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Beyond corn, the new frontier in ethanol is nonfood biofuel
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: The first large ethanol plants to produce biofuel from nonfood sources like corn cobs are starting operations in the Midwest amid industry worries that they might also be the last -- at least in the United States. After a decade of research and development, ethanol maker Poet Inc. and its Dutch partner Royal DSM recently produced the first cellulosic ethanol at a $275 million plant next to a cornfield in this northern Iowa town. Two other companies are completing new cellulosic ethanol plants...
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U.S. biofuel mandate cuts would raise carbon pollution: lawmakers
2014-10-09 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration's proposed cuts to U.S. biofuel use targets could undermine the White House's plan to tackle climate change, according to two Democrats on the Senate committee that oversees the renewable fuel mandate. The Environmental Protection Agency's plan, slashing requirements for blending ethanol and biodiesel into U.S. fuel supplies in 2014, would lead to increased oil use and carbon emissions, Senators Barbara Boxer and Edward Markey said in a letter sent to White House late...
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BNL team devises new method to boost oil accumulation in plant leaves; implications for biofuel production
2014-10-08 11:30:35| Green Car Congress
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Researchers enhance yeast thermotolerance and ethanol tolerance; potential for significant impact on industrial biofuel production
2014-10-03 13:30:35| Green Car Congress
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Teleconference: BIO, Companies to Discuss Progress in Cellulosic Biofuel Production
2014-09-15 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
"Advanced Biofuels and the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard" teleconference, taking place September 18, 2014 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET, will feature advanced and cellulosic biofuel producers highlighting visible progress made in commercializing new technology in 2014. Those scheduled to appear include Brent Erickson (BIO), Steve Hartig (POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC), Christopher G. Standlee (Abengoa Bioenergy), and Vonnie Estes (GranBio).
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