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Scientists Evaluate Effects of Biofuels on the Environment and Human Health at SOT 2014 Annual Meeting

With biofuels being used globally on a wider scale than ever before, scientists are discussing the implications of their use on human and environmental health at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.

27 Mar 2014

New Method Generates Less Waste in Conversion of Animal Fats to Biofuel

Chicken fat, pork fat or beef fat –– none is the cornerstone of a healthful diet –– but animal fats, including those from alligators, could give an economical, ecofriendly boost to the biofuel industry, according to researchers who reported a new method for biofuel production here today.

18 Mar 2014

DTE Energy Services Begins Operations at Stockton Biomass Plant

DTE Energy Services, Inc. (DTEES) has finished its construction project to convert a shuttered coal-fired power plant at the Port of Stockton to operate on biomass fuel.

From DTE Energy 14 Mar 2014

Porta Hnos Inks Letter of Intent to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo's GIFT Technology to Produce Isobutanol

Gevo, Inc., the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced today that Porta Hnos S.A. ("Porta") has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of GIFT® in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol.

From Gevo 7 Mar 2014

Vertimass Licenses Oak Ridge Technology that Directly Converts Ethanol into Hydrocarbon

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that directly converts ethanol into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels.

7 Mar 2014

Geopower Energy Announces Acquisition of JV Interest in Blue Mountain Biogas Project

Geopower Energy Limited, an alternative energy developer, has closed a private debt facility of US$5 million to acquire a joint venture interest in the Blue Mountain Biogas Project near Milford, Utah.

5 Mar 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Global Algae Biofuel Technologies to its Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Algae Biofuel Technologies Market to 2018 with Bayer Material Science, Desmet Ballestra, Georg Fischer & Siemens Dominating" report to their offering.

4 Mar 2014

UPM BioVerno Diesel Works Exactly Like Any Regular Diesel

The first fleet tests of UPM’s renewable diesel proved that UPM BioVerno works in cars just as well as any regular diesel. The fleet tests were conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. They were started in May last year and ran until early 2014.

28 Feb 2014

Environmental Photobioreactor Helps Assess Algal Strains for Biofuels

Lab success doesn't always translate to real-world success. A team of Michigan State University scientists, however, has invented a new technology that increases the odds of helping algae-based biofuels cross that gap and come closer to reality.

27 Feb 2014