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Congress Asked To Maintain Biofuel Support Via Tax And LegislationWashington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 If the advanced biofuel industry is to grow to meet national goals for reducing reliance on imported oil, then enduring federal commitment is vital to maintaining progress in research, development and investment in building infrastructure. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has called on Congress to help the industry secure investment by strengthening and extending federal tax incentives for next-generation biofuels in any tax and energy legislation considered this year. Brent Eri ... read more |
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Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. has announced that it has developed a plant trait that could bring new life to millions of acres of abandoned or marginal cropland damaged by salts. Results in several crops, including switchgrass, have shown levels of salt tolerance not seen before. Ceres reported that its researchers tested the effects of very high salt concentrations and also seawater fro ... more 
Champaign IL (SPX) Jul 07, 2010An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy predicts the yield of the biofuel crop, Jatropha curcas L., for present and future climates. Researchers related reproductive potential with the natural occurrence of Jatropha, with biogeographic modeling and ecological principles. This model allowed them to estimate yield response to climate factors and map worldwide produ ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2010According to a new report by a broad coalition of industry, government and non-profit organizations released here today, producing fuel ethanol in the United States generates jobs and wealth by processing domestic resources into clean burning transportation fuels. Thousands of jobs, increased farm income, and tax receipts in the hundreds of millions of dollars flow from the ethanol industr ... more |
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New Technique Improves Efficiency Of Biofuel ProductionRaleigh NC (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient technique for producing biofuels from woody plants that significantly reduces the waste that results from conventional biofuel production techniques. The technique is a significant step toward creating a commercially viable new source of biofuels. "This technique makes the process more efficient and less expensive," says Dr. Ratna Sharma-Shivappa, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at NC Stat ... read more |
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