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Amyris Partners with GOL to Fly Industry's First Commercial Flight with Renewable Farnesane Fuel

Amyris, an industrial bioscience company, partnered with Brazilian airline, GOL, to fly the industry's first commercial flight with farnesane, the recently approved renewable jet fuel. The first flight, GOL flight 7725, departed from Orlando, Florida on July 30, 2014 at 5:15 PM ET and traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

4 Aug 2014

SGP Announces Development of $400 Million Renewable Diesel Facility in Lawrence County, Ohio

SG Preston (SGP), a bioenergy leader, today announced the planned development of a 120 million gallon renewable diesel facility in Lawrence County, Ohio. The SGP South Point facility will have total investment of $400 million, create 100 permanent jobs and be the world's largest purpose-built producer of renewable diesel upon completion, estimated to occur in 2017.

4 Aug 2014

Innovative 'Trigeneration' System Offers Biofuel-Powered CHP for Isolated Homes and Businesses

An innovative 'trigeneration' system fuelled entirely by raw plant oils could have great potential for isolated homes and businesses operating outside grid systems both in the UK and abroad.

1 Aug 2014

Unique Assay Helps Advance Genetic Engineering of ‘Fuel’ Crops for Clean, Renewable Bioenergy

A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of "fuel" crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

29 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Global Biodiesel Market and Biogas Industry

The growth of the global biodiesel market is primarily dependent on the availability, quality, and yield of feedstock because the source material accounts for more than 80 percent of the cost of biodiesel production. On the other hand, biogas is gaining traction as a versatile energy carrier with significant potential to meet growing demand in the power, heating, and fuel markets.

28 Jul 2014

SXSW Eco Announces Experts for Dual Keynote Session on Sustainable Jet Fuel

South by Southwest Eco (SXSW Eco), a conference connecting the urgency of global sustainability challenges with the opportunity for breakthrough solutions, today announced that Julie Felgar, Managing Director of Environmental Strategy and Integration at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and Alejandro Rios G., Director of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead a dual keynote session at the event.

25 Jul 2014

Trends and Forecast Report on Global Biofuels Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Biofuels Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019

22 Jul 2014

Global Biorefinery Market to Grow at CAGR of 8.93% over 2013-2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Biorefinery Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

21 Jul 2014

VIASPACE, UCANR Enter into Giant King Grass Research Collaboration

VIASPACE Inc. today announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UCANR).

15 Jul 2014

EDGaR Sponsored Team Contributes to Understanding of Siloxanes Formation in Biogas

A research team sponsored by the Energy Delta Gas Research (EDGaR) has contributed to the scientific understanding of the formation of siloxanes, compounds found in biogas. The results can be used towards specifying the maximum concentrationof siloxanes in biogas, in such a way that they do not interfere with the performance of domestic appliances.

14 Jul 2014