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Aviation Biofuels review published in report on European emissions trading scheme

Jim Lane — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:43:13 +0000

In France, a team from Airbus, Aeroflot and KPMG has prepared a report on the “The European directive to include aviation in the European CO2 Emission Trading Scheme: Consequences and strategic options for the aviation industry,” including a review of remediation options offered by biofuels and a review of progress in aviation biofuels to date. The report, which can be downloaded here, includes a review of biofuels on pages 33 and 46.

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American Coalition for Ethanol elects Lars Herseth as president

Jim Lane — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:15:29 +0000

The American Coalition for Ethanol elected Lars Herseth, a farmer from South Dakota famer, as president of the Coalition. Hanseth is the father of and South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin – Herseth himself was for 20 years a South Dakota state kegislator.

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Brazil’s GOL to join Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group

Jim Lane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:08:24 +0000

In Brazil, the low cost Brazilian airline GOL has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), and will become a part of the group’s drive to reduce fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions — including in-depth examination of jatropha and algae jet fuel in terms of lifecycle green house gas emissions and the potential impact on producer nations, including economic development and land-use.

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International Algae Congress, themed “Performance and potential of phototrophic aquaculture,” looks at microcrops upstream and downstream

Jim Lane — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:38:36 +0000

In Germany, the International Algae Congress, themed “Performance and potential of phototrophic aquaculture,” will take place December 1-2 at the Hotel Hafen in Hamburg, Germany. Session topics include: Microcrops – biomass & biofuel; Production & productivity; Processing & down streaming – separation, drying, extraction, high value & by products; Material balances, and Integrated systems.

Registration details are available here.

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Ricardo engine supports “any mixture of gasoline and ethanol with thermal efficiency equal to diesel engines.”

Jim Lane — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:31:25 +0000

“Recent news that a 5-member team including Algenol and Dow Chemical plans commercialization of $1/gal (commodity cost) ethanol from algae,” writes Digest contributor in Bob Brooks, in an article which originally appeared in AI Online, “coincides with information that Ricardo engineers have developed a spark ignited engine able to sense and adjust automatically to any mixture of gasoline and ethanol fuel with thermal efficiency equal to diesel engines but at lower cost and half the displacement yet with comparable performance.”

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Indiana Biomass Business Conference to be held February 9-10, 2010 in Indianapolis

Jim Lane — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:26:19 +0000

In Indiana, the Biofuels Institute announced their Indiana Biomass Business Conference will be held February 9-10, 2010, at the Omni Severin Hotel in Indianapolis.The conference seeks to further the growth of Indiana’s biomass-to-energy industry through its focus on the benefits of operating in Indiana, the resources that are available within the state, and the various local, state and federal programs and incentives offered for those involved in biomass-related projects.

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Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit convenes 11/30 in British Columbia

Jim Lane — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:50:41 +0000

In Canada, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit will be held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia – November 30 – December 2, 2009. Among the speakers are Bob Dinneen, President & CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, Joe Jobe, the CEO of the ?National Biodiesel Board, and Hon. Lisa Raitt, Federal Minister of Natural Resources.

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Deloitte’s “Energy Security – America’s Best Defense” report recommends more biofuels for DoD

Jim Lane — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:08 +0000

In Washington, Deloitte released a new report “Energy Security – America’s Best Defense,” finding a 175 percent increase in gallons of fuel used per day, per United States soldier during wartime since the Vietnam conflict. The report provides recommendations for consideration by the U.S. Department of Defense for becoming more energy efficient and energy secure.

Recommendations include: Common biofuels for aircraft and large horsepower engines; Hybrid/electrical/biofuel – technology for the next generation of ground vehicles (which will also include built-in, multi-use generators as a common feature) must be developed and implemented. A copy of the full report can be obtained here.

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Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council convenes November 17 in Memphis

Jim Lane — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:44:48 +0000

The Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council convenes on November 17 in Memphis — University of Tennessee President Emeritus Dr. Joe Johnson will keynote, with presentations on a Regional Strategy Plan for Biobased products, Biomass Logistics Assessment of the Delta Region, Portable biomass energy production, Biofuels Trends and Changes and an update on the UT Switchgrass Initiative Update among other topics.

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18th European Biomass Conference to convene May 3-7 in Lyon, France – 1500 attendees expected

Jim Lane — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:41:52 +0000

In France, the 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place in Lyon, May 3-7, 2010. France. The Conference is expected to attract about 1,500 participants from more than 70 countries.

The Conference will be chaired by Prof. Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research, Austria, and IEA Bioenergy Executive Committee Chairman. The Technical Programme Coordination will be supported by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The French national support and all activities of the host country will be coordinated by ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency. Abstract to be submitted by 15 January 2010.

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