Biofuel

From Sewage to Fuel and Other Biofuel Developments

A new process being developed at the University of Kansas aims to turn treated sewage into biofuel. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy and USDA ...

November 16, 2009

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Fuels Fleet with Biodiesel

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta claims it is the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to fuel its entire delivery fleet with biodiesel. The distributor is using B5 ...

November 12, 2009

Waste Management Landfill Gas Project Complete

A Waste Management Inc. landfill gas capture project at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, Calif., has finally come into production, and now is powering 300 of ...

November 4, 2009

A Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Partnership

Partnerships can greatly accelerate the pace at which sustainability innovations are incorporated into the supply chain. Often, these collaborations are created precisely to ...

November 2, 2009

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...

October 27, 2009

Industrial Biotech Can Reduce Emissions by 2.5B Tons Annually

The industrial biotechnology sector can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2.5 billion tons per year, according to a new report. WWF, the world's largest ...

September 21, 2009

Delta, Southwest, United, Others To Adopt Biodiesel for LAX Ground Equipment

An alliance of eight airlines at Los Angeles International Airport has agreed to a multi-year deal to use renewable synthetic diesel for ground service equipment operations. The ...

August 18, 2009

U.S. Biofuel Industry Wants Pollution Credits in Climate Bill

Makers of biofuels, plastics and chemicals made from plants want carbon permits added to the U.S. climate bill that would allow them to emit greenhouse gases, reports ...

August 12, 2009

Weyerhauser Generates 75% of Energy Needs from Biomass Fuels

Weyerhauser Company, a forest products company, has met 75 percent of its operations' energy needs through the use of renewable and greenhouse-gas-neutral biomass fuels including ...

August 3, 2009

Oregon Ag Firm Adopts Biogas Generation

A biogas unit will generate twice as much electricity as is needed to run the operations at Stahlbush Island Farms in Oregon. The $10 million plant, ...

July 17, 2009

Aviation Industry Focuses on Sustainable Fuel Development

Several leading airline carriers have joined Boeing and members of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group launched in 2008 ...

July 14, 2009

House Appropriations Clears EPA Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $10.6-billion spending bill for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with several amendments aimed at protecting agricultural interests from ...

June 22, 2009

Lamborghini Stampedes Toward Hybrid Car

While anathema to some Italian sports car enthusiasts, the Lamborghini of the future may well have a hybrid powertrain. Known for thirsty V8s and V12s, Lamborghinis epitomize excessive consumption. But the company, which wants to reduce its ...

June 9, 2009

Made of Veggies, Powered by Chocolate

After you run it in a race, can you cook it and eat it? Not quite, but an experimental green race car has a steering ...

May 13, 2009

EPA Renewable Fuel Standard To Foster Advanced Biofuels

In the face of declining U.S. biofuel production, the White House is forming a working group to speed the sustainable development of biofuels and make ethanol ...

May 5, 2009

FedEx Plans to Use 30% Biofuels by 2030

By 2030, FedEx plans to obtain 30 percent of its fuel from biodiesel, ethanol and other second-generation biofuels. The biodiesel would be derived from jatropha and the ...

May 1, 2009

California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels

California's Air Resources Board voted to adopt a regulation that will put in place Governor Schwarzenegger's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which mandates a reduction of ...

April 24, 2009

Lockheed Martin Expanding Into Green Market

As part of the expansion into the renewable energy market, Lockheed Martin Co. has set aside $10 million for investment in energy technologies developed outside the company, ...

March 12, 2009

Earth Biofuels Changes Name to Evolution Energy

Dallas-based Earth Biofuels Inc., known for its biodiesel and ethanol operations, is changing its name to Evolution Energy Inc. The name change is part of the firm's strategy to develop, produce and distribute other forms ...

March 4, 2009

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King

Clean energy patents reached their highest level to date in 2008, according to results for the Fourth Quarter 2008 edition of the Clean Energy Patent ...

February 16, 2009

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