Cellulosic Ethanol
A new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Corn crop residues are often left on harvested fields to protect soil quality, but they could become an important raw material in cellulosic ethanol production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The D.C. Circuit has issued a narrow, but mixed decision, vacating the 2012 cellulosic biofuel standard and affirming the 2012 advanced biofuel standard. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at Michigan State University have shown that marginal lands are an untapped resource to grow biomass to be used for fuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $25 million to fund research and development of renewable energy and biobased products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Novozymes and Beta Renewables have agreed to jointly market, demonstrate and guarantee cellulosic biofuel solutions. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
BP has abandoned plans for a commercial-scale cellulosic plant in Florida to look for "other more attractive projects.” Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Iowa State University researchers are combining two thermochemical technologies to produce next-generation biofuels from corn stalks and wood chips. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Purdue University researchers have received $5.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a plant that can make biofuel products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the USDA have developed a way of keeping switchgrass in its juvenile state, which can aid in the production of cellulosic ethanol. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Chemtex has received a $99 million commitment from the USDA to build a new advanced biofuel plant in North Carolina to open by 2014. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The U.S. EPA has defended its 8.65mn USG volume for cellulosic ethanol blending in 2012 amidst arguments from producers that the output will not meet the demand. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Lux Research has released a report saying that the bio-based materials and chemical industries need new non-food sources to be an alternative to petroleum. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Dyadic International Inc. has unveiled AlternaFuel CMAX3, which enables the production of biofuels from a variety of non-food feedstocks. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Soil sustainability work for Project LIBERTY with Iowa State University and the USDA ave shown that there is no reduction in yield over the past four years. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The future of biofuels and biomass generation will be discussed at the upcoming World Biofuels Markets Brazil and Biomass Power Generation Brazil conference. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, say researchers from Purdue University. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Gevo Inc. signed a collaborative agreement with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Chemtex International announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to participate in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
On July 15-18, 2012, the 3rd Pan American Congress on Plants and Bioenergy will be taking place with scientists from all over the world on renewable fuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!