theeconomist: Airlines are turning to biofuels, but the transition to plant-derived power will take time applemacbookpro: 10 Disadvantages of Biofuels cofactor_de: Algae-Based #Biofuels Production to Reach 61 Million Gallons per Year by 2020 ? GrowthEnergy: oil prices turning higher, 1/3 of global output from NAfrica & MidEast cleantechczar Market entry against a powerful industry requires […]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Innovation Portal now has more than 300 business-friendly marketing summaries available to help investors and companies identify and license leading-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The Portal is an online tool that links available DOE innovations to the entrepreneurs who can successfully license and commercialize them. By helping […]
In Washington, the DOE is offering Indian tribes $10 million towards evaluating, developing and deploying renewable energy projects on tribal lands. About $1.5 million will be available for capacity building and up to $4 million each for energy efficiency and renewable energy feasibility studies. The DOE’s Tribal Summit with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders […]
In Ohio, SuGanit Systems is getting a $2 million grant from Ohio Third Frontier, a year after receiving its first $1 million grant from the organization, to establish a cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Toledo. The two main technologies are an ionic liquid pretreatment of biomass and production of ethanol from both glucose and xylose, […]
Last year, the Digest remarked that it should have opened a Brazilian travel agency for advanced biofuels companies, in addition to operating a news service. The 16-hour flight from SFO to GRU can be GRUelling, not to mention a couple hours in the car driving up to Ribeirão Preto or San Jose dos Campos, but […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company has issued a call for a supply of three to seven million gallons of biodiesel per year for the 110-megawatt Campbell Estate Industrial Park Generating Station. Included is a request to supply 250,000 gallons per year for the 8 MW Honolulu International Airport Emergency Power Facility which is projected to […]
VB Research released an interview with General Motors Biofuels Lead, Dr. Candace Wheeler. “In the United States we have about 125,000 fuelling stations and only 2,500 of those are E85 compatible,” said Wheeler. “So, 90% of the people who own a flexfuel vehicle don’t have a pump in their zip-code. 50% don’t have one in […]
In the Netherlands, Goes on Green announced the successful acquisition of a 250,000 metric tonnes Biodiesel plant and oil refinery in Sluiskil, Netherlands. The GOG plant will employ 24 personnel, initially. The GOG biodiesel plant also contains a designated deep water loading/unloading berth, 25,000m³ storage capacity, and fully integrated logistics. More on the story.
In the Netherlands, the national standards institute NEN has launched a sustainability certification scheme with Rotterdam Climate Initiative to certify the sustainability of all kinds of biomass including solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. The scheme has been sent to the European Commission for approval as a voluntary certificate under the Renewable Energy Directive. More on […]
In Thailand, the government will launch in March a trial of Scania’s E95 buses through September in an attempt to see if current diesel and LNG buses can be replaced. The government is trying to boost ethanol consumption to 9 million liters per day by 2022 from the present 1.3 million liters. Buses in Thailand […]
