In Michigan, General Motors announced that its new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze light-duty diesel passenger car is approved for use with 20 percent biodiesel blends (B20). Starting MSRP for the diesel Chevy Cruze is reported to be $25,695, and GM plans to sell them in markets where its B20-approved Chevrolet Silverado diesel models have done well, […]
You’ve heard about the crack spread, and the crush spread — as means to value oil refining and crop refining. Let’s think about biomass densification and compression, and in that context, a little about KiOR. You might have heard a little or a lot about KiOR — which is currently commissioning its first commercial-scale (11 […]
In a fiery address at the National Ethanol Conference, RFA chief Bob Dinneen rallies his troops. Patton would have been proud. It might have been Patton, or it might have been The Godfather — but Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen appears to have definitely been channeling Francis Ford Coppola in a fiery keynote address […]
“Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels” trade group, FuelingGrowth.org website, Ensia.com portal open for business this week It’s not every day that you get a new voice in the industry — every couple of years there’s a new trade group, or a website, or a grass-roots effort. But the trade on the launching pad has been brisk […]
To promote R&D programs, financing, communications programs for a cost-competitive and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels In Belgium, The Chief Executive Officers of seven Leading European biofuel producers and European airlines launched today in Brussels a new industry led initiative to speed up the deployment of advanced sustainable biofuels in Europe. The initiative, named “Leaders […]
In Washington, Environmental Entrepreneurs launched a new Web site at www.fuelinggrowth.org, as a clearinghouse for information on how clean fuel companies are driving economic growth, includes reports that examine the growth and potential of the domestic biofuel industry; fact sheets about the industry and videos and other stories that spotlight American biofuel companies in action. […]
In Minnesota, the University of Minnesota announced the launch of Ensia – an innovative online and print magazine and event series that aims to connect people who can change the world with the ideas, information and inspiration they need to do so. Ensia is committed to bringing environmental leaders something new every day—new challenges, new solutions, […]
Changes in EU policy and the financing of advanced biofuels have led to a revival of project formation in Europe. The latest news from Finland is that St1 is proceeding towards a build on its 10 million liter (2.6 million gallon) cellulosic ethanol project in Kajaani. The project will use industry residues, primarily waste sawdust […]
Today on Twitter: AgNews: Soybeans could be next chapter of biofuels boom CAProgress: Doing More with Less: Biofuels and Rural Economic Development BreenSkoopr: BioFuels Development International Plans To Begin Bioiesel Production In Q3 Of 2013 sandervBennekom: #devco study on biofuels reveals that Italian companies completely dominate biofuel industry inm Senegal. Why?
Could a switch to biofuels make super-dense JP-10 military aviation fuels affordable? Could F18A Super Hornets add payload or extend range? Currently reserved for tactical missiles because of cost, biofuels could provide a path to affordable JP-10 superfuels, if new research pans out. There has been an awful lot of blow-back in the past year over […]
