POET-DSM to detail Project LIBERTY progress at National Ethanol Conference
Feb 13, 2014
Cellulosic ethanol plant remains on schedule for Q2 startup SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Feb. 12, 2014) â Steve Hartig, General Manager â Licensing with POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, will provide an update on the joint ventureâs progress in bringing cellulosic ethanol production to commercial scale during a session ... Continue reading
Feb 12, 2014
Jan 23, 2014
Algae.Tec Limited (ASX:AEB)(OTCQX:ALGXY)(FWB:GZA:GR) said the signing of agreements with Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) was the backing the Company needed to fund and launch its Global Biofuels Division. âThis is a very exciting step forward by Algae.Tecâ RIIHL is part of the Reliance Gr ... Continue reading
Global Bioenergies Partners with Audi on Drop-in Biofuel
Jan 22, 2014
Global Bioenergies (Paris:ALGBE) announces the signature of a collaboration with the German car-manufacturer Audi on the development of isobutene-derived isooctane, a high performance biofuel for gasoline engines. Global Bioenergies, a NYSE Alternext Paris listed company (ALGBE), is a pioneer in the development of proc ... Continue reading
MAPCO to offer E15 to Customers in 2014
Jan 17, 2014
Convenience store operator MAPCO Express, Inc. (âMAPCOâ), one of the largest company-operated retail chains in the United States, announced today it will begin offering E15 to customers. E15, a combination of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline, is to be included in new build and select mega store locations starting ... Continue reading
BIO Thanks Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) for Legislation to Extend Current Tax Policies
Dec 16, 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed thanks to Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) for introducing the Second Generation Biofuel Extension Act of 2013, which provides a one-year extension of the Second Generation Biofuel Producer Credit and the Special Allowance for Second Generation Biofuel Plant Pro ... Continue reading
EPA Continues Anti-American Path With Proposed Changes To Alt Fuel Impetus RFS
Dec 10, 2013
2014 RFS proposal will increase use of oil and associated emissions WASHINGTON DC December 10, 2013; The 2014 proposed rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard, which would for the first time cut biofuel use, will require using more petroleum and increase emissions of greenhouse gases. The Biotechnology Industry Organizati ... Continue reading
Dec 9, 2013
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,597,914 to Proterro, Inc., protecting Proterroâs unique, biosynthetic sugar-making process. âWhile our first, cornerstone patent protects the genetic blueprint of our cyanobacteriaâ The only biofeedstock company that makes sugar i ... Continue reading
Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Gain Traction Over the Next 10 Years, According to Fuels Institute
Nov 19, 2013
The growth of vehicles running on alternative fuels will accelerate over the next decade, but diesel fuel- and gasoline-powered vehicles will continue to dominate market share, according to "Tomorrow's Vehicles: What Will We Drive in 2023?" a new report released by the Fuels Institute. For light-duty vehicles (passenge ... Continue reading
POET CEO Responds to EPA's Renewable Fuel Volume Numbers for 2014
Nov 15, 2013
Proposed volumes would hurt drivers, cellulosic ethanol development SIOUX FALLS, SD (Nov. 15, 2013) â POET CEO Jeff Lautt today responded to the EPAâs announcement of the Renewable Volume Obligations for 2014. âThe EPAâs proposed renewable fuel volumes are well below what the ethanol industry is cap ... Continue reading
Representative Scott Peters (CA-52) to Open BIO’s 2013 Pacific Rim Summit in San Diego
Nov 15, 2013
2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is proud to announce that Rep. Scott Peters (D), of the 52nd Congressional District of California, will deliver opening remarks at the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. ... Continue reading
Nov 12, 2013
American-Made Ethanol From American-Grown Corn Has Fueled Sport Since 2011; On-Track Emissions Reduced Across All Three National Series DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2013) â NASCAR announced today that during the NASCAR Nationwide Series⢠race in Phoenix this past weekend it surpassed more than five million c ... Continue reading
Nov 6, 2013
A new paper by Iowa State University economists Bruce A. Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot finds that the dire scenario promoted by the petroleum industry of higher fuel prices caused by increased RFS ethanol mandates can not occur without formation of an illegal cartel and that financial opportunities created by the RINs ... Continue reading
Advanced Biofuel Companies Tell White House: Changes to RFS Program Will Undercut Investment
Oct 29, 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) and 37 of their member companies today wrote the White House to express grave concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules recently unlawfully leaked to the media. The leading advanced biofuel trade orga ... Continue reading
American Farmers Harvesting Biomass for Project LIBERTY Opening
Oct 25, 2013
Cob bales delivered in 2013-14 will be used to produce cellulosic ethanol EMMETSBURG, IOWA (Oct. 23, 2013) â Farmers are now harvesting and delivering cob bales for the 2014 opening of Project LIBERTY in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Project LIBERTY is POET-DSMâs 20 million-gallon-per-year cellulosic bio-ethanol plant un ... Continue reading
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