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22 January 201421 January 2014

New study: Carbon Intensity of Marginal Petroleum and Corn Ethanol Fuels

Corn Ethanol Reduces GHG Emissions by 37-40% Compared to Fracking and Tar Sands

6 January 20142 January 2014

Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2014

Who mandates what in biofuels? 62 countries in all have targets or mandates — but what’s the frequency, Kenneth?

18 December 201317 December 2013

Green Innovator: Turning Chicken Feathers and Plant Fiber Into Eco-Leather, Bio-Based Circuit Boards

EPA Award to University of Delaware's Richard Wool for his extensive work developing bio-based materials

17 December 201316 December 2013

American Chemical Society & EPA honor winners of the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

University of Delaware, Faraday Technology, Inc., Life Technologies Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company and Cargill, Inc. honored as 2013 winners

16 December 201313 December 2013

Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 to AdvanceCommercialization of Algae Crude Oil

Agreement to Co-Process Algae Crude Oil with Conventional Crude Oil and Complete Fuel Certifications

13 December 201312 December 2013

EPA’s 2014 RFS Proposal Will Undercut Development of Advanced and Cellulosic Biofuels, BIO Says

Decreasing advanced biofuels in transportation, means reversing the intended growth path

6 December 20135 December 2013

Standing Up for Advanced Biofuels

The Environmental Protection Agency recently unveiled a proposed rule that would slash 2014 requirements for advanced biofuel

4 December 20134 December 2013

EPA expected to release 2014 RFS in February

Recent weeks showing a much lower than expected blending mandate

2 December 20131 December 2013

40+ Leading Scientists Call on EPA to Protect Forests From Biomass Industry

Only way to encourage bioenergy facilities to source low-carbon biomass resources is to follow the science

25 November 201324 November 2013

USDA economists dig into details of the EPA proposed RFS rule

Proposal could reduce the potential for imports of sugarcane ethanol from Brazil

19 November 201319 November 2013

EPA’s Tinkering with RFS, Corn Ethanol Mandate Will Not Help Relieve Impacts of Artificially-High Food Prices

Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu

Driving innovation: The Coca-Cola Company and Ford Inveil Ford Fusion Energi with Plantbottle Technology interior

PlantBottle Technology™ from The Coca-Cola Company is applied for the first time beyond PET packaging as part of the interior fabric of a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid research vehicle

18 November 201316 November 2013

EPA proposes 2014 renewable fuels standards

Proposal Seeks Input to Address “E10 Blend Wall,” Reaffirms Commitment to Biofuels

13 November 201313 November 2013

U.S. EPA gives AkzoNobel Green Chemistry Designation for Dissolvine GL

Design for the Environment label helps consumers find the safest detergents and cleaning products

21 October 201321 October 2013

Hand Up vs. Hand Out: New government programs target biofuels for support in US, Canada

When is a government program a hand-up, when is it a hand-out?

15 October 2013

Analysis: Lawsuits likely as EPA declares US ethanol blend wall a ‘reality’

Fight over the future of the country's fuel supply shifts to a new venue: the courts

Statesmanship vs brinkmanship: collision of ethanol blend wall, US mandates is a biofuels inflection point

The EPA seeks a “goldilocks” number to push renewable fuels forward while averting a crisis over ethanol blending and RIN prices

8 October 20138 October 2013

USDA Commits to Biomass

Healthy federal lands by generating clean energy - Biomass Power Association present stories of successful USDA-biomass partnerships

20 September 2013

ABO advocates for CCR in EPA carbon reduction rulemaking

Algae Biomass Organization encourages CCR in addition to CCS as approved strategy for compliance with new emissions rules for power plants

8 September 20139 September 2021

Seeking Delta: Biofuels, algae, natgas, CO<sub>2</sub> and the finding of true value

What’s it all about? Finding the delta between the cost of feedstock, the price of fuel added to the D value (the RIN number). That’s the secret, says Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee.

7 September 2013

What happened to biofuels?

Energy technology: Making large amounts of fuel from organic matter has proved to be more difficult and costly than expected

27 August 2013

Advanced Biofuels Industry Shows Steady Growth, Report Finds

Supplies sufficient to meet Renewable Fuel Standard through 2016

15 August 2013

Oil interests file request with EPA to reduce ethanol mandate

Jennings: "Safe and legal blends such as E15 and E85 ought to be made available to consumers"

6 August 2013

EPA Finalizes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards to Help Promote American Energy Independence, Reduce Carbon Pollution

EPA also announces steps to address concerns about the E10 blend wall

25 July 2013

DOE and USDA announce $10 million for biomass genomics research

Agriculture and Energy Departments announce new investments to drive innovations in biofuels and biobased products

18 July 2013

Novozyme’s enzymatic biodiesel technology heads for Viesel Fuel and Florida

Pioneering utilization of the enzymatic technology on a commercial scale in North America

11 July 2013

Ethanol plant could require 45 square miles of ‘giant cane’

Chemtex’s NC plant equired 25,000 to 30,000 acres

28 June 2013

Final Rule for Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program

EPA enabeling production of renewable fuel from giant reed (Arundo donax) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)

13 June 2013

EPA awards biomass projects under SBIR program

Six California Companies Included in $2 Million EPA Award to Small Businesses

10 June 2013

Biotech Crops vs. Pests: Successes, Failures From the First Billion Acres

Scientists to figure out why pests became resistant quickly in some cases, but not others

30 April 2013

Biobased chemicals: the convergence of green chemistry with industrial biotechnology

Europe's production driven by need to improve competitiveness of the chemicals industry

18 March 2013

KiOR Ships First Cellulosic Diesel

World's First Renewable Diesel En Route to American Vehicles

14 March 2013

Camelina on the move: Global Clean Energy Holdings acquires Sustainable Oils

Signature camelina developer acquired by GCEH in non-cash transaction, as 2011′s wonder feedstock takes a step forward

12 March 2013

Professor Helps to Build a More Sustainable World

Research Will Lead to Safer Products, Environment

26 February 2013

EPA green lights camelina, energy cane but keeps the lid on arundo

New renewable feedstock OKs. Good news, bad, neutral?

9 February 2013

Biotechnology police series

Biobased chemicals: the convergence of green chemistry with industrial biotechnology

31 January 2013

2012 Brief: U.S. ethanol prices and production lower compared to 2011

Only eight fueling stations were selling E15 motor fuel by the end of the year

10 January 2013

Up, up and away: aviation biofuels players start building capacity

Great Scott! Look up in the Sky! There hasn’t been a hotter sector in biofuels demand than aviation

3 December 2012

Renewable Fuels Association asks for update for the Renewable Fuel Standard for ethanol

"Time is Now” to Revise Lifecycle GHG Analyses of Corn and Sugarcane Ethanol

2 December 2012

Indonesia palm output set to rise seven percent next year

Indonesian economy between two-year forest moratorium and the high demand to open up forests

17 November 2012

Giant reed seen as biofuel – or another kudzu disaster

Intentional introduction of energy crops may create the next invasive species catastrophe

25 October 2012

Are algae-based fuels, chemicals and materials sustainable?

The National Research Council says "no, not yet”. The Algae Biomass Organization says "yes, eventually”. Who’s right, and when will it matter?

20 August 2012

KiOR, Dynamic Fuels achieve EPA registrations

Dynamic Fuels has been granted the third time, KiOR second time

24 May 2012

Ingeo biopolymer becomes Cradle to Cradle Certified

Safety to human and environmental health, design for future use cycles, and sustainable manufacturing processes among certification criteria

3 April 2012

EPA approves E15 ethanol blend registrations

Agency approves first applications for registration of ethanol to make E15

2 April 2012

Biomass ‘insanity’ may threaten EU carbon targets

Serious barrier to CO₂ reduction

23 March 2012

Bioplastics Recycling Options Expand

Only 12 percent of US plastics got recycled in 2010

16 March 2012

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights New Job Creation Opportunities for Agriculture and Manufacturing through Development of Biobased Products

Recent Presidential Action Would Give Companies Making Products Using Agricultural Materials Federal Procurement Preferences

27 December 2011

EPA Finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards

RFS2 program encourages greater use of renewable fuels, including advanced biofuels

24 December 2011

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