Biofuel Company Close To $1 Billion Fed Loan

cellulosic biofeuls, KiOR

KIOR, developing biofuel projects in Mississippi, Georgia and Texas, says it is close to getting a $1 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read more →

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Algae Biofuel Production Scales Up In Iowa

BioProcess Algae bioreactor

BioProcess Algae has announced that it is now producing algae at a commercial scale in its new, Phase II Gower Harvester bioreactors in Shenandoah, Iowa. Read more →

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Biofuel Breakthrough May Lurk In Cow

cow-rumen-jonas

Cows break down grasses into sugars. Scientists peer inside to study the microbes that make it happen, hoping to find a way to cheaper sources of biofuels. Read more →

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DOE Backs Massive Grease Biodiesel Plant

Biodiesel

The Diamond Green Diesel plant will convert grease (mainly animal fats and used cooking oil) into biodiesel, reportedly tripling the nation's supply. Read more →

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USDA Backs New Biomass Refineries

Alabama biorefinery, Coskata Inc.

Washington is backing big loans to spur alternative fuel production, including $250 million for an Alabama plant that will use woody biomass to make ethanol. Read more →

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China, U.S.: Two Paths on EVs, Fuels

The US and China: the race to disruptive transport technologies, Accenture

Accenture says China's focused, state-led move into EVs will give it an EV lead, but the U.S. approach could produce breakthrough technologies. Read more →

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5 MW Biogas Facility Comes To Portland

Columbia Biogas Facility

The Metro Council in Portland, Oregon, has approved a Columbia Biogas facility for the city that will turn commercial/industrial food waste into electricity. Read more →

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Big Florida Biomass Plant Gains Backing

Proposed woody biomass plant, Gainesville, Florida, American Renewables

A controversial 100-megawatt woody biomass project proposed for Gainesville, Fla., might finally get built after favorable rulings from the state and a judge. Read more →

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Corn For Fuel In Mississippi: Bad Idea?

Mississippi River Valley, corn for biofuels

A USGS report says switching from cotton to corn crops for biofuels in the Mississippi Delta is draining an important aquifer and degrading water quality. Read more →

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Lufthansa To Lift Off With Biofuels

Luftansa biofuels

Lufthansa announced that it will be using a synthetic biofuel mix in its Frankfurt-Hamburg commercial flights, in order to test long term effects on engines. Read more →

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