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Biodiesel Quality again at Top Level in 2012

2013-05-23T12:19:36+02:00 GMT

Again the Biodiesel quality of AGQM’s member companies is at top level in 2012; the annual report of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitaetsmanagement Biodiesel (AGQM), available now, impressively demonstrates that the production of high-class products is paramount for all members.

Lignol announces Investment and Technology Collaboration with Territory Biofuels Limited

2013-05-23T12:16:20+02:00 GMT

Vancouver, BC - Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, announced that it has subscribed for convertible notes with a principal value of A$1.18 million (“Notes”) issued by Territory Biofuels Limited (“TBF”) and signed a Technology Collaboration
Agreement that includes a package of technical and further assistance to aid in the restart of TBF’s 150 million litre per year biodiesel plant and glycerine refinery located in Darwin, Australia.

Get Your Green on with Biofuels

2013-05-23T12:08:04+02:00 GMT

According to Fuels America, the biofuels industry is getting its green on with improved sustainability measures adopted throughout the biofuel chain.

The chain - from farm to fiber to fuel - is meeting needs for energy, food and fiber in a more environmentally sensitive manner each day. During a press call this week, farmers and ethanol industry experts gave a briefing on the increased sustainability measures taken in renewable fuel production from farm to fuel tank.

Bacteria Use Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide to Produce Electricity

2013-05-23T12:06:12+02:00 GMT

Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

"This represents the first result of current production solely on hydrogen," says Amit Kumar, a researcher on the study who, along with his co-authors are part of the Lovley Lab Group at the university.

BIO Recommends Changes to EPA’s RIN Quality Assurance Program

2013-05-17T15:12:49+02:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider changes to the proposed RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program (QAP) proposal.

The agency invited comments on its proposed voluntary quality assurance program, which was drafted to address recent instances of fraudulent RIN generation by three renewable fuel producers.

Fact vs. Fiction on the Renewable Fuel Standard

2013-05-17T15:06:31+02:00 GMT

It’ll take more than 60 seconds to debunk the main untruths in Fuels America’s video, “The Truth Behind High Gasoline Prices in 60 Seconds” - but then fact often is more complicated than fiction.

BIO Announces Jay Keasling its 2013 George Washington Carver Award Winner

2013-05-17T15:00:02+02:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) named Dr. Jay Keasling as the recipient of its 2013 George Washington Carver Award for innovation in industrial biotechnology.

Garden State bioEnterprises Adopts OriginOil Technology for High-Value Astaxanthin Harvesting

2013-05-17T14:55:00+02:00 GMT

Los Angeles, California and Woodbine, New Jersey - OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough water extraction process for the oil & gas and algae industries, and Garden State bioEnterprises, LLC (GS bioE), an emerging technology provider to the wholesale commercial algae production industry, announced today that GS bioE has adopted OriginOil’s harvesting technology as a key component of its proprietary production system for the high-value product Astaxanthin.

Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production

2013-05-17T14:47:48+02:00 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates.

Not only do they contain more energy than ethanol, but they are also more compatible with existing gasoline-based infrastructure. For isobutanol to become practical, however, scientists need a way to reliably produce huge quantities of it from renewable sources.

"Fat worms" inch scientists toward better biofuel production

2013-05-16T14:00:08+02:00 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves -- a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead to improved animal feeds.

The results, published in the current issue of The Plant Cell, the journal of the American Society of Plant Biologists, show that researchers could use an algae gene involved in oil production to engineer a plant that stores lipids or vegetable oil in its leaves – an uncommon occurrence for most plants.

Biodiesel algae: Starvation diets damage health

2013-05-16T13:57:30+02:00 GMT

It may be better to tolerate lower oil content in algae grown for biodiesel to boost growth and overall productivity, says research from the University of Sheffield.

The research shows that the commonly accepted method of depriving algae of key nutrients such as nitrogen in order to boost its oil content may be detrimental to overall oil yield in the long term.

Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel production could revolutionize alternative energy market

2013-05-16T13:54:38+02:00 GMT

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source to the world.

"Our new process could help end our dependence on fossil fuels," said Y.H. Percival Zhang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering "Hydrogen is one of the most important biofuels of the future."

Cells must use their brakes moderately for effective speed control

2013-05-16T13:52:59+02:00 GMT

How cells regulate their own function by "accelerating and braking" is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy.

In a study published by Nature Communications 14 May, researchers at Uppsala and Umeå universities show a model of how cells' regulatory systems work.

Scientists develop "green" pretreatment of Miscanthus for biofuels

2013-05-16T13:50:47+02:00 GMT

URBANA –Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating Miscanthus in the biofuel production process.

"We pretreat the biomass with switchable butadiene sulfone in the presence of water to break down the plant cell wall, which consists of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, the source of biofuels and value-added products," said Hao Feng, a U of I professor of food science and human nutrition who also has extensive research experience with biofuels.

Peach genome offers insights into breeding strategies for biofuels crops

2013-04-05T12:05:17+02:00 GMT

Rapidly growing trees like poplars and willows are candidate "biofuel crops" from which it is expected that cellulosic ethanol and higher energy content fuels can be efficiently extracted.

Microalgae could be a profitable source of biodiesel

2013-04-05T12:00:37+02:00 GMT

Researchers at the UAB's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), have analysed the potential of different species of microalgae for producing biodiesel, comparing their growth, production of biomass and the quantity of lipids per cell (essential for obtaining fuel).

Their study shows that one type of marine algae that has received little attention till now - dinoflagellate microalgae - is highly suitable for cultivation with the aim of producing biodiesel.

Algae International Group, Inc. Executes Corporate Actions to Change Name and Ticker Symbol in Conjunction with NVAE Share Exchange

2013-04-05T11:57:57+02:00 GMT

Dallas, Texas - Algae International Group, Inc. announced the execution of several corporate actions in conjunction with the previously announced Merger Agreement with Savanna East Africa Inc.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement AIGI stock will be exchanged for NVAE stock and NVAE name will be changed to Algae International Group, Inc. The Corporate name change and a corresponding ticker symbol change request are anticipated to be reflected within the OTC Markets quotation system within thirty days.

Biodiesel Giant REG Inks Deal for Fuel Tax Software

2013-04-05T11:54:26+02:00 GMT

The nation’s largest biodiesel maker, Ames, Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group (REG), signed a multi-year deal with energy industry software and services company FuelQuest Inc.

Biodiesel Magazine reports the deal will give REG a more accurate, transparent and agile way to calculate fuel taxes on invoices:

Abengoa begins operating the first demonstration plant using waste-to-biofuels technology

2013-04-05T11:52:27+02:00 GMT

Seville - The international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has started operations at the demonstration plant that uses waste-to-biofuels (W2B) technology.

The plant has a capacity to treat 25,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), from which up to 1.5 million liters of bioethanol will be produced for use as fuel.

Iowa’s biodiesel sales have tripled since 2010

2013-04-04T15:52:32+02:00 GMT

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said the amount of biodiesel blended into diesel in Iowa has more than tripled from 7.4 million gallons in 2010 to 23.3 million gallons in 2012.

The figures, which came from data released by the Iowa Department of Revenue, also found biodiesel is blended in 42.6 percent of all Iowa diesel sales, an increase of more than 10 percent since 2010. Of those sales, the average biodiesel content has more than doubled since 2010 from 3.1 percent to an 8.1 percent blend of biodiesel.