Biofuel Could Lighten Jet Fuel’s Carbon Footprint Over 80 Percent

David Shonnard, Robbins Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, analyzed the carbon dioxide emissions of jet fuel made from camelina oil over the course of its life cycle, from planting to ...

China looks to further biodiesel use

China is expected to encourage a transition towards biodiesel in larger cities according to a senior academic. Min Enze, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering ...

Newly Uncovered Enzymes Turn Corn Plant Waste into Biofuel

Cellulose-loving fungi can cut biofuel costs by enabling existing corn ethanol plants to process cheaper, woody feedstocks such as corn stover "Visualize three tons of moldy bread." It's not the most ...

Boeing Biodiesel Study Backs Up Earlier Claim

About three weeks ago, Boeing officials proclaimed that biodiesel is just fine to use in aircraft. Now, they’ve backed up that claim with a study that proves biodiesel’s effectiveness in flight. Forbes ...

NREL & Google Launch Alternative Fuel Map

Don’t know where to buy your biodiesel? Un-enlightened about ethanol’s whereabouts? Perplexed about propane? Well, a new tool from the National Renewable Energy Labs and Google could help you be ...

Top Guns Could Soon Fly on Top Biofuels

Some of the world’s best and brightest fighter pilots soon might be headed off to war running on a fuel that used to be reserved for green peaceniks. This article in ...

German parliament reverses upperhouse support for biofuel blending

After a week of skirmishes the German government has passed proposals to cut the target amount of biofuels to be blended into fossil fuels this year. Parliament’s lower house gave final ...

Sudanese Government Opens First Ethanol Plant

The Sudanese government celebrated a milestone today with the opening of its first ethanol plant. The facility will produce 65 million litres and will expand to 200 mlpy within two ...

Sunoco Completes Purchase of Ethanol Plant in NY

Sonoco is now the owner of a 100 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Volney, NY. Northeast Biofuels, LP was purchased $8.5 million. This ethanol production faciltiy is the ...

Pacific Bio-Fields to plant biofuel coconut

Japanese-owned Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings has been granted approval to plant 400,000 hectares of coconut trees in the Philippine island of Luzon to make alternative auto fuel, with the aim to ...

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