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Fast Growing Trees and Grasses Becoming Economically Viable as Source of Ethanol

Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico.

16 Jan 2008

Royal Society Warns Government to Drive Biofuels in Right Direction

Biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transport and could even be environmentally damaging unless the Government puts the right policies in place warns a new Royal Society report today.

16 Jan 2008

Renewed Interest in Turning Algae into Fuel

The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist.

15 Jan 2008

Coskata’s Next Generation Ethanol Process

The Oklahoma State University Biofuels Team’s ability to think small – microscopic, actually – stands to provide great dividends for consumers, a renewable energy company and one of the nation’s foremost automakers.

15 Jan 2008

General Motors Emphasizes on Reducing the Environmental Impact of Vehicles

GM’s NAIAS portfolio emphasizes design and technology that deliver capability and performance while reducing environmental impact.

14 Jan 2008

GM at the Forefront of Developing and Promoting Ethanol-Capable Vehicles

General Motors’ global leadership in producing vehicles that operate on ethanol fuel blends is a key part of its commitment to reinvent the automobile through a range of clean transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions and petroleum use.

13 Jan 2008

IDB Approvals US$750K for Biofuels Production in Central America and the Caribbean

The Inter-American Development Bank has announced the approval of a US$750,000 donation from SECCI funds for developing feasibility studies of biofuels production initially in Haiti, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic.

12 Jan 2008

EcoSecurities and ITR Announces Transfer of Carbon Credits from Methane Gas Production

EcoSecurities, and Intrepid Technology and Resources (ITR), announce the completion of an agreement for the transfer of carbon credits from methane gas production.

11 Jan 2008

Biofuel Very Similar to Traditional Unleaded Gasoline

Diversified Energy Corporation announced today that the Centia™ process, during a recent demonstration, produced a bio-gasoline fuel very similar to traditional unleaded gasoline.

11 Jan 2008

Sustainable Fuel for Road, Rail, Air and Sea Transport

Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for road, rail, air and sea to 2050.

9 Jan 2008