Latest Biofuel Stories
WILMINGTON, Del., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels, the leading global biobutanol technology development company, announced that two additional ethanol producers have joined their Early Adopters Group and have signed letters of intent to this effect. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120209/MM50763LOGO) The Early Adopters Group (EAG) was announced in December 2011 with founding member Highwater Ethanol, an ethanol producer based in Lamberton,...
A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process is inexpensive and currently creates the chemical p-xylene with an efficient yield of 75-percent, using most of the biomass feedstock, Dauenhauer says. The research is published in the journal ACS Catalysis. Dauenhauer, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at...
MARIETTA, Ga., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF) today provides an update by its CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen regarding the company's recent board meeting, the International Biomass Conference in Denver, and business development activity, along with an update on recent purchases of VSPC common stock by Director Dr. Kevin L. Schewe. The VIASPACE and VIASPACE Green Energy boards of...
DENVER, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ: BIOF) announced today that it will be releasing its first quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday, May 10, 2012, after the market closes. The Company plans to host a conference call on Friday, May 11, 2012, beginning at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the results. To participate, please dial (800) 944-8766. The participant code for the call is 84358. This call will be available for phone playback for 30 days by dialing (866)...
STICKNEY, Ill., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. today signaled its commitment to using trucks powered by clean-burning fuels in dedicating the largest commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in Illinois. The facility, at 5050 W. Pershing Road, Stickney, is equipped with 55 "slow-fuel" stations for the Company's growing CNG fleet of trucks. The Company currently operates more than 30 CNG trucks in the Chicago area. It will have...
WILMINGTON, Del., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, announced today that it has entered into collaboration with Fagen, Inc. for the introduction of commercial biobutanol production using Butamax(TM) technology. Fagen is the world's most experienced biofuels engineering, procurement and construction contractor, having built more ethanol capacity than any other company. They are the largest, most respected green...
A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions. Early suggestions that such a forest biofuel industry would be greenhouse “neutral” or even reduce greenhouse emissions “are based on erroneous assumptions,” a group of international researchers said in...
Microalgae are single-cell plants that comprise nature's smallest and most efficient photosynthetic engines: all they need to thrive is water, light, and air. When bred under controlled conditions, their applications range from pharmaceuticals to wastewater treatment to biofuels. Current microalgae breeding methods, however, perform far below the fundamental bounds allowed by the laws of nature. Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negrev in Israel have identified strategies to improve...
DES PLAINES, Ill., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) will be used for the world's first comprehensive test program using a new biofeedstock specifically designed for biofuel production. The test flights, to be done in Canada with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Agrisoma Biosciences Inc., will also feature in-flight collection of emissions by a trailing aircraft, allowing...
BAY POINT, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California-based internet retailer of all-in-one gas and diesel performance boosters, www.BayPointFuelSavings.com, today announced the opening of its new online store. BayPointFuelSavings.com operates as an electronic commerce Web site and preferred partner of Mileage Maxx(TM) Mileage Booster, a year round fuel conditioner designed to improve the performance of all engines including cars, trucks, RVs, boats, trains, construction...
