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E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation FuelsBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have engineered the first strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that can digest switchgrass biomass and synthesize its sugars into all three of those transportation fuels. What's more, the microbes are able to do this without an ... read more |
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 OSU study questions cost-effectiveness of biofuels and their ability to cut fossil fuel use A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions ... more | .. |
 Mast from classic racing yacht holds one of the keys to sustainable biofuels The mast from a classic racing yacht and samples from a Forestry Commission breeding trial have played a key role in the search for sustainable biofuels. Cellulose is the most abundant organic ... more | .. |
 Biofuel policy needs rethink, says UN expert The UN special rapporteur on the right to food urged the EU for a rethink on biofuels Friday, saying huge errors had been committed in the initial enthusiasm for an alternative to harmful fossil fuels. ... 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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 Mite-y genomic resources for bioenergy crop protection For a pest that isn't quite the size of a comma on a keyboard, the two-spotted spider mite can do a disproportionate amount of damage. These web-spinners extract the nutrients they need from leaves ... more | .. |
 A Corny Turn for Biofuels from Switchgrass Many experts believe that advanced biofuels made from cellulosic biomass are the most promising alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels for a renewable, clean, green, domestic source of transpor ... more | .. |
 Second-generation ethanol processing is cost prohibitive Costs for second-generation ethanol processing, which will ease the stress on corn and sugarcane, are unlikely to be competitive until 2020, according to a unique Queen's University study. " ... more | .. |
 Iowa scientists genetically increase algae biomass by more than 50 percent Research at Iowa State University has led to discovery of a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent. The breakthrough comes from expressing certain genes in algae that ... more |
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 ADM to Build Biodiesel Plant in Canada Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced that it will build a 265 million liter (70 million gallon) biodiesel plant in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, which will increase ADM's North American bio ... more | .. |
 Bioenergy Key to Global Growth Mario Garnero, Chairman of Brasilinvest, Brazil's pioneer merchant bank, stated this week at a multilateral conference in Rome that Brazil's leading role in alternative energies places Brazil as a s ... more | .. |
 Future Fuels Institute at FSU Recognized as a Waters Center of Innovation Waters has welcomed the Future Fuels Institute at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida into its Centers of Innovation Program. The Future Fuels Institute under its director, Dr. Chang S. ( ... more | .. |
 Boeing and Hawai'i BioEnergy to Work on Renewable Biofuel for Aviation Boeing has announced a collaborative agreement to work with Hawai'i BioEnergy on renewable energy sources for creating aviation fuel. Announced on the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (AP ... more |
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 Toward more cost-effective production of biofuels from plant lignocellulosic biomass In 1925, Henry Ford observed that fuel is present in all vegetative matter that can be fermented and predicted that Americans would some day grow their own fuel. Last year, global biofuel production ... more | .. |
 Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers Regular Commercial Route for Aeromexico UOP has announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel, produced using process technology from Honeywell's UOP, is powering Aeromexico's Mexico City to San Jose, Costa Rica route, marking one of the first ... more | .. |
 VSEP Membrane System Converts Liability to Asset While Improving Ethanol Yields New Logic Research has announced the successful commissioning of a full-scale VSEP membrane separation system at a Brazilian ethanol plant. The nanofiltration system was installed to concentrate an ... more | .. |
 Vegetable oil powers vehicle to record A vehicle built by a student club at Boise State University has claimed the record for the world's fastest vehicle running on vegetable oil, club members said. ... more |
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 Generating Ethanol from Lignocellulose Possible, But Large Cost Reductions Still Needed The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch. ... more | .. |
 Solazyme Announces First US Commercial Passenger Flight on Advanced Biofuel Solazyme has announced that United Airlines flew the world's first commercial aviation flight on a microbially-derived biofuel using Solajet, Solazyme's algae-derived renewable jet fuel. The Eco-ski ... more | .. |
 OriginOil Shows How Algae Can Reduce Biofuel Dependence on Food Crops OriginOilhas identified serious dislocations caused by single-crop fuel policies and pointed to algae as a way to help make crops and waste more sustainable, in a presentation at the 6th Annual Meet ... more | .. |
 Alaska Airlines Launching Biofuel-Powered Commercial Service in the US Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States powered by biofuel, starting this Wednesday. These flights signal aviation's next era, where sustainable biofuels can pr ... more |
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 Giant King Grass Targeted as Fuel for Planned 90MW Biomass Power Plant in Thailand VIASPACE and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy have announced that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seema Energy Co., Ltd, a renewable energy development company ba ... more | .. |
 Wood biofuel could be a competitive industry by 2020 Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn by 2020 if the wood biofuel industry is supported, according to a new University of British Columbia stud ... more | .. |
 A Stable Renewable Fuel Standard Is Needed to Meet Biofuel Production Goals Advanced biofuels companies continue to make progress in bringing new technology to the fuels market, relying on consistent implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard, the Biotechnology Industry ... more | .. |
 Mission Increases Jatropha Oil Supply Completing the 2011 Planting Season Mission NewEnergy is pleased to announce that it has materially completed its 2011 Jatropha tree planting season, adding 40,264 new acres and 14,331 new Jatropha contract farmers. The Company has re ... more |
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 New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol 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' ... more | .. |
 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 |
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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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