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![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 26, 2010 Boeing Vice President, Environment and Aviation Policy, Billy M Glover, issued the following statement in the wake of an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Federal Aviation Administration that the two agencies have agreed to work together to bring sustainable biofuels into production for the aviation industry. "Today's announcement is welcome news for the commercial aviation industry, which sees sustainable biofuels as a key element of its plan to lower its carbon emissions ... read more |
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![]() Sunoco To Supply NASCAR With Ethanol-Blended Race Fuel Sunoco has announced that it will supply the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) with a new high-performance fuel for the 2011 season. The new fuel - known as Sunoco Green E15 - ... more | .. |
![]() Supporting The Advancement Of DoD's Net Zero Energy Initiative Syracuse University has announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels by the U.S. armed forces as an alternative energy source. The effort involves entrepreneurs John Fox '92 and Wayne Arde ... more | .. |
![]() US hikes ethanol blend in gasoline amid outcry The United States on Wednesday raised the allowable limit on ethanol content in gasoline for newer vehicles amid an outcry from critics over pollution and federal subsidies for corn ethanol. In ... more | .. |
![]() Brown University Chemists Simplify Biodiesel Conversion As the United States seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign oil, biodiesel is expected to play a role. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a branch of the Department of Energy, b ... more | .. |
![]() Biofuels And Biomaterials March To Scale Despite billions of dollars in financing, countless government incentives, and a graveyard of failed start-ups, global biofuel capacity represents only 3% of petroleum fuels, while bio-based materia ... more |
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Bioenergy Choices Could Dramatically Change Midwest Bird Diver![]() Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Combining data from bird surveys and land usage, two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers calculated changes in the number of bird species after widespread planting ... more Growth Of Biofuel Industry Hurt By GMO Regulations ![]() Faster development of the promising field of cellulosic biofuels - the renewable energy produced from grasses and trees - is being significantly hampered by a "deep and thorny regulatory thicket" that makes almost impossible the use of advanced gene modification methods, researchers say. In a new study published in the journal BioScience, scientists argue that major regulatory reforms and ... more Intertek Supports Historic Biofuel Powered Transatlantic Flight ![]() Intertek tested the aviation fuel used during a historic biofuel powered single engine propeller flight across the Atlantic from Canada to Germany. Intertek was chosen as the project's biofuel fuel quality testing partner, providing testing and consultancy services during the fuel development phase as well as during the journey. Intertek provided consulting services as a sponsor to the pro ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2010 The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, has praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4168, the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act. ABO specifically recognized Reps. Harry Teague (D-NM), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) for leading efforts to give algae-based biofuel tax parity with cellulosic biofuels with respect to a $1.01 per gallon production tax credit and a 50 percent bonus depreciati ... read more |
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