Biofuels and biomass news articles 
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]
PDM plans to invest in Anaerobic Digestion in 2012
PDM, the UK’s largest food waste recycler, has announced plans to invest a further £40 million in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plants this year. This investment will result in two new plants located in Widnes and East London. The announcement follows the completion of the company’s first AD plant at its headquarters in Doncaster. The two new plants will each double the recycling capacity of Doncaster, each handling... [more]
Thai Airways operated First Passenger Biofuel Flight in Asia
Last week, Thai Airways International (THAI) was the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight using biofuels to support the Company’s Travel Green initiative which is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. THAI operated the first passenger biofuels flight on December 22nd from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Passengers consisted of 100 students and professors who have been invited to join the special flight. Revenu... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacen... [more]
Other Biofuels and biomass news and reviews
DNA study could help biofuel production
ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Studies of the genome of Miscanthus, a large perennial grass, could speed the development of biofuels derived from the plant, U.S. researchers say.
Aero Financial Retained as Strategic Consultant by Southwest BioFuels
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aero Financial announced today that the company has been retained as a strategic consulting partner by Southwest BioFuels, an operating subsidiary of Sloud, Inc. ...
Former Pennsylvania Governor Joins Renmatix Executive Team
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renmatix , a leading cellulosic sugar producer for global biochemical and biofuels markets, today announced that Mark S. Schweiker has joined the company ...
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker Joins Renmatix Executive Team
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Renmatix, a cellulosic sugar producer for biochemical and biofuels markets, ...
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 ...
Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol Announce Quebec's First Waste-to-Biofuels Production Facility
Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol Announce Quebec's First Waste-to-Biofuels Production Facility
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 ...
Petroleum Refiners Express Contempt for RFS
At the National Biodiesel Conference earlier this week, AFPM President Charles Drevna called the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) an “anachronism” and claimed that “it’s not working as intended.” Should he be believed? Congress established the RFS with steadily increasing volume mandates for cellulosic biofuels in order to open the petroleum-dominated market to alternatives and spur growth in the ...
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.
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.
