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January 12, 2010
Biofuel Crop Miscanthus Can Host Western Corn Rootworm
Champaign IL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010
The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a potential biofuels crop that would likely be grown alongside corn, researchers report. Rootworm beetle larvae can survive to adulthood on Miscanthus rhizomes, and adult beetles will ... read more

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US Biofuels Policies Flawed
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Engineered Tobacco Plants Have More Potential As Biofuel
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Ampal gets stake in Colombia ethanol plant
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Tobacco Has Potential As A Biofuel Crop
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Valero Renewables To Purchase Three Ethanol Plants
San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2009
Valero Renewable Fuels Company has announced that it has signed an agreement with ASA Ethanol Holdings, to buy two ethanol plants that had been previously owned by VeraSun Energy. ASA Ethanol Holdings is a company owned by a former syndicate of lenders to the facilities, agented by West LB AG, which acquired the plants through the VeraSun bankruptcy auction. The plants - located in Linden ... more

Making Biogas And Electricity From Bagasse
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 21, 2009
Cetrel and Novozymes have announced a research partnership to turn sugarcane waste into green energy. Using Cetrel's know-how in waste-stream treatment and Novozymes' biotech expertise, the partners aim to enable sugar and ethanol production plants in Brazil to turn bagasse, the waste from sugarcane production, into biogas using enzymes. The biogas can be used to produce electricity for ... more

Groundbreaking Technology Moves Toward Commercialization
Grand Forks ND (SPX) Dec 21, 2009
The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation and Whole Energy Fuels, headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, are poised to commercialize a novel and groundbreaking cellulosic biofuel technology developed at the EERC at the University of North Dakota. Whole Energy is receiving global, exclusive licensing rights to EERC Foundation's technology, which converts biomass and ... more

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Renewable Energy From Manure Becomes Reality For NY


Bion Recieves Support For Integrated Beef And Biofuel Project


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Cold snap severely disrupts Norway's gas exports

Cold snap triggers shortage in China's coal heartland

Chavez alleges incursion by US war plane

GSE Systems Announces RELAP5-HD Nuclear Power Simulator Sale

Atomenergoprom Places Second Bond Series

BARDA Awards Radiological Emergency Response Contracts

Website For Astronomers To Report Unexplained Aerospace Phenomena

Less Nitrogen Oxide In Tropical Weather Than Expected

Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up By 29 Percent Since 2000

Longer growing season cuts tree CO2 intake

Namibia's landmark quiver trees dying from climate change

Logging exports banned in Sierra Leone

France set to decide on bluefin tuna ban

Bitter Florida cold drives up orange juice prices

World veterinary agency to probe link meat-climate link

China overtakes US as world's largest auto market in 2009

Toyota Prius Japan's top-selling car in 2009

Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US market

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US Development Group Begins Operations At SoCal Ethanol Terminal
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2009
U.S. Development Group has announced that its West Colton Rail Terminal has begun to receive and offload ethanol railcars. The terminal, located in Rialto, Calif., is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and located less than a mile from gasoline blending terminals that supply the greater San Bernardino and Riverside County-Inland Empire region. "The West Colton terminal represents a key ... more

Unilever drops palm oil supplier criticised by Greenpeace
The Hague (AFP) Dec 11, 2009
Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said Friday it was severing ties with an Indonesian palm oil supplier accused by environmental organisation Greenpeace of destroying rainforests. "The Greenpeace claims are of a nature that we can't ignore. Unilever is committed to sustainable sourcing. Therefore, we have notified PT Smart (part of the Sinar Mas group) that we have no choice but ... more

Manure focus of electricity effort in Kan.
Ulysses, Kan. (UPI) Dec 9, 2009
A planned project in southwest Kansas is focused on using cow manure to create fuel that can help produce electricity, an official said. Grant County economic development director Gene Pflughoft said the plan to turn cow manure into electricity is a perfect fit for Kansas given the state has two cows for every person, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported Wednesday. "There's a lot ... more

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Major Report Released At Bioenergy Australia 2009


Enerkem Awarded Funding By US DoE For Biorefinery Project


University's Plan To Create Petroleum-Free Fleet
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Nokia urges mobile developers to focus on poor nations

Sudan's Beshir quits army to run again for presidency

AU renews Somali peace force mandate

China overtakes US as world's largest auto market in 2009

Toyota Prius Japan's top-selling car in 2009

Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US market

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies

2010 tech bug hits German credit cards

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

Aerospace Engineering Program To Launch Graduate Program In The Fall

ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine

Indian Cryogenic Engine Rocket Launch Put On Hold

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President Obama, USDOE And USDA See Green Value In Sapphire Energy

Logos Technologies And EdeniQ Awarded Cellulosic Bio-Ethanol Grant

Developing Renewable Fuels From Algae Oil

Ceres And CHOREN Assess Energy Crops For Thermochemical Production Of Biofuels

First Goodyear Concept Tires Made with BioIsoprene Technology

First Giant King Grass Harvest

Flax And Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol

Arctic Expedition Investigates Climate Change And Alternative Fuels

California Energy Commission Awards UCR Grant For Synthetic Fuel Facility

Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently

Biofuel scores a first in green aviation

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KLM flies world's first "passenger flight on biofuel"

Scientists complete corn genome

New Facility To Test Aircraft Engines, Alternative Fuels

Encouraging Ethanol Truths Prove Inconvenient In New Gore Book

NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor As Sustainable Energy Source

UCI Computer Model Foresees Effects Of Alternative Transportation Fuels

Joule Reports Breakthrough In Renewable Diesel Production

DuPont And BSES Partner To Improve Sugarcane

WWF Confronted Over Greenwashing Of Sustainable Palm Oil

VIASPACE To Trademark Giant King Grass

Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Production

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