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CMT’s [3rd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia in Seoul on 12-13 September spotlights on the demand, supply, feedstock acquisition, technology and utilization of biomass pellets as a bioenergy source in Asia. A new value-added feature to the event is the release of a White Paper on Carbon Emission. Seoul, Korea (PRWEB) June 07, 2012 ‘Reduced [carbon emissions through biomass’ is a concise paper that demonstrates the particular characteristics of biomass which makes it a suitable renewable...
Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting at least 10 million acres of Texas brush into biofuel, according to Dr. Jim Ansley, Texas AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist in Vernon. A study using an adiabatic bed gasifier to convert mesquite and redberry juniper species found in the Southern Great Plains into usable bioenergy gases was conducted by Ansley and Dr. Kalyan Annamalai, Paul Pepper Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Coal and Biomass...
Findings suggest ways to increase oil production for biofuels and industrial processes Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified key elements in the biochemical mechanism plants use to limit the production of fatty acids. The results suggest ways scientists might target those biochemical pathways to increase the production of plant oils as a renewable resource for biofuels and industrial processes. "Now that we understand how this...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The nascent application of gasification and pyrolysis as power-producing technologies is soon expected to give way to a lively adoption rate of these technologies in North America. The governments are offering funding and support for renewable energy to assuage escalating environmental concerns. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.energy.frost.com) North American Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Market finds that...
DENVER, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ: BIOF), an ethanol production company, today announced it has received a letter from the Nasdaq Listings Qualifications Panel advising it that the Company will be provided a further extension of time, until June 30, 2012, to regain compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company also announced that it intends to implement a reverse split of outstanding...
GROVELAND, Fla., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Ventures Group, Inc. (OTCBB: EVGI) today announced that it has signed a Binding Letter of Intent to acquire a majority stake in a privately held, German alternative energy corporation ("the Firm"). The Company is not naming the Firm in this news release due to competitive considerations. A definitive agreement is expected in June; highlights of the LOI terms are provided below. This Germany-based Firm is a diversified alternative...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied the American Petroleum Institute's (API's) request to eliminate mandates for biofuels that do not exist, and the agency continues to fine refiners for not using them. "EPA's mandate is out of touch with reality and forces refiners to pay a penalty for not using imaginary biofuels," said API Director of Downstream and Industry Operations Bob Greco. "EPA's unrealistic mandate is...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) responded today to the Environmental Protection Agency's May 22 decision to continue mandating cellulosic biofuels that do not exist. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) "EPA's decision is arbitrary and capricious. We fail to understand how EPA can maintain a requirement to purchase a type of fuel that simply doesn't exist. Congress created a...
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Navy's 'Great Green Fleet' initiative sets the bar high for the biofuels industry in May's issue of Energy Digital This month, Energy Digital checks in on the US Navy's ambitious initiative to deploy a fleet of warships powered by alternative fuels by 2016. Touted as one of the most effective moves to jumpstart the use of renewable energy in the US military and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, the Navy's "Great Green...
CHICAGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (NYSE: UAL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Honeywell's UOP, the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Clean Energy Trust today announced the formation of the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI), designed to advance aviation biofuel development in a 12-state region holding significant promise for biomass feedstock, technology development, job creation and sustainable commercialization. MASBI will deliver a...
