Biofuel
Biofuels are fuels made of biologic raw materials such as biomass. This section examines different types of renewable biofuels including those made from plants and animal byproducts. We also explore bio fuel tax credits, renewable fuel standard mandates (RFS), and efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels by using biofuel to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and lower carbon footprints.
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Another EPA Rule Eased, Veto Threat, PA Shale Fees
The EPA will ease emissions restrictions on 27 states in its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the latest retreat for the agency under fire from industry and ...
Bush Brothers, Dairyland Partner on Wastewater Energy Plant
Dairyland Power Partners plans to to buy electricity created by an anaerobic wastewater system at a Bush Brothers & Co. plant in Augusta, Wis.
The digester plant ...
EA6B Prowler Flies on Biofuel
An EA-6B Prowler successfully completed its inaugural biofuel flight , continuing ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Double Counting Biofuels, Regulatory Timeout, Stricter Offshore Standards
The Obama administration has told a federal court that it has no objection to reopening lawsuits brought by both industry and environmental groups challenging national ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Unspent Stimulus, Chorus of Criticism over Ozone, NY Fracking Study
About one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program in the 2009 economic stimulus bill has not yet been spent despite promises to immediately create ...
$510m Biofuel Partnership Seeks Industry Ideas
Three federal departments have requested ideas from industry on how to establish a viable market for drop-in biofuels.
Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack, secretary ...
Carbon Capture Facility Breaks Ground in Illinois
Construction activities have begun at an Archer Daniels Midland Company ethanol plant that will be able to capture and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: WEEE, Biodiesel, RoHS, Coal and Coke
The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and member companies in three states on Monday announced that the for the first time retail locations will post sustainability grades for biodiesel, ...
Obama Announces $510m for Biofuels
The Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million over the next three years to produce advanced drop-in aviation ...
NTT America Data Center to be Powered by Biogas, Bloom Servers
Japanese telecommunications company NTT America has deployed five Bloom Energy Servers running on directed biogas, at its Lundy Data Center in San Jose, Calif. The ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Boosting Business, Oregon’s New Energy Code, LCRA
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and 25 partners from the standardization community have launched Standards Boost Business, an awareness campaign that calls on corporate America to invest in the standardization system and gain ...
Green Fleet Briefing: McDonald’s, GM NatGas Cars, Hybrids Fall Short
Automakers aren’t yet delivering the full fuel savings and pollution reduction benefits possible from hybrids, according to an annual hybrid scorecard ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Ethanol Deal, Light Bulbs, Mont. Pulls Out of Spill Clean-Up
Senators yesterday announced a compromise proposal to end a major tax break for the ethanol industry while extending incentives for production of cellulosic ethanol, ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: EPA Funding, Aussie Carbon Tax, Hazardous Waste Regs
The environment subcommittee of the House appropriations committee approved a bill this morning that would slash funds for the EPA, the Hill ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Aviation Biofuel, Packaging, Climate Bonds, RoHS2
ASTM International has released a highly anticipated international standard for aviation fuel containing up to 50 percent biofuels, Renewable Energy World reports. ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Mercury, Renewable Fuels, MACT Boiler Rules
The EPA is making yet another extension to a public comment period, this time on proposed mercury and air toxics standards for coal ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Ethanol Flip-Flop, EPA Rules 'Won't Cut Carbon'
The Senate Thursday made an abrupt reversal on ethanol subsidies, voting 73-27 to remove a major tax break for the industry. The measure by ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Demand Response, Aviation Biofuel, Ratings
Ceres and Tellus Institute are working to create a single standard for rating company sustainability performance. They have started a coalition, the Global Initiative ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Ethanol, EIA, Calif. Cap and Trade
An amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to eliminate a 45 cent on the dollar tax break given to ethanol blenders was defeated ...
The Defense Department’s Role As Clean Technology Leader
With consumers once again paying $4.00 for a gallon of gasoline, everyone understands energy independence as a pocketbook issue. But energy independence ...
