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Ethanol good news, bad news: E85 beats E10 in fuel economy in Nebraska study; producers face double counting of GHGs under new EPA rules
In Washington, the EPA said that “nearly all” US ethanol plants will qualify as “major emitters” of greenhouse gases and be required to obtain Title V permits, under new proposed EPA regulations.
The new rule, proposed by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson after a landmark 2007 Supreme Court ruling permitting EPA to classify and regulate CO2 as [...]
Sweden grants $73 million to Chemrec for demo of black liquor gasification for biofuels
In Sweden, the Swedish Energy R&D Board announced a $73 million grant in support of a demonstration of Chemrec’s technology for production of the renewable motor fuels BioDME and Biomethanol. The plant will be built at the Domsjö Fabriker biorefinery in Örnsköldsvik.
The investment grant is contingent on approval by the EU Directorate General for Competition [...]
Digest columnist examines Amyris Biotechnologies, “Position only for growth” PROFITS principle
By Biofuels Digest columnist Dr. Rosalie Lober
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LEFT BEHIND
We all can’t be first adopters. But…it is worthwhile to learn to think like one. What is it that propels some leaders to move beyond all others? How do they think? How do they choose the path to get there? How do they [...]
150 mpg Algaeus starts coast-to-coast tour on algal fuel, electric power on Sept 8th
In California, Sapphire Energy and the producers of the award-winning film FUEL announced that the “Algaeus” – the world’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle also powered by algal fuel — twill commence a coast-to-coast tour containing a blend of algae-based gasoline from Sapphire Energy.
The 10-day, 10-city tour kicks off on September 8 in San Francisco. The tour [...]
50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009/10 – rules and procedures
On December 1st, the Digest will publish its annual rankings for the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy”. There have been numerous requests since the 08/09 ranking were released about how to qualify. Here’s background for 2009/2010.
1. The rankings will be published on December 1st, and are based on weighted scores. 50 percent of the score [...]
Propel Fuels, Enterprise Rent-a-Car sign partnership to drive E85 use in California
In California, new Propel Biofuels CEO Matt Horton confirmed that the company intends to build as many as 500 renewable fuel stations throughout the state of California. The company recently relocated to California from Seattle and opened five biofuels stations in the Sacramento area.
Addressing the proposed California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which may derail use [...]
Troubles with the Chevy Volt plague the US all-electric outlook
By special correspondent Bob Brooks
Will U.S dependence on imported petroleum be replaced with dependence on imported lithium from politically unstable sources such as Bolivia which reportedly controls a large portion of lithium supply?
The GM Volt car will reportedly be priced at $40K although GM has successfully lobbied for federal $7.5K term subsidy per Volt car [...]
Drop In, Tune Out, Turn On: new thinking for new days in bioenergy
“Think for yourself and question authority” – Timothy Leary
It was Timothy Leary, the controversial Harvard professor, who coined the phrase “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out” in the 1960s, to provide a simple yet evocative way to think about a new set of controversial lifestyle choices that were a product of the social unrest of [...]
Propel Fuels CEO aims for 500 renewable fuel kiosks in California
In California, new Propel Biofuels CEO Matt Horton confirmed that the company intends to build as many as 500 renewable fuel stations throughout the state of California. The company recently relocated to California from Seattle and opened five biofuels stations in the Sacramento area.
Addressing the proposed California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which may derail use [...]
Biofuels retailer Propel Fuels hires VC as CEO, targets growth, as US E85 station count grows to 1,969
Propel Fuels announced that Matt Horton, principal of venture capitalist @Ventures, will become CEO of the company, replacing Rob Elam who will remain as President. Propel recently installed E-85 ethanol and B-5 biodiesel pumps at five gas stations in Sacramento, Rocklin, Citrus Heights and Elk Grove. It also has biofuels pumps at six stations in [...]
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The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy - Sponsored by Core Informatics
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1. Coskata
2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Bioenergy
21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
50. Lotus/Jaguar – Omnivore -
