Latest Biofuels Stories
Red palm oil is now used for better health and weight loss in men and women reports iTrustNews.com. A new report has been published online that details how this fruit is one method now being used in 2013 to help combat a variety of health related issues. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) January 07, 2013 The iTrustNews.com company has published a new report dedicated to 2013 health and wellness tips. This new series of tips features how one fruit is now becoming popular for its health benefits. The...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. ENERGY INITIATIVES CORP (OTC: USEI) today announces a partnership with Mr. Harrison A. McCoy III an individual, an Inventor and expert in certain biofuel related fields. Mr. McCoy has a twenty-five year career working in the industries of waste, alternative energy, renewable fuels, energy engineering, business development and land development. His global perspective in the energy industries and environmental regulatory...
VANCOUVER, Jan. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or "the Company"), today announced that, pursuant to its stock option plan and subject to regulatory approval, it has granted an aggregate of 827,500 stock options to its independent directors. The stock options have an exercise price of $0.15 per share, will vest quarterly over two years and are exercisable for a period of five years. About Lignol Energy Corporation ("LEC") LEC (TSXV: LEC) owns 100%...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to waive the 2012 cellulosic biofuel mandate, citing a lack of domestic supply available for commercial use. Today's action marks the second year in a row that AFPM was forced to file a waiver petition for a non-existent biofuel that EPA has mandated under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). (Logo:...
Acclaimed Movers & Storage goes "Green" with the purchase of additional biodiesel trucks to add to their "BioFleet" and has converted into using an eco-friendly biodiesel fuel. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 29, 2012 On any given day in Los Angeles, some ten million people travel around the city, whether to work, or out on errands, or just out to get some fresh air. But, with so many people, and a similarly immense number of vehicles, the air is not so fresh...
KYIV, Ukraine, December 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Germany intends to assist Ukraine in establishing its own biofuel production in 2013, reports minagro.gov.ua. The statement was made by the representative of the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Jurgen Keinhorst, at the joint Ukraine-Germany council. Keinhorst said that pilot projects in the sector may involve German investment. At the meeting Ukrainian scientists presented their draft projects for the pilot...
Forest Business Network's March 13-15 event adds new networking opportunities with pioneers of a wood-based biofuels industry, Asian wood product buyers, wood export leaders, and Softwood Lumber Checkoff representatives in attendance. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 The small logs are out there, the ideas about what to do with them are solid, but small-diameter timber utilization still needs to build a broader business footprint. And that is exactly what Small Log...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Collaboration at JBEI Identifies the First Enzyme Linked to Galactan Synthesis Galactan is a polymer of galactose, a six-carbon sugar that can be readily fermented by yeast into ethanol and is a target of interest for researchers in advanced biofuels produced from cellulosic biomass. Now an international collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has identified the first enzyme capable...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Congress and the Administration have offered a clear endorsement of our military's use of drop-in biofuels as an important part of our national security and energy independence. With this support, the advanced biofuels industry will continue to grow and be an important part of America's energy future." -Michael J. McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association SOURCE Advanced Biofuels Association
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Biodiesel Board, which represents more than 260 U.S. and international companies that produce and distribute renewable biodiesel fuel, is the newest allied member of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120201/MM46474LOGO) DTF is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of the most modern clean diesel technologies in the United States. The National Biodiesel Board...
