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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
DOE offers $105m guarantee for POET cellulosic ethanol plant »
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has offered a conditional commitment for a $105 million loan guarantee to support the developmentRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Standard revision means jet fuels can include biofuel »
Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional commercial and military jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in aRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Senators introduce legislation to cut foreign oil use »
US Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Tom Carper (DE), Tom Udall (NM), and Michael Bennet (CO) introduced legislation on Wednesday toRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
DDCE to buy Iowa site for major cellulosic ethanol plant »
DuPont subsidiary DDCE has agreed to to purchase a parcel of land in Nevada, Iowa, adjacent to Lincolnway Energy LLC’sRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Industry leaders call for long-term clean energy incentives »
Finance and renewable energy sector leaders stressed the need for consistent long-term clean energy policies at an event in NewRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Geothermal, Marine and Hydro, Solar, Wind
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Three Virginia coal power plants set for switch to biomass »
Dominion Virginia Power, part of power producer Dominion (NYSE: D), has asked the Virginia State Corporation Commission forRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
EPA issues labeling requirements for E15 ethanol fuel »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blendsRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
EPC Partners selected for Alabama cellulosic ethanol plant »
Renewable fuel developer Coskata, Inc., has issued a Letter of Intent with Fagen, Inc. for engineering, procurement andRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Pacific Ethanol cleared for continued NASDAQ trading »
Ethanol marketer and producer Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIXD), has received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market statingRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Patent success for Qteros cellulosic ethanol microbe »
Biofuel tech firm Qteros, Inc., and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have achieved two “significant”Read more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Sunoco to produce biodiesel from ethanol byproducts »
GreenShift Corporation (OTCQB: GERS) has licensed its patented technology to Sunoco for extraction of corn oil from a co-productRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Michigan utility to buy energy from $22m digester »
Michigan power utility Consumers Energy has contracted to purchase the total renewable energy output produced by the FremontRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Michigan airport authority explores biofuel potential »
The operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State UniversityRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Friday, June 24th, 2011
EPA proposes 2012 renewable fuel targets »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are partRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Isuzu trucks now compatible with B20 biodiesel »
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., has confirmed that all of its new 2011 and forward model year diesel engines, includingRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Pacific Northwest landfills powering 7,500 homes »
Waste Management is celebrating a full year of generating renewable energy from waste in McMinnville, Oregon, and Seattle,Read more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Site prep complete for Mississippi trash-to-ethanol plant »
BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC BB: BFRE.OB), has completed initial site-preparation for its cellulosic ethanol plant in Fulton,Read more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Deal to construct ethanol rail terminal in Florida »
Fuel supplier Motiva Enterprises LLC has reached an agreement with distributor Vecenergy to construct a fuel grade ethanol railRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
USDA awards $3m for wood-to-energy projects »
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack awarded nearly $3 million in grants to 17 small businesses and community groups yesterday,Read more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
Gevo takes step forward in biojet fuel approval »
Biofuels developer Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), has presented positive test results from fit for purpose testing of its biojet fuelRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Airlines in deal to use biomass-derived jet fuel »
A “core” group of airlines has signed letters of intent with Solena Fuels, LLC, for a future supply of jet fuelRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Transport
Colorado center to help start-up clean energy firms »
A new Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development (CREED) is being established in Golden, Colorado, to helpRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy, Geothermal, Solar, Wind
Group urges support for energy from waste in Massachusetts »
A logjam is stalling the development of new biomass facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. That’s the position ofRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
US Navy demonstrates algal biofuel in military helicopter »
The US Navy has successfully demonstrated algal-derived jet fuel in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter test flight in a 50/50 blendRead more » | Posted in: Bioenergy
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