Certain aviation biofuels could be competitive by 2020, says Bloomberg NEF
Monday, 13 February 2012 REM World airlines could start sourcing a proportion of their fuel from vegetable-oil-based alternatives within the next few years. Research from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published t...
Europe
EU-produced ethanol keeps petrol prices down
Thursday, 09 February 2012 REM Recent studies commissioned by NGOs Friends of the Earth and ActionAid claim that biofuels, including ethanol, will cost EU consumers €126 billion at the petrol pump between now and 2020. ePURE, the...
First commercial-scale cellulosic bio-refinery in US receives $232.5 million loan guarantee
Thursday, 26 January 2012 REM Bio-refinery developer ZeaChem Inc has received a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 9003 Bio-refinery Assistance Program to finance the construction of the...
UN FAO Director’s Comments on biofuels “misguided” says GRFA
Thursday, 26 January 2012 REM As the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture drew to a close in Berlin last week, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) challenged new FAO Director General, Jose Graziano Da Silva on his “simpl...
Ground-breaking technology allows seaweed-biofuel conversion
Monday, 23 January 2012 REM Science Magazine has showcased technology developed by Bio Architecture Lab at Berkeley University in the US that efficiently converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals. Wide-scale adoption of ...
United States
US Agriculture Secretary announces federal support for new bio-fuel production facility
Friday, 20 January 2012 REM Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this morning announced that the agency he oversees has approved a conditional commitment for a $25 million guaranteed loan to build a new bio-refinery plant in the US...
Joule secures $70 million in private equity investments for growth
Thursday, 19 January 2012 REM Joule, a privately held US firm advancing a technology platform for “liquid fuel from the Sun,” has secured $70 million in a third round of funding, bringing the total financial support for its ag...
Lufthansa says biofuel trials successful, but should they continue?
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Toby Price After a six-month practical trial involving biosynthetic fuel, Lufthansa has announced the first positive results. According to initial calculations, carbon dioxide emissions were reduced by 1,471 ton...
Major joint UK-Norwegian initiative looks to develop biorefining techniques
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 REM The British and Norwegian governments are to work together to support nine new research and development projects that will create innovative processes to generate high-value chemicals through industri...
Modern tractors can use pure second-gen vegetable oils, finds EU project
Thursday, 05 January 2012 REM The results of the EU project "Demonstration of 2nd Generation Vegetable Oil Fuels in Advanced Engines (2ndVegOil)" have been published and lead to the conclusion that “the symbiosis of modern engin...
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