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Lufthansa: Biofuels Could Be Aviation’s Standard in Five Years

January 18, 2012

Joachim Buse, Lufthansa airline’s head of aviation biofuel, last week said at an industry event in Washington, D.C. that biofuels could be the industry’s standard fuel in five to seven years. Technorati Tags: aviation, burnFAIR, emissions, Lufthansa Related Posts:Solar power airtravel takes off

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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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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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Protest in London Against UK Biofuel Subsidies

October 22, 2011

Biofuelwatch and Campaign Against Climate Change have joined forces to stage a protest in London, UK, today. Technorati Tags: Biodiesel, Biofuel, Biomass, EU, protests, subsidies Related Posts:Biofuel Indirect Land Use on European Commission Agenda in 2011Volvo debuts Bio-DME truck fleet in SwedenUN panel issues statement on biofuels Algae Oil Company ‘One To Watch’Greece Looks To [...]

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Cellulosic Ethanol Expected to Surge in 2013

October 21, 2011

The first commercial cellulosic ethanol (ethanol made from non-edible parts of plants, grass, crop waste etc) will start production in 2013, and it will “open the floodgates” for this type of fuel, said Bloomberg. Technorati Tags: Bloomberg, Cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, non-edible crops, POET biofuel, Project Liberty, second generation biofuels Related Posts:Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming [...]

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