July, 2010

  LS9: the right technology to scale up biofuel production The biofuel market is turning into a diverse romp of venture-backed companies auditioning different microbes, catalysts and feedstocks, all with the same goal: to quickly, efficiently and...

  Biodiesel from butter, the list of feedstocks never stops growing Butter could provide an eco-friendly raw material for making biodiesel fuel. Credit: USDA, Agricultural Research Service The search for new raw materials for making biodiesel fuel...

  Freedom Environmental will provide Pristine Biodiesel with yellow grease Photo from: http://www.pristinebiodiesel.com/ ORLANDO, Fla., Jul 27, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Freedom Environmental Services (Pink Sheets:FRDM) announced today that...

  2 Iowa School Districts win “Biodiesel Backer” grants Photo from: http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/blog/2007/02/biodiesel-toys-galore-and-cool-ones.html The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association last week awarded $2,500 grants to each of two Iowa...

  Adelanto, CA: Two planned biodiesel plants will not be built Photo from: http://www.biodieselprocessor.org/Biodiesel_Grants.htm Two alternative energy companies slated to launch biodiesel production plants in Adelanto have both abandoned their...

  North Carolina biodiesel pilot plant will use enzymes to convert feedstocks The Piedmont Biofuels pilot plant will produce around 12,600 gallons of biodiesel a year Industrial enzyme producer Novozymes and North Carolina biofuels company Piedmont...

  Montana test of biodiesel B20 in railway locomotive goes forward A switch engine in Havre, Montana is making the switch to 20 percent biodiesel for a year-long experiment to see how it works on trains in the Treasure State. On July 17, BNSF Railway...

  EPA unveils information about canola oil as a biodiesel feedstock Photo from: http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2007/10/biofuel.html The U.S. EPA has released a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for its recent modeling of the canola oil biodiesel...

  Aberdeen, Miss.: Tacker sentenced to 5 years over biodiesel scam against federal government Tommy Tacker leaves the federal courthouse in Aberdeen in February A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for scamming the federal government...

  From the UK: research underway may lead to more sustainable palm oil biodiesel Photo from: http://www.etawau.com/OilPalm/PalmOil.htm Palm oil is a cheap `miracle product´ used in food, cosmetics, animal feed, tyres and biodiesel. But the expansion...

  BP buys into biofuel with purchase of Verenium There was a time not so long ago when BP tried to brand itself as being "Beyond Petroleum." That tagline is, of course, laughable now that BP has turned the Gulf into a giant petroleum bathtub...

  ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics collaborate on algae biofuel greenhouse/lab A new greenhouse facility has been opened in California with the aim of enabling the next level of research and testing of an algae biofuels programme. ExxonMobil and...

  Biodiesel industry consultant Wayne Lee speaks out Photo from: http://www.lee-enterprises.com/ The owner of nationally recognized biodiesel consulting firm, Lee Enterprises, is passionate and outspoken about the industry. This week he shared his...

  Alion Science evaluates pennycress as a feedstock for biodiesel Photo from: http://www.farmweeknow.com/story.aspx?s=24220 Alion Science and Technology was contracted by the Biotechnology Research and Development Center (BRDC) for the development...

  The complete story of WVO-to-biodiesel: the high price of grease Photo from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378941,00.html SALISBURY -- Most french fry lovers don't know that they've gone green on yellow gold. It sounds scientific...

  Nebraska electric utility testing biomass fuel pellets from corn wastes The North Omaha Station will replace up to 5% of the coal in one of its five boilers with the corn biomass pellets on the trial this August Nebraska utility Omaha Public Power...

  Federally-funded algae biofuel research projects revisited The Aquatic Species Program was launched in 1978 by president Jimmy Carter to explore the potential of algae as an energy source. About $25 million was put into the program until it was...

  Brazil will help to create a thriving biodiesel industry in Kenya Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Kenyan president Mwai Kibalki, left, at Nairobi State House, Kenya, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Brazalian president is on...

  Researchers at North Carolina State University pioneer better biofuel production techniques “Our eventual goal is to use this technique for any type of feedstock, to produce any biofuel or biochemical that can use these sugars,” says Dr. Ratna...

  Celebrating the Fourth of July with Our Troops in Iraq Posted by Dr. Jill Biden on July 04, 2010 at 01:00 PM EDT Last night, my husband Joe and I flew to Iraq to celebrate the Fourth of July with our troops. I can't think of a better way to...

  Ethanol update: is ethanol really “the peace fuel”? “AMERICA’S sensible fuel,” reads a TV advertisement, while a soothing melody plays in the background. Other ads tout a fuel that promotes peace and is economical, home-produced, clean and renewable...

  EcoloCap Solutions Inc. sells biodiesel production system to Kansas plant Photo from: http://www.ecolocap.com/site/en/nano-processing-waste-unit.html BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS, Jun 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- EcoloCap Solutions Inc. /quotes...