Category: Top Stories

The Top 10 Jet Biofuels advances of the year

July 25, 2013 | Jim Lane

In jet biofuels, who’s doing what with whom? Here’s our Top 10. Here are the biggest pacts and advances, tests, investments and grants with the likes of Amyris, Total, Airbus, Solena Fuels, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, AltAir Fuels, the US Navy, Emerald Biofuels, Natures BioReserve and Fulcrum Biofuels, Virent, the US Air Force, Chinese Eastern Airlines, Boeing, Frontline BioEnergy, Cobalt Technologies, Mercurius Biorefining, BioProcess Algae, KLM, SkyNRG, Neste […]

Alaska Airlines, Hawai`i BioEnergy sign jet biofuels pact

July 25, 2013 | Jim Lane

Hawaiian Island-based consortium of landowners pioneering production of bio-based fuels In Hawaii, Alaska Airlines and Hawai`i BioEnergy LLC announced today they have signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Founded in 2006, Hawai`i BioEnergy is a consortium of three of Hawaii’s largest landowners and three venture capital companies who […]

RFS, repeal and reform: the print-friendly version

July 24, 2013 | Jim Lane

“You don’t have enough for repeal. You do have enough for some reforms. ” says key GOP lawmaker; 20-billion-plus requirement, with built-in flexibility proposed, as RFS opponents, supporters tangle on the Hill. Can the RFS survive? The Digest’s condensed guide helps you wade through the voices, the issues, and the outcomes. Background: Yesterday in DC, […]

The US Renewable Fuel Standard and repeal, reform: The Digest’s 5 Minute-Guide

July 24, 2013 | Isabel Lane

“You don’t have enough for repeal. You do have enough for some reforms. ” says key GOP lawmaker. 20-billion-plus requirement, with built-in flexibility proposed, as RFS opponents, supporters tangle on the Hill. Can the RFS survive? The Digest’s condensed guide helps you wade through the voices, the issues, and the outcomes. Background: Yesterday in DC, the […]

API’s Anti RFS Ad Campaign – Trick, or Treat?

July 24, 2013 | Jim Lane

by Mary Rosenthal Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization Halloween is not for another 3 months, but the costumes and scare tactics are already out in the form of a new ad campaign from the American Petroleum Institute (API). The goal of the ad campaign? To try to generate grassroots demand among the American public to […]

Fast Swimmers: 10 Algae technologies, where are they in the race for the summit?

July 23, 2013 | Jim Lane

Who’s in the lead? Who’s getting traction? Who’s near the summit? Who’s got the oxygen? We look at algae, algae, and more algae to see who’s getting where, when. Algae, algae, algae — growing almost as fast as algae itself are the number of companies that are exploring the technology since algae came back on […]

For Farm Bill Clean Energy Programs, Mandatory Funding Is Crucial

July 23, 2013 | Jim Lane

By Lloyd Ritter and Ryan Stroschein, Agriculture Energy Coalition Now that both the U.S. House and Senate are moving toward a conference on the Farm Bill, it’s time to emphasize to both chambers the need for robust mandatory funding for energy title programs. These programs unlock significant private investment capital for renewable energy and energy […]

12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects – where do they stand?

July 22, 2013 | Jim Lane

Advanced biofuels – mirage or reality? In January we wrote: “When these 12 projects open for business (or not) in 2013, you’ll know for sure.” So, what do we know? Advanced, next-generation biofuels are on the march, say the supporters. Next-generation biofuels are a debacle, according to a chorus of skeptics including the editorial page […]

AAA Taking Heat for E15 Position

July 22, 2013 | Jim Lane

By Brooke Coleman Executive Director, Advanced Ethanol Council In case you missed it, a skirmish broke out last week between AAA South Dakota and AAA National over AAA’s position on ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The catalyst for the disagreement is an oil industry funded television advertisement currently running in South Dakota and […]

How biobased energy, consumer goods will become the biggest vertical in cleantech

July 19, 2013 | Jim Lane

By Richard Herbert Portfolios may be littered with the bones of first generation biofuels startups, but for strategic investors, the biofuels industry as a whole is far from cold in the grave. In fact, if you ask experts like John May, managing director of the investment banking firm Stern Brothers & Co, he’ll tell you […]

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