In California, a new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more longterm research, development and demonstration. “It is clear,” the EBI scientists conclude, “that algal oil production will be neither quick nor plentiful – 10 years is a reasonable projection for […]
In Florida, a third party study done by the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Idaho has found that PetroAlgae protein concentrate (PPC) produced as a co-product along with the renewable fuel feedstock by the company’s micro-crop technology system can replace menhaden fishmeal protein at levels up to 100% in feeds for tilapia. The […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency is reporting that US ethanol production reached an all time high in August with an average of 869,000 barrels per day, up from 857,000 bpd in July. The Renewable Fuels Agency also reports that demand in August soared from August 2009, up at 911,000 bpd vs. 734,000 bpd last […]
In Florida, the Global Energy Security Forum at Florida International University is staging a one-day forum on Tuesday, November 9th titled “Gas and Renewables: Building a Cleaner Energy Bridge to a Sustainable Fuels Future,” which looks at the role of increased natural gas production in the achievement of energy security. More on the event.
By Brent Erickson, EVP, BIO With the effects of the worldwide economic recession still lingering, U.S. politicians will be focusing intensely on creating jobs and generating economic growth over the next year. Efforts to generate the desired economic growth could be hampered if competition with other countries for limited supplies of oil once again leads […]
In Germany, UFOP has published a summary report on the German biodiesel consumption and industry conditions for 2009/10, noting that consumption has stabilized at 2.605 million tonnes in 2010, compared to 2.616 million tonnes in 2009. Consumption had reached a high of 4.00 million tonnes in 2007 before the elimination of the biodiesel tax credit. […]
In China, China Clean Energy has relocated and installed all of its biodiesel and most of its specialty chemical plant and equipment from its old Fuqing facility to the new facility at the Jiangyin Industrial Park. As a result, the annual production capacity in the Jiangyin Plant is now 50,000 tons of biodiesel and 40,000 […]
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In Massachusetts, NESCAUM provides background data on the proposition that the carbon intensity of fossil fuels varies intensely by the source, and that Low Carbon Fuels Standards that rate biofuels by feedstock and geography should also rate the fossil fuels they substitute for with the same measure. Based on data from the Energy Information Administration, […]
In Illinois, economists at the University of Illinois have developed a legislative proposal to replace the way corn ethanol is subsidized with a variable incentive program that could save U.S. taxpayers more than $13 billion. When simulated from 2007, the proposal would have cost $2.5 billion instead of $15 billion. Economists say the proposal would […]
