http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/biodiesel-and-ethanol Biodiesel and Ethanol - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1385608?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 How do we maintain phosphorous and potassium fertility, as rock-based supplements become in shorter supply, and fossil fuels for mining and transportation become less available? A PennState University website says:Most forage crops remove between 15... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:18:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1385608?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 UK-based Stratophase, a specialist in real-time biochemical measurement and detection, is developing as part of a consortium of companies a cost-effective, multi-parametric, multi-point, in-line sensor system for high-value liquid production processe... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Ford s all-new, purpose-built Police Interceptor will offer two powertrain options. A 3.5-liter V-6 engine delivering at least 263 hp (196 kW) and E85 compatibility is 25% more efficient than the 4.6-liter Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) V-8 offered in ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The 2011 Ford Super Duty. Click to enlarge.Ford s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. The 6.7-liter Power Stro... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:12:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1381594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 R.W. Beck, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Golden Field Office to support The Office of Energy Efficiency and ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1381594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1381215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The $1.01/gal tax credit is reinstated... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1381215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1381172?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Is the Gribble worm the future of cellulosic ethanol?... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:05:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1381172?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22% over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability initiative, Ingreenuity. If successful, it will cut the company s water used per gallon of ethanol from an average... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380921?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. In an ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380921?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380514?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Work has begun on a new EU-funded project to improve the performance of Europe s biorefineries. Dubbed EUROBIOREF (European multilevel integrated biorefinery design for sustainable biomass processing), the project aims to improve cost efficiency by... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380514?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1379223?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc., an emerging biochemical company pioneering metabolic engineering and microbiology innovations to produce sustainable biochemicals (earlier post), has successfully produced lactic acid and advanced ethanol in a commercial... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1379223?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1379300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Hidden away in the unemployment comp extension bill before Congress is a renewal of the biodiesel tax credit. With the 1 dollar per gallon tax credit having... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:42:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1379300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1378281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 China lawmakers call for more crude, fuel reservesBEIJING (Reuters) - China should step up efforts to build up state reserves of crude oil and refined fuel to enhance the country's energy security, state media cited lawmakers as saying. National crud... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:01:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1378281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377784?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The Nikkei reports that Nippon Oil Corp. and its partners plan to develop technology for mass-producing renewable jet fuel derived from Euglena, a single-celled freshwater alga, within five years. Nippon Oil and Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. taken ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:43:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377784?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller Maersk AS, parent of Maersk Line, the world s largest container ship operator, has reported its first annual loss estimated at US$1.31 billion since its founding in 1904. Although A.P. Moller Maersk ancillary bus... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:33:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377293?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Brazil s 10-millionth flex-fuel vehicle was built on 4 March, according to the country s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) commented that this milestone should encourage ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:01:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377293?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Range Fuels, Inc. has received a loan note guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and closed its related $80 million bond issuance. (Earlier post.) The proceeds from the $80 million bond will be used to partially finance the first two... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1377027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1376005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Harry de Gorter and David R. Just Abstract The efficacy of alternative biofuel policies in achieving energy, environmental and agricultural policy goals is assessed ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:02 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1376005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1375987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 An article in today's Financial Times (registration required) raises a worrying possibility concerning the plans of the US and other oil-consuming countries to rely on biofuels for an increasing fraction of future fuel needs. What if oil-producing co... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1375987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Photo of seaweed used by Bio Architecture Lab. Click to enlarge.The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a Technology Investment Agreement to DuPont for the development of a process to convert ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:23:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1375637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The question about whether certain types of biofuels have a better carbon profile than petroleum resurfaces.... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:58:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1375637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1374489?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The California Air Resources Board held a workshop on March 2 designed to kick off a pioneering effort to craft standards to help develop the next generation of cleaner cars. The new approach will link formerly separate standards to reduce toxic tail... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1374489?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1374103?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 UOP, a Honeywell company, has been awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for a project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and produce algae for use in biofuel and energy production.The fu... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1374103?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1373525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 US ethanol production reached yet another all-time high in December 2009 at 787,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). That is an increase of 131,000 bpd from December 2008. Ethanol demand, ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:26:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1373525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1373528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Verenium Corporation has extended the joint development program established in August 2008 with partner BP for an additional month until April 1, 2010. The partners had initially extended the program for another month in February (earlier post); that... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:30:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1373528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1373851?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 This is a guest post by Praveen Ghanta, known on The Oil Drum as praveen. Praveen is an IT consultant in Atlanta, with degrees in economics and computer science. This was originally posted on Praveen's blog, truecostblog.com.Which foods have the smal... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:17:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1373851?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Brazil s Petrobras will double the production capacity of the Candeias biodiesel plant in Bahia the first of its three biodiesel production units. The plant s production capacity will be enhanced from 108.6 million liters per year to 217.2 mill... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:50:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Inbicon biomass refinery. Click to enlarge.Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), one of Japan s leading heavy industries, and Inbicon, a Danish cellulosic ethanol technology, signed a license agreement for the Inbicon Biomass Refinery technolo... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bioconversion-blog/1372176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 I recommend biomass conversion readers check out David Glass, Ph.D.'s excellent SlideShare Presentation overviewing technologies and companies involved in Genetic Engineering for 2nd and 3rd generation biofuels production. David Glass EUEC Presentati... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:17:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bioconversion-blog/1372176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372236?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specific... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:10:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1372236?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1371843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Biomass-to-liquids company ClearFuels Technology Inc. and Hughes Hardwood International, Inc. have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development of a commercial scale biorefinery facility for the production of renewable jet o... Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:20:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1371843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1370997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Reaction pathways for conversion of GVL to butenes and CO2, and the integrated conversion of GVL to both a liquid stream of alkenes for use in transportation fuels and a gaseous stream rich in CO2 that is appropriate for further processing options.... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1370997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1370931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The forthcoming blend wall is forcing the EPA to show its hand.... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:03:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1370931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1370228?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Bloom Energy Corporation staged a high-profile event announcing the availability of the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for distributed power generation. The event was hosted at eBay Inc., featured California G... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:31:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1370228?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1370144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 02/25/2010 - Enerkem Inc...... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1370144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1369272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The Enerkem process has four steps: feedstock pre-treatment; gasification; syngas conditioning; and conversion. Click to enlarge.Waste Management has made a strategic investment in Enerkem, a developer of a thermochemical (gasification and catalyti... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:33:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1369272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1369181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Kudos to Vincent Chornet. The president, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based Enerkem (along with his father, Esteban) has in just a few years turned his company into a leading player in the emerging waste-to-fuel market. Today, Enerkem gained even... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:13:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1369181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1369548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 It seems like yesterday biodiesel was the rage of the biofuels movement. How have times changed.... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:53:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1369548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1369278?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Butalco will use its proprietary new yeast technology to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste in a pilot plant in Southern Germany starting this summer. Butalco s new microbial catalysts will enable up to 30% increased yields in cellu... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:12:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1369278?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1369370?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 The February 2010 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.24 MB, 33 pp).Figure 1 - EIA World Crude Oil Production January 2002 to November 2009The Oilwatch Monthly is a newsletter that is available free of charge with th... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:20:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1369370?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Researchers at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, have investigated the feasibility of a biogas-fueled 250 kW power generation system based on molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) with an efficiency higher than 50%, integrated with a biogas fuel proces... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:11:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367995?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will again have two unique opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen on 8 May. This year, organizers are offering th... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:30:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367995?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1367687?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Fuel cell company Bloom Energy made quite a stir over the weekend, with a spot on the CBS Sixty Minutes TV program in the United States (The Bloom Box: An Energy Breakthrough? - see the link for the video and transcript). Bloom has spent 8 years an... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:08:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1367687?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 SG Biofuels, a sustainable plant oil company specializing in the development of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of oil, has launched JMax 100, a proprietary cultivar of Jatropha optimized for growing conditions in Guatemala with yields 100... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:28:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 India-based Shree Renuka Sugars Limited (SRSL) has entered into definitive agreements with Brazil s Grupo Equipav for an investment of R$ 600 million (US$329 million, INR 1,530 crores) leading to a majority, controlling equity stake in Equipav S.A.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1367016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1366821?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 I ve always said that if we are to pursue a biofuels strategy, it should first and foremost focus on developing renewable fuels for airplanes. Using batteries or fuel cells to power a large passenger jet is a non-starter, given the added weight to ... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:55:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1366821?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1366723?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada) have demonstrated a single-step solid acid-catalyzed process with the potential for industrial-scale production of biodiesel from high free fatty acid (FFA) feedstocks. A paper on their work was publ... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:27:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1366723?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1366602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, introduced Accellerase DUET at the Renewable Fuels Association s 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference last week in Orlando, Fla. This product is the latest generation in the company s line of enzymes used ... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1366602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1365905?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 Radiative forcing due to perpetual constant year 2000 emissions grouped by sector for 2020 (left) and 2100 (right) showing the contribution from each species. The net sum of total radiative forcing is indicated by the title of each bar. From Unger e... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:18:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1365905?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1365628?rsstype=populararticles&cid=44 One of the barriers to cost-effective production of cellulosic ethanol is inadequate technology to efficiently and economically release fermentable sugars from cellulosic biomass. Companies such as Novozymes have worked for years to reduce the cost a... 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