Tag: Advanced Biofuels
Advanced biofuels in US, Canada to surge to 1.6-2.6 billion gallons by 2015 amidst domestic manufacturing comeback
Tweet New downloadable reports from Environmental Entrepreneurs and PriceWaterhouseCoopers detail strong advances in advanced biofuels, chemicals, wood, plastic and rubber sectors. In California, Environmental Entrepreneurs has just released its annual survey of advanced biofuels, the Advanced Biofuels Market Report for 2012, and is projecting that, for the US and Canada, advanced biofuels production (qualifying for [...]
US warplanes can fly faster, carry additional weapons load using advanced fuels and biofuels: new data
Tweet Storm breaks out between US military leaders and House Republicans. Can the US afford to deploy fuels with advanced war fighting capabilities? Republicans say, for now, “no”. WASHINGTON, DC — May 21 — New tests conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have revealed that US warplanes are capable of flying faster and carry more [...]
White House announces $35M in new advanced biofuels R&D funding
Tweet In Washington, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) – a joint program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Energy Department – will [...]
First-gen crops can't meet biofuel targets, say researchers
Tweet In Minnesota, researchers led by the University of Minnesota have produced a map outlining where crops could be intensified to increase biofuel production. Researchers calculated median yields and yield gaps for 10 ethanol and 10 biodiesel crops, producing both global and individual results for 238 countries, territories and protectorates that includes more than 1200 country/crop combinations to pinpoint [...]
EU needs targets for advanced biofuels, say industry groups
Tweet In the EU, Ends Europe is reporting that the key missing factor to Europe’s fledgling next generation biofuels industry is a lack of policy support that would promote the R&D, pilots and investment needed to get new technologies off the ground. Industry wants to see targets for advanced biofuels, not unlike what is included [...]
US Government to invest $510M in advanced, drop-in biofuels
Tweet US announces historic investment to jump-start “drop-in” biofuels at commercial scale. Jet fuel, diesel in focus — USDA, DOE, USN to share tab, and leverage private investment The US seeks to definitively break its addiction on imported oil. In Washington, President Obama today announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will [...]
US Navy issues 450K gallon RFP for advanced biofuels
Tweet The Government has a requirement for 100,000 USG of Hydrotreated Renewable JP-5 (HRJ5) and 350,000 USG of Hydrotreated Renewable F-76 (HRD76) to support the Navy’s “Sail the Great Green Fleet” initiative. This requirement is for delivery FOB destination to FISC Puget Sound, WA. Ordering period is date of award through May 01, 2012. Delivery [...]
Ontario backs Rentech for biggest renewable jet fuel project yet; can the US catch up?
Tweet “Crown support, First Nations, town and provincial support, all coming together. They’ve shown everyone how you get this done.” says Rentech CEO Hunt Ramsbottom, noting contrast between US, Canadian organization on biofuels commercialization. Can the US catch up? In Canada, Ontario has selected Rentech’s Olympiad Project in the Township of White River for proposed [...]
Novozymes says indirect land use change debate helps advanced biofuels
Tweet In Belgium, Novozymes says that the Indirect Land Use Change debate in Europe offers opportunities to next generation biofuel producers by creating a market where those that don’t produce ILUC are preferred. Cellulosic biofuels, which Novozymes says no longer has a physical barrier but a policy one, should be competitive with gasoline by 2020.
More detail emerges on $600M Brazilian investment in advanced biofuels
Tweet In Brazil, more details emerged from a Technical Cooperation Agreement signed by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP) signed a to carry out the Joint Plan for Supporting Industrial Technological Innovation in the Sugar-based Energy and Chemical Sectors (PAISS). The new program will receive $600 million in the 2011-2014 [...]
