]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Biofuels Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189840?rsstype=latest&cid=41 The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is calling for US Federal policies to nurture the biobased chemicals and plastics industry in the US as a means to offset the two-decade-long shift of the industry away from the US and towards the Middle ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189840?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190142?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley2010 Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image galleryIt may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to g... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:52:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190142?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189968?rsstype=latest&cid=41 A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have figured out how to get the the sugar molecules trapped inside inedible plant biomass, a key step in the creation of cellulosic biofuels.This press release from the school says the pr... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:27:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189968?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189970?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Our friends at the Mid-South Chapter of the National Algae Association are holding another seminar. This time the talk will be Algae: Mining Wastewater for Nutrients, Fuel, and Fertilizer at the Holiday Inn Research Center in Huntsville, Alaba... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:26:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189970?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/190219?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Last week's GoodCompany Ventures event at the TriBeCa, NY, offices of Green Spaces brought together some of the top minds in early stage and patient capital investing, including Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, Jacob Gray from Murex Investmen... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/190219?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189973?rsstype=latest&cid=41 The IZOD IndyCar Series makes its debut this weekend in South America with the Sao Paulo Indy 300 powered by Brazilian ethanol.The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has renewed its fuel supply agreement with the Indy Racing League for ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189973?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189975?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Fiscal Year 2009 funding is once again available again for three USDA Farm Bill programs to promote increased production of biomass and bioenergy. Applications for the Biorefinery Assistance Pro... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189975?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189862?rsstype=latest&cid=41 R.W. Beck, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Golden Field Office to support The Office of Energy Efficiency and ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189862?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189976?rsstype=latest&cid=41 When discussing indirect land use it brings a popular saying to mind: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Only in this situation the saying should be modified as follows: If a tree is cut down in... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189976?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/189777?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Is the Gribble worm the future of cellulosic ethanol?... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:05:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/189777?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189864?rsstype=latest&cid=41 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. In an ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189864?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189866?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Work has begun on a new EU-funded project to improve the performance of Europe's biorefineries. Dubbed EUROBIOREF (European multilevel integrated biorefinery design for sustainable biomass processing), the project aims to improve cost efficiency by 3... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189866?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/189979?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Nanoscience is quite fascinated with the process of photosynthesis. They want to duplicate this process exhibited by green plants and utilize the solar power for energy use. Till now power generating solar panels are not in a position to replace the... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/189979?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189869?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Researchers from TU Delft have demonstrated the ability of a newly-engineered bacterium to support the in situ breakdown of toxic fermentation inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates produced when sugars are released from biomass for subsequent fe... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189869?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189272?rsstype=latest&cid=41 The Nikkei reports that Nippon Oil Corp. and its partners plan to develop technology for mass-producing renewable jet fuel derived from Euglena, a single-celled freshwater alga, within five years. Nippon Oil and Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. taken ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:43:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189272?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189279?rsstype=latest&cid=41 The California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has issued a request for proposals for an operator for the hydrogen filling station in Burbank, California. The US Department of Energy (DOE) originally contracted BP to install a hyd... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:56:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189279?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189281?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. PDF versionINTRODUCTIONAn offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of GHG emissions from a source not covered by an emission reduction program. If a cap-and-trade program ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189281?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189282?rsstype=latest&cid=41 Brazil's 10-millionth flex-fuel vehicle was built on 4 March, according to the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) commented that this milestone should encourage auto... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189282?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189593?rsstype=latest&cid=41 This article was written before the HB10-1001 passed the Senate on March 5, and so focuses on the arguments for and against. Read on, and you'll see why I think the passage was a good idea. I'm publishing now without updating what follows because it ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:25:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189593?rsstype=latest&cid=41 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189405?rsstype=latest&cid=41 The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) has come out today calling a recent OPEC report self serving. The report, co-written by the former Secretary General of the OPEC oil cartel, criticized biofuels while according to GRFA, ignoring the ov... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:58:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/189405?rsstype=latest&cid=41