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Large Scale Production of Jatropha Oil to be Accelerated by SG Biofuels Genetic Resource Center

News - 28 Apr 2009

SG Biofuels has announced the opening of its Jatropha Genetic Resource Center (GRC) to further accelerate profitable, large-scale production of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of feedstock...

Cellulosic Biofuels Promise A Low Cost, Environmental Friendly Petroleum Replacement

News - 5 Mar 2009

Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels. That's one of the key take-home messages from a...

Energy, Biotechnology and Agribusiness Experts Team Up to Form SG Biofuels to Develop Jatropha as Low-Cost, Sustainable Oil

News - 2 Feb 2009

Following three years of research, a team of energy, biotechnology and agribusiness veterans today announced the formation of SG Biofuels, a San Diego, CA-based plant oil company specializing in the...

GreenHunter Biodiesel Approved by the US EPA for On Road Use

News - 1 Jan 2009

GREENHUNTER BIOFUELS, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (AMEX: GRH), announced that it has registered and been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to sell...

Biofuels Power Buys Old Houston Electricity Plant for Clean Energy Park

News - 25 Nov 2008

Biofuels Power Corporation (OTCBB:BFLS) announced today that it has agreed to purchase the site, infrastructure and equipment of the decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in central...

Reducing CO2 Emissions with Better Buildings, Efficient Energy Supply and Biofuels for Heating

News - 15 Oct 2008

Better house envelopes, more efficient energy supply systems, and use of biofuels for heating buildings would reduce CO2 emissions in Europe. Buildings account for 36% of Sweden’s energy...

Biofuel Standards Needed to Protect the Environment

News - 13 Oct 2008

The United States lacks the policies needed to ensure that cellulosic biofuel production will not cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists. The paper, published...

Renewable Fuels Provider to Design Biofuel Manufacturing Plant

News - 13 Aug 2008

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., a provider of renewable fuels, is pleased to announce it has awarded Chicago-based ECE Design, a design contract to develop the design for its first full...

Making Low-Carbon Biofuels a Reality in the Very Near Future

News - 15 May 2008

The Farm Bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House and today by the U.S. Senate will encourage biofuel producers to move more rapidly to commercialize advanced biofuels and help farmers transition to...

Researchers Develop Method to Produce More Efficient Biofuels

News - 4 Jan 2008

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels by genetically modifying Escherichia coli bacteria to...