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 Sisimiut, Greenland (AFP) July 20, 2009 
The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits. Native to the cold Arctic waters, thousands of the sharks get caught and die in fishermen's nets off Greenland every year. The beasts -- which can be compared to the Great White Shark in size at ... read more
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2009One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener. The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The balance of the GSA purchase for the Postal Service will ... more
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Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 21, 2009When world political leaders are being transported all over Copenhagen during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2009, environmentally friendly fuel will power their vehicles. Members of the Partnership for Biofuels, a co-operation between Danisco's biotech division Genencor, Inbicon, Novozymes and Statoil, have joined forces to deliver 2nd generation bioethanol for ... more 
Toledo OH (SPX) Jul 21, 2009N-Viro International has announced that construction has started on an all-new N-Viro Soil(TM) facility that will serve the Dan region of Israel, which includes Tel Aviv. In the last 60 days the facility has received its permits and construction has commenced. It is believed that the facility can be operational in 2009. The facility will be owned and operated under a license by the ... more 
Miamisburg OH (SPX) Jul 21, 2009NewPage has announced its decision to discontinue work on the biofuels gasification project at the Escanaba, Michigan pulp and paper mill. The plan, which would produce methanol and dimethyl ether from the gasification of kraft pulp black liquor, was announced in August of 2007 in partnership with Chemrec AB of Sweden. Chemrec has proprietary technology and had approached the Michigan ... more 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Innovation Fuels is enthusiastically supporting clean burning Bioheat fuel (any blend of pure biodiesel with conventional high or low sulfur home heating oil) as the future source for home heating oil in America. The company also lends its support to the oil refiners, distributors, terminal operators and other home heating oil workers in Massachusetts as the landmark B2 Massachusetts ... more |
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Irving, Texas (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Exxon Mobil has announced an alliance with leading biotech company, Synthetic Genomics to research and develop next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae. "This investment comes after several years of planning and study and is an important addition to ExxonMobil's ongoing efforts to advance breakthrough technologies to help meet the world's energy challenges," said Dr. Emil Jacobs ... more 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Understanding how ionic liquids dissolve lignocellulose will help scientists find new and better ways of producing advanced fuels from biomass. They've been dubbed "grassoline" - second generation biofuels made from inedible plant material, including fast-growing weeds, agricultural waste, sawdust, etc. - and numerous scientific studies have shown them to be prime candidates for replacing ... more 
Kingsville, Ontario (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 A cogeneration plant for a commercial greenhouse opened Friday in Ontario, the first of its kind in North America. Designed by GE Energy, the greenhouse facility is powered by four of GE Energy's Jenbacher gas engines, using a carbon dioxide fertilization technology developed by Jenbacher. The plant is designed to generate more reliable on-site power and heat while reducing ... more 
Ashkelon, Israel (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Seambiotic has announced that its US subsidiary, Seambiotic USA, has entered into an agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to develop an on-going collaborative R and D program for optimization of open-pond microalgae growth processes. "Under a Space Act Agreement, NASA is partnering with Seambiotic USA to model growth processes for microalgae for use as aviation biofuel ... more |
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