In the UK, a team of international experts, has described the detailed structure of cellulose fibres in wood. Decade old research outlined the structure of crystalline cellulose. The new research focused on disordered cellulose. University of Nottingham biophysicist, Dr Anwesha Fernandes states, “Our experiments with spruce wood cellulose showed that although the cellulose fibres were […]
In California, about 55 students will begin classes in March of 2012, with each student receiving the equivalent of a $7,000 grant from the State of California. The students, who will attend classes at UC San Diego Extension and Mira Costa College, are the second cohort of students in a program funded by a two-year, […]
The secret that “food vs fuel” proponents don’t want you to think about? Not all food is created equal. Dirty food, made using dirty process, makes a dirty world. And then there’s clean food. Here’s some food for thought. Last night, some earnest soul tweeted that coffee prices are rising because Brazil is turning all […]
MSW is an obvious kick-off feedstock for the emerging bioenergy industry, but its numerous advantages remain largely overlooked. by David Bransby, Professor, Energy Crops and Bioenergy, Auburn University, USA There is widespread disappointment in the rate of progress towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuels, and industry is lagging substantially behind RFS2 annual targets. Feedstock limitations are […]
In Nebraska, KAAPA Ethanol is adding four miles of rail track to its ethanol plant depot meaning that it will soon be able to ship 96 cars of ethanol at a time rather than the current single car it can load. Construction on the new rail line started about a month ago and should be […]
In Texas, Australia’s Leaf Energy has signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Texas A & M University to develop the marine yeast Debaryomyces hansenii as a production platform for high value biofuels and proteins using its proprietary technology, INPACT, has been developed for the purpose of increasing the expression and yield of novel proteins, […]
In the UK, the Ensus ethanol plant that has been put on hold due to inconsistent biofuel policies in the European Union is expected to come back online in February or March, more than 10 months after it was mothballed, or twice as long as originally expected when it shut down. The EU is in […]
In Norway, Statoil will for the first time ever blend ethanol produced from Norwegian timber from the bio refinery Borregaard and will be available to Statoil customers who tank fuel95 at Statoil stations in the eastern region of Norway. Statoil Fuel & Retail in Norway has signed an agreement to buy all available ethanol from […]
In Brazil, the government is exploring the use of tax cuts and lower interest rates on loans for companies who keep ethanol stocks on hand during the inter-harvest period as a way to boost supplies and prevent price increases that have seen consumers switch back to gasoline from ethanol this year.
In Finland, Telko and UPM have signed a distribution agreement for UPM’s new composite product UPM ForMi. Telko will sell the natural fibre composite developed by UPM through its global distribution network to the furniture, vehicle and electronics industries and to plastic companies that manufacture consumer products. UPM ForMi is a composite that can be […]
