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03/19/2010

EADS Backs Algae As Future Biofuel
Aviation Week
A 50:50 blend of conventional jet fuel and plant-derived biofuel, sometimes called hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, is expected to be approved for use in ...

Ferrari tops Bahrain GP using Shell biofuel
Manila Bulletin
The Ferrari F10 Formula One cars that dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix last Sunday used an advanced blend of biofuel made by Shell. ...

BioFuel Energy Corp elects Doug Anderson as vice president of operations
Trading Markets (press release)
Ethanol company BioFuel Energy Corp (Nasdaq: BIOF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported on Thursday the appointment of Douglas M. Anderson as vice ...

Best SyndicationCarbon Storage and Biomass Biofuel possible Solution by growing Cup Plant Crop
Best Syndication
The cup plant can grow up to 7 feet tall and has large seeds the crop can yield a large quantity of biomass which can be used for creating biofuel. ...

New Biofuel in American Le Mans Series
Domestic Fuel
A new biofuel mix will be making its debut in the American Le Mans Series this weekend – isobutanol and ethanol. The “Global Leader of Green Racing” ...

TopNews United Kingdom (blog)Carbon Trust creates "dream team" to develop algae-based biofuel
TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
The Carbon Trust has aims to cultivate around 70 billion litres of algae-based biofuel per year by 2030. Speaking on the topic, the Carbon Trust CEO Tom ...

Tropical frog inspires new way to convert solar energy to biofuel
Gizmag
By Tannith Cattermole Natural photosynthesis isn't as efficient as we would like it to be, and incorporating solar energy of into useful products is the ...

KLM wants to run biofuel flights by 2011
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) stated yesterday (March 18) it wants to operate biofuel flights from 2011 according to this Reuters report. ...

Ethanol and Diplomacy
Huffington Post (blog)
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted sugarcane ethanol the status of "advanced biofuel" after recognizing -- based on scientific ...

KLM Wants To Offer Biofuel Flights From 2011
Dutch airline KLM, part of Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM said on Thursday it wanted to make commercial flights which use biofuel from 2011.
Airwise News Top Stories - http://news.airwise.com/

Carbon Storage and Biomass Biofuel possible Solution by growing ...
By admin
Douglas Ladd @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest.
Blog News Web - Updated Every Minute - http://www.blognewsweb.com/

KLM Wants To Offer Biofuel Flights From 2011
By PJIA Media Center
Last November, during a 1.5 hour KLM flight over the Netherlands, one engine of a Boeing 747 ran on a mixture of 50 percent sustainable biofuel and 50 percent traditional kerosene. The other three engines ran on 100 percent kerosene. ...
Princess Juliana International... - http://sxm-airport.com/media/

Bio Fuel and Corn Cravings of the US – A Mix View of My Own ...
By katedelulim
Biofuel on its commercial triumph telling success stories, still won't be able to fulfill the need of not more than 20% of the vehicles of United States even if they consume full corn and soybean yields of their country to produce ...
Future Space Technology - http://futurespacetechnology.blogmonster.de/

Proyecto de Bioseguridad Puerto Rico: BIO Proposes Second Wave of ...
By Carmelo
We applaud the policy initiatives announced yesterday, which call for federal coordination of programs to help integrate the complete biofuel value chain. This is a good first step in helping to stimulate the private investment needed ...
Proyecto de Bioseguridad Puerto Rico - http://bioseguridad.blogspot.com/

Cellulosic Biofuel Producers Won't Meet RFS2 Goals For Next Few Years
US cellulosic biofuel production will not reach its annual Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) carve-out requirements for the next few years, until there is.

03/18/2010

KLM wants to offer biofuel flights from 2011
Reuters
PA) said on Thursday it wanted to make commercial flights which use biofuel from 2011. Last November, during a 1.5 hour KLM flight above the Netherlands, ...
Danisco backs Novozymes' 2nd-gen biofuel cost view
Reuters
COPENHAGEN, March 18 (Reuters) - Danish food ingredients and enzymes maker Danisco (DCO.CO) "agrees fundamentally" with rival enzymes producer Novozymes' ...
Solar PV, Wind, and Biofuel Markets Expand 11.4% in 2009
Appliance Magazine
A new Clean Energy Trends report said that combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors – solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, ...
Leeds environment protesters claim biofuel victory
The Guardian
There is huge resource and effort being poured into exciting bio fuel technologies – for example, algae growth which shows great potential and bacteria that ...
Airlines Could Be Flying on Biofuel Within 5 Years
SolveClimate (blog)
Jim Proulx, a spokesperson for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said his company is involved in several biofuel-related projects as well, although for the ...
US Company Wins No. 1 Sustainable Biofuel Award in Europe
CleanTechnica
The lowest greenhouse gas production of all biofuel companies worldwide. Since its beginnings in 2003, Solayzme has produced the world's first algal-based ...
Firm to build bio-fuel refineries in 16 local councils in Ekiti
The Punch
By AGENCY REPORTER, Published: Thursday, 18 Mar 2010 A green energy company, Crownek, has said that it will construct mini biofuel refineries in all the 16 ...
UK businesses to develop sustainable biofuel
Energy Saving Trust
A consortium of British businesses has been created by the Carbon Trust in a bid to develop a sustainable and commercially viable biofuel. ...
Greentech Media
The True Cost of Corn Ethanol
Greentech Media
Additionally, there is a $0.54/gal tariff on imported Brazilian biofuel (see Brazilian Ethanol Takes a Hit) to insulate US ethanol producers from foreign ...

Solazyme Top Sustainable Biofuel - Domestic Fuel
By John Davis
“Solazyme is honored to be nominated among some of the top biofuel technology companies in the world for this award,” said Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme. “We are grateful to accept this top spot as our team has worked tirelessly to ...
Domestic Fuel - http://domesticfuel.com/
India Increasing Biofuel Production
INDIA - The Indian Biofuels Task Force has set a target to have a 10 per cent ethanol blend in transport fuel by the end of 2011.
TheBioEngerySite - Industry News - http://www.thebioenergysite.com/
Berkeley Lab Media Report: First parasitic nematodes reported in ...
By Berkeley Lab
First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops. Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of Illinois have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes in the first reported nematode ...
Berkeley Lab Media Report - http://berkeleylabreport.blogspot.com/
Bharatbook.com : Forecast on new technologies and methods of ...
By admin
Global Biofuel Market Analysis Biofuels mart has been witnessing a constant ontogeny and developments crossways the concern over the time some years. Governments crossways the concern are injecting Brobdingnagian turn of money and ...
Forex Sources For Trader - http://forexstund.com/
Biofuel from grass cuttings! - Tyresmoke Forums
By News_Stig
With all this talk about fuel prices going up and up, here is some (possible) good news for us car drivers...... Grass cuttings could be used as an.
Tyresmoke Forums - http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/

Aviation experts predict biofuel-powered flights within 10 years ...
Within a decade, passenger planes will be flying on jet fuel largely made from plants flax, marsh grass, even food waste as airlines seek to break away from ...

03/17/2010

Motorists face fresh blow as Government ends biofuel subsidy
Telegraph.co.uk
Motorists, already bracing themselves for the highest petrol prices in history, are facing a fresh hidden increase within weeks, The Daily Telegraph can ...
First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops
EurekAlert (press release)
"However, when it comes to potential crops for biofuel production, we simply don't know which nematodes are present in these crops and at what levels. ...
IEA calls for biofuel revolution
UPI.com
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March 17 (UPI) -- The economic recovery under way means energy usage will rise, creating the need for a revolution in the use of ...
Glowing reviews of algae-to-biofuel project boost investor prospects
Brownsville Herald
By STEVE CLARK, The Brownsville Herald Brad Bartilson's quest for a commercially profitable way to convert algae into biofuels has gotten a boost lately. ...
Future Fuels to build biofuel plant in UK
Renewable Energy Focus
Future Fuels LLP has acquired a site and received planning consent for an industrial scale transport biofuel plant in Grimsby, UK. The bioenergy plant will ...
Renewable energy strong despite recession
San Francisco Chronicle
The global biofuel market rose 29 percent, hitting $44.9 billion, according to the annual Clean Energy Trends report from the Clean Edge Inc. research firm. ...
Sink sets economic goals if elected Fla. governor
MiamiHerald.com
Expanding renewable energy sources like biofuel, solar, algae cultivation and tidal power. Sink, a retired bank president, also suggested ways that state ...
Canadian government orders biofuels study
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Environment Canada solicited companies to complete an assessment of the ecological footprint of biofuel production facilities in Canada. ...

First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops | ScienceBlog.com
By BJS
First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops. . Anonymous's picture. URBANA -- Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of Illinois have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic ...
Science Blog - http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/frontpage1
Green Car Congress: Solar PV, Wind, and Biofuel Markets Expand by ...
By Mike Millikin
Solar PV, Wind, and Biofuel Markets Expand by 11.4% to $139.1B in Collective Global Revenues in 2009. 17 March 2010. In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors—solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, ...
Green Car Congress - http://www.greencarcongress.com/
Biofuel Plants Face Threat
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois researchers say that a common crop parasite called a nematode has been found in large numbers on two plants being grown to make biofuels.
WIFR - News - Headlines - http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines
Algae Promises Biofuel Solutions « Alternative Investment Resource
By davidgarnerconsulting
As such, an alga is being considered as a viable alternative biofuel feedstock. In a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, the editors picked nuclear-, wind- and algae-based biofuels as the most likely alternative energy sources of ...
Alternative Investment Resource - http://davidgarnerconsulting.wordpress.com/
Biofuels International - Industry News
According to the state's Biofuel Task Force president Y B Ramakrishna, 'There is a target of increasing the use of ethanol to 10% in the state by the end of next year.' He says that 7.5% of the ethanol is mixed with diesel and fuels ...
Biofuels International - News Feed - http://www.biofuels-news.com/

03/16/2010

Wind and Biofuel Revenues Grew in 2009, but Solar Dimmed
DailyFinance
For most industries, 2009 will be remembered as one of the worst economic years in history. But it was a year in which the global clean-energy market ...

UK consortium to develop 'carbon efficient' biofuel from waste
Energy Efficiency News
The UK's Carbon Trust is bringing together a consortium of businesses to develop commercially viable 'carbon efficient' biofuel from municipal and wood ...

Biofuel OK'd For Use In ALMS
RacinToday.com
Last year, the Dyson team's Lola-Mazda finished ahead of all other LMP2 class competitors at the Petit Le Mans using the biofuel, but was denied any victory ...

D1 Oils chairman quits after losing biofuel fight
nebusiness.co.uk
THE chairman of biofuel company D1 Oils has stood down after his plans to change the focus of the business were rejected by fellow board members. ...

SL County to go ahead with student's idea of farming biofuel plants
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE COUNTY - Salt Lake County and city leaders believe that using some of the county's land for biofuel will be a win, both for the environment and ...

ANALYSIS-US soyoil lures funds on biofuel optimism
Forexyard
In addition to the $1-a-gallon tax credit, soyoil got an added boost in early February from being classified as an advanced biofuel that could help reduce ...

EcoPlus, Inc. and South Carolina County Complete Agreement for Construction of ...
CNNMoney.com (press release)
The plant will employ the patented technologies controlled by EcoPlus for creation of the biofuel product. Phil Hicks, President of EcoPlus, Inc., ...

New biodiesel project comes to SoCal
Biodiesel Magazine
By Ron Kotrba A new biodiesel project, Golden State Biofuel, is under development in southern California. Located in Indio, Calif., Golden State Biofuel is ...

AGRAme, Honeywell, and Biofuel Projects in Dubai
Green Prophet (blog)
Honeywell launches project that converts the oil from salicornia plants, commonly known as samphire into biofuel at Dubai's AGRAme conference later this ...

REG claims title as largest biodiesel producer in US
BrighterEnergy.org
As finalized by the US Environmental Protection Agency last month, the RFS requires 12.95 billion gallons of biofuel to be supplied in 2010, ...

Reducing the negative ecological impacts from biofuel production ...
By Rob Goldstein
Robert Fletcher and several colleagues conducted a meta-analysis to examine impacts of biofuel agriculture on vertebrate biodiversity in the United States. Analyzing data from 15 studies that compared biodiversity in biofuel croplands ...
Conservation Maven: News Feed - http://www.conservationmaven.com/

Brazil Encourages Biofuel Production in West Africa
GUINEA BISSAU - Brazil wants to encourage production of biofuels in West African countries via studies and raising production loans, Brazilian ambassador Jorge Geraldo Kadri said Friday in Bissau.
TheBioEngerySite - Industry News - http://www.thebioenergysite.com/

Garden Waste To Transform Into Biofuel Using Microwave Technology ...
By AditiJ
Another pioneering research that could lead to the production of biofuel is on its way to help in bring down carbon emissions. The Carbon Trust...
Green Diary - http://www.greendiary.com/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi

Biofuel technology developer Global Resource restructures board of ...
By editor
Pink Sheets-listed energy efficiency and biofuel technology developer Global Resource, which develops patented microwave-based technologies for recycling tyres and converting hydrocarbon materials into fuels, has restructured its board ...
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/

Two Local Biofuel Makers Receive Federal Funding | KCII | The One ...
By News
Two Local Biofuel Makers Receive Federal Funding. Posted: Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 6:54 am. Print Version. Two local biofuels plants are getting federal grant money to expand production. Crawfordsville based Riksch Biofuels is ...
KCII » Today's Local News - http://www.kciiradio.com/

Biofuel From Algae: Different Prognoses « The Energy Source ...
There are differing prognoses regarding the imminence and feasibility of growing algae and converting it into biofuel to stave off the paucity of oil in the ...

03/15/2010

Mormon church partners with local agencies on biofuel project
Deseret News
Salt Lake County will be a likely beneficiary of the end biofuel product, said county Mayor Peter Corroon. "If this project is successful, ...

USDA funds available for biofuel, bioenergy production
Biomass Magazine
"This funding will help the nation's advanced biofuel industry produce energy from sustainable rural resources, and in doing so create jobs and stimulate ...

Ottawa-made biofuel helps propel Ferrari to Formula One victories
The Canadian Press
An experimental biofuel made from Eastern Ontario straw helped propel the Ferrari team to the top two finishes in a Formula One auto race in Bahrain on ...

AutoWeekALMS adds another biofuel for 2010 competition
AutoWeek
The American Le Mans Series is adding another biofuel for its lineup of green race cars, and an advanced fuel employing isobutanol and ethanol will debut in ...

Telegraph.co.ukGrass cuttings 'to be used as biofuel'
Telegraph.co.uk
Grass cuttings could soon be used to power cars, under a scheme to transform garden waste into biofuel. By Chris Irvine According to the Carbon Trust, ...

Science FridayClues To Biofuel Production In A Gribble's Gut?
Science Friday
As scientists search for more efficient ways to convert woody biomass, such as woodchips and corn stalks, into liquid fuel, one group of researchers is ...

Indian Firms Get 15000ht for Tea, Bio Fuel
Addis Fortune
The land that will be leased is going to be used to grow tea and Pongamia Pinnata, a plant used for bio fuel and industrial chemical production. ...

Algae Promises Biofuel Solutions
Laboratory Equipment
As such, an alga is being considered as a viable alternative biofuel feedstock. In a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, the editors picked nuclear-, ...

Biofuel use 'could threaten poor'
Aljazeera.net
Biofuels - fuels derived from renewable and natural materials such as vegetable oils, animal fats and sugar - are not common forms of energy used worldwide. ...

Is the algal biofuel dream about to come true?
By apasolini
The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been at the forefront of technological breakthroughs for many decades – computer networking, NLS.
Alternative Energy Blog - http://www.energyrefuge.com/blog/

NewNet News - Carbon Trust forms consortium to develop carbon ...
By editor
NewNet News - Carbon Trust forms consortium to develop carbon efficient transport biofuel and awards grant to develop microwave waste-to-biofuel technology.
New Energy World Network (NewNet) - http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/

Free PDF: Air Breathing Enzymatic Cathode for Portable Biofuel ...
By pdfee.com
Air-Breathing Enzymatic Cathode for Portable Biofuel Cells Carolin Lau & Plamen Atanassov Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, UNM Center for Emerging Energy Technologies, … University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, ...
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REG owned, managed biofuel plants receive $1.6 million in federal ...
By Newton Independent
Newton Independent Renewable Energy Group and third-party plants it manages in Iowa have been awarded more than $1.6 million by the Iowa Department of Agriculture to advance biofuel production. The awards were given through the USDA's ...
Newton Independent - http://www.newtonindependent.com/newton_independent/

Grass cuttings 'to be used as biofuel'
By UK news, breaking UK news, latest UK news,...
Grass cuttings 'to be used as biofuel'. Written by UK news, breaking UK news, latest UK news, latest UK politics news on March 15th, 2010. Grass cuttings could soon be used to power cars, under a scheme to transform garden waste into ...
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Warning Issued Over Invasive Biofuel Crops
The recommendation, which is legally binding to member states, states that biofuel crops of species which are already recognised as invasive in the proposed ...

EU faces court challenge over biofuel reports | Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four environmental groups have sued the European Union's executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of ...

03/14/2010

Biofuel cash used for cars, nappies
Fin24
Pretoria - Part of the more than R20m investors paid to buy franchises and shares in the controversial biodiesel company De Beer Fuel Ltd (DFF) was used to ...
Algae contributing to petroleum deposits from hundreds of millions of years
Sify
Devarenne said that B. braunii is a prime candidate for biofuel production because some races of the green algae typically "accumulate hydrocarbons from to ...
EU to Lead Biofuel Industry Future Developments: RNCOS
PR-USA.net (press release)
The global market research pioneer RNCOS has extensively evaluated the global biofuel industry potentials in its latest research offering “Global Biofuel ...
From straw to starting line: Canadian farmers power Formula One cars
Montreal Gazette
... Don Duncan for 22 years, collects straw from farmers across eastern and northern Ontario and ships it to Iogen Corp. of Ottawa, a biofuel manufacturer. ...
TECH: Biodiesel refinery opens as community cooperative
North County Times
Don Boomer Todd Hill, founder of Promethean Biofuels, shows an unfiltered sample of biodiesel at the new biofuel plant in Temecula on Thursday. ...
Chemistry provides creative solutions for Ames Lab scientist
Ames Tribune
Most of today's biofuels come from corn and soybeans, Lin said, but even if all of the world's corn and soybean crops were used for biofuel production, ...
Brussels sued over biofuels' report 'cover up'
Click Green
“The complexity of the biofuel issue makes a compelling case for a carbon tax - we need a clear, simple and open method to work out the impact that any ...
Australia's Ceramic Fuel Cells hails success of California's Bloom Energy
The Australian
Contrast this with the Australian government, which has promised $2.4bn to CCS and has allocated $15m for second and third generation biofuel research. ...

Fin24.com>>Companies>>Biofuel cash used for cars, nappies
Fin24.com – South Africa's biggest source of financial, business and economic information.
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GreenJobz.com | Twitter Tweets about Biofuel as of March 14, 2010
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Algal biofuel species. Genetic mapping. -Biotech
By info@sujanani.com
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 years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. ...
Biotech - http://biotech.sujanani.com/news/
New hybrid vehicle on biofuel ! Video | Biofuels Car News ...
By hybrid_bot
Biofuel and Alternative Energy Videos! Ref-New hybrid vehicle on biofuel ! Video Get More Biofuel Videos, Alternative Energy News and Energy Info at New hybrid vehicle on biofuel ! Video.
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Genetic mapping of algae biofuel species groundwork done ...
By GreenNews
"Oils from the green algae Botryococcus braunii can be readily detected in petroleum deposits and coal deposits suggesting that B. braunii has been a contributor to developing these deposits and may be the major contributor," said Dr. ...
Humanitarian News blogs - http://humanitariannews.org/

FT.com / Global Economy - Warning biofuel targets may hit oil supply
The report, which will be a central topic for discussion at the summit, says there is an “urgent need” to review existing biofuel policies. ...

03/13/2010

Texas A&M University Exposes Algae's Secret Fossil Fuel Stash
CleanTechnica
In the search for a high efficiency algae biofuel, a team of researchers lead by Texas A&M University has been delving into the inner workings of the ...
Biofuel Car Conversions
Biofuels Watch
by Shannon Page The ability to utilize biomass such as vegetable oil rather than conventional fossil fuels to power vehicles is an appealing idea for many, ...
Shell blends advanced biofuel into Scuderia Ferrari race fuel for 2010 Formula ...
The FINANCIAL
This will be the first time an advanced biofuel has been used in the Shell V-Power race fuel used by technical partner Ferrari, in Formula One. ...
Gaza university students produce biofuel
Ma'an News Agency
Gaza – Ma'an – Two Gaza science students are using municipal waste to produce biofuel that could replace domestic gas amidst a shortage as the Israeli ...
Malaysia Star
Your 10 Questions
Malaysia Star
However, an EU development that does bother us is the proposal to restrict biofuel imports from developing countries so as to favour biofuel produced in the ...
All Bentley Continental Models to be Flex-Fuel-Capable in June
Luxist (blog)
Bentley sees this move as a big first step in reaching its stated goal of offering an entirely biofuel-capable lineup by 2012. In its latest form, ...
Hot style!
Times and Transcript
This type of modern fireplace comes with a variety of styles, models and fuel options, including gas, electric, pellet and biofuel. ...
Tesoro rethinks Hawaii refinery operation
Pacific Business News
The San Antonio-based company is looking to offset a dramatic decline in US demand for gasoline and is considering refining biofuel, which could create a ...

$1.6 million in Iowa biofuel grants - Action 3 News - Omaha ...
$1.6 million in Iowa biofuel grants. Associated Press - March 12, 2010 8:54 PM ET. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin says eight Iowa biorefineries will be receiving a total of more than $1.6 million in grants to promote the ...
KMTV - News - http://www.action3news.com/global/category.asp?c=90437
Motorsports Journal: Shell blends advanced biofuel into Scuderia ...
Shell today announced that the 2010 season Formula One fuel supplied for Scuderia Ferrari contains an advanced biofuels component derived from cellulosic ethanol, an advanced biofuel made from straw. ...
Motorsports Journal - http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/
World Biofuel Production | Snipsly
By bharatbookseo
World biofuel production will track increases in demand as most countries seek to foster domestic biofuel industries, both to reduce reliance upon imported oil, and to foster domestic economic development. This will continue to favor ...
Snipsly - http://snipsly.com/
Genetic mapping of algae biofuel species groundwork done ...
By hybrid_bot
Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Genetic mapping of algae biofuel species groundwork done.
Hybrid Friends Automotive Alternative... - http://hybridfriends.com/
Charted Accountant : Delhi - Leading Bio-fuel Producing Cos, 3-8 ...
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Genetic mapping of algae biofuel species groundwork done
Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, ...

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.
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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.
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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.
optimum population trust news watch - http://www.optimumpopulation.org/blog/
EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage" | Blue Planet News
By Blue Planet News
content% More here: EU drafts reveal biofuel's "environmental damage"
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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 ...
By hybrid_bot
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 ...
Stories from The Sun - http://www.cornellsun.com/
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/

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