Biofuel Articles & Analysis

"Next-Generation Biofuels: Near-Term Challenges and Implications for Agriculture" is the title of a USDA ERS article which states that achieving the U.S. goal to triple biofuel use by 2022 will depend on rapid expansion in cellulosic ...

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Washington now has a peek into the C-Suite of the nation's top advanced biofuels companies as the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) launches a new online video series, Biofuel STAT. The series gives viewers a unique perspective on the state of America's domestic biofuels industry from its challenges, to its success and its future. The first episode at ...

By Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA)

The Boeing F/A-18 “Green Hornet” flew its initial biofuel-powered flight on Earth Day - April 22 — the first Naval fighter to be powered by a biofuel ...

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

WASHINGTON - Leaders of the top advanced biofuels companies are meeting in Washington DC today as members of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). The ABFA members are hearing from key decision makers while encouraging Congress to pass a tax incentives package that will help commercialize their advanced technologies and renewable fuels. ABFA President Michael McAdams says if Washington ...

By Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA)

Well, it’s been a few months – but we’d like to let you know that this is the official re-launch of WBM News, hello again! This service is now a year-round permanent fixture, so you can visit the site any time to see what we’re doing in the biofuel space, we’re looking forward to once again bringing you all of the most up-to-date news and opinion in the biofuels ...

By Green Power Conferences Ltd.

Things are going fantastically well here at the home of World Biofuels Markets – the full programme is now available for your perusal and it’s bigger and better than ever. Just some of the new highlights for 2011 are sessions on Military Biofuels, Bioenergy and Investment and Trading Biofuels, 3 co-located conferences, more networking time than ever before and as always, the backbone ...

By Green Power Conferences Ltd.

World Biofuels Markets today announced that Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, will appear as a keynote speaker at next year’s congress. Billed as the premier industry networking event for leaders of the biofuels world, World Biofuels Markets will take place from 15 - 17 March 2010 and is being held for the first time in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. World Biofuels ...

By Green Power Conferences Ltd.

As the European Parliament’s Environment Committee Rapporteur today presents his report on the reform of Europe’s biofuels policy, a new web documentary explores how the EU has failed to decarbonise transport through biofuels. The web documentary can be found at www.biofuelsreform.org. Commissioned by BirdLife Europe, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and Transport & ...

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied the American Petroleum Institute's (API's) request to eliminate mandates for biofuels that do not exist, and the agency continues to fine refiners for not using them. "EPA's mandate is out of touch with reality and forces refiners to pay a penalty for not using imaginary biofuels," said ...

By American Petroleum Institute (API)

On September 21, 2016, Pannonia Ethanol, a Hungarian biofuels company, spoke out against the European Commission's (EC) Low-Emission Mobility Strategy . The strategy recognizes the importance of biofuels in reducing road emissions, and plans on replacing ethanol that is currently being blended into traditional fuels with advanced biofuels. This has spurred concerns for the ethanol industry, as ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

WBA welcomes the following new members: Full members: Advanced Biofuels Association New World Hope Organization Associated members: Konrad Forsttechnik GmbH For the complete list of members, click ...

By World Bioenergy Association (WBA)

Global biofuel use is expected to increase twofold by 2015 and Brazil will remain the world's top exporter of biofuel, according to a report released Wednesday by Hart Energy Consulting. The U.S. is expected to see the largest increase in biofuel use per country, increasing its current consumption by more than 30 percent, according to data from the 'Global Biofuels Outlook: 2009-2015' report. ...

By World Bioenergy Association (WBA)

Modern E85 fuel is becoming increasingly popular. And as demand grows every year, the network of petrol stations offering bioethanol is also expanding. It has reached an important milestone in the Czech Republic. It currently offers almost 5 times more E85 refueling capacity than CNG. More precisely, there are already 217. This is the main outcome of the press conference of Biofuels Goes and ...

By CZ Biom - Czech Biomass Association

ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ IN THE PACIFIC – The full power of a U.S. Naval Carrier Strike Force fueled by advanced biofuel is undergoing its first operational test today in the waters of the central Pacific. Calling it a "significant achievement for America's domestic biofuels industry" Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams is aboard the USS Nimitz for today's naval exercise ...

By Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA)

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will address Growth Energy’s sixth annual Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. today at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. Administrator McCarthy will speak about EPA’s commitment to the biofuels industry and the important role of biofuels in cutting carbon pollution, creating jobs in rural America and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. WHEN: ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

On January 17, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wrote to the American Petrochemical and Fuel Manufacturers (AFPM) denying its petition for partial supplemental waiver of the 2016 cellulosic biofuel standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The letter was sent in response to AFPM’s December 28, 2016, petition for a supplemental waiver on the basis of an ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union Address, leaders of some of the top biofuels companies in the country are offering their thoughts on the state of America's biofuels industry in a special episode of the Advanced Biofuels Association's Better Fuels Moment online video series. http://youtu.be/kHl_mXpX_1Q The episode features Joel Velasco, senior vice ...

By Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA)

The Inter-American Development Bank today approved a US$830,000 grant for expanding innovation, science and technology in bioenergy in Colombia. The grant includes US$500,000 from the Knowledge Partnership Korea Fund for Technology and Innovation and US$330,000 from the IDB’s Fund for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change (SECCI). The main objective of this grant is to promote new technological ...

By Inter-American Development Bank

On September 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service released the information bulletin "Biofuel Use in International Markets: The Importance of Trade." The report reviews global biofuel production from 2001 to the present, including economic impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard, biofuel exports in the U.S., and the future prospects of the U.S. biofuel ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

JSC “Radviliskis machine factory” participated in Greenpower exhibition in Poland from 14th to 16th of May 2013. In this exhibition the main attention is focused on Biofuels and green ...

By JSC Radviliskis Machine Factory