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Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
... from ethanol. Where will the rest come from? Algae has emerged as a promising feedstock for future biofuels due to its high energy content, energy yield per acre, fast growth and ability to grow in w...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...many taxes. The search for alternative fuels could create other problems. For example, the push for biofuels competes with people's need for food which would raise the price of food. Similarly, hy... ...ments is whether to proceed with carbon trading or introduce a carbon tax. A carbon tax is better because it's more efficient, transparent and simple. Cap-and-trade schemes, on the other hand, can...
Will Biofuel Make It?
in IfEnergy, on April 23, 2009
...the brash claims and the breathless headlines, lies an inconvenient truth. Replacing petroleum with biofuels is a tough business. Even as the industry develops, many of the companies-probably most-wil... ...stry will be a graveyard for start-ups whose pockets are too shallow to withstand price flucuations caused by their own success. Major energy corporations like BP and Exxon will hang around to buy up ...
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in Wangtam, on February 26, 2009
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Nominations Open for the Biotech Humanitarian Award
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 13, 2009
...d agricultural practices
- The venture capitalist that is funding a start-up in the pursuit of new biofuels technology
If you would like to nominate someone (or perhaps yourself!), you can place you...
Mastering Your Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 12, 2009
Adam Pash over at Get Rich Slowly (ht to Lifehacker ) had some excellent suggestions earlier this month for ways to keep a grip on your money in 2009.
For starters, you should track every penny you spend. It's information. Tracking your spending is an exercise in data collection; it&#...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part III
in IfEnergy, on January 2, 2009
...uming there are no major policy shifts on energy in the next decade. And why would there be? Just because the oil and gas people of the Bush Administration are hitting the road and a new political par...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part II
in IfEnergy, on December 29, 2008
...ays ago we talked about ethanol - about how we're stuck with corn and sugarcane based ethanol because of the huge investment that's been made in it and the desire the industry has to at least...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part I
in IfEnergy, on December 26, 2008
...stment - whether that's good for the environment, for energy policy and for mankind or not . Because the infrastructure money is already spent.
So, are we about to make the same mistake with ce...
The global food crisis
in Sox First, on May 23, 2008
...sis has been blamed on soaring prices on trade restrictions, poor growing weather and rising use of biofuels that rely on staples like corn. Increased fuel prices have also made transporting food more...
Engineered Cyanobacteria: New Source for Biofuels
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 24, 2008
Scientists have engineered a cyanobacteria to produce sugars which may be used as raw material for ethanol and designer fuels production.
Nobles made the new cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae ) by giving them a set of cellulose-making genes from a non-photosynthetic "vin...
Complimentary Educational Webinar Series on Alternative Investments
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 3, 2008
...gislation and delve into emerging opportunities.
Triple Point recently announced Commodity XL for BiofuelsTM and has tremendous knowledge of the requirements for biofuels trading, risk management an...
Outdoor News Update: Bike Friendly Cities & Three Missing Snowboarders
in The Outdoor Weblog, on December 12, 2007
... Sunday night. He says they were reported overdue on Monday.
Around the World in 60 Days - Using Biofuels
According to this article over at Telegraph.co.uk, the Earthrace will set off in March i...
GM's Pushing Ethanol To Pittsburgh Customers
in carzz.org, on October 8, 2007
It'd be even sunnier in Pittsburgh if GM's customers drove on E85.
By Gunnar Heinrich
No, the General hasn't taken up bartending on weekends to make ends meet.
GM is busy promoting the fact that according to its numbers, if every one of its customers who live in greater...
Saab Strategy > Growth Through Reduction
in carzz.org, on October 4, 2007
...tion may come from Saab's greener side.
"Saab has made a name for itself in the world of biofuels, essentially because its Biopower models are more powerful when they run on E85 - a mixture... ...#39;s greener side.
"Saab has made a name for itself in the world of biofuels, essentially because its Biopower models are more powerful when they run on E85 - a mixture of 85% ethanol made fro...
The Renewable Energy Centre Partners with the World Future Energy Summit 2008
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 28, 2007
... all of the major issues surrounding climate change, including carbon management, waste for energy, biofuels, transport, green buildings and sustainable architecture.
The Summit will feature one hund...
A new biofuel for developing countries
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on August 13, 2007
... There has to be a careful balance with biofuels. As seen with ethanol , creating a fuel out of an otherwise usable crop can create supply and demand fluctuations. Additionally, it may even add to...
Ethanol sparks more than engines
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 13, 2007
...ofuel . Granted, that article likes to generalize and completely leave out the fact there are other biofuels (such as human excrement ), and borders on fear mongering, but nevertheless makes a very v...
Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 25, 2007
...nes, monoclonal antibodies, and hormones like insulin, or commercial enzymes, such as cellulase for biofuels.
According to Dr. Charles Peter Romaine, who holds the John B. Swayne Chair in spawn scie...
Renewable energy growth
in Sox First, on June 23, 2007
...ainable energy was up by an astonishing 43 per cent over 2005, most of it coming in wind, solar and biofuels. And it shows no sign of abating. In the first quarter of 2007, a total of $2.2 billion of ...
The BioWorld Biofuels Report 2007
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 18, 2007
... BioWorld Today has released BioWorld Biofuels Report 2007 , a study of the current biofuels market, which includes insight into the history, statistics and forecasts.
Examples of chart and table...
WAshington University Invests $55M on International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES)
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 7, 2007
...xternal collaborative research in the areas of renewable energy and sustainability including biofuels, CO2 mitigation and coal-related issues.
A key goal of I-CARES is to foster institutional,...
Biofuels Could Cause Oil Prices to Go Through the Roof?
in IfEnergy, on June 6, 2007
...fuel use. I was floored! It is so counter-intuitive. All along I have been thinking that the use of biofuels would supplant fossil fuel use. To the consumer, the averaged cost of his fuel would decrea...
Two Biodiesel for Europe Stories
in IfEnergy, on May 31, 2007
...er and one from the buyer.
Planet Ark reports on the European Commission ensuring an increase of biofuels use, that is up to 10 percent of all vehicle requirements by 2020.
This one from PhilSta...
If Beer Becomes a Problem
in IfEnergy, on May 30, 2007
Hell will break lose in Germany, according to this article . And why not when beer strikes very close to home? In fact, when the price of a staple commodity becomes a problem, people get threatened, which is what they will feel when they see beer prices coming up due to barley prices climbin...
Bioethanol.Com.Ph
in IfEnergy, on May 29, 2007
...r resources and talents together to put up Bioethanol.Com.Ph , a website that focuses on the Asian biofuels industry developments. We feature news specific to Asia, information on legislation and oth...
New Petroleum-Degrading Bacteria Found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2007
...ns in bioremediation (cleaning oil spills), medical treatments (new medicines), alternative energy (biofuels), enhanced oil recovery, and industrial applications (biochemicals and biotechnology).
&qu... ...al applications (biochemicals and biotechnology).
"We were surprised to find these bacteria because asphalt is an extreme and hostile environment for life to survive," said Jong-Shik Kim, a...
US Senate to Require 15% Renewable Energy by 2010
in IfEnergy, on May 5, 2007
...nt from green resources by 2010, and a reduction in gasoline consumption through an expanded use of biofuels.
Lets see if this one passes. There had been may attempts before only to be sent back twar...
Agricultural Renaissance
in IfEnergy, on April 30, 2007
... Those who come from developing countries know this, biofuels, or any development of any industry, will lead to growth. Especially those from the rural areas who benefit from increased productio...
Who Will Say Its Really Green?
in IfEnergy, on April 30, 2007
...uot;
This is a hard-ball statement, especially since policy makers and many researchers know that biofuels will compete with food production, or have some impact on greenhouse gas emissions due to t...
Renewables In Renewables Out
in IfEnergy, on April 29, 2007
...rgy efficiency of 10:1 (energy produced is ten times the input energy) and will become the first US biofuels activity in the US that will not be dependent on fossil fuels.
Not convinced? Read more h...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Producing Biofuels
in IfEnergy, on April 28, 2007
... I have read much about how biofuels would reduce greenhouse gas emissions but the counter argument has always been the fact that producing these biofuels entail emissions too, that should be includ...
No Damaged Forests, Says the UN
in IfEnergy, on April 28, 2007
... The UN thinks its ok to support the European Union's bid to blend biofuels into transport fuels despite alarming news of environemntal damages, particularly in South- East Asia and Brazil...
Rating Biofuels
in IfEnergy, on April 28, 2007
...thanks to a study conducted by UC Berkley, a rating System that looks at the links between biofuels, food, fuel, and land and provides a method of judging the total environmental and global w...
Rapeseed-Derived Biodiesel Emits More Potent Greenhouse Gases
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 23, 2007
... As a follow-up to a previous entry indicating that biofuels actually pose more health hazards than the conventional gasoline , here comes another report suggesting that biodiesel could potentiall...
Ethanol-Based Fuels Pose More Health Risks than Gasoline
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 19, 2007
... edition of the journal Environmental Science & Technology
suggests that despite the fact that biofuels are regarded to be more environmentally friendly, ethanol-based fuels may actually pose mor...
ConocoPhillips Grants $22.5 Million for Biofuels Research Program at Iowa State University
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 11, 2007
ConocoPhillips is investing $22.5 million on a research program at the Iowa state University to develop technologies that produce biorenewable fuels. The grant consists of an initial $1.5 million in 2007, followed by additional yearly grants of $3 million for the next 7 years.
"Io...
Is Fidel Castro Right This Time?
in IfEnergy, on March 30, 2007
... sort you would like to deal with.
But here is a refreshing take on Mr. Castro. According to him, biofuels would condem more than 3 million people due to death by hunger and thirsts. Another anti-Am...
Oil and Car Companies at Logger Heads
in IfEnergy, on March 30, 2007
... It looks like there is a disagreement between oil companies and car companies on biofuels use. This report indicates the excitement of Ford to produce flex-fuel companies while this article poi...
Biofuel from Palm Oil???
in IfEnergy, on March 30, 2007
... A research paper on the use of Palm Oil for use as Biofuels had been made public in Amsterdam this week. The paper is on the effectivity of Palm Oil as biofuel, and the ultimate finding is t...
Politics and Biofuels
in IfEnergy, on March 27, 2007
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Biofuels is such a world wide trend that politicians now champion the biofuels cause, left and right! Here is one example from the Philippines. This features the author of the Philippine Bi... ...
Biofuels is such a world wide trend that politicians now champion the biofuels cause, left and right! Here is one example from the Philippines. This features the author of the Philippine Bi...
Biofuels and Biotechnology
in IfEnergy, on March 23, 2007
...lternative energy resource development, particularly the replacement of petroleum products with biofuels, it was just a matter of connecting biotechnology with biomass power. This article explai...
New Biofuels Process from Purdue University
in IfEnergy, on March 20, 2007
US chemical engineers from the Purdue University have discovered a new technology that will produce liquid fuels from biomass. This new technology involves adding hydrogen from a carbon-free energy resource during gasification, that suppresses the formation of carbon dioxide and increases ...
Fill "Er Up
in IfEnergy, on March 18, 2007
... In my home country, biofuels are really looking up! Last week, I attended a workshop for the finalization of the Implementing Rules and Regulations for biofuel use and I left that workshop ...
Imperium Renewables Targets Large Production of Biodiesel in the US
in IfEnergy, on February 27, 2007
...city of 100 million gallons per year to be completed by July this year. When you are a developer of biofuels, you know that this is no small feat. At a development schedule of 18 months, Imperium ...
Brazil and the US: Leading Developers of the Global Biofuel Plan
in IfEnergy, on February 27, 2007
... how Brazil has evolved from a petroleum-based economy to an energy independent and net exporter of biofuels. Catch that article here. But I am kind of apprehensive to the creation of a " Glob...
Ted Turner of CNN Says: Switch to Renewables
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
... He said he only a wholesale approach can save us, and that means favoring nuclear power over coal, biofuels from wastes rather than crops, and until wide-spread technology is available, use wind, sol...
China Plans to Put Up Massive Jathropa Plantation
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
...ccording to the state forest Administration, this plan is in recognition of the viability of biofuels and the need for a diversified energy base for Chinese transport. On top of the biodiesel p...
Algae Power
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
...ng down, you can expect people to rekindle their old motivations including using everything to make biofuels. Good news to algae and biodiesel-based algae technologies!
Just a matter of time before y... ...art-up biofuel company. This thanks to NREL studies that have spanned a decade but were cancelled because petroleum prices were low enough back then. With petroleum prices up and supply going d...
The End of Pond Scum
in IfEnergy, on January 30, 2007
... scale algae power may be available soon, as demonstrated by Jim Sears land his company, Solix Biofuels. But their work is still in the research state and will take another five or six years befo...
Ethanol is Now Politically Correct
in IfEnergy, on January 25, 2007
...d statement as is first and say that renewable energy advocates are rejoicing by the fact that biofuels are now seriously and politically considered by the US government.
2. The US through the U...
Bigger Than Any of Us
in IfEnergy, on January 17, 2007
.... Please make it a point to visit his blog and read his very intelligent writing. On the subject of biofuels, he said:
Biofuels will do little to curb energy demand and they have a very likely possi...
Asian Summit Supports Bioenergy Development
in IfEnergy, on January 15, 2007
... This is one good proof that biofuels is big in Asia. Asian leaders have expressed their support for Biofuels development in Asia, as one of their resolutions in the on-going ASEAN Summit bei...
Driving Around Biofuels Town
in IfEnergy, on January 11, 2007
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Last night I got several text messages saying that the Philippine Biofuels Act of 2006 has been signed into law. That is a significant development since this piece of legislation enables...
Biomethane Can Fuel 1 Million Cars in the US
in IfEnergy, on January 4, 2007
... Biomethane could be the next big "thing" in the biofuels world in 2007. Biomethane is naturally sourced gas made by decomposition manure or any other waste products. It can be cost...
Members of US Congress Requests More Renewable Energy Funding from President Bush
in IfEnergy, on December 18, 2006
...dropower power and geothermal power programs but also addressed the need to fund biomass and biofuels projects, wind, solar, and other energy efficiency. The letter ended with the statement, We...
Pennsylvania To Become the Leading Biofuel State by 2007
in IfEnergy, on December 17, 2006
...ians have gone a different green track, and instead of wind or solar initiatives, they have gone to Biofuels production. Edward Rendell , Pennsylvania's Governor has just announced that an additi...
German's Eye new Biomass-To-Liquid Technology
in IfEnergy, on December 17, 2006
... A study funded by the national government of Germany said that the country can viably produce biofuels using second generation Biomass to Liquid Technologies (BTL) that will produce biofuels from... ...he country's fuel requirement.
This is a welcome development for the Renewable energy cause. While Europe has primarily been a biodiesel market, its good to see a leading and technically...
More Ethanol Research Needed, According to Leading Scientists
in IfEnergy, on November 30, 2006
...still maintain expansion of the ethanol industry."
And he is right. The trick of the entire biofuels business is ensuring that neither food nor fuel is sacrificed but both are taken into very ...
More Ethanol Research Needed, According to Leading Scientists
in IfEnergy, on November 28, 2006
...still maintain expansion of the ethanol industry."
And he is right. The trick of the entire biofuels business is ensuring that neither food nor fuel is sacrificed but both are taken into very ...
The Philippines Passes the Biofuels Bill
in IfEnergy, on November 24, 2006
The Philippines finally has a Biofuel Law! Passed last Wednesday morning by a panel composed of members from the Upper and Lower House of Congress, the law now sets a mandate for all gasoline users and oil companies to blend the fuel they sell with either biodiesel or bioethanol.
Things s...
Doing An Arnold: Politicians Waving the Renewable Energy Flag
in IfEnergy, on November 24, 2006
...illars of his campaign. And if you think he isn't reaching out that's where you are wrong because he is promoting his platform through popular websites MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube.
Read...
More Tax Breaks for Biofuels Says the Wary UK Parliament
in IfEnergy, on November 24, 2006
...ouse of Lords, the upper chamber of UK's parliament said: "Increasing Europe's use of biofuels has a significant role to play in dealing with this problem (global warming)."
What ... ... Because the United Kingdom has fallen behind its target for biofuel usage, the UK parliament has taken the bold move of considering extra tax incentives. A report from the House of Lords, the upper...
China: The Next Biofuel Giant
in IfEnergy, on November 13, 2006
... China is going at it big time, biofuels-wise. According to Wang Zhongying , the director for the Center for Renewable Energy Development of the National Development and reform Commission (...
Brazil is going all out on Biofuels
in IfEnergy, on October 31, 2006
... Brazil is going all out on Biofuels. Current studies are underway to harness the biodiesel potential of the physic nut tree (Jathropa culcas), a nut producing tree that is drought resistant and the...
U.S.-EU Climate Change Summit ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 25, 2006
...uding through the Methane-to-Markets Partnership;
* Research, develop and deploy second-generation biofuels;
* Overcome barriers to the use of renewable energy sources and biofuels, including throug...
Cargill Joins the Biofuel Development Industry
in IfEnergy, on October 25, 2006
... Agribusiness giant Cargill has recently Inked a deal with Microgy , a subsidiary of biofuels developer Environmental Power . The agreement is for the development of fuel-related uses for...
World Bank healthcare sector reforms under fire
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 24, 2006
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*WWF and Global Footprint Network study shows human demand on planet to double by 2050.
*Can biofuels cure our oil dependency ?
*News on Pop!Tech conference at Fast Company .
*Asia's r...
Will Farmers Own the Emerging Biofuels Sector?
in IfEnergy, on October 15, 2006
...dn't make up my mind if they are completely right or dead wrong, even today. The development of biofuels has taken a speed and veracity that makes making sense of policies extremely difficult. Mak...
The Philippine Senate Approves the Biofuels Act
in IfEnergy, on October 13, 2006
... The Upper House of Congress (also known as the Senate) of the Philippines has approved the Biofuels Act last Thursday, October 12, 2006. The Biofuels Act is a bill that proposes the mandatory use o...
