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January 16, 2010
Sunflowers could provide food and fuel
Vancouver, British Columbia (UPI) Jan 13, 2009
Determining the genetic makeup of sunflowers will lead to species that can be used for food and fuel, scientists in Canada said. A joint venture between Genome Canada, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy, and France's National Institute for Agricultural Research aims to create a reference genome for sunflowers within four years. The sunflower -- the world's largest pl ... read more

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Biofuel Crop Miscanthus Can Host Western Corn Rootworm
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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
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 03, 2010
Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step in using the plants for biofuel. Their paper was published online in Plant Biotechnology Journal. According to Vyacheslav Andrianov, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology at Jefferson Medical College o ... more

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

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Groundbreaking Technology Moves Toward Commercialization


Renewable Energy From Manure Becomes Reality For NY


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Australia offshore rig leak plugged

Petrobras expands global oil operations

Iran redraws energy map to defy U.S.

S.Korea signs deal to build nuclear reactor in Jordan

France, Kuwait sign nuclear cooperation deal

Murdered Iran atomic scientist mired in mystery

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

Everglades still in decline, group says

Bamboo shows promise for waste sites

Longer growing season cuts tree CO2 intake

World's biggest agricultural fair opens with protests

France unwilling to ban bluefin tuna fishing

Test May Help Address Costly Parasite In Sheep Industry

Small cars make it big at Detroit Auto Show

Volvo has 'bright future' under Geely: Ford chief

China's BYD takes aim at US market with electric car

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Bion Recieves Support For Integrated Beef And Biofuel Project
New York NY (SPX) Dec 21, 2009
Bion Environmental Technologies has announced that it has received the unanimous support of the Schroeppel, NY Town Board for the development of a large scale integrated beef cattle closed-loop project. The Project's initial phase will include finishing facilities for 72,000 head of beef cattle, ethanol production and an associated beef processing plant. On December 10, the Town Board of ... more

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

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Manure focus of electricity effort in Kan.


Major Report Released At Bioenergy Australia 2009


Enerkem Awarded Funding By US DoE For Biorefinery Project
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Lockheed Martin F-35B Begins In-Flight STOVL Operations

RC-12X Guardrail Airworthiness Certification Process Achieves Major Milestone

Taser adds mobile phone monitoring tool to its arsenal

US Space-Based Missile Warning System Achieves Key Milestone

China tests missile intercept system

New Israeli shield needs years to deploy

Pentagon gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official

UK Awards Javelin Joint Venture For Javelin Missile Rounds

Raytheon wins $1.1B missile deal

Northrop gets $577M Army deal

Expert: German arms industry not innocent

SAIC Awarded Contract From Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command

Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors

Cockroaches Offer Inspiration For Running Robots

Cockroaches inspiration for robots

GSK says swine flu vaccine sales hit 835 million pounds

France's swine flu epidemic ends: doctors

Under fire WHO ready to review handling of flu pandemic

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University's Plan To Create Petroleum-Free Fleet

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

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Biofuel scores a first in green aviation

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

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