Biofuels

DOE Grants $10.6 Million to Research Increased Production of Biofuels

Thursday, 08 March 2018 Dan McCue The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and ...

White House Biofuel Summit Ends Without a Deal

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Dan McCue A White House summit to determine the future of the United States' renewable fuel standard ended without an agreement Tuesday as senators clashed over how changes to the program would affect their constituents. ...

White House to Consider Changes to Biofuel Mandate

Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Dan McCue

President Donald Trump will preside over a White House meeting Tuesday that could lead to big changes regarding how the nation's renewable fuel standard is implemented.

Fungal Enzymes Could Unlock Secret to Making Renewable Energy from Wood

Monday, 19 February 2018 REM An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, has discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood. ...

Announcements Signal New Market for Australian Farmers

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 Dan McCue Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. and Nuseed are in discussions to develop a distribution agreement for carinata seed. This announcement follows last week’s world first transpacific Qantas Airways flight powered ...

Qantas Uses Biofuel Made From Mustard Seed on LA to Melbourne Flight

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 REM The world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, successfully arrived at its destination. The historic 15 hour flight made the ...

Sustainable Biofuels Now More Widely Available for European Inland Shipping

Friday, 26 January 2018 Dan McCue The sustainable biofuels from GoodFuels Marine are now available in the port of Rotterdam and along the inland routes in the Netherlands via the bunker network of REINPLUS FIWADO Bunker, a subsidiary of ...

Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis Plant to Be Built in Germany

Thursday, 18 January 2018 REM Shell and ITM Power will partner to build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacity of 10 MW the hydrogen will be used for the processing and ...

New Study Shows Producers Where and How to Grow Biofuel Crops

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 REM A new multi-institution report provides practical agronomic data for five cellulosic feedstocks, which could improve adoption and increase production across the country. Until now, producers have had to ...

UPM Biofuels Receives Uruguay’s First RSB Certification

Monday, 15 January 2018 REM UPM Biofuels has received a sustainability certificate for the cultivation of the Brassica carinata crop - a new feedstock for biofuel production - in Uruguay. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials ...