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A Tree in Your TankCollege Park MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 Gas money for your tank doesn't grow on trees, but one day you might be filling up with fuel that does. A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Bowie State University is working on ways to turn poplar trees into high-yield crops for biofuels including ethanol, the renewable biofuel used in gasoline blends and flex-fuel vehicles. The hybrid trees would be grown on plantations and harvested without affecting existing woodlands. The study is funded by a $3.2 milli ... read more |
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 11, 2010The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that ethanol made from sugarcane is a low carbon renewable fuel, which can contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As part of the announcement finalizing regulations for the implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), the EPA designated sugarcane ethanol as an advanced biofuel that l ... more 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 11, 2010The announcement by the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) to postpone a decision to reduce Brazil's ethanol import duty from 20% to zero means it will take a bit longer for the move to be announced, but not for its impact to take effect once the decision is made. That's how the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) views what it describes as little more than a "bureaucr ... more 
Saint Paul MN (SPX) Feb 11, 2010Minnesota's state agencies are breaking their 'addiction to oil' one tankful at a time, according to a new report from the SmartFleet Committee, a group that tracks fuel use and encourages state employees to use E85 in the 2,500 flex fuel vehicles in the state fleet. In 2009, state agencies used 816,568 gallons of E85, up from 650,036 gallons used in 2008. Executive Order 04-10, signed by ... more |
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Firm Offers Bench Scale Equipment For Pretreatment Of BiomassCincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 10, 2010 AdvanceBio is now increasing its product line to include a Bench Scale System for pre-treatment of biomass for next-generation cellulosic ethanol and renewable chemicals industries. "Our bench-scale reactor systems are designed with researchers in mind. Groups that are developing the next generation of microorganisms, enzymes, feedstocks and crops are our target," said Dale Monceaux, principal at AdvanceBio. "This equipment will replace the batch steam guns currently used by researchers in u ... read more |
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