They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery and if this is true, than the biofuels industry should be flattered that their communication messages have been hijacked: biofuels are good for the country, good for our economy and good for the … [Read more...]
Columbia University Gives the Big Apple a Running Start on Better Buildings
Wednesday 02/16/ By Leave a Comment
By the time President Obama announced the Better Buildings Initiative last week, forward-looking players in the energy efficiency game were already a few steps ahead. One example is New York City, which has partnered up with Columbia University to … [Read more...]
The Renewable IPO
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
By Greg Pfahl Renewable IPOs in 2010 2010 proved to be a much better year for the initial public offering and renewable energy companies, perhaps surprisingly, saw their share of activity. In 2010 there were more than double the number of … [Read more...]
Mexico Aims to Be Top Biofuel Producer With Algae Oil
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
Screenshot from OriginOil video, embedded below When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of … [Read more...]
The Big Build-out: Paying for Biofuels at Scale
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
The USDA tells us that more than 500 biorefineries will be need to be built between now and 2022 in the United States to meet the added requirements for advanced biofuels. With those refineries costing somewhere around $8 per gallon of capacity, or … [Read more...]
2011 Emerging Issues Forum Set for April 7th & 8th
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
Save the date. Nebraska Ethanol Board’s (NEB) 2011 Emerging Issues Forum is set for April 7-8, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. The event is being held at the Magnolia hotel. While the agenda is still coming together and registration is not yet open … [Read more...]
Hangin’ With Some Next Gen Biodiesel Scientists
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
During the National Biodiesel Board Conference (NBB) last week, I had the opportunity to hang out with some “Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel“. There were 10 in attendance at this year’s conference and the two that I spent … [Read more...]
Butanol Q&A With Cobalt Technologies CEO Rick Wilson
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
Join the forum discussion on this post In the previous story — Butanol 101 — I provided readers some background on the production of butanol, including my own background on working with butanol. This story is about one company's efforts to … [Read more...]
Challenges for Biofuels: Not Just Technical Hurdles To Overcome
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
A combination of rising costs, shrinking supplies, and concerns about global climate change are spurring the development of alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels to meet our transportation energy needs. Scientific studies have shown the most … [Read more...]
The Biggest Challenges For Biofuels
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
Advanced biofuels have the potential to be clean-burning, carbon-neutral and renewable, but important social, economic and environmental issues must be addressed.Found a good paper today at UC Berkeley site that talks about development of biofuels to … [Read more...]