Biobased News

Purdue Biofuels Symposium Monday and Tuesday

ssmith — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:50:47 -0400

Experts will discuss research advancements and the policy and sustainability issues facing the ethanol and biodiesel industries during Purdue University's Biofuels Symposium next week in Stewart Cente

Greenwood Technologies Brings Clean Tech Wood Boilers to Heating Industry

ssmith — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:47:44 -0400

Illinois Second State to Mandate Green Cleaners in Schools

ssmith — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:44:06 -0400

Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastics is Selected by Heritage Plastics for New BioTuf™ Compostable Film

ssmith — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:26:44 -0400

Biodiesel Must Be Sustainable

ssmith — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:03:24 -0400

The Genetics of Ethanol Production

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:41:03 -0400

Like the blueprint of a home showing all its support beams, plumbing and wiring, the genetic information carried in the cells of all living things provide information about the growth, development and

Australia: Forestry Industry Greens up its Act

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:02 -0400

'Self-Digesting' Biofuel Plants Could Ease Food Crisis

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:28:04 -0400

Biofuel from plants could be a solution to the looming depletion of cheap oil, but making it out of food crops poses problems that are brought into sharp resolve by the current food crisis.

Concern Over Small Biomass Option

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:08:47 -0400

Small-scale biomass power plants can have a greater environmental impact than other renewables, a study says.

Farmers Planting Switchgrass as Crop for Alternative Fuel

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:54:30 -0400

VONORE - Scott Anderson rumbled along in the cab of a big red tractor on Tuesday, sowing his first crop of switchgrass.

Auburn Researchers Show off Device that Turns Wood Scraps into Kilowatts

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:42:44 -0400

D1 Sets up Poor Soil Jatropha Trials in Indonesia

mgong — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:15 -0400

Earthrace Arrives in Manzanillo

mgong — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:58:43 -0400

Wood River Ethanol Plant Gears Up for Production

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:55:55 -0400

One of the largest ethanol plants in Nebraska is about to begin production. Pioneer Trail Energy in Wood River starts grinding corn in just a couple weeks.

Dismal US Ethanol Profits Should Improve this Year

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:59 -0400

(Reuters) - U.S. ethanol producers have suffered dismal margins in recent months but profits should improve later this year as companies abandon or delay plans to build new distilleries.

Brazil Turns More Sugar Cane Into Fuel as Yields Drop

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:52 -0400

(Bloomberg) -- Brazilian sugar and ethanol mills in the country's biggest producing region turned 67 percent of the cane

Upcoming Jatropha "Food vs. Fuel" Webcast to Address Investor Concerns

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:35:53 -0400

Earth Buses Launches a Fleet of Eco-Friendly Luxury Limousine Buses - First of its Kind in Las Vegas

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:33:19 -0400

Paseo-Cargill Energy Biodiesel Facility in Kansas City is Operational

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:31:07 -0400

Harlequin’s BioBund Range Debuts Online at TankDepot.co.uk

ssmith — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:46 -0400