009BlueFire Ethanol Fuels has announced that Solazyme is testing sugars, produced through BlueFire's patented process, for compatibility with its renewable oil process to produce the oil cost effectively and at scale. "Our technologies are a great fit for each other," stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels. "Our patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to ... more 
La Jolla CA (SPX) May 22, 2009Synthetic Genomics and Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology (ACGT) have announced completion of a first draft, 10X assembly of the jatropha genome. The completed jatropha genome represents another significant milestone in the ongoing joint venture between ACGT and SGI announced in 2007. The partners previously announced completion of the oil palm genome in 2008. ACGT is a wholly owned subs ... more 
Waltham MA (SPX) May 22, 2009PerkinElmer has announced a major expansion of its EcoAnalytix biofuels analytical solutions portfolio. The Company has expanded its biodiesel and bioethanol portfolio to include nine analyzers and systems, crossing six technologies: ICP-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), infrared (IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and liquid ... more |
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Space Rider ALEK clears launch vibration and shock trialsParis, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The ALEK structure, part of ESA's uncrewed Space Rider vehicle, has successfully completed an extensive battery of mechanical qualification tests at the agency's facilities. Over a two-month campaig ... more 
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They sold their likeness to AI -- and regretted itParis (AFP) April 16, 2025 South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness - at times as a gynaecologist or a surgeon - being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram. ... more 
Danish brewer adds AI 'colleagues' to human teamFakse, Denmark (AFP) April 15, 2025 They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew only exist in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff. ... more 
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Rubio: U.S. 'done' with Ukraine-Russia peace talks if progress not made`Washington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is "not our war" and that if it's not possible to reach a peace deal within days "we're done." ... more 
US officials split on Ukraine truce prospectsKharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2025 Top US officials gave mixed signals about the prospect of a Ukraine ceasefire on Friday, bringing uncertainty to the peace process just as Russia abandoned a moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy targets. ... more 
Russia rains missiles on Ukraine as US mulls ending truce effortsKharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2025 Russia fired a fresh volley of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, wounding dozens of people, Kyiv said Friday, as the United States warned it could end efforts to broker a ceasefire if it did not see progress soon. ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 21, 2009The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to be efficient sources of inexpensive, environmentally friendly biofuels that can serve as alternatives to oil, according to research presented at the 109th General ... more 
Saint Paul MN (SPX) May 21, 2009Minnesota's fleet of vehicles is using more E85 than ever, according to a new quarterly report from the Minnesota SmartFleet Committee, a group tasked with helping to reduce the state's use of petroleum fuels in favor of cleaner-burning fuels such as E85 and biodiesel. In the first quarter of 2009, more than 12 percent of the total fuel used by the state's light-duty vehicles was E85, an 8 ... more 
Atlanta GA (SPX) May 21, 2009Biotech companies are poised to rapidly commercialize advanced biofuel technology, which has been shown to reduce both U.S. reliance on petroleum and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section, released the following statement at a media briefing held at the 2009 BIO ... more 
Dallas TX (SPX) May 15, 2009Allard Research and Development has announced the availability of two new families of Ethanol Production Systems. Available in either a fully automated (EFS) or manual (MES) process technology, Allard Research offers a full line of feature-rich ethanol production systems that provide the world's first "mini-refinery" capabilities to businesses, municipalities, farm and ranch, and commercia ... more |
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