Nanotech

JANUARY 8, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule on December 12, 2024, that would partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 22, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule establishing the biofuel volume requirements for 2023 to 2025.

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New Scientist

JUNE 17, 2024

Cashew nut shells are a source of low-emissions biofuel, which is being tested in several ships, but it is unlikely there will be enough to make much of a dent in the industry’s emissions

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 28, 2023

Strategic Biofuels has announced its partnership with SLB to support Louisiana Green Fuels project by implementing carbon capture.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 21, 2025, the availability of a final document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (Third Report). The document was prepared by EPAs Offices of Research and Development (ORD) and Air and Radiation (OAR), in consultation with the U.S.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 31, 2024

They also align with BETOs strategic goals to produce fuels and chemicals from domestic The post DOE Announces Intent to Fund R&D to Advance Biofuels and Bioproducts appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Nanotech

MARCH 4, 2025

According The post Farm to Fly Act Reintroduced in Congress, Would Expand Use of Biofuels for Aviation appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to allow further growth for alternative fuels to be used in the aviation sector and create new markets for American farmers.

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Yale E360

JUNE 19, 2023

New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives that come from phytoplankton. Read more on E360 →

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Scientific American

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon.

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Although acrylic acid is typically sourced from petroleum, Industrial Microbes The post DOE’s Agile BioFoundry and Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit Partner with Industrial Microbes to Scale Up Biobased Process appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

The CI is determined through a lifecycle analysis of the global warming pollution associated with the production and use of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, electricity, or other alternative fuels. California may seem like an unlikely driver of deforestation from soybean and palm oil biofuels.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 3, 2022

Alaska Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 17, 2023

The post States File Suit Over E10 Biofuels appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On August 7, 2023, the states of Iowa and Nebraska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge.

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New Scientist

MARCH 14, 2022

The US and Europe can compensate for the loss of Ukraine’s grain exports by scrapping biofuel mandates, helping to avoid a food price shock

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New Scientist

JULY 23, 2021

Microbes isolated from the stomachs of termites can decontaminate timber that's been treated with toxic preservatives, enabling it to be converted into biofuels more easily

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Given that he represents Midwest farmers among others, Emmer is a big support of biofuels like corn ethanol. Emmer said: “There are many different factors and variables [increasing energy costs], but one of the primary variables that when government gets involved in mandates that you must have renewables in wind, solar and biofuels.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 24, 2021

service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. by John DeCicco, University of Michigan If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2022

The G7 group of nations reportedly rejected a proposal from the UK and Germany to lower biofuel production, but the two European nations could still go it alone

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Earth 911

MAY 1, 2023

The post Earth911 Podcast: Yield10’s Oliver Peoples on Genetic Engineering’s Role in Regenerative Agriculture for Biofuels appeared first on Earth911. The future lies in our farmlands — as the fossil fuels industry fades, crops like.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For the transportation modes that are hardest to electrify, such as aviation and shipping, turning to l ess carbon-intense fuels such as biofuels and hydrogen produced primarily through electrolysis. Technologies like biofuels and hydrogen, while necessary, come with potential drawbacks. million homes.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Growing trees to store carbon or harvesting plants to convert into biofuel is a commitment of land, water, and fertilizer, which can pollute rivers and aquifers. Biofuel crops, whether they are switchgrass or sugarcane, could be grown in wetter areas. “In Carbon-capture facilities could be sited in areas without water stress.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Vehicle biofuels requirements. Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date).

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Successful Green

APRIL 5, 2021

In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form... The post Carbon-neutral biofuel from lakes appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Virgin Atlantic flew the first large commercial jet to traverse the Atlantic with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 10, 2022

The goal is that biofuels will fully power the airline industry by 2050. When United Airlines took off from Chicago for Washington, DC last December, it landed a significant development: the use of 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Growing trees to store carbon and harvesting plants to make biofuels could bring down carbon emissions. The fertilizers that nourish these biofuel harvests can severely pollute rivers and aquifers. Other climate solutions also come with water risks. But both options require a commitment of land and water, as well as nutrients.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 26, 2022

Researchers at Argonne … Continue reading New process recovers materials for reuse in batteries, biofuels. For example, car batteries are shredded at their end of life, which mixes together all of the components that previously were separated.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biofuel producer Poet cut the ribbon on its first Solar Farm at its Sioux Falls headquarters Wednesday, part of a goal of making its business have zero impact on the climate. Read the full story in the Argus Leader. Read more →

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 23, 2023

The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. fuel supplies over the next three years.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On November 14, 2023, Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase biofuel production and reduce energy costs. 6413) would increase funding for grants to support innovation in the biofuels and bioproducts industry.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the US Department of Energy to develop sustainable products like biofuels and bioplastics from food waste. The post Dept. of Energy Awards $6 Million to Univ.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

CRES Forum hosted the fifth CRES Academy session of 2024, “Biofuels 101: Driving a Cleaner Future with American Resources.” ” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S. Panelists delved into the technical aspects of biofuels, current industry trends and the policies that support their production and use.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on February 22, 2024, the release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), “Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels,” for up to $9.4 million for the development of advanced biofuels.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 1, 2023

The biofuel used to power commercial aircraft with a smaller carbon footprint has the potential to reduce up to 65% of emissions needed by the aviation industry to reach net zero in 2050.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding that will help slash carbon emissions and scale up the volume and efficiency of renewable biofuel. On May 14, the U.S.

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