]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/bioconversion Blog Articles Tagged with 'bioconversion' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142284?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Researchers at the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are refining an integrated method of producing cellulosic biobutanol that could make it more competitive with ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. (Earlier post.) Research team leader Nasib ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142284?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:54:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/120005?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion It is always life-affirming to see the good guys win one. In this case the good guys are the participants of the Flambeau River Biofuels project led by Flambeau River Biorefinery, LLC President Ben Thorp whose vision, persistence, and professionalism... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/120005?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:22:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/119085?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article [*.pdf] in the August issue of Microbiology Today, this technology has... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/119085?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:13:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/117790?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion There are many aspects that need to be considered when comparing the sustainability of different feedstock. We are all familiar with the feed vs. fuel debate. Then concern arose about land use change - deforesting to create land for growing biofuel f... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/117790?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:19:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/115944?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion In the continuing effort to tap the vast, unexplored reaches of the earth's microbial and plant domains for bioenergy and environmental applications, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has announced its latest portfolio of DNA sequencing projec... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/115944?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:26:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/115664?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Botryococcus braunii, subject of one of the sequencing projects, is a microalga that produces long-chain hydrocarbons. Source: NIESThe US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) will initiate 44 new DNA sequencing projects in 2009, wi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/115664?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:58:55 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/113686?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion In April, 2008, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue established six innovation centers to focus executive activity in industries perceived to be of key importance to the future of the state. One of these is the Energy Innovation Center (EIC). The primar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/113686?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/112229?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Researchers from Germany and the United Kingdom report the first use of bacteria to deposit sticky coatings of nanosized cellulose particles on the surfaces of plant fibers, a process that may expand the use of natural fibers in renewable plastic com... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/112229?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:49:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/107261?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Growing a fungus in some of the leftovers from ethanol production can save energy, recycle more water and improve the livestock feed that's a co-product of fuel production, according to a team of researchers from Iowa State University and the Univers... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/107261?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Tue, 27 May 2008 17:52:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/102029?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion The Energy Biosciences Institute (earlier post), the world's largest public/private consortium dedicated to the application of biosciences to the energy sector, has announced an initial set of 49 research projects for funding during the first year of... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/102029?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Tue, 06 May 2008 15:41:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/57534?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion I am pleased to be speaking September 27th in Pittsburgh, PA at the first Energy from Biomass and Waste Conference. Asked to provide my perspective on the future of woody biomass, I will be commenting on the environmental castrophe of megafires in th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/57534?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:34:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/51045?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion The National Association of Conservation Districts has announced the renewed availability of printed copies of the educational comic book The Hidden Treasure: Forests and Woody Biomass. It highlights the core principles behind current USDA Forest S... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/51045?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:12:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/46326?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson hosted the 2nd Annual Florida Farm to Fuel Summit in St. Petersburg last week. A year in the making, it brought farmers, land owners, technologists, educators, and politicians together to... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/46326?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/42274?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Being firstest with the mostest is extremely important when it comes to brand identification and capital marketability of any emerging technology. The significance of being awarded a construction permit out front of the other five D.O.E. grant cell... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/42274?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:29:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/32971?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion TAPPI, the leading association of the paper and pulp industry in America, held a special International Conference on Renewable Energy - 2007 on May 10-11, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by conference chair, Jim Frederick, the association organized a ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/32971?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Mon, 14 May 2007 23:12:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/30571?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion If the In-Woods Expo at Hot Springs, Arkansas this past week is any indication, we are about to see North American forests take center stage leading to a re-emergence of forest industries as a major energizer for our economic future. It's a future th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/30571?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:58:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/28978?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion 640,000 acres.That's the extent of the pine beetle infestation in Colorado as of February, 2007. There is no way to halt it and it will only get worse. The impact on the state's wildlife (not to mention the effect on tourism and the state's economy) ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/28978?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:17:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/27515?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Renewable Energy Access (REA) reported on a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study published in the April 2007 issue of Ecological Applications. It should put to rest any lingering doubts about the advantageous carbon emissions benefits of... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/27515?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:54:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/27396?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Here's a match that demonstrates the mutually beneficial synergy possible between collateral sides of the energy paradigm shift.On the one hand we have Weyerhaeuser - epitome of the evolving forestry management and paper industry - looking for new wa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/27396?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:39:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/26525?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion For anyone who desires a simple introduction to what BIOmass Feedstocks are I suggest a careful reading of a brief technical overview document called The BioTown, USA Sourcebook of Biomass Energy (released in April, 2006). It was written for the Indi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/26525?rsstype=tag&tag=bioconversion Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:40:00 -0400