Bio-Fuel Digest is an extract from leading news sources and blogs, updated daily.
09/07/2008
Sunday Buzz Biofuel musses up electric car fest
Seattle Times - United States
At a Cascadia Center conference last week on the future of transportation titled "Beyond Oil," the star was the electric car. Electric vehicles and plug-in ...
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BP’s new biofuel store can go ahead
Southern Daily Echo - Southampton,England,UK
A MULTI-million pound plan to have more green friendly fuel flowing through the nation’s filling station pumps has been given the go ahead. ...
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Scientists achieve chemical breakthrough that converts sawdust ...
A team of Chinese scientists has made a chemical breakthrough that efficiently turns the lignin in waste products such as sawdust into the chemical precursors of ethanol and biodiesel. More on checkbiotech.
Gate2Biotech - http://www.gate2biotech.com/
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News about Biofuel, Oil and Environment
View list. Created by cduv on 04/11/2008 Tags:Environment, Oil, Gas, Biofuel Saved on Technology>Internet Updates: 1.-Gas 2.0 - Biofuel, oil, a revolution[1 new feeds] Tata to Launch Electric Car in Norway Within a Year View list ...
L-experiences - http://www.l-exp.com/xml/rss
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Algal biofuel firm Solazyme obtains $45 Million in Funding
By Remy
http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/26/algal-biofuel-firm-solazyme-scores-45m/?dlbk Solazyme, a South San Francisco, Calif. company that makes biofuels and other products from algae, has raised $45 million or more toward its latest funding, ...
Bio Fuel News Blog - http://www.biofuelnewsblog.com
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Africa Becoming a Biofuel Battleground
By Fr David MacGregor(Fr David MacGregor)
Horand Knaup writes: Western companies are pushing to acquire vast stretches of African land to meet the world's biofuel needs. Local farmers and governments are being showered with promises. But is this just another form of economic ...
Contact Online Weblog - http://contact-online.blogspot.com/
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Ford thinks 65mpg car won’t sell in US
By BioFuel Forum
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm. The 65mpg Ford ECOnetic will go on sale in November, but not in the US Why? Because Ford thinks a diesel model does not make business sense in this country. ...
Biofuel Blog War - http://www.biofuelwar.com
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09/06/2008
Metro Pacific cancels biofuel project with Basic
ABS CBN News - Philippines
(MPIC) has cancelled plans for a biofuel joint venture with the Basic group that had been under discussion since July. MPIC earlier signed a memorandum of ...
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Africa Becoming a Biofuel Battleground
Spiegel Online - Berlin,Germany
By Horand Knaup Western companies are pushing to acquire vast stretches of African land to meet the world's biofuel needs. Local farmers and governments are ...
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New Zealand's Biofuel Bill Promises Energy Security, Low Fuel Prices
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The parliament of New Zealand has passed the Biofuel Bill in a bid to reduce the country's dependence on imported oil and also reduce the cost of ...
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Metro Pacific shelves biofuel venture
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Sep 06, 2008 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- MEPIF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Sep. 6--THE Philippine unit of ...
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Biofuel researchers look for the good in stinkweed
KLEW - Lewiston,ID,USA
Field pennycress, also known as stinkweed, can be harvested for biodiesel production. The plant is pictured in the garden of Joe Dickson, COO of Innovation ...
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Report Says Chesapeake Watershed Set to Lead Cellulosic Biofuels Race
Lancaster Farming - Ephrata,PA,USA
Growing the biofuel crops, developing the cellulosic biofuel infrastructure, marketing the biofuel products, and developing state and local policies and ...
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09/05/2008
Biofuel push may backfire says official
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Eloise Gibson and Paula Oliver Laws have been passed that require oil companies to sell a certain amount of biofuel each year, beginning on October 1. ...
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Biofuel: The Algae Alternative
Voice of America - USA
The search continues for cheaper more efficient alternatives to corn and other food substances used to make gas additives and biofuel. ...
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Big (biofuel) stink?
Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland,Oregon,USA
Apparently, there’sa lot to like about sinkweed (more formally called "pennycress") and its biofuel potential. The seeds are 36 percent oil and they’re easy ...
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Chinese Biofuel Team to Visit Fiji
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
National Biofuel Strategic Committee chairman Viliame Yabakivou said the tour would be a follow- up to a recent visit to China by committee members ...
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09/04/2008
Biofuel bill first step to self sufficiency
National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand
By Mitchell Hall | Thursday September 4 2008 - 02:27pm The Bioenergy Association of New Zealand has lauded the passing of yesterday’s Biofuel Bill, ...
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Parliament passes biofuel bill
National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand
Parliament last night passed legislation requiring oil companies to supply biofuel at a fixed percentage of their total sales. They have to start supplying ...
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Biofuel bill becomes law
TVNZ - New Zealand
The Biofuel bill has been passed into law by parliament though the opposition is now questioning how useful it will be. The government aims to increase the ...
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Biofuel researchers look for the good in stinkweed
The Associated Press -
ALBANY, NY (AP) — The request caught dairy farmer Brian Ziehm off guard: Would he devote an acre of his fields near the Vermont line this fall to grow ...
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Does Stinkweed Have Biofuel Potential?
Fox5 KVVU - Las Vegas,NV,USA
ALBANY, NY -- An Albany-based biodiesel company hopes cultivating stinkweed brings the sweet smell of success. Innovation Fuels has convinced a handful of ...
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KLA: Republican Platform Opposes Biofuel Mandates
CattleNetwork.com - Overland Park,KS,USA
The 2008 Republican platform addresses agriculture and biofuel production. Party members support the development of alternative fuels, ...
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Forest dept launches initiative to conserve sacred groves
Times of India - India
In fact, environmentalists and dendrologist fear threat to these sacred groves due to the bio fuel policy that talks about transforming these groves into ...
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Forestry companies feel biofuel is way forward
Waste Management World - Upshire,England,UK
Forestry companies in Europe and North America are increasingly leaning towards a trend of producing biofuel. Waste wood, a by-product of the forestry ...
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09/03/2008
Strategic incentives needed for developing bio-fuel industry
IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
By Mgeta Mganga Calculated incentives are badly needed to support small and large-scale bio-fuel development in Tanzania, a renewable energy expert has said ...
UK biofuel symposium gathers
Environmental Transport Association - Weybridge,UK
The centre will carry out research across several areas of renewable-energy supply, including potential biofuel crops, the development of microbial fuel ...
Putting the focus on biofuel
SECONDHAND SENSE:BIOFUEL MOTORING has had a mixed press of late. On the one hand, there has been an enthusiastic welcome from environmentally-conscious motorists, while on the other we have begun to hear of predicted food shortages in ...
The Irish Times - Motors - http://www.irishtimes.com
Biofuel Oasis Thrives in Berkeley
By JOHN MAYBURY
BIOFUEL OASIS IN BERKELEY. Deliveries175w.
Pacifica Riptide - http://www.mayburritoville.com/pacifica_riptide/
How to Make Your Own Ethanol or Biofuel
Here are four products that can create your own fuel for the road.
Automotive Blogs - http://blogs.automotive.com/index.html
Bess: Biofuel Energy Systems Simulator
By Clean Energy Farmer
The BESS model is a software tool to calculate the energy efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and natural resource requirements of corn–to-ethanol biofuel production systems. The model provides a “cradle-to-grave” analysis of ...
Clean Energy Farming - http://agenergy.wordpress.com
Biodiesel Board Moves Into Green Building
By BioFuel Forum
The National Biodiesel Board is moving into some new digs, cleaner and greener… just like the fuel the group backs. Jefferson City, MO-based board has a new building on the east side of the city in an area that has undergone some ...
Biofuel Blog War - http://www.biofuelwar.com
09/02/2008
Student’s biofuel effort lands him on county committee
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
The committee was formed to study ways the county can reduce energy use, implement alternative energy such as biofuel and solar, and to foster the creation ...
Biofuel Mandate Fuels Disaster
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Factors behind this price spike include higher energy costs, the weak dollar, growing global demand and biofuel mandates. Of all these factors, ...
Biofuel production at ONGC’s Jharia block to begin by 2011
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... pilot production of gas from its coal-bed methane block in Jharkhand in December this year and will start commercial production of the bio-fuel by 2011. ...
Tuscola begins growing biocrops to lure biofuel industry
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign,IL,USA
The city of Tuscola is growing biocrops on city-owned property as part of an effort to attract biofuel-related industry and to help develop a market for the ...
Biofuel sustainability deal in sight
EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium
On the other hand, producers cultivating biofuel crops on 'degraded land' could be entitled to pollute more, receiving CO2 'bonuses' of up to 29 grammes ...
Ice buggy takes 84mph route to the South Pole
Times Online - UK
... Lotus has presented its latest model – a propeller-powered ski buggy that can travel at up to 84mph (135km/h) over snow and ice and runs on biofuel. ...
ARCA valves for bio-fuel production
SA Instrumentation and Control - Durban,South Africa
The first German plant for producing synthetic bio-fuel from biomass (BTL – Biomass to Liquide) started operation in Feiburg in June this year. ...
Researchers to Modify Genes for Increased Biofuel Production
By Laurel
CleanTech.com reports that researchers at Purdue University are saying that modifying genes used in cell wall formation of corn and switchgrass could help increase levels of biofuel production. The genes can be modified to produce more ...
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - http://www.biodieselinvesting.com
Algae: Biofuel of the Future?
By Jos(Aurore India)
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their ...
Aurore NEWS - http://aurorenews.blogspot.com/
Willow as a bio fuel
By megg67
Her field of study are shrub willows and the research she does will hopefully lead to willow as a biofuel in the future. It has the advantage of growing in places that may not be viable for food and it is not a food. ...
An Artist's Garden - http://megg67.wordpress.com
Galtena4s Squeezing Biofuel from the Jatropha Seed
By jatropha
by Karin Kloosterman, Jerusalem, Israel: The inedible South American native jatropha plant, could be a winning biofuel alternative, according to the Israeli company Galten. I spoke with Galten's Doro.
Jatropha HQ / Latest Global Jatropha... - http://www.jatrophahq.com
Termites Hold Key to Biofuel?
By anelibrary
As unlikely as it sounds, termites might provide a partial solution to our energy needs. Lisa Margonelli reports in The Atlantic:. But where humans have failed, the termite succeeds—spectacularly. A worker termite tears off a piece of ...
Read Free or Die - http://anelibrary.wordpress.com
09/01/2008
Small Talk: Former cricketer on sticky wicket over biofuel
Independent - London,England,UK
Today MrEdmonds is set to list Bioenergy Africa on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim), which will operate biofuel projects in Mozambique and has raised ...
Dubai-based investors to set up biofuel plant
Reuters UK - UK
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai-based asset manager Daman Investments will take a majority stake in a venture to build the emirates' first plant to produce ...
After US, Canada all set to boost biofuel sector
Commodity Online - Kochi,Kerala,India
NEW DELHI: After the thrust given by US president George W Bush, it is the turn of Canada to shift focus to biofuel sector. In a landmark decision, ...
Commodities better option
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
He blamed the current low inventory levels in most agriculture-based commodities to the biofuel hype: “We are burning a lot of agriculture-based food ...
Energy for today and tomorrow
Inquirer.net - Philippines
“Producing biofuel and producing adequate food require the same resources.” Mendoza cited disturbing figures, such as 30 percent of cultivated lands in the ...
Dubai investors to set up biofuel plant
ArabianBusiness.com - Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
by Tom Arnold on Sunday, 31 August 2008 NEW PLANT: Proposals have been announced for the first purpose built commercial biodiesel production facility in the ...
After US, Canada all set to boost biofuel sector - Commodity Online
By syndicator
After US, Canada all set to boost biofuel sectorCommodity Online, India - 2 hours agoThis move is aimed at increasing the biofuel use and finding out new seeds which can help increase biofuel production. The US has been doing this for ...
Renewable Energy News Syndicator - http://rssnews.renewable-energy-sources.com
(Solar energy) Biofuel for Everyone: Will It Solve the Energy Crisis?
By admin
Biofuel is one emerging energy source that may help address the supply-and-demand dilemma versus modern world overdependence on petroleum and petroleum-based applications. Furthermore, biofuel advocates stress that biofuels give off ...
EnergyBeingcom - http://www.energybeing.com
Former cricketer on sticky wicket over biofuel
By Graham Crawford(Graham Crawford)
Today MrEdmonds is set to list Bioenergy Africa on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim), which will operate biofuel projects in Mozambique and has raised £8.6m from the IPO. The topic of biofuels can get people's hackles up, ...
C-Questor Carbon Markets and... - http://cquestor.blogspot.com/
Flexibility key to rural survival High loonie BSE biofuel boom ...
By admin
Flexibility key to rural survival High loonie BSE biofuel boom test farmers Business An article from Winnipeg Free Press [...]
Bio Fuel News Blog - http://www.biofuelnewsblog.com
BioFuel Announces Amendment to Credit Agreement
By puizblog(puizblog)
BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. announced today that its operating subsidiaries, which own and operate the Wood River and Fairmont ethanol plants, had amended their credit agreement. The amendment permits the subsidiaries' full access to their $20 ...
world News Line - http://miningnewsline.blogspot.com/
08/31/2008
Ethanol start-up gets critical cash boost
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The stock of the parent company, Denver-based BioFuel Energy Corp., soared 16 percent on the news. BioFuel shares on Friday closed at $1.44 a share, ...
Salem biofuel producer expands capacity
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
(AP) — A Salem based commercial-grade biofuel producer is gearing up to produce about 5 million gallons of biofuel each year — and just in time. ...
NSP cohosts International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel
High Plains Journal - Dodge City,KS,USA
The International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel kicked off Aug. 19 in Houston, Texas with an impressive slate of speakers. Starting Aug. ...
Columbia firm seeks millions to fund biofuel plants
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
By Chase Purdy (Contact) East Coast Ethanol LLC, a Midlands-based company, is proposing to build a corn-based ethanol plant southeast of the city. ...
US trade agency funds bio fuel study
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
The grant is expected to provide cost-benefit analysis on potential bio fuel resources and technologies. It will also recommend appropriate industry ...
Chinese scientists succeded to transform sawdust into biofuel
Fordaq - Bruxelles,Belgium
By keyword By subject It was a chemical breakthrough. According to a report in New Scientist, Yuan Kou at Peking University in Beijing, China, ...
Biodiesel & death of free markets
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
One, any person advocating biodiesel, or indeed any biofuel (except those from recycled or agro-byproducts ), in today’s economy is dangerously against free ...
Don’t power cars with scarce food
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
According to Oxfam, the amount of biofuel it takes to fill the tank of a 4x4 is equivalent to what feeds a person for an entire year. ...
NSP cohosts International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel - High ...
By syndicator
NSP cohosts International Conference on Sorghum for BiofuelHigh Plains Journal, KS - 8 minutes ago19 and over the next three days, the conference will highlight up-and-coming research on the use of sorghum for biofuel production and ...
Renewable Energy News Syndicator - http://rssnews.renewable-energy-sources.com
Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel - Biodiesel is an Eco Frien
By Remy
Biodiesel has many advantages over other biofuels, especially in its ability to be used in existing diesel autos. It is also an excellent alternative source of energy.
Bio Fuel News Blog - http://www.biofuelnewsblog.com
Biofuel workshops to save gas
An eastern Iowa driver hasn't filled up at a gas station since mid-March, even though he's been driving just as much as he usually would.
KWWL - ****Top Story Rotator - http://www.kwwl.com/global/category.asp?c=130948
Chinese scientists succeded to transform sawdust into biofuel
By Eric
Who doesn’t make a little sawdust now and then in the garage? This might lead to a Sauder furniture shortage. Chinese scientists succeded to transform sawdust into biofuel.
Getting Green Off The Grid - http://www.gridlink.net
GM biofuel panel takes on food vs. fuel debate
General Motors organized a Biofuels Summit in conjunction with the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle. Beth Lowery, VP for Environmental Affairs was part of a panel discussing food vs fuel, infrastructure and next generation biofuels. ...
Green Fuels Forecast RSS Feed - http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com
08/30/2008
UPDATE 1-BioFuel amends credit agreement, shares rise
Reuters - USA
Aug 29 (Reuters) - BioFuel Energy Corp (BIOF.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it had amended its credit agreement to allow its subsidiaries ...
BioFuel shares soar; operating units get liquidity from amended ...
Forbes - NY,USA
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of BioFuel Energy soared Friday after the company said its operating subsidiaries amended their credit agreement to ...
Celebrities to help celebrate opening of biofuels plant
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
“It’s very cool to have Willie Nelson involved,” as well as Annie Nelson, a national leader in the biofuel movement, said Ian Hill, co-founder of SeQuential ...
ESV Group FY loss widens; says continues to seek further financing ...
Forbes - NY,USA
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Biofuel farming and logistics company ESV Group Plc. Friday reported a wider full-year loss, adding it continues to seek ...
Algae: Biofuel of the future?
By manojap.nair@gmail.com
Most previous and current research on algae biofuel, explained Colosi, has used the algae in a manner similar to its natural state — essentially letting it grow in water with just the naturally occurring inputs of atmospheric carbon ...
Fusiontalk -The Science &Technology... - http://fusionsci-tech.blogspot.com/
Biofuel Energy amends credit agreement, still in trouble
Under the amended credit agreement, Biofuel's (Nasdaq:BIOF) operating subsidiaries will have access to USD 20m in working capital; previously they had access to only USD 5m. The subsidiaries will also have daily access to their revenue ...
NEW ENERGY FINANCE - Continent:... - http://www.newenergymatters.com
UK 'should end biofuel subsidies'
By Tectonia Green(Tectonia Green)
"In the UK alone, biofuel subsidies cost £550m annually. In 2005, a similar investment in preventing deforestation and peatland destruction could have offset the equivalent of up to 37% of all UK CO2 emissions. ...
Climate & Change - http://climatetochange.blogspot.com/
The Biofuel Song
By Jill Richardson
The Biofuel Song. Hey, forget the Supermarkets. We will use Corn and Sugarcane to make Bio Fuel. This is profitable! Ha, ha, ha, haaaaa ! Bio fuel... will make us more hungry... bio fuel...crazy idea Evil men, with that wicked intention ...
La Vida Locavore - Front Page - http://www.lavidalocavore.org
Flying Opens Biofuel Center at Navotas Fish Port
By Marc
Flying V, a member of the small oil players in the Philippines, announced that they have put up a biodiesel center at Navotas fish port in order to take advantage of the multitude of vehicles who load and unload fish daily at that area. ...
Alternat1ve.com - One Alternative... - http://www.alternat1ve.com
08/29/2008
Biofuel plant coming to Grand Junction
Grand Junction Free Press - Grand Junction,Colorado,USA
GRAND JUNCTION — Lignol Energy Corporation has selected Grand Junction as the site for its new commercial demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant. ...
Obama rides in on beer biofuel
Greenbang - London,England,UK
Amid all the hoo-haa, back-slapping and general political razzmatazz going on at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week as Barack Obama ...
Roundtable Promotes International Biofuel Standard
SustainableBusiness.com - Huntington Station,NY,USA
Proposed standards would require biofuel producers to consider the entire life cycle of their crops, plan for water management, create buffer zones for land ...
Sayre tapped to lead biofuel research at Danforth Plant Science Center
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte,NC,USA
“Extracting oil from algae to produce a more sustainable biofuel is one of the most promising and exciting areas of biofuels research today,” said Sayre, ...
Taking Algae Biofuel to the Next Level: Solazyme Gets $45M
By Nick Chambers
Solazyme’s novel biofuel production method involves growing algae in the absence of light. In nature, algae use light to make sugar and then make oil from that sugar. Solazyme skips the light part and just feeds their algae sugar to get ...
Gas 2.0 - http://gas2.org
Tweaking corn genes to boost biofuel yields
By Lee Bruno
Researchers say modifying genes involved in cell-wall formation could increase biofuel outputs.
Cleantech Group - Accelerating... - http://media.cleantech.com
Biofuel: The "Grease to Greece" Trip
A group of ambitious travelers ventured from London to Greece on merely a tank of grease. The ten day excursion covered more than 1800 miles by using only 92 gallons of cooking oil.
Weather Plus - http://www.weatherplus.com/
Scientists achieve chemical breakthrough that converts sawdust ...
A team of Chinese scientists has made a chemical breakthrough that efficiently turns the lignin in waste products such as sawdust into the chemical precursors of ethanol and biodiesel. In recent years, the twin threats of global warming ...
- http://www.newspostonline.com
Guinea Biofuel Bio-petroleum, electricity
Biofuel: Guinea; Biofuel; Bio-petroleum, electricity. Guinea By AT Viljamaa DINAVIA ENERGY bio-petroleum/ electricity system.[1] Dinavia Energy have achieved to produce first existing bio-petroleum.[2] This system is based on an ...
Car and Auto New Messages - http://forum.cars-buynow.com
08/28/2008
UW scientist starts algae-for-biofuel company
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
University of Washington scientist Rose Ann Cattolico is helping start a company that will work with biofuel producers to develop strains of oily algae well ...
Beer-based biofuel, trash brigade help turn convention green
AFP -
DENVER, Colorado (AFP) — The Democratic Party is using beer-based biofuel and a recycling brigade guarding trash cans to help ease the environmental impact ...
Plea over biofuel subsidies
The Press Association -
... destruction of peatlands as they do on misguided biofuel subsidies (15 billion US dollars), this would halve the total costs of tackling climate change. ...
GRANTS AWARDED TO BCC TO CONTINUE BIOFUEL DEVELOPMENT
Leland Tribune - Leland,NC,USA
The NCCCS BioNetwork awarded BCC over $200000 in 2007 to pay for the first phase of the biofuel project,which included constructing the tanks for culturing ...
Shift biofuel subsidies into REDD: Report
Carbon Positive - Hague,Netherlands
Developed country governments should re-direct biofuel subsidies toward preventing deforestation for a far better climate outcome, a UK think-tank claims. ...
Standard cashes in its chips as NTR eyes up biofuel prospects
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
So Standard Life has cashed in its remaining stack of NTR chips, ending one of the most lucrative associations between a large Life Assurance player and a ...
Government urged to ditch biofuel subsidies
Business Green - London,England,UK
Projects designed to halt deforestation and peatland destruction represent a far more cost effective means of cutting carbon emissions than biofuel ...
‘Save rainforests and end biofuel aid’
nebusiness.co.uk - UK
THE Government should stop funding subsidies for biofuels to tackle climate change and instead use the money to stop the destruction of rainforests and ...
Biofuel for Everyone: Will It Solve the Energy Crisis
By gpatterson
Is it any wonder that renewable sources of energy are gaining in popularity as an alternative resource Biofuel is one emerging energy source that may help address the supply-and-demand dilemma versus modern world overdependence on ...
Full text business | corporate... - http://www.content4reprint.com/business/corporate/
Enterprise Rent-A-Car invests in algae biofuel research
By AndyMcCue
Following on from Greenbang’s article yesterday about the call for biofuel subsidies to be scrapped because they are a ‘waste of money’, this piece of news caught our eye about the future direction of biofuel research. ...
Greenbang - http://www.greenbang.com
Enterprise Taps Sayre to Head Biofuel Efforts
By John Davis
“Extracting oil from algae to produce a more sustainable biofuel is one of the most promising and exciting areas of biofuels research today,” said Sayre, formerly a professor in the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at ...
Domestic Fuel - http://domesticfuel.com
Government urged to ditch biofuel subsidies
By author@nospam.vnunet.com (James Murray)
Projects designed to halt deforestation and peatland destruction represent a far more cost effective means of cutting carbon emissions than biofuel subsidies and should play a greater role in the...
The most recent articles from... - http://www.businessgreen.com/
The TransAntarctic Biofuel-Powered Expedition
The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition will cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, then heading north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo, covering distance of around ...
Digg / Environment / upcoming - http://digg.com/environment
08/27/2008
Biofuel research growing in Burke County
True Citizen (subscription) - Waynesboro,GA,USA
The University of Georgia is studying crops for biofuel production at its research center outside of Midville. Since the Southeast Georgia Research and ...
ADM, Deere, Monsanto start joint bioenergy project
CNNMoney.com - USA
They can be used as feed, to generate electricity and as feedstock to make biofuel. Stover is normally left on the field to help control erosion. ...
Biofuel buses could hit end of line
Globe and Mail - Canada
Amid concerns over rising fuel costs and the growing worldwide debate over the environmental benefits of biofuels, Toronto's transit agency will consider ...
Biofuel subsidies a ‘waste of money’
Greenbang - London,England,UK
A new report by the Policy Exchange, The Root of the Matter, claims the money spent on biofuel subsidies would be better spent saving forests and peatlands ...
Algae-to-Biofuel Grows $45M for Solazyme
Earth2Tech - San Francisco,CA,USA
Last week, Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson said confidently that his synthetic biology startup would be able to produce millions of gallons of biofuel from ...
Video: Oil addiction and biofuel dangers simplified
By Xavier Navarro
The video outlines the reasons as follows: if high demand and fear of the short of supply make oil prices rise, then biofuel producers use feedstock to make their biofuels. Then, the high oil prices and the shortage of feedstocks make ...
AutoblogGreen - http://www.autobloggreen.com
Roundtable develops international biofuel standard
By Shawn Schuster
So a team of biofuel experts, known as the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) got together to discuss all biofuel options, including palm oil, soybeans and sugar cane to name a few. This group is aware of the many problems that ...
Green Daily - http://www.greendaily.com
Cyanobacteria: The Next Big Biofuel?
Cyanobacteria can convert up to 10 percent of the sun’s energy into biomass. This is a drastic improvement over the 1 percent rate of crops like corn and sugarcane, as well as the 5 percent rate of algae.
Digg / Environment / upcoming - http://digg.com/environment
International Biofuel Standard Set
By Environmental Leader
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has gathered environmentalists, industry leaders, and university researchers to develop the first international standard for biofuel production, Worldwatch Institute reports. ...
Environmental Leader - http://www.environmentalleader.com
Cyanobacteria: The Next Big Biofuel?
By Ariel Schwartz
Could cyanobacteria eventually become a more popular biofuel than corn, sugarcane, or even algae? Quite possibly. According to Science Daily, cyanobacteria can convert up to 10 percent of the sun’s energy into biomass. ...
CleanTechnica - http://cleantechnica.com
08/26/2008
UK 'should end biofuel subsidies'
BBC News - UK
The government currently spends £550m annually on biofuel subsidies. The Conservatives said biofuels "may be damaging the environment and endangering food ...
Air NZ plans a nutty take-off to trial biofuel
National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand
Jet fuel prices have recently been as high as $US174 ($NZ250) a barrel, and a biofuel can be made for about 30 percent less. But airlines are mainly looking ...
Princess Anne officials to get update in biofuel plant
Examiner.com - USA
Aug 25, 2008 6:40 AM (11 mins ago) AP Princess Anne, Md. (Map, News) - Representatives of the Greenlight biofuels plant in Princess Anne are scheduled to ...
Speakers praise bio-fuel company
Fort Scott Tribune - Fort Scott,KS,USA
I would have a word of caution, there is a very pronounced anti-biofuel crowd and they cannot be allowed to be successful. They have the same mentality that ...
Roundtable reveals international biofuel standard
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
The labor on biofuel farms is not always fair. The diversion of feedstocks from food to fuel may be driving up global commodity prices. ...
Biofuel: Algae takes lead over jatropha
Chandigarh Tribune - India
Algae can be the cheapest source of biofuel that is easily produced, which can help in reducing pollution in various industries like chemical, textile, ...
Bio-fuel workshop
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
Workshop on Bio-fuel as a non-conventional source of energy at ADP College in Nagaon. Three-day training programme on packaging of food products organised ...
K-State Ag Today: Switch grass, other grasses show promise for biofuel
KTKA.com - Topeka,KS,USA
Across the globe, researchers continue their quest for more crops that could be used in cellulosic ethanol production. Some of that work is happening at ...
UK Should End Biofuel Subsidies
The government should stop funding biofuels and use the money to halt the destruction of rainforests and peatland instead.
Digg / Environment / upcoming - http://digg.com/environment
BIOFUEL FOR FLINT
By Terry Bankert(Terry Bankert)
Flint and Michigan have a great opportunity to lead the world in biofuel production. In September the Swedish King promoting one of his countries corporations comes to Flint Mi USA to break ground for a BIO Plant. Great! ...
Good Morning Flint - http://goodmorningflint.blogspot.com/
Air New Zealand Bio Fuel Trial on Track for Year-End
Air New Zealand is a step closer to its bio-fuel test flight using a 747-400 aircraft, with the refining of the sustainable fuel underway in the US. Air New Zealand General Manager Airline...
AirTransportNews.aero - http://www.airtransportnews.aero/
Air New Zealand Bio Fuel Trial on Track
Air New Zealand is a step closer to its bio-fuel test flight using a 747-400 aircraft, with the refining of the sustainable fuel underway in the US.
Scoop NZ - Business - http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Lotus Makes Biofuel-Powered "Concept Ice Vehicle" for Antarctica ...
The biofuel-powered Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV), made by Lotus, will be used to cross the coldest contintent, Antarctica, to raise awareness about "how Antarctica’s fate affects the whole environment." Live feeds and results from ...
TreeHugger - http://www.treehugger.com/
08/25/2008
'Delivering a global biofuel industry is a big challenge'
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
What are the major challenges that the global and Indian biofuel industries face? The major challenges are to deliver a global industry which is both ...
Railways nod to bio-fuel
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
“Since the rise in the price of crude oil, bio-fuel from jatropha would cut costs and leave an impact on the environment,” said Binay Krishna Patel, ...
Draft guidelines for sustainable biofuel production focuses on ...
Financial Express - Bombay,India
They could also be used to compare environmental/social impacts of biofuel alternatives," says a note from the International Service for the Acquisition of ...
Used cooking oil is turned into biofuel
Processing Talk - UK
When asked about the future of biofuel in general, and biodiesel specifically, Ausin is reluctant to make predictions. "To forecast this you'd need a ...
Local CPO demand may offset drop in prices
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Robust domestic demand on crude palm oil (CPO) for biofuel is likely to compensate losses from declining prices of CPO on world markets, a ministry official ...
10 Things to Know About Biden and Energy
Earth2Tech - San Francisco,CA,USA
(See the Apollo Alliance) Biofuel Fan: He’sa big biofuels advocate. While he acknowledges that corn ethanol “is not the silver bullet,” he calls it an ...
`Educate Consumers on More Efficient Use of Energy'
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Saw added that Shell was keen to work with the government on developing biofuel. "Biofuel is another interesting option. It can, depending on which crop ...
Non Food Biofuel Crops Are A Bunch Of Weeds: UN Scientists
UN Scientists are very worried about so called second generation biofuel crops. These crops are non food (first generation crops are food crops) but most of them are classified as 'invasive species'. In other words they threaten to ...
Digg / upcoming - http://digg.com/
'Delivering a global biofuel industry is a big challenge'
By coyote(Paul Laudanski (mailto:admin@peakoil.com))
Q&A: Philip G New, British Petroleum president (global biofuels) At a time when energy experts around the world are debating the “food versus fuel” debate, British Petroleum President (global biofuels) Philip G New tells Sudheer Pal ...
Peak Oil News - http://www.peakoil.com
Slow Down with Biofuel (District of Columbia )
Posted by Website Introductions: (/District of Columbia) The biofuel frenzy is often criticized for its effects on the escalating food prices. Because profit is higher if food is produced for biofuel, farmers tend to plant more of this ...
Biofuel Blog, - http://biofuel.knowledge1000.com
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Non Food Biofuel Crops Are Highly Risky According To The United ...
By Remy
Food crops for the use of biofuels are massively controversial but the so-called second generation biofuel crops have massive side effects as well. These more recent crops are non food, but experts are warning that many of them are ...
Bio Fuel News Blog - http://www.biofuelnewsblog.com
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