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• CLG & ARA To Develop Drop-in Diesel Domestic Fuel (Today) - ARA’s ReadiJet Alternative Fuel Initiative has a new member: Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) a 50-50 joint venture between Chevron Products Company and Lummus Technology. The goal of the project is to create drop-in diesel and jet kero biofuels. The two companies will work together to...
• Report Raises Concerns Over Biomass Production Domestic Fuel (Today) - A new report from Carbon Trade Watch, “Nothing Neutral Here: Large-scale biomass subsidies in the UK and the role of the EU ETS,” is sounding alarms over the UK’s move to increase biomass consumption as part of its green economy plans. Earlier this month, Brazilian...
• El Salvador to Create Geothermal Training Center Domestic Fuel (Today) - El Salvador is soon to be the home of a new international geothermal training center for Latin America and the Caribbean. The country received a grant for $2 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the center will help aid countries learn how to...
• Contact Your Local Reporters Domestic Fuel (Today) - Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “When was the last time you talked to a journalist about agriculture?” The question was inspired by an AgChat Twitter conversation question that had been submitted by @BASFAgro! We’re supposed to stand up for our industry and livelihoods that...
• Stuart Jet Center Flies Solar Domestic Fuel (Today) - Stuart Jet Center has added solar energy to three of their hangers. The 50 kilowatt system was installed by Peak Solar LLC and is the 5th largest privately owned solar energy system in Florida. The return on investment for the project is estimated to be between 5-7 years...
• “Philippine Government Review Biofuels Programme.” Biofuels Digest (Today) - Today on Twitter. AGNBiofuels: Philippine Government Review Biofuels Programme christackett: How much do Republicans hate clean energy? House GOP wants to ban the Navy from using biofuels. Achfeeds: Amyris and the challenges of scaling biofuels production: The article first appeared on GigaOM Pro, subscription…...
• Brenntag tapped to market Zemea propanediol in India Biofuels Digest (Today) - In Delaware, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announced that they have appointed Brenntag India as their distributor for Zemea propanediol in India. Zemea is a natural, 100 percent biobased ingredient made from corn sugar through fermentation and developed for use in the cosmetics...
• Green Fuels slashes ethanol price in Zimbabwe Biofuels Digest (Today) - In Zimbabwe, Green Fuels says it is selling ethanol to retail fuel stations for $1 per litre, about 19 cents per litre cheaper than it should be in order to get a foothold in the local market. Retailers are turning around and selling ethanol...
• Aussies warned on E10 price impacts Biofuels Digest (Today) - In Australia, the New South Wales Treasury has repeatedly warned the regional government that the benefits of the 6% ethanol blending policy are questionable at best, with any savings at the pump from E10 being balanced out by the lower energy content in ethanol-blended...
• Sustainable AgroEnergy assets frozen in UK Biofuels Digest (Today) - In the UK, fallout from Sustainable AgroEnergy which is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and later had its assets frozen. Now it seems that some investors may have been “mis-sold” interest in the company by regulated financial advisors, meaning that some may...
• Rentech revenues soar in Q1 Biofuels Digest (Today) - In California, Rentech has reported its Q1 financial results, with a net loss per share of $0.01. Revenue was 57% higher than estimated as warm weather has allowed farmers to begin using fertilizer earlier, allowing the company to monetize its principal asset, the East...
• US court overturns alpha-amylase enzyme ruling in Novozymes-Danisco battle Biofuels Digest (Today) - In Wisconsin, a federal district court judge has found in favor of Danisco in an on-going dispute between it and Novozymes regarding the patent on an alpha-amylase enzyme. The judge overturned a last October’s ruling and $18.2 million in damages in favor of Novozymes,...
• Deadline looms for $100K Iowa blender pump grants Biofuels Digest (Today) - In Iowa, retail fuel stations can apply for up to $100,000 each in grant funding from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board as part of the third $1 million tranche aimed at helping increase the number of blender pumps available to the public during...
• Energy station of the future: Propel launches first Clean Mobility Center Biofuels Digest (Today) - Free tire air for improved fuel economy; bicycle tuning; renewable fuels; on-demand carbon offsets; at-pump recycling; community transit info; Propel’s got it all going in the Golden State. In California, Propel Fuels is launching the company’s first Clean Mobility Center, in Fullerton. The Center...
• The $6 Gasoline That Almost Was Biofuels Digest (Today) - Mad as heck about $5 gasoline? According to new research from Iowa State, the price could have hit $6 per gallon, if the US had not had its ethanol supply. A landmark 2009 study, conducted by researchers at Iowa State’s Center for Agricultural and...
• Ethanol Safety Seminar to be Held in Rockford, IL Renewable Fuels Association (Yesterday) - (May 15, 2012) Washington - The Renewable Fuels Association, CN Railway and Adkins Energy will co-host an Ethanol Safety Seminar in Rockford, IL on May 22nd at the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center. This seminar is free.  To accommodate schedules and reach as many...
• Report Shows Ethanol Kept Gas Prices Lower in 2011 Domestic Fuel (Yesterday) - An update to a 2009 report from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) on the impact of ethanol on domestic gasoline prices was released today, showing that ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by $1.09 per gallon nationally last year. Renewable Fuels Association President...
• Asia Report: Solar Dumping Announcement Set for May 17 Renewable Energy World (Yesterday) - Seven months after a trade investigation was launched, American solar companies and Chinese solar manufacturers will finally get a clear picture of the challenges ahead....
• Discovery of Plant Proteins May Boost Agricultural Yields and Biofuel Production Renewable Energy World (Yesterday) - Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State University discovered a family of plant proteins that play a role in the production of seed oils, substances important for animal and human nutrition, biorenewable chemicals and biofuels....
• New University Study: Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices by More than $1 in 2011 Renewable Fuels Association (Yesterday) - Reminder:  A media call with one author of the report, Professor Dermot Hayes, will occur at 2:00 p.m. Eastern today.  Call information is 1-800-247-5110; passcode is Ethanol2. (May 15, 2012)  Washington - America’s growing use of domestically-produced ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average...
• Bonsucro expects to certify sustainability for 30% of world’s sugarcane by 2020 Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - In the UK, Bonsucro, the only sustainability certification system for sugarcane, expects to certify 5% of the world’s sugarcane in two years and up to a third by 2020. Increased demand by consumers for proof of sustainability has pushed Brazilian mills seeking entry into...
• Saudi Arabia Launches Massive Renewable Program with Hybrid FITs Renewable Energy World (Yesterday) - While North America continues to dawdle on the road to the renewable revolution, the conservative, oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has proposed one of the most sweeping and massive moves to renewable energy on the planet....
• 2012 Alt Clean Transportation Expo Kicks Off Domestic Fuel (Yesterday) - Long Beach, California is the host of the 2012 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, an event that showcases alternatively fueled vehicles. One of the participants is ROUSH CleanTech, who will be speaking with consumers and fleet managers to discuss propane autogas. The company’s vice president...
• Researchers Look at Using Food Waste for Hydrogen Domestic Fuel (Yesterday) - What might be a good use of food waste? Hydrogen. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK are creating bioenergy in the form of hydrogen for use an an alternative to gasoline. Researchers note that in a country like Brazil that is converting...
• Hall County Schools Adopt Propane Autogas Domestic Fuel (Yesterday) - The Hall County School system is the first in Georgia to adopt propane autogas for its school bus fleet. The buses were unveiled during a “Georgians supporting Georgians for a greener community” event that featured Governor Nathan Deal and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle. Hall County...
• “Our algae will eat your waste CO2 and turn it into oil.” Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - Today on Twitter. inferiae4542: Republicans Order Navy to Quit Buying Biofuels jcpreece: Pond Biofuels: Our algae will eat your waste CO2 and turn it into oil. #ocediscovery #cleantech ecoenergyinfo: Biofuel News: Biofuels Firm Turns Up Heat On Brevard Tax Cut molecular_sieve: Ethanol and RFS...
• Vertichem to acquire Thesis Chemistry Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - In Canada, Toronto-based Vertichem Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Thesis Chemistry, an Ohio, US headquartered company with operations in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.  Thesis is currently commercializing its technology platform for the production of vanillin (the active component of vanilla flavoring) and aromatic aldehydes...
• Bonsucro expects to certify sustainability for 5% of world’s sugarcane by 2020 Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - In the UK, Bonsucro, the only sustainability certification system for sugarcane, expects to certify 5% of the world’s sugarcane in two years and up to a third by 2020. Increased demand by consumers for proof of sustainability has pushed Brazilian mills seeking entry into...
• Cellulosic biofuels developer proposes to clean up Africa’s Lake Victoria Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - In Rwanda, a Las Vegas-based company called CrapCo Cellulosic Process Company is pitching the East African Community to use its new technology to process the water hyacinth that has plagued Lake Victoria for decades into ethanol and water. The secretariat for the EAC had...
• Climate-change threatened Pacific nations turn to biodiesel Biofuels Digest (Yesterday) - In the Central Pacific, small island nations who are among the most vulnerable to climate change are weaning themselves off diesel with plans to run their countries off of coconut-based biodiesel and other renewables. Tokelau plans to be self-reliant by this year while the...

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