Posts Tagged ‘featured’
Imperial Systems, Inc is Featured in Biomass Products and … – The Open Press (press release)
Imperial Systems, Inc is Featured in Biomass Products and ... The Open Press (press release) (OPENPRESS) August 15, 2009 -- Pneumatically conveying biomass fuel for a coal-fired power plant conversion by Jeremiah Wann, Imperial Systems, ... [Read More]
Massive neocolonial land grab for food, fuel cropland nabs 50 million acres in Africa, Russia, Ukraine
In Africa, Business Week and VUE Weekly are reporting on the rise of neocolonialism as massive land grans are undertaken by Saudi Arabia, China the United Arab Emirates, as well as European interests . The goal is food and energy security for the investor nation, but voices [Read More]
Earth Biofuels renamed Evolution Fuels; to develop truck stops, urban ethanol fuel stops
In Texas, Earth Biofuels announced that it will change its name to Evolution Fuels and will focus on a series of renewable fuel depots , such as the Willie’s Place Truck Stop, associated with Willie Nelson and located in Carl’s Corner. The company said it will [Read More]
City of San Diego partners with UCSD, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology to accelerate algal fuel development
In California, the city of San Diego took another step towards establishing itself as national center for advanced biofuels development with the announcement of an algal fuel partnership between the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, the city of San Diego and the [Read More]
Florida’s Lee County awards $500K to Florida BioFuels’ biodiesel project
In Florida, Lee County voted 3-2 to award a $500,000 grant to Florida BioFuels to facilitate the company’s biodiesel production plant . The venture will supply Lee County with biodiesel under a three-year contract, using jatropha and waste vegetable oils as [Read More]
Dynamotive announces BioOil feedstock contract in Arkansas
n Arkansas, Dynamotive USA announced a long-term contract for the supply of feedstock for a planned BioOil plant to be developed in southern Arkansas . The contract calls for the supply of 220,000 tons per year of sawdust for 10 years with pricing linked to energy prices. [Read More]
Hot topics: Algae, jatropha, waste-to-energy, indirect land use
Here are some of the most popular stories on hot topics that have recently run in Biofuels Digest: The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy: The complete rankings, and “behind the selections information” Algae : Click here for the hottest recent stories Jatropha [Read More]
Hot Topics: The latest on waste-to-energy
Here are some of the most popular latest stories on waste-to-energy that have run in Biofuels Digest: “The Slow Burn” : a Biofuels Digest Special Report on waste-to-energy systems Acid hydrolysis : BlueFire Ethanol receives 28 air permits for California waste-based [Read More]
“The Gas Chamber”: last minute flurry of appeals for clemency from corn ethanol supporters as California’s ARB prepares the lethal dose it served to electric cars in the 1990s
The California Air Resources Board is expected to administer the same lethal dose to the ethanol industry as it meted out to the electric car some ten years ago In a last-minute flurry of appeal more reminiscent of the battle to save Caryl Chessman or other condemned [Read More]
Congressional Budget Office says 2007-08 food price increases mostly caused by fuel prices, not biofuel production; biofuels contributed 10-15 percent of price increase
In Washington, the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of ethanol consumption and food prices between April 2007 and April 2008 , when rising prices led critics to dub the conflict “food vs fuel”. The non-partisan CBO concluded that increased [Read More]
Obama administration pointed at imminent major expension of cellulosic ethanol, report says; database of 2nd gen ethanol plants
In Washington, Industry Week, following an interview with DuPont Danisco CEO Joe Slurka, speculated that the Obama Administration is about to embark on a major expansion of cellulosic ethanol. The report points to the appointment of Steve Koonin, former chief scientist at [Read More]
Chicago Board of Trade introduces swaps contracts for ethanol; derivative may ease transaction risk between producers, grain marketers
In Illinois, CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced that it would commerce marketing and registration of swaps agreements for the ethanol industry . According to the CBOT, a typical swap would be between a grain marketer an an ethanol producer. The two [Read More]
Slice of SciFi #202: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of SciFi TV
Slice of SciFi #202: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of SciFi TV Slice of SciFi #202: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of SciFi TV In the News: Heath Ledger’s final performance in Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is having a hard [Read More]
