Driving along the highway, it was impossible to tell that the back of the small pickup was laden with 5,000 pounds of three black steel barrels.
Air Canada, Airbus ask McGill group to study biofuel options
Imagine a day when a giant airplane takes off, powered by plant oils, spent cooking oil or just plain old garbage instead of traditional jet fuel.
ESA will launch $524m BIOMASS orbiter to monitor Earth’s forests
A 400-million Euro ($524,400,000) Earth observation mission was given a green light by the European Space Agency (ESA) Tuesday, signaling for the first time an attempt to measure global forest biomass from space.
Advanced Biofuels to retrofit Moses Lake, WA plant for cellulosic
Advanced Biofuels Corp. has bought a legacy 7 MMgy ethanol plant in Moses Lake, Wash., with plans to retrofit existing systems and install new pretreatment process equipment, converting the facility into a 6 MMgy advanced ethanol facility.
US-DOE announces innovative projects to develop drop-in biofuels for military jets and ships
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As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced nearly $18 million in four innovative pilot-scale biorefineries that will test renewable biofuels.
A partnership to stimulate forest economy through biocoal production
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FPInnovations and the Centre technologique des résidus industriels(CTRI) have announced a joint research project relating to the production of biocoal from forest biomass—a raw material usually left on cutovers.
Green method to help upgrade biomass waste into valuable chemicals
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University of Wisconsin-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it to replace fossil fuels as a source of chemical feedstocks.
Ferndale, WA firm awarded $4.6 million grant to convert woody biomass to biofuel
It has taken three years of development, but now Karl Seck will get a chance to bring an innovative biofuel technology to the U.S. market.
USDA extends agreement to promote renewable fuels in the aviation industry
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is extending for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry.
Colorado to offer $3.1 million in tax credits for Cool Planet HQ
Cool Planet Energy Systems took a step closer Friday to a corporate relocation and expansion that could bring nearly 400 jobs to the metro area and place the state at the center of a biofuel revolution.
ZeaChem’s Boardman, OR cellulosic ethanol plant in trouble
Just a few weeks after announcing it had begun operations and was looking to “ramp up to full capacity,” the federally backed ZeaChem cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in Boardman, Ore., appears to be teetering.
University of Alberta biotech startup finds new use for old paper
The smell of money could — literally — be in the air at paper-recycling facilities if a plan to turn waste from the recycling process into valuable chemicals takes hold. Crystal Theodore, a fourth-year chemical engineering student at the University of Alberta, is one of the academic forces that developed the idea for Upcycled Aromatics…
Ontario’s biomass jet fuel project up in the air
Almost two years ago, the Ontario government awarded Los Angeles-based energy company, Rentech Inc. the ‘largest wood supply offer to date.’
Montana tribal forest biomass could become jet fuel
Woody debris and logging waste from Flathead Indian Reservation forests could end up powering jets as aviation biofuel.
Pasadena company ships wood-based biodiesel
A Pasadena-based company that produces renewable fuels from wood chips has shipped the first production of cellulosic diesel from its plant in Columbus, Miss.
From bunker fuel to biofuel: Maersk Line shipping looks to lower carbon footprint
As I read and write about U.S. pellet/wood resource exports from the U.S., I sometimes wonder about the carbon footprint of these ships, or how much fuel is used to transport materials overseas.
Boardman Oregon wood waste biofuel plant starts production
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The ZeaChem biorefinery in Boardman is officially producing ethanol from sawdust.
Southern Research Institute wins $925,000 Dept. of Energy award to liquefy biomass for production of transportation fuels
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Southern Research Institute today announced it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Energy to develop a mild liquefaction process that will economically convert biomass to petroleum refinery-ready bio-oils.
Tribe to launch biomass-fueled fuel cell plant in Northern California
Fuel cells used to be a favorite promising technology for many renewable energy advocates.
Biomass bonanza – Companies put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals
Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals, as Emma Davies finds out.
