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Biofuel or biodiesel is an alternative fuel made from renewable sources including vegetable oil (such as soy and canola), corn ethanol, sugar-cane ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, recycling cooking oil, algae, or animal fat. Biomass is plants grown to generate electricity or produce biofuels. Biofuels can significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, but they can be energy intensive to produce.
Breeding better grasses for food and fuel
Researchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy. The research was carried out by a team from the University of Cambridge and Rothamsted Research, which receives strategic funding from BBSRC. Their findings were published earlier last month (Tuesday 17 Jan) i... [more]
RenEnergy to hold first-ever renewable Heat Incentive conference in Norwich
RenEnergy will be hosting their first-ever Renewable Heat Incentive Conference on February 29th at Dunston Hall, Norwich. On November 28th, 2011, the Government launched the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which pays off-gas commercial concerns for the micro-generation of renewable heat. Keen to raise awareness of the RHI across Norfolk, RenEnergy are hosting the event to help educate those with an interest and / or concerned about the benefits... [more]
CES partners with Wakefield Council to help tackle town's fuel poverty
Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty. CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011. The couple, who are expected to earn around £2... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Viessmann will present at Ecobuild an easy integration of renewable heating products
Viessmann will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the simple integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems, at Ecobuild (March 20-22, 2012; ExCel; London – stand N2730). Fourteen products from the company’s comprehensive range of quality products for domestic, commercial and renewable applications will be on display including those from the Vitodens boiler (4.8 kW to 840 k... [more]
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Announcing the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo Agenda
DENVER, CO-- - BBI International announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 5th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, the world's largest and fastest growing biomass conference, taking ...
United States Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 ? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and production of advanced biofuels. About $25 million will be made available through each program.
Industry Leader Launches New, Redesigned Biomass and Forestry Website; Free Tools; Free Industry Ads
ForestBusinessNetwork.com now offers user-friendly news and tools dedicated to biomass, biofuels, forestry and more; and free industry-specific classified advertisingMissoula, MT (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Forest Business Network (FBN) recently took its popular forest industry news website—dedicated to forestry, biomass, biofuels, wood pellets and more—to the next level when it launched its newly ...
Cool Planet BioFuels Announces Road Testing of Negative Carbon Gasoline Begins in California
Cool Planet BioFuels announced today it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board to begin fleet-testing its negative carbon gasoline. Cool Planet BioFuel’s technology converts low-grade biomass — such as grass and woodchips — into high-grade fuel.
Advanced Biofuels Group Issues Farm Bill Wish List
With all the discussion about what should be in and what should be out, an advanced biofuels group has hopes that the next farm bill will provide support for advanced biofuels and a budding biomass industry.
Cool Planet BioFuels Starts Road Testing
Camarillo-based Cool Planet Biofuels, the cellulosic biofuels developer backed by BP, Shea Ventures, General Electric, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, NRG and North Bridge Venture Partners, announced today that it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to begin fleet-testing its low carbon gasoline. Cool Planet is developing a process to convert low-grade biomass ...
DSM and POET to make advanced biofuels a reality by 2013
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, and POET, LLC, one of the world`s largest ethanol producers, today announce a joint venture to commercially demonstrate and license cellulosic ...
Palm-biofuels fail to meet U.S. green standards-EPA
* EPA sets deadline for comments till Feb 27 * Malaysian, Indonesian industry groups to respond soon * U.S. moving forward with land change use calculations By Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Reuters) ...
Cool Planet BioFuels to Start Road Tests
Cool Planet BioFuels has received approval from the California Air Resources Board to begin fleet-testing its experimental “negative carbon” gasoline, which can be made from corn cobs, woodchips or other low-grade biomass.
Seaweed is the new algae of biofuels
We've certainly been hearing a lot about algae as a biofuel feedstock. read more
