advanced biofuel production News
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South Africa Accepting Proposals For Funding Of Advanced Biofuel Production
On November 16, 2015, The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) of South Africa called for submissions of Statements of Interest focusing on the demonstration of 2nd and 3rd generation biofuel production technologies. TIA manages the Biofuels Technology Demonstration Programme (BTDP) on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and is looking to support South African advanced biofuel ...
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Advanced biofuels factsheet launched
World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is pleased to announce the release of the factsheet ‘Advanced Biofuels’ – the seventh in the series of publications. This succeeds the release of the summary of oil price drop survey conducted by WBA to understand the effects of oil price drop on bioenergy industry. The WBA factsheet aims to provide better understanding of the advanced biofuels ...
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Pöyry awarded civil and detail engineering contract for the new UPM Biorefinery
/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> PÖYRY PLC Press release 26 April Pöyry's Industry business group has been awarded an engineering contract for detail engineering in the UPM Biorefinery project in Lappeenranta, Finland. The order has been booked in the second quarter order book. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the assignment. Pöyry's engineering ...
By Pöyry PLC
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Letter to Congress From U.S. Biofuels Leaders: Don't Mess With RFS
Sending a significant signal of industry unity to Capitol Hill, the leading advocates of the U.S. biofuels industry sent Congress a message today that urged lawmakers "to stand firm in the face of calls to waive or repeal the groundbreaking biofuels provisions included in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), including the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)."The message was ...
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BIO Applauds EPA Decision to Defer Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirement for Biomass Energy Facilities
The proper use of renewable biomass can recycle atmospheric carbon and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while still providing the energy and transportation fuels necessary for U.S. economic growth. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today welcomed the decision by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to defer application of CO2 emission permitting to biomass facilities while further studying ...
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U.S. Air Force announces $55 million for Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Production
On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued a $55 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to establish additional Integrated Biofuel Production Enterprise (IBPE) capabilities to increase the domestic production capacity of advanced biofuels. The U.S. Air Force anticipates granting one award of up to $55 million in funding with the recipients required to share at ...
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ZeaChem Selected for $4.6 million Award from California Energy Commission to Develop Renewable Low-Carbon Biofuels
ZeaChem Inc., developer of highly-efficient biorefineries, announced today it has been selected as a proposed recipient of a $4.6 million award from the California Energy Commission for the development of a pilot plant at its Menlo Park, Calif. research and development (R&D) facility to scale up the company’s C3 (three-carbon atom) product platform for advanced biofuel production. The ...
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Combining strategies speeds the work of enzymes
Enzymes could break down cell walls faster – leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation – if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests. A paper on the breakthrough, “Fungal Cellulases and Complexed Cellulosomal Enzymes Exhibit Synergistic Mechanisms in ...
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Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet at The White House
Leaders of the advanced biofuel industry personally delivered an important message to the Obama Administration this morning at a White House meeting that included representatives of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Algal Biomass Organization(ABO). The leaders' message emphasized the vital role the advanced biofuel industry plays in ...
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Biofuels from algae: a budding technology yet to become viable
Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are still in developing stages and key resources for algal growth are still too onerous for economically viable production of algal biofuels, according to a JRC literature review. No large-scale, commercial algae-to-biofuels facilities have been implemented up until the end of 2015. The ...
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POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels executives to speak at FEW, BIO conferences
Executives at cellulosic bio-ethanol leader POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels will present at two upcoming industry conferences in June: the 2013 Fuel Ethanol Workshop and the 10th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. 2013 Fuel Ethanol Workshop, St. Louis James Moe, Chairman of POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, will participate in a general session panel June 11 at 9:45 a.m. CT on the subject ...
By Poet, LLC
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Recipients Of $8.8 Million In Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Funding Announced
On May 27, 2016, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of $8.8 million to increase production of advanced biofuels in 39 states. The USDA Advanced Biofuel Payment Program is providing the funding with payments being allocated based on the amount of advanced biofuels produced from non-corn kernel starch renewable biomass. Eligible feedstocks include crop residue, food waste, yard ...
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EPA Identifies Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways under the RFS Program
On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register an important final rule certifying additional fuel pathways that meet the biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, or cellulosic biofuel lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The final rule describes EPA's evaluation of advanced ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Identifies Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways under the RFS Program
On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Registeran important final rule certifying additional fuel pathways that meet the biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, or cellulosic biofuel lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The final rule describes EPA's evaluation of advanced biofuels ...
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Greasezilla Network distributes advanced biofuel globally to meet growing demand for alternative fuels
Greasezilla™, a product of the Downey Ridge Environmental Company, announces the development of an international distribution network to manage sales of its advanced biofuel byproduct on behalf of its customers. Greasezilla systems produce a Brown Grease Advanced Biofuel (ABF) in nearly every region of the country. The distribution network offers Greasezilla’s clients a proven channel ...
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Greasezilla Announces Plans to Launch Hub-and-Spoke Regional Systems for Biodiesel Manufacturers in 2021
Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla™ announces it is in the final planning stages with several biodiesel manufacturers across New England, the Southwest and the West Coast to deploy hub-and-spoke model systems in the United States over the next 12 to 18 months. The network of Greasezilla systems will generate a low-cost, high-quality feedstock for biodiesel ...
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Svebio presents proposals to stimulate Swedish biorefinery investments
The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) has presented a series of robust steering instrument proposals that it says would enable Sweden to realize the potential of forest residues as feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels for transportation including shipping and aviation. Several Swedish companies are developing technologies for converting forest raw materials into high-quality ...
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BIO Applauds DoD’s Announced Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Project
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the Department of Defense’s announced public-private partnership opportunity to support an integrated domestic advanced drop-in biofuel biorefinery. The funding opportunity is designed to share the cost of establishing one or more first-of-a-kind biorefineries and feedstock supply chains to ...
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Poised for Record Growth, Greasezilla to Kick-off 2021 with New Installations
Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla, confirmed that Chicago, New Orleans, Austin and Jacksonville will have the first Greasezilla systems to come online in the new year, building upon the momentum of the company’s successful 2020 growth. The installations will be completed in the next three months with at least 10 additional systems anticipated before the end of ...
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BIO Urges EPA to Fully Consider Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver Requests
The Renewable Fuel Standard provides the fundamental foundation driving private investment in America’s advanced biofuels industry. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today responded to formal requests by Gov. Bev Perdue (D-N.C.) and Gov. Mike Beebe (D-Ark.) that the Environmental Protection Agency waive the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2012. ...
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