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Blend wall reached: Purdue researchers say US can't distribute more first-gen ethanol; advanced biofuels the solution

Blend wall reached: Purdue researchers say US can't distribute more first-gen ethanol; advanced biofuels the solution

[ 0 ] January 5, 2011 |

In Indiana, Purdue University released a policy study suggesting that the U.S. does not have the necessary infrastructure to meet the federal mandate for renewable fuel use with ethanol, but could meet the standard with significant increases in cellulosic and next-generation biofuels. Researchers at Purdue used U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency data […]

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Biofuels Digest Index hits new 29-month high of 81.74

Biofuels Digest Index hits new 29-month high of 81.74

[ 0 ] January 5, 2011 |

The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rallied up 0.37 percent to 81.74, a 29-month high. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.07 percent to $30.38, while Biofuel Energy (BIOF) jumped 4.29 percent to $1.70. Among other equities, Gushan (GU) plunged 7.07 percent to $5.26. Overall, advances and declines […]

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Truck impacts cause worries for UK ethanol project in UK

Truck impacts cause worries for UK ethanol project in UK

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In the UK, local officials are raising concerns about the environmental impact of 50,000 delivery trucks a year required to supply wheat at the planned BP, DuPont and British Sugar ethanol plant in Saltend. Though approval for the facility was granted in 2008, some are saying that the real negative impacts of the facility will […]

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San Francisco struggles with B20 transition for bus fleet

San Francisco struggles with B20 transition for bus fleet

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In California, despite the mayor of San Francisco’s declaration that the City’s diesel fleet had switched to biodiesel—in 2007—now only half of San Francisco’s city buses are running on B20 blends despite all of them carrying biodiesel marketing stickers. Only 40% of the City’s diesel fleet is running on B20 while the rest are running […]

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Biofuels developers get a taste for waste

Biofuels developers get a taste for waste

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

Yesterday’s story on the partnership between Solena and Qantas — which will investigate the prospects for a waste-based Fischer-Tropsch processing plant in Australia to produce aviation jet fuel — elicited a lot of strong commentary from the readership on the potential for Fischer-Tropsch technologies. And brought out some very strong feelings about waste. On F-T, […]

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Mad Dog Mulching developing 110 million gallon Florida corn ethanol project

Mad Dog Mulching developing 110 million gallon Florida corn ethanol project

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In Florida, Mad Dog Mulching of Tampa are developing a corn ethanol facility at a former fish farm in south Hillsborough County. Thought the project is still in its due diligence stage, the project developers have already received permission from the county’s Environmental Protection Commission to fill hundreds of old fish ponds while exempting them […]

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Public comment period opens for Minnesota ethanol expansion

Public comment period opens for Minnesota ethanol expansion

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In Minnesota, the state’s Pollution Control Agency’s Environmental Assessment Worksheet on the proposed expansion of the Granite Falls Energy ethanol facility at Granite Falls is available for public comment until Jan. 26. The facility seeks to expand to 70 million gallons per year from its current 49.9 million gallons. More on the story.

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Top Biofuels Tweets: "Survey Respondents Favor Biofuels Over Hydrogen."

Top Biofuels Tweets: "Survey Respondents Favor Biofuels Over Hydrogen."

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

JackyMoso: Fresh on MoSo Technology Blog: Survey Respondents Favor Biofuels Over Hydrogen as Future Automotive Fuel holisticIP: Amyris among others receives #biofuels related patent cleantechczar: RT @Bioenergy2020: Seaweed to the Rescue! Macro #Algae Researcher Recruits Seaweed to Clean Polluted Waters, explore #biofuels #biochat ksfarmgrown: RT @featherchick: I’d like to know what makes #environmental groups so […]

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China Integrated Energy aims for waste-based Hainan province biodiesel plant

China Integrated Energy aims for waste-based Hainan province biodiesel plant

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In China, China Integrated Energy has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire all of the assets of Hainan Lin Gao Chemical Co. where it plans to build a 300,000-ton bagasse-based biodiesel plant at this facility in Lin Gao County, Hainan Province. The Company is performing due diligence, and expects to complete the acquisition […]

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China shipping ethanol cars to Brazil

China shipping ethanol cars to Brazil

[ 0 ] January 4, 2011 |

In Brazil, China’s Jianghuai Automobile Co. has shipped 500 of its ethanol cars as part of the agreement signed in August with Brazilian dealer SHC to export 620,000 units to Brazil over the next ten years. Another 1,500 cars are expected in January and 2,500 cars in February. More on the story.

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