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• EU Should Scrap Energy Subsidies to Fight Warming, Poland Says Renewable Energy World (3 days ago) - The European Union should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports to remain the leader in the fight against global warming, according to Poland's environment minister....
• GM Adds Solar, EV Charging Domestic Fuel (3 days ago) - General Motors has added four new solar photovoltaic solar projects to its Warren Technical Center campus located in Warren, Michigan. The installations, done by Empower Energies, included a ground-mounted solar array and three solar electric vehicle charging stations. The 49kW ground-mounted array is situated on...
• Breakdown: Penetration of Renewable Energy in Selected Markets Renewable Energy World (3 days ago) - The penetration of renewable energy into the electricity supply mix has been much in the news recently. During the first quarter, Portugal generated three-quarters of its electricity with renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Germany, one-fifth of all electricity was generated with renewables, most of that from...
• Boston Goes Solar Domestic Fuel (3 days ago) - The Boston/Dedham Commerce Park is the new home of the largest rooftop solar array in the City of Boston. The 974 kilowatt capacity solar project was completed by FireFlower Alternative Energy in partnership with First Highland Management & Development and spans 12,000 square feet. The...
• Researcher Explores Using Tobacco for Biodiesel Domestic Fuel (3 days ago) - You can’t smoke it … well, you SHOULDN’T smoke it … but you might be able to burn it. A researcher from the University of California is working on getting more oils out of tobacco plants so it can serve as a feedstock for biodiesel,...
• SGI Enters Into Algae Partnership with ExxonMobil Domestic Fuel (3 days ago) - Synthetic Genomics (SGI), has entered into a new co-funded research agreement with ExxonMobil to develop algae biofuels. The new agreement is a science research program that focuses on developing algal strains with significantly improved production characteristics by employing synthetic genomic science and technology. Financial details...
• Study: RIN Prices for E85 Expansion Domestic Fuel (3 days ago) - According to recent study by FAPRI-MU higher biofuel blending requirements through the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) increase the incentives to use higher biofuel blends, as seen by high Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices so far this year. The study began with baseline projections for biofuel...
• Biofuels Short Takes: Moniz confirmed as DOE Secretary; Farm Bill revealed, E2 industry survey Biofuels Digest (3 days ago) - Moniz confirmed as US Secretary of Energy. The US Senate confirmed MIT professor Ernest Moniz as US Secretary of Energy, in a 97-0 vote. Mike McAdams, president of the ABFA said, “The Advanced Biofuels Association strongly supports the confirmation of Ernest Moniz to be the...
• NLACM leads to changing times at Bio Architecture Lab Biofuels Digest (3 days ago) - We noted earlier this week the changes at Bio Architecture Lab, including a change in CEO and strategy. The story attracted a report in Bloomberg, citing that “Bio Architecture Lab has given up on the technology [and] is seeking to sell Chilean operations including a...
• Ciao, Western Biomass Energy, formerly Blue Sugars, formerly KL Energy. Biofuels Digest (3 days ago) - You can sum it up in 10 words: Studebaker, Maxwell, Hudson, Checker, DeSoto, Duesenberg, LaSalle, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Tucker. The names of beloved auto brands that went by the wayside — great in their day, but unable to adapt to modern times. The passing of a...
• ExxonMobil, Synthetic Genomics ink new pact for algae biofuels Biofuels Digest (3 days ago) - Oil’s #1 and Craig Venter re-up on algae fuels R&D effort In California, Synthetic Genomics announced a new co-funded research agreement with ExxonMobil to develop algae biofuels. The new agreement is a basic science research program that focuses on developing algal strains with significantly improved...
• Ethanol, Biodiesel Groups Welcome New Energy Sec. Domestic Fuel (4 days ago) - The U.S. Senate today confirmed Ernest Moniz to replace Steven Chu as the Nation’s Secretary of Energy. The 96-0 vote was welcomed by biodiesel and ethanol groups: “Throughout his career, Ernest Moniz has supported efforts to move beyond fossil fuels to a cleaner, more secure...
• Quality Assurance Providers submit details of RIN integrity programs Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Washington, as part of the EPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for RIN integrity, QAP providers were required to submit details of their QAP-A replacement plans to the EPA by May 1, 2013. Under the NPRM, the QAP-A RIN provides an obligated party zero...
• Biodiesel boosts soybean prices by $0.74 per bushel, study finds Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Missouri, the United Soybean Board is pointing readers towards a study commissioned by the Minnesota, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota soy checkoffs, that found that biodiesel production has boosted soybean prices by $0.74 per bushel. In total, the study found that biodiesel production...
• “What is cellulosic #ethanol anyway? @DuPont_ability breaks it down.” Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - Today on Twitter: fuelfreedomnow What is cellulosic #ethanol anyway? @DuPont_ability breaks it down JhonCooper just had fundraising call from @GreenpeaceUK – apparently biofuels are better than arctic drilling… and artic is ‘like, a big bit of ice’ padotnet The Hazards of Biofuels...
• Dyadic reports net loss of $1.5 million for Q1 2013 Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Florida, Dyadic reports a net loss of $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to a a net loss of $781,000 in Q1 2012. Dyadic’s cash and cash equivalents increased 3% to $4.1 million at quarter end, when compared to the...
• BioFuel Aruba opts for Methes’ Denami biosel technology Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Canada, Methes Energies announced that Methes Energies Canada signed a Purchase and Cooperation Agreement with BioFuel Aruba of Oranjestad, Aruba, to initially purchase one Denami 600 biodiesel processor. As the first and only biodiesel producer in Aruba, BioFuel Aruba was planning to expand its...
• RFA, Growth Energy challenge EU ethanol anti-dumping provisions Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Luxembourg, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy filed a complaint with the EY General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union’s decision to impose a 9.6 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States. The complaint outlines 10 specific...
• European Commission raids Statoil, Shell offices on biofuels and oil price collusion allegations Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In the EU, Fox Business is reporting that the office of Statoil and Royal Dutch Shell were subjected to “announced inspections,” also known as raids, over charges that unnamed companies have been allegedly reporting faked commodity prices to Platts’ Market-On-Close (MOC) price assessment reports. The...
• IEA drops US ethanol outlook, citing policy uncertainty Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In France, the International Energy Agency released its 2013 Mid-Term Oil Market Report, projected that US ethanol growth will stall almost completely through 2018 due to political opposition to the US Renewable Fuel Standard, the ethanol blend wall, stalling gasoline demand, and rising feedstock costs....
• US ethanol production rises Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In Washington, US ethanol production averaged 857,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 35.99 million gallons daily. That is up 14,000 b/d from the week before and tied for highest of the year. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 853,000 b/d for an...
• Edeniq crosses the 1,000 hour mark at CellEth demo Biofuels Digest (4 days ago) - In California, Edeniq announced the company’s first demonstration plant, located at its Visalia, CA headquarters, has completed a successful “performance test” that exceeded the benchmark of  1,000 hours of continuous operation. The Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration plant utilizes Edeniq’s proprietary technology to process over one metric ton of...
• Moniz Unanimously Confirmed As New DOE Chief Renewable Energy World (4 days ago) - Ernie Moniz has been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of Energy, in a 97-0 vote (with three nonvoters). He succeeds Stephen Chu who held the position for four years....
• Advanced Ethanol Council Congratulates Secretary Moniz Renewable Fuels Association (4 days ago) - (May 16, 2013) WASHINGTON — Brooke Coleman, Executive Director of the Advanced Ethanol Council, released the following statement today congratulating Secretary Moniz on his unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate. “The advanced ethanol industry congratulates Secretary Moniz on his new appointment. Secretary Moniz has just...
• RFA Welcomes Energy Secretary Moniz Renewable Fuels Association (4 days ago) - (May 16, 2013) WASHINGTON — The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) welcomes newly confirmed Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. RFA’s President and CEO, Bob Dinneen, congratulated Secretary Moniz on his appointment, saying: “Ethanol producers across this country congratulate Secretary Moniz on his appointment. President Obama, Secretary...
• RFA and Growth File a Complaint with Court of Justice in Luxembourg to End the Duty on U.S. Ethanol Renewable Fuels Association (4 days ago) - (May 16, 2013) WASHINGTON — Today, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union’s (EU) decision to impose a 9.6 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States. The...
• Groups Seek to End EU Duty on US Ethanol Domestic Fuel (4 days ago) - The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy have filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union’s (EU) decision to impose a 9.6 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States. The complaint outlines 10 specific violations...
• REG Signs Agreement with Iowa Biodiesel Plant Domestic Fuel (4 days ago) - It appears biodiesel giant Renewable Energy Group (REG) has inked a contract manufacturing agreement with an Iowa biodiesel maker. Biodiesel Magazine reports REG signed the 12-month contract with Iowa Renewable Energy LLC to purchase raw materials for the 30 MMgy multifeedstock plant and market biodiesel...
• Keeping RFS Still Top Concern for Ethanol Industry Domestic Fuel (4 days ago) - Progress on a new farm bill is all well and good but defending the Renewable Fuel Standard remains the top priority for the ethanol industry. “The attack on the Renewable Fuel Standard is first and foremost and coupled with it is the blend wall,” said...
• No Mandatory Energy Funding in House Farm Bill Domestic Fuel (4 days ago) - The House Agriculture Committee passed the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) of 2013 by a vote of 36 to 10 late Wednesday night. While the bill does contain an energy title, an amendment to make funding of energy programs mandatory was defeated....

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