Latest Biofuel in the United States Stories
COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGBF), today announced that it successfully burned its biofuel at Washington College of Chestertown, MD. The purpose of the burn was to provide first hand data and practical information to Washington College about a biofuel that would help the College meet its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. The results of the evaluation, which was run in a 250HP...
SUMMERVILLE, S.C., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ArborGen, LLC, and Range Fuels, Inc., are working together on a project to evaluate the usefulness of woody biomass as a source of cellulose for biofuels. Range Fuels is looking at a variety of non-food biomass feedstocks to see which ones might be most efficiently and economically converted to cellulosic biofuels. Cutting edge research, like that being done with Range Fuels, will help businesses determine the types of woody biomass best suited for...
DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today it has been selected for negotiation of a $25 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into green transportation fuels. As part of the DOE's effort to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry and create new jobs, this project will use cellulosic...
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The climate change summit got off to a good start with a fuel change. For the first time ever, the fleet of VIP limousines switched to a climate-friendly fuel -- The New Ethanol, made from straw by the Danish company Inbicon. So when the politicians are traveling around Copenhagen this week and next during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, it will be in cars powered by a climate-friendly E85 fuel. This particular blend of 85% ethanol cuts...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Governors John Hoeven and Chet Culver, chair and vice-chair of the 36-member Governors' Biofuels Coalition, today said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement will likely allow higher ethanol blends, such as E15, and is a step in the right direction. At the same time, they urged the agency to move forward with the waiver as quickly as possible. The Governors' Biofuels Coalition first called for research and testing on the efficacy of...
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Logos Technologies, Inc. and EdeniQ, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a $20.4 million grant to modify and operate a pilot-scale bio-refinery plant to produce low-cost ethanol bio-fuel from cellulosic feedstock, such as corn stover and switch grass. Logos will manage the project, and EdeniQ will be responsible for the modification and operation of their existing refinery site in Visalia, CA. The project team also includes Novozymes...
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Renewable Fuels (Sacramento, California) and Red Lion Bio-Energy (Toledo, Ohio) have announced that they have formed Synterra Fuels, a joint venture, to focus on the commercialization and deployment of integrated biorefineries for the production of clean, synthetic diesel fuel and renewable electricity from waste biomass. "Red Lion Bio-Energy and Pacific Renewable Fuels have invested many years and significant resources in the development of...
Job Creation, Reducing Pollution, National Security at Stake WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters that filed the Green Jobs Waiver seeking E15, described as a "strong signal" the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement today that it was preparing to approve E15 upon the completion of ongoing tests early next year. In response to the Growth Energy Green Jobs Waiver, the EPA has taken a positive step towards higher...
DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Envergent Technologies LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that Italian power company Industria e Innovazione has selected the Envergent RTP® rapid thermal processing technology for the development of a facility to convert biomass into pyrolysis oil for renewable power generation. Industria e Innovazione and Envergent have signed an agreement to pursue development of an RTP facility to convert a mix of pine forest...
LONDON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (Pink OTC: VGPR) issues the following corporate update. With the fourth quarter now under way, the Company is concentrating on existing business as well as considering various opportunities in other parts of the world. The past few months have been an extremely busy time for the Company. The Company recently announced it had entered into an agreement with Tokyo based Tokyo Consulting, LTD (TCL). TCL is assisting the...
