• NREL breakthrough could optimize capture of sugars for biofuel

    Updated: 2012-11-30 17:43:47
    U.S. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the BioEnergy Science Center scientists combined microscopic imaging methods to gain a greater understanding of the relationships between biomass cell wall structure and enzyme digestibility.

  • DuPont: Collaborations key in building 30 MMgy cellulosic plant

    Updated: 2012-11-30 15:01:07
    DuPont's 30 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility currently under construction in Nevada, Iowa, is the culmination of 10 years of work. The company kicked off construction Nov. 30 with a groundbreaking ceremony.

  • DuPont breaks ground at 30 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility

    Updated: 2012-11-30 13:59:36
    DuPont came one step closer to commercializing advanced biofuels by breaking ground on its cellulosic ethanol facility in Nevada, Iowa, on Nov. 30. The more than $200 million facility is expected to be completed in mid-2014.

  • ICM successfully completes 1,000-hour run at pilot plant

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:41:11
    ICM Inc. announces that it successfully completed its 1,000-hour run of an integrated fiber campaign conducted at its pilot plant in St. Joseph, Mo. ICM has validated its proprietary Generation 1.5 Integrated Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol Technology.

  • DOE awards funding to several biofuel-related energy projects

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:12:58
    More than $6.1 million in funding has been awarded to four biofuel-related energy technology projects, including research and development in engineered bioenergy crops and a flexible molecular sieve for biofuel production.

  • Senate vote gives DOD power to invest in biorefinieries

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:58:36
    The U.S. Senate wants the U.S.Department of Defense to invest in advanced biofuel facilities. The Senate has passed amendment 3095, issued by Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., by a vote of 54-41, giving the DOD the ability to diversify its fuel mix.

  • GRFA: G20 fails as subsidies to fossil fuels hit $523 billion

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:55:53
    The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance is criticizing G20 leaders for failing to hold up their commitment to phase out the costly fossil fuel subsidies that hurt developing economies and slow the development of alternative fuels.

  • EIA releases monthly ethanol statistics

    Updated: 2012-11-29 18:47:36
    The latest fuel ethanol statistics released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that ethanol production for August was down only slightly compared to production levels for the same period of 2011 and 2010.

  • Scientists analyze optimum load rate for vinasse-to-biogas system

    Updated: 2012-11-29 18:45:50
    A team of Mexican scientists recently published the results of a study that aimed to determine the optimum organic loading rate for operating an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor to generate biogas using waste from sugarcane ethanol production.

  • NREL Updates Solar Radiation Database

    Updated: 2012-11-29 05:31:16
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store NREL Updates Solar Radiation Database The U.S . Department of Energy’s DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL and collaborators released a 20-year updated version of the U.S . National Solar Radiation Database , a web-based technical report that provides critical information about solar and meteorological data for 1,454 locations in the U.S . and its territories . The updated database covers 1991-2010 and includes data from 2006-2010 for the first time . It also features improved cloud algorithms for modeling solar radiation data , and an improved State University of New York SUNY model for gridded data based on

  • 10 GW Of Photovoltaics And 1-3 GW of CSP by 2015 In China

    Updated: 2012-11-29 05:17:56
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store 10 GW Of Photovoltaics And 1-3 GW of CSP by 2015 In China The Chinese Academy of Sciences has just released a report assessing the potential of multiple solar technologies for the nation , which predicts that by 2015 China will install 1-3 GW of concentrating solar power CSP While Report on Combating Climate Change 2012 Climate Finance and Low-Carbon Development states that the nation is still in the appraisal stage for solar potential , it also finds that the vast majority of the nation suitable for solar development . The paper was presented at a social sciences forum in Beijing on November 21st , 2012. The paper

  • Senate votes in favor of DOD, biofuels development

    Updated: 2012-11-28 22:33:24
    The U.S. Senate passed an amendment, issued by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., by a vote of 62-37 that allows the U.S. Department of Defense to continue its development and work in the advanced biofuels sector.

  • Syngenta, Bonanza BioEnergy announce commercial agreement

    Updated: 2012-11-28 22:31:29
    Syngenta in North America announces it has signed a commercial agreement with Bonanza BioEnergy to use grain featuring Enogen trait technology in 2013. The technology that allows corn to express a robust form of alpha amylase enzyme.

  • Industry responds to latest report attacking the RFS

    Updated: 2012-11-28 19:19:22
    A new report released by the National Council of Chain Restaurants, titled "Federal Ethanol Policies and Chain Restaurant Food Costs," generated a swift response from the organizations representing the ethanol and advanced biofuels industries.

  • Peru ethanol producer ramps up production at new facility

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:50:01
    Peru's sugarcane ethanol producer, Maple Etanol S.R.L., continues to ramp up production at its new 35 MMgy facility. Since starting operations in March 2012, the plant has processed about 468,000 tons of sugarcane through mid-November.

  • Companies advance sweet sorghum as ethanol feedstock in Brazil

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:46:40
    Ceres Inc. is proving the viability of using of sweet sorghum as an ethanol feedstock, extending ethanol production during the months sugarcane isn't actively harvested. The company is now working with more than 20 ethanol and sugar mills.

  • 13% Of US Electricity In 2011 Comes From Renewable Sources

    Updated: 2012-11-28 09:32:20
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store 13 Of US Electricity In 2011 Comes From Renewable Sources U.S . power plants used renewable energy sources water hydroelectric wood , wind , organic waste , geothermal , and sun to generate about 13 of our electricity in 2011. Most Renewable-Generated Electricity is from Hydropower Renewable energy sources provided about 13 of total U.S . utility-scale electricity generation in 2011. The largest share of the renewable-generated electricity came from hydroelectric power 63 followed by : wind 23 biomass wood 7 biomass waste 4 geothermal 3 and solar Electricity generation from renewable resources is primarily a function of

  • FTC: US ethanol market remains unconcentrated in 2012

    Updated: 2012-11-27 22:32:43
    The market for fuel ethanol in the United States remains unconcentrated, with 154 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commission's 2012 report.

  • Whitefox to contribute membrane technology to Guyana pilot plant

    Updated: 2012-11-27 22:29:12
    London-based Whitefox Technologies Ltd. recently announced that it has secured an ethanol contract with the government of Guyana. Together with its Brazilian partner, Green, Whitefox Technologies will install a demonstration plant at a sugar mill.

  • API mounts another attack on RFS, ethanol industry fights back

    Updated: 2012-11-27 19:23:51
    Less than two weeks after the U.S. EPA denied the request to waive the renewable fuel standard (RFS), the American Petroleum Institute is calling on Congress to repeal it. Organizations that support the biofuel industry were quick to respond.

  • Hydroelectric Power In The United States

    Updated: 2012-11-27 13:33:48
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Hydroelectric Power In The United States The importance of hydropower as a source of electricity generation varies by geographic region . While hydropower accounted for 8 of total U.S . electricity generation in 2011, it provided over half of the electricity in the Pacific Northwest . Because hydroelectric generation relies on precipitation , it varies widely from month to month and year to . year Conventional hydroelectric generators of varying capacity operated in 48 states in 2011. Operating expenses for hydroelectric generators are lower than for most other forms of electricity generation but facilities are limited by

  • India to implement E5 mandate, approves price mechanism

    Updated: 2012-11-26 21:21:45
    According to a release issued by India’s Press Information Bureau, the country’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a pricing formula for ethanol procurement by oil marketing companies for use under its E5 blending mandate.

  • Australians develop glycerol-based biomass pretreatment process

    Updated: 2012-11-26 20:40:34
    Australia-based Leaf Energy Ltd. is developing a new biomass pretreatment process that utilizes glycerol, a coproduct of the biodiesel process. The process uses lower temperatures and pressures, requires less enzymes and releases fewer inhibitors.

  • Competing with China

    Updated: 2012-11-26 17:14:27
    It would be nice if a sense of competition with China or Brazil on the development of biofuels and renewable energy would stimulate more support in the U.S.

  • Incentives for Solar Thermal Systems in Brazil (2012)

    Updated: 2012-11-26 07:49:45
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Incentives for Solar Thermal Systems in Brazil 2012 This presentation below outlines the regulatory and financial incentives for solar thermal systems in Brazil . It identifies the huge potential for solar water heaters SWH to lower electricity demand from the 30 million installed electric showers in Brazil which together consume 6 of total electricity produced in the . country The national level incentives programme Minha Casa Minha Vida 2 is also detailed . This commits R$ 1 billion into the installation of SWH in 2 million homes , with subsidies targetted specifically at low-income families . Even more comprehensive

  • Ethanol plant may end up on auction block to pay tax bill

    Updated: 2012-11-21 18:15:41
    The city of Hopewell, Va., is moving forward with plans to auction off Appomattox Bio Energy LLC in an effort to recoup more than $1.6 million in lost tax revenue. The 65 MMgy barley-to-ethanol plant was built by Osage Bio Energy LLC.

  • Ethanol saves Americans $29.13 on average Thanksgiving trip

    Updated: 2012-11-21 18:13:06
    Ethanol is helping reduce the cost of the Thanksgiving holiday for the average American family. The average American family traveling by automobile this holiday will drive 558 miles and save $29.13 on gasoline purchases because of ethanol.

  • Nickel Institute publishes guide on stainless steel for biofuels

    Updated: 2012-11-21 18:08:14
    The Nickel Institute has published a guide, "Stainless Steels: Cost-Efficient materials for the Global Biofuels Industries," to help ethanol, biodiesel, biogas producers and others realize economic benefits of selecting the correct grade of material.

  • New Holland sponsors ethanol video contest

    Updated: 2012-11-20 20:50:35
    New Holland is offering members of the National FFA Organization a chance to win $5,000 for their chapter through a video contest designed to promote ethanol. FFA members are invited to research, film and edit a 60 to 90 second video.

  • ACS publishes podcast on white rot fungus, ethanol production

    Updated: 2012-11-20 20:47:59
    The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports new evidence that the so-called white rot fungus shows promise in the production of cellulosic ethanol.

  • Ethanol doubles corn's food production value

    Updated: 2012-11-20 20:44:40
    Saying ethanol has been demonized for too long, Orrie Swayze, a farmer from Wilmot, S.D., has sent a letter to the editor to a number media outlets offering a new perspective, which he summarizes as "Ethanol doubles corn's food production."

  • Ethanol producers applaud RFS waiver decision, stay vigilant

    Updated: 2012-11-19 23:01:29
    The ethanol industry breathed a collective sigh of relief on Nov. 16, with the U.S. EPA's announcement that it was denying the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver request submitted in August.

  • Ireland State of the Nation - Politics and Ethics

    Updated: 2012-11-19 22:56:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A general personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy . More recently a focus on the Economic Crisis in terms of Individual and Community . Sustainability Monday , November 19, 2012 Ireland State of the Nation Politics and Ethics Crisis in Ethics Crisis in Ireland No discussion Just the stark statistical : markers STRESS and DEPRESSION IN IRISH CHILDREN up in 2 years by 30 ALCOHOL and SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN IRELAND up by 42 increased 42 in 5 years 2005 to 2010 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE up from 2010 to 2011 by 15 11,000 women and children sought refuge in 2011 according to SAFE organisation UNEMPLOYMENT has increased by 352 from 4.2 in 2007 to 14.8 by October 2012 UNEMPLOYMENT among 15 to 24y group nationally stands at 39

  • USDA announces payments to advanced ethanol producers

    Updated: 2012-11-19 20:20:00
    On Nov. 16 the USDA announced more than $15.7 million in payments to 189 companies under USDA Rural Development's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which provides payments to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels.

  • DDGS nutrient profiles showing greater variability

    Updated: 2012-11-19 20:15:55
    A distillers grains nutrient survey by the University of Minnesota Animal Science Department shows some change from a similar one done 10 years ago, although perhaps not as much as might be expected, given the growth of corn oil extraction.

  • The power of brand

    Updated: 2012-11-19 17:25:32
    Fiscal cliff. Acid rain. Alas, “food versus fuel” is in that category of scary metaphors, which is why it has been such a difficult battle for the ethanol industry.

  • Implementing Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Bulgaria

    Updated: 2012-11-17 09:35:34
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Implementing Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Bulgaria The Building Performance Institute Europe BPIE has researched and developed an ambitious roadmap for Bulgaria which will help the country progress towards the implementation of nearly Zero-Energy Buildings and dramatically reduce the national level of energy consumption and related carbon emissions . BPIE research recommends a holistic policy approach which can deliver on energy , climate and economic . goals The current study builds on the previous report Principles for nearly Zero-Energy Buildings” and evaluates through indicative simulations whether these principles

  • Industry pleased with RFS waiver request denial

    Updated: 2012-11-16 18:31:47
    The wait is over. The U.S. EPA announced Nov. 16 that it would not waive the renewable fuel standard (RFS), as had been officially requested in mid-August. The EPA had been considering the request for more than 90 days following its submission.

  • Direvo introduces BlueCon platform for biofuels, biochemicals

    Updated: 2012-11-16 17:55:31
    Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH is commercializing its BluCon platform for complete, one-step conversion of non-food feedstocks to carbohydrates used in the production of fuels and chemicals. The platform is feedstock and product flexible.

  • EPA denies waiver request, no evidence of 'severe economic harm'

    Updated: 2012-11-16 16:25:47
    The U.S. EPA today announced that the agency has not found evidence to support a finding of severe "economic harm" that would warrant granting a waiver of the RFS. The decision is based on analyses of the USDA and DOE.

  • Slow rollout of E15 in California means higher prices at pump

    Updated: 2012-11-15 23:53:23
    Approval of E15 in California is moving slowly and, ultimately, the losers are consumers, who will pay more for gasoline, said Andy Foster, spokesperson for Aemetis Inc., a biofuel producer that's a member of the California Advanced Energy Coalition.

  • Edeniq announces cellulosic demonstration plant in Brazil

    Updated: 2012-11-15 17:20:46
    Edeniq Inc. has announced that it has begun engineering and construction of a bagasse-to-sugars demonstration-scale plant together with its partner, Usina Vale, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer.

  • Solar Panels And Hurricane Force Winds

    Updated: 2012-11-15 08:47:05
    Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Solar Panels And Hurricane Force Winds How resistant are solar panels installed at your roof to hurricane force winds One of the question many people would like to ask is : will a hurricane destroy solar panel arrays if they were set up for example in south Florida , Louisiana or other places where hurricanes and typhoons are a common . phenomenon To answer this we must make difference between the several aspects to survivability in hurricane force winds : The strength and stability of the supporting structure not always a house by the way is crucial . The design of the connections of the panels to their structure needs to

  • ACORE webinar features biofuel policy update

    Updated: 2012-11-15 00:05:18
    The American Council on Renewable Energy hosted a webinar on Nov. 14 focused on biofuel policy. The seminar, titled "Beyond the Talking Points: The Truth About Biofuels," addressed many issues, including tax credits and the renewable fuel standard.

  • Cosan issues quarterly financials

    Updated: 2012-11-15 00:03:01
    Cosan Ltd. and Cosan S.A. recently announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended Sept. 30. The company produced approximately 924,000 cubic meters of ethanol during the quarter.

  • Grassroots campaign calls for more emphasis on advanced ethanol

    Updated: 2012-11-14 21:23:32
    A new white paper published by Ethanol Across America, a grassroots educational campaign of the Clean Fuels Foundation, calls for a stronger emphasis on advanced ethanol from alternative sugar and starch feedstocks under the renewable fuel standard.

  • Industry calls for more support for biofuels following IEA report

    Updated: 2012-11-13 23:51:21
    The biofuels industry responded to the latest report from the International Energy Agency by pointing to the role renewable fuels can play in the world energy outlook, and calling for policies that encourage the development of renewable alternatives.

  • Ag Energy Coalition joins groups calling for Farm Bill passage

    Updated: 2012-11-13 23:46:20
    The Agriculture Energy Coalition has joined 235 farming, livestock, rural development, nutrition, conservation and renewable energy organizations in sending a letter to Congress, asking for the passage of a new, five-year Farm Bill.

  • Verenium reports operational, financial progress

    Updated: 2012-11-13 23:43:48
    Verenium Corp.'s quarterly financial results show progress being made on both operational and financial fronts, despite the difficult economics that have impacted the ethanol industry. The company also reports demand in Europe is already increasing.

  • New Energy files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer

    Updated: 2012-11-12 23:58:45
    A plant in South Bend, Ind., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 9. New Energy Corp. received a letter from the U.S. DOE, asserting a "termination event" of a DOE loan and requested the company cooperate with Chapter 11 proceedings.

  • IEA Energy Outlook: Global energy map is changing

    Updated: 2012-11-12 23:53:11
    The International Energy Agency has released a report that shows the global energy map is changing significantly. By 2020, IEA's, "World Energy Outlook 2012," indicates, that the U.S. will become the largest oil producer in the world.

  • ACE announce dates for Biofuels Beltway March fly-in

    Updated: 2012-11-12 23:50:05
    The American Coalition for Ethanol, a grassroots advocacy association for the U.S. ethanol industry has confirmed the dates for its fifth annual "Biofuels Beltway March" in Washington, D.C.

  • Fundamentally bullish on cellulosic ethanol

    Updated: 2012-11-12 17:31:31
    The multinationals may be looking at Brazil, but I am fundamentally bullish about homegrown, U.S. made cellulosic ethanol.

  • Evolving a Rocket Stove with Pioneering Spirit

    Updated: 2012-11-10 22:46:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A general personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy . More recently a focus on the Economic Crisis in terms of Individual and Community . Sustainability Saturday , November 10, 2012 Evolving a Rocket Stove with Pioneering Spirit Pioneering Spirit and Stove Design Every now and then I get a really interesting letter . This one I particularly like because not only does it come up with some really interesting ideas on stove design , it also demonstrates both a true pioneering spirit , and a generosity of . spirit The letter and links come from Dale Lerum in the US . Dale has spent a lot of time and effort experimenting with , and evolving a clever design of stove called a Rocket Stove What I like , apart from the great

  • Sustainable Energy or Sustainable Life

    Updated: 2012-11-08 00:30:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A general personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy . More recently a focus on the Economic Crisis in terms of Individual and Community . Sustainability Thursday , November 08, 2012 Sustainable Energy or Sustainable Life Sustainable Energy or Sustainable Life The question is posed to me on a regular basis Why , on a Sustainability Blog , do I support the use of coal The analogy comes to mind of a surgical patient faced with the stark choice of either losing a leg or losing their life . In other words , reduce carbon emissions or stay warm and stay alive . What are we aiming to be sustainable about Those at the bottom of the food chain will have a very different take on energy . policy I Support Beating Fuel Poverty

  • Smokeless Coal Prices Ireland

    Updated: 2012-11-06 13:59:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A general personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy . More recently a focus on the Economic Crisis in terms of Individual and Community . Sustainability Tuesday , November 06, 2012 Smokeless Coal Prices Ireland Really Good Prices Smokeless Coals Irish Midlands Good news for solid fuel stove users in the Irish midlands . Farrells Fuels , Lanesboro , Co . Longford have very good prices on some of the best smokeless : coals Calco Super Mix 40kg 15.00 and I guess 340 a tonne Arigna Cosy Glo 40kg 15.00 340.00 per tonne Arigna Eco Brite 40kg 15.50 20kg 8.00 350.00 per tonne A Metric Tonne is 1000Kgs or 25 by 40Kg Bags . That means , if you buy a tonne , Cozy Glo is coming to you at only 13.60 a bag believe me , that's a

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