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Cellulosic Ethanol is Making Progress, Industry Says

January 12, 2012

The Renewable Fuels Association has published an article on its website saying that despite a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production in relation to the targets set by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as reported by the New York Times, the sector has been making advances. Technorati Tags: Advanced Ethanol Council, Cellulosic ethanol, EPA requirements, Renewable [...]

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Algae Biodiesel Takes Off

November 7, 2011

One of the most promising types of raw materials to produce biofuel being researched is algae. Today the technology reaches new heights with United Airlines’ Flight 1403 between Houston and Chicago, The historic flight departs Bush International Airport at 10:25 am CT from terminal C, and lands at Chicago O’Hare at 1:01pm CT, arriving at [...]

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Greenpeace Canada Releases Damning Report on Wood-based Biofuel

November 3, 2011

The Canadian chapter of Greenpeace yesterday released a report that highlights the dangers of the large-scale use of wood and tree harvesting for heating, electricity generation or liquid biofuels. The report is called ‘Fuelling a Biomess’ and it argues that burning woody biomass on an industrial scale could severely harm Canada’s public forests and further [...]

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Europe Reassesses Biodiesel Policies

July 9, 2011

A new study by the European Union says any benefits of biodiesel production are cancelled out by the indirect impact caused by its production. As a consequence, the EU is likely to seriously revise its policy for biodiesel fuel. Technorati Tags: Biofuels, Europe biodiesel Related Posts:Biofuel Industry Converges in Rotterdam, HollandAlgae Oil Company ‘One To [...]

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Inspiration: TED Talks On Green Issues

June 8, 2011

TED, an organization whose motto is ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, is dedicated to generating high-level conversations led by visionaries in their respective fields. They talk about a variety of issues and green technology is often in the program as well. The editors of a website called Online College Courses have compiled a list of TED Talks [...]

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