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New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrolLeicester UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2011 A new study on greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated a more than 50% increase in levels of CO2 emissions than previously thought - and warned that the demand for 'green' biofuels could be costing the earth. The study from the University of Leicester was conducted for the International Council on Clean Transportation, an international think tank that wished to assess the greenhouse gas emissions associated with biodiesel production. Biodiesel mandates can increase ... read more |
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 China Completes First Biofuel Jet Test Flight On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived fro ... more | .. |
 Genome-scale Network of Rice Genes to Speed the Development of Biofuel Crops The first genome-scale model for predicting the functions of genes and gene networks in a grass species has been developed by an international team of researches that includes scientists with the U. ... more | .. |
 Lincoln Increases Trucking Fleet to Expand Regional Biofuels Service Lincoln Energy Solutions, a provider of biofuels solutions and related services, recently expanded their transportation fleet. This addition strengthens Lincoln's capability to increase customer ser ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Animal Farm Powers Village by Alfagy The future of community energy is being pioneered near the small English village of Hatherop where a power station using biogas or 'digester gas' was commissioned. Powered by agricultural biomass, i ... more | .. |
 Senegal's Wade regrets deaths after biofuels clash Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said Friday he "deeply regrets" two deaths after clashes broke out over a disputed biofuels project in northern Senegal, and wants an explanation. ... more | .. |
 Air China And Boeing Conduct First Chinese Sustainable Biofuel Flight Air China, Boeing, and Chinese and U.S. aviation energy partners conducted China's first sustainable biofuel flight. The two-hour mainland flight from Beijing Capital International Airport was witne ... more | .. |
 US Biofuel Production Increase: Fact or Wishful Thinking A recent study, released on 11 October, "Biofuel Markets and Technologies" released by Pike Research states that the global biofuel market will double within the next decade to $183.3 billion from i ... more |
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 Growing Something out of Nothing Fears of global warming and its impact on our environment have left scientists scrambling to decrease levels of atmospheric carbon we humans produce. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers are doing t ... more | .. |
 Death toll in Senegal clash over biofuels land rises to two A disputed biofuels project in northern Senegal which triggered violent clashes between villagers claimed its second victim Thursday after a man died from his injuries. ... more | .. |
 Boeing, Embraer and Sao Paulo Research Lead Aviation Biofuels Program in Brazil Boeing and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) has announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major s ... more | .. |
 Alligator fat as a new source of biodiesel fuel Amid growing concern that using soybeans and other food crops to produce biodiesel fuel will raise the price of food, scientists have identified a new and unlikely raw material for the fuel: Alligat ... more |
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 First-of-a-kind tension wood study broadens biofuels research Taking a cue from Mother Nature, researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have undertaken a first-of-its-kind study of a naturally occurring phenomenon in trees to spur the ... more | .. |
 USDA Research Grants Will Help Develop Next Gen Crops for Advanced Biofuels Creating a biomass supply chain is vital to the development of bioenergy and advanced biofuels and can bring hundreds of thousands of jobs and millions in economic development to rural areas across ... more | .. |
 Dividing corn stover makes ethanol conversion more efficient Not all parts of a corn stalk are equal, and they shouldn't be treated that way when creating cellulosic ethanol, say Purdue University researchers. When corn stover is processed to make cellu ... more | .. |
 Production of biofuel from forests will increase greenhouse emissions The largest and most comprehensive study yet done on the effect of biofuel production from West Coast forests has concluded that an emphasis on bioenergy would increase carbon dioxide emissions from ... more |
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 One dead in Senegal clashes over land for biofuels A disputed biofuels project in northern Senegal has triggered violent clashes between villagers, leaving one person dead and two seriously wounded, police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Global Biofuels Market Value to Double by 2021 Motivated by growing concerns related to energy security, climate change, and economic stagnation, at least 38 national governments throughout the world have enacted blending mandates or targets to ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace targets Neste Oil over palm oil production Dozens of Greenpeace demonstrators chained themselves outside Neste Oil headquarters near Helsinki on Tuesday in protest at the company's palm oil production for diesel fuel. ... more | .. |
 FuturaGene and Guangxi Academy of Sciences to Develop Sustainable Biofuel Processes FuturaGene has entered into a collaborative development agreement with the Guangxi Academy of Sciences (GXAS). GXAS is the premier Chinese government research entity in Guangxi Province and is focus ... more |
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 Eco Ventures Group Provides Update on Biodiesel Plant Construction Project Eco Ventures Group is pleased to provide an update on the construction of its 3.6 million gallon biodiesel plant in Groveland, Florida. Eco Ventures Group's partner in the project, Raptor Technology ... more | .. |
 Gevo Awarded Contract to Supply Jet Fuel to USAF Gevo has been awarded a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply jet fuel to the U.S. Air Force (USAF). DLA sources and provides nearly 100 percent of the consumable items America's ... more | .. |
 Codexis and Raizen to Develop First Generation Ethanol Codexis and Raizen Energia S.A. have announced the signing of a joint development agreement to develop an improved first generation ethanol process with enhanced performance economics. Raizen is Bra ... more | .. |
 Greenleaf Biofuels Announces Closing of Full Project Funding Greenleaf Biofuels has announced it has closed on full project funding with Sovereign Bank for its initial 10 million gallon per year multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in New Haven, CT. In addition, t ... more |
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 MixAlco Voted Most Transformative Technology of 2011 Terrabon has announced that its MixAlco biofuel technology has been voted the most transformative technology of 2011 by the readers of Biofuels Digest, a well-respected industry publication. MixAlco ... more | .. |
 Does converting cow manure to electricity pay off? Studies have estimated that converting manure from the 95 million animal units in the United States would produce renewable energy equal to 8 billion gallons of gasoline, or 1% of the total energy c ... more | .. |
 From compost to sustainable fuels as heat loving fungi sequenced Two heat-loving fungi, often found in composts that self-ignite without flame or spark, could soon have new vocations. The complete genetic makeup of Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrest ... more | .. |
 Advancing next gen biofuels by turning up the heat on biomass pretreatment processes The nation's Renewable Fuels Standard calls for annual production of 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022. One of the biggest hurdles to achieving this goal lies in optimizing the multistep process ... more |
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 US unlikely to hit Renewable Fuel Standard for cellulosic biofuels The biofuel industry will not be able to meet the cellulosic production requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard without significant advancements in technology or investment, according to a Natio ... more | .. |
Certain biofuel mandates unlikely to be met by 2022 It is unlikely the United States will meet some specific biofuel mandates under the current Renewable Fuel Standard by 2022 unless innovative technologies are developed or policies change, says a ne ... more | .. |
 Report: U.S. lags on some biofuel targets The United States won't meet some biofuel mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard unless new technologies are developed or policies change, a report says. ... more | .. |
 Iowa State researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production Iowa State University's Robert C. Brown keeps a small vial of brown, sweet-smelling liquid on his office table. "It looks like something you could pour on your pancakes," he said. "In many res ... more |
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