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03/12/2010

Maize-based biofuel unlikely to reduce global production of CO2
Sify
New economic analysis has confirmed that maize-based biofuel is unlikely to reduce global production of carbon dioxide (CO2). The analysis, conducted by ...
Rush for Patents May Hinder Transfer of New Climate-related Technologies
Policy Innovations
Second generation biofuel processes seek to extract biofuels from biomass comprising residual non-food parts of crops as well as from non-food crops and ...
Lobbyists defend requests for funding
UPI.com
... president and chief executive officer of Technology Management in Cleveland, which received a $500000 earmark to commercialize a biofuel system. ...
FACTBOX-Neste Oil's growing palm oil use for biofuels
Reuters UK
HE) could buy 2.4 million to 2.5 million tonnes of vegetable oils for four biofuel plants, putting the Finnish refiner on par with consumer goods giant ...
IRL re-ups with ethanol supplier
Indianapolis Star
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association says it renewed its agreement to supply the biofuel to the IndyCar series in 2010, including the Indianapolis ...
FutureFuel Corp. Declares Dividend
PR Newswire (press release)
FutureFuel Corp. was created in 2005 as a special purpose acquisition vehicle to acquire companies and make a notable impact in the biofuel and fuel ...
Cars, Bombs, and Climate Change
Project Syndicate
Remember how biofuel requirements were supposed to help reduce carbon emissions? In fact, the artificially inflated demand for ethanol – and for the corn to ...
More ethanol usage may be bad for Earth
UPI.com
The study focused on how mandated increases in production of the biofuel in the United States will trigger land-use changes domestically and elsewhere. ...

NewNet News - Israeli biofuel developer Evogene's revenues triple ...
By editor
Evogene develops plant traits for the agriculture and biofuel industries through plant genomics, with a technology platform based on its Athlete computational core technology for gene discovery and high throughput systems for gene ...
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/
Gribbles? A Biofuel Breakthrough? : Old Salt Blog – a virtual port ...
By Rick
A marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, say scientists. Gribble, which resemble pink woodlice, plagued seafarers for centuries by boring through the planks of ships and destroying wooden piers. ...
Old Salt Blog - a virtual port... - http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?q=http://www.evilaliv3.org/
Algae biofuel commercialisation by BIO | Algae - Future Fuel
By Veronica
“Algae-based biofuel technology is advancing rapidly and is ready for commercialization. Production of algae-based biofuels can generate thousands of domestic green jobs in facility construction and operation and have the potential to ...
Algae - Future Fuel - http://algae360.blogspot.com/
Maize-based biofuel unlikely to reduce global production of CO2 ...
By Kayanush
Washington, March 12 : New economic analysis has confirmed that maize-based biofuel is unlikely to reduce global production of carbon dioxide (CO2). The analysis, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and five co-authors, ...
India Talkies - http://www.indiatalkies.com/
Biofuel Bandwagon Anything but Green | BIOMASS INTEL
By Mackinnon Lawrence
Writing for Yale Environment 360, C. Ford Runge, McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law at the University of Minnesota, examines the drawbacks of the Obama government's support of the corn ethanol industry.
BIOMASS INTEL - http://www.biomassintel.com/

03/11/2010

Greentech MediaBiofuel Catalyst from a Crustacean?
Greentech Media
It seems that not one week goes by without a new "breakthrough" in advanced biofuels (see Solar + Water + C02 = Diesel?). While we are sanguine about the ...

Palm Oil Potentially Strong To Emerge As Major Biofuel If Crude Prices Surge
Bernama
... along with other edible vegetable oils, has a strong potential to emerge as a major biofuel if petroleum prices increase exhorbitantly, Chief Executive ...

Bugs Could Solve the Worlds Energy Crisis
Cooler Planet
In another venue, namely biofuel production, the tiny gribble may become a superstar, quickly and cheaply converting wood, straw, corncobs and the like into ...

AgriLife scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE STATION - - Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of ...

EarthTechling (blog)NASA Looking Into Growing Biofuel Crops In Outer Space
EarthTechling (blog)
by Susan DeFreitas, March 11th, 2010 Part of the controversy surrounding the development of biofuels is that there's only so much arable land on planet ...

Concentrated solar used to turn biomass into biofuel
Energy Collective (blog)
by Todd Wallace on 03/11/2010 08:38 0 comments , 3 views Sundrop Fuels, Inc., has developed a process using concentrated solar to vaporize biofuel that ...

EU to Lead Biofuel Industry Future Developments: RNCOS
Emailwire (press release) (blog)
Government tax breaks along with increasing acceptance, as a clean fuel will drive biofuel industry towards dynamic improvements in European Union region. ...

Bio-fuel plant opens
Fiji Times
Cdre Bainimarama said the development of Fiji's bio-fuel resources had the potential to give the people a secure energy future. Mr Vosarogo said the Koro ...

Golden State Biofuel to Locate its First California Refinery in Indio
AZoCleantech
The city of Indio in Riverside County has been selected by Golden State Biofuel to locate its first biofuel refinery in California. ...

Biofuel company proposes shorter tower near Aerodrome
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
By Henry A. Stephens INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — County planners and engineers gave an initial green light Wednesday to a proposed biofuel company to replace the ...

Biofuel Market in India | Snipsly
By bharatbookseo
The Indian biofuel market has been consistently witnessing growth and developments for past few years. The Government of India is injecting huge amount of money and resources into the development of this sector in an attempt to reduce ...
Snipsly - http://snipsly.com/

Battle over EU's biofuel strategy (Harrabin's Notes) | Resources ...
By morris
10/2/2010 BBC : EU's biofuels policy will stand up to scrutiny. BIOFUELS STRATEGY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Legislate in haste, repent at leisure: is that the.
Resources for a sustainable future - http://www.350resources.org.uk/

Space Station Experiment Tests How Biofuel Crop Grows in Zero G ...
By DoctorFrog
Can space farms provide biofuels for a greener Earth? Future biofuels from space could be go for launch, if a space station experiment shows that microgravity.
Yooxe - http://yooxe.com/

Biofuel company proposes shorter tower near Aerodrome | Biofuels ...
By hybrid_bot
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — County planners and engineers gave an initial green light Wednesday to a proposed biofuel company to replace the Ocean Spray Cranberries Biofuel company proposes shorter tower near Aerodrome.
Hybrid Friends Automotive Alternative... - http://hybridfriends.com/

About water, energy, biofuel and algae (Low-Tech Magazine ...
By willem van cotthem
The biofuel disaster. Just two years ago, ethanol and biodiesel were heralded by almost everybody as a green substitute for oil. Today, almost everybody realizes that it is a foolish idea. Several studies have confirmed by now that it ...
Desertification - http://desertification.wordpress.com/

Reuters AlertNet - EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
Source: Reuters * EU documents reveal worries over biofuels impact * Draft reports predict "shock" for commodity marketsBy Pete Harrison BRUSSELS, ...

FT.com / Technology / Science - Science briefing: Biofuel breakthrough
Breakthrough on converting biofuel. Biofuels made from wood, grass and agricultural wastes such as corn stalks are environmentally attractive because, ...

03/10/2010

BBC NewsHarrabin's Notes: Battle over biofuel strategy
BBC News
Environmentalists fear it is - and their latest manoeuvre to stem the biofuel tide is a legal action to force the European Commission to publish thousands ...

Potential new source for biofuel found
UPI.com
YORK, England, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered a mechanism that might lead to a new way of converting wood and straw into liquid ...

Inhabitat (blog)The Wood-Eating Gribble May Hold the Key to Biofuel Production
Inhabitat (blog)
It's a tiny marine shrimp found on the southern coast of Britain — and its ability to digest wood may provide a breakthrough in efficient biofuel production ...

LanzaTech receives interest from China
Sydney Morning Herald
Biofuel entrepreneur LanzaTech says it has attracted interest from China in its technology, which was last September used in a pilot plant at the New ...

EU to Lead Biofuel Industry Future Developments: RNCOS
PRLog.Org (press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 10, 2010 – The global market research pioneer RNCOS has extensively evaluated the global biofuel industry potentials in its ...

Space Studies to Promote Biofuel Production A new experiment is underway on ...
Softpedia
Current investigations are being conducted on jatropha curcas, a plant that produces a type of oil that can be used to create a sustainable biofuel. ...

Switchgrass Bio Fuel Could Boost Local Economy
WHSV
Local farmers and scientists are promoting a form of fuel that you can grow in your backyard... called switchgrass. It's a tall warm season grass, ...

Golden State Biofuel eyes Indio for primary facility location
Biofuels International
In California, US, Golden State Biofuel has chosen Riverside County, Indio, to be the location for its first advanced biofuels refinery. ...

TonicIs the Road Ready for Car-puccino?
Tonic
Rather than turning trash into biofuel first, in the latest model, coffee grounds can be poured directly into the car. In true Back to the Future fashion, ...

Wood-eating Gribble Could Provide Low-cost Biofuel From Wood And ...
By Jolly
Researchers at the University of York in Britain have identified the potential of the wood-eating gribble to cheaply convert abundant wood and straw fiber into biofuel. For centuries the gribble has been known to eat holes in ships, ...
Ecofriend - http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/a-noble-task-towards-a-green-globe-carbon-reclamation-arboretum

EU to Lead Biofuel Industry Future Developments RNCOS
Government tax breaks along with increasing acceptance, as a clean fuel will drive biofuel industry towards dynamic improvements in European Union region.
Recent Articles posted on Articleshub... - http://www.articleshub.org/

Switchgrass Bio Fuel Could Boost Local Economy
Local farmers and scientists are promoting a form of fuel that you can grow in your backyard... called switchgrass.
WHSV - HomePage - Headlines - http://www.whsv.com/?q=Matteo+Raimondi+Bitflow+Comunione+Liberazione

Potential new source for biofuel found | Biofuels Car News ...
By hybrid_bot
YORK, England, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered a mechanism that might lead to a new way of converting wood and straw into liquid Potential new source for biofuel found.
Hybrid Friends Automotive Alternative... - http://hybridfriends.com/

EC faces lawsuit over secret biofuel reports | TheGreenCarWebsite ...
By Faye Sunderland
change (ILUC) – the release of greenhouse gas emissions when forests and other natural areas are converted into agricultural land to replace those croplands lost to biofuel production. "The public's right to this information is a ...
Green cars: latest news - http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/

03/09/2010

Environment groups sue EU over biofuel documents
Monsters and Critics.com
According to environmental groups, the commission holds a considerable body of research into the environmental impact of biofuel production, but has refused ...
tce today
Gribble could hold key to cellulosic biofuel
tce today
by Helen Tunnicliffe A SMALL marine creature which lives solely on wood could hold the key to commercial cellulosic biofuel, according to UK researchers. ...
Stars Aligning for Biofuel Stocks
tickerspy Newswire
According to Bloomberg, a decline in corn prices and record ethanol supplies have weighed heavily on the biofuel's pricing over the last three months. ...
ISS Hosting Alternative Energy Crop Experiment
eWeek
This is the first study to assess the effects of microgravity on cells of a biofuel plant. NASA scientists have launched a new experiment on the ISS ...
Koro awaits opening of bio fuel plant today
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
The people of Nacamaki Village in Koro are awaiting the arrival of the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama on the island this morning to open the ...
Shipping giants on JV to test biofuel in marine engines
Biofuels International
Shipping giants Maersk and Lloyd's Register are joining forces with the Dutch government and other specialist contractors to test the performance of a mix ...
Used tea leaves can be a cheap biofuel: Pak scientists
Press Trust of India
Mumbai, Mar 9 (PTI) Used tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel without compromising on food security, according to Pakistani scientists. ...
USDA Guarentees Loan for GA Wood Ethanol Plant
Domestic Fuel
“USDA's investment in the construction of Range Fuels' commercial facility, which will produce cellulosic biofuel from non-food biomass, such as wood chips, ...
US biofuels hurt if 2010 tax break expires-report
Reuters
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - US fuel ethanol and biodiesel production would be cut by 10 percent if Congress allows biofuel tax credits ...

The U.S. Biofuel Scam: A View from Abroad — MasterResource
By caroline boin
A leaked paper on the 2007/2008 food crisis by the World Bank Development Prospect Group estimated that U.S. and European Union biofuel production was responsible for 75% of the price rises–a far cry from the 3% estimate by USDA. ...
MasterResource - http://www.masterresource.org/
EU faces court challenge over biofuel reports | optimum population ...
By venetia.caine@sfr.fr
Four environmental groups have sued the European Union's executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels.
optimum population trust news watch - http://www.optimumpopulation.org/blog/
European Commission's Failure to Release Biofuel Studies Trigger ...
By Mackinnon Lawrence
James Kanter of the New York Times' Green Inc. reports that environmental lawyers and activists sued the European Commission for failing to release studies investigating the impact of biofuels on the environment.
BIOMASS INTEL - http://www.biomassintel.com/
What Exxon's $300m man thinks about algal biofuel | FT Energy ...
By Kate Mackenzie
Venter strikes an interesting balance between optimism and the reality of the many unknowns in getting algal biofuel towards being both cost-effective and scalable. He talks about using natural or modified organisms that consume CO2 as ...
FT Energy Source - http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/
BBSRC - 8 March 2010 - Seafarers' scourge provides hope for ...
For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and docks in coastal communities.
BBSRC - Funding opportunities,... - http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/

Legal action targets EU biofuel policy - 09 Mar 2010 ...
Green groups to take European Commission to court over alleged failure to release documents thought to reveal concerns over the environmental impact of ...
'Gribble' marine pest may be key to biofuel breakthrough, say ...
A marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, say scientists.
Space Station Experiment Tests How Biofuel Crop Grows in Zero G ...
Can space farms provide biofuels for a greener Earth?

03/08/2010

Daily Mail
Pink marine pest could provide biofuel breakthrough
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter This strange wriggly pink insect may look like an alien, but the marine pet could be the key to developing biofuel, ...
Corn Drops to Two-Week Low on Reduced Demand for Feed, Biofuel
BusinessWeek
By Jeff Wilson March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Corn fell to a two-week low after rain during the past two months boosted yield prospects for crops in Brazil and ...
Small biofuel farm bears fruit
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Their venture, called HIPPO for Hawaii Pure Plant Oil, is the first commercial biofuel plantation in the state. "We have to go into agriculture if we want ...
Nippon Oil and Hitachi aim at mass-producing microbe-derived biofuel
CrunchGear (blog)
Another option, according to Euglena, is to use the biofuel for buses. The company says mass-producing Euglena-derived biofuel should be possible by 2015.
Biofuel station opens in Queenstown
The Southland Times
Shotover Jet engineer maintenance manager Brett Dingle said he hoped the jetboating tourism company would start trialling the biofuel in one of its buses ...
Liverpool shopping mall to trial biofuel refinery in the basement
Business Green
The Liverpool ONE retail, leisure and residential centre announced last week that it is to build a biofuel room in the mall's basement that will be used to ...
Golden State Biofuel Selects Indio for its First California Refinery
Newswire Today (press release)
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Indio, CA, United States, 03/08/2010 - Golden State Biofuel has selected the City of Indio in Riverside County for its first ...
Federal loan programs ill-suited for cellulosic ethanol
Prairie Business
In addition to problems on Wall Street following the collapse of the financial markets, cellulosic biofuel producers have lacked standard benchmarks of ...
Farm Economy Follows Lead Of US Recovery, Says Annual FAPRI Baseline Report To ...
CattleNetwork.com
The baseline assumes that biofuel taxes and tariffs are extended when they would otherwise expire. That includes biodiesel credits that expired at the end ...

Continental Airlines Celebrates Eco-Friendly Biofuel Flight By ...
By Dan Frommer
That's organic, non-toxic, recycled paint... right, guys?
Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/
Anglican Mainstream » Blog Archive » From Biofuel To Biohazard
By Quentin
John Hayward Jubilee Centre '`The vast scale of palm tree plantations in southeast Asia (palm oil being the most efficient source of biofuel) is having a disastrous effect on the environment, partly in the wholesale forest clearance and ...
Anglican Mainstream - http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/
NewNet News - Future Fuels acquires UK biofuel plant site
By New Energy World Network
FCP is undertaking the project with biofuel company Vireol, which will operate the completed plant. The partnership will own, provide finance for and construct the site. Once completed, the partnership will also lease the plant to ...
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/
Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive | CleanTechies Blog ...
By Mackinnon Lawrence
The US Congress is coming under increased lobbying pressure from the algal organizations to extend tax code parity to algae-based biofuels. The Algal.
CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com - http://blog.cleantechies.com/
#3 Vertigro – Gas, Diesel, Biofuel production from algae
By admin
Grow mass amounts of algae and produce 20000+ gallons of bio-fuel on one acre. With the amount of farm space of 1/10 the size of New Mexico we could produce enough fuel to fill the United States' need for oil. No related posts. ...
Alternative Fuels - http://www.embowered.com/

Seafarers' scourge provides hope for biofuel future
For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and ...
The Green Life: British Airways Pursues Biofuel
By 2014, British Airways could be powering its fleet with biofuel, reducing its carbon emissions by 145000 tons per year. The airline recently announced a ...
Seeking a More 'Poplar' Biofuel :: University Communications ...
In the United States, corn is the crop of choice for biofuel production. While corn is renewable, home-grown (unlike foreign oil) and plentiful, ...

03/07/2010

Bio-fuel from waste tea
Ceylon Daily News
Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of bio-fuel that does not affect the global food security, a Pakistan scientific study disclosed. ...
Times Online
Grimsby to host a biofuel blockbuster
Times Online
Ensus, which last week shipped off Britain's first batch of domestically produced biofuel from its Teesside plant, expects to consume 1.2m tonnes of wheat a ...
The Guardian
How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab
The Guardian
Land to grow biofuel crops is also in demand. "European biofuel companies have acquired or requested about 3.9m hectares in Africa. ...
Alternative Energy Crops in Space
RedOrbit
Jatropha is known to produce high quality oil that can be converted into an alternative energy fuel, or biofuel. By studying the effects of microgravity on ...
Emirates Business 24/7
IMO starts carbon tax to boost greener shipping
Emirates Business 24/7
As part of the pilot project, Maersk has retrofitted one of its ships, Maersk Kal Mar, to test biofuel. "Firstly we are testing bio-diesel – the first ...
EU papers warn of biofuels' link to hunger
The News International
Impact studies drafted for EU policymakers — included in 116 documents released to Reuters under freedom of information laws — predict that current biofuel ...
CER-Climate Change Update:Carbon trade lessons
Commodity Online
Australian carrier Qatar Airways announced plans to develop a biofuel for commercial jet operations in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint. ...
Cassava a reliable food, cash crop in these hot, dry times
Business Mirror
In China, Thailand and Brazil, cassava is becoming an important biofuel crop. A feasibility study has found that cassava has a very high starch-to-sugar ...

The biofuel era – not on horizon – yet
The biofuel era - not on horizon - yet.
Industry News - http://industry-news.org/
Where can I find information on the biofuel industry in Chile ...
By admin
In the US there is the National Biodiesel Board (www.nbb.org) that reports news and statistics. Is there a similar service in Chile?
5257.mobi - http://www.5257.mobi/
Warning Issued Over Invasive Biofuel Crops | Fuel Saver News: Save ...
Warning Issued Over Invasive Biofuel Crops. This entry was posted on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 8:07 am. Scoop NZ: Science : The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (the Council of Europe Convention on the Conservation of European ...
Fuel Saver News: Save on Gas - http://oil.fuelspace.com/
boilingspot: EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
By Awicaksono
"Many decades may be needed before the initial induced carbon losses are compensated by the savings due to greater biofuel use," reads one draft study by agriculture experts. Draining peatlands can have a similar impact as soils rot and ...
boilingspot - http://boilingspot.blogspot.com/
The biofuel era – not on horizon – yet | Oilfield Daily News
By PeakOil
Could biofuel be the answer to the global energy quandary? Global energy leaders definitely needed an authoritative opinion, so as to make the next move on the.
Oilfield Daily News - http://www.oilfielddailynews.com/

03/06/2010

The biofuel era - not on horizon - yet
Arab News
And biofuel development got a fillip, at least in part, to address the above challenges. Driven by the motive to enhance energy security through the ...
US Biofuel Firms Lobby Washington for Broader Industry Tax Cuts
Energy Intelligence (subscription)
Dozens of biofuel producers are warning that the US may fall short of federal requirements for blending advanced biofuels with gasoline this year unless ...
EPA to Raise Biofuel Limits?
Biofuels Watch
While it is well known that biofuel blends generally produce significantly less carbon dioxide than conventional petroleum based fuels this does not mean ...
Experts probing biofuel impacts
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
The National Research Council is digging into the economic and environmental impact of biofuels, but the results of the congressionally mandated study won't ...
South Carolina Now
Energy company brings new jobs to Port of Georgetown
South Carolina Now
Carolina-Pacific will manufacture wooden briquettes, a biofuel source, and ship them from Georgetown to Europe beginning Saturday. ...
Finding a new way in the woods
Vancouver Sun
Among other plans, the Northwest BC Forest Coalition is looking to sell its low-quality wood to Europe to be used as biofuel. A federation of first nations ...
DA implements 5 measures to make farming more profitable, globally competitive
Philippine Information Agency
... the Philippines is now the preferred investment destination in Asia based on rising private investments in agriculture mainly for biofuel feedstock. ...
Bus services to improve
The Star
... index-linked bus fares, and a ring of park and ride facilities. There will be a trial of recycled biofuel and new low-emission vehicles.
Why wheatstraw (and other ag waste items) may not be suitable for bioethanol
Gerson Lehrman Group
... of handling bulky wheat straw and other cellulose sources will likely be the key to the economic viability of using them as a feedstock for biofuel. ...

Recent Damning Biofuel Studies | Akca Welders - Welding Tig ...
By admin
There were a couple of recently-released studies on biofuels that readers have e-mailed to me or commented on. I will highlight them here. The first involves a.
Akca Welders - Welding Tig Welders... - http://www.akcatextile.com/
Chemical Engineering World: What is Biomass and Is it a Practical ...
By alzack
With all the technology going into biofuel research the one form of biofuel that we have been using since ancient times still remains the most efficient and practical. Burning biomass such as wood for direct heating is still the most ...
Chemical Engineering World - http://chem-eng.blogspot.com/
9W2XAN: Alternative Energy Crops in Space
By 9W2XAN
This is the first study to assess the effects of microgravity on cells of a biofuel plant. "As the search for alternate energy sources has become a top priority, the results from this study could add value for commercialization of a new ...
9W2XAN - http://9w2xan.blogspot.com/
Decatur Metro » Decatur High To Recycle Cooking Oil and Get Paid ...
By Decatur Metro
At next week's Tuesday Board Meeting, the City Schools of Decatur Board of Education will vote to approve a plan (see Action Item B) to sell its kitchen cooking oil to Clean Energy Biofuel for 25 cents a gallon. ...
Decatur Metro - http://www.decaturmetro.com/
The Absurd Report » Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels ...
By The Bear
Under the standard, each litre of biofuel should reduce emissions by at least 35 per cent compared with burning a litre of fossil fuel. Yet the study shows that palm oil increases emissions by 31 per cent because of the carbon released ...
The Absurd Report - http://www.theabsurdreport.com/

Reuters AlertNet - EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
"Many decades may be needed before the initial induced carbon losses are compensated by the savings due to greater biofuel use," reads one draft study by ...

03/05/2010

Mother Nature Network
EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
Mother Nature Network
"Many decades may be needed before the initial induced carbon losses are compensated by the savings due to greater biofuel use," reads one draft study by ...
Biofuel co-op nears make-or-break point
Ontario Argus Observer
By LARRY MEYER ONTARIO — Officials working to start up a new biofuel cooperative in Malheur County are nearing the point of make or break as the time for ...
Domestic Fuel
Advanced Biofuel Makers Call for Tax Credits
Domestic Fuel
According to US Department of Energy numbers, it costs $250 million to get a 50 million-gallon-a-year advanced cellulosic biofuel operation up and running, ...
Argentina's Biofuel Mandate
Biofuels Watch
by Shannon Page Legislators in Argentina have recently established a new government mandate on all diesel used within the country – in order to qualify for ...
Advanced biofuel industry pushes for tax credit
Biomass Magazine
By Anna Austin A large number of advanced biofuel industry members are urging Congress to grant an investment tax credit to advanced biofuel producers in ...
Domestic Fuel
Expert: Algae Must Be Commercial Scale or Just Playing
Domestic Fuel
The article goes on to say that some biofuel companies, such as Synthetic Genomics, are forming partnerships with some big oil companies to address the ...
Biofuels: Don't Let This Alternative Energy “Greendoggle” Fool You
Investment U
Or in the case of biofuel, what it isn't. And to coin a more recent adage, “putting lipstick on a pig” is exactly what biofuel advocates continue to do. ...
Uhde process for biofuel R&D project
The Engineer
Dortmund, Germany – BioTfueL is a new joint project launched by five French partners and Uhde. BioTfueL integrates the various technology stages of the ...
Perry Named To New Generation Biofuels Board
India Business Blog (blog)
... from plant oils and animal fats that it markets as a new class of biofuel for power generation, commercial and industrial heating and marine use. ...

"Algae-Based Biofuel Producers Press Congress to Provide Tax ...
Algae-based biofuel producers are continuing their push to persuade Congress to provide incentives to the fledgling industry, urging members of the Senate Finance Committee Wednesdy to include language making algae-based fuels eligible ...
Green Car Advisor - http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/
Algae BioFuel Producers Ask Uncle Sam For Tax Break | Algae-Book.com
It seems that algae biofuel producers are at disadvantage, because they are not recognized in the tax code as advanced biofuels makers.
Algae-Book.com - http://algae-book.com/
Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive | BIOMASS INTEL
By Mackinnon Lawrence
The US Congress is coming under increased lobbying pressure from the algal organizations to extend tax code parity to algae-based biofuels. Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and members of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) ...
BIOMASS INTEL - http://www.biomassintel.com/
Global Warming: High Energy Density Biofuel Advance
By arclein
High Energy Density Biofuel Advance. This appears to be promising. We have here a way to convert a portion of the biomass product stream into a high energy density fuel. All prior work focused of ethanol which promised to be cheap and ...
Global Warming - http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/
E. Coli & Biofuel « Double-Minded Man's Blog
By doublemindedman
E. Coli & Biofuel. While I don't think that this will ever be a focus on this blog, the topic has come up so I want to examine some of the various technologies that are emerging to change our future. Most of the posts that will be ...
Double-Minded Man's Blog - http://doublemindedman.wordpress.com/

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Oni Lays U.S.$22.3 Million Biofuel ...
"Upon completion, the refinery will have the capacity to produce 30000 metric tonnes of biofuel per annum, using cassava as raw material. ...

03/04/2010

Algae biofuel industry seeks tax incentive
UPI.com
The amendment would ensure algae fuels receive the financial and regulatory benefits afforded to other advanced biofuel feedstocks and promote the ...
EPA Ruling Could Mean a +50% Increase in Biofuel Demand
StreetAuthority
However, that is not true for cellulosic ethanol, a biofuel that can be derived from any plant material -- not just corn. Its output is expected to go from ...
EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
Reuters UK
By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Biodiesel and other "green" fuels that Europeans put in their cars can have unintended consequences for tropical ...
A Self-Fulfilling Bet on Biofuels?
Energy Collective (blog)
Doubling or tripling biofuel output would certainly cost oil producers money, if they ignored this factor in their capacity planning. ...
Energy Collective (blog)
Strong algae momentum
Energy Collective (blog)
Algal oil will be extracted from the algae for biofuel feedstock, and the algae residual can be converted to pyrolysis oil, which can be burned to generate ...
Proposals on biofuel obligation
Lexology (registration)
... Energy and Natural Resources has published the Energy (Bio-Fuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 to establish a biofuel obligation and ...
Feds' biofuel fund backs Que. ethanol plant
Alberta Express
The ecoEnergy program, which is budgeted for up to $1.5 billion over nine years, is taking applications from new and existing biofuel producers until the ...
WJBF-TV
Colorado Company Building Fuel Plant In Georgia
WJBF-TV
A Colorado company is building a biofuel plant in southeast Georgia. Range Fuels Inc. of Broomfield says it has received an $80 million federal loan for the ...
BioFuel Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call
PR Newswire (press release)
BioFuel Energy currently has two 115 million gallons a year ethanol plants operating in the Midwestern corn belt. The Company's goal is to become a leading ...
U of M speaker says global land use must be considered in biofuel debate
Agri News
John Sheehan of the University of Minnesota says the debate on biofuels should shift from food versus fuel to how land is used globally for biofuel ...

EU drafts reveal biofuel's “environmental damage” | optimum ...
By venetia.caine@sfr.fr
Biodiesel and other green fuels that Europeans put in their cars can have unintended consequences for tropical forests and wetlands, European Union reports.
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EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage" | Blue Planet News
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BioFuel Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call | Press ...
By PR Newswire
BioFuel Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call PR Newswire DENVER, March 3 DENVER, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (Nasdaq:
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NewNet News - International Energy Forum calls for urgent review ...
By editorial
NewNet News - International Energy Forum calls for urgent review of biofuel policies.
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/
Montana: Counties Target Federal Money for Woody Biofuel Projects ...
By Mackinnon Lawrence
The Associated Press reports that three southwestern Montana counties have asked the state's congressional delegation to try to secure $800000 in federal money to fund a handful of pilot biofuel projects.
BIOMASS INTEL - http://www.biomassintel.com/

EU drafts reveal biofuel's environmental damage | Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Biodiesel and other green fuels that Europeans put in their cars can have unintended consequences for tropical forests and wetlands, ...
Opinions : Government shouldn't hold back biofuel - Capital ...
Government shouldn't hold back biofuel. By Sen. John Thune Published/Last Modified on Friday, Feb 19, 2010 - 02:20:56 am CST ...

03/03/2010

Warning biofuel targets may hit oil supply
Financial Times
The report, which will be a central topic for discussion at the summit, says there is an “urgent need” to review existing biofuel policies. ...
Times Online
Could the future for UK biofuel be oilseed rape and hemp?
Times Online
Up to half the feedstock used in biofuel production is retained as a co-product and can still be used as animal feed. Using conventional crops for biofuels ...
Nigeria: Bio-Fuel Ethanol Refinery to Take Off in Ekiti
AllAfrica.com
Lagos — Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti state has Saturday laid the foundation stone of a N3.5 billion, about ($23.4million) integrated cassava-based bio-fuel ...
Green Fuels Could Damage Environment, Study Claims
The Epoch Times
Millions of acres of forests will be destroyed and turned into plantations to meet the British government's targets on increasing the level of biofuel sold ...
Brit study finds biofuels harm environment more than fossil fuels
Washington Examiner (blog)
"The findings show that the Department for Transport's target for raising the level of biofuel in all fuel sold in Britain will result in millions of acres ...
USDA Announces a Guaranteed Loan to a Biorefinery to Produce Renewable Energy
USDA.gov (press release)
The deal, recently finalized, was first announced last year and represents the first ever loan guarantee by USDA to a commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel ...
Aquaflow 'dips its toes' into international waters
National Business Review
Aquaflow had partnered with UOP to apply some of its technology to grow the algae used to make biofuel. It would be allocated some of the $US1.5 million ...
Qatar Airways going green
UPI.com
DOHA, Qatar, March 3 (UPI) -- Australian carrier Qatar Airways announced plans to develop a biofuel for commercial jet operations in an effort to reduce its ...
Fuel from Algae – Challenges do not Stop Big Bucks...
Cleantech Blog (blog)
Algal biofuel can have a major impact on all three observed Dr. Michael Webber in opening the recent American Association for Advancing Science (AAAS) ...
3 Montana counties want federal money for biomass projects
Billings Gazette
... to secure $800000 in federal money to fund a handful of pilot biofuel projects in the area that are aimed at turning beetle-killed trees into energy. ...

USDA Invests $80 Million For Cellulosic Biofuel Plant In Georgia ...
By admin
The US Department of Agriculture today announced that Range Fuels, Inc., a Colorado based firm with a planned biorefinery located near Soperton, Georgia, is the recipient of a loan guaranteed by USDA Rural Development to make cellulosic ...
Gov Monitor - http://thegovmonitor.com/
Virgin Airlines uses biofuel
By admin
Virgin said the fuel to be used for Sunday's flight — a 20 percent biofuel mix of coconut and babassu oil in one of the plane's four main fuel tanks — was of a type that wouldn't compete with food and fresh water resources amid mounting ...
Alternative Fuels - http://www.embowered.com/
Advanced BioFuels USA » Biofuel 'Worse than Regular Petrol or Diesel'
By admin
Under the minimum sustainability standard set by the European Commission, biofuel should reduce emissions by at least 35 per cent compared with fossil fuel, but the results of a study reported in The Times newspaper today reveal that ...
Advanced BioFuels USA - http://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/
Bio-fuel Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Geneva ...
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Biofuel and Alternative Energy Videos! Ref-Bio-fuel Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Geneva Get More Biofuel Videos, Alternative Energy News and Bio-fuel Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Geneva.
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Nigeria state builds biofuel refinery | Biodiesel and Ethanol ...
By Mike
Business Day reports that Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State in Nigeria laid the foundation stone of a $22.3 million biofuel refinery in the Ikole Local Government Area. Incidentally, there are other biofuel projects are located at ...
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/

Switchboard, from NRDC :: Nathanael Greene's Blog :: Must-read on ...
I've written about the need to reform the biofuel tax credits (here, here, and here), especially the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)—the main ...
Seeking a More 'Poplar' Biofuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gas money for your car doesn't grow on trees, but one day you might be filling up with fuel that does.

03/02/2010

Nigeria: Oni Lays Foundation of US $22.3 Million Biofuel Refinery
AllAfrica.com
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Segun Oni, at the weekend laid foundation of a $22.3 million dual purpose Biofuel Refinery in Ipao-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government ...
TopNews
Bio-fuel not better option than fossil fuel in terms of environmental impact
TopNews
The forests have been cleaned up to produce the biofuel crops. A study in UK revealed that fossil fuels are better than to clean the forest to produce the ...
Canada invests C$80 mln in Quebec biofuel plant
Reuters Canada
Canada has earmarked C$1.5 billion for the biofuel industry over nine years. GreenField produces 450 million liters of fuel ethanol a year, which is sold at ...
Money Doesn't Grow on Trees, but Biofuel Does
CleanTechnica
The poplar tree has entered the crowded field of sustainable biofuel crops, and now it seems that China, Israel and the US are racing to tap into its ...
Waste tea leaves used as biofuel
Healthcare Today
He said that the process his team had studied was less costly in the long run, and that the first batch of bio-fuel it produced was the only one that ...
SciPreview: Sustainability, Biofuel, and Slaughterhouses
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
Why is ethanol-based gasoline creating an entirely new issue for sustainability? How is sugarcane-based ethanol hurting the Brazilian people? ...
Honeywell's UOP Awarded Funding for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Reuse Through ...
PR Newswire (press release)
... US Department of Energy for a project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and produce algae for use in biofuel and energy production. ...
Green Prophet (blog)
Abu Dhabi's Solid Gold “Biofuel” Mercedes Another Dubious “Green” Development
Green Prophet (blog)
So what if it can run on biofuel. Are the United Arab Emirate states being over-the-top extravagant when purchasing super luxury cars? ...
GLOBAL: Are we heading for another food crisis?
IRINnews.org
In a scenario that takes into account a planned and predictable biofuel expansion in some countries, the US-based International Food Policy Research ...
Tanzania: ActionAid Accuses EU of Fuelling Hunger With Biofuels
AllAfrica.com
The report christened 'the impact of industrial biofuels on people and global hunger: Meals per gallon,' said the EU's ambitious biofuel consumption target ...

SciPreview: Sustainability, Biofuel, and Slaughterhouses | The ...
Tags: SunLab, biofuel, Ivy League, sustainability. Why is ethanol-based gasoline creating an entirely new issue for sustainability? How is sugarcane-based ethanol hurting the Brazilian people? And can researchers truly solve the issue ...
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Lambright Joins Algae-Biofuel Maker Sapphire - Domestic Fuel
By John Davis
The former head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is bringing his copious financial knowledge to algae-biofuels producer Sapphire Energy. ...
Domestic Fuel - http://domesticfuel.com/
Feedstock and Biofuel Refinery for Ukraine
UKRAINE - Alternativa (IOM) Limited and GreenShift Corporation have joined forces on the design and development sustainable integrated feedstock and renewable energy production facilities.
TheBioEngerySite - Industry News - http://www.thebioenergysite.com/
New Study Suggests Biofuel Could Increase Farm Income By $13 ...
A new RTI study says biofuel could give a nice increase to farming income. This article is a reference to an external source. For more information, or to view the story in it's entirety visit ...
Wake County Local News - MyNC.com - http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/
Research pushes biofuel development | Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing
By Mike
Among the promising alternatives is an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel. Recently, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant ...
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/

EERE News: Biofuel Options Expand as Science Taps New Sources
Among the promising clean energy alternatives is an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel. ...
Enerkem takes $51 million for advanced biofuel projects | VentureBeat
Enerkem, the Canadian bio fuels company, believes it can sell carbon-neutral fuels for cheap and do so while removing trash ...

03/01/2010

Biofuel 'worse than regular petrol or diesel'
Environmental Transport Association
The environmental impact of clearing forests to make way for biofuel crops is such that using fossil fuel in cars is better for the environment than ...
Pentagon Torpedoes BioFuel
SDNN (blog)
100LL is like old-time auto gas, whereas biofuel development has primarily concentrated on diesel and jet fuel. We have been watching some local technology ...
Biofuel power plant decision due
Ethiopian Review
BBC West business correspondent Dave Harvey said Bristol's decision was being closely watched as there were several similar applications for biofuel power ...
The DC Morning: 3/1/2010
Daily Caller
Green fuels require killing mother earth, study finds — A study conducted by the British Department of Transport found that increasing the use of biofuel ...
The Punch
Oni inaugurates construction of $22.3m bio-fuel refinery in Ekiti
The Punch
By Femi Makinde, Ado-Ekiti, Published: Monday, 1 Mar 2010 Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State has inaugurated the construction of bio-fuel refinery at ...
Biofuel inquiry is a “stitch-up” say campaigners
Click Green
Published Mon 01 Mar 2010 19:49 Campaign groups 'Food not Fuel' and 'Down to Earth' have pulled out of the public inquiry into the controversial biofuel ...
Warning issued over invasive biofuel crops
New Energy Focus
The recommendation, which is legally binding to member states, states that biofuel crops of species which are already recognised as invasive in the proposed ...
Instal Biz
US $3.2M NSF Grant To Support Poplar Trees into Biofuel
Instal Biz
The biofuels include ethanol, the renewable biofuel used in gasoline blends and flex-fuel vehicles. Existing woodlands would not be affected, as the hybrid ...
Scientist
Biofuel breakdown
Scientist
As a result of this paper, most biofuel assessments today incorporate land use change into their emission calculations.
Mitsui and Inbicon sign licensing agreement
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Other byproducts include “solid biofuel for energy production” and animal feed. This is the first time Inbicon has signed a licensing agreement for its ...

An Englishman's Castle: Biofuel - failing the environment
By The Englishman
The study, likely to force a review of the target, concludes that some of the most commonly-used biofuel crops fail to meet the minimum sustainability standard set by the European Commission. An outbreak of sense emerging? ...
An Englishman's Castle - http://www.anenglishmanscastle.com/
No easy answers for biofuel/biomass sustainability problems | FT ...
By Kate Mackenzie
Meanwhile the European Union, which puts considerable amounts of money into meeting 2020 biofuel and biomass targets, is also continuing to weather heavy criticism of its sustainability criteria - or lack thereof - for the sources.
FT Energy Source - http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/
NewNet News - Nigeria's Ekiti state inaugurates construction of ...
By editor
The project will be completed in three phases, over 22 months, producing biofuel, biodiesel and bio-jet fuel. The latest inauguration follows two biofuel projects in the Ilemeso and Iyemero in Oye and Ikole regions of Ekiti. ...
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/
Energy Gas Oil: China shrub shows biofuel promise
By Energy Gas Oil
UPI.com reports that if China could transform 12.4 million acres of the country's wasteland into jatropha plantations by 2020, the country's biofuel production could replace 40% of the current global aviation jet fuel demand. ...
Energy Gas Oil - http://energygasoil.blogspot.com/
A biofuel future for poplar — Trees, Climate and People
By Tom Kimmerer
Poplars already have advantages over more familiar biofuel crops such as switchgrass and Miscanthus. Poplars can grow on marginal farmland unsuitable for food production, minimizing competition between biofuels and food crops. ...
Trees, Climate and People - http://www.kimmerer.com/

Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel - SciDev.Net
[ISLAMABAD] Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists. ...

02/28/2010

Ekiti govt to construct another bio-fuel refinery
Vanguard
According to him, “by the time the three biofuel plants become operational, apart from putting the state on the world map as a major bio-fuel/ethanol ...
Cereals manufacturing for bio-fuel
Ukrainian Biofuel Portal
In future cereal straw can not be used as bio- fuel because it is required for soil fertility maintaining. Professionals point out that this aspect should ...
Tech Jackal
Bloom Energy Promises Energy Savings to Customers
Tech Jackal
Since this cell produces energy by combining oxygen and natural gas, or bio fuel, to create the chemical reaction it uses to make electricity, the cell runs ...
Qatar and US join hands for energy projects
SteelGuru
... of electricity from hot water from oil production and other applications of solar and geothermal technologies, as well as biomass and biofuel research. ...
Ten top Israeli business ventures that inspire peace in the Middle East
Israel 21C
Initiated by the Peres Center for Peace, MME New Diesel, a new Jordanian-Israeli company, is using German-made technology to create biofuel from biomass ...
UW-Madison developing a greener jet fuel
FOX 21 Online
But it'll still be awhile before your next flight runs on the biofuel. Engineers at the UW-Madison took a biomass compound, called GVL. ...
Opposition mounts to 'factory farm' plans that will house 8100 cows
The Guardian
The animals' diet would be supplemented with by-products from a sugar beet factory at Newark and an ethanol and biofuel plant planned for Immingham. ...
Clean Tech: A New Way to Hasten Energy Solutions
TIME
"The cost of scaling up capital is a real business risk for us," says Jonathan Wolfson, CEO of the algal biofuel startup Solzyme. (Watch TIME's video "The ...
Growth strategy aired
Martinsville Bulletin
He did not identify those companies, but he said they included federal government contractors, biofuel makers, a solar panel manufacturer and a company that ...

Green Car Congress: Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline ...
By Mike Millikin
Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries. 28 February 2010. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen ...
Green Car Congress - http://www.greencarcongress.com/
Nano Patents and Innovations: Biofuel Options Expanding with ...
By Alton Parrish
Among the promising clean energy alternatives is an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the bioreactor consists of ...
Nano Patents and Innovations - http://nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com/
Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends ...
By EcoFriendly
Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association,
Eco Friendly Mag - http://www.ecofriendlymag.com/
Colorado Green Tech» Blog Archive » Nov 9 – Water, Biological ...
By Kevin Geminiuc
The presentation begins with an introduction of the journey from research to biological growth experimentation to the development of systems to improve bio-fuel production. ... The existing target facilities are 183 biofuel plants in the U.S. that product 11B gallons/year where a majority is corn-based ethanol. The 2022 goals set by the FDA in the Renewable Fuels Standards Program outlines a goal to produce 36 Bgal/year of bio-fuel production for the U.S. ...
Colorado Green Tech - http://www.coloradogreentech.net/meetupblog/
How to Make Biodiesel: the Three Choices of Using Biofuel | Go ...
Biodiesel becomes more and more popular every year. It's popularity probably derives from the fact that biodiesel is so cheap and relatively easy to be made. You can make it in your own backyard or kitchen. It is far better than the ...
Go Green with ecotraveling - http://www.ecotravelpage.info/

02/27/2010

HeatingOil.com (blog)
Genetic Engineering Renews Jatropha's Promise as Biofuel Source
HeatingOil.com (blog)
(image: sgfuel.com) Jatropha, a waxy-leafed plant that produces round fruits and oily seeds, has been touted as a promising future source of biofuel. ...
Oni Lays $22.3m Biofuel Refinery Foundation
THISDAY
"Upon completion, the refinery will have the capacity to produce 30000 metric tonnes of biofuel per annum, using cassava as raw material. ...
Rejection of the Avonmouth biofuel plant is just latest stage of right royal ...
Bristol24-7
“If anyone can convincingly explain to me how these examples are different in principle from a tropical biofuel plant, I will be very pleased to listen,” he ...
Mozambique: The costs of biofuel
ReliefWeb (press release)
With enthusiasm for biofuel growing, countries like Mozambique want to cash in. But diverting resources from food crops comes with dangers. ...
Sustainable Investment Recommendations from FDI
PR Leap (press release)
COM) Fair Deal Investments (FDI) has completed due diligence on two new socially responsible investment opportunities: Jatropha Biofuel and Ecocity Brasil. ...
Generating electricity from waste
Newberg Graphic
Another renewable resource is bio-fuel — usually meaning wood or agricultural waste. These partially-renewable fuels include municipal waste (garbage) and ...
10 Reasons to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods
Food Consumer
A 2008 World Bank report concluded that increased biofuel production (crops grown for fuel rather than food) is the major cause of the increase in food ...
Tech2
Bloombox: It Might Power our Houses
Tech2
The Bloombox basically comes in different sizes and output capacities, and uses oxygenation of biofuel and its like, to produce power. ...
CNM News Network
Bloom Energy Fuel Cell and Bloom Box Energy Servers are Raising Questions: Is ...
CNM News Network
Natural gas or some form of biofuel combines with oxygen, creating a chemical reaction. This reaction creates energy. Since the fuel cell uses natural gas, ...
Yardwork expected to cost more in East Tenn this spring
WBIR-TV
"This is now considered a product for bio-fuel," she said. That means stuff like mulch for landscaping is harder to find, and it costs more to get. ...

...But I Love My Truck! And other stories from the Biofuel Debate ...
By Maya Lilly
While examining the current biofuel debate, I argue that the black and white argument of good biofuel/ bad biofuel is near-sighted, forgetting that using second-generation biomatter is another unanalyzed interim solution, ...
Health and Happiness Club - http://www.healthandhappinessclub.com/
Another Reason to Avoid GMOs « Oryana
By Luise
A 2008 World Bank report concluded that increased biofuel production (crops grown for fuel rather than food) is the major cause of the increase in food prices. GM giant Monsanto has been at the heart of the lobbying for biofuels – while ...
Oryana - http://oryana.coop/blog/
Bloom Energy May Power The Future - TechnoBuffalo
By seanpaune
If you're using something such as biofuel, you're output will be zero, but using natural gas will continue to create emissions, albeit far less than any of the current energy generation methods, save nuclear. ...
TechnoBuffalo - http://www.technobuffalo.com/
Germany Revolutionizes Biofuels | LIFE STYLE NEWS
By kamtiez
Critics of the plan to accelerate the use of first generation biofuels like ethanol propose that if more crops are used to produce biofuel in Germany, then the price of food crops would rise. In addition, the demand for sugar cane ...
LIFE STYLE NEWS - http://www.kamtiez.co.cc/

02/26/2010

Poplar Trees: The Next Biofuel?
NBC Washington
By KATHY BANKS Researchers at the University of Maryland and Bowie State University received $3.2 million in grants to create a poplar hybrid that could be ...
Greenhouse Management & Production
Most sustainable biofuel crops identified
Greenhouse Management & Production
Palm oil from South-East Asia, sugarcane from Brazil and sweet sorghum from China are currently the most sustainable energy crops. Researchers in the Plant ...
Breakthrough on converting biofuel </
Financial Times
By Clive Cookson Biofuels made from wood, grass and agricultural wastes such as corn stalks are environmentally attractive because, unlike crops such as ...
A Sustainble Recipe for Biofuel: Ethanol from Orange Peels and Tobacco
CleanTechnica
Corn has been flaming out as a biofuel crop, and taking its place is a regular fruit salad of non-food and waste food alternatives. ...
New bio-fuel refinery in the works in southern Tennessee
WAFF
By Nick Lough - bio | email COLLINWOOD, TN (WAFF) - A new partnership between a Hawaiian bio-fuel organization and a Tennessee timber company could change ...
Going green by growing green
Lexology (registration)
As the world's second largest oil importer, China is promoting the development of biofuel energies to reduce its dependency on imported crude oil, ...
Investors from Marseilles in bio-fuel
Africa Intelligence
The city of Marseilles (France) is the starting point for several projects to produce bio-fuel in Madagascar. The first, instigated by the firm New Ecologic ...
50MW Bristol biomass plant rejected over sustainability concerns
New Energy Focus
The majority of letters were based on a template created by BioFuel Watch, who actively support a campaign for the EU to suspend biofuels from large scale ...
College of Ag Sciences operating oilseed press to make biofuel
NorthcentralPa.com
By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences Sometimes huge initiatives start with modest efforts. That may be the case with the oilseed press being operated as a ...
Roundtable for Reporters: Deploying Biorefinery Technology Can Create Jobs ...
Benzinga
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host a roundtable discussion with advanced biofuel and biobased chemical companies to discuss the ...

A Sustainble Recipe for Biofuel: Ethanol from Orange Peels and ...
By EcoFriendly
A Sustainble Recipe for Biofuel: Ethanol from Orange Peels and Tobacco Corn has been flaming out as a biofuel crop, and taking its place is a regular fruit.
Eco Friendly Mag - http://www.ecofriendlymag.com/
A Sustainble Recipe for Biofuel: Ethanol from Orange Peels and ...
By admin
Corn has been flaming out as a biofuel crop, and taking its place is a regular fruit salad of non-food and waste food alternatives. The latest up and and comer is being developed by researcher Henry Daniell of the University … ...
World War Green - http://www.worldwargreen.com/
Getting on the Biofuel Bus with War on Terror Vets - The New Ideal ...
By Ben Jervey
Getting on the Biofuel Bus with War on Terror Vets. The New Ideal > Ben Jervey on February 26, 2010 at 5:00 am PST. biobus.22510 Something's different about the latest climate action road trip barnstorming the country in a biodiesel bus ...
GOOD - http://www.good.is/
Brewing Biofuel from E. Coli — and Fill Er Up with Yellow Grease ...
By Kristin Vorbohle (editor)
Producing biofuel is kind of like brewing beer, a practice that's been around since the Phoenicians and Egyptians first fermented things, according to Bill Haywood, CEO of the San Francisco-based company LS9. He explains to Sea Change ...
CSR NEWS | csr-news.net » LANGUAGES - http://csr-news.net/main/
TAKE ACTION! Say No to Shell's Brazilian sugar cane biofuel ...
By Cal Mendelsohn
Shell is planning to make the largest ever investment in biofuels in a deal worth $12 billion. Brazilian sugar cane plantations are responsible for the destruction of large areas of cerrado and forest, including the Amazon.
Care2 News Network - http://www.care2.com/news/

02/25/2010

BNETGas From Trash: Waste Management's Big Biofuel Play
BNET
The company also has partnered with a number of biofuel companies, including a venture with Terrabon and refiner Valero Energy (VLO) to commercialize green ...

U of Md. gets grant to turn poplars into biofuel
BusinessWeek
Researchers from the University of Maryland's College Park and Bowie State campuses are working to develop a poplar hybrid that could be used to make ...

Chemists create biofuel from plant waste
CBC.ca
US researchers have developed a highly efficient way of creating biofuel out of crop waste. The researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed ...

Avonmouth Biofuel Plant Turned Down
Jack FM
A planning application for a biofuel power plant in Avonmouth has been thrown out by the council. A Bristol City Council Planning Committee made the ...

Maplefest showcases biofuel project
Times Herald-Record
Check out the new biofuel grass-pellet stove in the main lodge off Beaverkill Road and decide for yourself whether this is a warm and efficient heat source. ...

Danish straw-based biofuel technology to be used in palm oil waste
People's Daily Online
A Danish straw-based biofuel technology company Inbicon has recently won its first export order, providing a Japanese company the technology to ensure that ...

San Jose Business JournalBloom Energy fuel cells could power jobs
San Jose Business Journal
Because Cypress will be using biofuel rather than normal natural gas, the systems will produce no new carbon. Each system costs $800000 and is guaranteed by ...

University of Illinois Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research ...
By Natalie
GLAND, Switzerland, February 19, 2010 (ENS) - The risk that biofuel crops will become invasive and outcompete native species is increasing as more advanced biofuel crops are planted, according to new research into this previously ...
University of Illinois Center... - http://bioenergyuiuc.blogspot.com/

Toyota Tsusho Corp mulling Jatropha Biofuel venture with Dole ...
By alternat1ve
Toyota Tsusho and Dole Philippines explore going into Jatropha Biofuel production in Mindanao for export and local consumption.
Alternat1ve.com - One Alternative... - http://www.alternat1ve.com/

New Clear Lake company promotes algae as biofuel | Biofuels Car ...
By hybrid_bot
Biofuel News and Alternative Fuel Talk! CLEAR LAKE — A company based in Clear Lake is turning waste and algae into renewable fuels. Ref-New Clear Lake New Clear Lake company promotes algae as biofuel.
Hybrid Car Friends Green Auto Tech News - http://hybridfriends.com/

Biofuel demand to put pressure on food prices | Fuel Saver News ...
Biofuel demand to put pressure on food prices. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 2:59 am. window.document.getElementById('post-24953′).parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';UN : WFP : Demand for biofuels as an ...
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British Airways Developing Waste-to-Biofuel Production Facility to ...
By AlwaysGreen
The airline industry has made a lot of progress in trying to Go Green recently and even the US Air Force is making a lot of progress with algae-based.
Green Harbor - http://www.greenharbor.org/

02/24/2010

BBC News
Biofuel power plant plan refused
BBC News
An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25000 homes, has been refused by city councillors. ...
Advanced Biofuel Firm Enerkem Secures $54 Million in New Financing
Market Wire (press release)
24, 2010) - Today's closing of CDN $54 (53.8) million in new financing for advanced biofuel firm Enerkem Inc. of Quebec is a positive sign the industry ...
Campaigners Demonstrate Outside Avonmouth Biofuel Planning Meeting
Jack FM
Demonstrators are urging planning committee members to turn down an application for a biofuel power plant in Avonmouth. Local residents, environmental ...
New Clear Lake company promotes algae as biofuel
Mason City Globe Gazette
By JOHN SKIPPER, john.skipper@globegazette.com CLEAR LAKE — A company based in Clear Lake is turning waste and algae into renewable fuels. ...
Tseai Energy Unlimited Plans to Construct Pilot Biofuel Plant in Sierra Leone
AZoCleantech
Tseai Energy Unlimited, a developer of small-scale agricultural processing plants that is capable of producing biofuel, has sent its team of experts to ...
China Shrub Shows Biofuel Promise
OfficialWire
by EU News Network China's poisonous jatropha shrub is showing promise as biofuel and could boost the country's efforts to reduce dependency on imported ...
The iPod of clean energy?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The box combines biofuel or natural gas with oxygen via a chemical reaction. With an estimated price tag of $700000, a Bloom Box generates about 200 kW, ...
Lignol, Novozymes team up
Biomass Magazine
Lignol's biofuel conversion process uses hardwood chips now, but will begin running softwood later this year, according to MacLachlan. ...
Cornell Profs Say EPA Uses Flawed Fuel Standard
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
3, the EPA announced that corn-based ethanol, a biofuel used predominantly in the US, reduces greenhouse gases by 21 percent when compared to gasoline. ...

Biofuel demand to put pressure on food prices | WFP | United ...
By flaminia
Biofuel demand to put pressure on food prices. Published on 24 February 2010. share +. Demand for biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels will continue to be one of the significant factors that could see food prices soaring ...
Hunger in the News - http://www.wfp.org/news/early-warnings
Biofuel power plant decision due | optimum population trust news watch
By venetia.caine@sfr.fr
An application to build a controversial biofuel power station is being considered by councillors in Bristol. Environmental groups oppose the plant, and the.
optimum population trust news watch - http://www.optimumpopulation.org/blog/
New Research Could Yield Better Biofuel In The US - Green Diary
By AditiJ
In coming times, we could see better quality green fuel helping the US. New research could yield better biofuel from oilseed crops like safflower...
Green Diary - http://www.greendiary.com/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi
Bristol biofuel plant rejected in landmark planning decision ...
By The Editor
Bristol city councillors have rejected plans to build a biofuel power station in Avonmouth, rejecting legal advice and planning officers' reports.
Bristol24-7 - http://www.bristol247.com/
Biofuel power plant decision due
By BBC News | Science/Nature | Full Feed
Biofuel power plant decision due. By Roger Harrabin Environment Analyst, BBC News. The jatropha plant can grow in soil not suitable for food crops. Dave Harvey: Bristol or Borneo. Jatropha plant. An application to build a controversial ...
International news round the clock - http://www.pushpi.com/news/

02/23/2010

China shrub shows biofuel promise
UPI.com
23 (UPI) -- China's poisonous jatropha shrub is showing promise as biofuel and could boost the country's efforts to reduce dependency on imported crude oil. ...
NDSU economist helps sort out biofuel's future
AG Week
Gustafson is North Dakota's biofuel economist — a position expressly created by the North Dakota Legislature in 2007. Gustafson, who has been at NDSU since ...
Developers Target Ukraine for Integrated Feedstock and Biofuel Refinery
MarketWatch (press release)
... Union ("EU") is strong, and is characterized by high prices resulting from significant localized demand for rapeseed oil for food and biofuel uses. ...
Danish firm secures Asian biofuel deal
The Copenhagen Post
The Kalundborg facility's ability to turn common straw into fuel makes it one of the world's most cutting edge biofuel plants in the world. ...
Biofuel Hope Seen In Salt-water Plant Seed
Bernama
DOHA, Feb 23 (Bernama) - With major national carriers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries announcing their decision to go for biofuel, spotlight is ...
New research could yield better biofuel
Energy Efficiency News
New research in the US could yield better biofuel from oilseed crops like safflower and waste material like orange peel. Chemists at University of ...
Tseai Energy Unlimited Solidifies Plans for Pilot Biofuel Plant in Sierra Leone
PR Newswire (press release)
23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tseai Energy Unlimited (www.tseai.com), an early-stage company that develops biofuel-generating agricultural processing plants ...
VentureBeat
ActionAid: EU biofuel targets could lead to widespread hunger
VentureBeat
With many farmers ceding their land to biofuel companies, food costs are on the rise, and millions more people in the developing world are going without, ...
Fuel From Fish Tank Residue: The Latest Look At Algal Biofuel's Potential
EnergyBoom
This culminates in the potential to produce large volumes of biofuel feedstock--if high productivities can be reliably achieved. ...
PanAsianBiz (blog)
Ultra-Secretive Bloom Box Fuel Cell Revealed
PanAsianBiz (blog)
Hydrocarbons such as natural gas or biofuel (stored in an adjacent tank) are pumped into the Bloom Box to produce clean, abundant, reliable electricity. ...

Another Failing Biofuel “Miracle” | Right Wing News
By Dennis Avery
Right Wing News is the best source on the net for conservative news, views, & interviews.
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NewNet News - US biofuel developer GreenShift and European ...
By editor
NewNet News - US biofuel developer GreenShift and European biodiesel producer Alternativa target Ukraine for new refinery.
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/
BBC - West Country Cash: Bristol or Borneo? How are Biofuel ...
New technology that might bring us genuinely green electricity, or the latest piece of 'greenwash' from the bio-fuel industry. If you're new to the argument, read all about it here on a previous blog post. But today's question is this. ...
Whatanews4u.Sports - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/
Another Failing Biofuel “Miracle” | Conservative Blog Watch
By RightWingNews.com
CHURCHVILLE, VA — My wife is complaining about our increased costs at the supermarket. I remind her that every pound of meat, milk, and butter we buy requires several pounds of corn to produce—and biofuel mandates have shoved the corn ...
Conservative Blog Watch - http://www.conservativeblogwatch.com/
Councillor Neil Harrison's Cotham Blog: Biofuel plant comes to ...
By Neil Harrison
Here's the press release that I've put out this morning about tomorrow's planning meeting to decide on the Avonmouth biofuel plant. I believe that there is a strong planning case that can be put to the Development Control Committee and ...
Councillor Neil Harrison's Cotham Blog - http://cotham.blogspot.com/

Novozymes reports enzyme breakthrough for biofuel production ...
The enzyme technology company, which bases its US headquarters in Franklinton, says its new product can turn plant waste into biofuels at prices that are ...

02/22/2010

Ensus Ramps Up Output at UK's First Wheat-Based Biofuel Plant
BusinessWeek
By Nidaa Bakhsh Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Ensus Ltd. is in the process of commissioning the UK's first wheat-based bioethanol plant, helping to meet new ...
Ethanol Producers Rise Sharply
Wall Street Journal
Competitors Pacific Ethanol Inc. and BioFuel Energy Corp. rose on higher-than-average volume as well. Pacific Ethanol gained 11% to $2.12, while BioFuel ...
Brazilian biofuel deals should spark hazardous area investment
HazardEx
There's some very good news for international suppliers to the hazardous area industries this week with the announcement that two major Brazilian companies ...
Biofuel news Part 1
Energy Collective (blog)
by Doris on 02/22/2010 02:01 0 comments , 152 views ICIS News reporters were very busy in the past two weeks covering the National Ethanol Conference in ...
Another Failing Biofuel Miracle
American Daily
I remind her that every pound of meat, milk, and butter we buy requires several pounds of corn to produce - and biofuel mandates have shoved the corn price ...
New process boosts biofuel production by 24%
Biofuels International
This will also improve the performance features of the biofuel, especially in cold weather. Although the cost of this new process may be considerably more ...
Researchers develop algae biofuel
Daily Illini
While there are some limitations, however, commercial use of an algae-produced biofuel might not be that far off. “We could have some algae fuels in the ...
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Bloom Energy breaking silence
Bizjournals.com (blog)
... from almost any fuel source including natural gas, biofuel or fossil fuel by mixing those sources with oxygen and creating a chemical reaction. ...
Near, Short and Long Term: CHUX, BIOF, LTXC
Small Cap Network
BioFuel Energy Corporation (BIOF) http://www.bfenergy.com/ is currently trading in the $2.92 on a 3-Month average daily trading volume of 316582 shares. ...

ANOTHER FAILING BIOFUEL “MIRACLE”, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY | Center ...
By cgfi
I remind her that every pound of meat, milk, and butter we buy requires several pounds of corn to produce—and biofuel mandates have shoved the corn price up from about $ 2 per bushel to $3.60. Many hog producers, dairymen, and egg farms ...
Center for Global Food Issues - http://www.cgfi.org/
The Alternative Consumer - Biofuel from a shrub – SG Biofuels ...
By rd
The challenges faced in developing plant-based biofuel as an energy source are many. Can plant-based fuel be manufactured cost-comparably to fossil fuels, can it be grown economically on arid, or non-desirable terrain, can biofuel ...
The Alternative Consumer - http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/
Researchers See Salicornia As Potential Biofuel Crop For Aviation ...
By DeshRaj
With nearly double the oil content of soybean, Salicornia, the salt-tolerant plant found widely across the Gulf, may be the next big crop for...
Green Diary - http://www.greendiary.com/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi
Powering Canada with Biofuel Energy! | AutoPilotIncome101.com
There is a growing concern these days for the environment, and several countries have taken the initiative to promote the use of renewable energy to lessen.
AutoPilotIncome101.com - http://autopilotincome101.com/
Protest planned as Bristol biofuel plant decision draws near ...
By The Editor
A protest is being organised in advance of a meeting on Wednesday to decide whether a biofuel energy plant will be built in Avonmouth.
Bristol24-7 - http://www.bristol247.com/

Another failing biofuel “miracle”
Another failing biofuel miracle, Corn, Jatropha, Palm Oil, Rapeseed,

02/21/2010

Biofuel Basics
Newswire (press release)
Biofuel is a renewable source of fuel that comes from natural oils, like soybeans. Studies have shown that automobiles running on biofuel last longer, ...
AllGov
A New Source of Energy…Inserting Biofuel Cells into Plants
AllGov
By inserting a specially designed biofuel cell into a cactus, experts at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal were able to power the cell from the glucose ...
Biofuel industry struggling in midstate
Macon Telegraph
Sonny Perdue called bioenergy “the cornerstone of the new Georgia,” many Middle Georgia biofuel projects have been delayed or canceled, and biodiesel ...
Biotech firm launches new fuel enzyme
Independent
A Danish biotechnology company on Tuesday launched a new enzyme which it said will make it possible to turn agricultural waste into biofuel at a competitive ...
From hot to rot for wonder crop
Jakarta Post
In 2007, biofuel enthusiasts were selling it as the answer to the looming energy crisis and human dependence on fossil fuels. As a tough, drought-resistant ...
US law assists Brazilian ethanol imports
DesMoinesRegister.com
Congress enacted the requirement for advanced biofuels as part of a larger set of mandates for biofuel usage. Refiners are required to use 36 billion ...
Green jet fuel takes off
Independent
Following several successful biofuel-powered flights around the world, UK flag-carrier British Airways (BA) has announced that it will use low-carbon ...
Call made for better metrics for energy savings
EurekAlert (press release)
That means for every 15 units of biofuel energy that is produced, one unit is used to produce that 15 units. "However," said Dale, "if we are to enhance ...

Biofuel – Food For Thought
By admin
Biofuel is more expensive, and pollutes more than oil. Plus we could use food products for a more important purpose, like food. We need an alternative energy source, but not this. Quranite February 21, 2010 at 10:46 am ...
Alternative Fuels - http://www.embowered.com/
Cactus Blog » Biofuel Cell Works in Cactus
By Peter
Biofuel cell inserted in a cactus and graph showing the course of electrical current as a function of illumination of the cactus (black: glucose, red: O2). The picture is not big enough to be able to tell what species that is, ...
Cactus Blog - http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/
Biofuel – Food For Thought | credit crunch smile.com
By Jonathon Newman
The credit crunch and the reverberations of soaring oil prices around the world will pale in comparison to what is about to transpire. References: www.sciencemag.org Articles: www.timesonline.co.uk www.straight.com GLOBAL WARMING FACTS: ...
credit crunch smile.com - http://www.creditcrunchsmile.com/
Biofuel Watch: Drax suspends plan to replace coal with greener fuel
By jenn
Biofuel Watch blog main - talk about – liquid fuels derived from plant materials – are entering the market, driven by factors such as oil price spikes and the need for increased energy security. | Biofuel Watch blog sidebar ...
Biofuel Watch - http://bio-fuel-watch.blogspot.com/
Iowa Farmer Today
Obama remains committed to meeting Congress' goal — which also includes a benchmark of 100 million gallons of biofuel from wood chips or sugarcane this year — but recognizes it is unlikely without significant new measures. ...
Top Stories from www.iowafarmertoday.com - http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/

02/20/2010

Novozymes Launches New Enzymes to Turn Agricultural Waste into Biofuel
AZoCleantech
New commercial-scale biofuel plants that are scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2011 can manufacture cellulosic ethanol at less than USD 2.00 per ...
Latin American Herald Tribune
Brazil's Brenco and ETH Merge to Form Biofuel Giant
Latin American Herald Tribune
Reports about mergers and acquisitions in the biofuel sector in Brazil – the world's largest producer and exporter of sugar-based ethanol – come at a time ...
EIB Provides EUR 20.8 Million For Construction Of A Biofuel Plant in Poland
eGov monitor
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 20.8 million for the construction and operation of a new plant producing bioethanol in Goswinowice, ...
Grass: A Renewable Energy Source?
Huffington Post (blog)
... Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, sequenced a form of wild grass in order to derive a genome specifically adapted for biomass and biofuel production.
Environment News Service
Invasive Biofuel Crops an Overlooked Danger
Environment News Service
GLAND, Switzerland, February 19, 2010 (ENS) - The risk that biofuel crops will become invasive and outcompete native species is increasing as more advanced ...
US Biofuel Impact 'Must be Considered'
UkrAgroConsult
The effects of biofuel production on ecological systems must be carefully considered, scientists have said. Developing the alternative fuel will have great ...
Algae the key to energy problems, scientists say
Irish Times
Algae naturally produces fats as it grows, lipids that can be extracted and turned into a biofuel, he said. Unlike biofuel sources such as corn or beans ...
Obtaining Electricity from Photosynthesis Chemical energy can be turned into ...
Softpedia
In the new achievement, French scientists at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CNRS) developed a new type of biofuel cell, that functions based on the ...
Newpuryport Billboard Truck Owner Fights Ban
WBZ
"The purpose behind the truck is to promote bio-fuel nothing more than that," Germinara said as he looked at his glowing truck. Neighbor Ron Sullivan says ...

Berman Post: Enzymes to Lower Biofuel Prices
By Andrew Berman
New enzymes promise to lower biofuel prices to competitive levels with petroleum fuels. Cheap reliable energy is good for the economy, as is a renewable source that we could grow domestically and cut imports. My concern with this is the ...
Berman Post - http://www.bermanpost.com/
This Week in Heating Oil: Biofuel Demand and future prices ...
By hybrid_bot
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Is biofuel the way forward? : World Corps Kenya
By info
Is biofuel the way forward? Biofuels – are liquid fuels derived from renewable resources such as plant or animal materials – are entering the market, driven by oil price spikes and energy insecurity. ...
World Corps Kenya - http://www.worldcorps.or.ke/
Nualgi - Diatom Algae for Bio-remediation and Biodiesel: Biofuel ...
By Nualgi
Biofuel from Algae @ $2 per Gallon from DARPA. http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/02/15/darpa-official-says-teams-at-2-per-gallon-algal-fuels-headed-for-1-50-mgy-scale-by-2011/ DARPA official says teams at $2 per gallon algal fuel, ...
Nualgi - Diatom Algae for Bio-remedia... - http://nualgi.blogspot.com/
Leaked E.U. Report Attempts to Conceal Environmental Impact of Bio ...
By freedomofinformation
[1] The document is directed at the issue of deforestation, which has become so heavily associated with bio-fuel production in the developing world. In countries such as Indonesia, Brazil and Malaysia, where attempts to take advantage of the lucrative trade in bio-fuel 'feedstocks' ... [3] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthcomment/geoffrey-lean/7168296/EU-raises-biofuel-threat-to-rainforests.html. [4] http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,563927,00.html ...
Freedom of Information - http://freedomofinformation.wordpress.com/

Israel talks solar with Egypt, biofuel with Jordan | Reuters
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has started talks with Egypt about possibly establishing a joint solar project in Egypt's Sinai Desert, Industry and Trade ...
Building A Better Biofuel Bug - Forbes.com
Scientists have engineered a new bacteria strain that spits out biodiesel.
allAfrica.com: Mali: Dutch Companies to Invest in Biofuel Programs ...
Verkuijl told MediaGlobal, "Biofuel is sold at a competitive price, ... The recent integration of biofuel has provided jobs and supplemental income for ...

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