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Airlines chief slams big oil for 'peanuts' spent on biofuelsGeneva (AFP) Sept 17, 2010 The head of the world's biggest airline association, IATA, berated the oil industry and governments on Friday for investing "peanuts" in cleaner biofuels. "Biofuels could break the tyranny of oil and lift millions from poverty along with providing a sustainable fuel source for aviation," Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International Air Transport Association said. Bisignani told an industry conference on aviation and the environment that the oil industry had huge multibillion dollar ... read more |
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Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Sep 07, 2010Enerkem has held a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of its municipal waste-to-biofuels facility with its partners, the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta. Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel and Enerkem Chief Executive Officer Vincent Chornet participated in the event. Enerkem's advanced biofuels plant, which will be located in ... more 
Jefferson City MO (SPX) Sep 02, 2010The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to lead America's energy efforts. And biodiesel, our nation's only commercially available advanced biofuel, is front and center. Student scientists from Dartmouth College to Oregon State University are leading a new Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel initiative. The group has formed to demonstrate and grow support for biodiesel amo ... more 
Pasadena TX (SPX) Sep 02, 2010KiOR has reached an agreement last Friday with the State of Mississippi to build five commercial-scale renewable crude oil production facilities in return for a State assistance package that includes a $75 million loan. According to the agreement, KiOR will build three of the five facilities over the next five years. By 2015, the project will deliver more than 1,000 direct and indirect job ... more |
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Genes That Promise To Make Biofuel Production More Efficient, EconomicalUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 24, 2010 A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has taken the first step toward the more efficient and economical production of biofuels by developing a strain of yeast with increased alcohol tolerance. Biofuels are produced through microbial fermentation of biomass crops, which yield the alcohol-based fuels ethanol and iso-butanol if yeast is used as the microbe to convert sugars from biomass into biofuels. "However, at a certain concentration, the biofuels that are being created become toxic t ... read more |
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