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Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels marketChampaign IL (SPX) Jul 26, 2011 Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the promise of enhancing U.S. energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and serving as a driver for rural economic development, according to new U. of I. research. In the study, University of Illinois law professor Jay P. Kesan and Timothy A. Slating, a regulatory associate with the University of Illinois Energy Biosciences Institute, argue that regulatory innovations are needed to keep ... read more |
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 Corn yields with perennial cover crop are equal to traditional farming Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, according t ... more | .. |
 Study: Biofuel regulations should change The commercial success of biofuels that hold a promise of enhancing U.S. energy security and reducing greenhouse gas will need regulatory changes, a study says. ... more | .. |
 Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from non-edible ... more | .. |
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 US Air Force: We want to use biofuels The US Air Force is ready to switch to biofuels to help power its warplanes but the price of alternative fuels remains too high, military officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 EU announces biofuel guidelines The European Commission says it wants to ensure biofuels used in the European Union are produced in an environmentally sustainable way. ... more | .. |
 Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin Feared by realtors and homeowners alike, dry rot due to the fungus Serpula lacrymans causes millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and buildings around the world. This brown rot fungus' ... more | .. |
 Biofilters reduce carbon footprint of old landfill sites Researchers in the US are testing biofilter systems as a viable alternative to releasing methane from passive landfill vents into the atmosphere. The technology could reduce the overall impact of ol ... more |
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Switch from corn to grass would raise ethanol output, cut emissions Growing perennial grasses on the least productive farmland now used for corn ethanol production in the U.S. would result in higher overall corn yields, more ethanol output per acre and better ground ... more | .. |
 Grasses eyed as ethanol source Researchers say growing grasses on some U.S. farmland used for corn ethanol production would mean higher corn yields and more ethanol output per acre. ... more | .. |
Filters seen as greenhouse gas weapon U.S. researchers say biofilters could treat methane venting into the atmosphere from passive landfill vents and reduce its impact on global warming. ... more | .. |
 Microalgae could be next big cash crop for Texas energy farmers Just as corn and peanuts stunned the world decades ago with their then-newly discovered multi-beneficial uses and applications, Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Corpus Christi think microalgae ... more |
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 Hot springs microbe yields heat-tolerant enzyme Bioprospectors from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found a microbe in a Nevada hot spring that happily eats plant material - cellulose ... more | .. |
 'Trash gas' powers garbage trucks A growing number of trash trucks are being powered by fuel recovered from the very garbage they haul to landfills, U.S. industry experts said. ... more | .. |
 Termites digestive system could act as biofuel refinery One of the peskiest household pests, while disastrous to homes, could prove to be a boon for cars, according to a Purdue University study. Mike Scharf, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Mole ... more | .. |
Virgin eyes eucalyptus for jet fuel Fuel derived from eucalyptus trees could be the fuel of the future for the airline sector, says Virgin Group Chief Executive Officer Richard Branson. ... more |
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 Biofuels from the sea Seaweed may prove a viable future biofuel - especially if harvested in summer. The use of kelp (Laminaria digitata) could provide an important alternative to terrestrial grown biofuels; however the ... more | .. |
 Salt-loving microbe provides new enzymes for the production of next-gen biofuels In order to realize the full potential of advanced biofuels that are derived from non-food sources of lignocellulosic biomass-e.g., agricultural, forestry, and municipal waste, and crops such as pop ... more | .. |
 Insight into plant behavior could aid quest for efficient biofuels Tiny seawater algae could hold the key to crops as a source of fuel and plants that can adapt to changing climates. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that the tiny organism has d ... more | .. |
 Wales wood pellet biomass effort advances Plans to build what's being called Europe's biggest wood pelleting plant are on the move again in Wales after a long planning process, a company official says. ... more |
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 Alternative Jet Fuels Will Soon Be Sprouting at Metro Detroit's Airports Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to grow, harve ... more | .. |
 Pacific Pride and Quality Petroleum Open First Green Fuel Center Pacific Pride Services has announced with Quality Petroleum of Alabama the opening of the first Commercial Fuel Center in Tarrant, AL to offer biodiesel for commercial fleet fueling as well as EPA-a ... more | .. |
 Clean Energy Pathways Signs LoI to Supply Bio-Diesel to Dorly Petroleum Clean Energy Pathways has signed a letter of intent to provide 40,000 barrels (1,680,000 gal) of ASTM-grade bio-diesel to Dorly Petroleum, pending final price negotiation. Dorly Petroleum, hea ... more | .. |
 First Commercial Flight Completed Using Dynamic Fuels Jet Fuel KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight on 'biokerosene,' which included renewable jet fuel supplied by Dynamic Fuels LLC. KLM used a ... more |
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 Europe accounts for 70 percent of Global Biodiesel Production By 2015, the global biodiesel market value is likely to achieve a value of $62 billion, representing a growth rate of 26% p/a between 2005-2015. In volume terms, this is equivalent to 26 billion gal ... more | .. |
Dynamic Fuels Supplies Renewable Jet Fuel for Commercial Flights Dynamic Fuels will help make aviation history when KLM Royal Dutch Airlines begins commercial operations on fuel produced at Dynamic's Geismar plant. In September, KLM will begin flying a series of ... more | .. |
KLM to run planes on cooking oil Dutch airline KLM announced Wednesday that it will use a biofuel generated from used cooking oil to power more than 200 commercial flights between Paris and Amsterdam starting in September. ... more | .. |
 Iowa State hybrid lab combines technologies to make biorenewable fuels and products Laura Jarboe pointed to a collection of test tubes in her Iowa State University laboratory. Some of the tubes looked like they were holding very weak coffee. That meant microorganisms - in this case ... more |
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 New biofuel sustainability assessment tool and GHG calculator released Various biofuels, first hailed as a way to a sustainable energy supply, have since fallen out of favor because of the overall negative impact they have on the environment, mainly due to the producti ... more | .. |
 Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris After Historic Biofuel Flight The Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed at Paris Le Bourget Airport at 5:35 p.m. local time after completing the first transatlantic flight of a large commercial airplane powered on all engines by a susta ... more | .. |
 ORNL neutrons, simulations reveal details of bioenergy barrier A first of its kind combination of experiment and simulation at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing a close-up look at the molecule that complicates next-generation ... more | .. |
 First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-led Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology (IBTI) Club have identified an enzyme in bacteria which co ... more |
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